Chapter 15 Atmosphere Test

Test is on Thursday, October 1st!!

Click on the link below and scroll down to Chapter 15 Atmosphere to take a few practice quizzes.

Chapter 15 Atmosphere Practice Quiz

Scientific Method Stations

Here are a few pictures of students working on their Scientific Method stations.

Station One: Variables

Station Two: Examining a Lab Report

Station 3:  TheThree Little Pigs become Scientists 

Station 4: Mystery Box

Station 5: Keeping Control

Station 6: Pendulum Lab

Station 7: Creating Scientific Questions

Station 8: Modeling in Science

Cup Challenge

Today we worked as a team to solve a cup challenge. I LOVE this challenge! We used 6 cups, 1 rubber band, and 4 strings for each team. Each person holds onto a piece of string and working together manipulates the rubber band to grasp and move a cup from one structure to a cup pyramid.

Chapter 11 Practice Quizzes

Click on the link below to take section 1, 2, and 3 study quizzes:

Chapter 11 Practice Quizzes

Shake and Quake Lab

Today students were working in teams to create seismic safe structures. They first were required to create a blue print of a two story structure.  Students then began building using marshmallows and toothpicks. The final test was to place the structure on jello and simulate primary and secondary waves.  They had a blast!!

Seismic Wave Slinky lab

Today we worked in our lab groups creating and timing primary and secondary waves using a slinky and stop watches.

Click on the link below to watch the video from class.

Seismic Slinky

Chapter 10 Plate Tectonic Review Quizzes

Don't forget about your test on Friday!!!

Click on the link below to review sections 1-3

Chapter 10 Review Quiz

Online Textbook

Click on the link below and enter the code to access our textbook online.

EC184BD052

Earth Science textbook

Welcome Back!!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Winter Break.  We are welcoming our student teacher, Ms. Hull to our class for the next few months.

We are beginning our next unit, Earth's Internal Process.  The first chapter we are starting today is about Plate Tectonics.  It will be followed by Earthquakes and Volcanoes.

This unit has some of my favorite labs and hands on activities.  We will be posting lots of pictures in the next few weeks!!!

 

Plate Tectonics

 

Earthquakes

 Volcanoes

Prezi

If you want to show your Prezi to someone at home, click on the link below and enter my email (carlsonj@hsd2.k12.il.us) and our class password.  You should be proud of yourselves!!!  The presentations were awesome!

Prezi

Working hard

Everyone has been working hard researching and practicing for our presentations.

Climate Zone links

The links below will help with your research packet:

Temperate Forest
Forest Animals
Forest Plants

Taiga
Taiga Animals
Taiga Plants

Rainforest
Rainforest Animals Animals 2
Rainforest Plants Plants 2

Deserts
Desert Animals
Desert Plants

Grasslands
Grassland Animals
Grassland Plants

Tundra
Tundra Animals
Tundra Plants

Chapter 16 Review Quiz

Click on the link below to review for our Weather quiz.

Chapter 16 Weather review

Dew Point Demo

Today's class demonstration was finding dew point. All of our classes were right on!! 51*F

When to wake up for the Lunar Eclipse

Here is a screen shot of what you'll see tonight starting at 3:25 A.M. The total lunar eclipse is visible at 5:25 A.M.

How was your weekend?

I hope you all had a great weekend! Be ready to work because we have a short week!!

Here is a picture from my weekend.

Quiz Tomorrow!

Quiz tomorrow Chapter 15 Atmosphere

Click on the link below for a quick review :)

Chapter 15 Review

Total Lunar Eclipse Coming Soon!!!

Colorful Convection Currents

Click on the link below to view the video we watched today on convection.  Try it at home!!!

Colorful Convection

Atmospheric Pressure

Today we reexamined our third goal with a demonstration.

Explain what causes air pressure.

Sorry it's upside down!!! :)