This week we will be continuing our work on creating debris flow prevention structures and will test their effectiveness. During the beginning of the week, you will get each stage of your project approved by Mr. Bowles - three ideas, your drawn design, and your final debris flow prevention structure. Make sure to build your structure based off the parameters of the bin that the mudflow will occur in. Make sure to ask questions along the way when you have them. Testing your structures will begin on Wednesday! Stay curious and keep looking for answers!
Welcome back! Hope you got some time to rest and relax over the past week. This week we'll be starting a new unit called Erosion and Deposition - which is similar to weathering, but this time we'll talk about the actual MOVEMENT of Earth's crust after weathering has broken it down. We will start the week by checking out few types of erosion called mass movements, which are when large amounts of rock and soil move downhill together (for example, landslides). We will check out actual mass movement events and some more recent issues connected to El Niño - a warming of the water in the Pacific Ocean that has a drastic effect on climate around the world. Stay curious and keep looking for answers!
The groundhog lied - winter is here to stay! Even though the weather will be unpredictable this week, make sure you are prepared for the Rocks & Weathering Test (4 bars) - which has been changed to this Thursday. During Tuesday's class, COMPLETED study guides are due and we will recap on mechanical and chemical weathering. On Tuesday afternoon the answer key for the study guide will be posted on the homepage of the website. On Wednesday, we will review the study guide and play a Kahoot!, and then after school there will be an extra help session (the last before the test). After Thursday's test, we will begin looking at erosion - but one thing at a time, let's take care of this test first! Stay curious and keep looking for answers (especially if they have to do with rocks and weathering)!
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