Tuesday, March 7th, 2017

Today's Quote:

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.

~ Rabindranath Tagore

RECAP:

8th grade took another FCA and I handed out their college information that came back from the survey earlier this year. If they maintain an account, they can use the service, free to pinpoint colleges, interests, and scholarship money they qualify for.

7th graders worked on their frog dissection

6th graders began the notes over the Big Bang Theory

SKILLS BOOST:

Erin eats a bowl of cereal. The cereal is chiefly composed of carbohydrates. Will Erin release all of the carbon from these carbohydrates as carbon dioxide? Why or why not? 

BRAIN BENDER:

What is the one thing that all wise men, regardless of their religion or politics, agree is between heaven and Earth?

AGENDA:

7th grade-   FROG DISSECTION!

8th grade-hovercraft! 

6th grade- Continue notes  Power Point- The Big Bang Theory

HOMEWORK ALL GRADES: IXL two targeted lessons using your benchmark

7TH GRADE-  

Preview Frog Dissection notes paying special attention to the external anatomy.

HOMEWORK: You should have previewed the frog dissection video and be ready to turn in your notes for credit.

Watch the video and take notes!

8TH GRADE- 

Writing prompt: RAFT write:

Role: your eggstranaut

Audience: Family members of the eggstranaut

Format: A letter to your family
Topic:  taking about what you are about to do and how you feel about testing the new lander and how you feel the design team did in building

1. Determine the mass of your eggstranaut 

2. Determine the mass of your egg lander

3. Have one partner at the bottom of the stairs to retrieve your lander. This person is timing your drop

4. Have one partner ready to drop your egg lander.

5. Egg lander MUST start at the top of the railing with your lander body even with the top post.

6. Draw your picture! (step 1)

7. Determine what data you need to calculate impact speed.

8. What is the speed of your lander 2 seconds into it's descent?

Motion Webquest Discuss sections 2 and 3  Complete Task 4 for Thursday and Friday

Solving a problem in freefall.

NASA tutorial on objects in Free Fall

4 types of friction

Solve the following problem for homework. Be sure to DAP and use the 5 step method:

Wil-E-Coyote drops a bowling ball off a cliff to try to catch the Roadrunner. The cliff is 132m high.

 A. How long does it take the ball to fall to the ground? _________________ 

B. What is its impact velocity? _________________ 

C. How far does it fall in the first 3.0 seconds? _________________

 D. How fast is it going at the end of 3.0 seconds? _________________

 E. How long would it take the same ball to fall if the cliff was on the moon (g = 1.63 m/s2 )?

6TH GRADE-

If we finish with the DBMA data, we will begin exploration of the universe

you MUST have your rocket here, in class by March 10th, 2017

What's inside our solar system?- Write your answers in your COW under today's date.

Take notes over these videos:

Lab and web quest

Speed and acceleration Notes

Parachute Egg Lander Goals:

1. Be able to understand Newton's Law of Gravitation and how to apply it.
2. Know Newton's three laws and how they apply to everyday life.
3. Be able to describe the motion of a two and three-dimensional object
4. Show proficiency in designing and building a device capable of landing an egg safely on the ground and calculate how much force it would experience if dropped on Mars.

6th Grade Honor's Earth Space Science:

6th Grade Class Information and Syllabus

Earth’s Structure and Changes Over Time

Unit Essential Question: How do the processes of the rock cycle and human activities alter the surface of Earth over time? 
How do the processes of the rock cycle and human activities alter the surface of Earth over time?

Key Learning Statement: The shape of the land changes over time through two major processes, both natural and manmade.  Natural changes occur through weathering, erosion, and deposition which are agents of the rock cycle.  Manmade changes occur through deforestation, urbanization, desertification, air, land, water quality, and change in flow and pollution of water.  

Chapters 10 and 6 in the textbook. If you are out sick, you are expected to read these chapters and if you miss a lab day, you will need to do the chapter section reviews, "Try this"problems and math practice questions for credit.

Homework: IXL nightly

7th Grade Honors Life Science

7th Grade Class Information and Syllabus

Human Body

Unit Essential Question: How are the systems of the human body organized so that they work together to maintain homeostasis?

Key Learning Statement: The body is made up of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.  These systems have different functions, working together to maintain homeostasis, and protect against pathogens. 

Homework: 

Biodigital Human App

8th Grade Honors Physical Science

8th Grade Class Information and Syllabus

Properties of Matter

Unit Essential Question: What determines the properties of matter? 

Key Learning Statement: The atom is the basic unit of matter.  The structure, motion, arrangement and energy of the atom determine the properties of matter. 

Homework:

Work on egg lander-

Aquaponics

Science Current Events:

Primates on Three Continents Have Entered The Stone Age!

Scientists create metallic hydrogen!

Human- Canine Footprints Reveal oldest Known Record of Aimal Companions

High- Def images from the landing on Saturn's Moon

If Atoms Are Mostly Empty Space, Why do Things Feel Solid?

Woman Dies Fro Anti-Biotic Resistant Infection

Scientists Finally Know When People Develop Right or Left Handed Traits...And It Doesn't Start With Your Brain!

Your Dog Remembers More About What you Do than You Think

What The Earth Would Look Like If All Of It's Land Ice Melted

Apps and Programs to Help You be Successful:

Video Links/ Other Resources over this topic

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows