Albin's 8th Science
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Makeup work
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Monday - Friday   March 14 - 18
Monday
the Daphnia are getting closer

IF SUN IS SHINING: test solar ovens

IF SUN NOT SHINING:  Investigation: Think Twice pp 398 - 400
bulletget heading in notebook
bulletread thru investigation
bulletwhat are Daphnia, anyway?
 

Tuesday The next big thing!!!
bulletTHE DAPHNIA ARE ALMOST HERE
bulletin notebook write, for Solar Ovens (p299-301 or so)
bulletWrapUp
bulletlist:
bullet controlled variables
bullet manipulated variable
bullet responding variable
bulletwrite short paragraph explaining why this was a "fair test"
bulletwrite Conclusion
Wednesday THE Daphnia arrive!!!!

 

  1. be sure you have a good conclusion for solar ovens in notebook
  2. then do this (below)

Investigation: Think Twice pp 398 - 400
bulletget heading in notebook
bulletread thru investigation
bulletwhat are Daphnia, anyway?

 

Thursday

finish Think Twice, then as a class we will:
so if you're done w/ Think Twice, get heading on paper:

Reading: Exponential Growth pp 401 - 405

bulletanswer Stop & Think

 

Friday

SSR
Turn ppts in to:  Albin on Web / a Friday ppts turn in here / your period

bulletbe sure to have this turned in today, even if not complete
next week Inv: Bottle Bacteria pp 405-407
bulletget heading in notebook
bulletread thru investigation
 
current cool science EarthKam
http://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu/public/images/favorites.shtml

science home http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/default.stm

super colony of ants http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1932509.stm

ants teach robot designers (go down to 2nd picture)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4319739.stm

proton crasher http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4327161.stm

albatross  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4325163.stm

 

   
birds

http://birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide

http://birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds

 

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://birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Cedar_Waxwing.html

http://birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide

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

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

http://www.thinkquest.org/

 

 

 




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