Friday, March 29, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Catchy Animated Groundwater Cartoon
I like to show this short video right at the start of our study of groundwater. The video was produced for King County (Seattle). I ask my students why a county government would fund something like this. This leads into a short discussion of conservation and the ways that governments get their citizens to conserve various natural resources (laws, incentives, education).
CLICK HERE to see a better quality version of the video.
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Friday, March 15, 2013
Introductory Puzzle Activities (geology)
Thanks to Nancy Young for recommending these two activities, which are both provided by the American Museum of Natural History. Both are "pdf" files that might be best used before you get into the topics. One is the Plate Tectonics Puzzle and the other is called Solve a Sedimentary Layers Puzzle.
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Friday, March 8, 2013
What's All the Fuss about Fracking?
Chances are there is no mention of the word "fracking" in your curriculum. Nonetheless, students should know what it is and understand the pros and cons. This 4.5 minute video might generate some interest.
Here are three more resources related to fracking:
1. Interactive Tutorial from National Geographic
2. Bakken Oil Boom Visible From Space
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Friday, March 1, 2013
A Montana Tsunami
Show this to your students and see if they can figure out what caused it. The Gallatin River joins with the Madison and the Jefferson near Three Forks, MT to form the Missouri River. To learn more about ice jams, CLICK HERE.
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Friday, February 22, 2013
Visit a Montana Laccolith
This week's resource is a "virtual field trip" to a butte located in central Montana. Crown Butte is a laccolith that formed over 70 million years ago, and has been exposed by erosion. The butte and surrounding area feature examples of the following: columnar jointing, igneous rock in layers (layered igneous complex), a beautiful porphyry, lateral dikes, and a nearby extinct volcano. The photo on the right shows the porphyry that Crown Butte is made of. The large augite crystals formed before the molten rock moved from the magma chamber into the laccolith.
For a short preview, watch the PowerPoint presentation below, and then CLICK HERE to access the "virtual field trip". Here is the WORKSHEET (pdf file) that students will do as they use the web site. Another version of the worksheet is also available on the web site.
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Videos that Impress and Educate
Update on the meteor that exploded over Russia: Watch this Video Segment from Saturday's ABC News.
Below: When it comes to greenhouse gases, methane is often overshadowed by carbon dioxide. Your students will remember methane after they see this 2-minute video. Be sure to watch the last 30 seconds!
Below: This is a segment from the documentary, "Chasing Ice", which I watched a couple weeks ago. I highly recommend that you see it on the big screen. The imagery is amazing!
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