HONORS+EES+CLASS+CALENDAR+2012-13

= HONORS E.E.S. CLASS CALENDAR =

Guest Presenter: Blair Pollock
 * WEEK OF MAY 13**
 * Mon. May 13 **

Guest Presenter: Susannah Tuttle
 * Tues. May 14 **


 * Wed. May 15 **
 * Introduction to Cradle to Cradle and LEED**
 * Choose "project" on Belle Mar Island**

RESOURCES FOR CRADLE TO CRADLE PROJECT

William McDonough TED TALK http://www.ted.com/talks/william_mcdonough_on_cradle_to_cradle_design.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO-oO7uULcc

LEED for homes - simplified projects checklist http://www.lhfa.state.la.us/downloads/tax_credits/checklist/LEED_for_Homes.pdf

LEED for neighborhoods simplified checklist

Web resources for sustainable development and design

Cradle to Cradle project
 * Thurs. May 16 - Fri. May 18 **

Diet for a Hot Planet - reading group presentations
 * WEEK OF MAY 6**
 * Mon. May 6 - Wed. May 8 **


 * // WED, MAY 8 //**
 * // Survey Monkey assignment due by midnight //**

Presentation by Jay Fulkerson - Green Architect
 * Thurs. May 9 **

Video: Earth - The Operator's Manual (Greenberg at workshop)
 * Fri. May 10 **

Guest presenter Nicole Roth Topic - Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
 * WEEK OF APRIL 29**
 * Mon. April 29 **

Paleoclimatology slide sets
 * Tues. April 30 **

https://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/em05_pg20_nitrogen/em05_pg20_nitrogen.swf http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=WQ252
 * Wed. May 1 **
 * Nitrogen cycle animation**
 * Nitrogen cycle**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGZqa6iAR7o http://www.the-compost-gardener.com/haber-process.html http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/the_efficient_planet/2013/03/nitrogen_fixation_anniversary_modern_agriculture_needs_to_use_fertilizer.html
 * Haber Bosch process animation**
 * Haber Bosch process article**
 * A Dangerous Fixation - Birth of synthetic nitrogen 100 years ago**

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TJQXMHG http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TQVW97S http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TQQLPVC
 * HOMEWORK - SURVEY MONKEY **
 * SECOND PERIOD LINK: **
 * THIRD PERIOD LINK **
 * SEVENTH PERIOD LINK **


 * Link to reference tables that will assist with some questions: **
 * http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/reftable/earthscience-rt/esrt2011-engr.pdf **

Diet for a Hot Planet by Anna Lappe Reading groups assigned chapter section

Reading groups read and develop presentation with bullet points
 * Thurs. May 2 - Fri. May 3 (extended periods) **

Group Presentations: World Without Ice - Chapters 5 and 6
 * WEEK OF APRIL 22**
 * Mon. April 22 - Tues. April 24 **

Breathing Earth http://www.breathingearth.net/

TED Talk - Jared Diamond (author of Collapse) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IESYMFtLIis

Group Presentations - Paleoclimatology slide sets
 * Wed. April 24 - Thurs. April 25 **

Guest presenter - Godi Godar, Chapel Hill resident from the Democratic Republic of Congo
 * Fri. April 26 **

PREPARE FOR MONDAY'S GUEST PRESENTER Nicole Roth Read a four page excerpt from the book Diet for a Hot Planet Do the following Google search. Type in: "Diet for a Hot Planet" "The Climate Crisis at the End of Our Fork" Go to this option in the search listings: books.google.com/books This site has an excerpt from the book. Scroll down to page 20 ("Oh no, CAFO!") and read through page 24 This reading defines and describes concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO).

The powerpoint below contains images that help explain concepts from Chapter 3 in __World Without Ice__ - "When Ice Ruled the World" Topics: isostatic rebound (Hudson Bay), Great Lakes drainage to sea, pluvial lakes of the Pleistocene
 * WEEK OF APRIL 15**
 * Mon. April 15 **

Colossal flood caused by ice dam break on ancient Lake Missoula that created the "channeled scablands" of eastern Washington state.
 * Video: "Mystery of the Megaflood"**

NOAA Paleoclimatology slide sets [] Interactive graphs [] Past climates on Earth [] How can we infer past climates? []
 * Tues. April 16 **
 * Paleoclimatology and the Milankovich cycles**

NOVA - Mystery of the Megaflood interactive map []
 * Wed. April 17 **
 * Review Mystery of the Megaflood**

Mystery of Easter Island https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DBTtC4J0OY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNkS1zuAQyw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbPoebPPCGo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW2D3xZSUYs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX-LQ_pCEHQ
 * Easter Island - collapse of a society**

World Without Ice - reading groups - Chapter 4 - read, understand and summarize
 * Thurs. April 18 **

World Without Ice - each reading group presents
 * Fri. April 19 **

Jared Diamond - TED TALK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IESYMFtLIis

Attenborough explains Easter Island https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hO-vCPuuQQ

Easter Island http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc8Xio0xWUc

The Ice Age drove the Vikings out of Greenland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGUhAXLNNec

How Nature Vanquished the Vikings of Greenland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TncIO4SRBic

The Lost Vikings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea0iVLWTtg4


 * WEEK OF APRIL 8**

Guest presenter; Dr. Orrin Pilkey
 * Mon. April 8 **


 * Tues. April 9 - Wed. April 10 **
 * Short essays:**
 * "Global Warming and Sea Level Rise"**
 * "Beaches or Bedrooms - The Dynamic Coastal Environment"**


 * ADDITIONAL ONLINE RESOURCE:**
 * http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_abel_issuesocean_2/3/891/228216.cw/index.html**


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

Here are the questions - answer them on a Word file or in an email document - then cut and paste into **SURVEY MONKEY**

1. What factors cause change in sea level? 2. Consider the melting of ice shelves and the melting of the ice on land masses such as Greenland and Antarctica. How does the melting of each play a role in sea level rise? 3. Why does the rate of sea level rise vary in different places in the world? 4. List different forms of field evidence that point to the fact that there is an overall rise in sea level?
 * "Global Warming and Sea Level Rise"**

5. What problems are created by beach engineering? 6. How has coastal development influenced the beach environment? 7. Why would even a small sea level rise push the shoreline back a number of miles on the North Carolina coastal plain? 8. What is the significance of the title "Beaches or Bedrooms?" What is your opinion - beaches or bedrooms? (Dr. Pilkey prefers the phrase - "beaches or buildings")
 * "Beaches or Bedrooms - The Dynamic Coastal Environment"**


 * //HERE ARE THE SURVEY MONKEY LINKS - EACH CLASS PERIOD HAS ITS OWN LINK//**
 * PER. 2** http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MYYMKXD


 * PER. 3** http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MYSBWRT


 * PER. 7** http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MDRNVFG

A World Without Ice Chapter 3 - Reading groups - jigsaw style (each group read a section of the chapter and presented it to class)
 * Thurs. April 11 and Fri. April 12 **


 * DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK RESOURCES **

Death Valley Geology - Virtual Field Trip http://www.palomar.edu/geology/DVWeb.htm

Death Valley Excursion http://eesc.columbia.edu/courses/v1010/

Death Valley excursion http://www.youtube.com/user/BackRoadsWest1

Wayne Miller photography of Death Valley http://wmphotos.com/wordpress/death-valley-a-photographers-view-march-2012/

The Cryosphere Viewed NASA's instructional dvd and took notes
 * WEEK OF MARCH 18**
 * Mon. March 18 **

//Next vocabulary quiz - Rocks and Minerals - Monday March 25// //Quizlet links:// minerals: __http://quizlet.com/_c2gr0__ rocks: __http://quizlet.com/_ax50r__

Completed Cryosphere dvd Handed back and went over weather test
 * Tues. March 19 **

EarthComm reading and questions - Oceans "Digging Deeper" readings followed by questions and some diagrams
 * Wed. March 20 - Fri. March 22 **

"Science Images" (on menu - left side of page) Scroll down to "Hydrosphere and Atmosphere - El Nino" for images of how El Nino works

El Nino basics http://library.thinkquest.org/18424/basics.html

NOAA - National Climatic Data Center - Global Hazards http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/hazards/

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

Thermohaline ocean circulation http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Water/thermohaline_ocean_circulation.html

NOAA slide show on ocean currents http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/learning/8_ocean_currents/ocean_currents.html#slide Student notes

Review for Final Weather Test (I have... who has?) Submit Earth Comm assignments
 * WEEK OF MARCH 11**
 * Mon. March 11 **

Final Weather Test Submit weather notebook and study guide (open notebook quiz)
 * Tues. March 12 **

Watched movie: Day After Tomorrow
 * Wed. March 13 **

Finished movie during extended period
 * Thurs. March 14 and Fri. March 15 **

Finished Hurricane Katrina video. Essay prompt: After seeing for yourself what happened to the city of New Orleans and its people due to Hurricane Katrina, you might agree that preparation was inadequate. If you were in charge of plans that would minimize suffering and death after a powerful hurricane, what would you put into place? //Write essay on back of video question sheet//
 * WEEK OF MARCH 4**
 * Mon. March 4 **

ACT testing day
 * Tues. March 5 **

Development of tropical cyclone and cross-section of hurricane diagrams
 * Wed. March 6 **

Severe weather: supercell thunderstorms and tornadoes diagrams
 * Thurs. March 7 **

Organize notebooks and complete study guide
 * Fri. March 8 **

Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Influencing Weather http://e360.yale.edu/slideshow/loss_of_arctic_sea_ice_already_influencing_weather/74/1/
 * CRYOSPHERE RESOURCES **

Shifting Arctic Wind Patterns may cause increased melt http://e360.yale.edu/slideshow/shifting_arctic_wind_patterns_may_cause_increased_melt/139/1/

A Quest to Document Earth's Disappearing Glaciers http://e360.yale.edu/feature/james_balogs_quest_to_document_earths_disappearing_glaciers/2587/

Arctic Tipping Point - Heading to an Ice-free North Pole http://e360.yale.edu/slideshow/arctic_tipping_point_heading_to_an_ice-free_north_pole/120/1/

Global Warming puts Arctic on Thin Ice (Natural Resources Defense Council) http://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/qthinice.asp

Topic: Physical Oceanography

Earth Comm text assignment: Oceans and Your Community

1. Read: The Nature of the Oceans (pp. F7 - F11)

Do: Understanding and Applying (1-3); Check your Understanding (1-4) (on page F11)

2. Read: Ocean Currents: Seawater temperature, density and salinity (pp. F17 - F20)

Do: Understanding and Applying (1-4); Check your Understanding (1-4) (on pp. F20 - F21)

3. Read: Surface currents (pp. F31 - F35)

Do: Understanding and Applying (1-4); Check your Understanding (1-4) (on page F35)

4. Read: El Nino Conditions and Non-El Nino Conditions (pp. F43 - F46)

Do: Understanding and Applying (1-2); Check your Understanding (1-3) (on pp. F46 - F47)

5. Read: El Nino Events and Climate (pp. F52 - F54)

Do: Understanding and Applying (1-7); Check your Understanding (1-4) (on pp. F54 - F55)

6. Read: El Nino, Phytoplankton and Global Geochemical Cycles (pp. F59 - F60)

Do Check your Understanding (1-2)


 * WEEK OF FEB. 25**
 * Mon. Feb. 25 **

Same powerpoint as last week. We'll complete it today.



Completed powerpoint.
 * Tues. Feb. 26 **

Superstorm of March 1993 (Storm of the Century) - 20th anniversary http://oceanweatherservices.com/blog1/2012/03/14/march-1993-superstorm/

Egg in the Bottle demonstration Reading: Mid latitude cyclones Complete four questions on last page of packet. Work in groups no larger than four. This will be graded at notebook check.
 * Wed. Feb. 27 **
 * Open Notebook weather review quiz handed out in class today**

Severe weather: Thunderstorms and tornadoes http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/%28Gh%29/guides/mtr/svr/home.rxml http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter14/thunderstorm_dist.html
 * Thurs. Feb. 28 **

NOVA Video: Hurricane Katrina: The Storm that Drowned a City Question sheet with video. We'll watch the remainder on Monday and students will write essay on back
 * Fri. March 1 **


 * WEEK OF FEB. 19**

Instructions: Heading in notebook: "Weather Map Symbols Tape the five diagrams into your notebook. Put the UTC time diagram first; the others can go in any order. Use tape sparingly. Trim paper with scissors before taping into notebook if you want.
 * Tues. Feb. 19 **
 * Weather Maps Symbols**

[] http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/%28Gh%29/guides/maps/utc/def.rxml
 * Weather Map symbols**

In the News - Russian meteor strike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Omh7_I8vI

Student notes go along with the powerpoint We investigated air masses today
 * Wed. Feb. 20 **

Same powerpoint as yesterday. Today the focus is fronts. More diagrams to go along with the student notes
 * Thurs. Feb 21 **

Quizlet vocabulary quiz - Plate tectonics terms Lecture: the mid latitude cyclone
 * Fri. Feb. 22 **

Winds: Small scale and local systems http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter9/index.html
 * WEEK OF FEB. 4**
 * Mon. Feb. 11 **

Review from last week: How does the jet stream work? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huweohIh_Bw

Current weather map - click on "NOAA Watch" http://www.noaa.gov/

Weekend tornado in Mississippi http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/11/us/mississippi-tornado/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

continue with yesterday's lecture - winds: small scale and local
 * Tues. Feb. 12 **



Quizlet Vocabulary Quiz - Celestial Motions Earth Comm - Severe Weather readings with questions
 * Wed. Feb. 13 **

LAST CLASS PERIOD TO WORK ON: Earth Comm - Severe Weather readings with questions //**Next Quizlet Vocab Quiz: Plate Tectonics - Next Friday Feb. 22**//
 * Thurs. Feb. 14 and Fri. Feb. 15 **

Review for Weather Test
 * WEEK OF FEB. 4**
 * Mon. Feb. 4 **

Precipitation diagrams (snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain) http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter7/other_froz.html

I have Who Has Review sheet

//Bring study guides to class and submit for grade. They will not be accepted if handed in after the beginning of the class period.//
 * Tues. Feb. 5 **
 * Weather Test**

Wind: Global Systems http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter10/index.html
 * Wed. Feb. 6 **

Real Time Data - Upper Air winds and pressure charts http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/upper/

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

EarthComm textbook assignments Severe Weather and Your Community
 * Thurs. Feb. 7 - Fri. Feb. 8 **

Blizzard of historic proportions in the Northeast http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/08/us/northeast-blizzard/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
 * Fri. Feb. 8 **

Short range forecast maps http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ter.php

THE PIECES WILL COME TOGETHER FOR A MAJOR...MAYBE EVEN HISTORIC...SNOW STORM ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND NEW ENGLAND STATES DURING THE SHORT RANGE PERIOD. ENERGY FROM A SURFACE LOW CROSSING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY SHOULD BEGIN INTERACTING WITH ENERGY FROM A COASTAL LOW TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST EARLY FRIDAY. AS THE SYSTEMS MERGE...CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE OVER THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY WHILE THE COASTAL LOW RAPIDLY DEEPENS OFFSHORE. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWS AND STRONG WINDS WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE REGION AND SHOULD LAST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVILY POPULATED AREAS FROM NEW YORK CITY TO BOSTON COULD MEASURE MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW FROM THE EVENT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE STORM SHOULD SLOWLY START TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE STATES SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY CLEAR OUT FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
 * From the National Weather Service:**

Wind: Small scale and local systems http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter9/index.html
 * NEXT WEEK **

Everest video
 * WEEK OF JAN. 28**
 * Mon. Jan. 28 **

This powerpoint has good review questions and summaries of weather concepts covered so far
 * Tues. Jan. 29 **



These notes were handed out and apply to the Clouds powerpoint

Time lapse of Tucson cloud formations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiCSk1zxMEs

Strange Cloud formations http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=xSmJceNnPGs

Surface Meteorological charts (WW2010) http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/%28Gh%29/guides/maps/sfc/temp/sfctmp.rxml
 * Wed. Jan. 30 **

Severe weather outbreak http://www.weather.com/news/weather-severe/severe-weather-tracker

The Atmosphere in Motion: Air Pressure, Forces and Wind http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter8/index.html

Continue with above tutorial
 * Thurs. Jan. 31 **

Complete tutorial on air pressure, forces and winds
 * Fri. Feb. 1 **

Additional resource to help explain what affects winds http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/%28Gh%29/guides/mtr/fw/pgf.rxml

Atmospheric Stability and Cloud Development http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter6/index.html
 * WEEK OF JAN. 23**
 * Wed. Jan. 23 **


 * Thurs. Jan. 24 **



**Fri. Jan. 25** // Shortened day (7th period did this on Tuesday Jan. 30) //

Cumulus Cloud Development notes (filled in blanks and circled correct responses)

Complete diagrams: various ways that air is uplifted - convection (parcel of air uplifted during unstable conditions becoming a cumulus cloud) - orographic uplift (topography) - typical on Pacific Coast - cold and warm fronts - convergence of air masses - large scale example: Equator; small-scale example: Florida peninsula

atmospheric moisture tutorial http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter4/index.html
 * WEEK OF JAN. 14**
 * Mon. Jan. 14 to Wed. Jan 16 **

Condensation: dew. fog and clouds tutorial http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter5/index.html

Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Earl Scruggs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icMTVV5Lwaw

Cloud formations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKh-YjgPIMg

Cumulonimbus Clouds time lapse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZCBj_C7vIw

Flying around a thunderstorm over Orlando Florida http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA3SPruMhI4

Fog http://www4.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/atmospheric_moisture/dew_and_fog.html

What causes fog? []

Interactive Topographic map tutorial Textbook assignment from __Meteorology__
 * Thurs. Jan. 17 and Fri. Jan. 18 **














 * WEEK OF JAN. 7, 2013**

** ENERGY ASSIGNMENT - DUE DATE MONDAY JANUARY 14. **
Questions on Survey Monkey sent via. email. Please answer questions on Word file and transfer (paste) to Survey Monkey when complete. Use the specific link for your class. Points taken off if you use another class's link (not following directions)

Question___ involves reading an editorial. Here is the link for the editorial:__

__** EACH CLASS HAS ITS OWN SURVEY MONKEY LINK: **__

__ 2nd period __ __ http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TQVW9VR __

__ 3rd period __ __ http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TTYLDQZ __

__ 7th period __ __ http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TT288B2 __

__** Mon. Jan. 7 **__ __** Formation of oil and natural gas **__ __http://lonestarsecurities.com/Book-CH-II.htm__



__** Tues. Jan. 8 **__ __Bill Bryson -__ A Short History of Nearly Everything__ - "Into the Troposphere"


 * Wed. Jan. 9 **

Earth's Amazing Sites []

//We watched the short videos below:// Earth's atmosphere [] Layers of the atmosphere [] Earth's Atmosphere - Incredible Evidence of Design []

Atmospheric moisture Wet and dry bulb thermometer demonstration Sling psychrometer activity
 * Thurs. Jan. 10 **


 * Fri. Jan. 11 **

LINKS FOR WEATHER UNIT

University of Illinois WW2010 []

NOAA weather symbols http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/plottedwx.html

HURRICANES NOAA Hurricane seasons 1995-2012 http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2006atlan.shtml

2005 Atlantic hurricane season - satellite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiKZ83sdJDs

NASA - 2005 hurricane season explained

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE2eOzjo4M8

2006 hurricane season animation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4XqTtcw4RQ

2010 Atlantic hurricane season - satellite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_YyTW5bjbU

CLIMATE Global Warming's Terrifying New Math - Bill McKibben http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-20120719


 * WEEK OF JAN. 2, 2013**

Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining
 * Wed. Jan. 2 **

Video: Kilowatt Ours
 * Thurs. Jan. 3 **

VIDEOS L.E.D. lighting revolution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj14qK8nOa0 Home Theater accent lighting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrWq_BJP8Rs LED ribbon light strips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaSHR6mfbRE Introducing Cree's 21st century lamp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWx_2fqhzOQ
 * L.E.D. lighting**

How Stuff Works - Light-Emitting Diodes http://www.howstuffworks.com/led.htm

Hydraulic fracturing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phCibwj396I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_uNx2fXlfE
 * Fri. Jan. 4 **
 * GASLAND**

WRAL Story on fracking http://www.wral.com/news/state/nccapitol/story/11571431/

Six NC lawmakers take Texas fracking tour http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/10/17/2418788/six-nc-lawmakers-take-texas-fracking.html

Energy from Shale [] E.P.A. Natural Gas Extraction [] Food and Water Watch [] Gasland: Hydrauling Fracturing F.A.Q.s []



Energy Project presentations
 * WEEK OF DEC. 16**
 * Mon. Dec. 16-20 **

Energy Project - research day //Resources and uploaded packet - see Dec. 6 and 7 below//
 * WEEK OF DEC. 10**
 * Mon. Dec. 10 **

Energy Project - research day
 * Tues. Dec. 11 **

Seminar - use of federal public lands and mining
 * Wed. Dec. 12 **

Energy project - presentation development
 * Thurs. Dec. 13 **


 * Fri. Dec. 14 **

Lab: Mineral Centers - Session 5
 * WEEK OF DEC. 3**
 * Mon. Dec. 3 **

Mineral properties and Families test
 * Tues. Dec. 4 **

Lab: Mineral Centers - Session 6
 * Wed. Dec. 5 **

Lab: Mineral Centers - Session 7
 * Thurs. Dec. 6 and Fri. Dec. 7 **

**Chose partners for Energy Project**

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

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

http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/
 * ENERGY TOWN HALL **

http://listverse.com/top-10-renewable-energy-sources/
 * Top 10 Renewable Energy Sources **

http://www.worldwatch.org/node/808
 * WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE - MAKING BETTER ENERGY CHOICES **

** http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/oil-drilling.htm **
http://oceansnorth.org/oil-arctic-ecosystem
 * OIL IN THE ARCTIC ECOSYSTEM **

http://oceansnorth.org/oil-arctic-ecosystem
 * OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC **

http://pipelinesinternational.com/news/overcoming_the_challenges_of_arctic_pipelines/008037/
 * OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES OF ARCTIC PIPELINES **

http://www.offshore-mag.com/articles/print/volume-67/issue-9/construction-installation/the-challenges-facing-arctic-pipelines.html
 * THE CHALLENGES FACING ARCTIC PIPELINES **

HOW STUFF WORKS - OIL REFINING
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/oil-refining.htm

HOW STUFF WORKS - NUCLEAR REACTORS
http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-energy-info3.htm

HOW STUFF WORKS - HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/hybrid-technology/hydrogen-cars1.htm

HOW STUFF WORKS - BIODIESEL
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/alternative-fuels/biodiesel.htm

PIEDMONT BIOFUELS
http://www.biofuels.coop/education/#curriculum

NC SOLAR CENTER
http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/

AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION
http://www.awea.org/

WIND ENERGY BASICS
http://www.nrel.gov/learning/re_wind.html

GEOTHERMAL EDUCATION OFFICE
http://geothermal.marin.org/

HOW "FROZEN FUEL" WORKS
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-tech/energy-production/frozen-fuel.htm/printable

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

HOW STUFF WORKS - NUCLEAR REACTORS
http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-energy-info3.htm

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

http://keeptheban.org/?page_id=744
 * URANIUM MINING **

HOW STUFF WORKS - HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/hybrid-technology/hydrogen-cars1.htm

HOW STUFF WORKS - BIODIESEL
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/alternative-fuels/biodiesel.htm

http://www.biofuels.coop/education/#curriculum
 * PIEDMONT BIOFUELS **

http://www.awea.org/
 * AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION **

WIND ENERGY BASICS
http://www.nrel.gov/learning/re_wind.html

HOW WIND TURBINES WORK (ANIMATION)
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/wind_how.html

http://www.energysavers.gov/renewable_energy/ocean/index.cfm/mytopic=50007
 * OCEAN ENERGY - TIDAL AND WAVE POWER **

http://inventors.about.com/od/tstartinventions/a/tidal_power.htm
 * OCEAN ENERGY - HOW TIDAL POWER PLANTS WORK **

http://www.oceanenergycouncil.com/index.php/Tidal-Energy/Tidal-Energy.html
 * OCEAN ENERGY COUNCIL - TIDAL ENERGY PROS **

http://www.oceanenergycouncil.com/index.php/Tidal-Energy/Tidal-Energy.html
 * OCEAN WAVE ENERGY **

http://www.pelamiswave.com/
 * PELAMIS WAVE POWER **

http://www.energysavers.gov/renewable_energy/ocean/index.cfm/mytopic=50010
 * OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION **

http://cleantechnica.com/2011/09/23/ocean-thermal-energy-conversion/
 * OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION **

http://www.nrel.gov/otec/what.html
 * OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION **

http://geothermal.marin.org/
 * GEOTHERMAL EDUCATION OFFICE **

http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/technology_and_impacts/energy_technologies/how-biomass-energy-works.html
 * HOW BIOMASS ENERGY WORKS **

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=coal_home-basics
 * COAL - U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION **

http://www.consumerenergyreport.com/research/coal/coal-mining-and-processing/
 * COAL MINING AND PROCESSING - CONSUMER ENERGY REPORT **

http://www.energyjustice.net/coal
 * COAL - DANGEROUS POWER - ENERGY JUSTICE NETWORK **

http://www.naturalgas.org/overview/background.asp
 * NATURAL GAS - AN OVERVIEW **

http://www.pge.com/microsite/safety_esw_ngsw/ngsw/basics/whatis.html
 * NATURAL GAS BASICS **

http://205.254.135.7/naturalgas/
 * 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://home.earthlink.net/~drestinblack/generator.htm http://www.nuenergy.org/alt/tesla_energy.htm http://www.slideshare.net/georas/the-tesla-generator-and-radiant-energy#btnNext

The following slide show viewed in class is a pdf file. We covered pages 4-8, which pertain to mineral resources
 * WEEK OF NOV. 26**
 * Mon. Nov. 26 **

//Study guide for test handed out// Understanding Earth (silver book) pp. 522-541 Questions 12-21 on pp. 541-542 Diagrams: p. 528 and p. 533 (label, text and lightly color)
 * Tues. Nov. 27 **

Reading: Use of federal lands in the United States (Understanding Earth) Look over Mining Law of 1872 (handout) Earthworks response to Mining Law of 1872 http://www.earthworksaction.org/issues/detail/general_mining_law_of_1872#.ULToi9mM6So
 * Wed. Nov. 28 **

How Stuff Works - Diamond cutting []
 * Thurs. Nov. 29 **

Cratonic diamond formation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuSGyDdeNe8

How Diamonds form - Natl. Geographic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHPOp69SO9E

Diamond cutting - behind the scenes []

Lab: Mineral centers (session 4)
 * Fri. Nov. 30 **

Lab: Mineral Centers (session 3) Lab: Mineral Centers (session 4)
 * WEEK OF NOV. 19**
 * Mon. Nov. 19 **
 * Tues. Nov. 20 **

Lab: Mineral density
 * WEEK OF NOV. 13**
 * Tues. Nov. 13 **

Lab: Physical Properties of Minerals
 * Wed. Nov. 14 **

Go over Volcanoes and igneous rocks quiz (3rd and 7th periods) //Second period students and absentee students from 3rd/7th - make appointment with me to go over quiz// Lab: Mineral Centers (session 1)
 * Thurs. Nov. 15 **

Lab: Mineral Centers (session 2)
 * Fri. Nov. 16 **

Volcanoes and Igneous Rocks Quiz
 * WEEK OF NOV. 5**
 * Mon. Nov. 5 **

Day off for students!
 * Tues. Nov. 6 **

Wed. Nov. 7 Video: Splendid Stones (3rd and 7th)


 * Thurs. Nov. 8 **

Bowen's Reaction Series http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/fichter/RockMin/RockMin.html

Continue with Mineral Patterns powerpoint Activity: Quartz family of Minerals (done in groups of four)
 * Fri. Nov. 9 **


 * HERE IS ANOTHER MINERALS POWERPOINT THAT WILL BE HELPFUL**


 * WEEK OF OCT. 30**
 * Tues. Oct. 30 **


 * __HURRICANE SANDY INQUIRY__**

Here’s your main site: [|www.noaa.gov]
 * ONLINE RESOURCES**

Text box at upper left of home page: type in name of city or town and state (i.e. Chapel Hill, NC) for forecast. Screen at upper center of home page: Keep clicking “next” until you find the screen entitled “Tracking Sandy” Click on this screen. This will take you to the National Weather Service National Hurricane Center. The storm is now referred to as "Post tropical Cyclone Sandy." Up-to-date information can be found in the links (boxes below map). These include: public advisory, forecast track, rainfall potential and storm surge.

At the upper right on the home page are eight boxes. The one on the top row to the left is “weather.” Click on it and it brings you to a page with a small map. Click on the map and it will enlarge it. Notice the color key at the bottom. If you click a spot on the big map you can see detail for that area. Click on the detailed map and get a detailed 7-day forecast. Check out other links for each location's page such as "wind advisory" and "hazardous weather outlook." Chicago, IL has a special link: "lakeshore flooding."

[]
 * If necessary, use this site to find your locations on maps**


 * THE ASSIGNMENT**

Below is a list of cities or towns. Select at least six and up to ten (extra points for more than six locations). Don’t pick places close to each other – spread it out! For each location:

1. List the following current data: - temperature - barometric (atmospheric) pressure - wind direction (the direction wind is coming from) - wind speed (sustained speed) - wind gusts (maximum) - rainfall amount - storm surge/wave height (if along the ocean or body of water connected to ocean)

2. Write a weather report that would be read on the radio. Your paragraph should take a half-minute or a little less to read out loud. Give the current weather report for that location and the forecast over the next three to five days. Add any important information that pertains to that location. What you write should be radio-ready (sounding like a real weather report)


 * LIST OF LOCATIONS (see handout for assignment)**

CHECK THESE OUT WHEN FINISHED WITH ASSIGNMENT OR THIS EVENING Web cams at various locations: @http://qz.com/20761/watch-these-webcams-as-hurricane-sandy-hits-the-us-east-coast/

WINDMAP []


 * AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE SANDY **

Shark River Inlet between Belmar and Avon, NJ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE27sdno4Yo

Belmar, NJ waterfront http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIT511WmUdg

New York City http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGZoexOMeko http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX0sbp1hK-A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTFKnwN9Q3o

Seaside heights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxF8qyIO7cQ

New York City aftermath http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKR_2T__cB4


 * Wed. Oct. 31 **


 * Thurs. Nov. 1 **



Notes from this slide show (You were given a copy in class)
 * Fri. Nov. 2 **
 * Igneous Rocks and the Rock Cycle (this is the link to the slide show we viewed in class) **
 * ftp://ftpdata.dnr.sc.gov/geology/Education/PDF/Igneous%20Rocks.pdf**

Online Geology quizzes with immediate feedback For practice: Go to this link (below) and select "multiple choice quiz" (left side of page) http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072826967/student_view0/chapter11/

Here is another powerpoint (not viewed in class) that will be helpful if you view it

Nice web site on igneous Rocks http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jmpares/Igneous.html


 * QUIZ ON MONDAY!! STUDY THESE NOTES, VOLCANO NOTES PACKET AND REVIEW POWERPOINTS SHOWN IN CLASS **

The topic this week is volcanoes. Here are some helpful online resources: 1. Volcanoes around the world [] 2. Global Volcanism program – find volcanoes by region [] 3. Oregon State University – Volcano world [] 4. Types of volcanic eruptions [] 5. How volcanoes work – eruption types [] 6. Historical volcanic eruptions [] 7. More historical volcanic eruptions [] 8. Global Volcanism Program - Volcanoes of the World [] 9. Global Volcanism Program - South Pacific Volcanoes [] 10. * Volcano Information Center [] 11.* Volcano World (complete list of world volcanoes) [] 12. Intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks []
 * WEEK OF OCT. 22**


 * Mon. Oct. 22 **


 * Tues. Oct. 23 **

continue with Volcanoes 2 ppt.
 * Wed. Oct. 24 **

ACTIVITY: Igneous Rocks investigation ACTIVITY: Volcano diagrams in UNDERSTANDING EARTH textbook Write caption next to each diagram
 * Thurs. Oct. 25 (2nd per.) and Fri. Oct. 26 (3rd and 7th per.) **

Earthquake as a Natural Phenomenon http://www.geo.uib.no/seismo/naar-jorden-skjelver/index.php?topic=earthquakes〈=en
 * WEEK OF OCT. 15**
 * Mon. Oct. 15 **

History of Seismology http://www.geo.uib.no/seismo/naar-jorden-skjelver/index.php?topic=history〈=en

Best of Frank Lloyd Wright - slide show (Imperial Hotel is #6) http://www.fodors.com/travel-photography/top-10-frank-lloyd-wright-buildings-263.html

San Fransisco Quake 1906 http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_photos/1906EQ/

Tokyo Quake 1923 http://outsiderjapan.pbworks.com/w/page/9758376/Great%20Earthquake%20of%20Kanto

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

How to locate the epicenter of an earthquake using a process called triangulation. []
 * Tues. Oct. 16 **

Activity: Finding the epicenter of an earthquake

Activity: Finding the epicenter of an earthquake
 * Wed. Oct. 17 **

Earthquake online quiz - with immediate feedback http://orgs.usd.edu/esci/exams/earthquakes.html

Quiz - Earthquakes
 * Thurs. Oct. 18 **


 * Fri. Oct. 19 **


 * WEEK OF OCT. 8**

NC Geologic Belts activity
 * Mon. Oct. 8 **


 * Tues. Oct. 9 **



Faulting http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/plate/week9/transcurrent.html Fault diagrams http://facweb.bhc.edu/academics/science/harwoodr/geol101/study/structur.htm

NC Geology Scavenger hunt questions Complete NC Geologic Belts activity
 * Wed. Oct. 10 **

Fault animations http://www.geology.ar.gov/geohazards/eq_geninfo.htm
 * Thurs. Oct. 11 **

The Dynamic Earth Section: "Plates Pass By" (convergent boundaries)

@http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/main_frames.html


 * Details
 * [[file:Transforming California ppt 1.ppt|Download]]
 * 5 MB


 * Details
 * [[file:Transforming California ppt 2.ppt|Download]]
 * 11 MB


 * Details
 * [[file:Transforming California ppt 3.ppt|Download]]
 * 12 MB


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 * [[file:Transforming California ppt 4.ppt|Download]]
 * 11 MB


 * Details
 * [[file:Transforming California ppt 5.ppt|Download]]
 * 14 MB

Instructions for how to find the epicenter of an earthquake Virtual Earthquake []
 * Fri. Oct. 12 **

Activity: Finding the epicenter of an earthquake


 * WEEK OF OCT. 1**

Research initiative workday in classroom.
 * Mon. Oct. 1 **

Research initiative workday in classroom.
 * Tues. Oct. 2 **

Video: Born of Fire. A look at places along various plate boundaries: Iceland, Great Rift Valley, Japan, California
 * Wed. Oct. 3 **

Geology of the Chapel Hill - Durham - Raleigh area http://athena.cornell.edu/educators/asip_durham_backyard.html
 * Thurs. Oct. 4 **

Wasatch Fault flyby - Salt Lake City http://geology.utah.gov/utahgeo/hazards/eqfault/wfault_flyby.htm



Quiz: Plate tectonics
 * Fri. Oct. 5 **


 * WEEK OF SEPT. 24**

Reading: "The Earth Moves" from the book - __A Short History of Nearly Everything__ by Bill Bryson.
 * Mon. Sept 24 **

Quiz #3 - Celestial Motions and Sphere Look over reading from yesterday and answer focus questions for seminar
 * Tues. Sept. 25 **

DAY OFF!! Work on your research initiative!!!
 * Wed. Sept. 26 **

Seminar: "The Earth Moves" - a history of the evolution of ideas about how the Earth works
 * Thurs. Sept. 27 **

Plate tectonics world map. Locate the five types of plate boundaries. Find cities (or islands) situated on or near each type of plate boundary. Packet handed out with diagrams and a reading.
 * Fri. Sept. 28 **


 * WEEK OF SEPT. 17**

Skymap activity - compare skymaps from consecutive months and same month but different latitudes. Practice with altitude and azimuth and understanding why sky changes over the course of a year and at different latitudes on the Earth.
 * Mon. Sept 18 **

Skymap activity continued
 * Tues. Sept. 19 **

Quiz #2 - Celestial Motions and Celestial Sphere; Sun and Earth's Magnetosphere
 * Wed. Sept. 20 **

Overview of skymap concepts; complete activity at home if not completed in class
 * Thurs. Sept. 21 **

OUTSIDE!! Overview of storm water issues at CHHS with focus on front side of school
 * Fri. Sept. 22 **


 * WEEK OF SEPT. 10**

Evidence for Conditions on Early Earth
 * Mon. Sept 10 **

The Earth's First Atmosphere

Notes on previous two powerpoints



Inside Yellowstone - North Geyser Basin area http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tm7Gt80cWc

How the Earth was made - Yellowstone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UizPBG4mzqg
 * THIS IS A GREAT ONE TO WATCH ON YOUR OWN**

QUIZ # 1 - Nebular Theory / Early Earth Go over Research Initiative and resources
 * Tues. Sept. 11 **

Phases of the Moon diagrams
 * Wed. Sept. 12 **
 * Determining east-west line by plotting the shadow of a pencil cast by the Sun**


 * Thurs. Sept. 13 and Fri. Sept. 14 **

Celestial Motions and the Celestial Sphere

Sun and Earth's magnetosphere


 * Demonstration of the Sunspotter**

Notes on celestial motion and celestial sphere

NOAA Paleoclimatology slide sets [] Interactive graphs [] Past climates on Earth [] How can we infer past climates? []
 * NEXT WEEK:**
 * Milankovich cycles**

**WEEK OF SEPT. 4**


 * Tues. Sept. 4 **
 * HOMEWORK: Earth Basics Web Quest - Due Friday Sept. 14 **



Lesson: The Solar Nebula This is an additional powerpoint you can view if interested. The link BELOW this one is the one we viewed in class

This is the one we are viewing in class

Complete powerpoint notes from previous day
 * Wed. Sept. 5 **

Students work in Think Tank groups (same as spheres activity)
 * Thurs. Sept. 6 **
 * OUTDOOR ACTIVITY: Impact cratering**

Complete questions from yesterday's activity Use laptops to work on impact crater web quest (short) //Study guide handed out! Look over//
 * Fri. Sept. 7 - shortened period - Club Day **

**WEEK OF AUG. 27**

Seminar questions listed below. Take notes to prepare for your active participation in the seminar. Here is a link to the essay in case hard copy is lost. Please bring back hard copy to class on Friday unmarked and unmutilated.
 * Mon. Aug. 27 **
 * HOMEWORK**: Read essay "Effective Learning and Teaching" and prepare for SEMINAR discussion on __**Friday Aug. 31**__

GUIDING QUESTIONS FOR SEMINAR 1. What is more important to you - quantity of information covered - or - quality of understanding? Defend your response. 2. The article defines concepts as essential units of human thought. What are the best ways to learn and apply concepts? 3. People Learn to do well only what they practice doing? What does this mean to you? Give an example from your own education experience. 4. Give an example of something that was very difficult for you to learn and what it took to overcome your lack of or weak understanding? 5. What are the advantages of the "team approach" in scientific investigations? 6. Why are questions more important than answers when engaged in scientific inquiry? 7. How can I best help you to overcome learning anxieties?

Links for each class are below:
 * HOMEWORK**: Class survey to be done on SURVEY MONKEY. Due next __**Tuesday Sept. 4**__

PERIOD 2 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WRVYRZH PERIOD 3 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WR7JHTM PERIOD 7 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WR9CN6Z

You must answer all questions in order to submit survey. Press "done" and it will go right to my account.


 * HOMEWORK for tomorrow**: Take home syllabus for Honors Earth and Environmental Science. Read over list of topics we will cover this school year. Look at the three tasks below. Write down answers and bring to class tomorrow (list is ok - paragraph form not necessary) You will share your responses in class tomorrow. This will not be handed in but your participation will be noted.

1. Come up with three questions regarding any of the topics on the list you would like answered this year in class. 2. Come up with two topics you believe are critical to understand NOW in the understanding current Earth issues __and why__. 3. Come up with one topic you enjoyed learning about in the past and __what you remembered about the experience__


 * FIELD TRIP AND SPRING BREAK TRIP ANNOUNCEMENTS**


 * OVERVIEW OF WEB SITE AND SURVEY MONKEY**

Syllabus discussion based on 3-2-1 questions listed above.
 * Tues. Aug. 28 **

Ted Talk – Advice to Young Scientists []


 * Wed. Aug. 29 **

Earth's Spheres Powerpoint http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/Marshallje-419724-earth-spheres-education-ppt-powerpoint/

ACTIVITY: Earth's spheres concept map. Work in groups of FOUR. Each group receives an "Earth event (list below). Students in each group will generate a list of causes and effects pertaining to the event. Students will match each cause and effect with the appropriate arrow on the concept map.

Group presentations of Earth's spheres concept map activity
 * Thurs. Aug. 30 **

Cooperative learning http://cooperativelearning.nuvvo.com/lesson/9592-seinfeld-teaches-history

SEMINAR: Effective learning and teaching
 * Fri. Aug. 31 **

Ted Talk – How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries [] 
 * NEXT WEEK **