Posted in Creativity, Science, Technology, Uncategorized on May 12th, 2009 No Comments »
The lab this week was a real team effort. Period 1 class introduced us to the “crime”, period 2 began making observations, and period 3 recorded a heating curve of the “mystery drink” that sent poor Cody (only acting) to the hospital! Today, period 1 identified the poison as Isopropyl Alcohol, period 2 used fractional [...]
Posted in School/Work, Science, Technology on Jan 20th, 2009 7 Comments »
View our Heat Technology Projects
The heat technology presentations were very impressive. While the students were given some choices, they designed projects that were original and innovative. Students made their own computer graphics or used their artistic skill to draw intricate diagrams. They made podcasts, movies, Power Points, and cartoons. We were able to share projects [...]
Posted in School/Work, Science, Technology on Jan 11th, 2009 No Comments »
I have been reading up on some of the common household appliances that make use of the heat technology we are reading in Chapter 10. Some are very challenging to explain but I think it is important to be able to apply the concepts we learn to actual real life experience.
Some interesting appliances are the [...]
Posted in School/Work, Science, Technology, Uncategorized on Dec 18th, 2008 1 Comment »
A student is making a podcast while her group performs a lab experiment.
Our podcasts are up an running! Here are some things I have learned. Windows media files need to be converted before they can be uploaded to the server but there are free online tools to solve that problem. Movies have to be small [...]
Posted in School/Work, Science, Technology, Uncategorized on Nov 29th, 2008 3 Comments »
Are you an independent, self-directed learner? That is one of the goals for my students this year. And I was so impressed last week to see that many of the students in my science and math classes are stepping up to this challenge.
Here is one example that was really amazing. During my prep period I was working on getting [...]
Posted in Science, Technology on Nov 3rd, 2008 2 Comments »
Well, it sure beats dieting! Mike’s ingenious experiment confirms it! Objects weigh less when they are submerged in water! We used the Pasco force sensor to measure the weight of an object above the water and again after it had been submerged. Here is a challenge for you. Can you explain why the object weighs [...]
Posted in Student Stories, Technology on Oct 22nd, 2008 4 Comments »
What do carbon fiber, hybrid cars, and spiders have in common? You’ll have to ask Kush. He did his independent research project on composite materials! Slide show. Game.
One student was able to get an A on the pre-test for Chapter 2. He has been working independently on a project about composite materials. There are so [...]
Posted in Technology on Mar 5th, 2008 4 Comments »
I don’t think I would ever have attempted to use so much technology in my classroom if the kids were not so helpful. Can you imagine if the kids grumbled each time something went wrong in one of the lessons where we used Data Studio, the Airliner Smart Board, or the podcast kit? I would [...]
Posted in School/Work, Technology on Mar 4th, 2008 No Comments »
I’m glad that we work on teams in middle school. I love the sense of community that builds throughout the school year. In our Algebra I class today teams worked together on the online practice test for chapter 7. I watched and listened as the students taught each other and supported each other while working through the problems. [...]
Posted in Science, Student Stories, Technology on Mar 4th, 2008 3 Comments »
Shawn taught Mrs. Cravener and me about skateboarding on Friday. There were so many terms I had never heard of including the deck, the grip tape, and the varial! Maybe the teachers should take vocabulary lessons from the students once in while. We could really learn a lot! Here is a link to learn more [...]
