FIELD TRIP today to the Yale Leitner Planetarium and the Peabody Museum
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Wednesday, May 16 B
Period 1 Class:
-solar system video
-finish planet models
-same as Per 1 Period 7 Class:
-paint planet models
Tuesday, May 15 A
Period 1 Class and LAB:
-PPT on the Planets part I
-paint models
Period 3 Class:
-paint models
Period 5 Clas:
-paint models
Monday, May 14 D
All students will paint models of planets in class on Tuesda, 5/15 (except per 7- you are Wed, 5/16). Please bring in a styrofoam ball!
Period 3 Class:
-Drawing Ellipses lab
Period 4/5 Class and LAB:
-use COWS to map planet's orbit (to be continued on Friday)
-PPT on The Planets Part I
Period 7 Class:
-PPT on The Planet's Part I
-unitedstreaming video- Spin Around the Solar System: The Inner Planets
Bring in your planet model by Tuesday!
Don’t forget to bring in a styrofoam ball by Tuesday, 5/15. It does not need to be large, but should not be smaller than a softball. You can also use a spare sports ball (kickball, soccer ball) laying around the house that you don’t use anymore. We will be painting our models in class on Tuesday (Wed for per 7)
Sent from my iPadDon’t forget to bring in a styrofoam ball by Tuesday. 5/15 (Wed for per 7)
Please bring in a styrofoam ball (no smaller than a softball) by Tuesday, 5/15. We will be painting in class. (Per 7 will do this Wed). You can also use an old kickball, soccer ball, or other spare sports ball lying around your house…Just check with your parents first, please!
Planet Project Resources
Planet project help http://mrsnork.com/planet-project-help
Easy bib site (for bibliography) http://www.easybib.com/
Planet Project info sites:
http://solarsystem.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm
Click to download Planet Project below.
Friday, May 11 C
Period 1 Class:
-Drawing Ellipses lab
-Secrets of the Sun (Universe series) Period 7/8 Class and LAB:
-Planet Project Sent from my iPad
Thursday, May 10 B
HW upates:
-Vocab for Ch 29 (planets, Kepler’s Laws) is due Fri, 5/11 (per 1 and 5), Mon, 5/14 (per 7) and Tue, 5/15 (per 3)
-All students should have turned in the Angle of Insolation Lab
-use Sci COWS and work on project; begin orbit calculations Period 3/4 Class and LAB:
-same as Per 1 Period 7 Class:
-Keplers Laws word problems
-introduce planet project and assign planets Sent from my iPad
Wednesday, May 9 A
HW:
-All students should have their planet research finished by Friday, May 11
Period 1 and 5: vocab due Fri
Period 7: vocab due Monday, May 14
Period 3: vocab due Tuesday, May 14
-Kepler’s Laws and Planet Project Period 3 Class:
-Kepler’s Laws word problems
Period 5 Class:
-Drawing Ellipses mini lab (will be posted)