Brain Overload

HEY KIDS!  Tell me what you learned about space that was fascinating to you and why.

Check out space games and other fun science games by clicking on the following web site: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/games.shtml

Discuss here what you’ve learned about lava and magma.  Use examples from our experiments.  Write a comment to another student’s comment.  Respond positively to what they have written about.

“…RAIN! RAIN!”  Hey guys!  Post your original water cycle poem or song/rap lyrics here!  Be sure to include the following:

Accumulation

Condensation

Evaporation and Transpiration

Precipitation

Subsurface and surface runoff

I will be posting your videos soon! 

If they are not posted on the blog, they will be on the school website.  The water cycle makes it what???!!!

We can see the deadly effects of hurricanes.  Think about how we can help those affected.  Who are the people that help during times of crisis?  How can you help?

(Remember to pick a hurricane to track and research for your project due in 2 weeks!)

A. How would you describe the heating and cooling rates of soil and water in our investigation?

B. Which material held its heat longer?

C. What factors may have influenced your results?

D. Can you explain now why concrete feels hot under your feet in early summer while water in a pool feels cold?

E.  On  the basis of your investigation, how do you think oceans absorb and hold heat?  How do you think the temperature of the ocean compares with the temperature of the land nearby?

  Tuesday we modeled a vortex. Post your reflections here.

How do catastrophic events affect our world?

Soon you will be the authors of this blog.  Check it out and think about how you want to design it and make it your own as a class.  Love, Mrs. Dellinger