CLASS+CALENDAR+EES+2011-12

CLASS CALENDAR EES 2011-12
__ ** WEEK FOUR ** __

__** Mon. Sept.12 - Fri. Sept. 16 **__


 * TOPIC: THE EARLY EARTH AND EARTH'S MOTIONS IN SPACE**

__ ** WEEK THREE ** __

__**Tues. Sept. 6 - Fri. Sept. 9**__

//**Hurricane Quiz on Tuesday before beginning new topic**//


 * TOPIC: EVOLUTION OF THE SOLAR NEBULA (Formation of the Solar System)**






 * Notes go in three ring binder along with outline. Information can be found in powerpoint and Chapter 8 of Cosmic Perspective**

**__IMPACT CRATERS WEB QUEST __**

** Computer lab on Monday September 12 **

**Answer the following questions using the web links immediately below the questions. Finish for homework and turn in on Tuesday Sept. 13 **


 * 1.** **Although the Earth has been bombed heavily by meteors and asteroids throughout its 4.6 billion year history, it is far easier to find evidence of craters on planets such as Mercury and Mars, as well as our Moon. Why is this**


 * 2.** **What is a meteorite and why are thy difficult to find**


 * 3.** **Distinguish between simple and complex craters**


 * 4.** **What factors caused the last great extinction on the Earth 66 million years ago**


 * 5.** **Check out the diagram (cross section of Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary). A layer of the element iridium is found at this geologic boundary. Look up “iridium” and list 3 things about it.**

TERRESTRIAL IMPACT CRATERS

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 * 6.** **Check out the “Terrestrial Photo Gallery” on the bottom of the page. Select any two and open up the jpeg (one at a time). In your own words, compare and contrast the two that you selected.**

METEOR CRASHES – ASTEROID IMPACT SITES ON EARTH – ZOOM IN AND INVESTIGATE!

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 * 7.** **Crater Lake in Oregon is shaped like Meteor Crater in Arizona. What was the cause of each feature and when did each one form?**

BARRINGER METEOR CRATER NEAR WINSLOW, AZ

[] click on the link: “crater history”

FORMATION AND GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF CRATER LAKE

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 * 8.** **What was the cause of the large number of oval-shaped water features (known as the “Carolina Bays?”**

IMPACT CRATERS IN THE CAROLINAS? (middle of page – starts with “In 1931, the states of North and South Carolina…”

[|http://www.atlantisquest.com/Asteroid.htm]


 * 9.** **Imagine being a reporter in the village of Vanavara, Siberia in 1908. You survived the great explosion and sent a telegraph to inform others around the world. What message would you have sent? (5-8 lines)**

What hit Siberia 103 years ago? Tunguska event still puzzles scientists

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A visit to the site of theTunguska, Siberia explosion in 1908

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__**END OF WEEK TWO**__ **// STUDY FOR QUIZ ON TUESDAY SEPT. 6 //**** Have 3-ring binder and "scrapbook" in class next week. You will be marked off if you do not have these supplies **

** All surveys must be complete by midnight tonight. You will be marked off if I did not receive a survey from you. **

** I must have received an __email from PARENTS__ by this weekend. **

__**Mon. Aug. 29 - Fri. Sept. 2**__


 * TOPIC: HURRICANES**

Each student given his/her permanent (the rest of the year) class number

Reminders about supplies, survey and parent emails

The M.O. of the classroom: backpacks, electronics, music, recycling, garbage, clean-up, supplies, end-of-class, cubbies in front of room

Explanation of how "Think Tank" group initiatives work

//Topic: hurricanes// (outline provided)

DEMOS = PHYSICS CONCEPTS RELATED TO THE ATMOSPHERE AND WEATHER

atmospheric moisture

can crush

opening up a can of tennis balls

cloud in a bottle

easy way to remember high pressure (sinking air) and low pressure (rising air)

spinning in a chair!

LECTURE AND NOTES



University of Illinois weather web site:

[|http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/home.rxml]

(online guides > meteorology > hurricanes > introduction)

Here's another web site that will be helpful:

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Hurricane categories animation

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Global hurricane tracks

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HURRICANE IRENE

Satellite image of hurricane's path

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Video footage

[|http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/27/hurricane-irene-video-footage_n_939303.html#s341416&title=Rain_In_Kill]

2005 hurricane tracks

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Hurricane Katrina - interactive graphics

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THINK TANK GROUPS:

finish diagrams using "Weather Book"

1. How water powers hurricanes (p.141)

2, The ingredients a hurricane needs (p. 142)

3. How hurricanes pile up water (p. 144)

Discuss and answer questions:

1. Why do we perspire? Under what conditions does it work best? (clue: has to do with evaporation)

2. Think about how cumulus clouds form. Why do they heat up inside and rise higher? (clue: has to do with condensation)

3. Why does the shower curtain "attack" you when taking a hot shower? (clue: has to do with wind and air pressure)

4. What are three things you learned about hurricanes that you were unaware of before

** __END OF WEEK ONE__ **

__Fri. Aug. 26__
Web site "scavenger hunt" Purpose: to become familiar with web site

Thurs. Aug. 25 - First Day of School Student survey - Homework due Tues. Aug. 30th - submit online To get to the survey, use the link below: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FT5NMYC