Earth and Space Science

  • Welcome to my Earth and Space Science page.  I am looking forward to this year and getting to know each of my students. 
  • Topics to be explored:
    A.    Nature of Science, Scientific Method
    B.    Earth’s History
    C.    Geology: Minerals, Rocks, Plate Tectonics including Volcanoes and Earthquakes
    D.    Meteorology: Atmosphere, Weather, Climate
    E.    Ecology: Biosphere, Populations and Communities, Ecosystem Dynamics
    F.    Earth’s Resources: Mapping, Energy and Pollution
    G.    Astronomy:  Moon, Solar System, Sun, Stars, Galaxies and the Universe
     
     
    Important Websites:
    • http://news.yahoo.com/science/
    • http://www.sciencedaily.com/
    • http://www.sciencenews.org/
    • http://www.spaceweather.com/
    • http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html
    • http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/