So sorry for the lack of posting but we've a fun week of Barbie Bungee and Physics Classroom interactives! I am posting the candy cart interactive below so you can play at home. Tomorrow we will start free body diagrams and this will continue into next week when we begin Newton's Laws.
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Today we started taking preliminary data for our big Barbie Bungee Jump next week. Kids are testing a small number of rubber bands, graphing, and extrapolating data to predict the number of rubber bands to use for a much larger fall.
Today we started Unit 7: Forces and Motion! Tomorrow we will measure the amount of work and power some students have as they participate in the lab, "Running the Stairs".
Today we find out how well students are able to keep their internal POD temperature from rising in our environment that boasts a slightly hotter temperature than Earth! Prior testing has shown that it can get to between 107 and 110 degrees inside of our model planet. We will be taking the difference between the air outside of their POD and the air inside of their POD! Hopefully, all of our "astronauts" will survive inside!
Today students spent the bulk of their time building their structure. We have some really interesting designs! Can't wait to see how they perform in the hotbox tomorrow! After two days of testing, we are moving on to the design phase where students must use their information to help them determine how they will construct their pod! Today groups reviewed information to help them draw a labeled diagram, write a rationale for their decisions, and do a cost analysis of their proposed structure. Tomorrow we build!
Today we used our data to make informed decisions about further testing. Students determined what materials to stack based on the data gathered from the materials tests. The structures will be layered based on these tests and the data that students collect. Tomorrow we begin our design phase and Part 1 of building!
Today I introduced a new group project for the students concerning thermal energy transfer. Students will be designing and building structures that prevent the flow of thermal energy to protect a tiny human on the inside. Today we learned how to use the digital instant thermometers and did a few tests. On Monday, we will begin with specific tests for each of the materials and begin developing our plans.
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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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