Space Quiz Returned

Students received back their space quiz before break. It was challenging and only a small handful of students met the standard.  I'm encouraging all students to click on the science posts below and use their notes to review the seasons, lunar phases, eclipses and tide animations/websites during the long break.

When students return from break, they can either: 1) create a model of the Sun-Earth-Moon, 2) use the classroom models or 3) draw a diagram of the S-E-M system.  Using one of the three options, they can meet with me (lunch or after school) for a requiz where they can show me what they know.  I'm hoping many students take advantage of this opportunity to place the power of their grades into their own hands!

Smarter Balanced Test Run

Tomorrow, your son or daughter will do a test run in preparation for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC). We are practicing logging on to the website, familiarizing students with the tools and practicing a few test questions to ensure that we work out any potential kinks before performing the actual test when students return from break.

We are asking that all students bring in ear buds with them tomorrow for our test run.  We have a few for students that may need them but, if they have their own and can bring them in, it would be helpful!  Thank you for your support!

Seasons Animation

Seasons Animations-Revisit

1) Season and Ecliptic Orbit Simulator
2) Orbits and Light-

Tides

Tides Video
1) Bay of Fundy
2) Bay of Fundy

Tide Animation
1) 1st Animation
2) 2nd Animation

Neap and Spring
1) Image

Eclipses

Anchor Video--

Station 1-Solar Eclipses

1) Total Solar Eclipse Animation

2) What If The Moon Were As Close As The ISS?

Station 2-Lunar Eclipses

1) Lunar Eclipse NASA Video

2) NASA Lunar Eclipse Essentials

Station 3-Solar & Lunar Eclipses

1) Solar and Lunar Eclipse Interactive Video

2) When is the next eclipse happening in Vermont?

Lunar Phase Simulator

Follow this link here and click on "activity 3"  to see a really cool computer model/simulation of the lunar phases.

Lunar eclipse

To all who are interested,

The first of two lunar eclipses this year are happening tomorrow, April4th.  Check the link for more details.  Hope weather conditions are favorable for it.

Power to the People Culminating Event

Students have been working hard on their "Power to the People" projects.  Please join us at Milton High School from 5:30-7:30pm to celebrate our students' hard work and see their creative projects depicting people's struggle for equality.

Bonus Challenge-Moon in March Observations

Students who have taken up the bonus challenge "Moon in March" observations should bring in their observations to science class by Thursday, 4/2/15.