Albin's 8th Science

Previous Days if absent click to see what we did, what you need to make up
Makeup work  click here to see how to make up missed video assignments

 

Monday - Friday Nov 15 - 19      
Monday WrapUp and Conclusion for "How Do You Spell Relief?"
Tuesday

consider the vocabulary words (click)    

you will create a "billboard for science" of one vocab word,  while I take roll review the criteria (rules) for making vocabulary billboards

  1. choose your word
  2. tell me the word (because no group may use the same word.)
  3. open Paint
  4. define the word
  5. explain definition so 6th grade student would understand
  6. add a graphic (picture) that helps explain the word

save your work to: My Documents / your folder

back up your work to:  Albin / your period / your folder

codename your work:  
the three digit number Mr A assigned you

example:   308 decomposer

When finished turn it in to:   Albin / a billboard turn in here / your period
TURN IT IN INSTRUCTIONS:
1.  click File / SAVE 
to save your changes		   My Documents / your folder
2.  click FILE / SAVE AS 
and back it up:		   Albin / your period / your folder
3.  click FILE / SAVE AS
and turn it in to:		   Albin / a billboard turn in here / your period
4. be sure it is named like this:   codename codename vocabword
4.  click SAVE    

 
Wednesday finish and turn in Vocabulary billboard

Thursday

 parent conferences    12:15 - 7:30
Friday parent conferences   8:00 - 3:00
vocabulary words

for Billboards of Science

decomposer

ecosystem

environment

carbon cycle

nitrogen cycle

water cycle

predator

prey

 

food web

food chain

producer

consumer

consumer levels (primary, secondary, tertiary; 1st level, 2nd level, 3rd level)

adaptation

cold-blooded

warm-blooded

 
   
interesting

science

news

 food web:  http://oceanlink.island.net/oinfo/foodweb/foodweb.html

http://www.oceansonline.com/oceanicfoodwebs.htm

http://www3.umassd.edu/Public/Exhibit/DES300/game/web-fr.htm

http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/human/foodweb.html

 

online build an african web: http://www.vtaide.com/png/foodchains.htm

food chain:
http://www.planetpals.com/foodchain.html

http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/4e.html

 
SPACE LINKS

check these out in your spare time

 http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1470480.html

NASA: Earth From Space

More NASA Photos of the Sun

NASA: Solar System Exploration Images

NASA: Mercury Photo Gallery

SolarViews.com: Photos of Mercury

NASA: Index of Images from Space Missions

Spaceref.com: Jupiter Photo Gallery

CosmicLight: Mars Images
 

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01253/flashsite.html#top

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01253/flashsite.html

http://www.thinkquest.org/

 

 

 

 
 

system

dynamic balance

restoring mechanism 

feedback mechanism 

component

 

balance point

controlled variable 

manipulated variable 

responding variable

 
 

 evidence

 solar system

 chemical

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