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Ice Science

Discover the secret life of ice--what makes it cloudy or clear, why cracks form on ponds? Science Friday visited Queens ice sculptor Shintaro Okamoto in his studio and spoke with ice researcher Erland Schulson, of Dartmouth University, to find out why ice is an interesting subject for artists and scientists. 


Ode to Ice

Solar Flares

How cool is this?  A strong solar flare was erupted from the sun on Friday, January 27.  This was the strongest of week long eruptions.  What are solar flares?  Where on the sun do they originate?  What kind of things do solar flares effect on Earth?  Do these things occur in a cycle?  How long is the cycle?  What do you think about all of this? 
click on the link below, read the article and watch the short video.


Sun Unleashes Solar Flares

What did you learn?

Check out the following link full of information on earthquakes.  Read all of the material and click on the available links.  You may also play the games available on this site.

learn about quakes and get prepared

Earthquake highlights

What is an earthquake?  What causes earthquakes and where do they happen? Why does the earth shake when there is an earthquake?  How do scientists measure earthquakes?  Can they predict earthquakes?  How can scientists tell where an earthquake happened?  Is there earthquake weather and can animals or people tell when an earthquake is about to hit?

Check out the following link and find all these answers and more!

Earthquakes

Earthquakes

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Earthquake info

Click on recent quakes.  Chose a recent quake off of the list M3+ in the US.  What was it's magnitude, where was it located?  What else did you learn about it?
Now chose an earthquake from the M5+ worldwide list.  What was it's magnitude. where was it located?  What else can you tell me about it?

Ohio Earthquakes

Check out the following link.  Tell me about the Earthquake that occured on June 18, 1875.  Where did it occur?  What damage occured?  How about the earthquake on September 19, 1884?  Looking at the seismicity map, where do you see the most Earthquake activity in Ohio?  When was the largest earthquake in Ohio.  Tell me some facts about it.  Look through the rest of the site.  What other facts can you give me about earthquakes in Ohio?


Ohio Earthquakes