Time for Class
Sorry for the delay in my blog. I experienced some technical difficulties with my computer. Maybe it was due to the magnetic storms. Here is my next blog. Due to the busy schedule here and the need now to borrow a computer, I might be limited to how many blogs I write. I will do my best to keep you up to date.
While my family was at church Sunday morning, I was in a training class! Steven Mamet a PhD student working with Dr. Peter Kershaw (the head scientist here at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre) shared with us a summary of his doctoral thesis (a thesis is a long, many hundred paged paper that Ph.D students have to write in school). Steven's hypothesis: How does environmental change effect tree growth?
Our task is to assist Steven with gathering and processing the huge amount of data to support his hypothesis/thesis. So, the past two days have been a flurry of activity. When not out gathering samples and data in the field we are in the "lab" measuring the samples and entering the data. See the video below of our efforts.
I am enjoying this opportunity to learn more about the topics we (the 6th and 7th grade) are studying. Tonight, we will be treated to a lecture by "Starman". Roger is an expert on Aurora Borealis.
This blog entry's assignment is:
Define the following two words, cryosphere and albedo, then use them each in a sentence.
*Don't forget to post your comments so I know you are doing your homework.
**At this point, I am inviting all to comment. So even if you are not one of my students please post a comment or question. I won't post all of them but I'd love to hear from you.
posted by Mr. Thompson @ 2:54 PM
7 Comments:
it snowed cl
hey mr. thompson,
this is mary eliot, claires friend. how much snow is in between the ground and the top of the snow???????
I think it would be deeper near the trees because the trees would block the wind from blowing the snow around too much.
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Megan C.
hey mr. t i accidently posted the comment for the 4th on this one instead of on the 4th..........but here is the one for this entry
cryosphere-that part of the earth that water is a solid
albedo-the fraction of light that is reflective
The albedo of the tundra is greater than the albedo of the rainforest.
The majority of the cryosphere is in the tundra.
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Megan C.
The cryosphere is where the earth is permanently frozen. If you live on the Arctic Circle you live on the cryosphere. The albedo is the light that is reflected off a moon or a planet. The moonlight on the Earth is an albedo
crysphere-where water is in the form of a solid. the Antarctica is a form of solid water.
albedo- light or radiation deflected back by a moon or planet. the moon reflects the light making it appear shining M.H
A cryosphere is the part of the world where water is in the form of a solid
a albedo is a percentage of light or radiation that is reflected
by a surface
The cryosphere of Antarctic surface had a very small albedo.
Kb
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