CLASS+CALENDAR+HONORS+EARTH+2013-2014

** FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE **

 * THURS AM - 1st PER**
 * THURS PM - 2nd PER**
 * FRI AM - 3rd PER**
 * FRI PM - 4th PER**
 * MON AM - 5th PER**
 * MON PM - 6th PER**
 * TUES AM - 7th PER**

//** EXAM PACKETS - 612 and 112 **// //** ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND ON LINK (left side) - ANSWERS TO EXAM REVIEWS **//


 * SURVEY MONKEY ASSIGNMENTS - ALL PAST DUE **
 * // Maximum points deducted for each assignment - zero points if not handed in //**

** SURVEY LINK: **
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//** See Week of May 5 below for links used to complete assignment **//


 * - HOMEWORK: DUE SUN, MAY 8 - Global Warming and Sea Level Rise **

** SURVEY LINK: **
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//** See Week of April 21 below for links used to complete assignment **//

** Survey Monkey link: **
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//** See Tues April 8th below for links used to complete assignment **//
 * WEEKS OF MAY 19, MAY 26 and JUNE 2 **
 * Island (Cradle to Cradle) Project **
 * Island (Cradle to Cradle) Project **

The story of Belle Mer Island


 * Building brainstorming session**


 * LEED for neighborhoods - simplified checklist**

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 * WEEK OF MAY 12 **
 * Guest Presenter: Jay Fulkerson (architect, sustainable design) **

Thurs-Friday May 16-16 Brainstorming session on Island Project
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 * LEED for homes - simplified projects checklist**

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 * LEED Future of Green Building - slide show**

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 * The Sustainable Sites Initiative**

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 * Interactive Map of Sustainable Features on UNC Campus**


 * LEED for neighborhoods simplified checklist**


 * LEED neighborhood development rating system**

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 * TED Talk - Bill Ford - A Future Beyond Gridlock**

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 * Green Roofs for a Healthy City (no narration)**

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 * LED lighting for the home**

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 * Let's Go all in on Selling Sustainability**

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 * The Five Principles of Sustainability**

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 * The Walkable City**

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 * A teacher Growing Green in the South Bronx**

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 * Inhabitat.com**

**
===============================================**=== TOPICS: The nitrogen cycle and artificial nitrogen; Global Climate change and the food industry BOOK; Diet for a Hot Planet by Anna Lappe
 * WEEK OF MAY 5 **
 * Guest presenter - Nicole Roth (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) **

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 * Nitrogen cycle animation **
 * Nitrogen cycle **
 * Haber Bosch process animation **
 * Haber Bosch process article **
 * A Dangerous Fixation - Birth of synthetic nitrogen 100 years ago **
 * Radiolab story - Fritz Haber**

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 * WEEK OF APRIL 28 **
 * TOPICS: Paleoclimatology; megafloods; barrier islands and beaches **

COASTAL CASE STUDIES RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION
 * HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW **

Prezis from 2011 students - use images from prezis if you want COASTAL CASE STUDIES RESOURCES PAGE


 * ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR CASE STUDY TOPICS **

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 * Bald Head Island - next 3 links **
 * Cape Fear River to be Dredged **

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 * Beach Instability at the Mouth of the Cape Fear River **

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 * The Feasibility of Further Dredging the Cape Fear River **

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 * World Wind **

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 * Barrier Island basics - focus on Assateague Island on the Maryland coast **





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 * Background Reading **
 * Drowning the North Carolina Coast (2003) **

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 * NC Coasts on Crisis (2008) **

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 * Guide to Coastal North Carolina Barrier Island Dynamics **

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 * Effect of Storms on Barrier Island Dynamics, Core Banks, Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina, 1960−2001 **

View a photo series that highlights the changes in Oregon Inlet, located between Bodie Island and Hatteras Island, from 1933 to the present. This series is presented by the UNC Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) on Roanoke Island and Our State magazine. []
 * Oregon Inlet **

With more than 3,000 square miles of estuaries, North Carolina’s coast comprises some of the world’s largest. View a 4 and ½ minute video from CSI about NC Estuaries and the role of oysters in this ecosystem. []
 * Estuaries **

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 * Living Shorelines **
 * NC Coastal Federation **

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 * NOAA Living Shoreline Planning and Implementation **

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 * Developing Alternative Shoreline Armoring Strategies: The Living Shoreline Approach in North Carolina (2010) **

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 * LivingShorelines: A GoodIdeaGoneBad (2012) **

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 * Curricula **
 * Coastal Processes and Conflicts: North Carolina’s Outer Banks, A Curriculum for Middle and High School Students **

How Severe Storms Shape the Coast Hurricane Irene Images of Interest (2011)

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 * NASA's TRMM Satellite adds up Irene's massive rainfall totals **

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 * Hurricane Irene Breaches Outer Banks (NOAA) **

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 * Hurricane Irene Coastal Flooding – Before and After (MODIS, NASA) **

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 * Pre-Storm and Post-Storm 3D Lidar Topography (NOAA-USGS airborne lidar survey) **

Brown sediments clogged coastal estuaries a week after Hurricane Floyd. [] (Landsat 7 Image, NASA) [] (for higher resolution image)
 * Hurricane Floyd Images of Interest (1999) **

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 * Flooding – Before and After Hurricane Floyd (Landsat 7, NASA) **

**Flood runoff in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd** carried an immense load of sediment into the sea. This image, from the Sea-viewing Wide Field of View Sensor (SeaWiFS) on September 23, 1999, shows the sediments being swept into the Atlantic by the Gulf Stream (NASA) []

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 * Landsat 7 image of the Outer Banks shows the after-effects of flooding by Hurricane Floyd **

Hurricane Isabel Images of Interest (2003) LIDAR: In the Wake of the Storm (NASA EAARL (Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar) data)

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 * Water washes through a newly formed breach on Hatteras Island **

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 * Other Coastal Images from Space **
 * Bodie Island **

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 * Mixing Waters off the NC Coast (Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) images) **

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 * PALEOCLIMATOLOGY LINKS USED IN CLASS **
 * USGS: Paleoclimate variability in the American Southwest**

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 * PBS: The Black sea and Noah's Flood**
 * You Tube: The Black Sea Flood**

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 * Glacial Lake Missoula flood**
 * Mystery of the Megaflood**
 * Mystery of the Megaflood interactive map **

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 * Lake Bonneville flood**

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 * The Gulf Stream and the Next Ice Age**







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 * WEEK OF APRIL 21 **
 * TOPICS: Ocean currents; World Without Ice; the Cryosphere; Barrier Islands; Sea Level Rise**

[|http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/learning/8_ocean_currents/ocean_currents.html#slide]
 * NOAA slide show on ocean currents - Student notes provided **

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 * El Nino 2014 **



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 * BBC Documentary - Melting ice**

http://coastalcare.org/educate/beach-basics/
 * Beach Basics - How to Read a North Carolina Beach**

http://w3.salemstate.edu/~lhanson/gls214/gls214_barrier_isl.htm
 * Barrier Islands and Barrier Beaches**

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 * Breathing Earth **

http://www.ted.com/talks/james_balog_time_lapse_proof_of_extreme_ice_loss
 * TED Talk: James Balog - Extreme Ice **


 * World Without Ice Images**




 * OTHER INFORMATIVE SITES: **

[|http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/impacts.html#part3]
 * Impacts of El Nino and benefits of El Nino prediction **

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 * Thermohaline ocean circulation **

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 * NOAA - National Climatic Data Center - Global Hazards **


 * HOMEWORK: DUE SUN, MAY 4 - **
 * Answer sets of questions on Survey Monkey **

** SURVEY LINK: **

 * https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5RSV362 **


 * HERE ARE THE LINKS TO ARTICLES AND SHORT VIDEOS YOU WILL NEED TO READ/WATCH IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY **

http://coastalcare.org/2010/09/barrier-islands-and-sea-level-rise/
 * Barrier Islands and Sea level Rise **

http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/critical-issues-sea-level-rise/
 * National Geographic - Sea Level Rise **

http://www.climate.gov/news-features/decision-makers-toolbox/viewing-sea-level-rise
 * NOAA Climate.gov - Viewing Sea level Rise **

http://www.climate.gov/news-features/featured-images/heavy-downpours-more-intense-frequent-warmer-world
 * NOAA Climate,gov - Heavy Downpours More Intense, Frequent in a Warmer World **

http://www.carolinadunes.org/Controlling-Coast-Erosion-Informational-Slides.pdf
 * Controlling Coastal Erosion **

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 * ADDITIONAL ONLINE RESOURCE:**

ADDITIONAL TEXTBOOK RESOURCE: Understanding Earth (silver book) (pp. 386-387) Earth Policy - Preserving Our Beaches (in Gold book - same article pp. 490-491 )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kffsux-ifKk
 * NOVA Video: Climate Change and Sea Level Rise**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GitAHKqpEbY
 * Orrin Pilkey - Coast to Coast 2010**

http://www.climate.gov/climate-and-energy-topics/sea-level-rise-0
 * NOAA - Climate.gov - Sea Level Rise**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuWpA6SmYXk
 * Hurricane Sandy documentary**

http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/impacts/causes-of-sea-level-rise.html
 * Union of Concerned Scientists - Causes of Sea Level Rise**

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 * WEEK OF APRIL 14 **
 * TOPIC: Ocean currents and El Nino**

NASA: The Ocean: A Driving Forece for Weather and Climate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vgvTeuoDWY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu_Ga0JYFNg
 * Ocean Currents Animation**

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 * WEEK OF APRIL 7 **

** Topographic mapping: Chapel Hill Quad **

 * TOPIC: TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS **

terms: scale, elevation, slope, contour lines, contour interval, rule of Vs, ridge or spur, draw or stream, depression, cliff

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 * HOW TO READ A MAP AND CONTOUR LINES **

Landforms depicted on topographic maps
http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/slaymaker/archives/geol10l/landforms.htm

Landform Identification Chart http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/Web/about_fieldwork/lo/Topography/documents/landform_id_chart.pdf

** Survey Monkey link: **
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5WNS5RG

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 * Mystery of Easter Island **

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsynkz_lost-gods-of-easter-by-david-attenborough_shortfilms
 * Lost Gods of History - David Attenborough **

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 * Attenborough explains Easter Island (not working)**

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/easter-island-a-warning-from-history/8982.html
 * Attenborough - Easter Island - A Warning from History**

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 * Easter Island**


 * VIKINGS IN GREENLAND**

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 * The Lost Vikings**

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 * The Ice Age drove the Vikings out of Greenland**

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 * How Nature Vanquished the Vikings of Greenland**

__ ** WEEK OF MARCH 24 and Tues March 25 ** __ Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Tutorial []
 * Mon March 24 **

Severe Storms tutorial []

World's Deadliest Tornadoes []

Final Weather Test
 * Wed March 26 **


 * Thurs March 27 **


 * Fri March 28 **

__ ** ======================================================= ** __ __ ** WEEK OF MARCH 17 ** __ __ Weather Cycler activity __
 * Mon March 17 **

LOCATION 1 - North of High pressure (H) Durango, CO or Wichita, KS

LOCATION 2 - South of High pressure (H) Montpelier, VT or Albuquerque, NM

LOCATION 3 - North of Low Pressure (L) Atlanta, GA or Missoula, MT

LOCATION 4 - In between cold and warm front no current cities fit this description

LOCATION 5 - On or near warm front Ocala, FL or Grand Forks, ND

LOCATION 6 - On or near cold front Berkeley, CA or Winnemucca, NV or Hilton Head, SC

LOCATION 7 - 50 -100 miles west or NW of cold front Klamath Falls,OR or Boise, Idaho or Bozeman, MT

//** Here are the links for the "classic weather map" and data for locations: **// "Classic" daily weather map [] Local forecast by city name in upper left corner of page [] Weather Underground - past weather information (type in city and select date) []

Hurricane Katrina - Storm that Drowned a City []
 * Wed March 18 - Thurs March 19 **

__ **Resources for severe weather** __
 * Fri March 21 **

Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Tutorial []

Severe Storms tutorial []

Storm Spotters http://www.bom.gov.au/storm_spotters/handbook/thunderstorms.shtml

__ ** ====================================================================== ** __ __ ** WEEK OF MARCH 10 ** __ Review of Winds: Global Systems - Look over these questions and be able to give answers on next test
 * Mon March 10 and Tues March 11 **


 * What is the "single cell" model of the general circulation? What are the assumptions made with this model?
 * Why is the pressure low at the equator and high at the poles with the single cell model? What is the air doing at both locations
 * Describe the three-cell model of the general circulation. Distinguish between the equatorial low, trade winds, westerlies and polar easterlies. How are these wind belts similar and different in the northern and southern hemispheres?
 * Explain the global precipitation distribution generated by the three-cell model. (think: latitude belts)
 * What type of geographic feature is common at 30 degrees north and south latitude? Why is this?
 * What is the ITCZ? What is the weather like in this zone and what is the cause? Why does the ITCZ migrate north in the summer and south in the winter?
 * What are the two jet streams and where is each located?
 * **What is the relationship between the jet stream and the weather on the surface?**

NEW TOPIC: Winds - Small scale and local systems []

What causes the Santa Ana Winds? []

Santa Ana Wind event []

Chinook Winds - the "snow eaters" []

Chinook Winds - Boulder, Colorado []

Air Masses and Fronts http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/af/home.rxml http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter11/index.html
 * Wed March 12 **

http://earth.nullschool.net/
 * Real time world winds**

http://io9.com/this-real-time-global-wind-map-will-completely-devour-y-1482867032
 * Real time global wind map**

http://io9.com/a-humbling-map-of-real-time-wind-patterns-in-tornado-al-509037773
 * Real time wind patterns in Tornado Alley**

http://io9.com/5915325/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-tornadoes
 * 10 Things you probably didn't know about tornadoes**

Real Time Data - Upper Air winds and pressure charts []

Weather Cycler Activity
 * Thurs March 13 and **** Fri March 14 **

Instructions (hard copy handed out)

__**Links for Weather Cycler Activity**__

"Classic" daily weather map []

Local forecast by city name in upper left corner of page []

Weather Underground - past weather information (type in city and select date) []

Interactive weather map http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/


 * WEATHER GRAPHICS**







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 * Mon March 3 **

off day
 * Tues March 4 **

TEST: Atmospheric stability and cloud formation
 * Wed March 5 **

Wind: Global Systems []
 * Thurs March 6 **

No regular classes
 * Fri March 7 **

Real Time Data - upper air winds and pressure charts []
 * RESOURCES **


 * CURRENT WEATHER MAPS - PRESSURE/FRONTS AND TEMPERATURES**






 * THE JET STREAM**









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 * Mon Feb 24 **

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 * Atmospheric Stability and Cloud Formation **

Next test FRIDAY FEB 28: Go to the index in the tutorial (above) At the bottom of the index find the sample questions (open-ended) and review questions (multiple choice) You will be tested on most of these questions. I will let you know in class which ones. Best to look at all of them for now. Answers in the tutorials. Open ended questions will require answers that are a few sentences; not long essays

http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter8/index.html University of Illinois WW2010 weather tutorial []
 * Tues Feb 25 and Wed Feb 26 **
 * Atmosphere in Motion: Air Pressure, Forces and Winds **

Learning how to fly an airplane - crosswind practice [] Adventure flight in stormy weather []
 * Thurs Feb 27 **

in flight - thunderstorm and beautiful sunset []


 * Fri Feb 28 **
 * Test Postponed until Monday: Atmospheric Stability and Cloud Formation **

What causes the jetstream? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huweohIh_Bw
 * WEB LINKS **

How does the jetstream work? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgMWwx7Cll4

Skeptical Science: A rough guide to the jetstream https://skepticalscience.com/jetstream-guide.html

What causes the Santa Ana winds? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pNQ4g4zOwY

__** ==================================================================================================== **__ __** WEEK OF FEB 17 **__ atmospheric moisture tutorial []
 * Mon Feb 17 **

clouds, fog and dew tutorial http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter5/index.html
 * Tues Feb 18 and Wed Feb 19 **

The Ultimate Guide to Severe Weather []

Cloud formations []
 * Thurs Feb 20 and Fri Feb 21 **
 * Clouds **

Cloud types

Clouds: student notes

http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter6/index.html
 * Atmospheric Stability and Cloud Formation **

__** ========================================================================================= **__ __** WEEK OF FEB 10 **__ Weathering, Erosion and Deposition test
 * Mon Feb 10 **

atmospheric moisture tutorial []
 * Tues Feb 11 **

early dismissal
 * Wed Feb 12 **

enjoy the snow!
 * Thurs Feb 13 **

another day off!
 * Fri F **** eb 14 **

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 * __ WEATHER RESOURCES __**

** https://www.meted.ucar.edu/sign_in.php **
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 * Utah State University - Wildland Fire Management - Temperature and Humidity **

atmospheric moisture tutorial []

Condensation: dew. fog and clouds tutorial []

Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Earl Scruggs []

Cloud formations []

Cumulonimbus Clouds time lapse []

Flying around a thunderstorm over Orlando Florida []

What causes fog? []

National Weather Service - Fog types explained http://www.crh.noaa.gov/jkl/?n=fog_types



















__** FORMATION OF FOG **__















**WIND CHILL CHART**


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//**The questions should be answered in your composition book.**// Become accustomed to weather maps and symbols. The purpose of this inquiry is to get you thinking about weather and be a little more familiar with the content when it is presented in lectures in the coming weeks.
 * MON FEB 3 - THURS FEB 6 **
 * Weather inquiry packet using Meteorology textbook**

weather forecast []

20 Amazing Cloud formations []


 * FRI FEB 7 **

Earth's atmosphere []

Ozzy Ozone animation []

Conduction, convection and radiation rap []

Space Jump (short version) []


 * WEEK OF JAN 27 **
 * Movie: Day After Tomorrow **
 * FRIDAY: Discussion - Scientific inaccuracies in movie **
 * FRIDAY: Discussion - Scientific inaccuracies in movie **




 * Additional study guide handed out for weathering, erosion and deposition test - Feb. 10 **


 * WEEK OF JAN 20 **
 * MON JAN 20 - TUES JAN 21 - STUDENTS OFF FOR REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY **


 * WED JAN 22 **
 * The Story of Stuff **
 * thestoryofstuff.org **


 * THURS JAN 23 **
 * William McDonough - Cradle to Cradle Design **
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 * HOMEWORK: REVERSE CLASSROOM: Weathering, Erosion and Deposition **
 * The page is on the left side. It has powerpoints, You Tube videos and other links and files within. The link for the packet (handed out) is on top of the page in case you lose yours. Most of these topics you've studied in middle school. You will use the packet as an outline and become familiar with the concepts. **
 * You have three weeks to investigate weathering, erosion and deposition. I will offer lunch time help sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays if you have questions, or you can email me. **
 * TEST ON THIS MATERIAL: MONDAY FEBRUARY 10TH **


 * FRI JAN 24 **
 * Guest speaker - Blair Pollock - Solid Waster Planner - Orange County Solid Waste Management **

=Mon, Tues & Wed. - Research, design presentation and practice=
 * WEEK OF JAN 13-17 - ENERGY PROJECT **
 * WEEK OF JAN 13-17 - ENERGY PROJECT **
 * Thurs. and Fri. - Presentations **

= __** WEB RESOURCES FOR ENERGY PROJECT **__ =

[|http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/index.html#table]
 * THE ENERGY STORY **

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 * ENERGY TOWN HALL **

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 * Top 10 Renewable Energy Sources **

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 * WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE - MAKING BETTER ENERGY CHOICES **

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Formation of oil and natural gas

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Oil and natural gas power point

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 * OIL IN THE ARCTIC ECOSYSTEM **

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 * OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC **

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 * OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES OF ARCTIC PIPELINES **

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 * THE CHALLENGES FACING ARCTIC PIPELINES **

HOW STUFF WORKS - OIL REFINING
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HOW STUFF WORKS - NUCLEAR REACTORS
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HOW STUFF WORKS - HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
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HOW STUFF WORKS - BIODIESEL
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PIEDMONT BIOFUELS
[|http://www.biofuels.coop/education/#curriculum]

NC SOLAR CENTER
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AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION
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WIND ENERGY BASICS
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GEOTHERMAL EDUCATION OFFICE
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HOW "FROZEN FUEL" WORKS
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THE ENERGY STORY
[|http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/index.html#table]

HOW STUFF WORKS - NUCLEAR REACTORS
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science.howstuffworks.com/uranium-mining.htm
 * HOW STUFF WORKS - URANIUM MINING **

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 * URANIUM MINING **

HOW STUFF WORKS - HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
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HOW STUFF WORKS - BIODIESEL
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[|http://www.biofuels.coop/education/#curriculum]
 * PIEDMONT BIOFUELS **

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 * AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION **

WIND ENERGY BASICS
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HOW WIND TURBINES WORK (ANIMATION)
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 * OCEAN ENERGY - TIDAL AND WAVE POWER **

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 * OCEAN ENERGY - HOW TIDAL POWER PLANTS WORK **

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 * OCEAN ENERGY COUNCIL - TIDAL ENERGY PROS **

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 * OCEAN WAVE ENERGY **

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 * PELAMIS WAVE POWER **

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 * OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION **

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 * OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION **

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 * OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION **

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 * GEOTHERMAL EDUCATION OFFICE **

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 * HOW BIOMASS ENERGY WORKS **

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 * COAL - U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION **

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 * COAL MINING AND PROCESSING - CONSUMER ENERGY REPORT **

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 * COAL - DANGEROUS POWER - ENERGY JUSTICE NETWORK **

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 * NATURAL GAS - AN OVERVIEW **

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 * NATURAL GAS BASICS **

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 * NATURAL GAS - U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION **

**HYDRAULIC FRACTURING (FRACKING)** Energy from Shale []

E.P.A. Natural Gas Extraction []

Food and Water Watch []

Gasland: Hydrauling Fracturing F.A.Q.s []

**RADIANT ENERGY** [] [] [|http://www.slideshare.net/georas/the-tesla-generator-and-radiant-energy#btnNext]

=** __=================================================================================== __ **= =** __WEEK OF JAN 5 __ **= =**MON JAN 5 **= Forum - Science-related books - show and tell

Review for minerals test
 * TUES JAN 6 **

Minerals test
 * WED JAN 7 **


 * THURS JAN 8 **
 * Mineral Deposits **

Geological Environment: Mineral Resources []

Pegmatite vein formation (movie) []

Where do gems form and where are they found? (movies included) []

Mineral Resources

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 * Tucson Mineral Show - photo gallery **


 * Mining in history **

Rhyolite to Scotty's Castle via Titus Canyon []

Scotty's Castle Road in Death Valley []

Tour of Scotty's Castle []

1950s documentary on Death Valley []


 * Mineral uses in kitchen **
 * FRI JAN 9 **

=** __WEEK OF DEC 16 __ **= =**MON, WED AND THURS. - MINERAL CENTERS IN A-128 **=


 * TUESDAY - VIDEO: HOW DIAMONDS ARE MADE **
 * @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wJYkWpd6OY&sns=em **


 * Watch on your own if interested **
 * BLOOD DIAMONDS - THE TRUE STORY**
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=** __WEEK OF DEC 2 __ **= =**MON DEC 2 **= How the Earth was made - Death Valley (3rd, 5th, 6th periods) Mt. Everest (4th period)
 * Study guide handed out for test after break on minerals**
 * __WEEK OF DEC 9 __ **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">MON - Physical Properties of Minerals Lab **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">TUES - FRI - MINERAL CENTERS IN A-128 **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">TUES - FRI - MINERAL CENTERS IN A-128 **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">TUES DEC 3 **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED DEC 4 **
 * More on Minerals**
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 * Silicate Minerals**
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 * Specific gravity**
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Density Lab Quartz Family of Minerals activity
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">THURS DEC 5 **
 * IN ROOM A-128 **

continue lab work
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">FRI DEC 6 **
 * IN ROOM A-128 **


 * Bowen's Reaction Series **

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Reading: Use of federal lands in the United States (Understanding Earth) Earthworks response to Mining Law of 1872 [|http://www.earthworksaction.org/issues/detail/general_mining_law_of_1872#.ULToi9mM6So]
 * MINING LAW OF 1872 **

How Stuff Works - Diamond cutting [] Cratonic diamond formation [] How Diamonds form - Natl. Geographic [] Diamond cutting - behind the scenes []
 * DIAMONDS **

=** __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF NOV 18 __ **= =**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">MON NOV 18 **= 5th and 6th - Igneous Rocks activity
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3rd and 4th - Volcano ppts. 3 & 4 **
 * ANNOUNCEMENT: Next Test: Monday Nov. 25 - Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes and Volcanoes **
 * Study powerpoints and notes **

All classes: Igneous Rocks investigation
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TUES NOV 19 **

igneous Rock investigation
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED NOV 20 **

Review of finding epicenter (for upcoming test) Complete igneous rock investigation
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">THURS NOV 21 **



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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TUES NOV 12 **

continue with Volcano slides
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED NOV 13 **

continue with volcano slides
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">THURS NOV 14 **

complete volcano slides =**==================================================================**= =** __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF NOV 4 __ **= =**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">MON NOV 4 **=
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI NOV 15 **
 * Geologic timeline investigation using student projects from ten years ago.**
 * Finish for homework. Here's a good earth history web site:**
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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TUES NOV 5 **
 * Day off for students**


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED NOV 6 **
 * Earthquake Quiz including finding epicenter using triangulation**


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">THURS NOV 7 **
 * Earth's Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions**
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Note packet handed out today. Not available electronically <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI NOV 8 **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Volcanoes **

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 * Day off for students!**


 * TUES OCT 29 **
 * Review of finding epicenter ("working backwards") **
 * Earthquake concepts you should know for next assessment: **
 * - focus **
 * - epicenter **
 * - seismic wave **
 * - elastic rebound theory **
 * - Richter magnitude scale **
 * - P wave (primary) **
 * - S wave (secondary) **
 * - L waves (surface waves) **
 * - seismograph **
 * - seismogram (what it is and how to interpret it) **
 * - S-P interval **
 * - amplitude **
 * - Be able to explain the steps in locating the epicenter of an earthquake through triangulation **
 * - fault creep **
 * - evidence of fault creep **
 * - liquefaction **
 * - tsunami **
 * - examples of how to to earthquake-proof structures **


 * Earthquake online quiz - with immediate feedback **
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 * WED OCT 30**
 * USGS Earthquake Hazards Program**
 * Investigate earthquake in Japan**
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 * Eagle Rock roadcut on US 220 north of Roanoke, Virginia**
 * Nelson Rocks, Virginia. Outcrops of near vertical Tuscorora sandstone**

//**The above two photos courtesy of James St. John, professor of geology at Ohio State University at Newark**//
 * Devil's Backbone - outcrop of Tuscarora sandstone near Minnehaha Springs, WV**
 * Folded middle <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ordovician limestone south of St. Clair thrust. US 460 at the Narrows of the New River**


 * Copper Creek Thrust Fault with folded Rome Formation limestones (Middle Cambrian) in hanging wall (upper right) and tilted Mocassin Formation limestones (Middle Ordovician) in the footwall (lower left) Tennessee**


 * Mississipian Hinton Formation - Bivalve "crinkle bed"**
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 * Eagle Rock outcrop - US 220 north of Roanoke, Virginia**
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__** APPALACHIAN GEOLOGY INVESTIGATION **__ ====** Do assignment in composition book. Cut questions from each part and tape into composition book. Your responses for each set of questions should follow before the next set of questions. Use the numbering system provided for your responses. Leave space if there is a question you do not understand. **==== ====** Listen to each video and pause often so you can write your responses. The questions are in order of how the information is presented in each video. The videos are each less than ten minutes long. **====
 * THURS OCT 31 AND FRI NOV 1**


 * Here is the file with all of the questions**


 * Appalachian Geology Part 1 **
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 * Appalachian Geology Part 2 **
 * [] **
 * Appalachian Geology Part 3 **
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 * Appalachian Geology Part 4 **
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 * Appalachian Geology Part 5 **
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 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF OCT 21 __**

Plate Tectonics diagram quiz
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> MON OCT 21 **

Satellite view of Los Angeles Earthquake simulation Transforming California slides (links below)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TUES OCT 22 **

Transforming California slides
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED OCT 23 **

Tour of the Hayward Fault []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">THURS OCT 24 **

Select parameters for geologic setting, building reinforcement and strength of earthquake and observe results of shaking of building. []


 * How to locate the epicenter of an earthquake using a process called triangulation. **
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Find epicenter of earthquake by triangulation (packet) Working backwards - select epicenter through intersection of three circles -each one from a seismic station of your choice on the map. Work backwards to calculate distance to epicenter and S-P time. Then create three seismograms.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI OCT 25 **

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===================================================================== Faults and folds []
 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF OCT 14 __**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">MON OCT 14 **

Understanding Earth - textbook questions Chapter 10 (pp. 211-227) Page 227 - Exercises (1-7); Thought questions (1-3)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">TUES OCT 15 **

Review for Plate Tectonics quiz - diagrams of plate boundaries Quiz on Monday October 21
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">WED OCT 16 **

Strike and Dip You Tube [] Practice strike and dip []

Faults and folds []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">THURS OCT 17 **

Review of folding and faulting
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI OCT 18 **

Wasatch Fault flyby - Salt Lake City []

Sideling Hill, Maryland road cut



__** RESOURCES **__ Faults and Folds - animations [|http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072402466/student_view0/chapter15/animations_and_movies.html#] Earthquake as a Natural Phenomenon []〈=en History of Seismology []〈=en Best of Frank Lloyd Wright - slide show (Imperial Hotel is #6) [] San Fransisco Quake 1906 [] Tokyo Quake 1923 Southern California Shake-Out [] [] Earthquake online quiz - with immediate feedback [] Appalachian Geology Part 4 [] Appalachian Geology Part 5 [] Video: Supervolcano []




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 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF OCT 7 __**
 * Plate tectonics Quizlet vocabulary link **
 * http://quizlet.com/_gharz - VOCABULARY QUIZ ON FRIDAY **

WEB QUEST - PLATE TECTONICS. Answer sheet provided. Go to the following web site: [|http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications//text/understanding.html#anchor3617237]
 * Web Investigation: Plate Tectonics - POSTPONED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN **

Plate tectonics of the Eastern Mediterranean []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> MON OCT 7 **

An investigation of the five types of plate boundaries and the natural hazards that exist in those places
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Group Activity: This Dynamic Planet map **

Continuation of Dynamic Planet activity
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TUES OCT 8 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED OCT 9 **

Cyber-bullying workshop - students in homeroom all day
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">THURS OCT 10 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI OCT 11 **
 * Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Quiz - see link for Quizlet posted on Monday **

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 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF SEPT 30 __**

Understanding Earth textbook Questions following chapter: Earth's Interior
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">MON SEPT 30 **

Go over teacher notes on Earth's Interior Notes for this powerpoint on teacher notes from last week
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">TUES OCT 1 **

Glacial isostatic adjustment - Hudson Bay and Gulf of Bothnia [] Isostasy simulator [] Ice and isostasy animation []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">WED OCT 2 **
 * Isostasy**

Continue watching "How the Earth was Made"

Online Earth textbook - Plate Tectonics
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">THURS OCT 3 **

A View of iceland []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">FRI OCT 4 **



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 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF SEPT 16 __**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">MON SEPT 23 **



continue
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">TUES SEPT 24 **

Path of the Sun in the Sky
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED SEPT 25 **

Fictitious planets presentations
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">THURS SEPT 26 **

Test: Sun and Magnetosphere and Celestial Sphere and Motions
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI SEPT 27 **


 * How the Earth was made - Yellowstone **
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__**WEEK OF SEPT 16**__ Sun and Earth's magnetosphere xix
 * MON SEPT 18**

Celestial Motions and the Celestial Sphere
 * TUES SEPT 17**



Total Solar eclipse - Queensland, Australia Nov. 13-14, 2012 []

Midnight Sun eclipse time lapse []

Skymap investigation (indoor)
 * WED SEPT 18**

Skymap investigation continued (indoor)
 * THURS SEPT 19**


 * FRI SEPT 20**
 * Composition books due - 2 assignments **
 * - Earth and Ocean Basics Web Quest **
 * - Impactors and Impacts - min-web investigation **

Complete Skymap investigation (indoor)

//** Grade reports and quizzes were handed back today **// //** NO DISCUSSION OF GRADES DURING CLASS. NONE. PERIOD. **// //** Email me to set up a time to meet during lunch, before or after school. **// //** You can stop by without an appointment but I cannot guarantee I will be able to meet. **// //** Be mindful of your big quiz next Friday. Solar Nebula, Sun and Magnetosphere and **// //** Celestial Motions. Three powerpoints. Notes handed out. Quizlet practice vocabulary. **// //** If your grade is low consider finding a study partner for this class. **//
 * IMPORTANT MESSAGE **

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================================================================== __**WEEK OF SEPT 9**__
 * MON SEPT 9**
 * HOMEWORK: WEB INVESTIGATION **
 * Earth and Ocean Basics **
 * Due Monday Sept. 16 **

Topic: Origin of the Solar Nebula


 * Quizlet vocabulary link for Solar Nebula **
 * http://quizlet.com/_fckfr **

Continue with lecture on Origin of the Solar Nebula
 * TUES SEPT 10**

Think tank groups - one response sheet per group Put names of all group members on sheet
 * WED SEPT 11**
 * Impact Cratering activity**
 * complete for homework - each group hands in one packet **

//Answer questions in order in your composition books// //Heading: Impactors and Impacts - Sept. 12, 2013// //Each link below has its own question or questions//
 * THURS SEPT 12 **
 * Mini Web Investigation: Impactors and Impacts**
 * Respond to questions in composition book, **** which will be collected Friday Sept 20 **

__A - Asteroid vs Comet__ A1) What causes an asteroid end up coming very close to the Earth? A2) Describe what happens to a comet when it approaches the inner solar system. LINK: []

__B - Comet Shoemaker Levy crashes into Jupiter 1994__ B1) What made this event so spectacular? B2) How did politicians react after this event? LINK: []

__ C- Ten Biggest Impact Craters in Solar System __ C1) Scan the featured 10 biggest impact craters. Pick one from Mars, one from the Moon and another from somewhere else. List three facts for each. LINK: []

__ D - Meteor Crater (formerly called Barringer Crater) __ D1) What was Gilbert's hypothesis about the formation of the crater? D2) What evidence did Barringer produce to contradict Gilbert? D3) What is the accepted theory for the formation of the crater? LINK: http://www.barringercrater.com (select the link: "crater history")

__ E - Crater Lake __ E1) Using the earth sphere's interactions, tell the story of Crater Lake. E2) How long did it take for the caldera to fill with water? E3) What evidence points to Mt. Mazame erupting again? LINK: []

__ F - Craters to visit in the U.S. __ F1) What is Middleboro, Kentucky's claim to fame? F2) What is Manson, Iowa's claim to fame? LINK: []

__ G - Impressive craters on Earth __ G1) Which crater is at the highest elevation? Where is it located? G2) Which crater lies underwater off the Yucatan Peninsula? G3) Which crater is the oldest and largest? How old is it and where is it located? LINK: []

__H - NASA Maps Asteroids that Threaten Earth__ H1) What does PHA stand for? H2) How does the NASA-developed PHA map make you feel? LINK: []

__J - Ask an Astrophysicist__ J1) What is "risk analysis?" J2) What is the "forecast" of the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Team? LINK: []


 * FRI SEPT 13 **
 * Quiz #2 - Solar Nebula **
 * Quizlet link: **
 * http://quizlet.com/_fckfr **

__ **WEEK OF SEPT 3** __
 * TUES SEPT 3**

LESSON: The Earth's Four Spheres (the word "systems" is synonymous with "spheres.")

Lesson's notes

Earth's Spheres (or Systems) group activity Work with group formed on Friday Each group selects a card (on each card is a specific real natural disaster Use smart phones to find out about your selected natural disaster Use Earth Spheres template and come up with causes and effects due to the natural disaster
 * WED SEPT 4**


 * THURS SEPT 5 (even class periods) **
 * QUIZ #1 **
 * Study Quizlet vocabulary on this link:: **
 * http://quizlet.com/_f3m8l **

Each group will present their selected natural disaster in terms of causes and effects between the spheres A diagram will be projected of the spheres to help with the presentation
 * PRESENTATIONS**


 * FRI SEPT 6 (odd class periods) **
 * QUIZ #1 **
 * Study Quizlet vocabulary on this link:: **
 * http://quizlet.com/_f3m8l **

Each group will present their selected natural disaster in terms of causes and effects between the spheres A diagram will be projected of the spheres to help with the presentation
 * PRESENTATIONS**



__**WEEK OF AUG. 26**__

Introduction to class.
 * MON. AUG. 26**

Compass Activity - Discover your working and learning style and see who has what style in the class.
 * TUES. AUG 27 **


 * HOMEWORK: SURVEY MONKEY - STUDENT INFORMATION - __//DUE BY SUNDAY NIGHT SEPTEMBER 1st at 11:59 PM//__ **
 * Go to the link below that corresponds to your class period. Please complete the survey with THOROUGH RESPONSES. **
 * You will need your parents' email addresses before going on the survey. //Note that once you begin, you must complete it. Nothing gets saved when you click out and go back in at a later time.// **

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PBDCMJ2
 * PERIOD 3 STUDENT SURVEY **

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PBQZVJ8
 * PERIOD 4 STUDENT SURVEY **

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PB3DFDS
 * PERIOD 5 STUDENT SURVEY **

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PBPJ57F
 * PERIOD 6 STUDENT SURVEY **

Marble Raceway challenge.
 * WED. AUG. 28**
 * Go to the survey monkey link below to complete your reflection on the marble raceway challenge. **
 * The due date is Tuesday Sept. 3rd at 11:59 PM. **

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QWM5XKT :
 * ALL HONORS EARTH SCIENCE CLASSES SAME LINK **

Pre-assessment test. It will count as a completion grade.
 * THURS. AUG. 29 **

Campus hydrology investigation: an overview of some of the stormwater-related issues on campus Students formed "think tank" groups.
 * FRI. AUG. 30**
 * Four questions assigned: two for the outside of the math wing and two for the outside of the C building. **
 * One set of questions submitted per group - send responses to rgreenberg@chccs.k12.nc.us **
 * Subject line should read: Campus Hydrology (followed by class period and group number) i.e Campus hydrology P3G1 **//** Due to the fire drill during 5th period; this class was not given an assignmen//