This portal is for young virtual visitors to the American Museum of Natural History who are interested in the earth sciences. Available resources include games, activities, interactive maps, and quizzes on plate tectonics, petrology, deep sea vents, rock formation, and planetary mysteries. An interactive comic strip shows the products that come from the earth and another section offers information about jade. There are a series of activites that can be done at home as well as an interactive quiz. In the final section students can learn about a geologist and have him answer the most popular question of the week. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school, Primary elementary