Week 9/21 - 9/24

Good job to the students in staying on track with school and staying focused in the wake of the fire! Also a big thank you to all who worked hard to divert a larger disaster.

This week we will be introducing the Big Bang Theory and evidence for it. Just a reminder about the Universe Theories, Technologies, and Topics project is due October 25!

WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT: Summarize a scientific current even article and attach the article to your summary. (Remember summaries must be 5-7 sentences long.) The assignment is due on Monday September 27th.

Week 9/13 - 9/17

WE HAVE STARTED OUR ASTRONOMY UNIT!!!! This week we have listened to police sirens, watched the introduction to Disney's Cars, listened to trains, and watched cars fly past spectators at fast speeds. Why? Because of the Doppler Effect. Parents if you don't know what the Doppler Effect is, ask you students! We have also been looking through spectograph glasses, basically glasses that work like a prism breaking up light into its respective wavelengths. Students look hip as they watch energized atoms light up through their disco glasses.

Weekly assignment due on Friday is another graphing practice (pg 30 - 31). Please don't fall behind on the weekly assignments.

Joke: What do black holes eat if they are carnivores?


...meteors...

Week 9/7 - 9/10

Oh what amazing weather we are having!!! I sometimes think however that it may be getting too cold too soon. But I can't complain when the evenings are so beautiful.
As of today we started our quarter long "Universe Technology, Theories, and Topics Poster Project." If parents are curious to know more about it, a great way to motivate and keep on your students is to ask them about the project. If parents would like a rubric or project information sheet please email me and let me know. The projects will be due on October 25th. Students please remember that you will only have 2-3 days in class to do some research, the rest of the project must be done on your own time.

This weeks WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT is the "Graphing Practice" worksheet that was handed out in class and it is due this Friday (9/10).

Joke: Why are stars in the universe so far apart from each other?

...(answer 1) they need their SPACE...
...(answer 2) they're made up of gas...