USGS Shield Volcanoes

Read the following information on shield volcanoes.  What do shield volcanoes look like?  What are shield volcanoes made of?  Where are shield volcanoes located?

Summarize the reading section on plate tectonics and shield volcanoes.


Summarize the section on Hawaiian shield volcanoes.

Volcanoes

Shield Volcanoes

What did you think about the volcano lab we did on Friday?  Which lava flow went the fastest?  Which went the slowest?  What would you have done differently with this activity?

Lunar Eclipse

Check out the sky tonight!
Read the following blog and leave your thoughts!  Have you ever seen an eclipse?

Lunar Eclipse

Earth's Interior and Continental Drift

What are the three layers of the earth?  What is the lithosphere?  What is the difference between oceanic and continental crust? What is the core made of and how hot is it?  What is the mantle?  What is magma?  Click on the link below to answer these questions and tell why scientist might study earth's interior.

Earth's Interior

Who first came up with the concept of Continental Drift?  What is the name of the super continent that existed over 1 million years ago?  What are convection currents and what do they have to do with Continental Drift and Plate movement?  How does convection currents cause movement in the mantle?  What is subduction?  What might crustal movements cause?

Continental Drift

Plate Tectonics

Next week we will begin our unit on Plate Tectonics.  What do you think we will be discussing in this unit?  What topics will we discuss?  What possible labs would you be interested in doing?
check out the following link to get some information!
plate tectonics

Where Shall We Build?

As we come to a finish on out unit covering Erosion & Deposition, what are your thoughts on where Boomtown should build their new hotels, houses and shopping?  You have had a chance to examine various soil types found in the area, you have seen how the land has changed over the past 100 years, and you have looked at specific areas in Boomtown and how erosion has affected each one.  With all of this information, which area would you chose to build:  the seaside cliff, the green hill, or the marsh?  Explain why you chose where you chose.

Tangled-Untangled

What would it be like to have 72 ft of hair?  Disney animators observed the movements of a person who had 6 ft of hair to draw Rapunzel and how her hair would move.  What is the physics of hair?  View this video and see how the animators did their homework
Hair Physics

Hurricane on the Bayou

How are wetlands formed?  What important roles do they play environmentally and as a storm surge protector? Do you think that the effects of Hurricane Katrina would have been greater or less if the wetlands were still in place?  What can be done to restore the wetlands at the mouth of the Mississippi River?  View the link to the Hurricane on the Bayou website and give us your thoughts
Hurricane on the Bayou

Cancer Treatment

Read the following link:

Cancer Treatment

Would you be willing to try this treatment as an experimental drug if you were suffering from cancer?  What are your thoughts and feelings on this medical advancement??

After reading the following link please explain to me, what is beach erosion?

California Coast

What is beach erosion?  WHat are they trying to do in California?  Would you be willing to help in these efforts?

Beijing

Read the following article:

water shortage

How would you feel if we had to collect and melt snow in order to conserve water?  Would you be willing to do this?  WHat would your main concerns be in doing this?

Follow up to the launch

shuttle work

Read the link and tell me, how would you feel about going on this launch with all of the difficulty that has been had trying to lift off?  Would you be leary?  Would you go with no question?  What would your concerns be?

Blast Off

Check out the following link:

Discovery set to launch

Did the Discovery shuttle launch on Friday?  How would you feel about going up in space knowing a shuttle had technical difficulty before the launch? 
If you were to go up in space would you prefer to do the work from inside the shuttle or would you want to be one to go outside the space craft and do the space walk?
What are yoru thoughts?

Fear in Haiti

Read the following link:

Hurricane in Haiti?

How would you feel if you were in this situation?  What would you do?

What does erosion/deposition create?

Now that you have read a bit about erosion/deposition, what do you know that is created by the processes erosion and deposition?

Erosion

erosion puzzle

Try this crossword puzzle out when you get a chance!

Erosion

Read the following link. 

What is erosion?

Now that you have made you first post and read this link, how would you define erosion? Explain what happens during erosion and the various types.

Erosion & Deposition

When you hear the word erosion, what do you think?  What about deposition, what does that word mean to you?  Do you know anything that either of these two processes create?  Is there anything you would like to do in class when learning about erosion and deposition?

The Great Pumpkin

In honor of Halloween being this Sunday we have a little mixture of science and Halloween!
Check out the following video!

Pumpkin Physics

Lunar Update

Listen to the following link and leave your thoughts!

Lunar Update

The Last Day of the 1st Quarter!

It's hard to believe we have already completed the first quarter!
What has been your favorite part of your science class this year?  What was your favorite activity we have done?   What is something you wish we could have done in our space unit that we did not?

Meteor Shower

This week we have a chance of seeing s great meteor shower in North America, but what may get in the way?

Meteor Shower

New Dino

DINOSAURS, DINOSAURS, DINOSAURS!!
Check this guy out!

New Dino

The Evening Sky

What happens in our evening sky .. check out the following link!
Evening Sky

Constellations

Check  out the following link.  It provides an alphabetical list of the many constellations we will find in the night sky.  Pick a constellation and give me some information about it.  Tell me it's abbreviation, it's translation, it's position in the night sky, and provide some history about the constellation for me by reading the paragraph at the bottom of the page.

constellations

World Space Week

Last week was world space week.
Check out the following link.  There are a list of questions below the paragraph, how many can you answer?  Click on each of the links to find out more!!

World Space Week

Check this out tonight ...

If you have some time tonight, head outside and check this out!!

Moon and Antares

The Moon

Do you feel you notice the moon more now that we are studying it?  Did you see the moon last night?  It was very clear and there was a beautiful crescent, hope you were able to see it! 
Read the following link to find some interesting inforation about what is happening in the sky!

NIght Sky

Planetary Update

Listen to all the information about the solar system and its amazing 98 Worlds and Counting

Planetary Science

What is meant by only a Seltzer Moon?  What would you think if life would be found on Titan?  Why should we study Titan more?  Why is Mars so small?

Once in a Blue Moon ...

Many of you have asked "what is a blue moon?"  Check out the following link!

Blue Moon

Did you know what a blue moon is?  Did you learn anything new?

Nobel Prize: Physics

The Nobel Prize for Physics was released Tuesday, October 5, 2010.
Read the following link:

Nobel Prize

Do you ever try simple experiments around your house with things you have found? 
How many of you have heard about putting a mentos candy in a two liter of pop and watching the geyser that will occur? 
How many of you have tried experiments like this at you house?
Did you learn anything new from experiments you have done on your own?

Imagine taking that creativity many steps further as an adult and creating something that would win you the Nobel Prize.  How would you feel?

A New Addition to our Solar System

Last week there were discoveries made leading up to what scientists believe is a new planet.  Read the following link and then leave your thoughts!

New Planet

Stars

Read the link below.

How stars are made

Report out something new that you have learned!

Living in Space II

This link follows up with the first link on living in space.  Here we will take a look at the 'new' space suit. 
What are your thoughts?

Living in Space II

Monarch Metamorphisis

Julie Zickefoose is naturalist located in southwestern Ohio.  She has caught a Monarch caterpillar making his chrysalis and then becoming a beautiful butterfly.  Watch this event, read, the article and tell me what you think. This is amazing.

Monarch Butterfly

Harvest Moon

How many of you were able to view the moon last night/ this morning (September 22/23)?? 
Check out the following link and leave your comments!

harvest moon

Good-bye Summer

Check out the following link:

Hello Autumn

Did you know this is what caused the change of the seasons?  If you did not know this, why did you think we experienced the season changes??  I would love to see all of your thoughts on why this happens!

The Night Sky

A bit about our night sky, here is some interestiing information about Venus.
Check it out!!
Venus

How many of you have tried to fin different things within the night sky, whether it be constellations or planets?  Have you ever used a telescope?  What have you seen?

T-Rex

Check out the following link:

T-Rex

What are your thoughts on this information?

Living in Space

Listen to the following link:

living in space

How would you feel about going to space knowing you would be putting your body at risk to these numerous factors?  Would these factors hinder you from going to space?  Would you be concerned about losing bone density or having your fingernails removed?

New Zealand Earthquake

On Friday an Earthquake occured in New Zealand.  Read the following article and reply to the questions I have listed.

New Zealand Earthquake

1.  Where in New Zealand did this earthquake occur?
2.  What was the magnitude of this earthquake?
3.  What prior quake did they compare this one to?  Why was the damage less in the New Zealand quake?
4.  What happens to the tectonic plates in New Zealand?
5.  When was the last major quake in New Zealand?
6.  How many earthquakes occur each year in New Zealand?

Any other thoughts, comments or concerns .....

Two weeks in ...

Now that we have been in class for about 2 weeks I wanted to get your input. 
I know we have had some different schedules and shorter classes, but with the time we have had together, what do you think about our science class so far?
Also, how do you feel about this blog site.  I know many of you have said you have not blogged before and I would like to know if you like it or not?  How do you think we could use this in the most beneficial way?  What would you think are exciting activities we could run through our blog?

Remember to reply to other students' posts and take part in some engaging conversations!

katrina song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k-0rskSk_c

Enjoy!

5 Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

Please go to the following link and read the article:

Hurricane Katrina

Once you have read the article, please answer the following questions:

1.  How would you feel if you were forced to leave your home because of a hurricane?

2.  If your home was restored and you were able to move back after 5 years, would you move back or would you be afraid another hurricane would come through the area?

Earth Science: Welcome!!

Earth Science: Welcome!!: "Welcome to Mrs. Hoffman's Earth Science course! Last week, when we went over our syllabus, we discussed the topics we will be covering thi..."

Welcome!!

Welcome to Mrs. Hoffman's Earth Science course! 
Last week, when we went over our syllabus, we discussed the topics we will be covering this school year.  Please tell me what topic you are most excited to learn about.  Include why you are excited and anything you might already know about the topic!