Showing posts with label lab. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lab. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Lab: Convection Currents


Objective: Discover properties of heat. Investigate how the properties can cause movement of rocks on the surface of the Earth.
Magma circulates via convection currents, causing the lithospheric plates to move.

Vocabulary: 
Geology 
Conduction
Convection
Radiation 




Monday, December 1, 2008

What is Parallax?

Lab today used the scientific method testing a project to view parallax.

Here are two links to help you learn more:

Stellar Parallax


Astroprof's Page: The first parallax Measurements

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Crater Lab

Main Point: Moon 

Vocabulary: Crater, Mare (pl. Maria), Mountain, Rille, Ray, Ejecta

The Moon Crater Lab: Video