Synergy Science

April 30, 2007

Homework for the Week of April 30th

Filed under: Homework — tifftai @ 5:29 pm

1)  Read “The Cardiovascular System”

2)  Complete HW#28: I Vant Your Blood

Due date:

Block I:  Wednesday

Block II: Friday

Block IIII: next Monday (No class on Thursday.  We’re going to the                                       Rainbow/ Sunroom play)

April 25, 2007

Happy Science Fair Day! and Happy DNA Day!

Filed under: Random Thoughts, Science Fair — tifftai @ 5:29 am

Yeah!

It’s the Science Fair!  I’m looking forward to seeing all of your projects!

DNA Day poster

If you haven’t had enough science-ness from today, check out this website because it is also DNA Day!  DNA Day was created to commemorate the completion of the Human Genome Project which was completed in April 2003.

Find out more about it at: http://www.genome.gov/dnaday/ 

You can join an online chatroom, watch slideshows (in the teaching tools section), check out webcasts, and listen to podcasts.

April 23, 2007

Homework for the Week of April 23rd

Filed under: Homework — tifftai @ 5:30 am

 Bibliography

1) Work on your science fair board!!!

2) Bring in your science fair board on Wednesday! Please let me know if you need any special equipment or space for the Sci. Fair. Don’t bring your entire project please.

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3) Read “Respiratory system”

4) Complete HW#27: Aaahhh-chooo!

Due date:

Block I: next Monday

Block II: next Tuesday

Block III: next Monday

April 18, 2007

Science Fair final checklist!

Filed under: Science Fair — tifftai @ 7:54 pm

The Science Fair is next Wednesday!

Here’s the checklist for both the science fair projects and the inventions.  Remember to follow every part of the checklist.  This is the information I will grade your project on.  Included in the checklist is information about how to design your science fair board.  These are on sale for $5 on me or Deirdre.

Science Fair final checklist

Invention final checklist

April 16, 2007

Human body website resources

Filed under: Human Body — tifftai @ 8:19 am

 Muscles

Here are a few websites for the new unit!

Atlas of the Human Body

BBC Human Body and Mind

Body quest

Homework for the Week of April 16th

Filed under: Homework — tifftai @ 8:06 am

1) Read “Body Organization/Integumentary system”

2) HW#25: Skinned

Due date:

Block I: Wednesday

Block II: Friday

Block III: Thursday

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3) Read “Skeletal system/ Muscular system”

4)HW#26: Skeleton Keys

Due date:

Block I: next Monday, April 23

Block II: next Tuesday, April 24

Block III: next Monday, April 23

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THE SCIENCE FAIR IS NEXT WEDNESDAY!!!!

Rough drafts will be returned today. If you have not turned it in, tomorrow will be the final day that rough drafts will be accepted.

Science fair boards will be available on Wednesday for $5. You can purchase them from me or from Deirdre.

I’ll post the Science Fair schedule when it’s ready!

April 2, 2007

Homework for the Week of April 2nd

Filed under: Homework — tifftai @ 5:14 pm

Block II:

Complete Climate change book worksheet–Due Thursday (Please note that we switched the block days!!)

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FOR EVERYONE!!

Science Fair Rough drafts are due this week:

Block I: Wednesday

Block II: Friday

Block III: Thursday

See previous post if you need the information about what needs to be in the Rough Draft

April 1, 2007

Worldview of Global Warming–it’s really happening…

Filed under: Climate change — tifftai @ 1:37 pm

Here’s a site that Aidan F-L found.  Great pictures and info about glacial melt.  Actually, you should look at the entire site.  It shows what is happening all over the world as a consequence of the global warming.

World view of Global Warming site

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