Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Monday, September 28, 2026
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Science - Optional extra credit assignment - Close date - October 20th, 2026
EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT - SCIENCE IN THE NEWS
Science In The News
Read any recent news article involving Science. The article should be written within the last year.
Hand write a ½ page summary of the article, make sure to include important names and dates and information. Tell us what it is about.
Write a ½ page personal response. What do you think about the article? Why were you interested in it? What questions do you have?
CITE YOUR SOURCE - You must tell me where you found your information, in the following format:
Last name, first initial. (date of publication). Title of article on website. Name of Magazine or Website. URL or web address
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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Thursday, September 10, 2026
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Week #5 - Tuesday and Wednesday - 09.09.2026 -
Work #5 - Science - Tuesday and Wednesday - 09.08.2026 and 09.09.2026
Students defined the Key Terms on Tuesday regarding atoms, molecules, and some of the key compounds of life. On Friday students were asked to complete, for their notes, a science color-in sheet showing there relative abundance of some key elements in living things.
Today we both touched on where those elements came from and on the formula for DENSITY. (D=M/V). Density being Mass divided by Volume.
When we learn formula in this science class they are often “three formula in one.” As students are learning algebra concurrently we use the “formula triangles” to show that ..
1. D=M/V
2. M=(D)(V)
3. V= M/D
As long as we know two of the values, we can always calculate the third. This density formula will be useful tomorrow as we explore, with a mini-lab, the properties of water and an illustration of the ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE.
We caught, about, twelve minutes of “How the Universe Made Your Car” which showed a bit about where the elements heavier than Hydrogen originated. From the BIG BANG …. About 14 billion years ago there were, at least, two generations of stars that helped create all of the other naturally occurring elements we now list on the PERIODIC TABLE.
The way STARS making heavy elements wrapped back to how we began class;
Current Events. Warm waters in the Pacific fueling a hurricane that came close to Hawaii and caused significant flooding. Warm water has more KINETIC ENERGY than cooler water. Hurricanes (Typhoons and Cyclones) gain strength from warm water.
Heat is really a measure of the AVERAGE KINETIC ENERGY of particles. Stars can force atoms like HYDROGEN to make larger elements (like Carbon, Oxygen, and Nitrogen) because of their tremendous HEAT and GRAVITY which overcomes the PROTONS natural repulsion. The STRONG FORCE binds the PROTONS together in an ATOMIC NUCLEUS. That’s why it’s called the STRONG FORCE. Of the four fundamental forces (that we know of) it is, by far, the strongest as it resits the positively charged protons “trying” to fly apart.
More on molecules and water tomorrow.
Monday, September 7, 2026
Saturday, September 5, 2026
09.04.2026 - Friday - Science Board pics (notes) / Math Homework and notes / Link to "Dr. Becky."
Below are board pics and our science notes. Students were asked to write down what a Brown Dwarf is ... We used a clip from one of my favorite astronomers - Dr. Becky - both to learn a little about these stellar objects and to continue with our "Current Events" on the new SPACE TELESCOPE!
With our math, only #1, 2, and 3 were assigned. Challenge yourself, if you like, to do #4 as well :-)
Dr. Becky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tecOr0Q9edM&t=734s
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