Friday, Jan 4, 2013

OPTION A

For Today

 Videos and Animation-

Which animation is more helpful to understand the phases of the moon?  Explain which one is better in 3-5 sentences.  Do you know all the phases of the moon yet?

Animation 1
Animation 2



Which video was the most interesting to you.  Explain why in 5-7 sentences
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3

Moon WebQuest-

You may pick up a worksheet in your new folder.  See me for it.

Complete the 7 tasks of the Moon WebQuest Click Here

OPTION B

Moon WebQuest-

You may pick up a worksheet in your new folder.  See me for it.

Complete the 7 tasks of the Moon WebQuest Click Here


Click on the word for definitions for Gibbous, Waxing, and Waning

Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013

OPTION A

For Today

Buzz-

Log in and play around with it for at least 15 minutes. Click Here

 Engage-

Click on the following link.  look at 10 different pictures of the moon and describe the surface of the moon.  please write at least 1 paragraph (5-7 sentences).  Click Here
What does it look like to you?
Does it look easy to walk on?
What do you think its made of?
Would you want to travel there?

Moon Vocabulary-

Look up the following words

Crater
New Moon
Full Moon
First Quarter Moon

Last or Third Quarter  Moon
Phases of the Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Crescent
Waning Crescent
Peak
Valley

Moon WebQuest-

Complete the 7 tasks of the Moon WebQuest Click Here

OPTION B

Buzz-

Log in and play around with it for at least 15 minutes. Click Here

Engage-

Click on the following link.  look at 10 different pictures of the moon and describe the surface of the moon.  please write at least 1 paragraph (5-7 sentences).  Click Here
What does it look like to you?
Does it look easy to walk on?
What do you think its made of?
Would you want to travel there?

Moon WebQuest-

Complete the 7 tasks of the Moon WebQuest Click Here

Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013

Welcome back students!!!

For all students:  If you have not finished your human body projects, you must complete that by Friday, January 4.  You CANNOT move on to the next unit unless that activity is complete.  For option A students, you must complete your organ project.  For option B students, you must complete your answers to the questions and your drawings for each body system or organ.

I repeat, you cannot go on unless you have finished your previous work!!!!!!!!!!

OPTION A and b

Buzz Login

Please log into your Buzz account.  I will only give you a Buzz login once.  You will need to write your login information down, put it in your phone, write it on your arm with a Sharpie, or memorize it.  Some of you may already know your password and login, so here is the formula:

**Please note the student number is the number used during Scantron testing.
**Make sure you choose Law Academy from the pull down menu.

You will need two things to log into Buzz:

1 - username. The username is: the lower case letter s and your student number
2 - password: The password is: your initials and birthday, birth month, and birth year

For example: 
My name is David McIntyre. My student number is 21100345. My initials are dm and my birthday is 09/16/2013. So, my Buzz login would be:
username: s21100345
password: dm09162013

Buzz - Click Here

Once you have logged into Buzz, you may begin to work in there.  
Please write down any questions, concerns, or comments, and I will be around to chat with you about them.

OPTION A

For Today

Buzz-

Log in and play around with it for at least 15 minutes. Click Here

 Engage-

Watch the video and answer the following questions.  Click Here

1. Paenza's problem is an example of ________.
2. If we fold the paper ten times, how thick would it be?
3. How many folds would the paper be as tall as the Empire State Building?
4. Paenza says "Folding the piece of paper 45 times, we get to the moon.  And if we double it one more time, we get back to Earth.:  Does this surprise you? Explain (3-5 senteces)
5. Does thinking about these distances help you to make sense of how far the Moon and Earth are from eachother?
6. How thick would the paper be after 30 folds?

Read, Activity, Quiz-

Do the activity, read the information (and take notes), and answer the quiz questions.  Check your score at the end and show when you have scored a 9 or 10.

Activity - Click Here

Read - Click Here

Quiz - Click Here

Video-

Watch the video and write down 10 things you learned.  Also, draw a diagram to describe the difference between rotation and revolution. Click Here

OPTION B

Buzz-

Log in and play around with it for at least 15 minutes. Click Here

Activity and Questions

Follow the link and look at the questions at the top of the window.  There is a speaker icon if you want the questions read to you.  Answer all the questions to complete the activity.  Click Here

**Help: The first question says "Click the Play button to see how the Earth and Move move around the Sun. Can you describe what happens?

Vocab-

Look up the following words using NASA's "Picture Dictionary" Click Here

Astronaut

Astronomy

Atmosphere

Energy

Experiment

Lunar Eclipse

Orbit

Planets

Rotate

Season

Solar

Solar Eclipse

Space

Space Walk

Telescope

Universe

Videos-

Watch the video and write down 10 things you learned.  Also, draw a diagram to describe the difference between rotation and revolution. Click Here