Week of Dec. 16th

The San Andreas Fault scars Southern California’s Carrizo Plain like a battle wound. The 800-mile (1,300-kilometer) fault runs through western and southern California, dividing the Pacific and North American plates.

What type of fault is the San Andreas Fault and what type of plate boundary does it occur at?  Stress?

Our Week

OLD: What is the Earth's Crust Like?  Digital Interactive - Questions 1-8 with a map - is it turned in?

What is the Earth's Crust Like?  (From last week)

Digital Interactive - Answer Questions 1-8 on paper - get map from Frick

1.  Questions from this Blog - Exit Slip on paper

2.  Magnet Fun - checked Monday, 12/16

3.  Workbook p. 213; 1-10 due Monday, 12/16

4.  Plate Tectonics Evaluation/Quiz - 40 points on Tuesday, 
Dec. 17

5.  Plate Tectonics Cheat Sheet due Tuesday, Dec. 17
6.  Workbook p. 216-224; Questions 1-3, 8-10, 12-19 - Due Wednesday, Dec. 18
7.  Wed-Lab: Modeling Mountains Questions 1-6 only - no 7 (need clay) - Due Monday, Jan. 6th
8.  Thursday - Lab: Film Canister Volcanoes - Due  Thursday, Jan. 9

To Explore:

Fault Motion Animations

Animation of Himalayas Forming

Video: The Mountain

Questions of the Day (Answer on the back of your P.T. Cheat Sheet)

Mountain Types

1.  Volcanic  - What type of plate boundary? What type Fault? What type of Stress? What type of crust?

           Mt. St. Helens - Before 1980

 Mt. St. Helens After 1980

2.  Folded- What type of plate boundary? What type of Fault?  What type of Stress? What type of crust?

The Himalayas

Folds

3.  Parts of a Fold

Folds are classified by the age of the rock.  Where are the youngest and oldest rock in a syncline and anticline?

4. Fault-Block - What type of plate boundary? What type of Fault? What type Stress?

Yosemite Valley - Sierra Nevada

The Grand Tetons

Week of Dec. 2nd

The Earth's Major Tectonic Plates

Our Week

Monday: 1.  Pangaea Gizmo Checked  2.  Work on Sea-Floor Spreading Activities - Due Wed.

Bar Magnet and Compass Act.

Tuesday:  1.  "Theory of Plate Tectonics"  2. Work on Sea-Floor Spreading Activities

Animations of Plate Boundaries

Animation of Magnetic Field Reversals

Wed.  1.  Check/go over WB p. 201-212  2.  Check/go over sea-floor spreading act.  3.  Begin Plate Tectonics Vocab Diagram - due end of class Thursday

Link for Act. 6 Below - get world map from Frick

What is the Earth's Crust Like?

Thurs:  1.  Work on Plate Tectonic Diagrams - finish by end of class (Tentative)

Fri:  No Core Classes - Off-Line Day

Ring of Fire - The Earth's most active volcanoes

2011- Japan Earthquake

• Week of Oct. 6th
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• The Great Super Continent - Pangaea - this massive landform was created about 270 million years ago and broke up about 220 million years ago
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• What about the future?
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Questions to Consider:

1.  What is the hypothesis of continental drift?

2. Why was the hypothesis of continental drift rejected initially?

3.  What are the 3 types of evidence that supports continental drift?

4.  What are the super-continents of Pangaea and Gondwana?

5.  What is the theory of plate tectonics?

6.  What are the 3 types of evidence that support the theory of plate tectonics?

7.  How does the process of sea-floor spreading work?

8. What is a magnetic field reversal?

9.  How do the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes relate to the theory of plate tectonics?

10. What are some of the early contributions of scientists who developed the theory of plate tectonics?

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• Bill Nye Greatest Discoveries Continental Drift

• Pangaea Explained

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• Pangaea Gizmo
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• Sea Floor Spreading Animation
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• Bar Magnet and Compass Interactive
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• Scrat's Continental Crack-up
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• Pangaea Animation
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• Pangaea Inter. Map
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• Pangaea Inter. Puzzle
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• Continents On the Move
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• Sea Floor Spreading Animation
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• Video - Magnetic Field Reversals
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• Bill Nye: 100 Greatest Discoveries - Mag. Field
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• Earth's Magnetic Field HD

Week of Nov. 11th

Our Week

Monday

Classwork - 1.  Finish Density Layers Lab - collected Wed.

2.  Begin/continue Interior Earth Activities - due Mon., Nov. 18

Homework - WB p. 165; 4-7, 12 - p. 199; 1-9 - due Thursday

Links for Activity 4  and Act. 5 in Earth Interior Activities

How Do We Know About the Layers of the Earth?

How the Earth Got its Heat

Tuesday

Live Oaks Field Trip

Wednesday

Classwork - 1.  Collect Density Lab  2. Continue Interior Earth Activities

Thursday 

Classwork - 1.  Check/go over WB p. 165 and p. 199  2. Review for Eval. 2.  Continue Earth Activities

Friday

Classwork - Evaluation on the Rock Cycle and the Earth's Layers

Homework -  Earth Activities due Monday

Week of Nov. 4th

2008 Hawaii - First ever discovery of tunnel to the mantle of the Earth!  

Men have walked on the Moon and sent robots to Mars, but when it comes to exploring our own planet deep beneath our feet, we have only scratched the surface!

How Deep Have We Gone?

• 1960's - Project Mohole (named after scientist who discovery the Moho Boundary between the Crust and Mantle) - US scientists drilled a few meters into oceanic crust

• 1980's - Russia - drilled 12 km 

• 2011 - Russia - Exxon Mobile drilled just over 12 km

• Present-2020 - Japan - Drilling to the mantle will bring back samples

1 Billion $ Mission to Reach the Mantle

Questions For You - Why is reaching the mantle of the Earth going to be very challenging, and why do it?

Our Week

Monday

Classwork - Complete all Rock Activities - collected on Wed.

Rock Cycle Interactive Animation

Rock Cycle Song

Homework - WB p. 154-164; 1-2, 5, 10-12, 14, 20-23 - due Wed.

Tuesday

No School for Students

Wednesday

Classwork - 1. Check/go over bookwork p. 154-164  2. Turn in Rock Activities

Homework - WB - p. 192-198; 1-2, 6-15 - Due Mon. 11/11

Layers of the Earth Song

Question : Can you identify the 3 main compositional layers of the Earth? (Core is divided into 2 parts) Where is the Moho?

Thursday

Classwork - Mystery Colors Lab - due Tues., Nov. 12

Homework- Finish Mystery Colors Questions

Friday

Classwork - Begin Interior of the Earth Activities - should be finished by end of class Tuesday, Nov. 12 ??

Homework - nothing new assigned

Links for Interior of Earth Activities

How Do We Know About Layers Deep Within the Earth


The Earth's Birth: Our Planet Develops Its Inner Heat

Week of October 28th

Mighty Mount Everest!  This picture taken from the highest ever balloon ride - 36,000 feet!  You can see the curvature of the Earth from this view - way cool!

Our Week

Monday

Classwork

1.  WB p. 58-65 Questions due today

2.  Finish Topo Gizmo - due Tuesday
3. How Are Landforms Represented on Flat Maps? Questions 1-12. - Due Wednesday - Link below


How Are Landforms Represented on Flat Maps?

Tuesday

Classwork

1.  Wrap up Topo Gizmo - check/go over
2.  How Are Landforms Represented on Flat Maps?

Wednesday

Classwork

1.  Check/go over Flat Map Act. - review for quiz

Thursday

Classwork

1. Quiz over Topographic Concepts

Friday

Classwork

1. Rock Cycle Investigation - due Monday, Nov. 4

2.  Animation Questions 1-4 - due Tuesday, Nov. 5 - Link below

Interactive Rock Cycle Animation

Rock Cycle Song/Video

Homework

WB p. 154-164; Questions 1-2, 5, 10-12, 14, 20-23 - Due Tuesday, Nov. 5

Mt. McKinley - America's Highest Mountain!

Satellite View

Mt. McKinley Topographic Map 

The official height of Mt. Mckinley is in question.  Most of its topographic maps go back to the 1950's!  Officials are saying that the mountain is over 80 feet shorter than originally thought.  Newer technology is being used to find out how high our highest mountain actually is.    Why do you think mapping a landform like Mt. McKinley has its problems?

Week of Sept. 15

What you are looking at is a 3-D image of Glacier National Park with a topographic overlay.  A what?

Questions to consider:

1.  What are the differences between geological maps, topographic maps, aerial photographs, satellite images, and physical maps?

2.  What is topography?

3.  What does a topographic map show?

4.  What is the difference between relief and slope of the land?

5.  How do you use contour lines to find the contour interval?

6.  How can a topographic map help you identify landforms?

Topo Activity 1

Directions:  Match the landform letters to its topo map numbers!

Topo Activity 1

Directions:  What is the contour interval of this topo map section? (Units will be in feet)

Landforms on Topographic Maps

Yosemite Map Comparisons

Glacial Landforms on Topo Maps

 Glacier Hazards From Space

Week of Oct. 14th

Dust Storm Over Sahara Desert Northern Africa 

(Satellite Picture)

Massive Dust Storm Over Phoenix

Our Week

Monday: 

Classwork - 1. "Wind Erosion"  2. Work on Glacier Digital Photostory - due in dropbox Tuesday!

Homework - Work on Glacier Digital

Tuesday-Wednesday:

Classwork - Wind Erosion and Weathering Activities - finish Wed. 

Link for Wind Activity 1

Observe the Formation of Loess Deposits

Homework:  p. 55 1-9 - due Wed.

Thursday:  Act. Glacier Hazards From Space

Link:  Glacier Hazards From Space

Friday:  No School for Students

2013 Dust Storm in Phoenix, Arizone

Major Loess Deposits Worldwide

What 2 observations can you make about the locations of loess deposits across the globe?  

Layers of sandstone

Why is sandstone red and layered?

What can you infer about the composition rock formation in this picture?

How do you know that wind erosion attacked this rock?

Mass Movement Video Link

Chasing Ice

Epic Landslide

Mudslide

Rockfall

Week of Oct. 7

Road of Ice!

Our Week

Monday:  

Classwork
 1.  Glaciers+ Intro.
2.  Weathering Graphic Organizers and Little Boulder Story Analysis - due Tuesday

Homework:

Workbook p. 45-54 - Questions 1-2, 5-8, 10-12, 16-25 - Due Friday

Tuesday-Friday

Classwork
1.  Finish Weathering/Little Boulder Act.
2.  Glacier Activities 

• Digital Activity due in dropbox by Monday, Oct. 14
• All other Glacier Activities due on Friday

Climate Change in Action!

Links to use for Glacier Activities:
All About Glaciers
Glaciers 

Glacier National Park

Inconvenient Truth Clip

Glacial Landforms Presentation
Glaciers and Ohio

Let's take a look at some wind erosion!

The Badlands - USA

Bryce Canyon - Utah

Wind Erosion on Mars

Sand Dunes?

Week of Sept. 23

Extreme erosion!  Massive sinkhole in Florida!

Our Week

Monday:  1.  " How does water change the Earth's surface?"   2.  Begin Virtual Lesson and Lab ThinkCentral - due Thursday

Homework:  p. 28-40 - Questions - 1-2, 5-9, 11-16, 18-20, 24-27 - due Monday, 9/30

Tuesday:  1. "Karst Landforms"  2.  Finish Virtual Lesson and Lab  

Wednesday - Friday:  1. Discussion Virtual Lab Findings  

2.  Karst Landform Activities - Due Wednesday, Oct. 2

• Karst Topo Paper Model 

• Links to use to complete Karst Topography research questions

Caves and Karst

Karst Topography and Mammoth Caves

Karst Areas of US

Typical Karst Cave

Links:
Base Jumping in World's Largest Cave

Sinkholes!

Our Very Own Sinkhole!

Week of Sept. 16th

Colorado Flood!

Explain the matter and energy transfer going on here!

Our Week:

Monday:  1.  Lave Flow Report is due!  2.  Continue working on Explaining the Earth Activity  3.  WB p. 17; 1-14 due Friday

Tuesday:  1.  WB p. 4-16 due  2.  Continue Explaining the Earth Activity

Wednesday:  1.  Finish Explaining the Earth

Thursday: 1.  Explaining the Earth due in dropbox

Friday:  Share Explaining Earth Projects

Our Moon Rotating

Retreating thunderstorm 

Asperatus Cloud over New Zealand

Week of September 9th

What kind of cloud is this hovering over Wisconsin? What interactions of the Earth's spheres would cause this cloud formation?

Our Week

Monday:  Work on Lava Flow Lab Report - Due Thursday

Tuesday: 

 1. Pass out Earth Workbooks  

2.  Earth System begins  

3.  Dynamic Earth p. 4-17; Questions - 1-3, 5-17, 9-25 - due Friday

Wednesday-Friday:   Work on "Explaining the Earth's System" Digital Activity

Earth's System Activity Instructions

 You are to create a digital slide show that explains the following:

• How the Sun's energy drives convection in the atmosphere and in bodies of water, which results in the water cycle, ocean currents, and weather pattern
• How water moves through the Earth's crust, atmosphere, and oceans in a cyclic way, as liquid, vapor, and solid
• How ocean currents and weather patterns are related
• The physical and chemical composition of the atmosphere at different elevations

This assignment is due Monday, Sept. 16 in specified Schoology Drop Box

Here are some examples of the Earth's Spheres interacting - explain the interactions:

Water Sprite in Florida

Volcano Erupts in Iceland

Aurora at the top of the World

Islands of 4 mountains from above - Aleutian Islands, Alaska

The Earth's Shrinking Antarctic Ice Sheet

Week of Sept. 3rd

Tunguruhua  Erupts! This 5,000 meter high volcano located in Ecuador, erupts about once every 90 years!

Our Week

Tuesday:  Finish Lava Flow Procedure - run first set of trials 

Wednesday-Thursday:  Review Class Lava Flow Data - run 2nd set of trials

Friday:  1.  Wrap of Lava Flow  2.  Science is Measurement Quiz

Sometimes lava is not the only thing that causes fire on our planet!  In this picture elk try to avoid this sweeping fire by standing in this river in Montana.  Where in the US is another forest fire causing major widespread damage?

Shield Volcanoes

Volcanoes are also common on other planets!  This is a shield volcano on Mars - it is the largest volcano in the solar system - Olympus Mons.

Week of August 26th

Sakurajima Volcano erupting Feb. 2013 with Lightning (Our Volcanoes won't look like this!)

Our Week

Monday:  1.  Finish Metric Mania!  Finish today!

Tuesday: 1. Metric Mania due/ Check/go over 2.  Gummy Bear Lab - Part 1  3.  Vocabulary Time!

Wednesday:  1.  Gummy Bear Lab Part - Due - Check/go over if finished 2   2.  Finish Vocabulary 

Thursday:  1.  Gummy Bear Lab checked if needed 2.  Vocab Due   3.  Intro. Lava Flow Challenge

Friday:  Lava Flow Challenge

Fire and ice on Mt. Etna

Lava Flow Videos

National Geographic

Discovery Lava Flow

Pahoehoe Lava FLow

Lava Flow Research Links

Lava Flow hazards

Hawaiian Volcanoes