How Do We Know Where an Earthquake Originated? Teacher’s Guide Standard Addressed: Grades 6-8: Scientific Inquiry Mathematical Inquiry Technology and Science Processes that shape the Earth 1 B/1‚ 2 2 C/2 3 A/2 4 C/ 1‚ 2 Grades 9-12: Scientific Inquiry Technology and Science Processes that shape the earth Symbolic Relationships Common themes: Models 1 B/2 3 A/3 4 C/5 9 B/3 11 B/3 Objectives: By the end of this activity‚ the student will be able to: 1. Identify P
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at the Indies. Columbus wanted to write down everything he and his men performed or saw every day. He intended to draw a nautical chart containing the several parts of the ocean and land. Also‚ he wanted to compose a book containing latitudes and longitudes. These reasons tell us that Columbus’s mission on this journey was to find a new route for other merchants to follow in order to get to the spice lands. He wanted to create an accurate map in his book to bring back for explorers to examine.
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Between the 1300’s to the 1500’s‚ Europeans wanted to explore. There are four major reasons why Europeans wanted to explore Asia. The reasons included economy‚ culture‚ politics‚ and technological advances.The European were looking for new ideas to bring back to Europe. The first reason for exploration is economics. Europeans wanted spices‚ perfumes‚ silks‚ precious stones‚ exotic foods‚ and tightly woven colorful rugs. Asia had all of these goods. European Merchants realized that they could make
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look out into space so he had to create this model with just his bare eyes to see what planets movements were‚ a quadrant (used to determine the suns height above the horizon)‚ a armillary sphere (which gave the planets a celestial latitude and longitude) and a tool which he invented himself called a Ptolemy rule. The Ptolemy rule was a stick held vertically with a line attached used to calculate the position and movement of the stars. It was not until the invention on the optical telescope prior
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down in history because he revolutionized circumnavigation techniques‚ put New Zealand on the map‚ discovered and named a group of Islands‚ and discovered Australia. Before James cook‚ explorers and navigators had to figure out the latitude and longitude by measuring the angle of the sun. this was extremely difficult to do‚ with the boat rocking‚ and imprecise tools and measurements. With the help of Larcum Kendall‚ he
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The advent of networks and information systems revolutionized the way that individuals and large organizations conduct daily operations. Individuals utilize computers to check electronic mail‚ surf the internet‚ pay bills‚ and even go to school for their degrees. Large organizations do the same things‚ but in a much larger scale. Additionally‚ these large organizations utilize information systems to store sensitive data from its clientele and its employees. This information may include social security
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In Thomas Jefferson’s Instructions to Meriwether Lewis‚ 1803‚ it is very clear that the author is Thomas Jefferson. He signs the ending of the article with‚ “…this twentieth day of June‚ 1803. Thomas Jefferson‚ President of the United States of America” (Jefferson 3). It is apparent that Jefferson is writing to Meriwether Lewis to instruct him before he sets out on his journey. This gives the reader the date the letter is being composed and make it an official document. Thomas Jefferson’s main
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The ancient Egyptians built the pyramids with the same dimensions as the Earth‚ with a 1:43200 ratio‚ which was a commonly used ratio and number there. The pyramids and the sphinx are aligned with the equinoxes and with a North South Longitude line and with the star Thuban in Draco‚ but some argue they were made to align with Orion’s belt. The ancient Egyptians also charted and divided constellations to represent tombs and used Sirius to track each new year. By studying archeoastronomy
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Personal Ethics The individual standards that establish my personal world view and the philosophy of nursing are the nurses in my opinion breathe and live nursing. This profession of nursing is all encompassing‚ self-governing‚ and mutual. Nursing involve providing care to all without any discrimination of age or sex‚ well or sick‚ communities‚ families‚ groups‚ and this takes rest in all setting. This view of nursing enables me to consider the psychosocial‚ the spiritual and the physical
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‘Non-fiction shows us how people cope with difficult situations.’ How does Portrait of a Young Forger illustrate this? ‘Non-fiction shows us how people cope with difficult situations.’ That is a saying very well demonstrated by Marian Pretzel’s autobiography‚ Portrait of a Young Forger. The book is entertaining and enlightening‚ it provides a sense of actuality and gives a real depth to the story‚ with an insight of Marian. The urgency for survival and intensity involves different people’s
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