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Monday, March 3, 2014

Saturation Lab

What was the solute, solvent, and solution in today's lab?  How did you know that your solution became saturated?  Was your prediction accurate?

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Mixtures

What safety rules did we discuss today as we entered our chemistry unit?

Taking Flight

Analysis Questions

1. What adaptations did you make to your paper airplane over the course of the 3 trials? What was the affect on the distance achieved by your airplane?
2. Did wing size affect the distance a paper airplane traveled?
3. How would weight of your paper airplane affect the distance?
4. How would density affect the distance?
5. What environmental factors did you face in flying your paper airplane?
6. What gave your plane its forward motion?

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Living System Review

Study...study...study.  Test tomorrow.  If you have questions tonight, post them and I will answer...questions about the test I should say :)

Launch Day 2

What changes did you make to your rocket today after yesterday's test launch?  Did your changes improve your rocket's hang time? 

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

3...2...1...LAUNCH!!!

THAT WAS AMAZING! Your rockets were fabulous! I was impressed with each of your designs. I am looking forward to tomorrow's launch with your adjustments...
 
  

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Rockets

What strategies are you employing to increase the hang time of your rocket?

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Red Worm Observations...2 months later

What did you predict you would see in your red worm jar? Were you correct?

Where were the red worms? What did they look like?

Was there any kitchen waste, natural litter, or newspaper left in your jar?

What happens when compost worms interact with organic litter?

13 Mineral Classification Test

Great job classifying minerals!!  Many of you earned 100% and many of you were able to complete the test in less than a minute...very impressive!!!  If you would like to compete in a timed challenge tomorrow at lunch, please come to my room.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Mineral Investigation

Great work today 6th grade!!!  Tomorrow we will be using the data you gathered and a mineral field guide to identify your mineral samples.

Monday, February 3, 2014

Sounds Off Investigation

I had a great time with you today 5th grade!!! Here are a couple of more wrap up questions for you to answer on our Sound Off Investigation.

1. Explain the activity. What did each the bag, noise makers, and people represent in our activity?
2. If you were a predator, was it easy or hard to find your prey?
3. Did any other noises in the environment make the activity more challenging?