Geosphere
Rock Cycle Modeling
I hope you enjoyed modeling the rock cycle. Can you believe you are getting a grade for playing with crayons?
Anyway many of you were having some difficulty identifying the step in the rock cycle represented by each stage in your investigation. The illustration of the rock cycle in the investigation packet should help and also, later [...]
Tectonic Review
Looking for a fast (sort of fast) review for tomorrows test? Here are a couple of PowerPoint presentations for chapters 8, 9 and 10 from our textbook.
Volcanoes
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Plate Tectonics
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Earthquakes Chapt8
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Tectonic Plates Poster Projects
Each table was given the scenario below and one of the 6 questions. You are to design an interesting and informative poster to answer the question. Posters should be about 22×28. This poster project is an in class activity (but it sure wouldn’t hurt to do some research outside class). You will have Wednesday and [...]
El Nino’s Effect On Florida
So we just finished our El Nino project and what do I see on the front page of the Orlando Sentinel Tuesday morning?
Click the image to read the article.
Speaking of El Nino projects, I’m still working on grading all of them; please be patient. I should have all the grades done by Monday. I look through them [...]
Massive 8.3 Ocean Earthquake
Today’s South Pacific earthquake is an example of Earth’s interacting spheres. The heat from within the Earth powered the magnitude 8.3 quake whose epicenter was 21 miles below the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The shifting of Earth’s crust resulted in a tsunami killing 23 people on surrounding islands.
Here’s an excerpt from Discovery News about [...]
Will you let the lights go out?
What would your life be like without electricity or gasoline for your car? Will you ever face that situation?
Over 70% of the elctricity in the US is produced from fossil fuels. How much of our non-renewable energy resources do we have left? When will they begin to run out 2030, 2050 or will they last [...]
Rock Cycle
Rock Cycle (Copyright © 1999-2003, Wheeling Jesuit University/Center for Educational Technologies®. All rights reserved. Used with permission)
I like this illustration of the rock cycle showing how rocks change over time. Click on the picture or follow this link to read more.
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