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Welcome to my class!

Welcome! Hope you're having a great year.  We are already in the second marking period. 
 
Through this website I hope to keep you up to date with class information, lesson plans, and course content.
 
If you have any ideas for helpful information, please see me at school for email me at leckley@gatewayhs.com.
 
 

Events and Announcements
Updated 11/18/07

This week the Earth Science and Honors Earth Science will be finishing up the chapter on Rocks, review on Tuesday, and test on Wednesday. 
Study!!
 
Environmental Science will begin to present their ecosystem research.
 
 Then, we're off to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday!
 

Meet the Challenge for November!
 
Research the meteorologists forcast for snow this winter. Will it be below average, average, or above average?  What is the average winter snow amount for South Jersey? 
 
For an additional challenge, what is La Nina?  Explain why it occurs.

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Please explain this:

How does La Nina affect the weather in New Jersey?

 Answer: (submit your answer by December 3)

In the News
Researchers identify the fossil of a 110-million-year-old dinosaur with stacked teeth and a huge appetite for plants.
By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
November 17, 2007

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'Cows of the Mesozoic' era discovered
 
This headline appeared in the LA Times November 17. Chicago researchers had identified a 30 ft sauropod that was a plant eater.
 
How did you think they determined it was a plant eater?

When was it first discovered?

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