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1. Choose a scientific discipline (biochemistry, biology, chemistry, etc.) and a scientist from that list. List the scientist and discipline that you chose. What was their contribution?
2. Inventions ?List 3 cool things invented by African-Americans and the respective inventor.
3. Checkout the 101 Fast Facts. List your favorite from the "Inventions and Discoveries" tab. Who did you choose? What did they invent/discover? Why is this significant? Also checkout the "Records Breaking," "Little Known," and "Firsts" when you are done.

1. Chemistry, Ernest Just contributions on the Physiology
2. Lonnie Johnson- super soaker, W.A. Martin- Lock, W.A. Detiz- shoe
3.George T. Sampson - invented a clothes dryer that used heat from a stove- This was significant because it saved hours of time drying clothes.

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1. How were Rodinia and Pangaea similar and different from each other?
2. When did the tectonic plates appear to move the fastest? (biggest difference between two consecutive maps)
3. Look at Pangaea (250 million years ago). If the continents looked like Pangaea today, what would the world be like? Think about governments, sports teams and leagues, and other aspects of life.
4. Look at Pangaea. If you could pick any place in Pangaea to start a modern civilization, where would you pick? Why? (there is a key on the bottom of the page that explains what the little letters in the maps stand for. For example, "ar" means Arabia.)

1. They are both Super Continents , but Pangaea was much later, and much more organized and easily accesible to eachother.

2. From 550 to 500 Million years ago

3. The world would be much smaller because it would all be conected and we could go anywhere we want on foot or car.

4. India because it is almost the dead center of Pangaea and would be the center of life.

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1. List all of the geologic periods in order from oldest to present (Cambrian to Quaternary).
2. Come up with a mneumonic to help you remember the order. (example: My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas)
3. First watch this animation. Then put the rock layers in order from the image on the right.

1. Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian,Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Tertiary, Quaternary.

2.Cool Odd Servants Dated Corny Peruvian Tacos Jerky Cookies Tarts Quickly

3.D,A,E,B,C

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1. How deep is the deepest mine in the world?
2. How deep would you have to dig to reach the mantle?
3. Let's pretend that you and your friends tried to dig a hole in your backyard to find a shortcut to China. The thing is, you guys had special suits that could withstand extreme temperatures, so you would not die. If you were somehow able to reach the mantle, what would it look like? What kinds of things would you see? How about the outer core? Inner core? What would it look like as you approached the surface (the crust) on the other side?

1. Tautona is the deepest at 3.6 Km deep.
2. The mantle is about 35 Km below surface.
3.I think the mantle would look like a huge rock wall. I think it would look like a lot of unbreakable rock. The outer core would look like a giant metal sphere. The inner core would look like metal soup, and as i approach the surface on the other side it would get easier and easier to dig up to China.

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1. What grade do you deserve for your 1st Quarter Blogs?
2. Why do you deserve this grade?
3. Which blog was your best? Why?

1. & 2. I deserve a B for my blogs because i did them all but imperfectly.

3. Blog 4 was my best because we did it in class and I had help.