This Week in Earth Science: February 1-5

• Monday - New Warm-up Record Sheet (question's on the chalkboard), Magmas & Lavas Study Guide (quiz on Friday).
• Tuesday - Warm-up, Lava Flow Lab.
• Wednesday - Warm-up, Map a Volcano Lab.
• Thursday - Warm-up, Introduction to Dante's Peak Reading & Demos.
• Friday - Magmas & Lavas Quiz, Tsunami Laptop Search.
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

Close Encounter With Mars ~

Earth and Mars are converging for a close encounter. On Jan. 27th, the Red Planet will be only 99 million kilometers (0.66 AU) away, appearing bigger through a telescope (14.1 arcseconds) than anytime from 2008 until 2012. You don't need a telescope to enjoy the close encounter. Pumpkin-colored Mars is very easy to see with the unaided eye. It rises in the east at sunset and soars overhead at midnight, outshining every star in its patch of sky. Check it out! [Source: Space Weather.Com]

This Week in Earth Science: January 25 - 29

• Monday - Warm-up (Volcano Record Sheet), Stratovolcano Model.
• Tuesday - Warm-up, Volcanic Cones Reading & Study Guide.
• Wednesday - Warm-up (due today), Internet Volcano Research.
• Thursday - Mount St. Helens Map & Slides.
• Friday - Volcanic Cones Quiz, Mount St. Helens Video.
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

This Week in Earth Science: January 18 - 22

• Monday - Warm-up (Volcano Record Sheet), Semester Review.
• Tuesday - Warm-up, Semester Review, Deadline for 2nd Marking Period assignments.
• Wednesday - Semester Exams!
• Thursday - Semester Exams!
• Friday - Semester Exams! Students released at 10:40 am.
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

Haiti Earthquake Disaster Predicted -

USGS Haiti Earthquake Info -
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2010/us2010rja6/

USGS Haiti Earthquake Shake Map -
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/shakemap/global/shake/2010rja6/

Latest Updates on Haiti -
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/16/haiti.updates.sat/index.html?hpt=T1

Haiti Earthquake Prediction -
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=haiti-earthquake-prediction

This Week in Earth Science: January 4 - 8

• Monday - Warm-up (Earthquake Record Sheet), Elastic Rebound Lab.
• Tuesday - Warm-up, Earthquake Building Model.
• Wednesday - Warm-up (due today), Earthquake Building Tests, Seismology Review Questions assigned (due Thursday).
• Thursday - Seismology Review Questions due today, Seismology Study Guide.
• Friday - Seismology Test, Volcanology Vocab (due Monday).
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.