Ocmulgee Field Trip

In this lab, we went to Ocmulgee Indian Reservation. The only problem was that Leslie made us late and we missed the class leaving.  So we decided to try and find the class.  We proceeded to search for the next hour and ten minutes trying to find the class.  Luckily, we documented our search.  The pictures below show us on our adventure through the Ocmulgee Indian Reservation in an effort to find the class.

Jackson Springs

We recently went to Jackson Springs for a lab.  One of the highlights of this lab was of course when Garret slipped on the rocks and fell into the water.  We talked about the problems with contaminated water and how we help those who would rely on that water for fish among other things.  The fall line through middle Georgia was also discussed.

Community Garden

During this lab, we went to the local community garden and looked at the soil there.  We collected several samples and measured what they are.  We used Munsell's soil chart to distinguish the soil.  The soil we chose was 7.5 yr 4/4.  We also learned about how lead from old paints on houses can get into the soil on some community gardens.  This causes problems in highly urban areas because of the high use of lead based paints.

Movie Lab Blog

The last few weeks in class we have watched movies during our lab.  My favorite was the one about all the tectonic plates and earthquakes and volcanoes.  The movie was very interesting and was the most entertaining of all the movies in my mind.  It was cool to see all of the volcanoes and learn about all the eruptions and quakes of the past.  I liked learning about how certain places live around the volcanoes and are able to thrive right next to giant volcanoes.  The earthquake in San Francisco was very interesting to learn about.

Pumice

Pumice is a volcanic rock that is a solid lava that has been ejected from a heated up and highly pressurized volcano.  It can be created by a mix of lava and water because the water cools and depressurizes to create this rock.  Pumice can float on water at first, and pumice is actually considered a glass.  This is because it has no crystal structure.  One of the main uses of pumice is in concrete.  It is also used to take off calluses and other dry or lose skin.  Pumice is very low in density.

Rocks

Feldspar

Hornblende

Limestone

Obsidian

Pumice

Quartz

The Maps

Choropleth Map

Dot Density Map

Isarithmic Map

Proportional Symbol Map

My Map 

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California

The rock formation is located in Yosemite National Park in California.  At its tallest, this rock is about 3,000 feet tall.  It is said that the formation was formed over many years of glaciation.

The rock type of El Capitan is mostly granite. Igneous rock forms the upper part of the rock formation.
Granite is usually a construction rock.