Welcome Geoscience students! This blog will list the daily homework, and classwork for Mrs. Hollister's geoscience classes. There will also be links to other websites, blogs, and resources to help you be a more knowledgable and successful student. So get started and become a geo-smart citizen of Earth!
*Ch. 8 Earthquakes TEST and NOTEBOOK this Thursday, Jan. 17!*
AGENDA:
Stamp/Reviwe Homework
Lab - Calculating the Richter Magnitude and Epicenter of an Earthquake
HOMEWORK:
Due Tuesday: Complete Earthquake # 2 on the lab and answer lab questions
Study for TEST on Thursday!
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY - 40 points possible
Complete 1 or 2 additional earthquakes ONLINE and E-MAIL ME the CERTIFICATE
Go to the link below and choose either the Southern California or the Mexico Earthquake (you may do both if you wish!) Each earthquake is worth 20 points of extra credit!
Follow the directions to find the Epicenter and Magnitude of the earthquake.
When you are finished you must e-mail me the certificate of completion by selecting the box that says e-mail. Fill out your name and then put the name of the earthquake after your name.
Send it to my e-mail address at LHollister@turlock.k12.ca.us AND send it to yourself or print it out. The reason for this is that sometimes the district spam filter does not let me receive them and I want you to have an extra copy to show me if you need to.
Check in with me to see if I received your certificate - if I did not you may print out your copy or forward your copy to my e-mail address.
I am a geoscience teacher at Pitman High School in Turlock, California. My love of geology was planted by my father in my childhood, and nurtured and grown during college by several exceptional geology instructors. I began my studies at Modesto Junior College and graduated from California State University, Stanislaus with a B.S in Geology and a minor in Biology. After college I worked as a professional geologist until I found a love and passion for sharing what I understood about our planet. I began teaching high school in Los Altos, California, and then moved home to the Central Valley of California, first in Manteca and finally to Turlock.
I firmly believe in the value of understanding the systems and workings of our home planet and wish to instill a love for this beautiful place in all of my students. I believe that the more we understand about how the Earth works, the more we can do to keep it a clean and healthy place for all living things, including us!