Chrombook & ChromeOS

Google Classroom

Layered Earth Web

LMS Integration

Any Platform, Anywhere
Earth Science Education

In 2008 we launched Layered Earth, the most complete interactive

simulation-based Earth Sciences curriculum for K-12 and College.

Layered Earth uses amazing, engaging 3-D simulations

and visualizations to teach the complete range of topics in

Geology, Meteorology, Climate & Geography.
Earthquakes and Faults

Geology - Lesson E1

Realtime Global Earthquake Activity
Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere

Meteorology - Lesson B1

Average Land Temperatures, 2001-2010.
Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics

Geology - Lesson F1

Super Volcanoes in the Pacific Ring of Fire
Atmospheric Circulation

Physical Geography - Lesson B8

Investigating Wind Systems in the Real World
Super Typhoon Haiyan

A Layered Earth "Teachable Moment"

Calculating the Storm Surge
Evidence of Climate Change

Meteorology - Lesson G4

Florida's Increasing Sea Level
Climate Change & Global Warming

Meterology - Lesson F4

The gradual decrease in size of glaciers.

Web Power

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Chromebook and ChromeOS

Our web applications work with industry standard web browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge) and are fully compatible with Chromebooks and ChromeOS.

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Google Classroom

Our applications implement the Google Classroom Share button, making it easy for teachers to reference our lessons directly in their assignments.

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LMS Integration

Integration with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, and other LMSes. Teachers and students can launch or directly integrate our applications from an existing LMS.

Layered Earth Geology

Rock their world.

The Solid Earth

Earth as an interrelated system, with layered structures, oceans and continents.

Plate Tectonics

Continental drift, seafloor spreading and paleomagnetism, and plate tectonics.

Earthquakes

Earthquakes and faults and waves, the strength of earthquakes, seismic waves and Earth's interior.

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Shaping the Earth

Shaping the Earth's surface, mass movement, water, ice and wind landforms.

Minerals and Rocks

The building blocks and types of rocks, the rock cycle, weathering and soil formation.

Volcanoes & Geological Time

Formation, types of, and living with volcanoes. Earth's age, geological times scale, mass extinction.

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Geology Middle School

Layered Earth uses the latest mainstream software technologies that Middle School students are already familiar with, making it easy for them to learn and understand core geological concepts.

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Geology High School

Layered Earth gives your High School students a virtual model of Earth that can be measured, manipulated and visualized, to build a deeper understanding of how the Earth system works.

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Geology College

Layered Earth College is the ideal companion to your Earth Science textbook. Difficult to visualize principles and concepts are illustrated through interactive simulations and innovative exercises.

Layered Earth Meteorology

Bring the rain.

The Atmosphere

Atmospheric composition, layers of the atmosphere, the ozone layer and atmospheric pressure.

Atmospheric Circulation

Global wind patterns, the jet stream, global wind patterns and ocean currents.

Earth's Energy Balance

Methods of heat transfer, reasons for seasons, the greenhouse effect, and Earth's energy balance.

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Weather

The water cycle, weather patterns, pressure systems, forecasting, and hurricanes and tornadoes.

Climate

Climate vs. weather, factors affecting climate, world climate zones.

Climate Change

Paleoclimates, El Nino & La Nina, North Atlantic occillation, humans and the greenhouse effect.

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Meteorlogy Middle School

Layered Earth uses the latest mainstream software technologies that Middle School students are already familiar with, making it easy for them to learn and understand core geological concepts.

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Meteorology High School

Layered Earth gives your High School students a virtual model of Earth that can be measured, manipulated and visualized, to build a deeper understanding of how the Earth system works.

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Meterology College

Layered Earth College is the ideal companion to your Earth Science textbook. Difficult to visualize principles and concepts are illustrated through interactive simulations and innovative exercises.

Layered Earth Physical Geography

Dig up the dirt.

Mapping the Earth

Geographical grid, map projections, elevation & contour lines, remote sensing, and the Earth as a system.

Circulatory System

The atmosphere, ozone layer, heat transfer, greenhouse effect, wind patterns, jet streams, and ocean currents.

Weather & Climate

Weather patterns, pressure systems, hurricanes and tornadoes, climate zones, paleoclimates, El Nino & La Nina.

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Biosphere

Formation of soil, soils of the world, biomes, biomes around the world and climate zones, and more.

Internal Processes

Continental drift, seafloor spreading, paleomagnetism, plate tectonics, volcanoe types & formation, earthquakes, and more.

Earth's Structure & Landforms

Earth's layered structure, minerals, rock cycle, rock types, oceans & continents, and geological time scale, and more.

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Physical Geography Middle School

Layered Earth uses the latest mainstream software technologies that Middle School students are already familiar with, making it easy for them to learn and understand core geological concepts.

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Physical Geography High School

Layered Earth gives your High School students a virtual model of Earth that can be measured, manipulated and visualized, to build a deeper understanding of how the Earth system works.

Layered Earth Physical Geography College App Icon

Physical Geography College

Layered Earth College is the ideal companion to your Earth Science textbook. Difficult to visualize principles and concepts are illustrated through interactive simulations and innovative exercises.

System Requirements

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Windows

Windows 10
1 GHz or higher processor
1 GB RAM
12 GB of hard disk space
128 MB OpenGL 1.4 capable graphics card
Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.

Macintosh

OS X 10.12 or higher
1 GHz or higher processor
1 GB RAM
12 GB of hard disk space
128 MB OpenGL 1.4 capable graphics card
Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.

Web | Chromebook

Supported on all A-Grade browsers (up-to-date version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge), Safari on iPad iOS 9 or later.
Browser must support WebGL. (Test it here: https://get.webgl.org/)