Planetary Scale Model

Additional Scale Picture: Link

Planetary Scale from Chris Swafford on Vimeo.

Make your own planetary scale using toilet paper: Link

Make your own planetary scale using this site: Link -No Math Need!

Want to learn more about Space? Try Stellarium!

Download Stellarium for your iPhone or computer then explore. 

Students seeking extra credit should write a paper stating what you learned. Include specifics about the program and what it does. Additionally, how has your using the program expanded your learning from class? Share connection between class and the program. Last, get your parent/guardian to sign your paper and return it to Mr. Swafford

Apison Tornado

New Article: 8 Dead, 28 Injured At Apison As Tornado Roars Through; Governor Surveys Damage
Trustee Hullander And Son's Family Ride Out Storm, But Relatives Killed posted April 28, 2011

Pictures from the tornado that hit just a block from my parents home. The link will take a short time to load.

Planet Cookies Real or Fake

Directions:


Please don't go out of your way to buy anything for this project. Students have been asked to make a cookie (or fake cookie made of cardboard/paper) the shape of a specific planet. Each planet should be made in a way to show as many details about the actual planet as possible. Students need to have a scale for their planet and facts describing the planet. We will discuss the planets in our next class and eat any real cookie planets. Points will be earned as follows: Planet name (1), scale (2), and facts (7). No points for making it into an art project.  

More Videos to Come!

Tellus Science Museum

Learning about the Earth's core and contents at the Tellus Science Museum.

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Testing Mohs hardness scale.

Space Artwork

Travel Gallery with vehicles current all the way back to the beginning of motor travel.

Learning to make biodiesel.

Panning for gems.

Finding the amount of energy in different biological products.

Artwork in the Travel Gallery.

Lab: Popping Popcorn!

Lab: Making Popcorn from Chris Swafford on Vimeo.

More info will be added soon.

Demo: Testing Density & Viscosity

Testing Density & Viscosity from Chris Swafford on Vimeo.

Questions for today's class:

Q:1 How do oceans affect weather? 

Q:2 How do they affect our food?

Main point: We are studying the causes of ocean currents and the affects they have on weather and food production.