Science Rocks: Yates 2013-15: 2014-08-31

Hello my wonderful students!!! Listen closely...are you listening??? This is your science teacher Ms. Yates. I know, I know. I just saw you a few hours ago. Remember the awesome reminders, updates, and fantasticness that I promised you?? It is here. Yep!! Right here. Remember to check it out daily. The rewards will be worth your time. Assignments that you forgot about or were absent for? Here!! Notes you may have missed?? Here too!!! Announcements?? Yep!! And, fantastic reminders of all the cool stuff we did today...All here and more!! See you tomorrow. Or Monday, if you are so awesome that you are reading this over the weekend.

Friday, September 5, 2014

Raffle Prize Winners

Congratulations to our first raffle winners of the year! You rock!!!

Devin
Maddie
Kaitlin
Brooke
John

Stream Table Lab: Erosion

What were our findings in regard to erosion in the stream table investigation? What other variables could we have tested in order to learn more about erosion?

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Yeast Investigation

Great work today!!! My apologies for being so rushed, but don't fret scientists, you will also have tomorrow to experiment with the yeast. Were the results you observed what you expected? What variables would you like to change tomorrow?

Stream Tables

What land features did you notice forming in your stream table? Which particles moved farther and faster...sand or clay? How would you vary today's experiment in order to learn more about erosion?

Water Labs

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Water Labs

What IS so special about water anyway? How did your predictions vary from your observations in today's labs? Why were you able to put so many drops of water on the surface of the penny before it overflowed?