Monthly Archives: February 2015

Earth’s Layers Quizlet

Here is a link to the Earth’s Layers Quizlet. You have had some of the terms but can use this to learn some of the ones you haven’t had. http://quizlet.com/23159648/the-earths-layers-flash-cards/ This is a link to my new QUIA Quiz- http://www.quia.com/pop/583703.html

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Types of Heat Transfer

BILL NYE- EPISODE 30– HEAT– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gSxlSe2WsE Easy Summary of Facts Heat Transfer and Convection Currents– http://www.jbgrimes.myclassupdates.com/convectioncurrents.html NASA- Beat the Heat (go to the info. not the game right now) http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/beat-the-heat/ Convection, Conduction, Radiation–  http://www.mansfieldct.org/Schools/MMS/staff/hand/convcondrad.htm A Little More Challenging Physics For Kids– http://www.physics4kids.com/files/thermo_transfer.html BBC: Heat … Continue reading

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Convection Currents

Convection Currents in the Mantle INFO-What are they? Convection Currents in the Mantle– http://www.jbgrimes.myclassupdates.com/convectioncurrents.html Mantle Convection– http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/geography/physical_processes/plate_tectonics/revision/2/ DIAGRAMS–http://www.google.com/search?q=convection+currents+diagrams&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=9uqIUY7RG9CO0QHAvYH4Dw&ved=0CDAQsAQ&biw=1193&bih=658#imgrc=_ MOVIES Quick Video: Convection Currents and Plate Movement- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0dWF_3PYh4 The Earth 3D: Convection Currents- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpoko_l34ZE Khan Academy- Plates Moving Due to Convection- http://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/earth-history-topic/plate-techtonics/v/plates-moving-due-to-convection-in-mantle

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The Earth’s Structure

INSIDE PLANET EARTH VIDEO NOTES– https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PTLSkrWX8WPse4CILutaZEje5MUQBLsXYEfh_QdxRZg/edit?usp=sharing MOVIE QUESTIONS ANSWERS: Answers to the questions and more from our movie- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dHbt12JqzRcCmK6Xur2gGk9Iuach1bSQFPX_LM9Bsj8/edit?usp=sharing Time to look more closely at the layers of the Earth. OUTLINE SITE: We are going to be filling out an information outline using … Continue reading

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