Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Rift Valleys

Hello Students!

To prepare for our upcoming field trip to the MSU museum to see the Tanzania in Deep Time exhibit showcasing the East African Rift Valley. Please read East Africa Rift Lava Flows and East Africa Rift System articles from geology.com and answer the reading guide you will be receiving in class today. Please use the blog to start any discussions sparked by the reading.

Ms. Ring

Monday, June 1, 2009

Hurricane Katrina Video

Happy Hurricane Season!

Dear Students,

June 1st marks the beginning of hurricane season. Hurricane season goes from the beginning of June until November. We learned in class that hurricanes and tropical storms are named alphabetically. Can you find a website that lists the names for the 2009 hurricane season? What kind of predictions are being made for the 2009 season by meteorologists? Compared to recent years is this season supposed to be more or less active? What evidence supports your predictions?
Students please respond to these questions and to your classmates posts. Everyone should have one original post and at least one reply to a classmates post.

Happy Blogging,
Ms. Ring

Welcome

Dear Students,

Welcome to our classroom blog! Please use this site to communicate with me and your fellow classmates on topics learned in class. I look forward to reading and sharing with you throughout the year.

Sincerely,
Ms. Ring