Finally Home-Part 6
I’m sorry that I haven’t written for a couple of weeks. This last week I’ve been laid up with a kidney stone and haven’t felt up to sitting at this computer until today. If you’ve ever had one, you...
View ArticleThe Geology of the Tintic Mining District
For the last week, I’ve been busy preparing for my classes at Walden School, including inventorying the science lab room (which is also my classroom) and planning out my course schedules. I’ll be...
View ArticleColorado Trip Day 6 Part 2: Lake City
Parked along the switchbacks from Slumgullion Pass I came to Lake City from the south along Highway 149, driving from Creede along the headwaters of the Rio Grande River over the Continental Divide at...
View ArticleTintic Soil Study Part 2: Collection Trip to Knight Smelter and Silver City
Science Research Class at Walden School on our second collection trip. After our fall semester, my research science class ended and the two sections of chemistry were consolidated down to one, with me...
View ArticleTintic Soil Study: Sample Collection Trip 4
Old car behind the Tintic Mining Museum in Eureka, Utah. During our Intersession period between third and fourth terms, I taught a class that would help complete our study of lead contamination in the...
View ArticleTintic Soil Study Results and Conclusions
Main waste rock dump at the Tintic Standard Mine. In this post, we will report results and draw conclusions for our study of soil contamination in the Tintic Mining District. This study was supported...
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