Week of Sept 4, 2012

Monday- Labor day

Tuesday- Begin starters
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Directions:  View astronomy picture of the day.  In your notebook, write the date, and the caption from the picture.

These are graded every two weeks, but you must do them everyday.  If you are absent, you can look at past pictures by scrolling to the bottom of the page, clicking on "calendar" and choosing the date you missed.

See it says in BLUE- Calendar

Tuesday Continued:http://classroomclips.org/video/1455

Note, astronomers only use light-years when talking to the general public or teaching classes 

week of August 30th

Thursday- abrev. schedule
-begin data collection

Friday-  finish data collection


IT IS A BLUE MOON FRIDAY!
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/when-is-the-next-blue-moon

penguin webcam!
http://www.calacademy.org/webcams/penguins/

http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/balloonautics/

http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/mars-rover-races/

http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/lesson-measure-the-earths-circumference/

http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/lesson-space-telescope/

http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/potato-chip-challenge/

https://www.ecybermission.com/public/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fDefault.aspx

http://www.stemchallenge.org/about/Default.aspx

http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/competition-rubber-band-contest/

http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/no-boundaries-competition/

http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/siemens-we-can-change-the-world-challenge/

http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/competition-nasa-design-challenge-grades-5-8/

should we continue space exploration

http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/ShowingEvidence/ProjectExamples/UnitPlans/Space/


brain pop videos newtons laws
- newtons laws- vote, calculate percentages
small med large volumes
add weight, small, med large
show video
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/space/teachers/liftoff/newton.html
rocket info
http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/J2X/posts/post_1289340446851.html

-coloring activity for history of space travel
-and what each found-  moon, planets, hubble
--how big how far how old???

http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/lesson-space-telescope/

-sun, moon, earth motions

'Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation. It's time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and work to restore America's place as the world leader in science and technology.'
-- President Barack Obam

Neil Armstrong, 1930-2012: U.S. astronaut was first man to walk on the moon

Neil Armstrong, 1930-2012: U.S. astronaut was first man to walk on the moon

school starts... 2012-2013

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