Beach 10.31.2011

List several materials that beach sand might be composed of. Where do these materials come from?

Salem Science part 2

Now that we have been to Salem what did you observe on the trip that connects to science and especially the science we have studied so far this year.

Caves. 10. 27.2011

Most all of Zetland is on a trip to Salem today, however what would a day be like with out a science blog. Please watch the video link and let me know what you think about the lehman caves.

lehman caves video l

special thanks to Jacob G for helping to find this video

Science in Salem

Thinking about the trip to Salem. How can we connect Science in Salem?

Watch the video

Do you think science could have saved the Salem from the witch trials ?

What else in on the Salem trip might relate to science in general or specifically what we have studied so far this year?

Video Salem Witch

Ground Water Pollution

Given the way groundwater collects in aquifers, how might pollution collect in aquifers? 
Do you think pollution would be easier or harder to remove from groundwater or from surface water? 

Hot Spring 10.24.2011

Imagine you are a Japanese macaque and it's a cold snowy day. What do you do? If you're lucky, you live near a hot spring where you could find a warm refuge from the winter storm. The Japanese macaque lives further north than any other ape or monkey. 

 

How can you tell the water in this spring is hot? 

Where do you think the water in the hot springs comes from? 

Discuss your ideas with  a partner  

Rate of Flow 10.21.2011

 

 How is a stream's rate of flow related to the amount of erosion it causes?  How is it related to the size of the sediments it deposits?