I just got home and heard the news about Blogger.

If you absolutely can’t log on, feel free to send me your tests/projects/labs via email (even though you have had the entire semester to wrap them up…).

No freaking out allowed-

Mr H

Along with your choice of 3 labs, you also have to teach a lesson and complete a lesson plan. So far, the lesson plans I’ve received haven’t been exactly stellar.

SO, here are a few more helpful examples besides the ones we’ve looked at in class:

- http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lessons/roygbiv/roygbiv.html
- http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Guide.shtml

- http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst224.html
- http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/universe/index.html

You can see that there are a number of different styles and variations for proper lesson plans that teachers make. However, there are some common strands that include a learning objective, presentation type, assessment (how do you know what you students learned) and possible ways to follow up or improve your lesson in the future.

Have fun with these but put some time and brain power into your planning!

I’ve shared you all on a Google Doc we’ll use to keep ourselves organized in the planning for this monumental task, but here’s the page if you just want to follow along…

GriffinCam Into Space

Can we do it?

Yes, we can.

Using what we know about Newton’s Laws, could we send a camera into space?

What would it take?

Want to try after we’re done with the balloon racers?

I call mine “Lord Science”…

The Hero Factory

Fun time waster that we might use when we get to gravity

Clearly we can show them up.

Since tomorrow is another snow day, here’s your homework…

YouTube – SnowDay

Get those pics to me by 3 pm tomorrow so we can get the poll up by 5 and start voting.

You don’t have to be an 8th grader to take part… just an SDS student!

Make sure the edits you make contribute to the study guide as this is a living document for all of your classmates to use!

You can always see the revisions made by clicking on “File” then “See Revision History”.

Enjoy!

Test 9

Name:

Test 9
Bringing the Heat
GriffinScience

1. How is the thermal energy related to temperature and heat?

2. Why do some materials get hot more quickly than others?

3. What are the three forms of heat transfer? Please describe each.

4. How much heat is required to raise the temperature of 5 kg’s of water by 10 K?

5. Suppose you are camping on a mountain, and the air temperature is very cold. How would you keep warm? Would you build a fire or set up a tent? Write an explanation for each action you would take. Tell whether conduction, convection or radiation is involved with each heat transfer.

We’ll work on this in class tomorrow but feel free to prepare beforehand!

We’ll record them with the Flip and post them on the slideshow below.

States of Matter Skittles and Cartoonages

Enjoy and be creative!

Remember to read up on the Chemical Reactions section of our textsbook so that you can get to work (with your lab partner) on a lab/demonstration/video/podcast or paper to reflect what you’ve learned.

Please have these posted up on your blog by Thursday. This will reflect you grade on Test 6.

Also let me know if you need any specific materials or chemicals.

Enjoy!