https://www.dogonews.com/2017/5/3/your-next-smartphone-may-have-a-self-healing-screen
What is the problem with current smartphone screens?
How will the new material help solve it?
What did scietists select for the self-healing material?
What is a polymer and how far can the polymer be stretched?
What is conductivity?
Why do we need to test the material's conductivity?
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Monday, May 1, 2017
5.1.17
https://www.dogonews.com/2017/3/11/flying-cars-edge-closer-to-reality
Read this article. Questions will be up at 10:15 AM.
Who created the first flying car?
Why does the author believe flying cars may finally become a reality?
What is an aeronautical engineer?
What are the forces involved in a flying vehicle?
What is the Kitty-Hawk and why did it make headlines?
How fast does the hybrid plane-car go?
Do you believe flying cars will ever become as common as road vehicles?...
Read this article. Questions will be up at 10:15 AM.
Who created the first flying car?
Why does the author believe flying cars may finally become a reality?
What is an aeronautical engineer?
What are the forces involved in a flying vehicle?
What is the Kitty-Hawk and why did it make headlines?
How fast does the hybrid plane-car go?
Do you believe flying cars will ever become as common as road vehicles?...
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?
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
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- 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.
4) Wild Kratts on PBS: Check out Creaturepedia!! Fun facts for kids.
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.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
4.6.17
all classes: required to earn at least 2 ribbons on study island science. Go to science, click your grade level, start working.
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