Air Trajectory Practice Launches!!

Science Olympiad Resource Site

http://scioly.org/wiki/index.php/Bottle_Rocket

Rocket tips

http://www.aircommandrockets.com/

Back slider designs

http://waterrocket.uh-lab.de/backglide.htm

Layering Liquids

Why were you able to layers the liquids in today's lab?

Salt Concentration Lab

Explain how it is possible to determine the relative concentrations of 3 unknown salt solutions.

Transcription and Translation

What is the role of RNA polymerase in transcription?  What is the product of translation?

Science Olympiad Practice

Nice work completing your first prototype for your wheeled vehicle!

Koolaid Concentration

What were the solute and solvent in today's lab?  Which solution was most concentrated?  Which was most diluted?  What caused solutions to be more concentrated?

Salt Solution

How were you able to determine the mass of the salt in your salt solution?  Was this a direct or derived measurement?

DNA Models

Separating a Dry Mixture

Banana DNA

Why did we add each solution to the banana?  Describe what the DNA looked like.  Do you think it would differ in appearance if we used a different fruit?  Why/why not?

Banana DNA Extraction

Banana DNA

What 3 parts of the cell will we need to break through tomorrow in order to extract the DNA from the banana?  What other fruit might work well for DNA extraction?

6th Grade Gardening Rocks!

Thanks for inviting me out to see the huge red mushrooms today!  Awesome start to your garden project Mrs. McGee and your 6th grade superstars!

Plate Models

Describe the different ways the plates were able to interact with one another.  What types of landforms are produced from these interactions?

Powder, Gravel, and Salt Observations

How did particle size and shape differ between substances?

Iguana Bath Time

Monster Babies

How were the F1 generations of monsters similar/different to the P1?  How were F2 generations similar/different to P1?