FCAT explorer-All Classes

COMPLETE THE LAST TWO BUBBLES OF YOUR SCIENCE FCAT EXPLORER

DUE: ALL CLASSES MARCH 1

FCAT explorer must be completed in it's entirety. If you only finish part of it, I will not enter a grade in my grade book.

Classwork While I am on the College Trip

-You will work on three gizmos that are in your GIZMO folder. you will complete the student exploration guides for all three of them (in the packet) and the 5 assessment questions for each gizmo as well.
***The Gizmos are an individual assignment should not be working together***

Gizmo’s to be completed:
-Eclipse
-Seasons—Why Do We Have Them
-Phases of the Moon

***All gizmos (Student exploration guide and assessment questions) are due A day on Feb6 and B day on Feb7***

When students complete the gizmos you are to work on FCAT explorer (due on March 1) and Vocabulary Chart (due for: A-day on Feb 6 and B day Feb 7)The words are on my blog.

Don't forget to turn in your reinforcement worksheet (homework) to Ms. Harmer. I will be grading them

STUDENTS ATTENDING THE COLLEGE TRIP SHOULD ALSO COMPLETE THESE GIZMOS

Team Time Homework

Team Time Homework!
If you are in the Team Time that just left me on Friday Jan 27, your homework is to play "Who Wants to Win a Million Dollars" on education.jlab.org. You must win the "million" dollars at least once before I see you in the next team time rotation! Please print off your score(which will show your name), or take a picture, screen shot etc. of the screen showing that you won. You must bring this on the first day of our next team time week together.
Here is the link to JLAB

http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.php

***Also if you still owe me packets and quizzes from this week, please be sure to give them to me, stapled in your folder in team time on Monday***

Vocabulary Chart

A Day due on Feb 6
B Day Due on Feb 7

Please make sure you are working on your vocabulary chart for this Unit.
The Vocabulary words that you should have on your chart at this point are:

-Hierarchy
-Galaxy
-Nebula
-Fusion
-Luminosity/Absolute Magnitude
-Apparent Magnitude
-White Dwarf
-Giant/Super giant
-Super Nova
-Geocentric Model of the Solar System
-Heliocentric Model of the Solar System
-Universal Law of Gravitation
-Ellipse/Elliptical Orbit
-Gas Giant
-Terrestrial Planet
-Astronomical Unit (A.U.)
-Rotate/rotation
-Revolve/revolution
-satellite
-A.U. Astronomical Unit
-Rotate/rotation
-Revolve/revolution
-comet
-meteoroid
-meteor
-meteorite
-lunar eclipse
-solar eclipse
-waxing
-waning

Homework--Foldable Notes

Due A Day- Friday Jan 27
Due B Day- Thursday Jan 26

Chapter 17 section 5 "Small Bodies in the Solar System"

Read and take notes into the foldable that we created in class.

Extra Credit!!!

If you currently have a C or better in my class you are eligible for extra credit!!!!


For Extra Credit you must complete the Solar System Explorer gizmo and Exploration Guide. All questions must be answered and evidence provided when necessary.

Due on Tues Jan 17.


(If you do not have a C or better you and I have already conferenced and talked about what you need to do!!)

Solar System Research

Due: A day-Friday Jan 13
B day-Tuesday Jan 17

For each of the 8 planets in our solar system research the following information:

Front of Index Card:
Diagram of approx. Size with in the Solar System
Size (diameter)
Distance from the sun
Time for 1 rotation
Time for 1 revolution
Ave. Surface Temp
Gravity

Back of Index Card:
# of Moons (and names)
Composition of Planet
Atmosphere (is there one? What is it made of? How thick is the atmosphere, generally?)
FUN FACT:

+5 pts on assignment:
make a research card for Dwarf Planets
Names of the Dwarf planets
Where are they located?
What is a Dwarf Planet (characteristics)

Team Time Project--For my team time only

Your ‘Orb’ will contain all of your research information about your scientist and personal reflections
Each ‘Orb’ will contain 12 panels
The 12 panels will be:
-Birth/Death Dates
-Country/place of birth
-Early Life
-Type of scientific area this scientist is associated with (and a brief description of that).
-Photo of Scientist
-About their most notable discovery
-Other noteworthy discoveries or accolades
-Fun Facts/Interesting Tidbits to ponder
- Why you and your partner chose this scientist to research
-5 interesting questions that you would ask this scientist if you could
-other photo/symbol that you associate with this scientist and their work
-FACEBOOK STATUS: If this scientist had a facebook page what would their status be on the day of their most important discovery?

Attention Military Kids!!! Here's a great Opportunity for you!

To all my Military Students,
If you are interested in Science and Space look at this COOL opportunity from NASA!

NASA SPACE CAMP SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED TO CHILDREN OF MILITARY

The Military Child Education Coalition is now accepting applications for the Bernard Curtis Brown II Memorial Space Camp Scholarship. The scholarship covers full tuition including round trip transportation from the student's home base to Space Camp, meals, lodging and program materials. Student applicants must be:

. The child of a military member on active duty or mobilized Guard or Reserve.
. The child of a military member who died while on active duty or mobilized Guard or Reserve.
. Enrolled in grades six through nine.

Applications are available online at www.militarychild.org/child-student/space-camp-scholarship/. http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123284664. Deadline for submission of applications is 10 March 2012. Visit the website for more details.

HR Diagram Gizmo Homeork

Please remember your HR Diagram Gizmo is due:
A Day Monday Jan 9
B Day Tues Jan 10

You must turn in a completed Student Exploration Guide