How the earth's oceans were formed (two theories)

Illustration by Danny Blas 2014

Essential Questions

1. Why didn't early Earth have an ocean?
2. What are, and describe, the two theories for how the oceans formed?
3. Where on earth did life begin?

Early Earth? Oh, Hell No!

Early earth by Danny Blas

Early earth was hellish. The place had no life, no cool malls to go shopping, and definitely no Mexican food. Hellish.

The lighter elements on early earth came to the surface; whereas the heavier elements sank towards the middle of the planet.

[Here is where I will describe how the moon formed]

[Here is where I will describe the composition of early earth's atmosphere]

[Here is where I will describe what happened after the hellish conditions subsided]

[Here is where I will tell the age of earth] 

Enlightenment and The Arab Spring

The Enlightenment was basically about the individual. Back in the early days before the American Revolution, scientists, using telescopes, discovered the earth was not the center of the universe. This new discovery led to people questioning the authority of the Church, and the Bible.

Looking through a telescope caused a lot of problems

The Jasmine Revolution was the revolution that took place in Tunisia. This revolution shared similarities with The American Revolution in that both wanted freedoms from the oppressive and corrupt leaders that had rule over the citizens.

The Jasmine Revolution in 2010

Galaxies in Five

Galaxies make up most of the visible matter we can see in the universe. There are billions and billions of galaxies in the universe. Galaxies are defined as a collection of stars, gas, dust, and planets, and they come in three versions.

Spiral Galaxy

The first type is a spiral galaxy. This type of galaxy has three visible components: a bulge, a disk, and a halo. This type is what the Milky Way is, the galaxy earth is in.

Elliptical Galaxy

An elliptical galaxy is...

Irregular Galaxy

An irregular galaxy is ....

The earth is located in a galaxy called ...

Your First Blog Post - BP1

1. All blog posts require high-quality writing and at least one image

2. Create a new blog post by clicking on the orange button (see image below):

3. Open a new tab, and go to images.google.com and search for an appropriate image for your blog post. Click on the View Image button to see the image in full size

4. Copy and paste the image URL

5. Go back to the first tab and Click Insert Image

6. Select From a URL and paste the image URL in the top box, and click Add Selected

7. Give your blog post a Post Title (same title as on your bellwork inventory) and begin blogging your Page 4 homework

8. At the end of the day, always click Publish to save your work.

Why Blackfish? My Critique on Blackfish

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Blackfish is a documentary movie on killer whales, SeaWorld, and killer whales in captivity.

I recently read an article written by Tim Zimmerman, who co-wrote and helped produce the movie, and in the article (http://goo.gl/oJ7pP3) he discussed his surprise with the success of the movie at getting people to see the movie makers' point of view.

1.    Who is Tim Zimmerman, and are his opinions credible?

2.    What are the reasons for the making of Blackfish?

3.    Describe the "Blackfish effect".

4.    What do you think the author wants from SeaWorld?

5.    Do you think SeaWorld will comply? Why?

6.    Do you think SeaWorld has been treated fairly? Why?

Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems - Blackfish Critique

from Electric Shadows

[intro] The movie Blackfish is a documentary movie about killer whales and their quality of life, living in captivity in places like SeaWorld.

[essential question #1] My opinion of SeaWorld changed after watching the movie. At first, I did not have good or bad opinions about SeaWorld. I was indifferent.

After watching the movie however, I now have a negative opinion about SeaWorld. I feel the company cares more about making a profit over anything--the animals' welfare or their employees' welfare.

[essential question #2] In the movie SeaWorld began capturing killer whales about 40 years ago off the coast of Washington state. The capture methods that were used were disturbing to me because they targeted the baby whales, and when one was captured the entire pod of whales chose not to scatter and leave their young ones to be taken. This was emotional and sad for me.