Open to middle and high school students (parents also welcome to sit in) Meeting place is Ellen McHenry's backyard (532 Pike St. 16801) unless otherwise specified. RSVPs appreciated, but not required. If you would like to receive email updates and reminders, email me and let me know. (ellenmchenry@hotmail.com) General format: 7:00-8:00: Hands on activities...
Target age group: ages 10 and up (younger might be able to do it with some help) Materials needed: copies on card stock, scissors, glue, clear tape Time needed: 30-40 minutes, depending on skill of students at assembly Click here to download patterns for paper model of spine cross section
Purpose of the game: To remember the number pairs that add up to 12 Target age group: Ages 5 to 8 Time needed: One round of the game takes 5-15 minutes. Play multiple rounds. Materials you will need: An egg carton, 12 objects that will fit into the egg compartments, a copy of the number page, scissors Set...
Click on the link below to download a printable pdf file for the activity cards. This file does not contain any game instructions, just the cards. Periodic Table Activity Cards pdf
This drawing shows the famous Krakatoa eruption of 1883. In this lesson we'll compare the sizes of volcanic eruptions throughout history. We will also look at sea mounts and submarine canyons and think about how they may have formed. **************************** VIDEOS: Before we begin, watch these short videos. This is what people are...
In this lesson we learn the standard explanation for the ocean trenches (and the many problems with this explanation) then we learn the HPT explanation. **************************** VIDEOS: Video 8A: Where are the trenches? A 12-minute tour around the globe using Google Earth. Video 8B: Standard theory of trenches and the problems with subduction (51 min,) Template...
Did the Colorado River cut the Grand Canyon? This idea has been popular over the past century or so, but as we will see, it is fairly easily disproved. We'll discover a much better theory, which explains not only the canyon but also many other geological features in this area...
In this lesson we wonder how there can be so much limestone across the planet and we see how a simple chemical equation (not to mention common sense) disproves what most geology books teach about limestone. **************************** VIDEOS: Video 6A: Stuff you need to know before watching 6B (32 min.) Here is the template...
In this lesson, we learn about the sliding of the continental plates at the end of the Flood phase, which we call the Compression Event. During this event we see massive sliding, cracking, and folding of the plates, plus the melting of the inner earth and the creation of magma...
In this lesson, we learn about sedimentation and introduce liquefaction, and see how these mechanisms could have produced the layers strata we see in the "geological record." **************************** VIDEOS: Video 4A: Water flow and water hammers (23 min) Here is the template page you will need to print out: HPT101 Video 4A template page For...
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