Solar Trajectory

March 25

10 inch stick                         Tan O/A

10:30 a.m.
shadow 21 inches                 (10/21)=.476   invtan(.476)= 25.46 degrees
250 West

1:30
shadow 8 inches                   (10/8)=1.25    invtan(1.25)=  51.34 degrees
5 north

6:30
shadow 34 inches                  (10/34)=.294   invtan(.294)= 16.39 degrees
76 east

Topographical Map of Mount St. Helens

Mount St. Helens (Skamania County, Washington)

The blue path is around 5000 ft of elevation

The green path is around 6000 ft of elevation

The red path is around 6800 ft of elevation

Plant Update - April 28, 2013

My plant has progressed although a little bit of wilting. Hopefully it continues to sprout and grow. I will definitely be bringing it home in hopes that it continues to progress. I am hoping that I can find a better spot outside rather than my sheltered, dorm room window seal for it to gain full sunlight and un-wilt. Hopefully we will be able to see the actual sunflower soon.

Mystery of the Megaflood

The movie, "Mystery of the Megaflood," was about a place 200 miles east of Seattle in Washington that is a very weird terrain that is over 100 miles deep with large boulders scattered throughout it. There were different explanations on how the "scablands" got there. One was that there was a river running through it, but there was no river ever actually found. Another explanation was that a glacier had once been sitting on top of the area, but no evidence was ever found of a glacier. Scientist Harlen Bretz figured out that there was a huge flood that came pretty much overnight. People did not think this was possible because it was a "catastrophism". It turns out there was a glacier dam that was holding water from a lake in and it broke which released the water onto the scablands and this is how the scablands formed. This is how the "mysterious megaflood" occured.

Picture of the "mysterious megaflood"

Cemetery Demography Project

Kevin Canevari

Sydney Brogden

Cemetery Demography Project

Cemetery Demography Project

1960-1980

1917-1920

1960-1980

1917-1920

The Flood of Middle Georgia 1994

The flood of 1994 ended up killing 18 people. It was a flood that hit middle Georgia right in the face. About 500 people were evacuated from the downtown area of Macon, the telegraph reported. Macon's levee that ran from the Otis Redding Bridge south to an industrial park and curves inland ended up breaking. The levee was a mile long and 30 feet tall. The Savannah District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers put together 20,000 sandbags to help the broken levee. Prison inmates and city workers stacked these bags in hopes to help the levee. Interstates 16 and 75 were both shutdown and this had never been done in the history of Georgia. There were many counties that were actually short on water and supplies because of this flood. A lot having to do with the lack of travel capabilities. This was a huge weather disaster that affected many people in the cities of middle Georgia.

             
                                                             The flood of 1994

Plant Blog - 3/4/13

My plant is continuing to grow. It has started to wilt a little because we had games out of town this weekend and it couldn't get any sunlight but hopefully it will be alright. I'm looking forward to it continuing its growth.

The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm was a great movie. After learning about how the earth's ocean currents run and the Coriolis Effect, it was cool to see how it worked in a real life situation. In this movie George Clooney and all of the fishermen on his team attempt to travel through the hurricane and terrrible weather fronts but realize they can't make it. When they try to turn around, they encounter a monster wave and try to power through it but aren't able to make it over. The boat flips and everyone unfortunately passes away. Other than the sad ending, I enjoyed watching this movie and seeing how what we are learning in class relates to real life scenarios.

Plant Update - 2/20/13

Plant survived our away road trip while I was gone. It keeps growing. Hopefully it continues.

Plant update - 2-12-13

My plant is starting to grow more and more everyday. Hopefully the continuous rainfall doesn't affect its growth (lack of sunlight).

Cruz Plaza

Cruz plaza is a new Mercer investment expected to be done by August of 2013. Some things that they must take into account when creating this new plaza is first, safety and creating a barrier safe for students to go to class around. Also, they must be aware of existing infrastructure. Another thing to consider is construction must build to control rainfall and erosion at all times. These are just few of the many things that construction must consider before working in order to successfully build cruz plaza. I look forward to what cruz plaza will bring to Mercer University.

Geology

This is a quartz rock. It is the most prevelant mineral found on earth. It has been around for centuries and used for many things including both technology and spiritual practices. It is also Georgia's state gem.

This a granite rock. It is radioactive and is found in abundance all over the planet. It is strong and durable and has been used for construction for centuries. Mount Rushmore is made of granite rock.

This is a sandstone rock. Sandstone was a popular building material in ancient times. It is somewhat soft making it easier to carve. Sandstone may be any color but the most common are tan, brown, yellow, red, gray, pink, white, and black.

This is a gneiss rock. It is a very common rock and is formed from metamorphic from pre-existing formations that were originally either igneous or sedimentary rocks. This rock consists mostly of quartz and feldspar and may show distinct layering or banding. It is pronounced, "nice".

Plant finally sprouted

My plant finally sprouted. I could start to see it coming in a couple of days ago but now it finally came in noticeably. Hopefully our road trips away won't kill it. I look forward to seeing it grow more.

Willet Lab - Kevin Canevari