December 12 Be inspired by space exploration, check out Ken Warby setting the world speed record in 1978 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezl8Yb8idyYWhy is this important for understanding space exploration? We also explored a disaster of pushing our limits, the disaster at Chernobyl. This is the video we watched in class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezl8Yb8idyYIf you were not excited, sorry, try this one, less views but more entertaining https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_uwOjCX6is
December 9 Try his video out for inspiration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s-tRn-F_4gor try this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS3mbKvSVDI
Begin 4 minutes into the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpk66GvvGGUWe watched a video of an alien world in class. How similar or different could life be on other planetary systems? Remember, we have only found life on Earth, in the universe. http://www.space.com/25530-earthsize-exoplanet-kepler-186f-habitable-discovery.htmlThis assignment asks you to use your imagination. Think of all of the animals that we have heard about in class, then create your own!
December 8 No homework, ice age/ modern mammals
December 7 After watching the ice age video now compare California animals to our areas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB4fPhv2jWAIsabel inspired this, inside out species, the vampire squid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWAnliNc6wk how about a fish with see through head the 2nd video
December 6 After think about the human body, imagine if you had contributed to science the way Henrietta did https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y38pgPY6Zq0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y38pgPY6Zq0&list=PLPG1iMgpUPKHhQt5YhuPgAJpnw38Q3gbI
December 5 Today we watched a video on global warming, how will we, the worms and polar bears deal with a warmer climate over your lifetime? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcVwLrAavyA
Don't feel like you have to watch it all (Avoid 2:30 to 3 min) but check out parts, boys avoid 40 to 42 min, girls avoid 42 to 43:30 min,Definitely avoid 45 min in, at 48 min the computer imagery is amazing, 51 min on hearing, wow, avoid 57 to 60 minhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBIYwiktPsQ
We also compared kind friendly earthworms to parasitic worms, gross https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHX5mlLjSqw
December 2 After observing worm behavior, check out this video, imagine sitting in a college classroom on classification https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9HHS1uPFSo https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/43/b7/0c/43b70cbadbef1c8201efc9477cb1d0e2.jpg
Here is some background on our Canadian nightcrawlers http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~rlenet/Earthworms.html
Compare your living creatures to non-living future robots. Imagine how drones will take to the skies in your lifetime! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQIMGV5vtd4We also visited series and parallel wiring, holiday lights!
December1 We watched a little parachute jump today! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvbN-cWe0A0What color is the sky @ 127,000 feet? What happens at almost a minute into his jump? How does his breathing sound to you? Why does it take him a minute to stabilize? At three minutes in, how long does he think he has been falling? Do you ever feel this way? @ 4:20 into his fall what happens? Why did they wait so long? @ 9 minutes into the video, what is the direction of the wind? Why? What is the actual wind direction?
What do you think, could this be you?
If you don't want to dissect worms tomorrow then check out www.froguts.com instead fronts explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naarbGHoAGUYesterday we created rockets, and paper planes to demonstrate Bernoulli's Principle. Want to challenge yourself try this video, itshould help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w78JT6azrZU
November 30 Awesome presentations, showing your reporting expertise! For the next four days, look up! Record the weather you see before and after school, wind direction, cloud type, amount of clouds, temperature and precipitation. Two days ago- fire drill, nice conditions winds from the south,yesterday- rain all day, heavy at times, today foggy, overcast, able to see your breath, lots of moisture! You continue observing the weather! Check out ball lightning, thanks to Vibha. Doesn't this image look a lot like your hand in front of the projector from class?http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2542615/Scientists-capture-footage-ball-lightning.html39 seconds in here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF-kuB9pBT0
November 29 Now that we are becoming experts on weather, lets go back and review the form and function of a battery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPQajjxLYF4seems similar to a developing weather storm system.
Imagine how the skies will look different, then "look up" to see! Make prediction for the next 5 days, don't forget to use wind direction as a variable. Winds from the south means moisture. Since it is cold during December, I predict rain tomorrow! Clouds should look overcast. Today we had a fire drill, no clouds during the drill.
November 28 Today we were fortunate enough to have a visit from Dr. Adler! Thank you for your expertise, Dr. Adler, I know that I am inspired to pursue a career in the sciences! We also created a 5 slide presentation on student generated research as a reporter! Tomorrow will be a weather event!
Begin research on weather systems! As a reporter take on a subject that you are not familiar with! It could be a weather event, hurricane, tornado, flood, sand storm, fire lightning, ball lightning and you become the expert!
If you are researching, imagine an average morning in Russia that turns into this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpmXyJrs7iU
November 24-27 Next week we observe clouds, Look up, enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1JaP7ojSBU
November 23 Have a happy Thanksgiving! A year of weather https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Gy8V0Dv78
Today we made cyclical weather systems. After viewing these video, realize the tornado is only part of the super cell just like the tornado in the bottle! time lapse helps, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T-5ByoKZO4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYubHpEMTPM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXz1_F88n14
November 22 Let's play some weather games today! Tomorrow we make the cyclonic storm in the bottle lab! Today start here. http://climatekids.nasa.gov/menu/play/Choose 5 games to play, document what you played and what you learned. Begin with "play offset, play power-up". Become a meteorologist http://youngmeteorologist.org/game/index.html
Afterwards take on some challenging climate change games,maybe the BBC or Gizmos,http://scied.ucar.edu/games-sims-weather-climate-atmosphere
The greenhouse effect is a process caused by certain gasses in the atmosphere such as water vapor, methane and carbon dioxide. Here is an example as to how it works. Don't worry about the beginning skip to 1 minute in, kids explain it well! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-sy6rPJBj4
Play a game on gasses in the atmosphere
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/greenhouse-gas-attack/en/#/review/greenhouse-gas-attack/game.swfWell if you played some weather/climate games, take on some other topics today! http://www.scigames.org/
Create your carbon footprint based on approximating your annual lifestyle. Create a baseline for yourself regarding your carbon output https://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/calc/index.html
http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/questionnaires/show/1/1/1
https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/
https://www.treesforlife.org.au/kids-carbon-calculator?PHPSESSID=6240c1b8d6cf666af8e48648b61aba05
http://www.nature.org/greenliving/carboncalculator/
November 21 Begin with this model of carbon dioxide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1SgmFa0r04
Let's play some weather games http://interactivesites.weebly.com/seasons--weather.html
1. Play the following game. What conditions create the most snow?
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/weather/sim/snowtest10.swf
2. Compare warm front to cold front, which moves faster, which contains severe weather? http://www.cashmancuneo.net//flash/airmasses.swf
3. Determine your carbon impact on the planet http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/personal_footprint/
Follow along, the barometric pressure over the next two days over central park New York, cold, blistery and possible snow at times http://w1.weather.gov/obhistory/KNYC.html
November18 Big bowling trip for all of your hard work the 1st marking period! Enjoy the time with your friends! Let's appreciate the technology that goes into a modern bowling alley. Self leveling and cleaning robots, yes robots, just like S2's the last two days. High speed bowling ball retrieval systems and computer scoring systems. How will your future home be influenced by the technology of today? Make a list of 10 technologies that you can't live without. Tell me how they may be used in the future? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGRJULYU3nkcheck out this Zamboni for bowling
https://code.org/