Water Journey

Day 5 & 6 (June 3 & 4) - Work on Water Journey=

Today I shall shrink you down to the size of a water droplet.  You are in China Lake.  China Lake supplies the drinking water for the town of Winslow. You need to tell the story of your journey from China Lake- through the water purification plant-(Kennebec Water District) to the school's drinking fountain- FROM the school's toilet, to the  Kennebec Sanitary Treatment plant ( sewage plant), into the Kennebec river, up through the water cycle and back into China Lake. Give details about each step and what happens to you- and what you might see?

-can be a story OR a cartoon

-worth a test grade :)

Sources

flushtracker.com - not our country but tracks a "flush"

p 85 & 88 in text

what happens to all the stuff that goes down the toliet- NYC
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2185/what-happens-to-all-the-stuff-that-goes-down-the-toilet

water purification
http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/drinkingwater/watertreatmentplant_index.cfm
http://www.kennebecwater.org/info/treatment-plant-tour
sewage treatment
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/wwvisit.html

video- job
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/dirty-jobs/videos/sewage-treatment-pump.htm 


video- the poo crew
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3521276.htm

step-by-step
http://eschooltoday.com/pollution/water-pollution/sewage-treatment-process-for-kids.html


http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.planetkids.biz%2Fdocuments%2Fstpfacts.pdf&ei=g8qcUYH9LvWj4AOXs4D4Dw&usg=AFQjCNFwb8BRDF9qiCgQAmFwVwFjp54yPA&sig2=ZyG_bkZR2WxTuFPlr8fj5w&bvm=bv.46751780,d.dmg

June 5- Water journey due

summer safety :)

tick identification
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/vector-borne/lyme/tick-id.shtml

Sunscreen song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI

How does your sunscreen rate?
http://www.ewg.org/2013sunscreen/about-the-sunscreens/

Poison ivy
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/poison-ivy/DS00774

EWG's List of Worst Sunscreens:

Banana Boat Kids Max Protect & Play Continuous Spray Sunscreen, SPF 110
Banana Boat Ultra Defense Max Skin Protect Continuous Spray Sunscreen, SPF 110
CVS Clear Spray Sunscreen, SPF 100
CVS Kids Wet & Dry Sunscreen Spray, SPF 70


Neutrogena Wet Skin Spray Broad Spectrum Sunscreen, SPF 85+
Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Body Mist Broad Spectrum Sunscreen, SPF 100+


Rite Aid Renewal Extreme Sport Continuous Spray Sunscreen, SPF 70
Rite Aid Renewal Kids Wet Skin Continuous Spray Sunscreen SPF 70 EWG's List of Best Sunscreens (with average prices):
Coppertone Kids Pure & Simple Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 50 ($10)

CVS Baby Sun Lotion Broad Spectrum Sunscreen, SPF 50 ($8)

Sunbow Dora the Explorer Sunscreen, SPF 30 ($10)

Alba Botanica Natural Very Emollient Mineral Sunscreen, Fragrance Free, SPF 30 ($12)
Coral Safe Broad Spectrum Face Stick, SPF 30
 ($8)
Jason Pure Natural Sun Mineral Natural Sunscreen, SPF 30
 ($12)
Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen, Sensitive, SPF 30+
 ($20)
Tropical Sands Sunscreen, SPF 50
 ($16)
Absolutely Natural Sunscreen, SPF 30
 ($24)
Aubrey Organics Natural Sun Sunscreen, Green Tea, SPF 30+ ($11)

So what does the EWG say should be avoided when you make your choice?

Sunscreen sprays or powders: Sprays and powders may pose serious inhalation risks — and also make it too easy to apply too little or to miss a spot, leaving tender skin exposed to dangerous rays.

SPF values above 50+: SPF refers only to protection against UVB radiation, not the potentially cancer-causing UVA rays. So a high- SPF number may trick you into staying in the sun too long, blocking sunburns but increasing the risk of other kinds of skin damage. The FDA is considering limiting SPF claims to 50+, as is done in other countries.

Dangerous ingredients: Avoid products that include oxybenzone (found in 80 percent of chemical sunscreens), which can penetrate the skin, cause allergic reactions, possibly disrupt hormones, and may have a link to a risk of endometriosis and low birth weights. And retinyl palmitate, meanwhile, a form of anti-oxidant vitamin A that has been said to slow skin aging, should be avoided because it's been found to possibly speed the development of skin tumors and lesions when applied to the skin in the presence of sunlight. Safer options block sun with low-risk ingredients such as zinc oxide, avobenzone or Mexoryl SX. Find a complete list of chemicals and their risks here.


Finally, to make sure you're truly protected when the sun's rays are at their strongest, EWG notes, don't completely rely on sun lotions; instead, when possible, wear clothes. Shirts, hats, shorts, and pants provide the best protection from UV rays—chemical-free.

Tree ID

http://forestry.about.com/od/treeidentification/tp/tree_key_id_start.htm

Week of May 28, 2013... to the end of school!!

Day 1- May 28
A Love story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7-MjuWn81U

one of my favorites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4wveY2-lCo 

Water Notes-
Surface tension experiment(s)

Assignment to finish for homework- Chapter 1, section 2 worksheet

Day 2- May 29
Water distribution on Earth
Is this changing?
Assignment-
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/big-thaw/


Climate research- worth a test grade (If you choose to work with a partner, choose wisely!!)




Day 3- May 30- Work on poster
Day 4-May 31 - Poster Due, Quiz over water notes, Begin water journey
Day 5 & 6 (June 3 & 4) - Work on Water Journey=

Today I shall shrink you down to the size of a water droplet.  You are in China Lake.  China Lake supplies the drinking water for the town of Winslow. You need to tell the story of your journey from China Lake- through the water purification plant-(Kennebec Water District) to the school's drinking fountain- FROM the school's toilet, to the  Kennebec Sanitary Treatment plant ( sewage plant), into the Kennebec river, up through the water cycle and back into China Lake. Give details about each step and what happens to you- and what you might see?

-can be a story OR a cartoon

-worth a test grade :)

Sources

flushtracker.com - not our country but tracks a "flush"

p 85 & 88 in text

what happens to all the stuff that goes down the toliet- NYC
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2185/what-happens-to-all-the-stuff-that-goes-down-the-toilet

water purification
http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/drinkingwater/watertreatmentplant_index.cfm
http://www.kennebecwater.org/info/treatment-plant-tour
sewage treatment
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/wwvisit.html

video- job
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/dirty-jobs/videos/sewage-treatment-pump.htm 


video- the poo crew
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3521276.htm

step-by-step
http://eschooltoday.com/pollution/water-pollution/sewage-treatment-process-for-kids.html


http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.planetkids.biz%2Fdocuments%2Fstpfacts.pdf&ei=g8qcUYH9LvWj4AOXs4D4Dw&usg=AFQjCNFwb8BRDF9qiCgQAmFwVwFjp54yPA&sig2=ZyG_bkZR2WxTuFPlr8fj5w&bvm=bv.46751780,d.dmg

June 5- Water journey due
Summer in Maine

June 6,7 & 10- Final assignment- 4 spheres and the effect of an ELE on each.
HYDROSPHERE, LITHOSPHERE, ATMOSPHERE, BIOSPHERE.




























Day 6& 7- oceans
gyres & currents
http://www.trashpatch.org/_/interactive_map_-_sea_currents.html

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/what-can-28000-rubber-duckies-lost-at-sea-teach-us-about-

http://earth.usc.edu/~stott/Catalina/Oceans.html

Current Map

http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Water/ocean_currents.html

RAFT ASSIGNMENT

Week of May 20, 2013

Monday: notes on equations
balancing equations tutorial

http://www.schooltube.com/video/db41eba5cdbd45fcbe75/

Chembalancer - practice balancing equations

http://funbasedlearning.com/chemistry/chemBalancer/default.htm

balancing equations game

http://www.quia.com/rr/100887.html


Tuesday- more equations and review

Wednesday- Test!

Week of May 13, 2013

Monday- group gather
1. assigned a group to do- with a partner
2. look at videos of elements in your group:
periodic table- assignment for groups

http://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos


Tuesday:
3. Prepare a short ppt about your group- pictures on every slide & major characteristics of your group

Wednesday- show ppt

Thursday-pgs 6,7 &8 of packet

Friday- begin equations

Monday- finish equations

Tuesday( 5/21)- test?

Periods 6 & 7 Wednesday 5/8/13

Wednesday:  Go to:
sciencespot.net

Do worksheet!
For questions 1 & 2  on CHEMystery go to CHEM4Kids and click on Matter.

The answer for "Who developed the idea of electron shells, also called orbital shells?" is Niels Bohr

In the space at the bottom on the second side:
Write elements and color they produce:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/assets/swf/1/periodic-table/periodic-table.html

Week of May 6, 2013

Monday- Finish up Spring Unit- DUE TUESDAY!

Tuesday- Spring Units DUE!  Microscopy video

Wednesday-Friday
Chemistry Unit

The Hidden World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h8cr6cgjAg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChkYWCRUuAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM_wEmS1duw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOm6f5wOeN4

A-time with Elephant Valley Project ... and Trixie O'Sullivan

Videos of EVA and Cambodia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDIizc98eG8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4REtNunsjz0

chemistry

Which chemical element are you?
http://quizfarm.com/quizzes/Element/matseb2611/which-chemical-element-is-your-personality-most-like-10-elements/


periodic table
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLSfgNxoVGk

videos-
http://www.brainpop.com/science/matterandchemistry/periodictableofelements/preview.weml 

Alkali metal video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uixxJtJPVXk

harry potter sings the periodic table
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSAaiYKF0cs
another version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPq3SEteEJc 

How to do Bohr diagrams:
http://www.slideshare.net/profpaul/bohr-diagrams 

sources
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzchem.html 

videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NddZ5ftQb0Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPfOPOa5L30

periodic table- long
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3L7kXc25kA

periodic table- assignment for groups
http://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos




http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/multimedia/chapter4/lesson1#pencil_zoom

chemistry unit in documents

 List 10 ways the earth' surface gets reshaped.
Give 10 specific examples of where, when and what happened.
http://icearth.cnlworld.org/


3d parks
http://3dparks.wr.usgs.gov/

Ice age in Maine
http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/explore/surficial/facts/jul07.htm

climatechange.umaine.edu/Research/news/.../ClimatePage3.pdf

http://www.uhaul.com/SuperGraphics/34/8/Enhanced/Venture-Across-America-and-Canada-Modern/Maine/The-Ice-Age-Trail 

Monday:
Go over work from Friday...
Should know how to find # of P, E, N
List 20 common symbols and element names.

Tuesday:
Acids and Bases- notes and activity
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzchem3.html
http://www.mcwdn.org/chemist/acidbase.html

Wednesday:
Practice symbols.
Extra credit opp. DUE JUNE 10... no later!!!
Field trip- miss periods 5 and 7 science :(


Thursday:
coefficients, subscripts and balancing equations...

Friday:
I am not here.
But you are.
http://www.files.chem.vt.edu/RVGS/ACT/notes/scripts/bal_eq1.html
http://education.jlab.org/elementbalancing/index.html
http://www.webqc.org/balance.php
http://misterguch.brinkster.net/eqnbalance.html

Monday is Memorial Day.

Tuesday: Review chemistry ... game for the good!

Wednesday: Chemistry test
study NOTES, worksheets, online sources. 

Week of April 22, 2013

http://megashare.info/watch-the-lorax-online-TlRBMk1BPT0

monday-
Finish Frosty- graph and questions
DUE THURSDAY!


tuesday-

Frog calls :

 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/topics/frogCalls.html

Begin Spring UNIT!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGN-sb3Y8zA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3B3OnTVvmg&playnext=1&list=PLP-C_eGH-X6T4oarnBaqpjg2Z2jKltbgL&feature=results_main


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrmashOX5EU&list=PLP-C_eGH-X6T4oarnBaqpjg2Z2jKltbgL

author

1. Check out tomorrow's author.

http://marymcerullo.com/

2. Her book about the Giant Squid- watch a video or two.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/videos/discovering-the-giant-squid.htm

http://dsc.discovery.com/search.htm?&type=all&terms=giant+squid



Author assignment:
1. Pick an author of science
http://www.onlinecollege.org/2011/05/22/the-50-best-science-writers-of-all-time/

or
Legendary scientists:

http://io9.com/5708668/15-books-by-legendary-scientists-that-make-great-holiday-gifts


2. Find out what his/her most famous book was.
3. Open comic life.
4. Put a picture of the book in a square on comic life.
5. Find a picture of the author and put it in another square in comic life. ( Put a text box beneath it with the URL of the picture)
6. In another box find the following information ( with a small text box with your sources)
-birthplace & date of birth ( date of death?)
-education
-other books/movies written
-two other facts about their lives.

Due Thursday, period 6 & 7 can work on this tomorrow in class.

Week of April 8, 2013

Last Friday- read pages 119 to 122, do worksheet. watch videos
Review half-life problems
www.youtube.com/watch?v=udkQwW6aLik

www.youtube.com/watch?v=81dWTeregEA

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/03/3/l_033_01.html

http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/greatest-discoveries/videos/100-greatest-discoveries-radiometric-dating.htm

Monday- Finish and print graph of the decay of M&Mium, do questions on back, do practice worksheet


Tuesday- See additional blog- AUTHOR. 


Wednesday-

READ-A-THON
Periods 6 & 7 work on AUTHOR assignment.


Thursday-The Murder of Frosty.  Group lab with questions.




Friday- Finish Frosty... Little quiz???
 Cambodia

Week of April 1, 2013

Monday-the real Monday-


1. Finish assignment from Friday- Finish reading the top two articles, write the titles and some bullets under each title of the main points.  LOOK at the pictures at the bottom.
2. Do worksheet. URLs are here.

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/15-educational/science/81-glaciers.html
  -->
http://www.uvm.edu/whale/GlaciersGlacialAges.html

FMI:

http://geology.about.com/od/glaciers_ice/ig/glacier-pictures/arete-ridge.htm 
http://www.nhgrand.com/signature-events/Tuckerman-Ravine.aspx
http://maineanencyclopedia.com/geology/ 

http://on.aol.com/video/several-hurt-in-avalanche-at-tuckerman-ravine-517646437#_videoid=517646441

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StyomCfoKv8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98FBtFQuPz0 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuckerman_Ravine

http://www.mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/

info Tuckerman
http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2005/12/tuckerman-ravine.html

Wednesday- review events that shape the Earth
NEXT, just in time for the dance... DATING ROCKS! <3
-pages 104 -122
-vocabulary-atom,element, isotope, proton, neutron
work on page 118
Homework- 1-4 on worksheet

Thursday- 
-finish page 118 & go over homework
-The decay of  M&Mium
 isotope = activity

-Use Omnigraphsketcher for your graph.
-questions on worksheet need to be answered.
-Grade is graph + worksheet over the lab.

Friday-
-go over lab results
- practice worksheet on half-lives

www.youtube.com/watch?v=udkQwW6aLik

www.youtube.com/watch?v=81dWTeregEA

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/03/3/l_033_01.html

http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/greatest-discoveries/videos/100-greatest-discoveries-radiometric-dating.htm

period 7, read pages 119 to 122, do worksheet.
watch videos

Next week- 

-the MURDER of Frosty the Snowman!

Week of March 25, 2013

Monday-
1. CHECK IC for missing work.
2. Tests MUST be made up by period 1 on Tuesday.
3. Labs should be done for today- discuss.
 4. Mining ppt and notes



Tuesday-Mining lab

Wednesday-
1. extra credit recycled project due 4/29 or before.
2. finish cookie mining
3.finish ppt of mining
HOMEWORK= QUIZ FRIDAY


 Earth's changing surface- textbook assignment

Thursday-

go to:
http://icearth.cnlworld.org/
1. List the 13 events that might change the surface of the Earth.
2. Click on a specific example of this event.  Write down the name and place and date.  Give a one sentence description of before and after.

Friday- 

 Read the following articles.  List facts about the ice age in Maine.  When did it happen? What area did it effect?  What results did it leave?  Should have about 2/3 of a page.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CDgQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclimatechange.umaine.edu%2FResearch%2Fnews%2FClimateExplanation%2FClimatePage3.pdf&ei=HpxRUYzCBOL40gGis4GwAg&usg=AFQjCNFtYQy4XYAE11MN6L59uIM1CWcTYg&sig2=AmFtRaSPxvEZSBF5KnRRYA&bvm=bv.44158598,d.dmQ


Quiz over types of mining.  Ways the Earth's surface can be reshaped (including Maine).

Avalanche- http://www.mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/2013/02/22/new-addition-to-the-avalanche-slatboard/

Week of March 18, 2013

Monday- Day 2 of test
Homework- Mining in Maine
Flip through slideshow. Make a list of things that have been mined in Maine.  Beside the substance list the place where it was/is mined, and if it is active or old.  There should be about 20 things.
http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/explore/mining/virtual/slides.htm
http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/explore/mining/index.htm

Tuesday- OOPS SNOW DAY!




Wednesday-FIRST DAY OF SPRING!!

core sampling activity


Thursday- 1/2 day
History of Winter- the NASA course I went to.

Friday- NO SCHOOL for YOU! 

week of March 4 & 11, 2013

Monday 3/4/13 - finish and go over mineral lab.  Quiz???

This week different classes are doing different activities.


Assignment 1-( 2 days_
Book assignment

Assignment 2- ( 2 days)

Directions given in class.

earthquake-
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

volcanoes-
http://www.mapsofworld.com/major-volcanoes.htm

 plates-




video
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/29458-assignment-discovery-the-ring-of-fire-video.htm 

volcanoes
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/activity/types-of-volcanic-eruptions/?ar_a=1

earthquakes in Maine

http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/explore/hazards/quake/quake-recent.htm

 How earthquakes are measured
http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/788-measuring-earthquake-magnitude-richter-scale.html

How to spell a lot
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html






Globes- countries review

Assignment 3- ( 1 day)

Plate tectonics lab

Assignment 4- ( 1 1/2 days)
Continental Drift Jigsaw

MONDAY 3/11/13
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tectonics.html
Wed. wrap it all up day.
Thurs. Review
Fri: TEST  Start preparing on Monday!!  

STUDY LINKS:  
Quizlet for the test:
http://quizlet.com/subject/test-chapter-1-prentice-hall-science-explorer-inside-earth/



Here are some sites that are harder than our test will be.  Their test is just an intro to earth science.  These tests might help with lesson 26 though... especially since when kids take standardized tests they often do not know the answers and need to practice process of elimination.

http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078617006/student_view0/unit1/chapter4/standardized_test_practice.html

http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/testskills.html
 

Week of February 25, 2013

MONDAY-  Finish tape.
Check out the rock cycle worksheet.

- Assign new textbooks?

TUESDAY-
Go over timelines.
Worksheet/discussion over timeline.
brain pop videos
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/typesofrocks/preview.weml
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/mineralidentification/
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/rockcycle/preview.weml
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/crystals/preview.weml

Username: winslowjh
Password: brainpop
 
H= mineral crystals


WEDNESDAY- MINERAL LAB
THURSDAY-MINERAL LAB

FRIDAY- dating rocks <3

Week of February 11, 2013

Monday and Tuesday-

watch:

http://video.pbs.org/video/2052249215/

and complete the worksheet as you go.  You can stop the video if you want to write down answers.

TURN IT IN ON TUESDAY.

Wednesday- Here is the handout you will get in class.

 

The Geologic Time Scale Model

Your job-
• you may work with a partner or a group of three. Please make sure all students are included.
• Measure a 5 meter length of tape. Put your names on the back side of the tape. The tape will not leave class. At the end of class it should go in the blue bucket labeled with your class number on it.
• Using the GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE handout, and the scale 1 mm = 1 million years ago, measure and label ( neatly in Black marker) the ERAs and PERIODS
• Next with a colored pencil shade in the three eras. Let yellow be the Paleozoic Era, let pink be the Mesozoic, let light blue be the Cenozoic and color the Pre-Cambrian Era orange.
• Next go onto the websites provided (or google your own) and find a life form from that PERIOD ( if life existed). Draw,neatly color, cut out, and attach this picture to your model time scale.

Grading Rubric

Eras and periods measured correctly	20 points
Eras and periods labeled neatly and accurately	20 points
Eras colored with correct colors	20 points
All Periods have at LEAST one life form. More life forms will give you more points. These should be accurate to the time, and drawn/colored/affixed neatly.	Up to 40 points.
Grade on the model	Out of 100 points = /100

 

WEBSITES FOR ASSIGNMENT ABOVE.

claymation of earth history
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzLwywFAzKM

interactive time scale
http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/evolvingplanet/POST/EP_V8.swf

interactive geologic history
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/geotime/index.html

 If you finish this Thursday here is Friday's assignment:
go to:


http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/rocks/links.html#identifying

and work on the worksheet provided.

HAVE A GREAT BREAK!

2/5/13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSKAccC_mOQ


waterbears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W194GQ6fHI


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC3xDPF8uyI


http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/through-the-wormhole/videos/what-aliens-look-like.htm







http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=149482131

http://natgeotv.com/uk/hunt-for-aliens/videos/life-on-other-planets



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh_f-kwByR8&playnext=1&list=PLC5FE1C8F32D199B4&feature=results_main




full discovery episode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6lkmK3kEEE

Field trip week Jan 28-31

Assignments:
1. Log onto ASTROVENTURE
http://astroventure.arc.nasa.gov/

2. Make friends with Astroferret- you will hear him a lot :)

3. Put on your headphones and start with the first training session.

4. In your NOTEBOOK, write notes for each training sections-(4). ( hint:  write what "works" or what the scientists say)

5. Next do the mission for each section.

6. Do this for all four trainings and mission.

7. Last- do the design a planet.  Write three combinations that work to make a habitable planet.

DUE: Monday Feb 4.

week of 2/4/13

monday-
1. Survey from Challenger Center
2. Assignment- Research someone who works for NASA and has YOUR job, either in mission control or in space. ( If you can't find the same job find one similar).  Paste a picture of your person onto a word doc.  Find out the following information. ( You can copy and paste these questions into your word doc, BUT do  NOT copy and paste the answers.
Where are they from?
Where did they go to school?
What qualifications do they have for their job? ( what training did they do? degree?)
What do they do day-to-day in their job with NASA?
What do they get paid?  ( If not for that exact job, find salaries for similar jobs)
Search NASA jobs.  List five that are available and what they are and where they are located.  List the salary for the job and qualifications ( education).

3. HOMEWORK= ASTROVENTURE IS DUE TUES.

4. ASTRONOMY FINAL ON WED. Books will be collected after the test.  BE sure you have yours!!!

Tuesday- some periods will not meet due to testing.

Wednesday- Astronomy final and books collected.

Thursday- notebook clean out and dive into the Earth.

Worksheet for flashcards

coma dust tail eccentricity data logs ion tail
f. long period comet g. magnitude h. Mission Control i. nucleus
j. orbit k. rendezvous
l. short period comet m. simulator n. Space Lab o. spectrometer
p. task cards





1. A cloud of dust and gas that forms around a comet’s nucleus due to solar heating
2. An instrument used to obtain and record a spectrum, series of colors that is produced when light is spread out in order of wavelength, of an astronomical object.
3. A large satellite equipped to support a human crew and designed to remain in orbit around earth for an extended period.
4. A set of paperwork used to keep track of test results and mission developments. 5. A comet with an orbital period of less than 200 years. 6. A comet with an orbital period of more than 200 years. 7. How bright a night sky object appears to the human eye from Earth.
8. The solid part of a comet, made of ices and rock.
9. A centralized location where persons work together to monitor and analyze the activities of the space station and its crew.
10. The path a planetary body makes as it revolves around the Sun.
11. A meeting time or place scheduled for two objects/people to meet.
12. One of two tails of a comet made of ionized particles which have a bluish color form the emission lines mostly of ionized carbon monoxide.
13. An artificial environment created to resemble an actual place; used for training.
14. A numerical value for the shape of an orbit ranging from zero which equals a circular orbit to nearly one which equals a long orbit.
15. One of two tails made of dust grains which are yellow-white color from reflected sunlight. 16. A step-by-step set of written instructions for performing a job/duty.

WEEK OF JAN 22, 2013

Week of January 22, 2013

Tuesday- Finish TPS assignment
****DUE- as  group three papers- 1. questions 1-6,      2. Design 1     3. Design 2

****Also due- Individual reflections about TPS designs- must use the following words in sentences describing the results of your TPS project.  

-ablation
-deflection
-insulation
-conduction
-convection
-heat transfer
This needs to be in a typed document, printed out for class by Thursday, Jan 24.

Tuesday- comet vocab assigned
Wednesday- Summary of TPS unit.
Communication assignment
Comet vocab

Thursday- Job applications and permission slips due
TPS summary due
Mission Patch assignment
1. read
http://www.collectspace.com/resources/patches_astronauts.html
2. play
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/sts131-patch-exp.html
3. create one for our mission
(handout)  due Friday

Soyuz spacecraft ( what they take to ISS)
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/soyuz.html

Friday- Mission Patch assignment due
ISS videos
Comet vocab quiz


JOBS:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portaportal.com%2Fdownloader.php%3Ff%3DYTRlNGU3MTA2OTNkMTZlYTQ2MTUyZTFhOGI5MDIyOTY%26i%3DMTIwNzYwMTg&ei=uc72UNmgF-Ha0QGav4CoBw&usg=AFQjCNGXh3-zFwr8n9LSvGVganYrmPJZdA&sig2=rzcrYXxfeHFXggco2UX-ag&bvm=bv.41018144,d.dmQ

Mission patch
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/sts131-patch-exp.html



article about Mission Patch

http://www.collectspace.com/resources/patches_astronauts.html

ISS
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html

Thursday January 17, 2013

No TPS today.  Ms. Hardy's sick.

Please don't touch anything on the lab table.

to do:

1. check the day you are going on the field trip.

mon	tues jan 29	wed	thurs jan 31
ben abbott	Riley Pooler	chad burbank	bryan Daviage
lisa robinson	Sylas Rayborn	chris acosta	leanna laws
Clark Morrison	KatieAnn Carey	mariah lagasse	Ben Smith
Sierra Harmon	Edilene McCaslin	owen williams	matt Pouillot
Wyatt Hughes	Djimon Santos	Connor M.	Ashleigh Holbrook
Katelyn Larsen	Nathan St A	Tate batey	April Mayo
Nick Trask	Jenna Goss	Demeka Roderick	Cathryn F
Kristen Bouchard	Alex Karter	Ava Tootill	Mike Ayers
Jamie Sears	Nathan Moore	Selah Sondrol	alex Joseph
Jacob Crosby	Malea Bouchard	Devin Palow	Cami Dubois
Jarrett Woodworth	Adam O'Connor	Cassidy Rickard	Sam Washburn
Trevor Gurski	Susan Grant	Faith Rogers	Danielle Berard
Josh Olin	Brandon Ward	Naomi Day	Charity Eccleston
Ben Lemeiux	Catherine C-Y	Josh Veilleux	Spencer Miranda
Noah Norris	Patrick Hopkins	Hope Winken	Jordan Willette
Courtney Pomeroy	Dylan Hutchinson	D. Pare	Dylan Ellis
Paige Smith	Myles Mott	Noah Michaud	Ben O'Connor
Haley Thebarge	Matt E	Avery Mills	kylee Morrisette
Ray Spaulding	Patrick Liberty	Andrew Rewa	Jenna Pelletier
Jacob Clark	Kenny Rickard	Adrienne Lakey	Zack Chesbrough
Melody Chapman	Heather Kervin	Bailey Davis	Cierra LeClair
Destanie Richards	Beth Lovely	Koramae Denis	Rebecca Frappier
Daniel Crouse	Liz Pike	Nathan Gagnon	Julie Vigue
Colby Ryder	Cameron Morrison	Desieree Koenig	Leah Cuetara
Sam Lam		Amanda Grenier

2.  Check out the jobs available on the trip:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portaportal.com%2Fdownloader.php%3Ff%3DYTRlNGU3MTA2OTNkMTZlYTQ2MTUyZTFhOGI5MDIyOTY%26i%3DMTIwNzYwMTg&ei=uc72UNmgF-Ha0QGav4CoBw&usg=AFQjCNGXh3-zFwr8n9LSvGVganYrmPJZdA&sig2=rzcrYXxfeHFXggco2UX-ag&bvm=bv.41018144,d.dmQ

3. Fill out a job application and put it in the right folder.


4. In your notebooks-
-skim this article and tell what the Stardust Mission was about.

http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news116.html

5. 

-next in your notebook, click on each of the six parts of this website ( after you hit enter) and write three facts on each section.

http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/cometmyth/home.html


Finish for homework- due Friday!

Challenger

Week of January 22, 2013

Tuesday- Finish TPS assignment
****DUE- as  group three papers- 1. questions 1-6,      2. Design 1     3. Design 2

****Also due- Individual reflections about TPS designs- must use the following words in sentences describing the results of your TPS project.  

-ablation
-deflection
-insulation
-conduction
-convection
-heat transfer
This needs to be in a typed document, printed out for class by Thursday, Jan 24.

Tuesday- comet vocab assigned
Wednesday- Summary of TPS unit.
Communication assignment
Comet vocab

Thursday- Job applications and permission slips due
TPS summary due
Mission Patch assignment

Friday- Mission Patch assignment due
ISS videos
Comet vocab quiz


JOBS:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portaportal.com%2Fdownloader.php%3Ff%3DYTRlNGU3MTA2OTNkMTZlYTQ2MTUyZTFhOGI5MDIyOTY%26i%3DMTIwNzYwMTg&ei=uc72UNmgF-Ha0QGav4CoBw&usg=AFQjCNGXh3-zFwr8n9LSvGVganYrmPJZdA&sig2=rzcrYXxfeHFXggco2UX-ag&bvm=bv.41018144,d.dmQ

Mission patch
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/sts131-patch-exp.html



article about Mission Patch

http://www.collectspace.com/resources/patches_astronauts.html

Week of Jan 7, 2013

Stardust info:
http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A20080417000 

Saturday night, the spacecraft flew by Earth after nearly 3 billion miles traveled, and released the 100-pound capsule containing the samples. It entered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, traveling almost 29,000 mph, and crossed over Oregon and Nevada on its way to its landing zone on the Utah salt flats. (Watch how cosmic duster collector was to make its return -- 1:57)
Sky-watchers in Nevada saw the capsule streak across the sky, officials at JPL mission said.
At 105,000 feet, a small parachute deployed to begin to stabilize the craft, and at 10,000 feet the main parachute opened to bring it in for a soft landing. Because of the dark sky, NASA tracked the capsule using infrared cameras and helicopters found the capsule once it landed.

This week- finish Moon information & Quiz
-Space travel & TPS challenge

Monday:
 1. Go over worksheets.
2. Moon flipbook construction.

3. video review
http://hs-staffserver.stjames.k12.mn.us/~fraken/Earth%20Science%20Files/Grade%208%20Practice%20Quizzes/earth,sun,moonqu.html

http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/moon/moon_challenge/moon_challenge.html

Tuesday: 
Review then...

Quiz- 

video
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/science/space-sci/exploration/moon-101-sci/


http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010900/a010929/

► 1:44► 1:44

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4

3. Question du jour= How did spacecraft reenter the atmosphere without burning up in the atmosphere?  After all, meteors do!

Assignment:
1. Name 5 American spacecraft (at least 3 manned).
2. Sketch a picture of each.  
3. Tell how each one withstands the heat of reentry into the atmosphere.



Reentry videos and problems:
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/science/reentry-videos-playlist.htm#video-29169


4. TPS Engineering design challenge

Week of January 2, 2013

Welcome back!  No starters this week!
BUT Wednesday I will grade starters from Dec 10-21st.  Should be 9.

Wed- MOON NOTES
http://mrscienceut.net/phasesofthemoonwebquest.html

& label MOON
Thursday- 20 questions
Friday- phases of the MOON