1st Quarter Blogs

All 1st Quarter blogs are due Friday, September 4. Each blog should be answered in a well thought-out paragraph. Please ensure that you have used proper spelling (yes, blogger has a spell-check option), grammar, capitalization, and punctuation in each of your blog posts.

Most blog posts require a picture. All 1st Quarter blogs combined will account for 80 points (almost 2 quiz grades). All of the blog posts that were assigned are mandatory. Click here for a list of blog topics.

2 Assignments

Today you will be working on 2 assignments. Please make sure that you go in order.



The Power Grid
You and your partner will work together to complete the packet. There is only one packet per group. Click here to get started.




Fuel Efficiency in Cars
Click here for the Fuel Efficiency Assignment guidelines.

Wind Power

This week we are going to learn about different kinds of renewable and non-renewable resources. Click here to begin the Wind Power assignment. Answer the questions on a piece of paper.

Minerals and their Uses

Choose five minerals, and name their common use. Only choose minerals that you actually use. Also post a picture of one. For example, gold is used in jewelry.

Here are some links that may be helpful:

• Mineral Uses
• Common Minerals and their Uses
• Uses of Minerals

Calling all Earth Science Bloggers!

If you are currently enrolled in Honors Earth Science, please leave a comment on the bottom of this blog post. Please make sure that you have first signed into blogger. Then leave your comment in this format:

Chauncey Billups
3rd Period

"Earth as a System" PowerPoint

Today you will begin our first project: the "Earth as a System" PowerPoint. You and your partner will begin on Wednesday and finish on Thursday. Here are the project guidelines.

Map Projections

Answer the following question in your blog:

Which map projection is your favorite? Why? Include a picture.

Welcome to Earth Science!

Welcome to Earth Science! For your first blog post, please respond to the following prompt:

There are four main sciences in Earth Science: Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, and Astronomy. Which one sounds the most interesting to you? Why? Include at least one picture.