Week of Jan 2 & 3, 2014

Thursday & Friday-
Finish TPS designs and tests.
Written assignment- Paragraph using the words conduction, convection, insulation and ablation to describe your best TPS design.  Underline the words in your paragraph. - quiz grade
Turn in packet- test grade.

Week of December 16, 2013

Monday- periods 1-5= NASA mythbusters Moon Landing
7 & 8- work on assignment
HOMEWORK= Space weather assignment due tomorrow.

Tuesday-
1. Turn in assignment by inserting screenshots into your email.
2. Turn in your handwritten notes & worksheet over video if your class did it.
3.  REENTRY gets hot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEyQDwAUfRQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGVGO5QZnvA

 HEAT TRANSFER_
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MVEePXwAeI

INTRODUCE TPS CHALLENGE- GROUPS

WED-FRI- TPS Challenge

Week starting Tuesday December 10, 2013

Wednesday- begin space weather assignment = test grade
1. Paper and crayons to make your narrator.
2. Take a picture of your narrator.
3. Download story me and piccollage.
4. Create a comic giving information about space weather and auroras.
Working in class Wed-Fri.  Due Tuesday.  12/ 17/13.

Space weather resources
http://solar-center.stanford.edu/solar-weather/
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/spaceweather/en/

aurora resources
http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/atmospheric/question471.htm
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/Aurora_article.php

Assignment must -
-use your character as a narrator
- define space weather
- give examples of what space weather can affect  & how
- How do we monitor space weather?
-give a visual of Earth's magnetosphere
-describe auroras
-where do they occur?
-How are they caused?
--- Worth a test grade---

Story should have at least 10 frames with pictures.
















time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OFThORmR-s

Special Monday Dec 9 blog- because I am home sick :(

I hate being out!!!

Announcement- star party is postponed until Tuesday night, same time, same place.  Stay tuned to announcements FMI.

Science classes today-

Looking at, what else? constellations!

Your assignment can be done with whatever sources you would like- online or in book.
Your answers should be on a piece of paper. It will be turned in tomorrow.  BE SURE you do not plagiarize!!!You will receive a zero!

PART 1-

Part 2- Answer the following questions on your paper.  Number 4 at the bottom is optional- extra credit!You can either do it or not!

Week of December 2, 2013

Comet ison-
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/12/01/comet_ison_post_mortem.html?wpisrc=burger_bar


MONDAY-
Finish presentations
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HOMEWORK- Write a paragraph that describes each stage of a star's life in order.  Include stages for our Sun and massive and super massive stars.
THIS MIGHT HELP WITH HOMEWORK=
http://www.slideshare.net/jan_parker/life-cycle-of-stars-3196871
DOWNLOAD- autorap.

Tuesday-

Black holes!
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/black_holes/modules.html

Wednesday- oops I am not here!  I am on the 6th grade field trip!
Stars give off energy-
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/light/

Thursday-
1. Go over Monday night's homework.
2. go over Wed assignment.
lifecycle of stars ppt
to view- copy and paste this in your search window-

imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lifecycles/life_cycles_v2.1.ppt

it is the second hit.

On a computer copy and paste this link-
imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lifecycles/life_cycles_v2.1.ppt

  

Friday-

Quiz over star life cycles.

Is it science?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2MhMsLn9B0

The big bang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV0ACIykxQI                     10 min
 Star sizes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q

Brainpop movies-

black holes and big bang theory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG0_mtSBTlk 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jymDn0W6U&feature=player_embedded