Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Week of April 8th
High Tech Windmills Generating Electricity!
Our Week

Monday:  1.  Go Over p. 5-11  2.  Official Windmill Testing!

Tuesday:  1.  Review Motion Calculations and Basic Metrics  
2.  Begin Describing and  Measuring Motion Act. 1 and 2  
  
Wed. :  1.  Teach Motion Graphs/Velocity  2.  Finish up Act. 1 and 2 if needed  3.  Begin WB pages 12-16 and p. 18-19 - Questions 13-23 and p. 19 1-4 - DUE FRIDAY

 Thursday:  Team 8-2 has left the building!

Friday:  1.  Check/go over p. 12-16 and p. 18-19
 2.  Teach Acceleration  3.  Describing and Measuring Motion Act. 3 and 4 - DUE MONDAY
ENRICHMENT!!!

I had to put in Curiosity's landing on Mars - probably the most extreme combination of technology and motion and forces ever developed!  Watch the video below.

Seven Minutes of Terror - Curiosity Lands on Mars

 The link below is an oldie but a goodie!  Worth watching again!

 Flying Over the Earth at Night

The Astronaut who captured a satellite!  Now that's some extreme motion and forces going on here!  What is the velocity of this brave astronaut and satellite as they orbit the Earth?

Launch of the Delta 4 Heavy Rocket - the tallest rocket ever launched!  How do these things get off the ground?


Roller Coaster Video Links





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Friday, March 15, 2013

Week of March 18
Pictured above are scenes from a lunar eclipse - you are seeing the Earth casting a shadow over the Moon
Our Week: 

Monday:  1.  Earth in Space Act. 4 - Moon Phases






Tuesday:  1.  Finish up Moon Phases - Main Phases Exit Slip!!!  2.    Act. 5 - Eclipses

Wednesday:  1.  Act. 6 - Tides  2. All Earth in Space Activities 1-6 are due Monday, March 25!!!!!


Thursday:  Quia Eval. "Earth, Moon, and Sun" - Link to Quia Quiz below

Earth, Moon, and Sun Evaluation 

Friday:  Mrs. Lauver is in charge of you!


Fly Me to the Moon!  This a seek and find - can you find the largest planet in our solar system and an Earthcraft?
Full Moonrise

Can you name all of the main moon phases shown below?



These pictures were taken at the Bay of Fundy in Canada - this bay has the largest differences between high and low tides.

What type of eclipse is the picture below showing?


What type of eclipse is the picture below showing?




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Sunday, March 10, 2013

 Week of March 11

Comet PanStARRS seen above the Parkes Telescope in Australia - use the diagram below to help you find this very bright comet over the next week!  Yes, I will have an extra credit sheet for you to fill in!


Our Week

Monday:  1.  Comet Lab 

Tuesday:  1.  Finish Comet Lab  - turn in  2.  Quia Comet Quiz due Friday  3.  Intro. Earth, Moon, and Sun system - begin The Earth in Space Act. 1 if time

 Comet Quiz on Quia

Wed.: 1.  Complete Earth in Space Act. 1 - checked Thursday

Thursday:  1.  Complete Earth in Space Act. 2 - checked Friday

Friday:  1.  Complete Earth in Space Act. 3 - finish and check Monday 3/18

Here are a selection of images and video links to be used for questions and comments for your Blog postings:

Pictured above is compressed, time-lapse photo of the Sun's "movements" or trails across the sky for 6 months - from June 21 (Summer Solstice) until Dec. 21 (Winter Solstice).  Which trails would represent winter - lower or higher trails and why?

Do you think the Sun rises in exactly the same place during each season?  Look at the photos above to help you with your answer.  (The Sun is rising over the same area during a 9 month period)

Video Links 









Star Trails over the Grand Canyon!  This is a time lapse photo taken through the night - what is causing these trails?

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Sunday, March 3, 2013

Week of March 4th

 Comet McNaught over Chile Jan. 2013

Comet Garradd 2012
Our Week
Monday:  1.  Take Small Solar System Bodies Quiz if have not already done so - link is below


2.  Read p.50-55 in Astro Books - answer Stop and Think Questions 1-4 on p. 55 - use the Blog and the internet to help you answer the questions completely with well thought out responses - due Wed.

3.  If you get finished with 1 and 2 - you now need to research 4 famous comets.  Record the date(s) they came by the Earth, and how long they took to go around the Sun

Tuesday:  1.  Catchup/Our Week 2.  Turn in Moon Projects' Review Sheets  3. "Comets" Lecture/Discussion/Video - Notes Sheet due Thursday 

Wed:  1.  Check and go over 1-4 p. 55  2.  Share Famous Comet Findings  - establish types of comets from data 3.  Finish Comet Video

Thursday:  1. Review Phase Changes  3.  Comet Lab Prep - complete questions 6-10 on Lab

Friday:    1.  Comet/Dry Ice Lab - Lab due in class on Monday, 3/11

Pictures For Help With Questions 1-4 on p. 55
Ganymede - The largest of Jupiter's Moons, and the largest Moon in the Solar System
  
Callisto - another of Jupiter's larger moons

Io - Jupiter's volcanic moon

Almathea

Europa - Jupiter's water moon
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impacts
1994 Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Slammed into Jupiter - The massive planet ripped apart the comet into pieces that left scars on Jupiter's surface for months

1994 Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impacts in infrared
In 2009 Astronomers found another impact site on Jupiter - most likely from another comet or large asteroid impact
Close up of the 2009 Impact




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