We will be participating in an activity entitled "Survivor Science". This will be similar to the hit show "Survivor". We will participate in a variety of science activities that will serve an end of the year review.
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| @ April 29, 2008 2:41:12 PM EDT ( ) |
We are working on ABC Science books using terms related to our study of Earth Science throughout the year. These will be on display at Science Night on May 7.
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| @ April 29, 2008 2:38:06 PM EDT ( ) |
Monday: Review CRCT Vocabulary, Review baseball game for Rocks
Tuesday: Rock Post-test, Brainpop- plate tectonics, Plate Tectonics activity
Wednesday: Mountains demonstration
Thursday: Discuss Volcanoes and create a representation
Friday: No School!
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| @ March 11, 2008 8:02:04 AM EST ( ) |
Monday: Begin Rock Projects- Computer Lab
Tuesday-Thursday: Continue Projects
Friday: Cookie Lab, present projects
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| @ March 4, 2008 7:27:54 AM EST ( ) |
Monday: Introduce 3 types of rocks: Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic, Create pyramid with definitions and examples of each
Tuesday: Read and discuss CRCT Coach pgs. 144-145: Rock Formation, in small groups construct a concept map about the 3 types of rocks
Wednesday: Complete, check and discuss "Rock Talk", Watch Brainpop entitiled "Rock Cycle", discuss and take notes
Thursday: Complete "Fabulous Crayon Rock Formations" activity cluster 1 and 2; discuss
Friday: Cookie/ Rock Lab
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| @ February 25, 2008 1:47:30 PM EST ( ) |
We are working on Mineral projects this week. Students are to pick 3 out of 9 projects to complete during class.
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| @ February 12, 2008 12:15:01 PM EST ( ) |
Category: Announcements
None of the following items are required by any means, but science class is in need of some general supplies as well as specific lab needs:
General:
Tissues (It's that time of year!)
Paper towels
Hand sanitizer (not an urgent need, we still have some left)
Specific for unit/labs:
1-gallon ziploc-style bags
gumdrops
toothpicks
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
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| @ February 5, 2008 8:55:02 AM EST ( ) |
Category: Assignments/Homework
Monday: Begin mineral unit. Complete KWL chart, go over mineral facts and notes, and make unit folder. No homework!
Tuesday: "The Sorting Game" activity; BrainPop on mineral identification with notes.
Wednesday: Complete and discuss "Mineral Mystery"
Thursday: Complete and discuss "Mineral Detectives"
Friday: Complete and discuss "Match the Minerals
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| @ February 5, 2008 8:53:17 AM EST ( ) |
Category: Notes
What is a mineral?
-A mineral is a compound made up of one or more elements.
-A mineral forms naturally (it is not man-made).
-A mineral is made of materials that were never alive.
-Minerals have the same chemical makeup (they are made of the same compounds) no matter where they are found.
-Minerals have atoms arranged in regular patterns and form solid units called crystals.
-There are about 2,000 different known minerals.
-Examples of minerals:
Gold (Au)
Sulphur (S)
Aluminum (Fe)
Copper (Cu)
Iron (Fe)
Halite (NaCl)
Graphite (C)
Galena
Azurite
Malachite
Mica
Quartz
What is NOT a mineral?
-Anything that contains material from a once-living organism. This includes fossil fuels like coal and petroleum, and coral or pearls.
-Anything that contains more than one mineral is called a rock.
Minerals are recognized by their common characteristics:
Color – Some minerals can be many different colors, but others are always the same color. For example, sulfur is yellow.
Luster – The amount of light reflected from the surface of a mineral. Can be glassy, metallic, shiny, dull, waxy, satiny, or greasy.
Streak – Some minerals leave a colored streak when you “write” with them on an unglazed white tile. This may not be the same as the mineral’s color. Hematite is usually gray, but its streak is always reddish.
Texture – The feel of the mineral when it is rubbed. can be rough, smooth, bumpy, or soapy.
Hardness – Some minerals can be scratched more easily than others. We use the Mohs’ Hardness Scale of 1-10 to determine what material will or will not scratch the surface of a mineral.
Cleavage – This is the angle at which a mineral breaks. Some minerals have no cleavage, and just break into rough pieces. This is called fracture. Others break into specific shapes, like flat sheets or cubes.
Other properties – Some minerals may be magnetic, which can be tested by trying to stick a small magnet to the sample. Other minerals may bubble when exposed to hydrochloric acid (HC
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| @ February 5, 2008 8:52:16 AM EST ( ) |
Monday: Review ocean floor, waves, and solar system
Tuesday: Introduce the layers of Earth, demonstration using boiled egg and peach,Define crust, mantle, inner core and outer core making flipbook. Create Venn diagram of Earth's layers. Notes on layers of Earth.
Wednesday; Make clay models of Earth's layers, complete comparsion chart of Earth's layers
Thursday: Brainpop- Earth's layers and quiz, Writing Assignment: imagine you are traveling to the center of Earth, What would you do to prepare for this trip?
Friday: TBA
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| @ January 28, 2008 3:42:43 PM EST ( ) |
Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Discuss oceans of the world, Define ocean terms:
Continental Shelf, Continental slope, Submarine Canyon, Abyssal plain, Seamount, Guyot, Midocean Rdige, Rift Valley, Deep-sea trench. Create matching cards with terms to use later.
Wednesday: Benchmark testing, Complete questions on oceanography, review terms
Thursday: Virtual field trip of the ocean. Bingo to review vocab
Friday:
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| @ January 9, 2008 10:29:54 AM EST ( ) |
Monday: Complete weather reading guide from CRCT coach book
Tuesday: Severe weather notes, Watch Brainpop on Tornadoes and Hurricanes
Wednesday: Study guide for test on Friday. Test will be an open note test. This test will include the water cycle, type of heat, severe weather and clouds.
Thursday: We will visit the Marsh House during 2nd block and Review for the test
Friday: Test on Weather
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| @ December 11, 2007 3:20:44 PM EST ( ) |
Monday: Brainpop on States of Matter, Notes and flashcards on States of Matter
Tuesday: Heat Notes,Brainpop on Heat, Create graphic organizer for types of heat
Wednesday: Finish Graphic Organizer, Review states of matter, complete "Weather Why"
Thursday:
Friday:
HEAT NOTES
Heat is the total energy of the motion of molecules in a substance.
-Heat depends on the size or number of particles, the speed of the particles, and the type of particles
-Heat is energy!
Temperature is the average energy of the motion of molecules in a substance
-Temperature does NOT depend on the size, number, or type of particles, only on the speed at which the particles are moving
-Temperature is a measure of energy
Types of Heat Transfer
1. Conduction – heat transfer from molecule to molecule (two substances touching)
• Heat is transferred from the warmer object to the cooler object
• If something feels cold, it is because the heat is going from you to the substance
• Example: When you touch a cup of hot coffee, the heat in the molecules of the coffee mug is transferred to the molecules in your hands.
2. Convection – heat transfer by the circulation of rising warm air and sinking cool air
• Warm, moist air forms convection currents better than warm dry air. (This is why more severe weather occurs in the warmer months.)
• Convection currents form when more dense, cool air forces lighter, warmer air to rise.
• Moist air (or humid air) holds heat better than dry air, which is why it feels hotter in humid climates and why running a humidifier or vaporizer seems to make a room feel warmer.
3. Radiation – heat transferred by infared waves
• Infared waves are next to the color red on the light spectrum. They give us heat.
• Radiation is also called radiant heat
• Light colored clothes reflect heat, and dark colored clothes absorb heat.
• Example: When you warm up next to a fire, you are experiencing heat by radiation.
• When your car gets hot after sitting in the sun, this is heat transfer by radiation.
BrainPop Notes
1. Energy causes molecules to become active/excited.
2. In this excited state, molecules move around and bump into each other a lot.
3. Temperature measures how fast molecules are moving.
4. Heat measures the energy contained within an object because of its moving molecules.
5. There is more heat in an iceberg than in a pot of boiling water.
6. This is because the iceberg is a lot bigger.
7. The lowest temperature you can get is absolute zero or -273°C. (This is the temperature at which all molecular motion stops.)
8. Heating up an object causes it to expand because excited molecules take up more space.
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| @ December 4, 2007 8:29:42 AM EST ( ) |
Monday: Label parts of the water cycle, match water cycle terms, complete study guide on water cycle
Tuesday: Review study guide, label water cycle, define terms of the water cycle
Wednesday: Play review baseball, watch "The Magic School Bus: Inside the Water Cycle"
Thursday: Water cycle test, make cloud finder, Brainpop on clouds and quiz
Friday: Create 3 types of clouds using cotton, make flip book of clouds
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| @ November 27, 2007 12:23:29 PM EST ( ) |
Monday: Guidance
Tuesday: Discuss liquid, gas, solid, and plasma. Create flip book of states of matter. Make "GOOP"
Wednesday- Friday: Thanksgiving Break! Enjoy!
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| @ November 15, 2007 9:43:35 AM EST ( ) |
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