PROJECT PAGE
1.. Magazine review
The students are required to read and review one magazine article each month. The choices for the magazines are Earth, Natural History, or Astronomy. These reviews are due on the 20th of each month from September to May. If the 20th falls on a non school day, the reviews will be handed in on the next school day.
2. Length of Day project
The students will set up a spreadsheet with their math teacher and use the spreadsheet to graph and analyze the global patterns in the changing length of day through out the year. A year summery of the sun's relationship with the earth can be found on the Length of day page.
3. Research Project
Each student will study an Earth science area and develop an hypothesis in that area. He/she will then design a controlled experiment that will test this hypothesis. The student will perform the experiment and use an appropriate statistical analysis of the data. He/she will then write a report to explain the conclusions of the research. If you need any information in your topic, you can ask a geologist for information at Ask A Geologist
Here are a list of assignments and the due dates for each. If you need more worksheets, click on the sheet you need and print it out.
Assignment 1 Due Oct 30
Assignment 2 Due Dec. 1
Assignment 3 Due Dec. 8
Assignment 4 Due Dec. 20
Assignment 5 Due March 14
Assignment 6 Due April
4. Earthquake Location Project
Each student will be required to successfully complete the on line tutorial on the location Of earthquake epicenters and magnitude determination. Upon the successful completion, he or she will have printed out the copy of the on line certificate and will hand it in to the earth science teacher on May 14th. You will find the site to complete this project by clicking on this EARTHQUAKE LAB
5. Exponential Decay Project
In your math class, you have been working with the idea that some changes occur in an exponentially decreasing rate. This type of change is very important to geologists because it is the way that radioactive minerals decay. This process has allowed us to measure the age of various objects on the Earth. Your assignment is to go to VIRTUAL DATE and complete the on line course in radioactive dating. You will present me with a copy of your certificate of completion on Feb. 12. This will be an early Valentine to your Earth science teacher.