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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