Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Rocket Week(s) Begin Project X on THursday

homeroom 10/10/12
http://people.usd.edu/~bwjames/tut/learning-style/

Wednesday= begin rocket week!

popwerpoint to use for WEDNESDAY-

twww.iteachbio.com/Earth_Science/Astronomy/ApolloMissions.ppt


1. extra credit due- if you did it

1b. review questions

2. pictures of rockets:
http://www.universetoday.com/70779/pics-of-rockets/

3. extra credit rocket podcast:
http://www.astronomycast.com/2008/08/ep-100-rockets/#transcript

4. forces on a rocket:
http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/rktfor.html

5. notes- Newtons Laws, & drag, lift, thrust,weight ( in class Friday- get from someone if you were absent)  Also Friday Starters were due!!

6. Begin straw rockets on the computer.

7. Monday- Thursday= NECAP testing.  Classes will be on a rotated schedule.  All classes will be at different points of rocket week as the week goes on.

8. Build and test two paper rockets.

9. Write lab report as explained in rubric. This will be handed out in class in larger form.  Rubric should be turned in with report. Due dates might vary depending on NECAP schedule. wgt = 2
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Rubric for lab report Name:______________________

This report should have: points
Title ( a sentence describing the activity) /10 
Problem- How does a rocket's weight affect thrust? /10 
Materials ( in a bulleted list) /10 
Methods ( in numbered, concise steps) /10 
Data ( two tables & any observations) /20

  • Discussion- Two paragraph minimum answering /30
  • the questions below in POTQ.
    The report should be typed, DS, size 12 font & free from spelling errors /10
Questions:
-What is providing the thrust for the rocket?
-What is creating drag on the rocket? How can this be improved?
-Did the rocket fly straight? If not how could this be fixed/ improved?
-Explain how Newton's third law can be applied to your rocket. Use specifics from your launches.
-Does gravity play a role in your rocket's journey? Explain.
-Explain how drag, thrust, and weight affect the distance your rocket traveled.


10. Begin Project X in assigned groups.  wgt = 3







land on the Moon
http://www.getsetsite.org/mst/rockets/lander/lunarlander.swf


Space race powerpoint:
http://kvo27.com/Powerpoints/The%20Great%20Space%20Race.htm




Friday, September 21, 2012

Mars

Mars & Curiosity !!!

September 24 & 25, 2012  Webinar 1-2 pm Tuesday

overview
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/programmissions/overview/
science goals
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/programmissions/science/
landing of Spirit- (2003)
http://www.youtube.com/embed/XRCIzZHpFtY?rel=0
pop culture Mars
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/allaboutmars/mystique/

LANDING OF CURIOSITY-
http://www.youtube.com/user/CiaranPaulRoche?v=g-Fkfh9Ri6s
(in class we watched Spirit... why would Curiosity take longer to get to Mars?  It depends where Earth and Mars are in their orbit around the Sun!)

Be a Martian

http://beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov/welcome

Extra credit opportunity-
We are participating in a webinar Tuesday from 1-2.  Wednesday, in class, turn in a synopsis ( summary) of what was discussed.  Should be about 250 words.

Monday, September 17, 2012

Week of Sept 17, 2012

Monday-  two worksheets due

Review two worksheets.  Write in what you don't know.  
(posted notes  from class and quiz questions... now took them off the blog 9/20)
HOMEWORK= STUDY!!!
 Tuesday: Quiz
Quiz is over space terms and ORDER OF THE PLANETS!
After quiz :
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/solar-system-explorer/en/#/review/solar-system-explorer/game.swf


Wednesday:
Space exploration
- Picture matching activity
 1. Google event name
2. Fill-in Date and what happened.
3.  Look at the pictures from around the room.  Guess which picture matches the event. Place the letter of the picture in the right margin of your paper.

Thursday
-review results of picture matching

- color history of space travel...

Friday-
http://www.history.com/topics/space-race/videos#the-space-race
animals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYfjdSHQJOA
http://www.history.com/topics/space-race/media
http://www.history.com/topics/space-race/media
skylab
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYfjdSHQJOA
humans in space
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmP6rI27kLI
operation paperclip
http://military.discovery.com/videos/conspiracy-test-shorts-operation-paperclip.html
konstantin Tsiolkovsky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFSI5T62sXc







Friday, September 7, 2012

Week of Sept 10, 2012

brainpop login:
winslowjh
brainpop

Monday & Tuesday:  
Finish scale of solar system
LOOK-
http://pages.umpi.edu/~nmms/solar/
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/science/space-sci/exploration/voyager-sci/
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/story/2012-06-18/voyager-solar-system/55743734/1

Find your weight on other planets.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/

-scale videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT99yhzKYWQ&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q
http://www.powersof10.com/ 
HOMEWORK: Read and highlight first two pages of science handout. ( front and back). Highlight important terms.
Wednesday:
Notes from internet readings:
& go over
Homework: Read/ highlight last page of reading. Review terms from today. Ask any questions tomorrow.
Worksheet: Use the following websites to answer the questions/ define the terms in
your notebook.



http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/Stars/exoplanets.html

Exoplanets are planets that orbit around around other Stars. 200 exoplanets have been discovered around distant stars. How do they detect exoplanets? What is the doppler shift ? What did Edwin Hubble provide evidence for with the red shift?





Thursday:
Homework due

Definition of other objects:
comets, meteor, meteoroid, meteorite, asteroid, Oort Cloud, Kuiper Belt,
 star


Friday:
finish work & go over if time
Scale videos from earlier in the week

STARTERS DUE



Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Week of Sept 4 continued

Tuesday: finish discussion of data from science.
Distances in space measurements.
http://www.brainpop.com/math/numbersandoperations/customaryunits/
http://www.brainpop.com/science/scientificinquiry/metricunits/
Have in your notes- mm,cm, m, km, A.U, Ly, pc, and a mile


Other "measurements" from space=
Types of space telescopes:
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/groundup/lesson/eras/space/page3.php

-begin  activity  HOW BIG?  HOW OLD?   HOW FAR??

Wednesday:
-begin  activity  HOW BIG?  HOW OLD?   HOW FAR??
Thursday:
Finish HOW BIG? HOW OLD? HOW FAR?


-solar system
-http://www.brainpop.com/science/space/solarsystem/
-calculate the scale of our solar system.
(H= memorize the planets in order, including the asteroid belt. Quiz on Friday.

Friday:

http://www.brainpop.com/educators/community/blog/bp-topic/big-bang/
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/

Looking at our solar system
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/#


-scale videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT99yhzKYWQ&feature=fvst http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q
Diagram- what is in our Universe?
Vocab slider