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Transverse Ranges - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia San Gabriel Mountains - Field Trip http://www.csun.edu/science/geoscience/fieldtrips/san-gabriel-mts/index.html Sourcebook Home Biology Chemistry Physics Geoscience Reference Search CSUN San Gabriel Mountains - Field Trip Science Teaching Series Geography & Topography The Sourcebook for Teaching Science Hands-On Physics Activities Tour - The route of the field trip Hands-On Chemistry Activities GPS Activity HIstory of the San Gabriels Photos of field trip Internet Resources Geology of the San Gabriel Mountains I. Developing Scientific Literacy 1 - Building a Scientific Vocabulary Plate Tectonics, Faults, Earthquakes 2 - Developing Science Reading Skills 3 - Developing Science Writing Skills Rocks, Minerals, Geological Features 4 - Science, Technology & Society Big Tujunga Canyon Faults of Southern California II. Developing Scientific Reasoning Gneiss | Schist | Granite | Quartz 5 - Employing Scientific Methods 6 - Developing Scientific Reasoning Ecology of the San Gabriel Mountains 7 - Thinking Critically & Misconceptions Plant communities III. Developing Scientific Animal communities Understanding Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains 8 - Organizing Science Information Human impact 9 - Graphic Oganizers for Science 10 - Learning Science with Analogies 11 - Improving Memory in Science Meteorology, Climate & Weather 12 - Structure and Function in Science 13 - Games for Learning Science Inversion Layer Los Angeles air pollution. Åir Now - EPA reports. IV. Developing Scientific Problem Climate Solving Southern Calfirornia Climate 14 - Science Word Problems United States Air Quality blog 15 - Geometric Principles in Science 16 - Visualizing Problems in Science 1 of 2 7/14/08 12:56 PM San Gabriel Mountains - Field Trip http://www.csun.edu/science/geoscience/fieldtrips/san-gabriel-mts/index.html 17 - Dimensional Analysis Astronomy 18 - Stoichiometry 100 inch Mount Wilson telescope V. Developing Scientific Research Solar Observatory Skills Carnegie Telescopes 19 - Scientific Databases 20 - Graphing & Data Analysis Photographs 21 - Mapping & Visualizing Data 22 - Science Inquiry & Research 23 - Science Projects & Fairs San Gabriel Mountains (Herr) Mount Wilson VI. Resources for Teaching Science 24 - Science Curriculum & Instruction Making your own web-based photo gallery 25 - Planning Science Instruction 26 - The Science Laboratory Sample photos 27 - Science Reference Information Norman Herr, Ph.D. Sourcebook Home Top footer 2 of 2 7/14/08 12:56 PM Google Maps http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=p&msa=0&msid=105561648900194... ©2008 Google - Map data ©2008 NAVTEQ™ - Terms of Use 1 of 3 7/14/08 12:55 PM tectonic-plates.jpg (JPEG Image, 1000x680 pixels) http://www.csun.edu/science/geoscience/maps/tectonic-plates.jpg 1 of 1 7/14/08 12:59 PM geology-san-gabriels.jpg (JPEG Image, 1825x1067 pixels) http://www.csun.edu/science/geoscience/fieldtrips/san-gabriel-mts/geology-san-gabriels.jpg 1 of 1 7/14/08 12:57 PM GPS Activity - Mount Wilson http://www.csun.edu/science/geoscience/fieldtrips/san-gabriel-mts/gps/gps.html Sourcebook Home Biology Chemistry Physics Geoscience Reference Search CSUN GPS Activity - Mount Wilson Science Teaching Series Locating places with GPS The Sourcebook for Teaching Science Hands-On Physics Activities Mount Wilson is located at latitude - longitude coordinates (also called lat - long coordinates or GPS Hands-On Chemistry Activities coordinates) of N 34.223893 and W -118.061179. Record the GPS coordinates of the following locations. Take photographs at each location, and Internet Resources connect the photographs with the locations using Picasa or Google Maps. I. Developing Scientific Literacy 1 - Building a Scientific Vocabulary 2 - Developing Science Reading Skills 3 - Developing Science Writing Skills 4 - Science, Technology & Society Location Latitude Longitude Elevation Observation II. Developing Scientific Reasoning Georges Gap 5 - Employing Scientific Methods 6 - Developing Scientific Reasoning 7 - Thinking Critically & Misconceptions III. Developing Scientific Understanding 8 - Organizing Science Information Colby Canyon 9 - Graphic Oganizers for Science 10 - Learning Science with Analogies 11 - Improving Memory in Science 12 - Structure and Function in Science 13 - Games for Learning Science Red Box IV. Developing Scientific Problem Solving 14 - Science Word Problems 15 - Geometric Principles in Science 16 - Visualizing Problems in Science 1 of 3 7/14/08 12:54 PM GPS Activity - Mount Wilson http://www.csun.edu/science/geoscience/fieldtrips/san-gabriel-mts/gps/gps.html 17 - Dimensional Analysis 18 - Stoichiometry Mt. Disaapointment Road V. Developing Scientific Research Skills 19 - Scientific Databases 20 - Graphing & Data Analysis 21 - Mapping & Visualizing Data 22 - Science Inquiry & Research Eaton Saddle 23 - Science Projects & Fairs VI. Resources for Teaching Science 24 - Science Curriculum & Instruction 25 - Planning Science Instruction 26 - The Science Laboratory 27 - Science Reference Information Mount Wilson Museum 150' Solar Telescope 100" Hooker Telescope Paviliion Big Tujunga Dam 2 of 3 7/14/08 12:54 PM Plant Communities in the San Gabriel Mountains http://www.csun.edu/science/geoscience/fieldtrips/san-gabriel-mts/communities.html Sourcebook Home Biology Chemistry Physics Geoscience Reference Search CSUN Plant Communities in the San Gabriel Mountains Science Teaching Series Valley & Foothill Woodland The Sourcebook for Teaching Science Hands-On Physics Activities coast live oak Quercus agrifolia Hands-On Chemistry Activities interior live oak Quercus wislizenii Englemann oak Quercus engelmannii valley oak - Quercus lobata Internet Resources Southern California black walnut Juglans californica I. Developing Scientific Literacy California buckeye Aesculus californica 1 - Building a Scientific Vocabulary 2 - Developing Science Reading Skills Hard Chaparral 3 - Developing Science Writing Skills 4 - Science, Technology & Society Chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum Manzanita Arctostaphylos spp. II. Developing Scientific Reasoning Ceanothus spp. 5 - Employing Scientific Methods Mountain mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides 6 - Developing Scientific Reasoning Yucca Yucca whipplei 7 - Thinking Critically & Misconceptions Riparian III. Developing Scientific Understanding white alder Alnus rhombifolia 8 - Organizing Science Information California sycamore Platanus racemosa 9 - Graphic Oganizers for Science bigleaf maple Acer macrophyllum 10 - Learning Science with Analogies 11 - Improving Memory in Science Fremont cottonwood Populus fremontii 12 - Structure and Function in Science willows Salix spp. 13 - Games for Learning Science Montane Forests IV. Developing Scientific Problem Solving low elevation: 14 - Science Word Problems bigcone Douglas fir - Pseudotsuga macrocarpa 15 - Geometric Principles in Science canyon oak- Quercus chysopelis 16 - Visualizing Problems in Science 1 of 2 7/14/08 1:00 PM Plant Communities in the San Gabriel Mountains http://www.csun.edu/science/geoscience/fieldtrips/san-gabriel-mts/communities.html middle elevation: 17 - Dimensional Analysis Ponderosa pine - Ponderosa Pine 18 - Stoichiometry Coulter pine - Pinus coulteri canyon oak - Quercus chysopelis V. Developing Scientific Research Skills incense cedar - Calocedrus decurrens high country: 19 - Scientific Databases 20 - Graphing & Data Analysis Jeffrey pine - Pinus jeffreyi 21 - Mapping & Visualizing Data sugar pine - Sugar Pine 22 - Science Inquiry & Research white fir - Abies concolor 23 - Science Projects & Fairs incense cedar - Calocedrus decurrens black oak VI. Resources for Teaching Science 8000'+ lodgepole pine, limber pine 24 - Science Curriculum & Instruction 25 - Planning Science Instruction Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands 26 - The Science Laboratory 27 - Science Reference Information Pinyon pine Pinus monophyllum junipers Juniperus spp. Norman Herr, Ph.D. Sourcebook Home Top footer 2 of 2 7/14/08 1:00 PM Transverse Ranges - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse_Range Make a donation to Wikipedia and give the gift of knowledge! Transverse Ranges From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Transverse Range) The Transverse Ranges (or more accurately, the Los Angeles Ranges) are a group of mountain ranges of southern California, one of the various North American Coast Ranges that run along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Mexico. They begin at the southern end of the California Coast Ranges and lie between Santa Barbara and San Diego counties. They derive the name Transverse Ranges due to their East-West orientation, as opposed to the general North-South orientation of most of California's coastal mountains, thereby transversing them.[1][2] Contents 1 Geology 2 Geography 3 Transportation 4 Ecology 4.1 Urban impact 5 References Geology The Transverse Ranges represent a complex of tectonic forces stemming from the interaction of the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate along the San Andreas Fault system. Their orientation along an east-west axis as opposed to the general southeast-northwest trend of most California ranges results from a pronounced bend in the San Andreas Fault, the cause of which is a subject of intensive ongoing study. Their elevation is somewhat better understood as a consequence of this bend. The crust atop the Pacific Plate south of the ranges does not easily make the turn westward as the entire plate moves northwestward, forcing pieces of the crust to compress and lift. The crust which comprises the Transverse Ranges is part of what is known as the
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