Warmup 8/26/15

What kinds of careers do you think use earth science? Think back to the topic survey. See if you can list 3 jobs and why they connect to earth science.

Objective Tonight’s Homework

learn about different careers in earth science

Finish vocab page for unit 1 by Friday. Don’t forget lab research tomorrow!

Careers in Earth Science

There are many jobs that require a knowledge of earth science. (And most of them pay pretty well!) This list doesn’t include all of them, but it does cover a good spread.

Careers in Earth Science

Speleologist

Scientists whostudy caves.How they formed,what lives inthem, and howbig they are.

Careers in Earth Science

Mineralogist

Scientists who study rocks and minerals. It sounds boring, but this can lead to careers with things like lasers and creatingartificial gemstones.

Careers in Earth Science

Volcanologist

Scientists who study volcanoes. These scientists try to learn how to predict eruptions and what kinds of damage lava can do to try and help people be safe.

Careers in Earth Science

Seismologist

Scientists who study earthquakes. They do this not just to help predict them, but to also learn what kinds of damage earthquakes can do so we can build betterbuildings.

Careers in Earth Science

Stratigraphist

Scientists who study the different strata, or layers, of rocks and soil. Thesescientists are often hired totry and find the bestlocations to look for oil andother valuable resources.

Careers in Earth Science

Hydrologist

Scientists who study the way water moves through its cycle. They’re often hired to find the best way to use water sources likeundergroundaquifers, andto find out whatkinds of chemicals maybe in a watersource.

Careers in Earth Science

Meteorologist

Scientists who study weather. A lot of T.V. weathermen are meteorologists. Meteorologists don’t just predict daily weather. They also try to understandwhat causesdangerousstorms and howwe can keepsafe.

Careers in Earth Science

For a lot of the rest of class, we’re going to playa game. Mr. C. is going to have each one of you come up and sit in a chair facing the class. One of the careers is going to go up on the screen. The person facing the class will have to try and guess what the career is by asking the rest of you only yes or no questions. The person guessing can’t just ask “am I a volcanologist?” and run through the list. They have to ask questions about what the person does.

Before the end of class, Mr. C. is going to hand out a vocab crossword for all your terms from chapter 1. This crossword will be due Friday.

Exit Question

What does a Stratigraphist study?

VolcanoesDifferent layers of rockWeatherEarthquakesWaterNone of the above