Earth Systems Course Syllabus
This week - 1/17-21/11
- Monday: No School - Martin Luther King Day
- Tuesday: Watch stellar evolution videos and prepare Hubble images
- Wednesday: Watch "Hunt for Alien Earths" and begin research
- Thursday: Continue planet or moon research
- Friday: Present planet or moon research. Last Day of Semester 1!
Current Unit: Space Explorations Checklist
Web Links for Space Explorations:
Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)
Big Bang and Big Bang Tests
Stellar Evolution:
Observe the Life Cyles of Stars
Life and Death of Stars
Star Evolution and Death
Star Life Cycle
Stars and Nucleosynthesis
Hubble Space Telescope
Planet/Moon Research - Planetary Life:
Hunt for Alien Earth's Video
PlanetQuest
The Nine 8 Planets
Habitable Worlds
Windows to the Universe: Solar System
Solar System Exploration
Exploratour: Evolution of the Solar System
Exploratour: Life in the Solar System
Other Web Links and Files for Earth Systems:
General Links:
Google Docs for PPHS
Create a Graph
Earth Science Picture of the Day Archives for "Coming Face to Face" assignment
Flood Study:
Flood Study Checklist
Web Links for Flood Study:
USGS Real-Time Water Data (MN/ND Border)
National Weather Service Water Data
MN DNR TOMO Maps Online
Stop Disasters - Flood Simulation
USGS 3-D Red River Gaging Stations
Flood Diversion Articles:
Flood Diversion Plans Worry Towns Downstream
Flood Group Votes for ND Diverison Project
Flood Diversion Options Unsettled
Local Leaders Explain Support for a North Dakota Diversion to Federal Officials
Quarry Park:
Quarry Park Checklist
Web Links for Quarry Park:
Geologic Timeline Research
MN Geological Survey Virtual Egg Carton (MN Rocks) - Common MN Rocks (PDF file)
Quarry Park Prep
Quarry Park Web Page
Plate Tectonics and Yellowstone:
Plate Tectonics and Yellowstone Checklist
Web Links for Plate Tectonics and Yellowstone:
USGS: Reasons for Plate Tectonics on Earth
Alaska Volcano Observatory
18 Most Dangerous Volcanoes
USGS Volcano Hazards Program
USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
Global Volcanism Program
USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report
Supervolcano: What's Under Yellowstone?
Truth, Fiction and Everything In Between At Yellowstone
Volcano Monitoring at Yellowstone
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
Yellowstone Vocano Observatory-Photogallery: Yellowstone-Teton Epicenter
Volcano World
Climate Change Unit:
Climate Change Checklist
Web Links for Climate Change :
NASA Global Climate Change
NREC: Carbon Sinks and Sources
EPA: Human-Related Sources and Sinks of CO2
Six Degrees Could Change the World
Minnesota Climatology
Exploratorium: Global Climate Change
NOAA Global Warming
Time Magazine Climate Cover Story, April 2006
Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change
MN DNR: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
New York Times: Climate Change
Natural Resources Defense Council: Global Warming
Climate Crisis
Earth Systems in Silence Project :
Earth Systems in Silence Checklist
Web Links for Earth Systems in Silence:
Earth Science Meets Social Science Article
Latest Natural Disaters (listed by decade/year)
Human Development Index
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