Mr. C's Science Classes

Welcome Back! Welcome back to school. This site is not going to be used all year (most likely). The district is going to switch over to the communicator site soon, and all ...
Posted Sep 13, 2011 9:36 AM by Mike Cummings
Powers of Ten We watched a short video in class today. It's a classic, and it makes a point about the relative sizes of things very clearly. It's interesting, too. If ...
Posted May 4, 2011 1:23 PM by Mike Cummings
Freshman Astronomy observing assignment I gave out an assignment for freshman students to make some simple night sky observations. The due date is more than a month away (June 13) so we can hopefully ...
Posted May 4, 2011 10:56 AM by Mike Cummings
Calendar changes The Freshman Science calendar has been updated, as I think some more bonding practice is necessary. There is also a Journal Quiz Thursday. For 8th grade, I made a few ...
Posted Feb 8, 2011 3:00 PM by Mike Cummings
Class calendars Just FYI - the class calendars are not set in stone. For example, some labs take longer than anticipated, or I may decide students need more work before moving on to ...
Posted Feb 4, 2011 11:18 AM by Mike Cummings

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What's going on in Japan? A lot of the reporting on the situation with Japan's stricken nuclear reactor is confusing and, in some cases, a little bit hysterical. It's definitely serious, but we ...
Posted Mar 15, 2011 11:36 AM by Mike Cummings
Leonids Meteor Shower! This week is the Leonids meteor shower, which is usually great, with lots of meteors. In the Puget Sound region, though, we'll probably stay clouded over. But who knows ...
Posted Nov 17, 2010 2:11 PM by Mike Cummings
Amazing Infographic - Check this out! At ouramazingplanet.com, you can see a really nice depition of the Earth's atmosphere. It's hard to describe, so just look at it! You'll be glad you ...
Posted Nov 16, 2010 10:43 AM by Mike Cummings

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