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Scroll to bottom of page for great ideas you can use in the 2008 Science Fair!!
 
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Museum of Flight
 
Our field trip to the museum is scheduled for May 21, 2008!
See these websites for great information that will
help you learn more about flight:
 
 
 
This site gives several experiments you can do at home!
 
This site hasa awesome video and information on flight.
 
This site also has an incredible supply of resources about flight. 
 
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FOSS - Full Option Science System
 
Magnetism and Electricity - First Semester, taught by Mr. Goliff
During five investigations, students will explore permanent magnetism, electric circuits (series and parallel), and electro-magnetism through free exploration and systematic investigations.  They observe and compare electric and magnetic phenomena, and organize their observations on a graph.  They apply their knowledge to design a telegraph.  (From FOSS)
Science concepts -
attract, circuit, conductor, electricity, force, insulator, magnet, electromagnets, repel, series/parallel, telegraph
Thinking processes-
Advanced organizing, comparing, communicating, observing

Earth Materials - Second Semester, taught by Ms. Anderson
During four investigations, students will gain a first hand experience with 12 of the most important rocks and minerals on Earth, discovering that rocks are made of combinations of minerals.  Students use properties of minerals and rocks (color, hardness, chemical reactions) to identify and organize earth materials and explore them as natural resources.  (From Foss)
Science concepts:
crystal, earth, material, geology, mineral, natural, resource, property, rock
Thinking processes:
Advanced organizing:  comparing, communicating, observing

Online resources! 
Go to this website for a great list of online activities for the whole family!

FOSS Science website

Inquiry Board - This is the format used on the WASL.  We will use this format during our science units as well as for Science Fair projects.

INVESTIGATION:
 
1)  Question: ...........................................................................................
 
2)  Brainstorm things (variables) I could change or vary: ....................
 
3)  Things (variables) I could measure or observe: ..............................
 
4)  Choose variable to change or manipulate: ......................................
 
5)  Choose variable I want to measure or observe: .............................
 
6)  Things (variables) I will keep the same: .........................................
 
7)  PREDICTION (hypothesis):  I predict if .................. then ................
 
8)  MATERIALS (list): ..........................................................................
 
9)  Diagram:
 
10)  PROCEDURE:  (number your steps) .........................................
 
11.  GRAPH OF RESULTS:
 
12)  Summary (restate the data in words): ..........................................
 
13)  CONCLUSION:  ............................................................................

Computer Chip 1

Start thinking about your Science Fair project!  What can you build?  What variables will you study and change?  We had a record number of kids participate in the Science Fair in the 2006-2007 school and look forward to more fantastic projects this year!
 
 
Go to:  http://www.newtonsapple.tv/ScienceFair.php for links to numerous ideas for the science fair.
 
OR
 
Go to:  http://www.kidsclick.org/ and click on science and math, and then on science experiments to get a listing of great resources like those below - and more!!
 
 
 
 

PERSISTENT ... SELF-MANAGER ... LISTENER ... FLEXIBLE THINKER ... REFLECTING ... ACCURATE ... QUESTIONING ... APPLIES KNOWLEDGE ... COMMUNICATOR ... EXPERIENCES ... IMAGINATIVE ... WONDERING ... ADVENTURESOME ... HUMOROUS ... COOPERATIVE ... LIFELONG LEARNER

These are lifelong Habits of Mind!