Susan Wells

Earth Science

 

Labs

Introduction Labs
Hurricane Tracking USA Atlantic Tracking Chart
Hurricane Observation/Inference
Introduction to Hurricanes Links

Steve Kluge Lab

 http://www.accuweather.com/promo-ad.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&dir=aw&page=hurr2007

http://www.cnn.com//SPECIALS/2004/hurricanes/interactive/forms/frameset.exclude.html

Oceanweather.com

http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/index.html
Altitude of  Polaris worksheet to use with Mr. Orgonik's Altitude of Polaris PowerPoint presentation Altitude of Polaris PowerPoint Presentation
Density - Orgonik

Density of Water - Wells

Density of Coke and Diet Coke - Kowalik

 Coke lab document - Kowalik
LATITUDE/LONGITUDE/TIME

ISOLINES/TOPOGRAPHIC PROFILES 

 

 How to construct a topographic profile
Time Equals Longitude

Sheet A and B
Time Lab
Mr. Kowalik's MTV Isoline Lab 

Callister Profile Topographic Map Lab
Isolines Lab
Topo Dough Lab
STARS AND BIG BANG LABS
How Light is Used to Understand Stars
HR Diagram and Plotting - Comparing the Sun to other stars If you need help with this lab go to the following website: http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/hr_interactive.html
Doppler Effect w/ elastic
Big Bang
EARTH ROTATION AND REVOLUTION LABS

MOON
Drawing Ellipses by Steve Kluge
Must download both

Lunar Observations Lab                         

Moon Movement on Arc
Moon Challenge Internet Lab http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/moon/moon_challenge/moon_challenge.html
SUN'S PATH AND SEASONS
Duration of Insolation (Hours of daylight)
Sunrise and Sunset Data over the course of the year
Sunrise Power Point Questions Photo

PowerPoint:  Sunrise for students
Sun's Path Lab on the Internet  http://engnet.anu.edu.au/DEpeople/Andres.Cuevas/Sun/SunPath/SunPath.html

Sun's Path - courtesy of Charles Burrows

Intensity Lab with globes

 
Interactive Tilt Planet PowerPoint to go with Interactive Tilt  - use slide 3
Sun's Path Dome Lab  and worksheet
ENERGY 
SPECIFIC HEAT of Land and Water
WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Station Model Lab
Weather Patterns
Relative Humidity and Dew Point
Hurricane Isabel - Weather Factors
Hurricane Emily
MINERALS AND ROCKS
Mineral Identification
Rock Classification - Geo Tour
Igneous Rocks - use pages 1 - 2       

Data Table for Lab 
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Rock Cycle Activity
WEATHERING AND EROSION
Physical/Chemical Weathering
Weathering Rates
Cemetery Observations Lab
Sand Analysis
Drainage Systems- NY and U.S.A. drainage systems

 

 Physiographic Map of Western U.S.

Color Map of U.S.A. drainage systems
DYNAMIC CRUST - PLATE TECTONICS AND EQ'S
Tsunami Lab
Earthquake Epicenter
Virtual Earthquake http://www.sciencecourseware.com/  extra credit lab:  http://www.sciencecourseware.earthquake
Crustal Plates
Earthquake Hunting
McNuggetopia Triangulation - Earthquakes
Plate Boundaries - Use pages 1-3 and then use plate boundary revision questions to complete lab
GEOLOGIC HISTORY
Correlation Lab
Rules of the Road Cut