My Science Homework

Today’s class time was evenly split between a discussion on the culture of our school as it pertains to respect and responsibility followed by analysis and discussion of a news article about the life cycle of our own sun and how it will influence the Earth.
Following several recent incidents in our school, it has become […]

In an attempt to get all classes back in sequence after several disruptions last week followed by an early dismissal yesterday, students again were given in-class work time on the Stellar Life Cycle projects. Students were reminded that today is the final in-class work day on this project and all projects are due on […]

Today was a work day on the Stellar Life Cycle projects that students began in class yesterday. To review the directions, project options, and scoring criteria, check out the Stellar Life Cycle Project outline page.
We also took a moment to check out the current weather setup. One of the strongest cold fronts in […]

Today students utilized last week’s research notes about the stellar life cycle to begin construction of a project that would express their understanding of the concept. We began by going over the directions for the project, mainly that it must include at least a label, diagram, and description of each of the seven stages […]

An abundance of pep rallies, assemblies, early dismissals, and other intrusions have resulted in many hours of the day being out of sequence with others.  Today we sought to get back on track.  Each class watched another segment of yesterday’s “Monster of the Milky Way” video - some classes saw through the end while others […]

What would travelling into a black hole be like? Today’s lesson had us focusing on the implications of the massive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. We watched about 25 minutes of the great NOVA presentation Monster of the Milky Way. Tomorrow we’ll watch the rest. Since it is a […]

How do stars die?  That was the big question today as we completed the notes and discussion on the Stellar Life Cycle - Part II. Included in this second half of the stellar life cycle are the phases of the White Dwarf, Supernova, Neutron Star, and Black Hole. 
Keep your notes - we’ll be using these […]

Today’s class began with a brief post-lab discussion on last week’s lab on the Big Bang. We discussed as a large group, the implications of the theory, including the evidence to support the conclusion that the universe is still expanding and that it has been doing so for 10-15 billion years. We then […]

The origins of the Universe were the topic of discussion in today’s class as students completed guided notes over astronomer’s current theory on the origins of the universe:  the big bang.  We completed the notes in a different format than we often follow, utilizing a guided notes form that allowed students to be more engaged […]