Today students started creating posters related to their portion of the EM Spectrum. They will combine these posters together to create the entire spectrum as a group on Monday. That being said, all posters need to be completed and ready to be assembled on MONDAY of next week. We will be doing a gallery walk of all work on Tuesday!
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Today we started our initial research to learn about the Electromagnetic Spectrum. Students are becoming experts on 1-2 different parts of the spectrum, and they will combine their knowledge to create one large EM Spectrum Advertisement later this week. During our initial research, students are looking for answers to the following questions using the QR Code readers on the iPads as well as individual searches: Students are using QR codes to help guide them at first, but I am also encouraging them to search the internet using wave specific search terms! Due to professional development, I was out some last week. Then we had review and a test on waves.... so it's been a while since I've posted! Today we were introduced to the EM Spectrum, and students received the rubric for an upcoming in-class poster project we will be working on next week. To finish off waves, we watched a REALLY cool slow motion video of paint on a speaker thanks to the Slow Mo Guys. They really do have the best videos! Check it out below! Today we did a few more demos to finish up diffraction and interference. We then moved on to standing waves and interference. I am posting some great videos from class in this blog in case you didn't get to see it or if you wanted to show someone else! Make sure to check out the standing water wave experiment! By far my favorite! (Notes from today are at the bottom!)
Today we used our wave models to help us explore the properties of amplitude, wavelength, and frequency as we increased and decreased the energy in the wave. Check out the notes below if you missed class! Also, don't forget to study for your quiz tomorrow! Pages 2-8!
Today in science we spent our time working to build wave models out of straws and tape. We will use these models tomorrow as we begin to explore how energy affects the amplitude, wavelength, and frequency of waves.
Today we started a unit on waves. Students first copied our essential questions and then participated in two pre-assessment activities to help them realize what they already knew about waves. Finally, we started notes on waves! A bonus point opportunity was presented in each class. Each person that brings me a box of straws OR a roll of masking tape by FRIDAY will receive 5 points on the next test!
Today in class we started setting up our science notebooks for the second semester. This includes a new title page, new table of contents, new calendar and grade pages as well as a few other things we have been working on. If you missed today's class, check the order of pages below to help you set up your notebook at home, OR come see me during 3rd period this week to help you! The very first page will be your title page (Mine is not yet complete!). On the back of this page, we glued the rubric for completing your title page. You have until Monday, January 12th to complete the title page option of your choice! On the page next to the title page rubric, you will have your new calendar page. We glued in January's calendar. On the back of the calendar page, you will glue your grade sheet. Finally, you will have 5 Table of Contents pages (Labeled A-E to avoid confusion)
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AuthorI am an 8th grade Science teacher in Leeds, Alabama. This is my fourth year teaching science. As a teacher, I would love nothing more than to teach my kids to question the world around them and to never stop learning. Archives
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