Tuesday, April 8, 2008

FOSSILS! and other stuff too

LAB MAKE UPs: Wednesday at lunch
Thursday After School!

HW # 3 Due Friday - Handed out in Class

FUN FOSSIL WEBSITE
FUN FOSSIL WEBSITE2
FUN FOSSIL WEBSITE3

Monday, March 31, 2008

THIS WEEK

MONDAY LAB 25 - Distance to an Epicenter
TUESDAY LAB 26 - Locating an Epicenter Part 1
WEDNESDAY LAB 27 - Locating an Epicenter Part 2

HW 2 - DUE FRIDAY - REVIEW QUESTIONS! I WILL GIVE OUT IN CLASS.

Monday 4/7 - TEST PLATE TECTONICS, EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES

MAKE UP LABS THURSDAY AFTER SCHOOL!

EARTHQUAKE FUN FOR YOU

Monday, March 24, 2008

HW DUE FRIDAY 3/28 REMINDER


Design an Earthquake proof house house - Sketch or describe the type of house you would want to live in near a transform fault ( meaning there are earthquakes).
What shape would it have?
What would the inside look like?
What materials would you use?

NEED HELP?- CLICK THESE LINKS
Earthquake housing article 1
Earthquake housing article 2

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Why don't we have any earthquakes and volcanoes in Bushwick?

Volcanoes and earthquakes are found at plate boundaries.



















Find NYC. Is this located at any plate boundaries?

PLATE TECTONICS




CLICK HERE FOR A HELPFUL WEBSITE

ANOTHER WEBSITE :
"The Pangaea theory is one that states that all present continents were once together and collectively known as a 'supercontinent' called a Pangaea. The word 'Pangaea' means 'all lands' in Greek, accurately defining the way the continents were 200 millions years ago before it split up. These split-up pieces drifted slowly apart and became the way they are today. Even until now, the shape of the Earth surface is still changing, and it will be forever, as long as the mantle underneath the Earth's crust gets heated and convection currents in the magma keeps dragging the plates"

Announcements/ Schedule

Thursday 3/20 - Vernal equinox!

WHAT IS THE VERNAL EQUINOX
<--click! Mon 3/24 - LAB 24: Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Tues 3/25 - Exploding Volcano Day! Don't miss it!

Weds 3/26 - Ms. P's research Group Meets at lunch

HW DUE FRIDAY 3/28

Design an Earthquake proof house house - Sketch or describe the type of house you would want to live in near a transform fault ( meaning there are earthquakes).
What shape would it have?
What would the inside look like?
What materials would you use?

NEED HELP?- CLICK THESE LINKS
Earthquake housing article 1
Earthquake housing article 2

UNIT TEST - FRIDAY 4/4/08 - Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes and Volcanoes