Personal Water Calculator

Follow this Link to the personal water calculator.

http://www.csgnetwork.com/waterusagecalc.html

Local Drinking Water

Watch this short clip to begin learning about Portland's drinking water.


Now visit the Portland Water Bureau's website to get the rest of the details.

http://www.portlandonline.com/water/index.cfm?c=29332


When you done check out this video to see what exactly a watershed is:



Visit the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services to learn about the watersheds inside Portland: http://www.portlandonline.com/bes/index.cfm?c=32184

Newsflash: Mount St. Helens Is Shaking It Up for Valentines Day!

Could the Earth know about the day of love? Perhaps the beautiful maiden Loowit (Mount St. Helens) is pining for her old suitors Wy'east (Mt. Hood) and Klickitat (Mt. Adams).

• Read about the Northwest Legend of St. Helens
  

One thing is for sure: this morning at 10:35am pacific time, there was a Moment Magnitute 4.3 earthquake three and a half miles East of Mount St. Helens. Then there was a 2.3 MM aftershock a little before noon.

• KATU.com "Feel That? Quake hit Mount St. Helens, Rattles Portland"
• USGS Website "Magnitude 4.3 - MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON"
• USGS Website "Magnitude 2.3 - MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON"

What where you doing this morning? Did you feel the quake? If you did, you can help the USGS make their shake map by providing information about when and where you felt it.

• 4.2 MM - 10:35 am: REPORT IT.
  
• 2.3 MM - 11:35 am: REPORT IT.

Do you want to stay up to date on recent quakes? Check out the USGS Latest Earthquake map: (Click Here). While you will hear a fair amount about the Helen's earthquake because its relatively close to populated areas, you probably won't hear about events like the 5.2 MM quake of the Oregon coast last Tuesday. That's nearly ten times stronger that the earthquake that happened this morning!

Hydrological Cycle

In order to complete the list of major processes in the hydrological cycle (water cycle) please visit the following link. The animation includes more than simple definitions of each process, so you need to condense the information into a simple explanation. In doing so, describe where the water is moving to and whether it undergoes a phase change from one state of matter to another.

The Hydrological Cycle (flash animation)
The Hydrological Cycle (text version) - try this if the flash version doesn't work.

**********UPDATE: the links above aren't working! Try one of the options below to complete your definitions.*******************

Try this First: http://polaris.umuc.edu/cvu/envm/hydro/hydrologic-flash.html
Try this Second: http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/water_cycle_version2.html

In order to make the flash animation you need to have Adobe Flash player installed. This free web application can be downloaded here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/

Reference Data for Posters

US Department of Energy

• International Energy Outlook 2010 - Highlights
  

Poster Guidelines

Poster (Due Thursday 1/13)

Your poster will provide a visual guide to the concepts discussed in your paper. You will be expected to reference the poster during your presentation. Graphs, charts, and other quantitative visuals will thus help to support your main ideas. The Poster should be professional in appearance, engaging and relevant to your topic.

Poster must include the following elements (note: highly proficient posters will go beyond these minimum requirements):

· Title

· Minimum of 3 quantitative visuals and 1 visual depicting the mechanics of your resource.

· Citations for each visual used.

· A concise paragraph explaining what your resource is and how it is used.

Presentation (during final exam block)

You will use your poster to deliver a five-minute presentation about your renewable energy source. In you presentation you need to concisely explain the main points of your paper:

· What is your resource?

· How is it used?

· What are the major benefits?

· What are the major drawbacks?

Highly proficient papers will demonstrate the following characteristics:

· Clear and organized explanation.

· Multiple references to visuals on the posters.

· Inclusion of informative and interesting quantitative data.

· Strong grasp of subject matter.

Collapse Reading Questions

NW Academy Name:

Earth Science Date:

Collapse: Easter Island Case Study

Reading Assignment:

• Pgs. 79-82 (including map)
• Pgs. 98-110
• Pgs. 115-120

Follow-up Questions:

Please answer these questions thoroughly (but not excessively!). Type your response and bring a printed copy to class on Thursday after break.

***Cite the text directly in at least three of your responses***

Questions for: pgs. 79-82, map, pgs.98-110

1. Were all of the different classes of citizens on Easter Island responsible for the same proportion of resources abuse?
2. Were resources shared equally among the islanders?
3. Was the class of citizens who used the most also responsible for managing the resources?
1. If you answered yes, explain why this could result in an abuse of power and resources.

4. Were all of the resources used for practical or necessary purposes? Give three examples of how you think the Easter Islander’s mismanaged their resources.

5. Were the Easter Islanders aware of their impending collapse? Were they pro-active about avoiding collapse? Explain
6. Were the resources used to make the Moai and Ahu renewable? Explain.
7. Were the resources used to transport the Moai and Ahu renewable? Explain

Questions for: pgs. 115-120

8. On page 119, what does Diamond mean by: "...people see the collapse of Easter Island society as a Metaphor, a worst-case scenario, for what may lie ahead of us."?

Checklist

• I have answered all the questions thoroughly, but not excessively.
• I have directly cited the text at least three times in my responses.
• I have included quotations and page numbers for my citations.
• I have typed my response and printed it before class.