If you would like credit for work you do. Take these pictures and put them into a PowerPoint or Google Documents Presenter (Free with a GMail account). Show the pictures in class.
Mr. Swafford
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Spring & Neap Tide
Vocabulary:
1. Spring tide
2. Neap tide
3. Gravity
4. Right angle
5. Align
6. Range
Object: Students will understand how and why spring and neap tide occur.
Examples:
Inertia & Gravity Cause Elliptical Orbits!
Vocabulary:
1. Satellite
2. Gravity
3. Inertia
4. Orbit/Revolve
5. Elliptical
Task: Use a table tennis ball on a string to explain the the vocabulary words. Each student will take turns demoing and listening. Miss statements should be corrected.
Examples:
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Great Site to Checkout!
Click on each planet to see facts about the planets and find your weight on each.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Enrichment Project Group 8
Day 1
Dominoes
Table Tennis Balls
Mouse Traps
Wood Blocks
Windup Toys
String
The Class:
Mouse Traps for the First Time:
Clifford Launches a Ball:
Launcher:
Launch & Catch:
Launch Eight:
Planet Cookies: Real Or Fake!
Objective: 1. Differentiate Between Planets 2. Research & Communicate the Difference
Task: 1. Students were asked to make a planet and demonstrate specific characteristics for that planet. 2. Students compared and contrasted the planets.
Class: 1A
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Extra Credit! Learning More About Space...
Two free open source programs that offer wonderful opportunities for star gazing, knowledge gain, and general fun are: Stellarium and Celestia.
Any student wishing to learn more will receive extra credit when he/she demonstrates there knowledge of either of these programs. "If you can show knowledge gain then your grade will be increased."
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Try This With Mom's Help, Cook A Boiled Egg In the Microwave....Shell on of Course!
The Fun Continues...
"Mr. Swafford, You should have seen it
The egg blow into a billion bits!"
"The door on my microwave flew open, hitting me in the head."
"This was the best project but mom make me clean it up."
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Crater Lab
Main Point: Moon
Vocabulary: Crater, Mare (pl. Maria), Mountain, Rille, Ray, Ejecta
The Moon Crater Lab: Video
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
New Enrichment Photos/Video Coming!
Our new Enrichment classes have started... I have 8 new videos to post and will try to get them up tomorrow. Sorry, no time tonight. Students get your parents to go vote!
Quiz: Next Class Moon Phases and Eclipses.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Link to good interactive site:
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