Thursday, December 13, 2012
EXAMPLE ANSWER FOR LAB REPORT
Seventh grade students, here is an example of the lab report answers for: An investigation into the amount of sodium bicarbonate required for a complete reaction with acetic acid in vinegar.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
December 12, 2012
LABWRITE
A great resource to use when writing lab reports or even science research project papers is LabWrite. This site is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and maintained by North Carolina State University. It can be used by students from middle school through college.
Guiding instructions are provided for different lab situations. The writing process starts with the PRELAB. On this page there are 3 lab types to choose from. The "Standard Lab" is the typical type you will have in school science class. The "Student Designed Lab" is basically how you write a report for a science research project. If you select the "self-guide" option on the link it will take you to a page with guiding questions for each part of the research process. On that page, select "See Examples" and it will walk you through an example of the type of information to write for assignments #2, 3 and 4 of your science research project .
The site also has resources for how to prepare graphs and make citations. It has an evaluation guide that can be used to check the thoroughness of a report before submitting. I encourage students to use this as a guide to writing their reports.
A great resource to use when writing lab reports or even science research project papers is LabWrite. This site is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and maintained by North Carolina State University. It can be used by students from middle school through college.
Guiding instructions are provided for different lab situations. The writing process starts with the PRELAB. On this page there are 3 lab types to choose from. The "Standard Lab" is the typical type you will have in school science class. The "Student Designed Lab" is basically how you write a report for a science research project. If you select the "self-guide" option on the link it will take you to a page with guiding questions for each part of the research process. On that page, select "See Examples" and it will walk you through an example of the type of information to write for assignments #2, 3 and 4 of your science research project .
The site also has resources for how to prepare graphs and make citations. It has an evaluation guide that can be used to check the thoroughness of a report before submitting. I encourage students to use this as a guide to writing their reports.
Monday, December 10, 2012
December 10, 2012
Science Research Project Update:
- Classes in grade 4-8 will be meeting with Ms. Brunning at least once this week and once next week.
- The assignments will be reviewed with students and students will be directed to email Ms. Brunning with questions (g.brunning@chpcs.org)
- The list of all the assignments and the guidelines for completing them are at the K-8 Science Research Project Assignments.
- Students should work to get through assignment #3 this week and #4 and #5 next week.
- Assignment #5 requires a password from Ms. Brunning to access the online registration forms at www.nwse.org.
- Students should work to do their best, this project is a learning process and a demonstration of mastery.
- Students will be allowed to revise every assignment so that the final product will be their best work.
- Students may turn in assignments by email, if desired, to g.brunning@chpcs.org.
- If assignments are missing, parents will be notified via the homework planner.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
December 6, 2012
The 7th grade conducted a lab activity today on Ocean Acidification. They investigated the conductivity, pH and alkalinity of four types of water; ocean, distilled, tap and seltzer.
To complete the lab report for this investigation students need to open the Ocean Acidification in a Cup lab. The instructions for what to write are in this document. In class students completed all sections up to the Results section. They should start with the four parts of the Results and then complete the Discussion, Conclusion and Sources of Uncertainty. Please title each section. The lab is due next Thursday. If the directions in the document are confusing please email or see Ms. Brunning with questions.
Fifth grade did a fingerprint activity today, making prints of their own fingers and attempting to identify the fingerprint type.
On Tuesday, Mrs. Cantin brought the fourth grade in to do her lab activity on the water cycle. Ms. Brunning helped out with the "Make an Instant Water Cycle" station.
Third grade also came in Tuesday for an activity on the skeleton. They contemplated what it takes for the body to be able to jump rope and then tried to figure out how many bones the human body has; 206.
They viewed the bones in x-rays and the classroom skeleton.
Science Fair questions are everywhere. The plan of meeting students at lunch is not working well. Friday the process for connecting with students will be reviewed and revised. Watch for an update by Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we work to make this project meaningful and a success for each student.
To complete the lab report for this investigation students need to open the Ocean Acidification in a Cup lab. The instructions for what to write are in this document. In class students completed all sections up to the Results section. They should start with the four parts of the Results and then complete the Discussion, Conclusion and Sources of Uncertainty. Please title each section. The lab is due next Thursday. If the directions in the document are confusing please email or see Ms. Brunning with questions.
Fifth grade did a fingerprint activity today, making prints of their own fingers and attempting to identify the fingerprint type.
On Tuesday, Mrs. Cantin brought the fourth grade in to do her lab activity on the water cycle. Ms. Brunning helped out with the "Make an Instant Water Cycle" station.
Third grade also came in Tuesday for an activity on the skeleton. They contemplated what it takes for the body to be able to jump rope and then tried to figure out how many bones the human body has; 206.
They viewed the bones in x-rays and the classroom skeleton.
Science Fair questions are everywhere. The plan of meeting students at lunch is not working well. Friday the process for connecting with students will be reviewed and revised. Watch for an update by Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we work to make this project meaningful and a success for each student.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
November 30, 2012
Another big day in the science lab.
The seventh grade completed an investigation into the amount of sodium bicarbonate required for a complete reaction with acetic acid in vinegar. They were introduced to chemical formulas, chemical equations, moles, molar mass, pH, acids, bases, and how to write a lab report. They hypothesized what the best amount of sodium bicarbonate would be for a complete reaction with the acetic acid in 25mL of vinegar. The results based on the gas produced were not too accurate but the pH test of the resulting solutions were right on for most groups. They were assigned to complete the lab report for Thursday, December 6.
The first grade came in to prepare their pumpkins for mummification. The cleaned out the "guts" of the pumpkin and saved the seeds in their canopic container to represent the organs. The pumpkins were filled with a mixture of salt, baking soda and kitty litter to facilitate the process of drying. The pumpkins will sit covered in the mixture and newspaper.
After school students who came for the STEM Club were working on a number of ideas. One group was building LEGO cars and using magnets to make them move. Another group was building a paper airplane model. Some students were working with the Mindstorm LEGO Robotics set. A large group of younger students were making crystals with the help of our high school volunteer, Tate Hammersly. One student was working on building the KNEX roller coaster. Green Team members were also present, working on up-cycled crafts for the CRAFT FAIR this Saturday.
Also this week, eighth grade students used the motion detectors and LabQuest interfaces to learn about acceleration and velocity.
Ms. Brunning did not make it out to lunch recess today to meet with students about their science research projects. She will be out for lunch recesses all next week until she has connected with everyone. The deadline for Assignment 2 that was Dec 3 will be extended to Dec 6.
One last note, OMSI will be offering LEGO classes over the holiday and winter break.
For information go to : http://www.omsi.edu/classes
The seventh grade completed an investigation into the amount of sodium bicarbonate required for a complete reaction with acetic acid in vinegar. They were introduced to chemical formulas, chemical equations, moles, molar mass, pH, acids, bases, and how to write a lab report. They hypothesized what the best amount of sodium bicarbonate would be for a complete reaction with the acetic acid in 25mL of vinegar. The results based on the gas produced were not too accurate but the pH test of the resulting solutions were right on for most groups. They were assigned to complete the lab report for Thursday, December 6.
The first grade came in to prepare their pumpkins for mummification. The cleaned out the "guts" of the pumpkin and saved the seeds in their canopic container to represent the organs. The pumpkins were filled with a mixture of salt, baking soda and kitty litter to facilitate the process of drying. The pumpkins will sit covered in the mixture and newspaper.
After school students who came for the STEM Club were working on a number of ideas. One group was building LEGO cars and using magnets to make them move. Another group was building a paper airplane model. Some students were working with the Mindstorm LEGO Robotics set. A large group of younger students were making crystals with the help of our high school volunteer, Tate Hammersly. One student was working on building the KNEX roller coaster. Green Team members were also present, working on up-cycled crafts for the CRAFT FAIR this Saturday.
Also this week, eighth grade students used the motion detectors and LabQuest interfaces to learn about acceleration and velocity.
Ms. Brunning did not make it out to lunch recess today to meet with students about their science research projects. She will be out for lunch recesses all next week until she has connected with everyone. The deadline for Assignment 2 that was Dec 3 will be extended to Dec 6.
One last note, OMSI will be offering LEGO classes over the holiday and winter break.
For information go to : http://www.omsi.edu/classes
Friday, November 16, 2012
SPACE CAMP INFORMATION
Space Camp is open to students 9-18 years old. There are three different age groupings:
Space Camp grades 4-6
Space Academy grades 7-9
Advanced Space Academy grades 10-12
The facility is at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
The 6 day sessions occur once each season.
For more information go to: http://www.spacecamp.com/camp/sc
For scholarship information go to: http://www.spacecamp.com/scholarships/
Scholarship applications must be postmarked by December 14, 2012.
Space Camp grades 4-6
Space Academy grades 7-9
Advanced Space Academy grades 10-12
The facility is at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
The 6 day sessions occur once each season.
For more information go to: http://www.spacecamp.com/camp/sc
For scholarship information go to: http://www.spacecamp.com/scholarships/
Scholarship applications must be postmarked by December 14, 2012.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
November 13, 2012
The Science Lab has been a busy place!
On Friday, the fifth grade conducted an investigation into the properties of play goo that results with varying amounts of ingredients. They made flubber, flak and slimy stuff. The learned that the more Borax you add to the glue water the more solid and less sticky the play goo becomes. Mrs. Brunning learned to always put down paper on the desk before ever doing this experiment again.
On Thursday, the fourth grade had a guest presentation by Dr. Perkins. She spoke about the function and structure of the human body, especially the liver, gall bladder and spleen. She had a model of a liver with normal and diseased sections. Students also viewed fresh beef liver sections.
Seventh grade used an interactive tutorial at http://learner.org/interactives/periodic/index.htm l to review what they had studied about atoms and the periodic table.
Sixth grade has been using an interactive all last week and today from the same site to review the "Dynamic Earth", introduce "Volcanoes" and the "Rock Cycle". The links are at:
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/
http://www.learner.org/interactives/volcanoes/
http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/index.html
This site has a number of interesting interactives in a variety of disciplines and grade levels, just go to: http://www.learner.org/interactives/ and search.
Today, the middle school math students participated in the American Mathematics Competition. The competition is national and involves taking a test of 25 multiple choice math problems. They will be scored by the Mathematical Association of America and ranked nationally and at the school level. Results will be available next month. This is a competition we chose to have students participate in to get a better sense of their math ability on a larger scale.
Next week is Night of the Notables and Wax Museum. Science Fair will move forward after that event is complete, the main focus right now is preparing for Night of the Notables and Wax Museum.
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On Friday, the fifth grade conducted an investigation into the properties of play goo that results with varying amounts of ingredients. They made flubber, flak and slimy stuff. The learned that the more Borax you add to the glue water the more solid and less sticky the play goo becomes. Mrs. Brunning learned to always put down paper on the desk before ever doing this experiment again.
On Thursday, the fourth grade had a guest presentation by Dr. Perkins. She spoke about the function and structure of the human body, especially the liver, gall bladder and spleen. She had a model of a liver with normal and diseased sections. Students also viewed fresh beef liver sections.
Seventh grade used an interactive tutorial at http://learner.org/interactives/periodic/index.htm l to review what they had studied about atoms and the periodic table.
Sixth grade has been using an interactive all last week and today from the same site to review the "Dynamic Earth", introduce "Volcanoes" and the "Rock Cycle". The links are at:
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/
http://www.learner.org/interactives/volcanoes/
http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/index.html
This site has a number of interesting interactives in a variety of disciplines and grade levels, just go to: http://www.learner.org/interactives/ and search.
Today, the middle school math students participated in the American Mathematics Competition. The competition is national and involves taking a test of 25 multiple choice math problems. They will be scored by the Mathematical Association of America and ranked nationally and at the school level. Results will be available next month. This is a competition we chose to have students participate in to get a better sense of their math ability on a larger scale.
Next week is Night of the Notables and Wax Museum. Science Fair will move forward after that event is complete, the main focus right now is preparing for Night of the Notables and Wax Museum.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
October 23, 2012
It has been a while since my last post. That is a sign of how busy things have been in the lab(and a personal battle with a cold virus).
In the last two weeks, Sixth Grade has been studying Plate Tectonics. They used the cracked shells on hard boiled eggs to model what happens as the plates move around. Chocolate pudding cups and graham crackers were used to model eruption of lava in sea floor spreading. Looking at the cross section of an apple gave them a representation of the layers of the Earth. Using cut outs of the continents, students moved the "plates" on Earth as they would through time. Today they watched a demonstration of the impact of heat on the movement of fluids, this modeled the movement of magma in the Earth's mantle. Next it is on to the study of earthquakes.
Fifth Grade was in the lab today for an introduction to atomic structure. They used tiddlywinks of different colors to represent the location of subatomic particle in an atom. The terms they used were atom, atomic number, atomic mass, atomic nucleus, proton, neutron and electron.
Last week Fourth Grade used the new Vernier Heart Rate probes and Lab Quest to explore how their heart rate changes with activity (or lack of activity). The spent some time getting acquainted with the device and preparing their hypothesis and data table, then Mr. Weaver guided them through the data collection portion during PE. Students each selected which activity to do and recorded their heart rate before and after that activity.
After school, STEM Club has been investigating a variety of things including magnetism, legos and lego robotics, worms, frogs, lizards, guinea pig and rabbit, pond water, rubber band rockets, zing wings and design drawings. One group of students have been exploring prosthetic limbs. The even had a science sleepover and assembled a model of a prosthetic arm, complete with straw fingers that bend at the "joints". With the help of their parent they viewed a video tour of a local prosthetic manufacturer.
Last Thursday I forgot to cover the frog cage after STEM Club. When I returned Saturday, after recovering from my virus, I discovered the frog had escaped. I thoroughly searched the room with no luck. I cam to the conclusion that it was stuck behind a wall and most likely dead. This morning during Geometry class a couple students noticed movement by the recycling collection container and alerted me. There was the frog hiding behind a plastic bag. It is now safely back in the aquarium.
In the last two weeks, Sixth Grade has been studying Plate Tectonics. They used the cracked shells on hard boiled eggs to model what happens as the plates move around. Chocolate pudding cups and graham crackers were used to model eruption of lava in sea floor spreading. Looking at the cross section of an apple gave them a representation of the layers of the Earth. Using cut outs of the continents, students moved the "plates" on Earth as they would through time. Today they watched a demonstration of the impact of heat on the movement of fluids, this modeled the movement of magma in the Earth's mantle. Next it is on to the study of earthquakes.
Fifth Grade was in the lab today for an introduction to atomic structure. They used tiddlywinks of different colors to represent the location of subatomic particle in an atom. The terms they used were atom, atomic number, atomic mass, atomic nucleus, proton, neutron and electron.
Last week Fourth Grade used the new Vernier Heart Rate probes and Lab Quest to explore how their heart rate changes with activity (or lack of activity). The spent some time getting acquainted with the device and preparing their hypothesis and data table, then Mr. Weaver guided them through the data collection portion during PE. Students each selected which activity to do and recorded their heart rate before and after that activity.
After school, STEM Club has been investigating a variety of things including magnetism, legos and lego robotics, worms, frogs, lizards, guinea pig and rabbit, pond water, rubber band rockets, zing wings and design drawings. One group of students have been exploring prosthetic limbs. The even had a science sleepover and assembled a model of a prosthetic arm, complete with straw fingers that bend at the "joints". With the help of their parent they viewed a video tour of a local prosthetic manufacturer.
Last Thursday I forgot to cover the frog cage after STEM Club. When I returned Saturday, after recovering from my virus, I discovered the frog had escaped. I thoroughly searched the room with no luck. I cam to the conclusion that it was stuck behind a wall and most likely dead. This morning during Geometry class a couple students noticed movement by the recycling collection container and alerted me. There was the frog hiding behind a plastic bag. It is now safely back in the aquarium.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
October 9, 2012
The STEM Club has begun. There were more students than stools yesterday at our inargrual meeting of the CHPCS STEM Club! A list of citizen science opportunities was presented and also a list of competitions and contests. Both are available in the right margin of this web page.
Students filled out a survey of their interest areas in science, the survey had space for students to add areas not listed. If you missed the meeting click on STEM Club Area of Interest Survey and send the information back to g.brunning@chpcs.org.
The meetings are scheduled for Mondays 3:45pm to 4:45pm, but due to number of students the possibility of an additional day is being developed and an email announcement will be sent tomorrow.
Thank you to the parents that were able to come to the meeting and help facilitate the different groups of interest. If you have an interest in science, engineering, technology and or math and would like to help at one or many meetings, your time contribution will be greatly appreciated. Email your interest and availability to g.bruning@chpcs.org.
A reminder to parents and students, science is about a search for knowledge and technology is the application of the knowledge. We are capable of many things do to science, however not all those things belong in the hands of those who lack training and safety gear. So please talk to your students about the importance of keeping others safe as well as ourselves. STEM Club is not a safe place for students to use explosive or dangerous chemicals. Anything that has potential for harm if mishandled is only allowed to be transported and demonstrated by or used in the presence of a trained adult and must be pre-authorized by Ms. Brunning.
Science is awesome and I am excited to be joining your children on this journey of discovery!
Students filled out a survey of their interest areas in science, the survey had space for students to add areas not listed. If you missed the meeting click on STEM Club Area of Interest Survey and send the information back to g.brunning@chpcs.org.
The meetings are scheduled for Mondays 3:45pm to 4:45pm, but due to number of students the possibility of an additional day is being developed and an email announcement will be sent tomorrow.
Thank you to the parents that were able to come to the meeting and help facilitate the different groups of interest. If you have an interest in science, engineering, technology and or math and would like to help at one or many meetings, your time contribution will be greatly appreciated. Email your interest and availability to g.bruning@chpcs.org.
A reminder to parents and students, science is about a search for knowledge and technology is the application of the knowledge. We are capable of many things do to science, however not all those things belong in the hands of those who lack training and safety gear. So please talk to your students about the importance of keeping others safe as well as ourselves. STEM Club is not a safe place for students to use explosive or dangerous chemicals. Anything that has potential for harm if mishandled is only allowed to be transported and demonstrated by or used in the presence of a trained adult and must be pre-authorized by Ms. Brunning.
Science is awesome and I am excited to be joining your children on this journey of discovery!
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
October 3, 2012
Applied Superconductivity Conference's Outreach Day
Is your student interested in physics, chemistry and or engineering? Next week there is an Applied Superconductivity Conference at the Oregon Convention Center and they are offering a Public Outreach Day on Wednesday October 10th from 1-4:30 pm.
Information is available at www.ascinc.org/outreach. and at Applied Superconductivity Educational Outreach Day Flyer.
Note that admission is free but a badge must be picked up at the registration desk.For the demos they will have 20 tables set up with exhibits from Mad Science, OMSI, and by Applied Superconductivity (of superconducting cables, mag lev devices) and Hitachi is bringing in an SEM. In addition there will be conducted tours of the exhibits for participants.
Although this is during the school day, it is a unique opportunity for your interested student. With such short notice the school is unable to conduct a field trip, however, because it is a great educational opportunity ,if possible parents are encouraged to take their students to this event.
CHPCS STEM CLUB-if you are interested in science, technology engineering and or math, come check out STEM Club, after school on Mondays 3:45 to 4:45 in the science lab.
In the lab....
Yesterday 4th grade did a blood typing activity using simulated blood. They tested unknown "blood" samples with simulated "Antibody A" and "Antibody B". They wore their lab coats as would a lab technician conducting the actual test in a lab. As a class the students also played an online simulation on blood typing. You can access the game at The Blood Typing Game. Next week 4th grade will be back to do a lab activity on the human heart.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
September 25, 2012
My intention of making daily reports is not turning out to be a reality. That is a testament to the activity in the Science Lab. I will keep posting as often as I am able.
Today the Sixth Grade came to continue their study of "Deserts of the World"
They started with viewing portions of "The Baking Desert" with David Attenborough. They were observing different animals that live in desert areas and what adaptations they have to survive the climate.
Next they investigated the effect of black vs white background on light intensity and temperature. To do this they set up light intensity probes and temperature probes in black and white bowls to collect data. While the probes were monitoring the temperature and light intensity, the began their next activity; "Using Everyday materials to Build a 3D model of a Desert". They had to leave for lunch but returned afterward to record their data on temperature and light intensity. They discussed the trend that appeared after averaging the class data and were assigned the conclusion for homework. Their work on the desert model continued until it was time for PE. They returned after P.E. to finish and share their models as well as hear about a special assignment to write a proposal for the Science Lab Desert Biome terrarium (not due until Thursday).
NEW ITEMS IN THE SCIENCE LAB:
-The Glofish are thriving in their 1.5 gallon aquarium courtesy of the "Pets in the Classroom" grant.
-We have 4 young carnivorous plants; 2 sundews a butterwort and a Venus fly trap. They are located under the new grow light on the specimen shelf.
The tables have been rearranged and the metal cabinets have been used to create a lab prep area.
Today the Sixth Grade came to continue their study of "Deserts of the World"
They started with viewing portions of "The Baking Desert" with David Attenborough. They were observing different animals that live in desert areas and what adaptations they have to survive the climate.
Next they investigated the effect of black vs white background on light intensity and temperature. To do this they set up light intensity probes and temperature probes in black and white bowls to collect data. While the probes were monitoring the temperature and light intensity, the began their next activity; "Using Everyday materials to Build a 3D model of a Desert". They had to leave for lunch but returned afterward to record their data on temperature and light intensity. They discussed the trend that appeared after averaging the class data and were assigned the conclusion for homework. Their work on the desert model continued until it was time for PE. They returned after P.E. to finish and share their models as well as hear about a special assignment to write a proposal for the Science Lab Desert Biome terrarium (not due until Thursday).
NEW ITEMS IN THE SCIENCE LAB:
-The Glofish are thriving in their 1.5 gallon aquarium courtesy of the "Pets in the Classroom" grant.
-We have 4 young carnivorous plants; 2 sundews a butterwort and a Venus fly trap. They are located under the new grow light on the specimen shelf.
The tables have been rearranged and the metal cabinets have been used to create a lab prep area.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
September 18, 2012
The Kindergarten Class came to the science lab today to learn about why we have seasons. First, though, they watched Google Earth to see the Earth from space and moved in closer and closer until they reached our school.
They learned that the Earth is spinning or rotating and they even tried rotating like the Earth. They learned that the Earth, while rotating, is also moving/revolving around the sun.. The students practiced rotating like the Earth and then they rotated while revolving around the center desk.
Ms. Brunning used a lamp to represent the sun and a beach ball Earth with a light sensor attached, to collect data on how much light the Earth received while rotating and revolving around the light. The sensor sent a signal to the computer and displayed a number for light intensity and a line graph showing the increase and decreaes with the seasons. Students observed that the light from the sun was always there and the darkness came when the Earth turned and one side was not getting light.
Ms. Brunning used two digital resources with the students:
http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion1/animations/seasons_ecliptic.swf a season simulator
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/images/imageshtml/earth-tilt.gif an image of the earth position with change in season.
The science lab has been rearranged so that there is a closed off prep area in the back of the room and more white board in the front of the room. Watch for the addition of more book shelves and terrariums with different habitats.
They learned that the Earth is spinning or rotating and they even tried rotating like the Earth. They learned that the Earth, while rotating, is also moving/revolving around the sun.. The students practiced rotating like the Earth and then they rotated while revolving around the center desk.
Ms. Brunning used a lamp to represent the sun and a beach ball Earth with a light sensor attached, to collect data on how much light the Earth received while rotating and revolving around the light. The sensor sent a signal to the computer and displayed a number for light intensity and a line graph showing the increase and decreaes with the seasons. Students observed that the light from the sun was always there and the darkness came when the Earth turned and one side was not getting light.
Ms. Brunning used two digital resources with the students:
http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion1/animations/seasons_ecliptic.swf a season simulator
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/images/imageshtml/earth-tilt.gif an image of the earth position with change in season.
The science lab has been rearranged so that there is a closed off prep area in the back of the room and more white board in the front of the room. Watch for the addition of more book shelves and terrariums with different habitats.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
September 13, 2012
Today there was big excitement in the science lab. Ms. Brunning decided to let Bunny out of the cage to stretch her legs during the Advanced Math class. Bunny found her way into the back of the lab and squeezed herself behind the closet in a small space. She refused to come out except when everyone left the room. She spent most of her day coming out for a peak and running back to her hiding spot. After lunch while Ms. Brunning was working on her computer, Bunny came out and laid down near the back table. Ms. Brunning was able to sneak up behind her and block off the hiding spot. Then Mrs Brunning laid out a cardboard path to help direct bunny to the front of the room where she was finally captured. She is resting safely in her cage now.
Ms. Brunning visited the 8th grade to explain about the science fair. All information is available on this blog home page.
In other news, Mrs. Adam's 7th grade class came to explore atomic structure again. Almost every student demonstrated their understanding of the location of protons and neutrons in the atom nucleus. At least half of the class understood the location and number of electrons surrounding an atom. Of those that did not demonstrate that knowledge, most of them were confused on how many electrons were in each energy level. At the middle school level students learn that there is room for 2 electrons in the first energy level and 8 each in the second and third energy level. Students only study the structure of the first 20 elements. In high school they will learn about the orbital shapes and overlap.
Back in there classroom Mrs. Adams gave them an assignment on elements to prepare for next Thursday and the study of the periodic table:
Element Assignment:
You will be given two picture i, each is a different element . Each picture has the name, symbol and atomic number of the element.
You will prepare a 3X5 card to go with each of your elements that show the
This assignment is posted on the family science blog at chpcsscience.blogspot.com
Your two cards and two pictures are to be brought to science class on Thursday September 20.
Ms. Brunning visited the 8th grade to explain about the science fair. All information is available on this blog home page.
In other news, Mrs. Adam's 7th grade class came to explore atomic structure again. Almost every student demonstrated their understanding of the location of protons and neutrons in the atom nucleus. At least half of the class understood the location and number of electrons surrounding an atom. Of those that did not demonstrate that knowledge, most of them were confused on how many electrons were in each energy level. At the middle school level students learn that there is room for 2 electrons in the first energy level and 8 each in the second and third energy level. Students only study the structure of the first 20 elements. In high school they will learn about the orbital shapes and overlap.
Back in there classroom Mrs. Adams gave them an assignment on elements to prepare for next Thursday and the study of the periodic table:
Element Assignment:
You will be given two picture i, each is a different element . Each picture has the name, symbol and atomic number of the element.
You will prepare a 3X5 card to go with each of your elements that show the
- atomic mass or atomic weight
- group number
- group name
- history of the name and/or who discovered the element
- state of element at room temperature and pressure (is it solid, liquid or gas)
- at least two uses of the element
This assignment is posted on the family science blog at chpcsscience.blogspot.com
Your two cards and two pictures are to be brought to science class on Thursday September 20.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
September 11, 2012
The Advanced Math students, those in Algebra 1 and Geometry, now have their own blog to keep track of their daily activities, assignments and class information. It is at chpcsalgeobro.blogspot .com.
Ms. Cantin brought her 4th grade class to the lab today and led them in preparing their own vial of a model of blood. She used different color and size of beads for the cells and water dyed yellow for the plasma. The purpose of the model was to show that blood is made of different components in different quantities. Students will learn the function of each component. This activity also gave students practice in counting to 1000 and dexterity.
Ms. Cantin will be bring here class back on Thursday for more investigation into blood.
Ms. Hans brought in the 5th grade class for an introduction to the science lab. They also were introduced to the science research project process. The information about assignments is in the CHPCS K-8 Science and Engineering Fair Guide. The sciencebuddies.org site is a great resource for the project and has a topic survey for students to complete to help discern which project may be of interest. There is also a list of over 1000 project ideas.
Ms. Cantin brought her 4th grade class to the lab today and led them in preparing their own vial of a model of blood. She used different color and size of beads for the cells and water dyed yellow for the plasma. The purpose of the model was to show that blood is made of different components in different quantities. Students will learn the function of each component. This activity also gave students practice in counting to 1000 and dexterity.
Ms. Cantin will be bring here class back on Thursday for more investigation into blood.
Ms. Hans brought in the 5th grade class for an introduction to the science lab. They also were introduced to the science research project process. The information about assignments is in the CHPCS K-8 Science and Engineering Fair Guide. The sciencebuddies.org site is a great resource for the project and has a topic survey for students to complete to help discern which project may be of interest. There is also a list of over 1000 project ideas.
Monday, September 10, 2012
September 10, 2012
Today in Geometry we made it to lesson 3 and in Algebra, lesson 4.
For music appreciation we started off by looking for examples of legato and stacatto in music by Johannes Brahms and Franz Liszt. Then we explored waves using the pHet website, slinkies and jump ropes. After that we looked at hearing and what can cause someone to lose their hearing, the science of singing and the McGurk Effect.
The science room received a grant from "Pets in the Classroom" . The 1.5 gallon fish tank for our "Glofish" pets has arrived. The pet fish should be here next week.
For music appreciation we started off by looking for examples of legato and stacatto in music by Johannes Brahms and Franz Liszt. Then we explored waves using the pHet website, slinkies and jump ropes. After that we looked at hearing and what can cause someone to lose their hearing, the science of singing and the McGurk Effect.
The science room received a grant from "Pets in the Classroom" . The 1.5 gallon fish tank for our "Glofish" pets has arrived. The pet fish should be here next week.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
September 7, 2012
The new science lab tables arrived today! Take a peek in the Science Lab the next time you walk by. We now have a room furnished for science investigations and collaboration. Thank you to the PTA!
Thursday, September 6, 2012
September 6, 2012
Big day in the science lab!
The Algebra 1 and Geometry students had their first class and were the first to sit on the new stools for over an hour.
At 9:40am Mrs. Cantin brought her 4th grade class in to meet the lab. After checking out the variety of specimens in the room the students had a taste of the microscopic world with the new digital microscope.
At 11 am Mrs. Adams came with her 7th grade students for the first of four lessons in the lab on atomic structure.Go here for more information about the lesson.
At 1:45 pm Miss King arrived with the 6th grade class to learn about what there is to do in the science room and how to get started on the school science research project.
The Algebra 1 and Geometry students had their first class and were the first to sit on the new stools for over an hour.
At 9:40am Mrs. Cantin brought her 4th grade class in to meet the lab. After checking out the variety of specimens in the room the students had a taste of the microscopic world with the new digital microscope.
At 11 am Mrs. Adams came with her 7th grade students for the first of four lessons in the lab on atomic structure.Go here for more information about the lesson.
At 1:45 pm Miss King arrived with the 6th grade class to learn about what there is to do in the science room and how to get started on the school science research project.
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