I’m thankful for my family and friends of course. My family has always helped me reach my goals and been there for me, and so much more. I’m thankful for my friends, too, all for different reasons.
I’m also thankful for the people who discover more and more about the world, the solar system, and the universe. There’s so much to see and learn about everything, everywhere, and I’m thankful that I can keep learning about everything possible all the time.
That’s one reason why I started Exogeology ROCKS! and Zoe’s Geo Party!—so I can tell other people about things I learn about exogeology and everything else.
I’m also thankful for good food, well written fiction, and amazing places.
Watch the forty-fifth clue of Zoe’s Geo Party! , a 61 clue long trivia game. Look for a new video clue every weekday! This is the fifth and last clue of the third category in the second round.
This week, Zoe’s Geo Party! explores Sahuarita, Arizona, where the book Fractured Fate is set. Fractured Fate is a young adult novel co-authored by Zoe and four other Sahuarita teens as Caja Coyote. You can meet Caja Coyote, the five teenagers behind Fractured Fate, at a book release party on 11-11-11 at the Sahuarita Arts Center. There will also be a virtual book release party on November sixteenth.
Post your response to this clue on the Exogeology ROCKS! Facebook page and enjoy the category. Remember to phrase your response to each clue in the form of a question! While you’re there, be sure to become a fan of Fractured Fate’s Facebook page.
The 11-11-11 book release party is today, and it’s going to ROCK!
Watch the thirty-sixth clue of Zoe’s Geo Party! , a 61 clue long trivia game. Look for a new video clue every weekday! This is the first clue of the second category in the second round.
This category was filmed at the KTVU Channel 2 station in Oakland, California. Zoe and her family were interviewed for a segment on Unschooling on Fox News on this channel. See the promos for the segment here.
Are you celebrating Halloween? What do you do to celebrate? Post your answer on the Exogeology ROCKS! Facebook page along with your response to the latest clue, and enjoy the category. Remember to phrase your response to each clue in the form of a question!
Exogeology ROCKS! presents the thirty-first clue of Zoe’s Geo Party! , a 61 clue long trivia game. Look for a new video clue every weekday! This is the first clue of the first category in this round.
This week’s category was filmed in Milpitas, California, where I recently moved to and where I now live part time. Where do you live? I like hearing from people all over the world. Post your answer on the Exogeology ROCKS! Facebook page along with your response to the latest clue, and enjoy the category. Remember to phrase your response to each clue in the form of a question!
Yesterday, the first round of Zoe’s Geo Party! ended. Thirty clues have been revealed so far—which one was your favorite? Which category was the best? How can the next round be made even better? I appreciate all feedback.
The last six categories have gotten a lot of responses. Remember, to respond to a clue, comment on my Exogeology ROCKS! Facebook page. All the correct responses have been revealed except the one to the most recent clue, but you can still go back and watch past clues.
Hello, Zoë Bentley here with some great news: Fractured Fate, a Young Adult Fantasy novel co-authored by me is scheduled to be published this month, October 2011! I’ve been very busy over the past few months writing and editing this story along with my four co-authors as Caja Coyote.
What is Fractured Fate about? Here’s a peek at the cover and a brief description:
THERE’S A REASON IT STAYED LOST
When five teens in Sahuarita, Arizona find themselves in the middle of worldwide cataclysms, earth-controlling Joe rounds up super-strong Grace, information-absorbing Natalie, weather-making Valencia, and fire-starting Drake, in order to help defeat the force which created all the destruction. While overcoming unleashed mythical creatures and rebuilding their community, the team struggles to change the fate of a now fractured Earth.
What does the mysterious box have to do with anything?
Does Levi have plans of his own?
Can these strangers bring their powers together and save the world?
You can buy Fractured Fate by Caja Coyote in the all new Exogeology ROCKS! Store in October, 2011.
UPDATE: Fractured Fate now has a website! On the Fractured Fate official website, you can read about the five co-authors, watch videos about Fractured Fate, and of course, buy the book!
Happy Halloween! Guess what’s finally finished? Exogeology ROCKS! Episode 4. It’s been a long time in the works, but I’ve completed the fourth episode of my Exogeology ROCKS! series. Exogeology ROCKS! Episode 4 features an interview with Captain Mark Kelly, mission commander of STS-134, the last scheduled space shuttle mission. For the first time ever, I’ve uploaded the full episode of Exogeology ROCKS! in one piece.
Exogeology ROCKS! Episode 3 is now complete. Woo hoo! That’s three episodes of my Exogeology ROCKS! series done. Episode 3 features an interview with Pan Conrad, a NASA astrobiologist at JPL.
Yay! My second article is on the NASA website! You can read it here on the JPL website and here on the NASA website. In the article I wrote about my great experience visiting NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
During my visit to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in June, I was asked to write two articles to put on the JPL website: one about how I got interested in exogeology, another about my visit to JPL. This article was also posted on the main NASA website in the “For Students” section. It ROCKED to see something I wrote on the NASA website!
Exogeology ROCKS! Episode 2 is finally finished! This is the second episode of my Exogeology ROCKS! series. In Exogeology ROCKS! Episode 2, I interview Joy Crisp, a planetary scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It sure ROCKED going to JPL and meeting a real exogeologist!
This is the best part! I made a 20 minute episode of Exogeology ROCKS!, and a 3 minute bonus track on Pluto. Don’t miss either one! Episode One of Exogeology ROCKS! features an interview with a planetary astronomer, Dr. Larry Lebofsky from Tucson, Arizona, and was made to show that exogeology really does ROCK!
After watching Exogeology ROCKS!, I bet you’ll want to know how to become an exogeologist yourself. I’ve created this page to show you how to do just that.
Want to know more about what life is like for a real exogeologist? Read Petra’s Blog, a blog written by me as the fictional exogeologist Petra Stone. Petra writes about her favorite experiences in exogeology, and exogeology in general. There are tons of posts with lots of information, so go to Petra’s Blog and start reading!
There are a wide variety of things you’ll see on the job as an exogeologist. Each set of photographs in the gallery shows you some of those, along with a short description about what you see. Have fun looking around, because these photos ROCK!
If you have any suggestions about how to improve my site, add more info, or make it more fun, use the “Contact Me” form to send me your reviews.
You can get to any of these pages from the sidebar on the right hand side of the page. I’ve put a lot of effort into this, so don’t miss out! There are lots of rockin’ things to do!
Until next time, I’m Zoë Bentley, and Exogeology ROCKS!
Hello out there! It’s Zoë again with great news! I now have a working Photo Gallery up. Petra posted new blogs recently too, about a post per day, so keep checking up on her on Exogeology ROCKS!
Hi everyone, it’s Zoë here! The deadline for the No Boundaries contest is looming, and I’ve been working really hard to finish the website. I’ve added lots of information to How to Become an Exogeologist and the Photo Gallery, and Petra’s been writing like crazy lately. Pretty soon I’ll have theExogeology ROCKS! video up, and I can’t wait! Until next time, I’m Zoë Bentley and Exogeology ROCKS!
I made a 20 minute episode of Exogeology ROCKS!, and a 3 minute bonus track on Pluto. Don’t miss either one! Episode One of Exogeology ROCKS! features an interview with a planetary astronomer, Dr. Larry Lebofsky from Tucson, Arizona, and was made to show that exogeology really does ROCK!