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Sunday, July 19, 2009
The size of Rhode Island
"And this wasn't even Yellowstone's most violent moment. An eruption
2.1 million years ago was more than twice as strong, leaving a hole in the ground the size of Rhode Island."
These sentences are taken from an article entitled "When Yellowstone Explodes" (pg. 56-69, National Geographic, August 2009), by Joel Achenbach. Over the years, I've seen this reference, "the size of Rhode Island," hundreds of times in print and I have heard it probably just as many. I'd like to use this blog space as an ongoing record, starting now, of these references, and I invite you to participate. Please try to place the reference in as accurate a context as possible, citing the source if you can.
This information will be used for a future class project.
Area Ranked 50th in the US
- Total 1,545 sq mi (4,002 km²)
- Width 37 miles (60 km)
- Length 48 miles (77 km)
2.1 million years ago was more than twice as strong, leaving a hole in the ground the size of Rhode Island."
These sentences are taken from an article entitled "When Yellowstone Explodes" (pg. 56-69, National Geographic, August 2009), by Joel Achenbach. Over the years, I've seen this reference, "the size of Rhode Island," hundreds of times in print and I have heard it probably just as many. I'd like to use this blog space as an ongoing record, starting now, of these references, and I invite you to participate. Please try to place the reference in as accurate a context as possible, citing the source if you can.
This information will be used for a future class project.
Area Ranked 50th in the US
- Total 1,545 sq mi (4,002 km²)
- Width 37 miles (60 km)
- Length 48 miles (77 km)
Friday, March 20, 2009
Web Search for 6b
1. What school won the NCAA tournament fifty years ago?
2. Where is the smallest bird in the world found?
3. What was Louis Armstrong's nickname?
4. Name every street off of Charles St. between Branch Ave. and Admiral St.
5. What is the name of the high school President Obama graduated from?
6. Name the five presidents before Obama.
7. Name three people on the FBI's most wanted list.
8. Name a country directly south of the country where Ali won his Olympic gold medal.
9. Which continent is it on?
10. Who was the first principal of Academy of Service?
11. Draw a line the same length as the smallest reptile ever discovered.
12. The Crusades took place near what large body of water?
13. What happened at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in 1973?
14. Where was chess invented?
15. Name two founders of the Black Panther Party.
(search based on the last month or so of class)
2. Where is the smallest bird in the world found?
3. What was Louis Armstrong's nickname?
4. Name every street off of Charles St. between Branch Ave. and Admiral St.
5. What is the name of the high school President Obama graduated from?
6. Name the five presidents before Obama.
7. Name three people on the FBI's most wanted list.
8. Name a country directly south of the country where Ali won his Olympic gold medal.
9. Which continent is it on?
10. Who was the first principal of Academy of Service?
11. Draw a line the same length as the smallest reptile ever discovered.
12. The Crusades took place near what large body of water?
13. What happened at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in 1973?
14. Where was chess invented?
15. Name two founders of the Black Panther Party.
(search based on the last month or so of class)
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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