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Tuesday Feb 16, 2010
Respond to the question below . Read the posts that have been written before you and try to add something new. If this is not possible, tell if you agree or disagree with the opinions posted before you. Your post will be counted as a HW grade.
100- Add some new knowledge to the post, agee or disagree with a reason
90- Add new knowledge, agree or disagree with no reasons
80- Add new knowledge OR agree/disagree with one reason
70- Agree or disagree with an unrelated reason.
60—–you need to review the climate material and try again!
List a specific evidence that supports idea of global warming.( You should do some additional online research about the effects of global warming….hint…..look for evidence of climate change in a particular location that is related to warming of Earth).
Posted by drakesci | Under Question of The Week
Wednesday Sep 16, 2009
Earth Science
Monday 3/8 Review for the unit test tomorrow on Climate. If you want… work on the outline for weathering and erosion
Tuesday 3/9 Unit test today. Homework- Outline for weathering and erosion ( 30 minutes)
Wednesday 3/10 Finish the outline for weathering and erosion.
Thursday 3/11: We’ll see how far we get with the outline… work on the deposition outline !
Friday 3/5: Deposition outline due Monday
ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE THE NEXT DAY UNLESS NOTED
SCIENCE 6
Monday: 3/8 Write the final draft of your conclusion for your soil lab which is due Wednesday! (Make sure you have a correct graph, write-up and conclusion)
Wednesday: 3/3 Moon Diary …. draw the moon at least once a week in your learning log for the next month.
Friday 3/5: Moon diary in your learning log.
Math 6
Tuesday: 3/9 10.0 and 4.4 practice. Due Thursday. Test corrections due next Tuesday.
Thursday 3/11: Pg. 296, 300 and 301. Due Monday of next week.
FYI: We will be having an evening Star Party with the Albany Area Astronomers on Wed. March 17 in the evening with the other 6th grade Tawa team. Cloud date will be Thursday March 18. Start time around 7:30 depending on darkness.
Posted by drakesci | Under Question of The Week
Wednesday Mar 25, 2009
New research results surprise everyone on the potential of this well-known Devonian black shale.
Super Giant Field in the Appalachians?
A few years ago every geologist involved in Appalachian Basin oil and gas knew about the Devonian black shale called the Marcellus. Its black color made it easy to spot in the field and its slightly radioactive signature made it a very easy pick on a geophysical well log.
However, very few of these geologists were excited about the Marcellus Shale as a major source of natural gas. Wells drilled through it produced some gas but rarely in enormous quantity. Few if any in the natural gas industry suspected that the Marcellus might soon be a major contributor to the natural gas supply of the United States – large enough to be spoken of as a “super giant” gas field.
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Thickness map of the Marcellus Shale. Modified after: United States Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2006-1237, Assessment of Appalachian Basin oil and gas resources: Devonian Shale-Middle and Upper Paleozoic Total Petroleum System, by Robert Milici and Christopher Swezey. [3
Posted by drakesci | Under Question of The Week
Wednesday Mar 25, 2009
In this topic of study we will be looking at the processes that shape Earth’s surface. Observe the surroundings outside your home (yard and street). What evidence do you see of weathering, erosion and deposition. How would climate change and global warming effect these processes in New York? Give one example for a specific landscape mentioned in your ESRT.
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Wednesday Sep 24, 2008
Posted by blaugust September 22, 2008 12:17PM
Construction workers digging at ground zero have uncovered a 40-foot pothole and other features carved by glaciers about 20,000 years ago.
Unearthing these glacial features has been critical in preparing the foundation for Tower 4 of the new World Trade Center, being built by Silverstein Properties at the southeast corner of the site. Engineers need a clear understanding of the contours of the rock. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sunday Sep 21, 2008
This unit of study involves learning about maps. Different map projections of the world and topographic maps are both models for Earth. Make a list of some of the models people use in their daily life. Include physical models, mathematical models, and mental models. List at least two examples of each and make sure you tell what it represents, why it is used instead of the real object or concept, and if it is a scale model.
You should use different examples than those previously posted.
Due: Friday morning, Sept. 26.
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Wednesday Sep 3, 2008
The first topic of study involves investigating what Earth science is really all about, and what subtopics Earth science encompasses. We learned that Earth has “spheres”.
What effect do you have on Earth systems? Which sphere do you live on and what are some ways you change the spheres? Are these behaviors beneficial or detrimental to Earth?
Write a response to this post that includes all parts of the question. Read the previous posts and tell if you agree or disagree with previous student responses.
Posted by drakesci | Under Current Events
Thursday Jun 12, 2008
By John Timmer |
It’s relatively easy to track the history of animal life, as animals are often macroscopic and build things like shells and bone. But about 70 percent of the history of life on earth appears to have taken place before animals were on the scene, meaning fossils can only tell a partial story. At the recent evolution symposium hosted by Rockefeller University, Roger Buick spoke about trying to reconstruct the history of the time when Bacteria and Archaea ruled the earth. Separately, Andrew Knoll discussed his attempts to use geology to try to understand the conditions that allowed animal life to bring an end to that era.
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Wednesday May 28, 2008
The Phoenix lander has sent back new pictures from the arctic circle of Mars, showing for the first time the spot where it will dig through the Red Planet’s dusty surface looking for water and assess conditions for life.
It landed at the edge of a massive crater so large that it could fit 11 Wembley stadiums inside it. The half-ton craft – the size of a small pick-up truck – will scoop up samples of frozen soil from near the six-mile wide crater for analysis by its instruments. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by drakesci | Under Current Events
Tuesday May 27, 2008
Our long-term goals are to determine whether life ever arose on Mars, to examine climate, characterise geology and prepare for human exploration.
Mars is a cold desert planet with no liquid water on its surface. However, discoveries made by the Mars Odyssey Orbiter in 2002 showed large amounts of subsurface water ice. The Phoenix Lander targets this region. Read the rest of this entry »
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