As many of you have heard by now, I a major earthquake has struck the island of Haiti. By reports, the earthquake (a 7+ on the Richter scale) caused major destruction. If you are interested in learning more, Follow this link to Reuters articles on the subject.

You may also wish to visit the Red Cross Web Page to learn more. Our thoughts go out to our neighbors in Haiti.

It is ironic that we are studying tectonic plate movement and earthquakes this week. I hope you will make this a “learning moment”.