5-11-11
Students completed fault models and worksheet. Fault animations are shown here.
What kind of fault is this?
5-10-11
Students construct fault models and begin to diagram three major fault types – normal, reverse, and lateral (strike-slip). Fault Model Questions (pdf). Click on image below to see how engineers are working to make buildings survive an earthquake.
5-9-11
Last day in computer lab for Great Salt Lake activity. Students also access submit the end of year course evaluation. I suggest that you take a look at the class blog and the topics you have covered so that you can give an honest and informed opinion on the class. You may want to look over the categories and the tags on the right side of this page.
5-5-11
Students work on news article about Great Salt Lake and the salt imbalance. What is the problem? What is a solution? Article is to be shared with Mr. W via Google Docs and be in the form of an online article.
Causeway at GSL--the cause of the problem.
5-4-11
Students take period long assessment for Chapter 10 – Systems, Reservoirs, Residence Time. Tomorrow we are back in Rm 207 to work on the GSL project
5-3-11
Students are assigned to groups and then divide the work on the Great Salt Lake (GSL) Project. Each student takes on either water, human impact, or salinity. At the end of the week an article will be produced using Google Docs about the problems at the GSL and a recommended management plan.
5-2-11
Finished the NOVA video on Making Stuff Stronger. Amazing part about placing spider genes in goats to produce the silk protein in milk!
4-29-11
Part III of NOVA’s Making Stuff. Class watches great episode on “Making Stuff Stronger.” There were truly some strange new discoveries like carbon nanotubes and goats that produced milk that had the protein for spider silk! Absent? Watch the video and take notes.
4-28-11
Residence time calculations. What is the residence time of a book in the YSHS library? What was the residence time of the water molecules in the soda bottle activity?
