Sunday, May 10, 2015

The ending of genius hour ..........

 Genius hour is coming to an end and I honestly wish it wasn't. Even though genius hour is ending I hope to continue to posting more blogs over my topic. I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity to do this project!
 Some questions in reference to my journey and experience from genius hour:
 1. What was your favorite part of the topic you chose?
 My favorite part about my topic was I could always find a variety of different information that was very interesting. Also,there was never a point when I couldn't find information online over my topic.
2. What was your least favorite part of the topic you chose?
 My least favorite part of my topic was that I couldn't really do hands on activities. It was more focused on researching rather than doing activities.
3. What do you like best about Genius Hour research?
 It allows you to learn about topics that interest you and allows you to be as creative as you want. 
4. What do you like least about Genius Hour research?
 Sometimes my computer was slow or maybe I was just too impatient. But there was not really anything I disliked about it.
5. What was the most important thing you learned about yourself, how you learn, or research in general as a result of this work?
 I learned that I rather work hands on than just look up information online.
 I really enjoyed doing this project and I can honestly say that this project was probably one of the most interesting projects I have ever done. Thank you Mrs.heckert for assigning this project it was such an amazing project and Happy Mother's Day ! 

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Earthquakes,Volcanoes,Tsunamis

 According to geologists a serious of life threatening "extreme geological events" could occur due to climate change or global warming. The disappearing ice,sea-level rise,and floods that are already forecasted for the 21st century are already inevitable as the earth warms and weather patterns change. Evidence from the last ice age has already shown that the planet's uneasy web of seismic faults are very sensitive to the small pressure changes. A sensitive volcano or seismic fault line is very dangerous.
 For example,the recent earthquake that occurred in Nepal could be a possible earthquake caused by climate change consequences. The earthquake occurred when the section that holds up India slipped under the Eurasian plate. The earthquake caused buildings to collapse all over the region and left more than 7,000 dead and injured. Aftershocks were also causing major chaos.
 Scientists expect major weather changes for the 21st century. There could be more earthquakes,tsunamis,and volcanoes. I guess you could say that Nepals earthquake is only the beginning.