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Moon Chart Due Friday, May 15th

Here is the link for the moon chart in the Atlanta area for May!  With good weather, we should be in luck :-)

Moon Chart

More Projects!

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Download Sarah R

Download Noah's planet powerpoint

Download Super Planets!   John's

Links to Cool Planets Projects!

Download Brantley's Project

Download Mari and little green alien+-

Download Amy's Project

Download John Michael

Download Raleigh

Download Noah's planet powerpoint

Download Planets!  Kyle's

 

 

 

 

 

 

We will view the movie:  http://hubblesite.org/gallery/movie_theater/  15 years of science from the Hubble Space Telescope together.

Then, click picture album on the left side.  View each category shown in the middle and write down the name of two favorites from each category. Example:  Stars=V838 Monocerotis.  They show the name of the image before you actually click on it!

Next, study this site: http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/projects/data/Seasons/seasons.html

Answer the question in BLUE using the above site.

During which date is the sunlight on the graph the least?  The most?

.  http://starryskies.com/The_sky/events/lunar-2003/multimedia.html

On the right side, click “Asteroids” and list 4 facts from that section.

At the bottom it says “Origin of the Asteroids” answer these questions:

  1. What do most astronomers think?

 2.  Why would it be difficult for a planet to form out of them?

 3.  Why are some silicate and others carbonaceous?

__________________________________________________________________________  On the right side click “Comets” and answer these:

4.  Where are they from?

5.  What are they?

6.  Which 2 could be seen by the naked eye in this decade?

Click “Dirty Snowballs in Space” at the bottom.

7.  The nucleus of a comet is composed of what?

8.  What is a coma?

9.  Why is it bright?

10. What are the 2 tails and how are they different?

11.  Click on “Origins of Snowballs” and write 2 facts about the Oort Cloud

 

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2009/TSE2009.html  solar eclipse infomation

 

Planets Project Due April 3

 

You may do whatever project you would like: power point, trading cards, a brochure or travel book, a model…etc. It’s your choice.  You must include this information about EACH PLANET in your project:

Name, gas or terrestrial, distance from sun, diameter, atmosphere, important moons, outstanding feature.  A simple report will not be enough for an A.  You will be graded on both content and visual appeal.

Nothing Like Assigning a Moon Project When There Is No Moon!

Needless to say, I've put the project on hold!!!! 

A big thank you to Gray and his Dad for the use of the video.  It was fabulous and we saw some amazing pictures. 

This weekend students need to write in ink or type:

Choose 4 concepts from Friday's video and write an explanation to a third grader of the concepts, using easy to understand analogies.  Turn in on Monday.

Next week:  Quiz over p.599 1-5 questions.  Topic for the week: Compare and Contrast the Planets. 

Exam Wednesday on Weather

We are reviewing Tuesday and students should be coming home with their study notes.

If someone at home would quiz them over the notes, they should be fine! The test is not as difficult as some have been, and I feel they really have a handle on the material.  Looking over the grades for this 9 weeks, they are higher than previous ones and I'm very proud of them!

The Best Field Trip Ever

I had so much fun at the Tellus Museum.  Thanks to the chaperones: Ms. Anderson, Ms. Hughes, Mr. Poteet, Ms. Kenyon, and Ms. McFadden! 

You would have been so proud of the kids, they way they answered the questions on rocks and minerals, and how they represented our school!  They were GREAT and I was proud to be their teacher.

We'll be finishing up weather next week and heading down the home stretch with Astronomy.

Thanks so much,

Robin

Booklet pages 1 and 2 Due Tuesday, Feb. 17..Today- lab on heating and cooling

Page 1- Pages 448 and 450 ( 2 facts for each one and altitude). Make sure to include exosphere.

Page 2- Pages 454 and 455 on top. Page 456 on bottom. 

On back- describe how radiation..the source, convection.. rise and fall of air, conduction..direct contact with something hot contribute to the cooking of a pizza in an oven.

Social Studies Aztec Project

Download Aztec-calendar-pyramid-project-rubric

We are working in class Thursday and Friday on the project.  It will be due on Wednesday, February 11th.

Students have been given the sheet with all necessary information, however it is also here as a link if you need to download another one.

Quiz on Monday over the vocabulary sheet.