Thursday, December 04, 2008

Earth Science

We just started a new unit in 6th grade science. We will spend the next several weeks talking about Earth Science. This is one of my favorites to teach and learn about! I am excited to dive into this subject!
My question for the week is; How is Earth Science (Geology) in the news? Do a little searching around and report back on the blog. You can use what you find in newspapers, magazines, television, or the internet. Just read, watch, or listen to a report that has to do with Earth Science and post a comment about it.

Here are a few sites to start with:
http://geology.com/ - click on the NEWS link.

Volcano World

75 comments:

Anonymous said...

Earth science is in the news because Volcanos, Tornados, Floods, and etc. is earth science and when one or more takes place it is reported on news. For example when Hurricane Katrina hit that is an example of earth science.

Anonymous said...

Earth Science is in the news because hurricanes happen in different places around the U.S and reporters tell us about that so we know if it will hit us.For example when hurricane Isabelle hit us the reporters told us it was coming and to prepare ourselves.

Anonymous said...

Geology is in the News all the time. Valcanos erupt, people find new minerals, and discover caves.Then they say it on the news.

Anonymous said...

Geology can be the news if someone billt there home underground or if there tornado or some thing like.

Anonymous said...

Earth science is in the news because volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunnamiis(don't know how to spell sorry X-<) Recently there was a valcano in Umnack Island, Alaska called Okmock. It erupted on July 12th, 2008. All the ash went up 50,000 feet in the air. I got this information from Geology.com in an article called Okmock Volcanic Eruption. Okmock eruption was an example of earth science because valconoes are naturally proccessed by the earth and are rock, fossils, sediment, soil, landform, and water features.

Anonymous said...

earth science is in the news because on the Internet they had info about the earthquake in central china it was mmagnitude 7.9and happened May 13.It killed about 10,000 people.Thousands of studends and teachers were buried in rubble.

Anonymous said...

EARTH SCIENCE dear,6th graders can be on the NEWS because HURRICANES,TORNADOES,VOLCANOES,FLOODS,and etc. Is in an area close 2 us like last year it actually hit preston last year 2 get us prepared 4 it like:ISABELLE,IKe,HURRICANE katrina they dig down in2 the earth and predict where it's going 2 hit next n tell that city or country 2 watch out 4 the HURRICANE,TORNADO,VOLCANO,FLOOD,and etc and they tell us 2 get inside and be safe if you don't watch the NEWS something might end up happenimg 2 you and you might and getting stuck in it and not able 2 get out of it so start watching ang listening 2 the NEWS SHAYLA DOCKINS

Anonymous said...

Earth science in the news because there was volcano erupt and hurricanes

Anonymous said...

valcanoes and hurricanes hit the good ol US of A all the time some hurricanes this year include hanna paloma Ike

Anonymous said...

This year we had hurricane, tornados, and vocanoes erupts. Alson hurricane Katrina was in the news

Anonymous said...

tornadoes and hurricanes are in the news because they happen around the world. ex: hurricane ike.

Anonymous said...

tornadoes and hurricanes

Anonymous said...

Earth science is in the news because a whole bunch of really bad weather like tornados, hurricanes,and floods all happen from the earth.

Anonymous said...

earth science is in the news because of different problems that occur in the world like when different tornados happened in different places it was on the news.

Anonymous said...

Earth science is in the news because it can teel when and where a sandstorm or other storms like tsunamiis [sorry I don't know how to spell it

Anonymous said...

geology is in the news becaues it will tell us how bad a eathquake is and when they think a volcanos will blow.and that is why geology is in the news

Anonymous said...

earth scienceis in the news because volcanoes,tornados,floods,and more are in the news.The reporters tell us when and where they will happen or hit.The news told us about an earthquake in Japan.It was near its largest island at 5:03 saturday.the news tells us about different things around the world including earth science.

Anonymous said...

Coral Reefs are decreasing because of Global Warming. We have now lost one-fifth of our Coral Reefs. If warming continues in the next 40 years then the Coral Reefs will be destroyed.

Anonymous said...

Earth science is in the news when there are earthquakes or when volcanos erupt.For example,when a major earthquake hit China that was in the news.

Anonymous said...

All this week there has been a flood edvisery and in the past few years around this time of year there have been floods.

Anonymous said...

Earth science is in the news because there are many storms around the world and the reporters tell us what storms are coming and how dangerous they are.

Anonymous said...

Earth Science is starting to become a big part on the news because so much is happing. Such as the hurricanes, tornados, floods too. More storms are continuing to happen and science is getting more involved.

Anonymous said...

i think it would be in the news if like a hurricane formed in different places in the U.S. Reporters tell us about this to keep us safe from any danger.when hurricane Katrina hit we had to stay safe even for other people in other states cause you never know if you could get hit. hurricane Isabelle was really bad to we had prepare quickly for that.

Anonymous said...

earth science is on the news because all the floods,tornados and,hurricanes.that stuff is earth science.like that tornado in Preston when we had the mini tornado thats an example of earth science.

Anonymous said...

eath science is in the news because weather is science

Anonymous said...

Earth Science is in the news because earthquake happen which makes volcanoes erupt in a-lot of places in the world the reason we know this is because people in the news stations find out to tell us

Anonymous said...

Earth science is in the news because Volcanos,Earthquakes,Floods,Tornados,
and etc.is Earth science and when one or more takes place it is reported on the
news. Also Hurricanes are danger as.

Anonymous said...

Earth science is i the news because some of the storms, floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes could be fatal. So the news warns you about it.

Anonymous said...

Earth science is the news because volcano and floods take place and is reported on the news.

Anonymous said...

tornadoes is in the news because tornadoes can happen in different places in the US and reporters tell us about it so we know if it will hit us or not.for example when a tornado happened in western california and they told them to prepare for the tornado.

Anonymous said...

Earth science is on the news because the news tells us about the earth and the earth is earth science for example the news tells us about storms and stroms are earth science.

Anonymous said...

Earth Science is in the news because Earth Science is earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters that do not include weather. One big part of Earth Science I found on a news site is the San Andreas Fault and the earthquake it caused. The earthquake killed many people, and destroyed more than half the houses there.

Anonymous said...

I have been watching the news over the week and I have saw that there has been a realy great amount of snow showers and precipation in the last week or two.

Anonymous said...

i have been watching the news over the week and i have saw there has been a great amount of precipataionin new york city.

Anonymous said...

Earth Science can affect the U.S BY Volcanos,Tornados,Floods,and etc. Earth has reporters on news .

Anonymous said...

On december 9th a volcano irrupted in
russia

Anonymous said...

Earth science is in the news because Volcanoes,hurricans,Floods,and ect.is earth science and when one or more than two takes place it is reported to the news thats why when the hurrican in Florida they reported it to the Delmarva news that is an example of earth science

Anonymous said...

Earth science is news because Volcanos, Tornados,Earthquakes are very dangours and they can kill people.They all can happen quickly and so the news can tell us when they are going to strike.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

On the news it tells what the temperture is and when hurricanes hit ,also when a Tornado is going to hit .

Anonymous said...

when the hurricane Katrine hit it was in the news because of so much damage to the states

Anonymous said...

Earth science is in the news because of all the tornados,hurricanes,and really the wild fires. In Californa the fires are really bad!

Anonymous said...

Earth Science is on the news to tell when hurricanes, tornadoes,floods,and volcanoes hit because they cause damage and for other people to know about it or help they show it on the news to inform others.These types of things are very dangerous and serious so to see where they are heading they tell it in the news so people can be prepared.

Anonymous said...

mr honer ive got more earth science news well here it is vlcanoe Kratue turns 150 years old!! ifound this on the website valcanoe world

Anonymous said...

The weather tell's us when a tornado will hit, or when a hurrican would hit, or when a land slide would happen so earth science is news

Anonymous said...

visitor got banned from mtAnaka becuase it was spiting hot lava

Anonymous said...

kamdo was 150+could be herd form about 2000 miles

Anonymous said...

Earth science is Hurricanes, Tornadoes, storms happen and reporters let us know for example the bad hurricane Isabella.

Anonymous said...

Earth science in the news is doing super well. I have not heard about any earthqakes or valcanos in a while plus the global warming chance is staring to go down.

Anonymous said...

Earth science is in the news because when
hurricanes,tornados,volcanos,and that kind of stuff happen its usually gonna be on the news.

Anonymous said...

Earth is the news because a lot of bad storms have been happening in the U.S,that's why reporters tell us info to see if it will hit us.

Anonymous said...

Will we be learning about volcnos.ok Ihave been waeching the rain.

Anonymous said...

Earth science is in the news because there
is a lot of volcanos that are erupting and tornados that are destroying habitats

Anonymous said...

a thing strike a aid center

Anonymous said...

earth science is in the news all the time because when volcanos, tornados,floods and ect. Is earth science.Hurricane Katrina was earth science.

Anonymous said...

In factes the smoke goes into the air and then poultion happens then poeple begen to litter and the animals eat the trash and what Iam saying is there is so many things that is going on around the world and we need to do something about that or animals willbegen to die.

Anonymous said...

science is a big part of the when they talk about earthquats and weather andvolcaneos

Anonymous said...

A coulple of years ago scientis found out that Pluto is not a
plant it is a comet.

Anonymous said...

In louisianna there was a tornado that basically cashed the city. Also i was watching the news when i saw that there was a jetplane in california that hit two houses and killed four people. so i think earth science has something to do with tornados and jetplanes

Anonymous said...

Droughts has been affecting a sizable portion of the United States for the past few years from population growth and poor usage habits are major contributors.

Anonymous said...

Earth's science is in the news because it tell's what volcanos,floods,and tornados are and were on earth.For example, when hurricane Ike hit.

Anonymous said...

Last night I heard on the news that there was a tornado watch in virgnia. Luckly no one was hurt.

Anonymous said...

I read a book about the Messina Sicly earthquake in 12/28/1907. It had 75,000 people perished in the disaster

Anonymous said...

On December 9,2008 there was an earthquake in Asia.

Anonymous said...

Earth science is in the news because Volcanos,Tornados,Floods,and etc.That is earth science and if there is more than one storm coming toward us they would report that information to the news.For example when Hurricane Isabelle hit us the news reporters told us we should prepare ourselves.

Anonymous said...

Earth Science is in the news because, there are weather reports everyday. There is also alot of news about Go Green, which has to do with polution and the Greenhouse Effect.

Anonymous said...

earth science is in the news because when tornadoes hit cities they are in the news because of the damage.

Anonymous said...

earth science is on news by weather and countys

Anonymous said...

the news brings us up to date on earth science so we can see if our home is in danger

Anonymous said...

the news brings us up to date on earth science so we can see if our home is in danger

Anonymous said...

earths science is in the news because if a tornato happen they would have to warn us.

Anonymous said...

on the history channel they said that oil is getting really low.

Anonymous said...

On one of the Hawaiian islands, a volcano erupted

Anonymous said...

Earth science is on the news because all weather is on earth.For example when the tornado hit preston.That is earth science.

Anonymous said...

Earth Science is in the news when Volcanoes Explodes or Tornadoes hit and when Floods come.It usually makes a big mess.So the reporters hear about them and tell about them on the news.Like when that tornado hit Preston.