APRIL IS POETRY MONTH !

 APOD #5: Sunrise over Manhattan and the Moon is still out. December 2011 photo by Inga Sarda-Sorenson 

EXTRA CREDIT!!

April is National Poetry Month. Write a poem centered around the moon, stars or astronomy and how it connects to NYC! 

EXTRA EXTRA!! IS THERE LIFE AT THE MID-OCEAN RIDGES??

A hydrothermal vent found near Antarctica. (source) 

MID-OCEAN RIDGES are located all across the Earth's crust, but majority of them are found deep in the ocean. They are the points where HOT LAVA  is escaping from the mantle, and new crust is slowly being formed. But, the question is, can life be found at these extremely hot, dark points in the earth's oceans?? 

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 

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

EXTRA EXTRA!

    WHAT IS THE SPEED OF LIGHT?

"It is impossible to travel faster than light, and certainly not desirable, as one's hat keeps blowing off."
Woody Allen, Side Effects

For extra credit, come in with the actual speed of light, measured in the metric system, WITH a conversion into the American system of measurement by THURSDAY. 

EXTRA EXTRA!!!

Are conflicts surrounding diamond mining a thing of the past?

For extra credit, read the following article and write a paragraph answering the question. In your response, please use the guiding questions below:

How do the members of the Kimberley Process define this certificate?

What loopholes are still present in the law?

According to the article, how can the Kimberly Process remain relevant in 2013?

Please follow the Schaffer Method format for your paragraph, and email it to emily.elpuente@gmail.com

HAVE A GREAT 3 DAY WEEKEND !!!

EXTRA EXTRA!

Fun Fact: Birthstones are actually not stones at all, but minerals! What's your birth mineral? In what region of the world can it be mined for? What are its physical characteristics? 

Answer these questions and hand it in to me by Friday for 5 points extra credit (= 1 homework assignment)