Week of Oct. 29th-Earthquake!!!!!!

The devastating results of the 2011 Japan Earthquake

 On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 mega-thrust earthquake hit the east coast of Japan, which was followed by major tsunami.

• 15,870 confirmed deaths
• 6,114 injured
• 2,814 people missing
• 129,225 buildings totally collapsed
• 254,204 buildings half-way collaped
• 691,766 building were partially damaged  

Here are more images

Our Week and Beyond!

 Monday: 1.  Volcano/Topo Project Presentations begin
2.  p. 237 1-10 DUE TUESDAY!  
3.  Read p. 238-246; do questions - 1-3, 5-10, 12-20 - DUE Friday! 
4.  Volcano Film Canister Lab DUE WEDNESDAY!

Tuesday:  1.  Volcano Topo Review  2. Volcano/Topo Presentations Continue

Wednesday:  1.  Turn in Volcano Lab  2.  Finish Presentations  3.  "EARTHQUAKE!" Seismometer Building Project
 p. 248-251 due WED. Nov. 7th  4.  Online (Quia) Volcano Quiz - DUE FRIDAY! 

Volcano Evaluation Due Friday 

Yellowstone Interactive 

Thursday:  Seismometer Building Project

Friday:  Seismometer Building Project - DUE WED., NOV. 7th  

Question of the Week

In terms of plate tectonics, what caused so much death and destruction in Japan?

Week of Oct. 22

Our Our Earth is covered by volcanoes. Volcanoes are breaks in the Earth's cool surface where hot liquid rock from the interior comes out.  Pictured above are 4 volcanoes that are part of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.  Every day over 20 volcanoes are erupting on our amazing planet!

 Our Week

Monday:  Finish Volcano/Topo Project - due Wed. (Digital Document in the dropbox)

Tuesday:  Finish Volcano/Topo Project

Wednesday:   Present Projects!

Thursday:  Volcano Lab - we will be outside - dress for moving around !

Friday:  Finish Presenting Projects 

A Space Shuttle in LA Video 

Question of the Week

Sometimes both heaven and Earth erupt!  Pictured above is White Dome Geyser in Yellowstone National park.  Of course you are also looking at red and green auroras above it.  So, what would a geyser have to do with our study of geologic forces that change the surface of the Earth? 

Week of Oct. 15th

Volcano Tungurahua erupting in 2006

Our Week

Monday: 1.  Volcano Mapping checked  2.  Volcano Project Begins!

Here are some useful links to help locate the info you need:

Individual Volcano Information 

Peak Bagger - Info and Topo

Google Maps and Earth

Gizmo Topographic Map Activity 

Volcano World 

Homework:  Workbook p. 227-236: 1-5, 7-14, 18-22 - Due Thursday

Tuesday: 1.   Volcano Project Continues  2.  Gizmo Topo

Wednesday:  2.  Volcano Project Continues  2.  Gizmo Topo

Thursday:  1.   Homework /WB Checked   2.  Volcano Project Continues   3.  Gizmo Topo

Friday:  1.  Volcano Project Continues 2.  Gizmo Topo

Volcano Project - both digital presentation and 3-D Topo Map and Gizmo Topo Activity - DUE Wednesday, Oct. 24th - subject to change

I am sure you recognize the Midwest of the United States as seen from space!  Look how close radiation from the Sun is to us creating auroras to the north! 

 Questions of the Week

Pictured above is the tallest volcano in the solar system - Olympus Mons - it is 3 times the height of Mt. Everest!  This volcano is located on Mars, and it is dormant.  Actually, there are no active volcanoes on Mars - why not? Ideas?

Can you match each land form to its topo map? (Topos are seen from above - land forms from the side)

Week of Oct. 8th

I could not resist this picture of auroras in Norway, but what is that streak of light pummeling its way through the mesosphere?

 Our Week

Monday:  1.  Lava Flow Challenge Continues - due end of class Tuesday

Homework:  p. 164- 20-23; p. 165 - 4-12; p. 225- 1-12 - all due Wed.

Tuesday:  1.  Wrap up Lava Flow Challenge

Wednesday:  1.  Review for Eval. 2  2.  Volcano Mapping

Thursday:  1. The Restless Earth Eval. 2 - Rock Cycle and Mountain Building - study your plate tectonics cheat sheet!

Friday:  1.  Finish Volcano Mapping   - due Monday

Question of the Week - Curiosity on Mars

Busy Curiosity on Mars explored this special area - what type of rock did Curiosity find?  Look closely - what type of geologic forces occurred here?  What substance helped create this rock? How do you know?  How important is this find?

 

 

  

 

 

Week of Oct. 1

Space Shuttle Endeavour flies through LA? Last week Endeavour made its final flight - it will be displayed in the Intrepid Air and Space Museum in Los Angeles

 Our Week

Monday:  1.  Finish Rock Cycle Activities - p. 158-162; 12,14,15,and 16 in workbooks, Rock Cycle Lab, and Questions in part 3 of the link below - questions should be in notes pages after p.165 - right across from board notes - All 3 parts due Wednesday

 Rock Cycle Interactive

Tuesday: 1.  "Mountain Building" 2.  p.217-224; 1,2,3,5,6,8,9,10,12,13,14,and 15-19 - due Thursday 3.  Plate Tectonics Cheat Sheet due Thursday

Wednesday:  Wrap up Mountain Building Activities

Thursday: 1.  Lava Flow Experiment begins

Friday: Lave Flow Continues

Lava fountain and lava flows on Pu`u `O`o, Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i

Question of the Week - Explain the hot spot volcanic system going on in Hawaii.   Why is Hawaii a chain of islands, each with a dormant volcano on it - except for the big island of Hawaii pictured above?  What do plate movements have to do with this system?