Science

Class activity for May 15, 2013

We are beginning our investigations of levers today with the following activities. Click on the first link below. Read the information and then do the experiment with someone at your table. Draw a picture of your experiment. Answer the 3 questions on your Levers paper.

Levers

Now, click on the link below. Read the information and then draw the diagrams of the 3 lever classes. Be sure to label the load, effort and fulcrum on each diagram and classify each as a class 1, class 2 or class 3 lever.

3 Lever Classes

Force & Motion Amusement Park Project Poster Project

Create a poster advertising the type of ride your group has decided to build. Make your poster colorful and creative – it should make people want to come to our park and see your ride. The poster must contain the following elements:

Title: ex. Roller Coasters, Carousels, Bumper Cars Pictures: Minimum 3 pictures of example rides like the one you are building Information accompanying each picture:

• Name of each specific ride • Name of park in which ride is located, city and state • Ride Information: Dimensions, Occupancy, Length, Speed, History, Safety etc.

Gather your research and your pictures. Miss Simmons will give you time in computer class to do so. Create your poster on the paper provided by Mrs. Erdosy. Fill the paper – no white space! You may incorporate other graphics to make your poster attractive, but the ride pictures/information must stand out.

Below are some websites to help you. There are many more. Search for the type of ride your group has decided to build.

[] [] [] [] Amusement Park Index Amusement Parks

The poster is due on 4/22.

More Links to Research

[|__www.ultimaterollercoaster.com__]

[|__http://library.thinkquest.org/C005075F/English_Version/history%20coasters.htm__]  History of roller coasters

[|__www.coastergrotto.com__]

[|__http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/02200/__]  How roller coasters work

[|__http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/02200/__]  How pendulum rides work

[|__http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/02200/__]  Newton’s Laws of Motion

[|__www.howstuffworks.com__]  Type roller coaster or water slides in the Search box.

[|__www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics__]  Roller coaster, carousel, bumper cars, free fall, pendulum, and ride safety, related links.

[|__http://www.hometrainingtools.com/amusement-park-science/a/1410/__]  Forces of motion for bumper cars, carousel, free fall, roller coasters, loop roller coasters

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://jvsc.jst.go.jp/find/rikigaku/english/__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Amusement park physics

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.ride-extravaganza.com/__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Click on The Rides at the left side of the page.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__www.whirlin.com__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Toboggan and spin rides

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.towerofterror.org__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://library.thinkquest.org/2745/data/openpark.htm__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.yesterland.com/yester.html__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.kennywood.com__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.dorneypark.com/public/inside_park/rides/index.cfm__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blrollercoaster.htm__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.coasterville.com/history.htm__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.parktimes.com/sections/spain__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Click on the Flume ride article

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.ltsystems.it/MajorFR.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Flume rides

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__www.cedarpoint.com__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.schlitterbahn.com__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Great site for water parks

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.ragingwaters.com__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.buschgardens.com/buschgardens_default.aspx__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.lusseautoscooters.com/history.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Bumper car history

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumper_car__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Bumper cars

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.bertazzon-america.com/__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Manufacturer of Amusement Rides, Bumper Cars, Carousels, Swing Carousels, Musik Express and Matterhorn Rides

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__www.flatrides.com__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Click on Ride Index on the left. Helps find manufacturers of rides.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.hersheypa.com/attractions/hersheypark/index.asp__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.funtime.com.au/data/index1.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Sling shot ride

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/agesubject/lessons/newton/sling.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> How sling shot rides work

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://ultimaterushpark.com/Sling.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Sling shot ride

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/september01/stories/090501_03.shtml__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Sling shot ride

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/1287306.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Sling shot ride

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.sgeise.com/alpine_slide.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Alpine slide

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_ride__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_ride__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_wheel__]

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Change Through TimeChapter Test is on Tuesday, 3/5 <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Use the "What to Study" to help focus your studying! <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Change Through Time Jeopardy

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Notebook Check will be 3/7! <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Make sure you are ready!

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Use the links below to find the two animals for the Selective Breeding Project.Follow these guidelines to complete your project:
 * 1) Choose 2 organisms for your selective breeding project.
 * 2) Find and print a picture of each organism.
 * 3) Using the paper provided, complete the following requirements:
 * Attach the pictures to the paper. (see example)
 * List at least 3 characteristics of each organism under its picture.
 * Write a paragraph explaining why you chose the two organisms to breed, including the characteristics you hope to see in the resulting offspring.
 * Hand draw and color the anticipated offspring. Name it.
 * Completed project is due on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">WIld Animals - DIscovery CHannel <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Animals - Nat Geo <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">A - Z ANimals <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Diversity in Animals <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Animals

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Heredity Test - Tuesday 1/22Use your "What to Study" list to focus your studying!

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Head Project due Friday, 1/18!

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Reproduction Test - Friday 12/14Use your "What to Study" list to focus your studying! <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Take the practice test by clicking on the link below. <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Reproduction Practice Test

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Reproduction Jeopardy

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Happy Birthday Chicks!Some of the chicks hatched on Monday, Nov. 12th and more hatched on Tuesday, Nov. 13th. Check out the pictures and videos below. media type="custom" key="21441402" width="30" height="30" media type="custom" key="21441464" width="50" height="50" media type="custom" key="21441522"

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">BREAKING NEWS!!! = = <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">I went up to school this afternoon and found 4 eggs pipped. I expect them to hatch overnight and that we will see a few chicks in the incubator tomorrow morning. Hopefully they won't all hatch overnight, but you never know. I took a video of the pipped eggs and you will be able to hear the chicks peeping from inside the eggs. So cool! See you tomorrow!

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Sexual Reproduction/Chick Embryology Project

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">On Nov. 6th, Mr. John Miller, from the Penn State 4-H Extension, brought 12 fertilized eggs to Science class. He presented information about chick embryology and showed us how to incubate and care for the eggs so that they hatch successfully. Here are some pictures of his presentation.



<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">The eggs are numbered and we are turning them and candling them each day. We candle the eggs to detect movement of the embryo and to make sure the air cell is intact. Here are some pictures:



Travys & Kaitlyn look for movement.

Nikita & Jasmine observe the veins nourishing the chicks.

Kevin, Alivia, Aaron, Christy and Elizabeth candle their egg.

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">On Thursday and Friday, sixth grade welcomed the four Kindergarten classes to learn about the chicks. We explained the incubation process, what's happening inside the egg, and candled the eggs. The little kindies were very excited to see the chicks move inside the eggs. They will come back to visit next week to see the hatched chicks.Check out the pics below! <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center;">

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Bacteria Project Guidelines

Choose your bacteria and picture from those provided. Research the name of your bacteria for answers to the questions below. Type a short 4-8 sentence paragraph containing the answers.*


 * Name of Bacteria **


 * Classification: Spirillum, Bacillus or Coccus **


 * What does this bacterium do? **


 * Is it helpful or hurtful? How? **


 * Where can it be found? **


 * Include a picture. **


 * Include your information source. **


 * Make a model of your bacteria. Be creative. Use materials such as clay, pipe cleaners, beads, paper, plastic foam, toothpicks, paint, etc., to create a realistic depiction. **


 * Use the paper provided by your teacher. Be sure to securely mount your model on the paper in the space provided. Put your name and period under the model. **


 * The following websites may help you find your answers. **


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 * [|http://www.denniskunkel.com/index.php?cPath=3h] **


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*** Your answers must be written in your own words. Do not copy or cut and paste from the internet source. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.**


 * Due Date: Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 **

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Chapter 2 Test will be on Friday, October 19, 2012.We will begin our review on Tuesday. <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">The link to the practice test is below.

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Protist & Fungi Practice Test

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Protist & Fungi Jeopardy

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Chapter 2Protists & Fungi <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Check out the clips below of an amoeba, paramecium and euglena. These are examples of single-celled protists. Pay attention to how they eat and move!

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<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Amoeba - Can you spot the pseudopods?

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<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Paramecium - Check out how the cilia help the paramecium move!

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<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Euglena - Can you see the flagellum and the big red eyespot?

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Cells, cells and more cells! <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Our Cells test will be on <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Thursday, October 4th!

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Remember to focus on those concepts we highlighted in our notebook from the <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">"What to Study" List.

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Below is the link to a practice test. <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Enter your first name and last initial and click "Start Test".

<span class="wiki_link_ext">Cells Test

<span class="wiki_link_ext">Here is a link to a Jeopardy Review Game on Cells: <span class="wiki_link_ext">Cells Jeopardy

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">There will be a notebook evaluation on Friday, October 5th.Make sure your notebook is in order. <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">In class on Friday, groups built a model of a plant cell or animal cell from available materials. Groups were assessed on their ability to identify the correct parts for the cell, choose appropriate materials to represent the parts of the cell, proper size, shape and location of cell parts in the model and ability to work as a team. Check out the slideshow below!

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<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">This is a picture of Elodea cells - a type of plant cell. Can you find the cell wall? Look for the chloroplasts. Do you see a nucleus, cell membrane or vacuoles?

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Here are onion cells. What cell parts can you find?

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Check out the link below! Choose plant cell or animal cell! Try to match the cell part with the correct name of the part! Cells Alive!!!

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Welcome to the wiki Science page!

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">On this page, you will find all things Science! Some information will be about the science concept we are currently investigating. There will also be many links to additional sites, where you can further explore your science interests. And, there will be many links to animations, clips and short movies - all related to science! = = <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">We begin the school year by learning about the Scientific Method. = = <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">The Scientific Method is the process all scientists use to find the answers to the questions they have. = = <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Check out the Scientific Method rap below: = = <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">Cells & Microbes Test