Friday, November 22, 2013

tps

3. Question = How did spacecraft reenter the atmosphere without burning up in the atmosphere?  After all, meteors do!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1BPx5Wsm7k

Assignment:
1. Name 5 American spacecraft (at least 3 manned).
2. Sketch/ find a picture of each.  
3. Tell how each one withstands the heat of reentry into the atmosphere.



Reentry videos and problems:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/spacecraft-reentry.htm



4. TPS Engineering design challenge

Friday, November 15, 2013

Week of November 18, 2013

Monday- 3D glasses? Parts of the Moon
http://quizlet.com/7971690/gravity-moon-phases-eclipses-and-tides-test-flash-cards/#
Practice quiz
COMET ISON:
http://www.solarsystemscope.com/ison/

Apollo Mission
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo.html
Apollo Rover:
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo_lrv.html

Tuesday-
Moon phases- you are the Earth.

Practice test 1
http://www.stockbridgevalley.org/webpages/kjosephs/files/test%208%20review%20-%20forces,%20gravity,%20orbits,%20moon%20phases,%20tides.pdf

Practice test 2
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CDgQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mclean.k12.ky.us%2Fuserfiles%2F1101%2FClasses%2F7165%2FMoon%2520pre-Test-0.doc&ei=xHmGUuLDA5SusASCiIDoBQ&usg=AFQjCNFdszcgaR5QiOzHLpMr187kqQRwgA&sig2=ri_yL_3Ulfso7um3cRsAGQ&bvm=bv.56643336,d.dmg

Wednesday- Moon phase test
Thursday      http://surveymonkey.com/s/GraphLitPreTest

 Friday-
Use Brainpop app to watch movie according to directions on top of worksheet.
login: username: winslowjh,  password:   brainpop 
Lost  your paper?
http://www.sasta.asn.au/may08/adc/telescope/TelescopeSinglePagePDFs/ADCBookTelescope95-97.pdf

Done with the worksheet and bonus crossword? watch
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=73345

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Week of November 12, 2013

Tuesday- Review for Sun, Earth and Moon test.
Seasons activity.

http://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/seasons/
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/solsticeandequinox/

http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/june-solstice-customs.html

Wednesday- Sun, Earth and Moon test

Thursday & Friday- Phases of the Moon

 WEBQUEST- 
http://mrscienceut.net/phasesofthemoonwebquest.html

task 6

http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=241674 

task 7

http://www.quia.com/quiz/688297.html?AP_rand=1076281946 

http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/moon/moon_challenge/moon_challenge.html 
(only works on computers :()

PART 2
 Download the app...MOONGLOBE
Use MOON GLOBE to answer and label this assignment.

MOON TOUR-

Find an interactive tour of the Moon's surface. 
-What are the gray areas?
-What are the dark areas?
-What does this word come from?
-What is the difference in the rocks in these two areas?
-Many people throughout time have seen difference pictures in the Moon, like the Man in the Moon.  What do you see?  

Label 15 areas on this Moon. You can label some "Seas", "Lakes", "Marshes", Craters, mountains, valleys, riles, AND Areas where Apollo landed. 

- Are there lots of craters on the Moon?
-How about on the back side?
-What caused these craters and why are they still there?

Friday, November 1, 2013

Week of November 4, 2013

CONFERENCES THIS WEEK!

Monday- Finish Sun, Earth and Moon presentations
Start drawings


Tuesday-  Finish drawings & go over


Wednesday- Go over drawings
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/tides/
http://www.brainpop.com/science/space/eclipse/
http://www.brainpop.com/science/motionsforcesandtime/leapyear/



Thursday- 1/2 day, Periods 1-5 only.  
--finish videos
-use S, E M models.
practice: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/earthsunmoon.html
GEOBEE CHALLENGE
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today/

HAVE A NICE LOOOONG WEEKEND!