Art and Earth Science by Grass
Hey, everyone! Did you miss me? I have been so caught up with work and thesis that I simply did not have the energy and time to write here as often as I would like. Since my last post here, I've also presented one of my research topics at our university and in China. When… Continue reading I presented my research and explored Shanghai
Since I got into watercolors, I have often wondered how it would be like to be a curator of a museum - the type that displays different artworks from different centuries. I imagine staring at each piece in admiration as I am handed each - be the lucky person to see it first before everyone… Continue reading My Current Job as Curator (For a Geology Museum)
If you're a regular reader of this blog, you'd know that we have been happily homeschooling for four years now. For Ian this year, however, the set-up with his provider has been a hybrid one. As part of the hybrid set-up, Ian gets to attend online webinars with his teachers and classmates but as his… Continue reading Ian’s private tour of UP Diliman’s geology museum
It's been a while since I last wrote about earth sciences. Here's one blog post to teach your kids about volcanoes. I've chronicled my one week fieldwork around Mayon volcano and the Irosin Caldera. If you haven't heard about Irosin Caldera, then you've probably heard only of Bulusan volcano being an active volcano. However, did… Continue reading Volcanology Fieldwork in Bicol – Revisiting Eruptive Deposits of Mayon, Bulusan, and Irosin Caldera
When George Leigh-Mallory was bombarded with questions on why he climbed mountains such as Mount Everest, the only thing he said was "Because it's there!" Aside from stating the obvious, it does seem natural for climbing enthusiasts like him to wake up excited to conquer any mountains in their paths. We learned from our geography,… Continue reading Mount Apo – A Climbing Destination For Beginner to Advanced Mountaineers in Mindanao
INTRODUCTION Kids, have you ever found yourself wondering what the earth is made up of? If you dig a tunnel as deep as your house, what will you find underneath? Will you find dirt, or treasure, or perhaps a dinosaur fossil? When I was your age, I liked looking down pits that adults dig up… Continue reading Rocks and Minerals: The Basic Components of Planet Earth
The Fabulous Scientist 