Career Brochure Project

Here are some links to help you with your project!


Brochure Project Details


http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/home

Light!

Today we are learning about light!

1. Click on the link:
http://library.thinkquest.org/28160/english/index.html
Choose the Reflection and Refraction link. Read and take notes on the two concepts, then take the quiz to test your understanding.

2. Click on the link:
http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/index.html
Read and take notes on the introduction. Next, choose "Light in Color" or "Laws of Light" complete all three of the activities.

Classification

1. Take notes on the different Types of Animals, then play the game.
http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_animalclass/

2. Choose a game to play:

Animal Characteristics Game

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animalclassgame.htm

Classification Game

http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html

Insect Sorting

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/minbeasts/eng/Introduction/MainSessionPart1.htm

More Classification! (Thanks Tusher!!)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/classification/kc_classification_main.htm

Newton and His Laws

Today you will work towards completing a webquest about Sir Isaac Newton and His Laws of Force and Motion.

Here is the presentation I showed you in class: 
Presentation on Newton's Laws

Here is the link to begin the Newton's Laws Webquest: 
Newton's Laws Webquest
(NOTE: You are only completing tasks 1 and 2. IF you would like to complete the balloon car experiment and do a write up of it for up to 25 points of extra credit you may hand it in no later than MONDAY MAY 6, period 5. Late projects will not be accepted- no exceptions.)

Click HERE to learn more about forces. 1. Choose "Force Bench" 2. Choose "Guided Experiment."

Early Finishers!!!! Choose a site or two and take notes on a topic you want to learn more about. OR Try an activity and record your results. Here is a list of other websites you might find interesting and informative:
A list of Sites about Newton's Laws and Energy

Potential and Kinetic Energy

Review of Potential and Kinetic Energy:

(There is a presentation and a quiz)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7FurTSJiFhpNXI5VTN4cWl4VHM/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tWG4vLmJTZT4TbaT_Lq4kgqNiq4PKde9ecz9UVlSbBI/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7FurTSJiFhpM0NsTGxMYkl5YVE/edit?usp=sharing


Design a Roller Coaster!
1. Go to this website:
http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/coaster.html

2. During each step of building the coaster, explain why you chose that hill or loop. Make sure you use the words POTENTIAL and KINETIC energy in your explanation.

3. Was your coaster safe? Why or why not? Was your coaster fun? Why or why not?

Tapped Documentary Letter to Gov't

If you would like to watch the documentary at home click here:
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/tapped/

Use this document to help you format your letter:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7FurTSJiFhpUmRxVG9iY2dVR0E/edit?usp=sharing

Ms. Contona's Letter:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1empi39HKJLliykXYbNx8iWrXUZzqhb-C_scvhvXR2V0/edit?usp=sharing


Links for Research:

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/spacescience/water-bottle-pollution/

http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/water-bottle-pollution-2947.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/magazine/27Bottle-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/chap1.asp

http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/chap2.asp#figure1

http://www.bottledwater.org/

The addresses are:

NY State Issues
Senator Jose Peralta:
32-37 Junction Boulevard
East Elmhurst, NY 11369

Local Jackson Heights Issues

Councilman Daniel Dromm

37-32 75th St.

 Jackson Heights, New York 11372 

National Issues

Congressman Joseph Crowley
Queens Office
82-11 37th Ave., Suite 402
Queens, NY 11372

Plate Tectonics (811)

Class: 811
Topic: Plate Tectonics
IF/Obj: How do the plates tectonics?
Notes: CON=with Convergent = moving together
           CLI=two divergent = moving apart ;divide
           Transform- move side by side to each other cause friction
Work Period: Brain pop Video and Activity Sheet
Homework: Answer Question On The Activity Sheet :)

Performance Task (811)

Class: 811
Topic: Performance Task
IF/Obj: SW review the requirements of the performance task
Notes: What is a Performance?
           Rehearsal- practice that skills you have learned

Work Period: students review responses to worksheet
Homework: make sure you put your notes in a SAFE place so you have them the day of the performance task!



Here is some student writing with teacher comments:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13ETX44Qr0IPuLBCc_I8ifhXNW5PU4y0FszD3kUh_rKA/edit

Continental Drift

Class:
Topic:
IF/Obj:
Notes:


Work Period: Continental Drift Activity

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Homework:

Virtual Weathering Lab (711)

Virtual Weathering Lab

Visit the first site below to complete the activity on the handout you were given.

Virtual Weathering Activity

Use these links to learn more about weathering:

More reading on Weathering

Interactive Animation on Weathering

Another Reading on Weathering