3-23-11
Class went over the data and calculations for the Eratosthenes Project. Smartboard notes 3-23-11
Archive for the ‘Earth’ Category
3-21-11
Students continue to work on Lunar Motion and Phases project (Smartboard notes 3-21-11). Today’s weather (rain) meant we were not able to take the measurements for the Eratosthenes Project; however, in anticipation of bad weather some data was obtained on 3-19-11. We will discuss this and the calculations on Wednesday. Moon Phase homework is due 3-23-11 (see 3-18-11 for copies).
3-19-11 1:12 pm Latitude 39.95 N
Shadow of 80 cm from 100 cm stick.
3-11-11
Map of Wave Amplitude - Tsunami of 3-11-11
Dropped some plans for today to focus on 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck around 1 am our time off the coast of Japan. Devastating tsunami was generated, 1000s killed, and a number of Japan’s nuclear power plants in trouble. (video footage). Amazing before and after photos (hover over photos).
3-10-11
Wrapped up sky domes and began notes on earth motions and lunar motions. Watched a Jay Leno piece on John Glenn’s return to space. Students were able to get xcredit for their constellation flashcards. There will be some questions on the test about a star’s spectra.
