Geology/Earth Science – Science Teaching tips from Lee Trampleasure

January 20, 2023

Yolo Bypass flooding-January 2023

I’ve collecting photos of the Yolo Bypass during the January 2023 flooding. Photo location is at the east end of the bypass, on the north side along the bike path. I’ll be adding more photos as I take them over the next few weeks. Looking westbound from West Sacramento Click on the forward/back buttons on the side of each image...

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September 29, 2015

180: Day 26: How does GPS work?

Using PI’s “Everyday Einstein: GPS & Relativity” resources, students are exploring GPS while others are on a Kairos retreat.

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August 16, 2015

Solar system model for your classroom ceiling

In my physics classes at Carondelet High School, I had mostly seniors and a few juniors in each class. Seniors graduate two weeks early, so I’m always looking for a project for the juniors to work on during this time (the juniors take their physics final with the seniors). In the spring of 2013, I decide to create a model...

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December 7, 2009

Hayward’s “D Street” fault creep, curb offset evidence erased

Sadly, improvements in city streets can wipe out geologic evidence. D Street has been a great field trip stop to see earthquake fault creep, and appears in many guidebooks and web sites. But in 1997, Hayward repaved the road, including the sidewalks (they all needed it). When they repaved it, they straightened all the curb lines, thereby erasing the evidence...

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Category: Geology/Earth Science

Yolo Bypass flooding-January 2023

180: Day 26: How does GPS work?

Solar system model for your classroom ceiling

Hayward’s “D Street” fault creep, curb offset evidence erased