Bellwork.

8. How well can you use a video camera and edit a movie?

7. Have you ever seen a comet, asteroid or shooting star? What did it look like?

6. Name all of the planets in order.

5. My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pies. Please change this to something silly about yourself.

4. What is the formula used to show the relationship between matter and energy?

3. Why do Astronomers say that looking through a telescope is like looking back in time?

2. If you were the captain of a NASA mission to the Sun, who would you bring with you? Why?

1. Does the Sun have a Core? Why?

Bellwork due 10.23.09

15. How do you play Bingo?

14. How long ago do you think the Sun was born?

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11. Do you think there is something on the other side of a black hole?

10. What two things would you bring with you on a trip to the Moon?

9. If you could name your own Galaxy, what would it be and why?

8. How do you think the Solar System began?

7. How do you play Jeopardy?

6. What did you do at the Seafood Festival/What did you do instead of the Seafood Festival?

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4. How do we get to the Moon?

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2. If the Earth had no tilt, would the Moon have phases?

1. If the Earth had no tilt, would we have seasons?

Bellwork turned in 9.23.09

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14. How does Earth’s rotation determine day and night?

13. What does Tetherball have to do with planetary motion?

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10. Name as many planets as you can.

9. What are the 4 jobs we assign during groupwork?

8. Please list 3 pieces of equipment that you would use during a Science lab?

7. What are 2 things you don’t like people to do when you let them borrow your iPod?

6. What should you do if there is a fire during a Science Lab?

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4. Explain 2 ways of staying safe during a Science Lab.

3. What does ‘Kids Have Died Mostly During Conversion of Metrics’ mean?

2. Explain the importance of studying Science?

1. How does Science affect your life?

Journals turned in on 2.21.09

20. What is the formula for measuring Gravitational Potential Energy?

19. What is the formula for finding Kinetic Energy?

18. What is energy? Draw or describe it.

17. Draw and label a volcano.

16. What is seismology?

15. What do we call the boundary where two plates collide?

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13. What is stress? Draw or describe, please.

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11. What are the three driving forces of tectonic plate movement?

10. What is plate tectonics?

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8. Draw or describe the rock cycle.

7. What is composition, when talking about rocks?

6. Name one value of rock.

5. If you were a Rock Star, what would your name be?

4. If you were a miner, how much money do you think you would make?

3. What do you think is worth more, Mr. Wolfe or a 1 carat diamond?

2. Do you think licking a mineral is a good way to identify it?

1. What do we call the way a mineral’s surface reflects light?

Journals turned in on 1.9.09

18. What is reclamation?

17. Name as many minerals in the classroom as you can see.

16. Name as many different types of rocks and minerals as you can.

15. Describe your Christmas Break.

14. Answer these questions: (1) What is pollution? (2) What is a renewable resurce? (3) Explain conservation.

13. Draw or describe what your seeds will look like tomorrow. What about after Christmas break?

12. How do you eat fried worms?

11. What do you call it when water changes to a liquid?

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8. If you could be a pioneer species in any part of the United States, where would it be and why?

7. Try to describe the water cycle.

6. Describe the population of your household.

5. What would happen to the local 6th grade student food chain if pizza were wiped out?

4. Describe or draw a food chain than involves you.

3. To survive, living things need what?

2. Describe the food chain.

1. Describe a local ecosystem.

Journals turned in Wednesday, November 19.

19. What is Ecology?

18. Describe the population of Morehead City.

17. Describe some benefits of a moon colony.

16. If you had the chance to send a satellite into space, what would you have it do?

15. What do you think artificial satellites are and what do they do?

14. How does Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion apply to balloon Rockets?

13. Describe the contributions of Tsolovsky and Goddard to modern Rocketry.

12. Write everything you know about rockets.

11. Describe the best Halloween costume you’ve ever had.

10. Explain why astronauts footprints remain on the moon.

9. If Jupiter’s Red Spot has winds up to 1,000 mph, what would it be like to be in the middle of it? Describe or draw it.

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7. Explain how the craters on the Moon may have formed.

6. Explain what the telescope was developed to do.

5. Name all 9 planets.

4. Try to name the layers of the Earth.

3. Name as many constellations as you can.

2. Please explain nuclear fusion.

1. It is said that the Sun is our very own star, why?

Journals turned in Friday, October 3, 2008.

20. Name the inner planets.

19. Explain a good method for counting stars. (2 sentences).

18. Explain a galaxy. (2 sentences)

17. Describe a tidal bulge. (2 sentences)

16. What did you do on your day off? (1 paragraph)

15. Put the phases of the moon in order 1-8.

14. Draw the phases of the moon as seen on page 259 in your textbook.

13. The tilt of the Earth is _______ degrees.

12. What is the difference between rotation and revolution? (3 sentences)

11. What is big in the solar system? Explain. (3 sentences)

10. How many planets do you think there REALLY are? Describe what you think they look like. (4 sentences)

9. Write down all the facts about the Solar System that you can remember. (4 sentences)

8. Describe what you saw in the video. (3 sentences)

7. What are the best ways you study for a test. (3 sentences)

6. List as many Science tools as you can.

5. Draw a symbol for Science safety that you would put up in a Science classroom and explain it in one sentence.

4. Do you think you’re a candy expert? Why or why not? (2 sentences)

3. What is a Scientific Model? (2 sentences)

2. 8.28.08- Explain the importance of studying Science. (3 sentences)

1. 8.27.08- How does Science affect your life? (1 paragraph)

24. Where are you on the food chain? Describe or draw what it looks like.

23. Describe the food chain. (2 sentences)

22. What is a glacier? (1 sentence)

21. What do you think shoreline erosion is? (1 sentence)

20. Name some examples of erosion you may see each day?

19. What is weathering? (1 sentence)

18. Describe erosion. (2 sentences)

17. 5.12 ___ Journal- What is metamorphic rock? (1 sentence)

16. 5.9 ___ Journal- What do km, mL, and g stand for in the metric system?

15. 5.8 ___ Journal- Where is Mt. St. Helens?

14. 5.7 ___ Journal- What is plate tectonics? (2 sentences)

13. 5.5 ___ Journal- Describe your weekend.

12. 5.2 ___ Journal- What is stratification?

11. 4.30: What is the rock cycle?

10. 4.29 ___ Journal- Have you ever looked around your house for rocks and minerals? How long did you look and what did you find? (2 sentences)

9. 4.25 ___ Journal- Explain reclamation (section 3)

8. 4.23 __ Journal- What is fracture?

7. 4.21 ___ Journal- What kind of jewel do you believe is the most valuable and why? (2 sentences)

6. 4.18 ___ Journal-

5. 4.15 ___ Journal- What is pigment?

4. 4.14: ___ Journal- Look up the word absorption and write the definition.

3. 4.10.08: ___ Journal- What is a lens? (1 sentence)

2. 4.9.08: ___ Journal- What is light? (1 sentence)

1. 4.7.08: ___ Journal- How many different things can you use a mirror for?

Journals turned in 4.4.08

29. 4.1 ___ Journal- Name as many parts of the ear that you can.

28. 3.31 ___ Journal- What is sound? (3 sentences)

27. 3.20 ___ Journal- List at least 2 ways you studied for the assessment this week.

26. 3.19 ___ Journal- What are the names of Chapter 13 & 14 from your book?

25. 3.18 ___ Journal- Name as many parts of a wave as you can.

24. 3.17 ___ Journal- Define amplitude.

23. 3.14 ___ Journal- The number of waves produced in a given amount of time is _____ ?

22. 3.13 ___ Journal- What is the formula for wave speed?

21. 3.12 ___ Journal- Describe an example of reflection in real life. (at least 2 sentences)

20. 3.11 ___ Journal- What is a physical environment in which phenomena occur? (1 sentence)

19. 3.10 ___ Journal- What is refraction? (1 sentence)

18. 3.5 ___ Journal- Name two types of waves. (1 sentence)

17. 3.3 ___ Journal- What are waves? (3 sentences)

16. 2.28 ___ Journal- How do you think you did on the Science test? (1 sentence)

15. 2.25 ___ Journal- Write down the formula for Fahrenheit –>Celcius .

14. 2.22 ___ Journal- Write down the formula for Celcius –> Fahrenheit.

13. 2.19 ___ Journal- Describe a molecule. (2 sentences)

12. 2.14 ___ Journal- Make a list of at least insulators that you have at home.
11. 2.13 ___ Journal- Make a list of at least 5 conductors that you have at home.

10. 2.12 ___ Journal- Draw HOT!!!

9. 2.11 ___ Journal- What does it feel like to be cold? (2 sentences)

8. 2.8 ___ Journal- What do you have left on your project to finish? (1 sentence)

7. 2.7 ___ Journal- What is heat? (1 sentence)

6. 2.6 ___ Journal- What is temperature? (1 sentence)

5. 2.4 ___ Journal- Make your own Journal question. (at least 2 sentence answer)

4. 2.1 ___ Journal- Describe some advantages and disadvantages of group projects. (2 sentences)

3. 1.31 ___ Journal- Describe an object’s speed? (ex. car, motorcycle) (2 sentences)

2. 1.29 ___ Journal- What is the State of the Union Address? (2 sentences)

1. 1.28 ___ Journal- Burning coal is a common way to generate _______ .

Journals turned in 1.25.08

29. 1.23 ___ Journal- How does renewable energy work? ( 2 sentences)

28. 1.18 ___ Journal- List at least 3 different energy resources.

27. 1.17 ___ Journal- Describe a day without friction. (1 paragraph)

26. 1.16 ___ Journal- Are there ways that you could be more energy efficient during the day? (2 sentences)

25. 1.15 ___ Journal- What is aerodynamics? (2 sentences)

24. 1.14 ___ Journal- List 3 things you have done to begin your Energy Project? 1. 2. 3.

23. 1.11 ___ Journal- Have you ever shot a rubber band? Describe how kinetic and potential energy are used. (2 sentences)

22. 1.09 ___ Journal- Name some places you have been that give you the most potential energy. (2 sentences)

21. 1.08 ___ Journal- What foods give you the most energy? What time of day do you have the most energy? (2 sentences)

20. 1.07 ___ Journal- Name as many Kinetic Energy activities you did over the weekend as you can. (at least 2 sentences)

19. 1.04 ___ Journal- Describe Kinetic Energy in 2 sentences.

18. 1.03 ___ Journal- Describe your holiday break. (At least 2 sentences)

17. 12.18 ___ Journal- If you could be Santa’s little helper and deliver presents anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? (at least 3 sentences)

16. 12.14 ___ Journal- What gifts are you giving your relatives this year? (at least 2 sentences)

15. 12.12 ___ Journal- What are you looking forward to doing over Christmas break? (1 sentence)

14. 12.11 ___ Journal- Write down as much as you know about space probes. (at least 3 sentences)

13. 12/10 ___ Journal- Who was the first person on the moon? Who was the second? (1 sentence)

12. 12/7 ___ Journal- Yesterday, we watched a video on the Mars Rover. Describe what happened. (1 paragraph)

11. 12/6 ___ Journal- Write down what you know about Apollo 13. (2 sentences)

10. 12/5 ___ Journal- Describe how a rocket works. (3 sentences)

9. 12/4 ___ Journal- Think about all the companies that make cell phones, GPS, satellite TV, etc. Which one would you rather work for and what would you do? (2 sentences.)

8. 12/3 ___ Journal- What is geostationary orbit? (1 sentence)

7. 11/29 ___ Journal- Define thrust. (1 sentence)

6. 11/28 ___ Journal- What does NASA stand for? If you could change the name, what would it be? (2 sentences)

5. 11/27 ___ Journal- If you were a rocket scientist and NASA asked you to work for them how much would you ask as your salary? (1 sentence)

4. 11/26 ___ Journal- Describe as many of the activities you participated in over the Thanksgiving Holiday as you can. (at least 3 sentences)

3. 11/19 ___ Journal- No journal entry, project presentations.

2. 11/14 ___ Journal- If you leave a goldfish in a dark room it will eventually turn white. Do you believe this and why? (2 sentences)

1. 11/13 ___ Journal- What is the main difference between an asteroid and a meteoroid? (at least 1 sentence)

Journals turned in 11.8.07

30. 11/8 ___ Journal- Which journal entry has been your favorite? (2 sentences)

29. 11/7 ___ Journal- If you created your own planet and were able to bring one animal with you, what would it be and why? (2 sentences)

28. 11/6 ___ Journal- Create your own journal question about the outer planets and then answer it in 1 sentence.

27. 11/5 ___ Journal- If you were the teacher which type of technology would you use most often and why? (at least 3 sentences)

26. 11/2 ___ Journal- Draw a picture of what you think an alien would look like and describe why he looks that way. (Drawing and 2 sentences)

25. 11/1 ___ Journal- Astronomical Unit is a measurement in space, if you could make up a measurement, what would it be and why? (3 sentences)

24. 10/29 ___ Journal.- Unscramble these solar system terms: 1) onom 2) aeptln 3) asosen 4) senuris 5) atreh

23. 10/25 ___ Journal- Entries are on blog site.

22. 10/24 ___ Journal- If you could send your little sister to any planet, which one would it be and why? (at least 3 sentences)

21. 10/23 ___ Journal- If you could have discovered anything, what would it be and why? (at least 4 sentences)

20. 10/22 ___ Journal- If you could be any superhero or have any superpower who/what would it be and why? (1 paragraph)

19. 10/19 ___ Journal- No journal entry, field trip to the media center.

18. 10/18 ___ Journal- Write down 3 good study habits. (at least 1 sentence)

17. 10/17 ___ Journal- Name at least 3 out of the 6 parts of the sun and describe them. (at least 3 sentences)

16. 10/16 ___ Journal- No journal entry (Drive-In Theatre).

15. 10/15 ___ Journal- If you had the world’s largest telescope, what would you use it to look for? (1 paragraph)

14. 10/12 ___ Journal- If you could name your own star, what would you name it and why? (1 paragraph)

13. 10/11 ___ Journal- Give your best definition of a nebula. (at least 1 sentence)

12. 10/10 ___ Journal- How do you think the solar system began and why? (1 paragraph)

11. 10/9 ___ Journal- Describe your favorite moon phase you’ve seen so far. (1 paragraph)

10. 10/5 ___ Journal- The Sun, our very own star. Describe why you agree or disagree with this statement. (1 paragraph)

9. 10/4 ___ Journal- A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Finish this paragraph with a description of your choice. (1 paragraph)

8. 10/3 ___ Journal- What are 3 different ways to study for a test? (3 sentences)

7. 10/2 ___ Journal- If you were an engineer what would you name a space craft you desinged and where would you send it? (3 sentences)

6. 10/1 ___ Journal- Describe what you think life would be like on Mars. (1 paragraph)

5. 9/28 ___ Journal- How many days are there in a lunar cycle? (1 sentence)

4. 9/27 ___ Journal- Explain why the moon changes each night. (1 paragraph)

3. 9/26 ___ Journal- It’s often said that there’s ‘A man in the moon.’ Do you agree or disagree with this and why? (1 paragraph)

2. 9/25 ___ Journal- (Shark Picture) Look at the photo at the front of the room. Then tell me what you would do! (1 paragraph)

1. 9/24 ___ Journal- How many pennies are there in $1,000.00? (1 number)

Journals Handed in: 9/21

1. 8/28___ Journal- What do you think are three of the most important Scientific discoveries or inventions? Explain each choice. (1/2 page)

2. 8/29___ Journal- Imagine you’re an Earth Scientist. Describe Earth’s features that you would like to study. Explain where you would go and what you would do. (1/2 page)

3. 8/30___ Journal- What do you think is the most beautiful thing in nature? What do you think is the most ugly? Explain. (1 paragraph)

4. 8/31 ___ Journal- No Journal Entry today (laptop activity).

5. 9/4 ___ Journal- How is an airplane flight simulator a type of model? What are some advantages in training pilots in a simulator rather than a real plane? (1 paragraph)

6. 9/5 ___ Journal- Describe one of the four seasons using your senses, EXCEPT sight. (1 paragraph)

7. 9/6 ___ Journal- A voiceprint is a record of the sound patterns produced when a person speaks. Like a fingerprint, the voiceprint of each person is unique. Explain 3 possible uses of voiceprints. (½ page )

8. 9/7 ___ Journal- A toy car is a model of the real thing. Name 2 models you see or use every day and explain how they’re used. (1 paragraph)

9. 9/10 ___ Journal- Write a definition for Tropical Storm in your own words and explain where you think they come from. (2 sentences)

10. 9/11 ___ Journal- Name 3 Science Lab tools and explain their use. (1 paragraph)

11. 9/12 ___ Journal- Describe a beautiful sunrise. (1 paragraph)

12. 9/13 ___ Journal- No journal entry. (Test Day)

13. 9/17 ___ Journal- If you were able to take a trip to the moon, what would you like to do there? (1 paragraph)

14. 9/18 ___ Journal- Laws are important. Explain 2 laws you believe are most important. (1 paragraph)

15. 9/19 ___ Journal- Describe how many different ways we are spinning around the sun. (3 sentences)

16. 9/20 ___ Journal- No journal entry. (Early Release Day)

17. 9/21 ___ Journal- Collected for grading.