Thursday, September 26, 2019
Sunday, September 22, 2019
The Reality of Plastic -- Part 2
- Watch the videos.
- Read about the pros and cons of plastic. What do you think?
- Here is a second page dealing with the pros and cons of plastic.
- Here is a website from England called Kids Against Plastic.
- Here is an article from plastic makers telling you why they believe plastic is a good thing.
- The Great Pacific Garbage Patch from National Geographic.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
The Reality of Plastic
Once you have watched the video above, read this article:
Plastic: The Popular Pollutant
Then watch this next video and see what new information you can get.
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Monday, September 16, 2019
Engineering Challenge -- What Makes an Object Float?
Read about the concept of buoyancy. We will be applying this concept in our engineering task this week. We will be creating boats out of aluminum foil and seeing how many pennies they can hold.
Read more about buoyancy basics here.
How do boats float? Wonderopolis
The buoyant force of water. (bonus activity idea)
Here is your task: Float My Boat. We will use this chart to record our designs.
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Monday, September 9, 2019
Latitude and Longitude Webquest
Watch the introductory video above. When you have finished, start your webquest by using this link. Please take your time on this webquest. It is not a race. Make sure that you use each link and read all of the information on the link to learn the concepts. You are not allowed to Google the answers. Make sure that you record your answers on the worksheet I gave you in class.
If you finish early, listen to the song at this link.
If you finish early, another Dr. Nagler video can be found here. How is this concept related to latitude and longitude?
Friday, September 6, 2019
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
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