Science Blogs

Monday – 5/17/10

Science News Article

Tuesday – 5/18/10

Vocabulary List

-          Rocks, minerals, crystals, intrusive igneous rock, extrusive igneous rock, metamorphic rock, sedimentary rock, rock cycle

Wednesday – 5/19/10

Study for a Quiz on Rocks and Minerals

Thursday – 5/20/10

Lab Assessment – Rocks and Minerals

Monday – 5/17/10

Science News Article

Tuesday – 5/18/10

Completed Parenting Journal due 5/18/10

Wednesday - 5/19/10

Parenting Project Essays

Thursday – 5/20/10

Research and Documentation on the Energy Problem / Question

Click on the link below for the Tree Project guidelines and scoring rubrics :

http://writer.zoho.com/public/tinawage/Tree-Project/noband

Here are the links to the Guidelines and Grading Rubrics for the Parenting Project:

Guidelines:
http://writer.zoho.com/public/tinawage/Parenting-Project-Guide/noband

Grading Rubrics:
http://writer.zoho.com/public/tinawage/Rubrics---Parenting-Project/noband

Monday - 5/3
Science News Article
Journal #1 [Day 1]

Tuesday - 5/4
Journal #2 [Day 2 & 3]
Parenting Project Guide Link:
http://writer.zoho.com/public/tinawage/Parenting-Project-Guide/noband

Wednesday - 5/5
Journal #3 and Research Interview [Day 4 & 5]
Flour Baby brought to school

Thursday - 5/6
Journal # 4 [Day 5 & 6]

Friday - 5/7
Data Collection - Economics / Costs of Parenting
Energy project due

Monday - 5/3
Science News Article

Tuesday - 5/4
Chemical Reactions Assessment
Vocabulary List - Define the following in your own words:
Elements, Compounds, Mixtures, Suspension, Solution, Colloids, Alloys, Emulsions

Wednesday - 5/5
E-paper / blog on Avatar due

Thursday - 5/6
Assessment on Mixtures

Monday - 5/3
Science News Article

Tuesday - 5/4
Vocabulary List - Define the following in your own words:
Elements, Compounds, Mixtures, Suspension, Solution, Colloids, Alloys, Emulsions

Wednesday - 5/5
Lab Assessment on Mixtures
Mixture Table / Survey due

Thursday - 5/6
Mixture Assessment

Monday - 5/3
Science News Article

Tuesday - 5/4
Vocabulary List - Define the following in your own words:
Elements, Compounds, Mixtures, Suspension, Solution, Colloids, Alloys, Emulsions

Wednesday - 5/5
Lab Assessment on Mixtures

Thursday - 5/6
Elements Survey Assessment due

Friday - 5/7
Tree Project due

 

1.       Describe the setting of the story. What is Pandora? How is Pandora significant to the plot of the story?

2.       Who are the main characters of the story? What do they symbolize?

3.       Explain some of the scientific / ecological themes or messages in the movie? What parallelisms do you see in past or current history?

4.       How are scientists typically portrayed in movies? How are scientists portrayed in this movie?

5.       What was the conflict in the story? How was it resolved?

6.       Do you agree with the resolution and conclusion of the movie? If you could change this [resolution/conclusion], how would you do it?

Monday - 4/26
Science News Article

Tuesday - 4/27
Planting Science Data Analysis and Conclusion

Wednesday - 4/28
Completed Planting Science Journal [Individual, posted in the PS webpage]

Thursday - 4/29
Assessment / Paper due - Avatar