Agenda 9/21/15 • WU: Geography Aerobics! • Finish CW #1-8 • Test on 9-29! • HW: HW# 1-3 due 9-25! “Son Doong cave(Vietnamese: Hang Son Doong) is world's largest cave, located in Son Trach, Bo Trach District, Quang Binh province, Vietnam. It is found by a local man named Ho Khanh in 1991 and was recently discovered in 2009 by British cavers, led by Howard Limbert. The name "Son Doong" cave means "mountain river cave", It was created 2-5 million years ago by river water eroding away the limestone underneath the mountain Where the limestone was weak, the ceiling collapsed creating huge skylights. Son Doong cave is more than 200 meters wide, 150 meters high, and approx 9 kilometers long, with caverns big enough to fit an entire city street inside them.” Source: SonDoongCave.org http://www.youtube.com/v/SKAXw4mzg Io?version=3&start=7&end=128&autopla y=0&hl=en_US&rel=0 http://www.youtube.com/v/tOH4gbW18 Ts AIM Agenda 9/21/15 • Update Agendas • Homework list Agenda 9/22/15 • WU: Geography Aerobics! • CW# 1-9: Climate & Latitude • Study Guide # 1-1… due 9-28! • Test on 9-29! • HW: N# 1-3: Ring of Fire; HW# 1-3 due 925! Study Guide # 1-1 due 9-28! N# 1-3: Ring of Fire & Natural Disasters What is the Ring of Fire? It is considered the largest quake belt in the world- where most of the world’s volcanic and Earthquake activity occur. Where is the Ring of Fire? • It is in the Pacific Ocean and part of the Indian Ocean. It is where plates under the Pacific Ocean come into contact with plates carrying the continents surrounding the Pacific. Plate Tectonics Earthquakes & Other natural disasters • FORCES OF NATURE AIM Agenda 9/22/15 • Update Agendas • Homework list Agenda 9/23/15 • WU: Create a map of the world from memory! • Look at Forces of Nature website • Start CW# 1-10: Environmental Processes (create a presentation on an ipad!) • Test on 9-29! • HW: HW# 1-3 due Friday! N# 1-3: Ring of Fire; Study Guide # 1-1 due 9-28! AIM Agenda 9/23/15 • Update Agendas • Homework list Agenda 9/24/15 • WU: None! • Work on CW# 1-10 (app smashing) • HW: N# 1-3: Ring of Fire; HW# 1-3 due tomorrow! Study Guide # 1-1 due 9-28! AIM Agenda 9/24/15 • Update Agendas • Homework list Agenda 9/25/15 • WU: What factors do engineers and architects consider when building in an earthquake-prone area? • Grade HW# 1-3! • Present CW# 1-10 (app smashing) • HW: N# 1-3: Ring of Fire; Study Guide # 1-1 due 9-28! What factors do engineers and architects consider when building in an earthquake-prone area? • Where to build (bedrock is the best) • Construction material • Foundation design. AIM Agenda 9/25/15 • Update Agendas • Homework list