IHSL Janice Chen

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

What is Plate Tectonics? Plate Tectonics are the space between land and land. It have three different kinds of boundary there are Transform, Divergent, Convergent. Fault is one kind of plate tectonics that will cause Earth quake, Tsunami and volcano. It have four kind of fault. Include Normal Fault, Reverse Fault, Strike-Slip Fault and Thrust Fault. Volcano is cause by plate tectonics too. Their are three types of volcano named Shield, Cinder, Composite.

Normal Fault is a fault that moves DOWN vertically(In Angles). Reverse Fault is a fault that moves UP but only Pisces of crust. Thrust Fault is very smilier with Reverse Fault but only it goes not only with the crust. Strike slip Fault is a fault are moves LEFT and RIGHT. Fault always happen near the Plate Tectonics, because of the land moved so it cause the Earth quake, Tsunami and volcano.

Volcano happen because of hot spot and hot spot happen near Plate Tectonics. There are three type of volcano, Shield , Cinder and Composite.Shield cone's lava comes out very gentle with no ash. Cinder cone's lava comes out with some ash and inside the cone is just a cone. Composite cone's lava comes out strongly with a lot of ash and inside the cone it will have different "exit" for the magma.

There are three type of boundary in the Plate Tectonics. There are Transform, Divergent and Convergent. Transform slide pass each other. Divergent moves away form each other.Convergent come together and push each other.

In conclusion, Plate tectonics effect a lot in the world. Once it move or have some problem, it cause a lot of natural disasters. The plate in different area have different name and it have 18 plate in the world. In this project i have fun learn all this things about Plate tectonics. That's all.

This is the Plate tectonics

Reflection....

1) I enjoy this project a lot, i have a lot of fun.

2)The most challenge thing is i feel like I don't have enough time to do my project(even I have extra time for my song)

3)I learn that sure things we learn is very helpful.

4)I would record my song again If i have a chance.

5)MORE TIME PLEASE !!!!

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Tsunami Presentation

Friday, October 26, 2012

Rock Types

Rock Types

Igneous Rock---Intrusive/Extrusive

Extrusive

Intrusive

Intrusive - The rock stay inside the volcano and change into rock slowly so the crystal comes out clearly.

Extrusive - The rock come out with magma and it cools down fast so the crystal will not show clearly.

Sedimentary Rocks---Clastic/Crystalline/Bioclastic

Clastic

Crystalline

Bioclastic

Clastic - Clastic rocks are made up of particles
Crystalline - Crystalline made up of clearly crystal

Bioclastic - Bioclastic is made up of arranged animals

Metamorphic Rocks---Foliated/Non-Foliated

Foliated

Non-Foliated

Foliated - The rocks have parallel bands.

Non-Foliated - The rocks that do not have parallel bands.

Vocabulary

Metamorphic rock -Metamorphic rocks are sedimentary or igneous rocks that changed by heat and pressure.

Magma/Lava - Melted rock inside the mountain. Lava is when the melted rock is indis/ Magma is when the rock come out.

Solidification - To make it solid

Igneous rock - Made up by cooling magma

Weathering - Weather(Rain/Sun/Wind)

Erosion - When water and wind take away things on the surface of the rock

Sediment - Sand and mud

Compaction - Push it together

Cementation - Grew together over time

Sedimentary rock - Rock that formed through the solidification

Summary

Sedimentary rock heat and pressure to metamorphic rock.

Metamorphic rock melting into magma.

Magma cooling down and turns into Igneous rock.

Igneous rock weathering and deposition into sediment.

Sediment change into sedimentary rock by compaction and cementation.

The sedimentary rock will heat and pressure into metamorphic rock.

Igneous rock and Sedimentary rock can both change into Metamorphic rock by heat and pressure

Made By: Janice Chen

Crystals&Minerals

Crystals Growing Lab

In the Crystal growing lab, We melt up the sugar with hot water. Then we hung up a clip using cord and pencil to balance. We put the beaker close to the window. After few days the crystal will grew out!!!

Mineral Properties