This Week in Earth Science: Jan 31 - Feb 4

• Monday - Warm-up all week (Volcano Record Sheet), Yellowstone slides & outline.
• Tuesday - Warm-up, Map a Volcano Lab.
• Wednesday - Warm-up, Lava Flow Lab.
• Thursday - Warm-up, Intro to Dante's Peak demos.
• Friday - Sub day with video & video facts ~ I will be working at the Benzie Ski Invitational all day.
• Looking Ahead ~ Dante's Peak next week!
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

This Week in Earth Science: January 24-28

• Monday - New Warm-up assigned (Volcano Record Sheet), Volcanic Cones Reading, Stratovolcano Model.
• Tuesday - Delayed Start schedule today, Warm-up, Volcanic Cones Study Guide, Finish Stratovolcano Models.
• Wednesday - Warm-up, Volcano Laptop Research.
• Thursday - Warm-up, Volcanic Cones review, Mt. St. Helens slides & map.
• Friday - Warm-up, Volcanic Cones Quiz, Paricutin Reading & Video.
• Looking Ahead ~ More Volcanology next week!
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

• Monday - No Warm-ups this week, Semester Review & Study Guide.
• Tuesday - Semester Review & Study Guide.
• Wednesday - 2nd, 3rd & 4th hour exams.
• Thursday - 6th, 7th & 5th hour exams.
• Friday - 1st hour exam, Semester 1 deadline for late & missing work, students dismissed at 10:40 am.
• Looking Ahead ~ Semester 2 begins with more Volcanology.
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

This Week in Earth Science: January 10-14

• Monday - Warm-up (Q & A's all week), Assign Volcanology Vocab, Seismology Unit Test.
• Tuesday - Warm-up, Check & collect Vocab, Why Volcanoes Form? video clip, Volcano diagram & notes.
• Wednesday - Warm-up, Review Volcano Diagram, Pumice demo, Pompeii Video & Facts.
• Thursday - Warm-up, Review Volcano Diagram, Eruptin types notes & samples, Finish Pompeii Video, Volcano Music.
• Friday - Warm-up, Review Volcano Diagram, Volcano Quiz, Review Seismology Tests, Semester Exam information.
• Looking Ahead ~ End of the Semester Friday January 21, 2011.
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

This Week in Earth Science: January 3-7

• Monday - New Warm-up assigned (Q & A's), Finish EQ Buildings, EQ Building inspection & shake table testing, Shake Table Video Clip.
• Tuesday - Warm-up, Epicenter Demos, Find the Epicenter Lab.
• Wednesday - Warm-up, Review Epicenter Lab, Faultline Music Video, San Francisco EQ slides & map.
• Thursday - Warm-up, Elastic Rebound demos, Elastic Rebound Lab.
• Friday - Warm-up, Pass Back Papers, Seismology Study Guide.
• Looking Ahead ~ Seismology Test on Monday Jan. 10th • End of the Semester Friday January 21, 2011.
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

This Week in Earth Science: December 20-24

• Monday - Earthquake Record Sheet (collect & grade today), finish "The Day the Earth Shook" video, Talent Survey & form new Lab Groups (Honors Earth Science only - National Park Poster due today).
• Tuesday - Disaster Home Investigation Checklist due, California Earthquake Drill video clip, design & build Earthquake Building models.
• Wednesday - Christmas luncheon today (revised schedule in effect), Shake Table video clip, design & build Earthquake Building models.
• Thursday - Christmas Vacation ~ No school!
• Friday - Christmas Vacation ~ No school!
• Looking Ahead ~ Earthquake Buildings Shake Table testing after break • End of the Semester Friday January 21, 2011.
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

Lunar Eclipse Falls on Winter Solsctice

The lunar eclipse of Dec. 21st falls on the same date as the northern winter solstice. Is this rare? It is indeed, according to Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory, who inspected a list of eclipses going back 2000 years. "Since Year 1, I can only find one previous instance of an eclipse matching the same calendar date as the solstice, and that is Dec. 21, 1638," says Chester. "Fortunately we won't have to wait 372 years for the next one...that will be on Dec. 21, 2094." [Source: NASA]