Sunday, September 26, 2010

Radioactive Dating

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/radioactive-dating-game

In above website
Go to : radioactive dating game, go to measurement, watch the real time line graphs of original isotope, to next isotope. Note the shedding of subatomic particles.

In above website
Go to: Alpha decay, click add 10 , watch the demo. Not exciting enough? Add 10 about 10 times. There is a nuclear reaction not to stand around for....

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Periodic Table, Bohr's Models

We're studying chemical elements, atomic structure, and electron diagrams to learn about how and why chemicals bond to make the rocks they do.


We're studying Bohr's models to learn about how and why chemicals bond to make the rocks they do.

Here is a link to the basics of atomic structure. http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/3-atoms.htm
Here is a short power point of how ALL OF IT it works:

Safety Contract

See the Safety Contract

Monday, September 13, 2010

Geology Poetry

A geology professor writes amazing geology poems, none of which I could put on your syllabus as he copywrited them : (.... But you can peak at them here