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Science 8
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Years 24-25
Big Question to start
How do hurricanes form?
Subjects this year
Maps & Models
Metric System
History of Astronomy
Gravity
Solar System
Stars & Galaxies
Force and Motion
Waves
Geologic Time
Earth History
Genes & Heredity
Natural Selection
Objectives
Objectives
Understand class expectations by completing the blanks in the syllabus.
Review weather and climate concepts through learning about hurricanes.
Identify different types of scientists.
Identify the location of safety equipment in the room on a map.
Give an example for each of the three types of scientific models.
Locate places on a map using coordinate systems.
Use computer-based maps to find geographic information.
Assignments
Assignments
9/9 -
Must have a Science Notebook and a Chromebook
Science 8 Syllabus Signed
Areas of Science
9/10 - Research the careers of two types of scientists using mynextmove.org
9/13 - Scientist One-Pager
9/13 - Cyclone Simulator in-class in notebook
9/20 - How do scientists forecast the weather? WS
Use this Surface Map and Radar - weather.com as a map to compare.
9/24 - Notebook and KIMs with table of contents, left&right, 6 KIMs words
9/25 - Measuring Length Activity & Metric Mania: Length Notes
9/27 - Use Google Earth - earth.google.com to complete the Google Earth Scavenger Hunt WS.
Warm-ups
Warm-ups
Warm-Ups should go on a left-hand page of your Science Notebook:
Write today’s date and summarize the question.
Answer the question in a sentence or more.
Keep the notebook out to take notes.
- Describe something you did this summer that relates to science or engineering.
9/5 - How would you prepare for hurricane winds, storm surge, and aftermath?
9/5 - What causes wind? What can cause differences in air pressure in the atmosphere? (Old ES pg. 402)
9/6 What patterns do you see from Hurricane tracks over the last 5 years?
9/9 If you were a scientist or engineer, what kind would you be? What specific questions or problems would you be looking at?
Subjects this year
Maps & Models
Metric System
History of Astronomy
Gravity
Solar System
Stars & Galaxies
Force and Motion
Waves
Geologic Time
Earth History
Genes & Heredity
Natural Selection
9/10 - Make a hypothesis - How does air pressure cause a suction cup to hold to the wall?
9/11 - A Lava Lamp works by a light bulb giving off heat to make convection currents inside. Make a step-by-step hypothesis of what is causing blobs to rise and fall inside a lava lamp.
- Find 9 safety problems in the on-screen picture.
9/13 - Cyclone Simulator
9/16 - 9/17 - Current Surface Wind and Temperature - earth.nullschool.net On map taped into your notebook:
Mark the high-pressure systems with a circled H.
Mark the low-pressure systems with a circled L.
Predict where the pressure systems will be tomorrow based on the Global Winds.
SciJinks - How does a hurricane form? - jpl.nasa.gov
- Label all the changes of state between Solid, Liquid, and Gas. For pure water at sea level, what temperature in degrees Celsius does each change of state occur? Bonus: what are the other two states of matter?
9/18 - From Meteorologist Ryan Davidson Explains Weather Maps - youtube.com
What direction are Cold Fronts usually going?
What direction are Warm Fronts usually going?
What kind of weather is usually seen around Cold Fronts?
Why do High Pressures usually have nice weather?
9/19&20 - Make a surface weather map from data shown on: Current Surface Wind and Temperature - earth.nullschool.net
Mark the high-pressure systems with an H.
Mark the low-pressure systems with an L.
Mark each front you see with a line.
Mark lines you think are cold fronts with triangles and warm fronts with half circles in the direction of the wind.
Compare your map with Surface Map and Radar - weather.com
9/23 - List all the units in the metric system you know for: length, volume, mass and temperature. (Old ES pgs. 22-25)
9/24 - Which shots are more accurate? Which shots are more precise?
Keywords
Keywords
Engineering
*Summary
*Air pressure (Old ES pg. 393)
Hypothesis
*Convection current (Old ES pg. 399)
Hemisphere
*Coriolis effect (old ES pg. 403)
Global Winds (old ES pg. 404)
*Relative Humidity (old ES pg. 423)
Rain Shadow (Old ES pg. 456)
Model (Old ES pg. 18)
*Mathematical Model (Old ES pg. 19)
Accuracy
Precision
*Latitude
parallels (Old ES pgs. 37-38)
meridians
coordinates
*Map Projection
*Distortion
9/25 - What are three different types of map projections? How is each made? (Old ES pgs. 40-42)
- In your notebook put the date and summarize the questions before answering.
What does it mean if two sets of data are in Direct Proportion to one another?
What would a directly proportional graph look like?
Resource: Direct Proportion - zonalandeducation.com
How can we see light from things traveling faster than the speed of light away from us? Veritasium: Misconceptions About the Universe - youtube.com
Hubble Sphere
Particle Sphere
-Look at the abbreviation list and pick out 5 abbreviations you could use when taking notes.
Websites
Websites
Wildfires
Wildfires
Current Oregon Fire Information - Oregon.gov
Oregon Particulates - earth.nullschool.net
Weather
Weather
earth.nullschool.net - Amazing atmosphere and weather visualization tool.
US Surface Weather Map - weather.com - Map with isobars, fronts, precipitation type and intensity.
Intellicast Maps - intellicast.com - Local and global weather maps.
AccuWeather.com - Weather news and video with few advertisements.
Latest Satellite Imagery - nhc.noaa.gov
Basic Science
Basic Science
The Truth About Toilet Swirl - smartereveryday.com and Veritasium
States of Matter: Basics - phet.colorado.edu
Hurricanes
Hurricanes
Hurricane 101 - nationalgeographic.com - Video 3 mins.
SciJinks - How does a hurricane form? - jpl.nasa.gov
Historic Hurricane Tracks - coast.noaa.gov/hurricanes/
NHC_Atlantic Ops - twitter.com
NOAA Hurricane Hunters - twitter.com
Coordinates and Navigation
Coordinates and Navigation
Google Earth - google.com - Google Earth shows satellite pictures intermixed with a variety of other data.
Terrestrial Coordinate Explorer - astro.unl.edu - Allows you to quickly find a place on the globe using Latitude and Longitude.
Magnet and Compass - phet.colorado.edu - Explore how a magnet works.
Virtual Compass - digitalarena.co.uk - Test your compass skills.
Outdoor Navigation with Map and Compass - whatcom.wsu.edu
Magnetic Declination - ngdc.noaa.gov - Magnetic declination
Note Taking
Note Taking
Note taking Expectations:
Everyone needs to have a paper notebook for science.
Everyone needs to find the best way to take notes.
You are expected to annotate and review your notes during asynchronous time before the next class period.
Common Note-taking Methods - utc.edu - Summaries of the Cornell, Outlining, Mapping, Charting, and Sentence methods.
How can I take notes when using Zoom? - tuftsedtech.screenstepslive.com - How to take notes online by arranging your screen.
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