First, I would just like to apologize that I have not posted anything for awhile! I had hoped to get to post more throughout this school year as I know the students love to see the pictures I take but it has been challenging. I have a lot to share with you and I promised the students I would get caught up over Spring break so please bare with me for a longer post!
Physical Science Unit
This unit is always a student favorite as it allows for numerous hands-on activities and demonstrations.
Students used several different kinds of liquids and solids and mixed them together to determine if a chemical or physical change occurred.
Here is what one groups egg carton looked like at the end of the activity.
Students made models of the different states of matter. Once all were made the compared and contrast the models to one another. We then used the models to review density.
Students used legos to model and reinforce elements, compounds and mixtures. They built their models then diagrammed them. Here is one groups models of different elements.
Here is one groups diagrams they drew of all of their models.
Classes did this activity around the holidays. It was used to reinforce mixtures.
Astronomy Unit
Students modeling the motion of the Earth, Moon and Sun and the patterns they create.
Diagramming alignments for the different eclipses we experience on Earth.
Making interactive models showing the impact the moon has on the Tides.
An activity students performed when learning about the tides.
Students participated in several card review games over the unit.
Energy Unit
Using pull back cars to introduce the law of conservation of energy. This activity also allowed students to calculate the speed of an object.
Students each designed a roller coaster that had to meet certain specifications based off of their knowledge of kinetic and potential energy. They then tested their roller coaster designs in a computer software program to test it's effectiveness. They love this!!!! They are always asking to use the program!
The Airzooka!!! One of our forms of energy stations.
Every student got to ride and participate in activities involving the energy bike!!! It was quite entertaining. The ninth period class even got the pleasure of seeing Mr. Nabors take a few turns on the bike!
I will end our update there. I hope you enjoyed viewing a few of the activities we have been performing in class. We will spend the rest of the school year completeing our Rocks and Minerals Unit. I will start the unit and then Miss. Brake (my permanent sub) will finish the unit out. Like always please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
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