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Like it or not, we still need oil. Your job will to become a petroleum geologist and find oil on the fictional island of Newlandia. Just like in N. Dakota, you can become rich. Oil powers so much of our industry and daily lives. It would be great not to use a single drop of oil, but the reality is we need it. Today we learn how to get it by drilling through solid rock looking for traps where oil may exist. We will correct yesterday’s quiz and then for the last time this year read from Science World magazine. Tomorrow we will learn how to search for oil. After a warm-up quiz, you will take the real thing. Use all your notes and common sense to answer the questions with the best possible results. Ekati must be at one of the four corners of the world. You can only drive to the mine in the winter. Ice roads truckers make their way across the frozen tundra (not Lambeau Field) to bring in all the heavy equipment to extract diamonds from the ground. A coffee can’s worth of carbon are processed daily. That’s 5,000,000 carats annually. Enough talk about Diamonds, Rubies and Emeralds oh my! Today we watch a video on these splendid stones. Elementary Posters… Last day that I will accept them! Today, you will read an article on Diamonds. What do DeBeers, Hope, and the Canadian Arctic have in common? Diamonds! Today we correct yesterday’s quiz and take notes on the 4 C’s. Those are Cut, Color, Carat, and Clarity. How can 1/5th oz of C be $15 Million? It depends on the 4 C’s. Notes and Element table at the ready! Quiz Part 2 will test your knowledge of Ions, Isotopes and N.A.’s Use all of the available information to answer the questions on the quiz. Good luck.
Neutral Atoms, (N.A.), Ions, and Isotopes oh my! Today you will be able to tell the difference between these 3 concepts. Once the light bulb turns on it’s a great feeling!! |
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