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Torch & Starbursts (for experiment) Melted Starbursts (to show rocks) 1.) The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. We talked a lot on "Is it a rock?" And with this we later made types of rocks by melting starbursts and putting them together. (We also went over exam scores, and the talked about the curve a little bit) 2.) A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. We talked and aswered a lot of the questions below in class. - What causes earthquakes to have different levels of power? - Will there ever be a big enough Earthquake that it shakes the whole world? - What happens underwater as earthquakes happen? - Could an earthquake really cause the world to fall in on itself like some movies so ambitiously depict? - Do earthquakes occur in predictable areas? Why do some happen in areas that are off the normal pathway? - Do earthquakes get more frequent with the rise of global warming? 3.) Answer questions about the weekly text...

1.) The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. We spent part of class Monday going over some SOW things, and then dabbled in things like how Geology elects presidents, talked about tectonic plates, along with finding the timeline of when things were here on Earth. 2.) A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. Thursday was the Space Assessment 3.) Answer questions about the weekly textbook reading:  All the readings were just preparing for the exam that was going to be on Thursday. So everything that we have basically talked about during this unit.

1.) The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. We spent the class time on Monday going over the different presentations that were assigned in class. My group chose to do the lifecycle of the stars. 2.) A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. We talked about so many different things, some were that of how the earth got its start, how the moon got here, and how we came to be. We asked things like when were the first humans here. There was a a bunch of things wrapped into one. - Light didn’t “happen” until about 300,000 years after the big bang. - Stars and Galaxies began to form about 12.7 billion years ago.  - Our star (SUN) formed from a stellar nebula (dust and debris) most likely from a star that underwent a supernova. - Ours is 4.65 billion years old and is about half-way through its full supply. - Red giants burn fuel and lose mass, therefore increasing is size due to less mass. - Nuclear fusion – stars can make up to IRON (Fe) on t...

1.) The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. We talked a lot about the different size comparisons of each planet, plus the sun and the moon. We watched a video that showed just how large each one was which was really spooky to be honest. Then with our table groups we made a scale of about how big and how far the planets were from each other. We used Play-Doh and a measuring device to know the distance and scale. 2.) A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. Some of the things we talked about Thursday Gibbous is never going to be an answer on the test. The moon has a rotation and a revolution that are identical which makes us only see the one side of the moon. Something called Thea hi the earth directly and some got absorbed and some bounced back, that’s why we have a tilt on an axis. - You weigh 1/6th your weight on the moon. The moon is about 2/4 the size of the earth so the size of the U.S is the closest comparisons. Capture Theory:...

  What are your best understandings about? 1.)  How the phase of the moon occur? Continually changing views of the sunlit part of the Moon are the Moon's phases. 2.) What causes the seasons? When the earth's axis is tilted. When the earth's axis points towards the sun, its summer, and when the earth's axis points away, its winter. 3.) What causes a lunar eclipse? When the sun casts earths shadow on the moon. 

   1- Meter Egg Drop 2- Meter Egg Drop 1.) The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. We discussed how can we design a playground surface? In our table groups we were given the task of seeing how to protect an egg if it were falling, like kids on a playground surface. We had a bowl full of things like sand, straw, etc, to help break the fall of the egg. 2.) A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. Thursday's lecture was Exam #1. Throughout the week was just preparing and studying the material from class for it.