Erosion Box Lab Pictures are Posted!

View them here: http://lizzyjellybean.blogspot.com/2010/01/erosion-box-lab-creating-stable.html

Solar System Junkyard

After recent class discussions over the pacific garbage patch, and what we should do with this trash in an effort to clean it up, I've been doing some more reading.

A few students pointed out that we could just shoot the trash into space. Some other students suggested this was a bad idea and really doesn't solve the problem.

I found this article that might give us some background as to why it's not a good idea for us to shoot more debris into the solar system. Read the article and then tell us what YOU think!
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.com/articles/20080924/Feature3.asp

A Global Warming Flap

These species of butterflies might have something to tell us about climate change. Read the article and weigh in!
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.com/articles/20100120/Note2.asp

Pollution at the Ends of the Earth

Chemicals are turning up in small Arctic villages far from factories and cities. Read about it at this link:

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.com/articles/20100106/Feature1.asp

Links for "The Organ Trail"

Click on the link below to access the webquest for the Organ Trail!

http://sciencespot.net/Pages/otrail.html

Pollution Survey

Click the link below to take the online survey about pollution. Think about what you learned regarding the Pacific Garbage Patch when responding.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dHYydUdGMG1lMEdITkdYclNsX3RCOGc6MA

Who Polluted Santa Monica Bay?

Watch the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9qS3YL130g