Hello Folks,
In order to complete the rough draft of the final lab report, please use the links below for resources.
1. Formal Lab Report Format Sheet
2. Convection Currents Lab
3. National Geographic Article on Continental Drift
4. Outline for Continental Drift article
After you have completed your rough draft by SATURDAY at NOON, please MAKE SURE that you have shared it with Emily.ElPuente@gmail.com
I hope you have an excellent Thanksgiving!
Monday, November 25, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
EXTRA EXTRA!! IS THERE LIFE AT THE MID-OCEAN RIDGES??
A hydrothermal vent found near Antarctica. (source) |
Watch all or some of this TED TALK, and then answer the following questions in the form of a paragraph:
1. What is a hydrothermal vent and where are they found?
2. What marine species can be found at the mid-ocean ridges?
3. Describe the surface of the bottom of earth's oceans.
share your paragraph with me anytime before the end of the trimester: emily.elpuente@gmail.com
Monday, November 18, 2013
Class 11/18
Today we began exploring HOW convection currents move in the mantle.
What is constantly in motion in this diagram? See if you can identify the variables first, before clicking on the link here and seeing if you are correct!
Friday, November 15, 2013
TGIF // HOMEWORK DUE MONDAY!!!
The video above is a VERY cool look inside of the asthenosphere where the convection currents are in constant motion!!
Homework Due Monday is:
1. Read about the Mechanisms of Plate Motion given out in class. A link to the reading is here and the worksheet is here.
2. Complete the Outline on Continental Drift. Article and Guided Notes can be found here.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Where are the Convection Currents Taking us?!?
In which direction is North America headed in? Where will we be in about 50 million years if the earth's tectonic plates are in constant motion?
Use this animation to help you figure out the direction we're headed.
HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROW 11/13
Complete the Outline on the back of the page with the graphic organizer. If you left the outline in school you can find it here.
If you are missing evidence or vocabulary words, look back in the reading.
If you are missing evidence or vocabulary words, look back in the reading.
Proving a Theory: Continental Drift
Alfred Wegener had an idea that the Earth's continents were once joined together in one supercontinent he called Pangaea. Today, it is a widely accepted fact. However, Wegener was not able to prove his theory within his lifetime because he could not explain WHAT made the continents move.
Today, we are going to explore the evidence that he did have to prove his theory.
Click on this link: CONTINENTAL DRIFT to begin reading about Wegener's theory.
1. Use your graphic organizer to begin compiling evidence to support the theory of Continental Drift.
2. Identify 5 vocabulary words from the reading that you will use in your outline and are new to you. Write down their definitions by clicking on the word in the reading.
Friday, November 8, 2013
EXTRA CREDIT OPP!!
Who was Andrija Mohorivicic, and how did he discover the Moho Boundary?
Why is it important for us to understand what the Moho Boundary is?
Use the links above (or more!) to write a paragraph answering the questions above. When using information from an article, please make sure that you attribute it correctly.
FOR EXAMPLE,
According to the USGS article by Dragotin Skoko, ....................
Responses that are copied and pasted will receive no credit.
Please type up your response, and share it with emily.elpuente@gmail.com
Why is it important for us to understand what the Moho Boundary is?
Use the links above (or more!) to write a paragraph answering the questions above. When using information from an article, please make sure that you attribute it correctly.
FOR EXAMPLE,
According to the USGS article by Dragotin Skoko, ....................
Responses that are copied and pasted will receive no credit.
Please type up your response, and share it with emily.elpuente@gmail.com
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Friday, November 1, 2013
HOMEWORK DUE MONDAY 11/4 !!!
Hello All-
On Monday, I will be collecting the Scientist's Toolbox packet, so make sure that each homework section is completed.
I will also be collecting the Pan de Muerto recipe conversion sheet along with the recipe of a family dish.
HAPPY DIA DE LOS MUERTOS !!!
On Monday, I will be collecting the Scientist's Toolbox packet, so make sure that each homework section is completed.
I will also be collecting the Pan de Muerto recipe conversion sheet along with the recipe of a family dish.
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