Saturday, September 26, 2015

EARTHS TIDES (SPRING AND NEAP)




EARTH'S TIDES SIMULATOR


WARM-UP: 
1. WHAT CAUSES THE TIDES?
2. COMPARE AND CONTRAST 
   SPRING AND NEAP TIDES 
(CORNELL NOTE STYLE)


MUST TURN IN FOLD ABLE  - SOLAR / LUNAR ECLIPSES
                                                           *The sub will collect and place in folders  5th/7th/8th
                                                           *NO EXCEPTIONS
                                                         (5TH 6TH 8TH)

WARM UP:    WHAT CAUSES TIDES?
                         COMPARE AND CONTRAST SPRING AND NEAP TIDES
                         *Students will complete warm up Cornell Note Style 





LOCAL TIDES


MONCRIEF CREEK AND TROUT RIVER








LUNAR AND SOLAR ECLIPSES

























Sunday, September 13, 2015

#3 The Seasons ( 4 Squares ) Earth's Years and Seasons

4 Squares- The Seasons 



In each box create a labled illustrations of the seasons.  Each box must include information about the season. Also each must contain a diagram (color) of the Earth, and Sun position during each season. 
SQUARE 1.Summer Solstice (June)
          Earth tilt towards Sun /
               N Hemisphere-Summer
               S Hemisphere-Winter
• SQUARE 2.Fall Equinox  (September)
   Sun shines EQUALLY over both N and S Hemisphere
•SQUARE 3.Winter Solstice (December)
          Earth Tilt away from Sun
                N Hemisphere- Winter
                S Hemisphere-Summer
4.SQUARE 4 Spring Equinox  (April)
   Sun shines EQUALLY over both N and S Hemisphere

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Redis Meat Experiment -Keuchler

THE PENNY LAB DEMONSTRATION




Click Here (VIRTUAL LAB) REDI'S MEAT EXPERIMENT






Problem/Observation: 
Growth of Plants- I noticed that tomato plants don't grow that tall. 

Research: 
Growth of Plants/Tomato Plant/ Turnips

Hypothesis:  If.......then........Statement
If you use a turnip plant then it will grow taller than a tomato plant 







INDEPENDENT VARIABLE -MANIPULATED VARIABLE-
TESTING VARIABLE
TURNIP SEED 

CONTROL GROUP
ORIGINAL OBSERVATION GROUP
A AND B 

CONSTANT FACTORS 
(FACTORS THAT STAY THE SAME)
POT, LIGHTS, SOIL, TIME, WATER






DEPENDENT VARIABLE - 
RESPONDING VARIABLE - 
OUTCOME VARIABLE
GROWTH OF THE PLANT (TURNIP) 
THE TURNIP PLANT GREW SMALLER THAN THE TOMATO PLANTS.
MY HYPOTHESIS WAS INCORRECT