Friday, January 15, 2010

Agenda:

• Listen to All Things Consdered Interview with EQ Survivor: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=2
• Per 1, 5 turn in NOTEBOOKS
• EQ TEST
• Begin Unit 11 (Plate Tectonics) Vocab cards

Homework:

1. Vocab cards - DUE Tues.

Haiti Earthquake Information

A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake occured at 4:53 Haiti time on January 12, 2010.

USGS Earthquake Information: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010rja6.php

USGS Summary: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010rja6.php#summary

Mercally Intesity Map: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/shakemap/global/shake/2010rja6/

Photo link from SFGATE -the San Francisco Chronicle online: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/n/a/2010/01/12/international/i141733S04.DTL&o=0

Good diagram that shows why the earthquake happened: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2010/01/14/GR2010011400151.html

HOW TO HELP - EMERGENCY RELIEF LINKS from SFGate: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/14/MNJF1BHV77.DTL

Thursday, January 14, 2010

*Based on Substitute reports, different classes have different agenda's today.
**ALL CLASSES HAVE A TEST TOMORROW ON CHAPTER 8 - EARTHQUAKES!

Agenda:

• Per. 1- finish Tsunami video
• Per. 3- Silent work on notebooks - DUE AT END OF CLASS!
• Per. 4 - Silent work on notebooks - DUE AT END OF CLASS!
  Per. 5 - Quiet Review work Ch. 8
  
• Per. 6 - Silent work on notebooks - DUE AT END OF CLASS!

Homework:

1. Notebooks - DUE TOMORROW for per.'s 1, 4, and 5.
2. STUDY for test - Chapter 8 in book.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Agenda:

• Nova Tsunami Video and worksheet

Homework:

1. Notebooks - 11 student work pages - DUE FRI

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Agenda:

• Fault Slip Model
• Earth's structure notes
• Reading seismograms

Homework:

1. Notebooks

Monday, January 11, 2010

6.5 Eureka Earthquake Data: http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/nc71338066.html
Mercalli Map: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/shakemap/nc/shake/71338066/intensity.html

Agenda:

• Turn in Mercalli Scale
• Finish San Andreas Fault video
• Earthquake Damage Notes
• Faults and Mercalli map worksheets

Homework:

1. Faults WS
2. Mercalli Map WS
3. Notebook - DUE FRIDAY! (8 student work pages)