The following is a running list of labs that we have completed (bold face print) and proposed labs for the upcoming unit(s). The proposed labs on this list are subject to change in accordance with student needs and/or time restrictions. Completed labs will have the Marking Period of completion in parentheses next to the lab name.
Pendulum Swing Time Lab, Parts 1 & 2 (MP 1)
Paper Airplane Scientific Method Lab (MP 1)
Blood Spatter Lab (MP 1)
Lab P-3: Graph Analysis (MP 1)
Analyzing Graphs (MP 1)
Lab 8-1: Path of the Sun #1 (MP 1)
Lab P-1: Density (MP 1)
Density Gizmo (MP 1)
Density of a Candy Bar (MP 1)
Lab 1-1: Earth's Circumference (MP 1)
Lab 1-2: Earth's Shape (MP 1)
Lab 1-4: Field Maps (MP 1)
Lab 1-5: Creating a Contour Map (MP 1)
ESRT Lat/Long Lab (MP 1)
Finding Locations (MP 1)
Lab 8-3: Ellipses (MP 2)
Lab 8-5: Scale Model of Solar System (MP 2)
The Solar System and You (MP 2)
Oreo Cookie Moon Phases (MP 2)
Moon Phases Gizmo (MP 2)
Lab 8-7 (MP 2)
Lab 8-1: path of sun (winter) (MP 2)
Big Bang Balloon Lab (MP 2)
Lab P-4: Conduction (MP 2)
Lab P-5: Convection (MP 2)
Lab P-6: Radiation (MP 2)
Lab 7-1 Angle of Insolation (MP 2)
Differential Heating of Land & Water (MP 2)
Color & Texture Lab/Specific Heat Lab (MP 2)
Summer and Winter Gizmo (MP 2)
Seasons: Why Do We Have Them? (MP 2)
Phase Change Gizmo (MP 2)
Relative Humidity Gizmo (MP 3)
Lab 6-4 (MP 3)
Station Models Lab (MP 3)
Lab 6-5 (MP 3)
Coastal & Continental Temperature Ranges
Sugar Cube Weathering Lab (Abrasion)
Walk Around John Glenn
Candy Weathering Lab
Mineral ID Gizmo Lab
Mineral ID Lab (in class)
Big Rocks Lab 1
Big Rocks Lab 2
Big Rocks Lab 3
Stream Discharge Lab
Deposition Lab (3-3)
Lab 3-9 (Landscapes)
Lab 4-7 (continental drift)
Continental Drift on an Imaginary Planet Lab
Sea Floor Spreading Lab (2/4)
Patterns of Crustal Activity (Done at Home: Due 2/5)
Lab 4-5: Finding Epicenters
Lab 4-4: Hawaiian Hot Spot Lab
Modified Mercalli Scale Lab*
Earth's Interior Lab
Lab 5-1: Stratigraphy
Lab 5-2 Matching Rock Layers
M&M Radioactive Decay Lab
Half-Life Gizmo
Geologic Timeline of Earth (Lab 5-5)
The following list are the proposed labs we complete in Earth Science during the 2016-2017 school year. This list is subject to change. Completed labs are in boldface and have a date in parentheses. Projected dates for upcoming labs are in parentheses but are subject to change.
Black Box Observation & Inference Lab (9/12)
Density Gizmo (9/19)
Density Lab (9/20-9/21)
Lab 8-1: Sun's Path (9/22)
Graph Analysis (9/27)
Lab 1-1: Earth's Circumference (10/6)
Lab 1-2: Earth's Shape (10/7)
Eratosthenes' Pizza Lab (10/11)
Lab 1-4: Creating a Field Map
Lab 1-5: Contour Maps & Profiles
Finding Locations Lab
Lab 8-1 - (12/21) _ Winter version
Lab 8-3
Lab 8-5
Lab 8-7
Moon Phases Gizmo
Oreo Cookie Moon Phases
Big Bang Balloon Lab
Lab P-4: Conduction
Lab P-5: Convection
Lab P-6: Radiation
Lab 7-1 Angle of Insolation
Coastal & Continental Temperature Ranges
Color & Texture Lab/Specific Heat Lab
Summer and Winter Gizmo
Seasons: Why Do We Have Them?
Sugar Cube Weathering Lab (Abrasion)
Walk Around John Glenn
Candy Weathering Lab
Mineral ID Gizmo Lab
Mineral ID Lab (in class)
Big Rocks Lab 1
Big Rocks Lab 2
Big Rocks Lab 3
Stream Discharge Lab
Deposition Lab (3-3)
Lab 3-9 (Landscapes)
Lab 4-7 (continental drift)
Continental Drift on an Imaginary Planet Lab
Sea Floor Spreading Lab (2/4)
Patterns of Crustal Activity (Done at Home: Due 2/5)
Lab 4-5: Finding Epicenters
Lab 4-4: Hawaiian Hot Spot Lab
Modified Mercalli Scale Lab*
Earth's Interior Lab
Lab 5-1: Stratigraphy
Lab 5-2 Matching Rock Layers
M&M Radioactive Decay Lab
Half-Life Gizmo
Geologic Timeline of Earth (Lab 5-5)
Lab 7-4: Earth's Heat Budget
Lab 6-4
Lab 6-5
Lab 7-8
Isoline Lab
Station Models Lab
Layers of the Atmosphere
Hurricane Irene
Lab Update: 5/20/2016
As of 5/20 we will have completed the following labs for credit toward the state requirements. Please check the Parent Portal to see if your student is missing any of these labs:
M&M Scientific Method
Density Lab
Density of Liquids
Graph Analysis
Graphing in Uniform Scale
Density Gizmo
Lab 1-1: Earth's Circumference
Lab 1-2: Earth's Shape
Lab 1-4: Creating a Field Map
Lab 1-5: Contour Maps & Profiles
Finding Locations Lab
Eratosthenes' Pizza Lab
Mineral Identification Gizmo
Mineral Identification lab
Igneous Rocks Lab
Sedimentary Rocks Lab
Metamorphic Rocks Lab
Big Rocks Lab
Sugar Cube Weathering Lab (Abrasion)
Walk Around John Glenn
Candy Weathering Lab
Deposition Lab (3-3)
Lab 3-9 (Landscapes)
Lab 4-7 (continental drift)
Continental Drift on an Imaginary Planet Lab
Sea Floor Spreading Lab (2/4)
Patterns of Crustal Activity (Done at Home: Due 2/5)
Plate Boundaries Lab (2/5)
Lab 4-5: Finding Epicenters
Lab 4-4: Hawaiian Hot Spot Lab
Modified Mercalli Scale Lab
Earth's Interior Lab
Patterns of Seismic Activity
Lab 5-1: Stratigraphy
Lab 5-2: Matching Rock Layers
Half Life Gizmo
M&M Radioactive Decay Lab
Geologic Timeline Lab
Summer and Winter Gizmo
Seasons: Why Do We Have Them?
Heat Absorption Gizmo
Lab 7-1 Angle of Insolation
Lab 7-4: Earth's Heat Budget
Lab P-4: Conduction
Lab P-5: Convection
Lab P-6: Radiation
Color & Texture Lab/Specific Heat Lab
Phase Changes Gizmo
Lab 6-5: Weather Patterns
Lab 6-6: Cyclonic Weather Systems
Lab 7-8: Climate Patterns
Station Models Lab