Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Earth Day Letters to Congress

Today we are going to take some small actions for the earth.

Open up another tab and go to iversonology.blogspot.com on it also.
Keep this one open so you can have your instructions and the website open at the same time.

Go to the link below and click on the "send a letter to congress."

1.) Put in the zip code 99630
2.) Put in your information
3.) Read through the letter they wrote for you
3.) At the top or bottom of the prewrote letter please add two paragraphs that specifically have to do with Nunivak Island, Mekoryuk, Bush Alaska, or Native Rights Issues. Give it your personal touch.
4.) When you are done ask me to help edit it before you press send.

go back to the original website

http://www.climatecrisiscoalition.org/


IF YOU FINISH EARLY

GO to: http://www.climatecrisiscoalition.org/resources_interactive.html
and explore some of the interactive websites concerning climate change.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Monday April 20h

JH SCIENCE WEBSITES:

Classifying Organisms PBS game click HERE

The Five Kingdoms of Life click HERE


HS EARTH SCIENCE SITES

Answer these questions in your notebook:

1.) Dam Basics: Answer this question "What are the four types of dams?"

2.) Do the four Dam Challenges and report on:
What is the right choice for:
buttress dam problem
arch dam problem
gravity dam problem
embankment dam problem

3.) Check out the 8 dams available on the site and write down some interesting facts



PBS Dams Site click HERE

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Earth System Cycles

Today you will go to a website that does a great job of introducing you to all the different cycles of the earth.

Your assignment is to go to each one, read it thoroughly, and write a sentence for each one on how you think that particular cycle could effect human life (or already has).

In your lab notebook Write each cycle: and then the sentence

The Rock Cycle:

Motion in the Ocean:

The Active Atmosphere:

The Energy Balance:

The Water Cycle:

The Carbon Cycle:

The Nitrogen Cycle:

The Website for the assignment on Earth System Cycles can be found by clicking HERE.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Classification of Life

Write these questions in your lab notebook First.

How did Aristotle used to classify living things?

What are the Five Kingdoms now?

What are Monerans?

Why are Protists different than Monerans?

What are three real life examples of fungi?

How do plants get food? Why are they green?

Click HERE and take this online tour of life on earth.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Health Surveys

Take the Stress test. Click HERE

Write a paragraph about the results. Do you agree or disagree with what it says about you? What does this test mean to you?

Take the Depression test. Click HERE

Write a paragraph about the results. Do you agree or disagree with what it says about you? What do the results of the test mean?

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Monday Assignments


Looks like I'm stuck in Bethel guys. Please do me a huge favor and take care of yourselves today so that Mr. Stillwell and Mr. Barnett can continue their jobs.

BE GOOD!!!!!!!

You will need a computer for all classes today.

Junior High Science:

Here is the website for our weather

http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/PAMY.html

Then:
To finish up the Geologic Time scale and the Fossil Record go to the website below and follow the online interactives for

Click Here ====> Geologic Time
Click Here ====> Past Lives

Write down 5 things that you never knew before.
Write down 2 questions that you still have.

Phase 18 Math Pre-Algebra

Today you will be Practicing for the HSGQE and SBA test

Go to the website below. Click on the 9th Grade SBA test, download it, and work with a partner to answer the questions on a scratch paper, save your work, we will go over them on Tuesday.

Click HERE

Phase 15 and 16 Junior High Math

Today you will be Practicing for the HSGQE and SBA test

Go to the website below. Click on the 6th Grade SBA test, download it, and work with each other to answer the questions your math notebooks, we will go over them on Tuesday.

Click HERE

HIGH SCHOOL EARTH SCIENCE

To finish up the Geologic Time scale and the Fossil Record go to the website below and follow the online interactives for

Click Here ====> Geologic Time
Click Here ====> Past Lives

Write down 5 things that you never knew before.
Write down 2 questions that you still have.

If you finish early you can do some of the other interactives on the site.

HEALTH AND PE

You need to give your teen issues.

In PE stretch, do the work out circuit, and play soccer, badminton, ping pong, or volleyball

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Rockin' Websites

Here are some helpful rock websites.

1.) http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/create/ is a very nice and simple explanation of the different ways rocks are made with simple Linkanimations.

2.) http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/Rocks&Minerals.html Is an AMAZING site that allows you to click on pretty much every type of rock EVER and see what it looks like...this will come in very handy later!

3.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rocks
although I generally avoid wikipedia this is such a good catalog of rock pictures!

4.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minerals here is a very comprehensive list of all the types of minerals out there.

5.) http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/howrocks.html
can basically teach you everything you need to know about rocks and the rock cycle. A simple and clear overview.

6.) http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinofossils/index.html this is a very comprehensive interactive site for fossils.