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Our Alternative Energy and Natural Resource Expo was spectacular! Had very
positive comments from everyone who attended. GOOD JOB 9th Grade!!!
BELLWORK, CLASSWORK SCHEDULE, Powerpoints, and Handouts pages UPDATED.
STUDY FOR FINAL!!! MAKE SURE YOU ARE PRESENT EVERY DAY!!
05/09/08
The following e-mail was sent to all Lakeland High School Staff:
Earth/Space Science Expo
Dear supporters of our 9th graders, Mrs. Hollon’s current Earth/Space
Science students would like to invite you to their Alternative Energy
Resource Expo.
It is common thought that we will run out of fossil fuels within the next
170 years. Considering our current fuel crisis Earth/Space Science students
have been researching different alternative energy sources that may help us
escape our reliance on fossil fuels for energy. They have been working hard
to research and develop companies to sell their natural resource products.
It would be a shame for all this knowledge and creativity to be wasted, so
please come out and show your support by picking their brains. Come
prepared with difficult questions and your curiosity. The students have been
anticipating your arrival, and they are prepared to answer any questions you
may have regarding a particular alternative energy resource. The times for
the expo is listed below. Thanks
Where : G-154
When : Friday, May 16, 2008
2nd – 9:05am-10:00am
3rd –10:35am- 11:50am
4th – 1:05pm – 2:00pm
Hope to see you there!!!
05/02/08
BELLWORK UPDATED. SEE NEWSFLASH PAGE.
04/30/08
Great job so far on mineral projects!
BELLWORK, CLASSWORK SCHEDULE UPDATED.
Bellwork quiz Thursday!!! Update all your bellwork from online!
Plate Tectonics, Volcano, and Earthquake Test Tuesday of Next week! Study!!
04/18/08
BELLWORK, CLASSWORK SCHEDULE UPDATED.
ROCK CYCLE PowerPoint added to Powerpoints.
***OPEN NOTE ROCK CYCLE QUIZ MONDAY!!!!***
Study Rock Cycle notes and take notes from Chapter 6 in book.
Bellwork Quiz on Tuesday.
Start thinking about your Mineral project. Final projects due next Friday,
April 25th. Presentations will be on Monday, April 28th and Tuesday, April
29th.
04/14/08
BELLWORK, CLASSWORK SCHEDULE UPDATED. ATMOSPHERE PPT OUTLINE ADDED TO
HANDOUTS.
4/8/08 UPDATES, PALEONTOLOGY NEWS, SPACE NEWS
UPDATES - Bellwork and Classwork Schedule Pages updated. See new link for
Honors Credit or Extra Credit work. I'll send out Newsflashes when the new
links are updated.
NEWS - To learn more about the articles below, copy and paste the weblink in
the internet address bar.
PALEONTOLOGY NEWS
UO researchers find fossil feces dating back 14,000 years
10:51 AM PDT on Friday, April 4, 2008
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON -- New evidence shows humans lived in North America more than
14,000 years ago, 1,000 years earlier than had previously been known.
KGW report on scientists' discovery Discovered in a cave in Oregon, fossil
feces yielded DNA indicating these early residents were related to people
living in Siberia and East Asia, according to a report in Thursday's online
edition of the journal Science.
http://www.kgw.com/news-
local/stories/kgw_040408_lifestyle_fossil_poop.2f8e7ff8.html
Fossil From Last Common Ancestor Of Neanderthals And Humans Found In Europe,
1.2 Million Years Old
ScienceDaily (Apr. 4, 2008)
— University of Michigan researcher Josep M. Pares is part of a team that
has discovered the oldest known remains of human ancestors in Western Europe.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080403185958.htm
GEOLOGY NEWS
The Hayward Fault: America’s Most Dangerous?
Released: 3/20/2008 1:00:00 PM
An earthquake of M6.8 or greater on the Hayward Fault, in the heart of the
San Francisco Bay area, is increasingly likely. The last major earthquake on
the Hayward Fault was in 1868, 140 years ago: research by the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) and others indicate the past five such earthquakes
have been 140 years apart on average.
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1899
Geologist Salaries are at Record Highs!
High natural resource prices, retirements and low enrollments help boost
salaries for geologists.
It's a Great Time to Be a Geologist!
The news is full of stories about petroleum and mineral resource companies
offering geologists unprecedented salaries. The commodity prices that
traditionally drive geologist employment in these sectors are at very high
levels. Oil is flirting with $100 per barrel, gold is near $1000 an ounce
and the price of many other important fuels and metals are at or near all-
time highs. Times are good for geologists seeking work in these areas. There
are lots of interesting and good-paying jobs.
http://geology.com/articles/geologist-salary.shtml
SPACE NEWS
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13624-galaxies-spiral-arms-may-
betray-black-holes-weight.html
Galaxies' spiral arms may betray black holes' weight
18:06 08 April 2008
NewScientist.com news service
Elise Kleeman
The colossal black hole at the centre of the Andromeda galaxy weighs about
200 million times the mass of the Sun; its spiral arms are wound relatively
tightly around its core, at an angle of about 7° (Image: T A Rector and B A
Wolpa/NOAO/AURA/NSF)Tools Related ArticlesIs dark matter mystery about to
be solved?
The black hole inside the Triangulum Galaxy weighs no more than 1500 times
the mass of the Sun; its spiral arms wrap around it loosely, at an angle of
42° (Image: T A Rector/M Hanna/NRAO/AUI/NSF/ NOAO/AURA) How does one weigh a
supermassive black hole that is anywhere between a million and a billion
times the mass of the Sun? The answer could be as easy as taking a snapshot
of its surrounding galaxy.
http://space.newscientist.com/channel/solar-system/dn13547-colour-movie-of-
giant-saturn-storm-released.html
Colour movie of giant Saturn storm released (Copy and paste link to see
video!)
18:20 27 March 2008
NewScientist.com news service
David Shiga
A false-colour movie of a whirling vortex at Saturn's south pole has been
released. The storm may be driven by updrafts of warm, moist air – just like
hurricanes on Earth.Meteorites may be remnants of destroyed dwarf planet
05:04 13 March 2008
NewScientist.com news service
David Shiga, Houston
Two rocks found together in Antarctica are chunks of a dwarf planet that was
smashed apart early in the solar system's history, detailed studies suggest.
Other remnants of the proto-world may still be floating around in the
asteroid belt, and might be identifiable by the spectrum of the sunlight
they reflect.
2/29/08 TEST MONDAY! Must hand in packets with test. See handouts page.
2/20/08
The Shuttle landed today!!
LUNAR ECLIPSE TONIGHT!!!
Spy Satellite may be shot down tonight!
1/30/08 SPACE NEWS!!!
Space shuttle Atlantis cleared for lift-off
23:00 30 January 2008
NewScientist.com news service
New Scientist Space and Reuters
NASA managers on Wednesday cleared the shuttle Atlantis for launch on 7
February to deliver Europe’s first permanent space laboratory to the
International Space Station.
Lift-off is tentatively set for 1445 EST (1945 GMT) on 7 February from the
Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US.
1/30/08 Bellwork page and Class Schedule updated.
New link for Powerpoints added.
You can click on the link for each Powerpoint to view the same slides as we
watched in class.
Only online for a limited time due to space allowance.
1/29/08
Bellwork, Homework, Links, and Class Schedule updated.
Make sure you study for your Bellwork Quiz tomorrow. You will need all
Bellwork from last Wednesday through Today (Tuesday, 1/29).
Bring your binder, we will organize our binders tomorrow as well.
1/24/08
Bellwork, Homework, and Class Schedule updated.
You can also download the LEQ list for the semester, tonight's homework, and
today's notes pages by going to the Handouts tab and clicking on the handout
you need.
1/23/08 Bellwork page is updated.
Space News...
** 2007 WAS TIED AS EARTH'S SECOND WARMEST YEAR January 16, 2008
Climatologists at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New
York City have found that 2007 tied with 1998 for Earth's second warmest
year in a century.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/2008/2008011626028.html
**There's Got to Be an Invisible Sky By Space.com Staff
posted: 18 January 2008 06:22 pm ET
A new book brings cosmic objects close enough to touch — at least for the
fingers of the blind.
NASA this week debuted a new book that presents images from its Great
Observatories in a new format that allows visually impaired people to
experience them.
http://www.space.com/entertainment/080118-entertainment-invisible-sky.html
**Curious Clouds Seen at Mars By SPACE.com Staff
posted: 16 January 2008 12:52 pm ET
With its thin atmosphere and scant moisture, Mars is often largely cloud-
free. But new observations reveal clouds of dry ice thick enough to cast
significant shadows on the red planet.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080116-mars-clouds.html
1/22/08
Make sure you bring your Signed Syllabus (Blue Sheet) and Science Safety
Contract (Yellow Sheet) to school tomorrow.
Bring all supplies to class by Thursday, 1/24/08.
Space News....
Origami spaceplane aims for space station descent
15:09 21 January 2008
NewScientist.com news service
Anna Davison
(See a picture of the paper plane under the Earth Science Photos page)
A paper plane might not seem ideally suited to space travel, but a Japanese
engineering professor is collaborating with origami masters to design a
small paper spacecraft that could be launched from the International Space
Station and survive a descent to Earth...
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13208-origami-spaceplane-aims-for-
space-station-descent.html?feedId=online-news_rss20
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