Energy and Earth dynamics (ch 8, 12, 13)
Lecture notes/slides
Chapter 8 lecture notes (no narration)
Chapter 8 Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycle Flipped lecture (Mrs. Leider is talking to YOU!)
Chapter 8 Mining Flipped lecture (Mrs. Leider is talking to YOU!)
Websites for Physical Properties of Soils lab (4C)
Soil Porosity Simulation (part 1 of soil lab)
Soil Porosity data for part 2 (scroll down)
Activity 2: Permeability
Video links for lectures
Video links from the flipped Plate Tectonics lecture:
Video links from the flipped Mining lecture:
Acid mine drainage (AMD)
Classwork links
Plate Tectonics Podcast to start the unit (from the BBC, questions in your packet) 20 minutes
Rock cycle interactive for use in reading guide
Washington Post Article on Cobalt Mining (4F)
Virtual Soil Lab (no longer active)
Beginning website
Second site for this lab
Third site for this lab
Fourth site for this lab
Want more info on the Rock Cycle? try these links:
Wikipedia link
Geology site:
Materials you need for the Physical Properties of Soil Lab (4C) but I couldn't put in the above section for some reason!
Videos
Faces of Earth (four different parts--this one is on plate tectonics)
Plate Tectonics: Four Billion years in 10 minutes (Sci Show)
Types of rocks song (you tube)
Bozeman Science: Mining Video
Animation links
Cool animation for plate tectonics, with a great quiz on the plate names and boundary types!
Lectures from
Ch 12 and 13
Chapter 12 lecture notes (no narration)
Flipped lecture (ch 12--with narration)
Video links from the flipped lecture
Chapter 13 lecture notes (no narration)
Flipped lecture (Ch 13 with narration)
Video links -- Ch 13 flipped lecture
Classwork links for
Ch 12 and 13
The Cobalt Pipeline--article from the Washington Post
Dig into Mining--simulating mining copper
How does your state generate electricity?
Energy Virtual Lab (from Glencoe) You have a worksheet to accompany this
Jason Energy Simulator for the PBL
