Throw it away? No such thing....

Choose a type of waste that has to be separated from “regular” garbage, either to be recycled, or disposed of in a special way due to its hazardous nature. Research the process of managing that waste from what products it is found in to how it completes its “life” cycle. If it can not be recycled or disposed of locally, what are some of the risks of sending it to the landfill? Be thorough and DO NOT PLAGARIZE!!!

Basics of Recycling

http://www.epa.gov/recycle/recycle.html

Common recyclable materials

http://www.epa.gov/smm/wastewise/pubs/commonmats.pdf

Materials banned from NC landfills

http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wm/sw/landfillbans

Pasquotank County Solid Waste Management

http://www.co.pasquotank.nc.us/departments/recycle/

Due on Thursday, March 28 at midnight.

Energy Efficient States

Choose a state and summarize the energy initatives they offer in the areas of renewables, alternative and conservation of energy. http://www.dsireusa.org/

There are 46 Earth science students and 50 states. Do NOT procrastinate on this blog!!!!

HOLD your state before researching anything!!!!!!!

Due on Wednesday, March 20 at midnight.

Hot spots!

Use the link to find a historic US volcano. Summarize the following information in PARAGRAPH FORM.

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/about/volcanoes/volcanolist.php

1. Type of volcano
2. Type of flow in eruption
3. State located
4. Area of volcano (sq miles or sq km)
5. Latitude/ longitude
6. Last eruption
7. Effects of last eruption (deaths, property damage, etc.)
8. Current status

List links for each website used.

Due on Tuesday, March 12 at midnight.

Man! Those Minerals!

Chose a mineral to research. Write a summary of the mineral, including each of the following:
Name, chemical formula and crystalline structure

• General Properties (8 listed in Chapter 2)
• Uses and value
• Locations where the mineral is mined.
• Other interesting facts

http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/

Due on Friday, March 1 at midnight.

Science in Space

Choose one of the following missions and summarize it.

http://www.nasa.gov/missions/current/index.html

Include:

• Mission Summary
• Science Goals
• Current Mission Status
• Mission Orbit and fuel use strategy
• History and Background
• Mission and Spacecraft Characteristics

Do not repeat anyone else's responses!!


Due on Thursday, February 21st at midnight.

Americans in Space

Choose an US astronaut and write a short biography on them. Include the following information:

1. Name
2. Age at the time of service
3. Birth date
4. Birth location
5. College(s) attended
6. Spacecraft assigned
7. Special research or discovery
8. Other interests/ second ocupations
9. Where are they now?

The following is a list of US astronauts:
http://www.spacefacts.de/english/e_astro.htm
You may "hold" your chosen astronaut with their name posted while you research.

Due on Tuesday, February 12th at midnight.

Focusing on Earth

Choose a current event related to Earth and Environmental Science. Research the following details and write a summary for this week's blog.

• history of the problem
• corrective measures attempted
• potential concerns about the problem continuing

You must choose a UNIQUE topic to this blog. Read previous posts carefully before starting. You may "hold" your topic by posting only the topic title before researching and writing your response.

Due on Monday, February 4th at midnight.