How the Circulatory System works

Happy June. The Circulatory system is one of the most important systems in our body. Click on the title to find out more.

The Circulatory System

Hello Champions. We are starting the Circulatory system. There are three major components: The Heart, The Blood Vessels, and The Blood.

Virtual Human Body

Hi Champions. Well, we are getting closer to the end of the year, but we still have to go in and explore the Human body. If you click on the title, it will take you on a virtual tour of the Human body. Good luck.

All Systems are go!

Hi Champions. If you are up for the challenge, take the interactive quiz on body systems. Our username is champions. our password is tigers.

Human body. Here we go!

Happy May Champions. We are no moving into the Human body. If you click on the title you will go to one of my favorite sites: Gross anatomy. Everything you wanted to know about the human body that is gross. We know that a group of cells working together forms tissue. Tissues working together form organs. Organs working together form systems. For the remainder of the year, we will be looking at several systems. Respiratory, Circulatory, Nervous, and Excretory systems.

Human Inheritance

So, Champions, we explored Human Inheritance today. Who we are is in our genes. Yes, our DNA. We ge half from our mother and half from our father. Whether we can roll our tongue or have attached earlobes depends on whether the trait is dominant or recessive. Remember, some traits are more popular than others.

Quiz Tuesday

Hello champions. So, what are some differences between the animal and plant cell? Plant Cells have a cell wall and chloroplast. Some of the organelles that they both have are vacoules, mitochondria, cytoplasm, cell membrane and a nucleus. Use your Sciencesaurus to look up the definitions for these words.

How to use a microscope

If you click on the title, you will see a video on how to use the microscope.

Microscopes and Cells

From outer space to inner space we go! So, Champions we are heading into the microscopic world of cells. Before we get there, we need to know how to use a microscope. On friday we took a test drive on how to use the microscope looking at the letter "e". What were some things that you noticed happened when you looked at it in the microscope? See if you know all the parts of the microscope.

Scanning Electron microscope

Hi Champions. We are starting our unit on microscopes and cells. Click on the title to see some cool pictures taken with the electron microscope at the Museum of science.

International Space Station

Hi Champions. Click on the Title to see when you can view the International Space Station.

This week: Space Exploration

Hello Champions. Yes, we are heading out into space. But, before we do, we have to recap on the Sun-Earth-Moon system. Some of you are having a hard time understanding the seasons and the phases of the moon. If you check out the blog, you will see that I have posted several diagrams of the seasons and the moon phases. These are also located in your Sciencesaurus.

New week, we are heading to the Imax to see "Desolation Moon 3-D" and "Spacestation 3-D.

Tides

Hello champions. This week we will be looking at Tides and Eclipses. Why do you think tides are important? Are the tides the same all over the world? Can tides be harnessed for energy? Yes, all the questions will be discussed this week. See if you can find out the answers to these questions on your own. If you come in to class with the correct answer, you will get to raffle tickets for Team Time.
Friday was the second Ski club date. The conditions were "ok", but skiing with "Champions" was absolutely awesome. See if you can recognize these future Olympic skiers

Here is a great website for information on tides. http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/tides/

moon phases

Hi Champions. Here are some great pictures of the moon. We are going to be looking at the phases of the moon. As you can see, The moon appears to be illuminated differently depending on where it is as it goes around the earth. We will also be doing a gizmo at http://www.explorelearning.com/ that explains the moon phases.

Moon Phases

Hi Champions. If you click on the Title "Moon Phases", it will take you to an interactive site that explains the phases of the moon. Hope you are all having a great vacation. I will post the gizmo activity sheet on our www.homeworknow.com site. Remember to go to www.explorelearning.com to sign in to a class.

The Sun-earth-moon

Hello Champions. So, we are heading into space in our next unit. We will be looking at our planet and its relationship with the moon and sun. We know what causes night and day, but what causes the seasons? Most of you guessed correct when you said it is the tilt of the earth on its axis. Seasons are different depending on where you live. Recently, we have had some pretty strange weather in the southern portion of the U.S. .

We are heading into spring here in New Hampshire, but in South America, they are heading into their fall.

Just a quick reminder: We are going to the Jordan's Imax theater on March 24th to see Desolation Moon 3-D and Spacestation 3-D. The cost for each student is $10.00.

Sound and the Ear.

Hello Champions. I hope you got a chance to check out the brainpop on the ear. Here is another website for you to look at: http://school-for-champions.com/science/sound.htm

Great information on sound. Also, we are having a quiz on friday on chapter 2, Sound. If you want to take a practice quiz, there is a self-assessment at PHSchool.com key in Web Code: cga-5020. So, one of the questions we had today in our book was: Explain when a whisper would be louder than a shout. The answer is: Loudness of a sound depends on both intensity and distance. A whisper has a low intensity, but if the distance is small enough it may be louder than a more intense sound that is further away. Here is a diagram of the ear from today.

Sound is here!

Happy February Champions. We have a lot happening this month. We are starting a unit on Sound. We will be looking at some of the properties of sound. Sound is the vibration of matter. Here are two websites that you can go to for extra information. http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/sound.htm.

Visible Light

Hello Champions. Happy New Year! Special thanks to all who helped make our team time a success. Sam, Taylor, Preston, Justin, Brandon, Kansas, and Thad made it a awesome time.

So, next topic we are covering is Visible light. Yes, it is part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum. We will be doing some activities that focus on the properties of light. If anyone has a Laser pointer, bring it in. We will be focusing on reflection and refraction this week. Stay tuned.