Biome Project Link

http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/pattymcginnis/502/jigsaw.html

TEST POSTPONED

I don't feel like it will be fair to give you a test on Friday because we need a study day before you take the test. I can't give you a study day tomorrow so we will do that on Friday and test on Monday the 22. 

I'll see you tomorrow.

Ms. Weatherhead

Mesopotamian Scavenger Hunt

http://www.smithlifescience.com/MesopotamianScavengerHunt.htm

Invertebrate Webquest

http://www.riverton.k12.nj.us/rsciarrotta/7th%20Grade/Invertebrate%20Project/invertebraproject.htm

BIAS

When someone is being biased it means they are allowing their personal feelings to get in the way of facts. A good definition would be a wish or expectation to have something lead to a certain conclusion.

You might know you have this bias or you might not.

An example might happen in a primary source where a witness shares his or her opinion instead of just the facts.

I hope this helps.

When Finished

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today/

Taylor's Prezi

http://prezi.com/y-yb2-6rdvfw/leonardo-davinci/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=shareprezi&utm_medium=email

Website for Social Studies Webquest

http://www.fairfieldschools.org/rogerludlowe/crogerludlowe03/webquests/geography/index.htm

Anna's Prezi

http://prezi.com/j2pkzhswuvge/copy-of-thomas-edison/?

Learn to Type

http://www.learn2type.com/typingtest/lessons/typinglessons.cfm

Help with Scientific Variables

Watch this video:

http://goanimate.com/videos/0UbugsH85CJA

For some reason, teachers like to sing. Check out this guy:

http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=152952


Try this quiz:
http://www.quia.com/pop/184568.html

Practice with this:

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=identifying-independent-variables

And finally:
http://www.biologycorner.com/quiz/qz_scientific_method.html

Let me know if you need more help.
Ms. Weatherhead

Social Studies Website (don't worry about yet)

http://alliance.la.asu.edu/maps/maps.htm

Google Search Scavenger Hunt - Due August 17

Google Search Scavenger Hunt - Due Friday, August 17
Choose one of the three areas that we worked on last week: airplanes, body measurements, or chromatography and answer the appropriate questions.



Airplanes

1. How do airplanes fly? http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/ames-how-planes-fly-slideshow.html
2. What is Bernoulli’s Principle? http://www.videojug.com/interview/fun-science-demonstrations#what-is-bernoullis-principle
3. How many people can a Boeing 747 hold? http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/pf/pf_400er_prod.html
4. What size is the fuel tank in a Boeing 747? http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/pf/pf_400er_prod.html
5. What size is the fuel tank in a Nissan Altima? http://cars.findthebest.com/q/1394/3249/What-is-the-fuel-capacity-of-a-2013-Nissan-Altima-2-5-S
6. What size is the gas tank in a Chevy Volt? http://gm-volt.com/chevy-volt-faqs/
7. How old can you be to be a pilot in TN? http://nashvilleflightinstructor.com/default.php
8. What is the total estimate cost to learn how to fly a plane in TN? http://nashvilleflightinstructor.com/wst_page4.html



Body Measurement

1. What is a femur?
2. Measure your femur and compare it to your height. Is there a relationship? What is it?
http://teachhealthk-12.uthscsa.edu/curriculum/bones/pa12pdf/1202D-THO.pdf
3. How many times does your height go around your head? http://teachhealthk-12.uthscsa.edu/curriculum/bones/pa12pdf/1202D-THO.pdf
4. How many heads tall did the Greeks and Romans think the perfect man was? http://teachhealthk-12.uthscsa.edu/curriculum/bones/pa12pdf/1202D-THO.pdf
5. Are there other ratios to consider? Do the following activity:
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lessons/BodyMeasurements/BodyMeas-AS-MyMeasure.pdf
6. What is the golden ratio? http://cuip.uchicago.edu/~dlnarain/golden/
7. What kinds of things have the golden ratio? http://cuip.uchicago.edu/~dlnarain/golden/activity1.htm
8. Give seven examples of the golden ratio in nature. http://www.goldennumber.net/nature/

Chromatography
1. Name four types of chromatography. http://www.wjec.co.uk/uploads/publications/5403.pdf
2. What is capillary action?
3. What is TLC or Thin Layer Chromatography most commonly used to test? http://misterguch.brinkster.net/identify.html
4. Do the Candy Chromatography activity. Take pictures and attach. http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/homeexpts/candy.htm
5. What is the difference between a mixture and a compound? Find the definition. How does a mixture apply to chromatography?
6. Check this out. http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/mona/mona.html We don’t always see the real thing.
7. Things aren’t always as they seem. http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/cardboard_tube_I/
8. Jumping to Conclusions: http://www.exploratorium.edu/brain_explorer/jumping.html

On the airplane video the presenters said the word ‘superfluous’. What does superfluous mean?

Homework for the week of August 13-17

Due by Friday:

1. Survivor w/s #1 (worked on in class today)
2. Survivor w/s #2 (plan to work on in class on Tuesday)
3. Seashell Observation Activity (class activity)
4. Quiz on Thursday 
5. Google Scavenger Hunt (check out link on website) 

Scientist Project Due NEXT Thursday (August 23)

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