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1. Welcome to the Pennsylvania Earth Science Teachers Association

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   PAESTA Webmaster - Apr 19 2019 - 10:15am

2. What Causes Flooding? - PAESTA Podcast Series: Episode 13

   ... numerous answers to this burning question. One extremely common cause of flooding is heavy rainfall.  This happens when a natural and ... you would like to learn more about this tragedy, you could read a book called “Shelter from the Storm”, written by David McCullough. ...

   Laura Guertin - Jul 27 2016 - 9:35am - 0 comments

3. 2013 PAESTA Post-Conference Survey

   PAESTA Webmaster - Jul 31 2014 - 8:48am

4. NASA - Why Do Raindrop Sizes Matter In Storms?

   ... The following PAESTA podcast can be played for students, How do scientists measure rainfall?   Submitted 7 years 10 ... High School Embedded video for NASA - Why Do Raindrop Sizes Matter In Storms? Description:  ...

   Laura Guertin - Jun 27 2016 - 11:05pm - 0 comments

5. Minute Physics: Why is the Solar System Flat?

   Context for Use:  I build up all of the evidence for the formation of the Solar System before ... You could also pair this with an activity about how to build up planets out of the disk, similar to this one:   ... School Embedded video for Minute Physics: Why is the Solar System Flat? Description:  Many of the ...

   Chris Palma - Feb 3 2016 - 10:34am - 0 comments

6. Why does California battle drought conditions so often? - PAESTA Podcast Series: Episode 12

   ... Hello there, my name is Lori Ezzedine and I would like to talk to you about the California drought, but more ... located underground which water can easily move through. So how does an aquifer work? Simple. It fills with moving water. As previously ...

   Laura Guertin - Jul 27 2016 - 9:36am - 0 comments

7. What are shade balls, and why did LA drop 96 million of them into their reservoir? - PAESTA Podcast Series: Episode 10

   ... the Los Angeles reservoir is because of the expenses. As I said earlier, the shade balls saved Los Angeles 250 million dollars, and this ... on human and animal life. Or is it for society to decide how their government should invest and spend its money? Follow and learn more ...

   Laura Guertin - May 31 2016 - 3:01pm - 0 comments

8. Why is Earth called the Water Planet? - PAESTA Podcast Series: Episode 21

   ... Hello everyone, my name is Jenna Federle and today I will be answering the question, why is Earth called the water planet?  Now the Earth is a very watery place ...

   Laura Guertin - Jul 27 2016 - 9:31am - 0 comments

9. Why did the water in the Rio Olympics turn green? - PAESTA Podcast Series: Episode 41

   ... podcast Hello my name is Laura Delgadillo, I am a student at Penn State Brandywine and today I’d like to answer the ... I found an opposing viewpoint on a Forbes article about how the chemical misbalance everyone had been talking about had nothing to do ...

   Laura Guertin - Aug 6 2017 - 9:02pm - 0 comments

10. Before the Event

    ... request before October 1st. Have your students write/read PSAs to the school each morning during Earth Science Week! As each day of Earth Science Week has a Focus Day, why not "focus" the morning announcements across your school (or at least in ...

    PAESTA Webmaster - Aug 27 2016 - 10:19pm

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