7th Grade School Project
 
     Superposition and cross cutting are both things that the Grand Canyon experience. The tectonic plates move, causing it to split. That's why it is the way it is today. 
     Superposition is the deposition of one geological rock on another. Cross cutting is when the rock splits, just like when humans cut rock to make, for example, jewelry or sculptures. Take limestone for example. I watched an episode of "Dirty Jobs" when they were working in a limestone mine to cut slabs of rock for things like counter-tops. 
 
     Quizlet is a website where you input the vocabulary words and their definitions, then play games to help you learn them. We use Quizlet for every section in science. 
     I think Quizlet is a helpful website to use as long as you actually use it to study. The vocabulary words are so hard to learn to spell, but there's one game called "Speller" that will say the word to you, (the definition is given to the right) and if you get it wrong, they'll spell it, then have you try again. Then, there's a Beat-The-Clock kind of game. I don't like competition, so I stick with the spelling game.
     I do use Quizlet to study. I'll try a little every now and then, then I'll spend about 2 hours on there the night before the test to really get those words sunken in. I don't know of any other sites like Quizlet that could help you the way Quizlet does. Quizlet is a really great site to use when studying. I even created a set for my 9-year-old sister who has a lot of trouble spelling. Although it'll take her longer to get them, all due to her attention span of a mouse, I have faith in her that she will.

 
     There were several contributions to Darwin's understanding of evolution and natural selection. 
     First, let's define the terms evolution and natural selection. Evolution is when an entire species changes over time. This doesn't take a year, it takes 100,000+ years! Birds have evolved to better suit their environment by evolving beak shape. If the bird has a curled, pointed beak (like a parrot) they eat seeds. If it has a long slender beak, it's usually used to reach into small places to eat bugs (unless it's a hummingbird; they drink from flowers). 
     Natural selection is when plants or animals are allowed to mate with no human interference. Plants breed naturally by the spread of pollen carried from plant to plant by animals such as bees, butterflies, birds, etc. The pollen sticks to their bodies then they carry it around. 
     Charles Darwin studied the natural and selective breeding with pea plants. He traveled the world, observing the animals and plants and how they differed from where he was. If he was in Africa, the birds may look different than those in the U.S. By working with other scientists that did the same thing, he was able to 

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