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Wave Simulator

April 12th, 2012 Comments off

We learned that light energy and sound energy travel in waves.  Use the SOUND and LIGHT tabs on the simulator to see light waves and to see and hear sound waves.  Try the different settings and see how they affect the waves.

 

Wave Interference

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Create-a-Graph: Online Graph Maker

November 24th, 2011 No comments

This is the graph maker we used in class.  Take a look at a pie chart that was made with this cool graph tool:

Click on the link below to access the site.  Remember to have your data ready!  

Create a Graph

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How do rocks form?

November 3rd, 2011 No comments

The three types of rock are igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.  These rocks are transformed over time.  The Rock Cycle shows all the journeys a rock might take as it transforms from one rock to another.  To learn about how each rock changes, check out website below.  You can also study some rocks and take a quiz.

These geologists were using their identification skills to put rocks into the right group.  Then they got together to see if they agreed:

 


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Scientific Method Rubric and Checklist

September 16th, 2011 Comments off

In Science we have learned the steps of the Scientific Method and have done two investigations to practice the entire process.  It is a very detailed process and will take lots of practice to master.  Students should remember to refer to their rubric and checklist along the way.

If you’d like to practice your own investigation at home (wouldn’t that be fun!), use this to help you: SciMethodRubricChecklist

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