Chalmers Middle School Science: April 2017

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Article Analysis, 216, 218

https://www.dogonews.com/2017/4/18/ooho-edible-water-bubble-aims-to-eliminate-plastic-bottles

Write out definitions for all the words in blue.

1. Why are plastic bottles bad for the environment?

2. How many plastic bottles does the US cosume on a daily basis?

3. What are some other alteratives to plastic bottles?

4. What is the oohoo and how does it work?

5. How will this conserve us energy?

6. How will drinking water from a bubble affect humans?

Monday, April 24, 2017

DISCUSSION:

Summarize the results of your data table.

EXPLAIN the SCIENCE or ENGINEERING behind your project: WHY DOES IT WORK THE WAY IT DOES?

What were your constraints and criteria and how did this affect your project? (WHAT WERE YOU LIMITED BY?)

CONCLUSION:

Summarize your science fair project results in a few sentences and use this summary to support your conclusion. Include key facts from your background research to help explain your results as needed.
State whether your results support or contradict your hypothesis. (Engineering & programming projects should state whether they met their design criteria.)
If appropriate, state the relationship between the independent and dependent variable
.
Summarize and evaluate your experimental procedure, making comments about its success and effectiveness.
Suggest changes in the experimental procedure (or design) and/or possibilities for further study.

Monday, April 17, 2017

Animal Research Project

1) San Diego Zoo for Kids: Great animal photos!! Easy to read facts.

2) National Geographic for Kids: There are no better pictures on the Internet. Lots of comprehensive facts too.

3) Ranger Rick: LOVE that this site is full of facts mixed in with PDF files from their magazine. Awesome.

4) Wild Kratts on PBS: Check out Creaturepedia!! Fun facts for kids.

5) Animal Fact Guide: The reading level is geared for older students; however, the text is comprehensive and printer-friendly too!

6) Soft Schools: A hidden treasure with straight-forward facts about tons of different critters.

7) Science Kids: A simple and straight-forward collection of animals and facts.

8) Enchanted Learning: Lots of animal printouts great for kids.

9) ESpecies Fact Sheets: Got an endangered species to research? Can't go wrong with this website.