Thursday, June 8, 2017

Studying for the Unit 6 summative on waves

Here is a Quizlet set that you should use to help you prepare for the Unit 6 Summative on waves, tomorrow.

Also, go over your review packet.

Here is the key to the review packet

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Thursday, 6/1/17 Wave lesson

After you have finished drawing the 4 waves on the Anatomy of a Wave handout, watch the 2 video's below.

Video 1: Bill Nye on Waves

Video 2: Sound and Light Travel in Waves

On the next blank page in your journal copy and answer the following questions:

1. What does Bill say is happening to sound waves when you hear an echo?

2. What do you think is another word for a light echo?

Finally,

Visit this on-line  wave simulation and experiment with it.

Try each combination of manual, oscillate and pulse with  fixed, loose and no end.
What do you observe

Friday, May 26, 2017

Next up: Unit 6...Waves

To get you thinking about the subject of the next unit on waves, here are a couple videos to kick things off.

Here is a video showing what the strings of a guitar look like from inside the guitar when they are played - it shows how the wavelength of the string vibration is different depending on the pitch of the note.

And here is Bill Nye's take on waves.

Here is  a video on Ocean Waves created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Here is a video showing a tsunami wave in 2011 in Japan  following an earthquake.
Here is another video showing the Japanese 2011 Tsunami.

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Carbon Cycle Review

Here is a link to a Quizlet set for the Carbon Cycle

Here is the Key for the Unit 5 Review
To review for the summative, here are some suggestions:
Quiz yourself using the review packet.

Look over the unit activities in your Journal, which should include:
2 pages for Do Now’s (look over your Do Now's for the unit)
U5Act1: Carbon Cycle Overview with Tim and Moby
U5Act2: Dinosaur Breath
U5Act3: Photosynthesis and Respiration
U5Act4: Intro to Ocean Acidification
U5Act5: Dinosaur Breath Part II
U5Act6: Ocean Acidification in a Cup

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

How to measure acidity

Here is a link to a page that tells about pH, the scale used to measure acidity that you should use to answer some of the Pre-lab questions in your journal on page 87.

Here is a picture showing the different colors that go along with the different acidity (pH) levels.