Homework assigned below is due on the due date specified and will not be taken late. All other homework assignments given in class are due the next class period unless otherwise stated.
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Work for ISA students
Click on the following links and answer the questions that go w/ each one
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/ES07/ES07.html
1.) Paragraph 1 - What is a glacier?
2.) Paragraph 2 - Name 2 ways glaciers cause erosion.
3.) Paragraph 2 - How do we find out which way a glacier was moving?
4.) Paragraph 3 - What are the two types glaciers?
5.) Paragraph 3 - How do the two types differ?
Look at the diagram to the right. It shows different results of glacial erosion made by continental glaciers. Click on each one to find out what each is.
6.) What is an end moraine?
7.) What is till?
At the top, click on "Landforms Made by Valley Glaciers".
8.) What is a U-shaped valley?
9.) What is a horn?
http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_erosion.html
1.) What is erosion?
2.) What is mass wasting?
3.) What is the difference between mechanical and chemical mass wasting?
4.) How are wetlands sometimes created? Give an example.
http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_weathering.html
1.) What is mechanical weathering?
2.) How can temperature cause weathering?
3.) How can roots cause weathering?
4.) What is freeze-thaw?
5.) What is chemical weathering?
6.) What is oxidation?
7.) How can living things cause weathering (such as lichens)?
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Current Event due 5/29 (W) and 5/30 (B)
Read the following articles and answer the questions. They are in order. 6th grade has extra work. Extra "fun" articles to read below as well.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/plastic-bag-deepest-ocean-mariana-trench-deep-sea-pollution_us_5af95668e4b032b10bfc4664
1.) How deep was the deepest piece of trash found and where?
2.) How many pieces of trash did they see while looking over the photos?
3.) What are single use items? What percent of trash found were single use items?
4.) How long can deep sea plastic last for?
5.) What are some measures countries and states are taking to help combat this issue? Do you think it is enough? Should we do this in Delaware?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/04/19/earths-mammals-have-shrunk-dramatically-and-humans-are-to-blame/?utm_term=.d8b9a9c88506&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
6.) What are some possible reasons animals aren't as big today as they used to be?
7.) What is the main reason? (a little further down in the article).
8.) What is a big advantage of hunting bigger animals as opposed to smaller, like a rabbit?
9.) What was the before and after weights of mammals in north America?
10.) Name one indirect impact large animals can have on an ecosystem?
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/10/health/ear-forearm-surgery-trnd/index.html
11.) What procedure is this patient having done to them?
12.) What happened to her that made her lose her original?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/05/12/for-six-decades-the-man-with-the-golden-arm-donated-blood-and-saved-2-4-million-babies/?utm_term=.d98f141e6c8c&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
13.) Why is his blood so rare? What is special about it?
14.) How many babies has Harrison saved?
15.) Why is he no longer donating?
6th grade Extra articles
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/14/weather/weather-lava-geysers-hurricanes-earthquakes-trnd-wxc/index.html
16.) How many people have been evacuated from Hawaii?
17.) What rare thing happened in Wyoming?
18.) What is going on in California?
19.) How much rain is Florida getting?
20.) What is starting June 1st that could bring more trouble to the U.S.?
Fun Articles:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/04/27/stunning-scientists-nasas-only-moon-rover-just-got-canceled/?utm_term=.6d603ebe2f0b&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/04/27/bill-gates-calls-on-u-s-to-lead-fight-against-a-pandemic-that-could-kill-millions/?utm_term=.c310e79f6f39&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/13/us/hawaii-volcano-masks/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/01/health/air-pollution-cities-who-study/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/03/us/kilauea-volcano-hawaii-earthquakes-trnd/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/05/09/where-americas-deadliest-volcanoes-are/?utm_term=.788e411a75b9&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/05/09/erupting-hawaii-volcano-could-next-spew-10-ton-boulders-from-its-summit-scientists-say/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d6cd4dfdf102&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
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Current Events due Thursday 5/3 (W) and Friday 5/4 (B)
Read the articles and answer the accompanying questions. There are extra articles below to read for "FUN" as well :)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/03/19/theres-a-small-chance-an-asteroid-will-smack-into-earth-in-2135-nasa-is-working-on-a-plan/?utm_term=.fa4a52f4594c&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
1.) How big will it be?
2.) What are the chances the Earth will be hit?
3.) How many unaccounted for objects that could be heading for Earth are still unaccounted for?
4.) What is OSIRIS-REx's mission?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/a-huge-crack-provides-evidence-that-africa-is-slowly-splitting-into-two/2018/04/06/0b9a5144-3749-11e8-acd5-35eac230e514_story.html?utm_term=.35bd28b7acd1&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
5.) How big is the crack?
6.) About how many years ago did the Rift start to grow? How much does it grow per year?
7.) What happened to the 72 year old woman?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/04/11/a-dead-sperm-whale-was-found-with-64-pounds-of-trash-in-its-digestive-system/?utm_term=.49e642c616fc&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
8.) How many whales have washed up on the shores of different countries? Which countries?
9.) How much trash is estimated to be in the ocean? (pieces)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/04/11/the-oceans-circulation-hasnt-been-this-sluggish-in-1000-years-thats-bad-news/?utm_term=.23e9027c81ff&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
10.) Why does western Europe enjoy a temperate (warmer) climate than it normally would?
11.) What may be disrupting AMOC?
12.) What has happened to the waters off of the U.S. as a result?
13.) How can this contribute to sea level rise here on the east coast of the U.S.?
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/state/california/article209230924.html
14.) What strange problem has occurred in this city?
6th Grade extra article:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/16/world/plastic-pollution-science-environment-enzyme-intl/index.html
15.) What did scientists accidentally do?
16.) How much plastic ends up going into the oceans each year?
17.) How large is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/27/health/new-organ-interstitium-study/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/16/asia/japan-rare-earth-metals-find-china-economy-trnd/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/nasas-248-million-project-to-take-supersonic-jets-from-boom-to-thump/2018/04/08/1cee2160-39d2-11e8-acd5-35eac230e514_story.html?utm_term=.725445cc800f&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2018/04/06/elon-musks-nightmarish-warning-ai-could-become-an-immortal-dictator-from-which-we-would-never-escape/?utm_term=.8f8812871639&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/03/27/archaeologists-discover-81-ancient-settlements-in-the-amazon/?utm_term=.9fc8d6d505ee&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/29/us/arizona-pilots-ufo-sightings/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/04/17/flesh-eating-ulcer-epidemic-hits-parts-of-australia-scientists-dont-have-answers/?utm_term=.cc59a8dbf058&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/04/10/an-85000-year-old-finger-fossil-may-challenge-theories-about-how-early-humans-migrated-from-africa/?utm_term=.b6519cb63ffb&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/04/19/earths-mammals-have-shrunk-dramatically-and-humans-are-to-blame/?utm_term=.d8b9a9c88506&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
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Current Events due 3/28 (W) and 3/29 (B)
http://www.alphr.com/bioscience/1008761/what-is-gene-therapy-DNA-diseases
1.) What does gene therapy focus on?
2.) What are three different approaches gene therapy can take?
3.) How do scientists deliver these genes to our cells?
4.) Name two technical issues in regards to gene therapy that make it difficult.
5.) Google: Define the word "ethical".
6.) Name two ethical concerns of gene therapy.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/05/opinions/discovery-of-first-stars-and-dark-matter-opinion-lincoln/index.html
7.) What two huge discoveries were made?
8.) Why was the first 380,000 years of the universe's existence known as the "Dark Ages"?
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/health/scott-kelly-dna-nasa-twins-study/index.html
9.) What happened to Scott Kelly's genetic expression?
10.) We learned about mitochondria a while ago. What happened to his?
11.) What was his mission a stepping stone for?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/03/12/doctors-find-air-pocket-where-part-of-mans-brain-should-be/?wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
12.) What prompted the man to go to the hospital?
13.) What did doctors eventually find was going on with his brain?
Other articles to read for FUN:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/03/15/humans-bred-with-this-mysterious-species-more-than-once-new-study-shows/?utm_term=.5bacfc886160&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/mountains-of-trash-left-behind-by-hurricanes-inflame-debate-in-us-virgin-islands/2018/02/22/30763f0e-1008-11e8-9065-e55346f6de81_story.html?utm_term=.33ef034a4add&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/02/26/north-pole-surges-above-freezing-in-the-dead-of-winter-stunning-scientists/?utm_term=.245eb496c9d0&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/03/07/china-space-lab/?wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
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Book work due 3/1 (B) and 3/2 (W) - 6th grade - Don't forget extra article
7th grade
C57 1-4
C71 1-5
C91 1-5
C 103 1-4
C114 1-4
6th grade
E55 1-3
E81 1-4
E88 1-5
E107 1-4
E116 1-4
http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/27/technology/future/spacex-falcon-heavy-everything-you-need-to-know/index.html
1.) What is "Falcon Heavy"?
2.) What is different/important out Falcon Heavy?
3.) What are two large objects the ship can carry to space?
4.) What is it planning on bringing for it's first trip to space? Why?
5.) What other objects is it already signed up to take to space?
6.) How much does it cost? How much does the Delta IV Heavy cost?
7.) Why is it so much cheaper?
8.) Why is this current event old news?
Current Event due 2/1 (B) and 2/2(W)
http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/hongyagu-glass-bridge-hebei-china/?iid=ob_travel_core_homepage
1.) How long is the glass bridge in China?
2.) What makes the bridge "extra scary"?
3.) How many people are allowed on at a time?
4.) What are shoe gloves?
http://www.businessinsider.com/when-chocolate-extinct-2017-12?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds
5.) Why is there a need for the new technology known as CRISPR?
6.) What is happening to the two most chocolate growing countries in the world?
7.) What is the project doing with cassava and why is this important?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/11/15/these-are-the-melting-glaciers-that-might-someday-drown-your-city-according-to-nasa/?utm_term=.3bc829fe4434&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
8.) If glaciers melt, do sea levels rise the same around the entire globe?
9.) In paragraph 7, there is a sentence that seems counterintuitive. What is the sentence?
10.) Why is it bad for places like New York (and Delaware) if ice in the Antarctic melts?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/12/06/this-giant-snake-is-three-times-your-size-and-why-you-should-just-avoid-the-everglades/?utm_term=.d920ad815f77&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
11.) Math: How much money did the guy make (assuming the snake is 17 feet long exactly)?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/01/16/in-the-coldest-village-on-earth-eyelashes-freeze-dinner-is-frozen-and-temperatures-sink-to-88f/?utm_term=.070183845779&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
12.) How many people live in Oymyakon?
13.) What did the reporter have to go through to even reach the village?
14.) What types of foods are eaten in the winter?
15.) What happened when the photographer took only one photo without his gloves on?
Other interesting articles to read (read link for article preview; see if something sound interesting and check it out!)
http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/switzerland-lobster-boiling-banned/?iid=ob_travel_core_homepage
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/12/12/the-monster-storm-on-jupiter-is-200-miles-deep/?utm_term=.3dfd8e38798b&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/13/health/baby-heart-chest-surgery-intl/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/health/scientists-warn-humanity/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/15/world/new-earth-size-exoplanet-life-potential/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/opinions/ai-killer-robots-opinion-scharre/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/11/15/these-are-the-melting-glaciers-that-might-someday-drown-your-city-according-to-nasa/?utm_term=.bcd49db897c7&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/20/technology/coffee-fuel-bus-london-bio-bean/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/11/world/greenland-global-warning/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/11/30/robots-could-soon-replace-nearly-a-third-of-the-u-s-workforce/?utm_term=.3c4933df5587&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/01/09/in-space-everyone-grows-but-this-japanese-astronaut-shot-up-three-and-a-half-inches/?utm_term=.f52219998d16&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/10/world/repeating-fast-radio-burst-frb121102/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/09/africa/sahara-snow-trnd/?iid=ob_travel_core_homepage
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Book Work due on 1/3 for 6th grade upon return from break. Make sure you are doing the right section of the book.
Pg. E12 1-6
Pg. E20 1-5
Pg. E27 1-4
Pg. E31 5-18
Book Work for 7th grade due on 1/3/18 (First day back from break)
Questions are on Cell Division in section A of the book. Don't do the wrong questions!
Pg. A78 1-5
Pg. A85 1-5
Pg. A92 1-4
Pg. A95 5-15
Pg. A97 1-6
Current Event due 12/14 for 6th grade only
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/health/scientists-warn-humanity/index.html
1.) What percentage of carbon emissions come from the burning of fossil fuels?
2.) What are four potential threats from climate change?
3.) What are dead zones?
4.) How many species of fish are listed as endangered?
5.) What factors threaten the amount of freshwater available to us?
6.) How much forest could the U.S. lose by 2050?
7.) How many people are projected to be on Earth by 2050? Why in your opinion is this a bad thing?
8.) What is Ripple's hope in doing this project?
Current Event for 6th grade due 11/28 - Current Event for 7th graders due 12/5
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/27/us/mystery-object-solar-system-trnd/index.html
1.) What is A/2017 and why is it unique?
2.) How close was it's pass by Earth?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/11/11/these-crabs-can-grow-up-to-3-feet-and-hunt-birds-a-biologists-video-proves/?utm_term=.8305dc30594b
3.) bout how big does a coconut crab get?
4.) Why do scientists believe that few birds make their nests/live on some of the islands?
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/19/health/pollution-1-in-6-deaths-study/index.html
5.) What type of pollution is the largest contributor to deaths and how many did it cause?
6.) What countries tend to have the most deaths and why?
7.) What percentage did pollution decrease starting in 1970 and why?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/11/01/humans-didnt-outsmart-the-neanderthals-we-just-outlasted-them/?utm_term=.7d47957787f5&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
8.) What were two possible ideas of why humans outlasted Neanderthals?
9.) Approximately how long ago did they live in the same area?
10.) What analogy did the scientist use to describe what happened?
Check out these amazing pictures:
http://www.americaspace.com/2017/11/07/juno-mission-gets-new-project-manager-as-spacecraft-completes-eighth-science-flyby-of-Jupiter/
A few more articles:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/10/21/a-newly-discovered-moon-tunnel-could-be-the-perfect-place-for-a-colony-scientists-say/?utm_term=.7085975ce573&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/11/12/this-ancient-shark-with-a-snake-head-and-300-teeth-is-why-we-should-just-say-nope-to-the-ocean/?utm_term=.00293e4b1042&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/10/17/alligators-are-out-there-eating-sharks-no-big-deal/?utm_term=.8c0af8af01f0&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
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7th grade Book work due 11/16
Page C14 1-3, 5
Page C21 1-5
Page C28 1-4
Page C35 1-4
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Current Event due 10/31 (B) and 11/1 (W)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/10/16/scientists-detect-gravitational-waves-from-a-new-kind-of-nova-sparking-a-new-era-in-astronomy/?utm_term=.ce77caceec49&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
1.) How long ago did the two collapsed stars crash into each other? Opinion question (it's ok to be wrong): Why are we just now seeing it?
2.) What two fundamental forces were scientists able to observe the universe for the first time?
3.) Who first came up with the idea of gravitational waves? What year? 4.) When were they first sensed?
4.) Why couldn't traditional telescopes be used to sense past gravitational waves?
5.) Where do most of the elements like silver and gold come from?
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/11/world/sutter-mass-extinction-ceballos-study/index.html
6.What do scientists believe we are entering?
7. What fraction of land species are shrinking/disappearing?
8. How much wild life has been "wiped out" in the last 40 years?
9. How long until African elephants may be gone? How many were there in the past?
10.List four reasons for these changes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/10/09/theres-enough-wind-energy-over-the-oceans-to-power-human-civilization-scientists-say/?utm_term=.c058649e5d51&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
11. What potential idea could create enough energy (electricity) for the entire planet?
12. Why would this not likely work on land?
13. What would be one side effect of creating a large wind farm over the North Atlantic?
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/02/there-is-a-species-of-jellyfish-that-can-age-backwards/
14. What is "strange/odd" about the jelly fish featured in the story?
15. What is "transdifferentiation"?
16. Some people say that when you get stung by a jelly fish, you should urinate on it to make relieve the pain. What does the articles say to do?
17. How many brains does a Box Jelly fish have?
Other interesting articles; read the link to see if the topic interests you
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/02/there-is-a-species-of-jellyfish-that-can-age-backwards/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/09/27/good-news-scientists-have-discovered-a-new-species-of-giant-rat/?utm_term=.4bee61b71b4b&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/health/nobel-medicine-prize-circadian-rhythm/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/bananapocalypse-the-race-to-save-the-worlds-most-popular-fruit/2017/10/06/bf1635ac-7d28-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html?utm_term=.1ec102db68aa&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/10/06/we-have-a-pretty-good-idea-of-when-humans-will-go-extinct/?utm_term=.01dabe40d9be&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
Current Events due 10/10 (B) and 10/11 (W)
Click on the link and answer the questions that go with each article. Questions are in order as you read each article. Use two separate tabs. If you click on links too much you run out of page views on some websites. This was discussed in class.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/15/us/cassini-mission-ends/index.html
1.) How long does it take a signal from the Cassini space craft to reach Earth?
2.) What caused the Cassini space craft burn up?
3.) How long has Cassini been studying Saturn?
4.) What did the study lead to (what types of information was gained)?
5.) What did NASA not want to risk by landing on one of Saturn's moons?
6.) How much of a Saturn year was Cassini in orbit?
7.) Name one thing a future mission to Saturn or its moons may reveal according to the article.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/15/opinions/earth-dodges-a-cosmic-bullet-opinion-lincoln/index.html
8.) What is a solar flare?
9.) What do airplanes do when solar flares are predicted?
10.) What is a CME?
11.) What would a Carrington Event do to the Earth in terms of damage? How long could electricity be out for?
Other articles I found:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/hot-isolated-and-running-out-of-supplies-parts-of-puerto-rico-near-desperation/2017/09/24/7f3bcc78-a139-11e7-b14f-f41773cd5a14_story.html?utm_term=.d54403806ba2&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/29/why-a-pirate-whos-tried-to-stop-whalers-near-antarctica-is-stopping/?utm_term=.d198147f0f62&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/09/12/an-11-year-old-boy-fell-into-an-italian-volcanic-crater-his-parents-also-died-trying-to-save-him/?utm_term=.9e2ce0cdb782&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/15/us/cassini-mission-ends/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/15/opinions/earth-dodges-a-cosmic-bullet-opinion-lincoln/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/mars-research-crew-emerges-after-8-months-of-isolation/2017/09/17/ff3bc626-9c0c-11e7-b2a7-bc70b6f98089_story.html?utm_term=.2fadd410af69&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
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6th Grade Post Test Review Sheet Part I
Experimental Design
Main job of each of the three body systems
How body systems work together
Speed Equation
Forces and Their definitions
Gravity
Dot car explanations
Force diagrams
7th Grade Post Test Review Sheet Part I
Unit 1 – Diversity of Life
Eight Characteristics
Levels of Organization (cell tissue organ system organism)
Cell parts and differences between plant and animal
Unit 2 – Genetics
Punnett Square
Genes passed to offspring
Science articles
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/05/18/why-these-researchers-think-dinosaurs-were-minutes-away-from-surviving-extinction/?wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/14/opinions/what-explains-the-universes-cold-spot-lincoln/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/12/rare-as-winning-the-lottery-new-dinosaur-fossil-so-well-preserved-it-looks-like-a-statue/?wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/09/africa/homo-naledi-ancient-humans/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/04/21/thousands-of-tiny-satellites-are-about-to-go-into-space-and-possibly-ruin-it-forever/?utm_term=.8352815738aa&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/11/health/light-pollution-atlas-milky-way-irpt/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/04/26/archaeology-shocker-study-claims-humans-reached-the-americas-130000-years-ago/?utm_term=.b0fbd62816b9&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/27/us/weather-astoria-oregon-rainfall-record/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/05/05/stephen-hawking-just-moved-up-humanitys-deadline-for-escaping-earth/?utm_term=.f3b998acac20&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
Current Event due 5/1 (W) and 5/2 (B)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/04/06/octopuses-and-squids-can-rewrite-their-rna-is-that-why-theyre-so-smart/?utm_term=.59f7e5d0db72&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
1.) What are some things that make octopods stand out from other creatures? (yes, it is octopods)
2.) How does the article relate what they do with their RNA to what a chef may do with a recipe?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/03/20/a-new-definition-would-add-102-planets-to-our-solar-system-including-pluto/?utm_term=.5037d2bbc05d&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
3.) How many new planets could be defined under the new criteria?
4.) What conclusion did scientists come to about the new definition of a planet eleven years ago? What was the "rule" to be a planet?
5.) What is the geophysical definition of a planet?
6.) What happened to the planet Ceres?
7.) How many planets have been found outside our solar system?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/03/27/scientists-convert-spinach-leaves-into-human-heart-tissue-that-beats/?utm_term=.6b92006bd47a&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
8.) Where did the idea for this invention come from?
9.) What other vegetables could replace lung tissue?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-moves-decisively-to-wipe-out-obamas-climate-change-record/2017/03/27/411043d4-132c-11e7-9e4f-09aa75d3ec57_story.html?utm_term=.2ea8c6d97740&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
10.) Name 3 short term and 3 long term plans the current president has for the environment.
11.) Do you agree with his thoughts? In other words, do you feel the potential boosts to the economy outweigh the possible negative consequences for the environment? Explain your thoughts
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/29/living/analemma-tower-orbiting-skyscraper-trnd/index.html
12.) How would the floating building idea work?
Other articles to read for "fun":
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/04/09/decomposed-bat-is-found-inside-bag-of-organic-salad-from-a-florida-walmart/?utm_term=.2d043c5d626e&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/i-gave-up-tv-then-qualified-for-olympic-marathon-trials-and-got-my-phd/2017/03/24/6d90aafc-ee38-11e6-9973-c5efb7ccfb0d_story.html?utm_term=.b56d704dfb4b&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/27/asia/dinosaur-discovery-australia/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/07/a-girl-was-found-living-among-monkeys-in-an-indian-forest-how-she-got-there-is-a-mystery/?utm_term=.abf618da5dd6&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/03/15/three-women-blinded-by-unapproved-stem-cell-treatment-at-south-florida-clinic/?utm_term=.3f18d88871a5&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/03/08/neanderthal-microbes-reveal-surprises-about-what-they-ate-and-who-they-kissed/?wpisrc=nl_az_most
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/01/world/oldest-microfossils-canada/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/03/01/subway-chicken-in-canada-was-part-meat-part-something-else-according-to-dna-analysis/?utm_term=.a4546022f3ac&wpisrc=nl_az_most
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/17/health/zebra-shark-reproduction/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/12/19/drone-video-captures-killer-whales-eating-a-shark-alive/?utm_term=.a152e995f0e6&wpisrc=nl_az_most
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/11/30/new-evidence-that-lucy-our-most-famous-ancestor-had-super-strong-arms/?utm_term=.6100a6cc8e8d&wpisrc=nl_az_most
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/28/asia/great-barrier-reef-coral-death/index.html
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Book Assignments due 4/3 (W) and 4/4 (B)
6th grade
C 14 1-5
C 23 1-5
C 31 1-5
C 47 1-4
7th grade
A 78 1-5
A 85 1-5
A 92 1-4
A 107 1-5
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Extra Credit or prize or something????
Taking that internship in a remote mountain lab might not have been the best idea. Pulling that lever with the skull symbol just to see what it did probably wasn't so smart, either, but now is not the time for regrets because you need to get away from these mutant zombies fast. With you are the janitor, the lab assistant, and the old professor. You've gotten a head start, but there's only one way to safety: across an old rope bridge spanning a massive gorge. You can dash across in a minute, while the lab assistant takes two minutes. The janitor is a bit slower and needs five minutes, and the professor takes a whole ten minutes, onto the ropes every step of the way. By the professor's calculations, the zombies will catch up to you in just over 17 minutes, so you only have that much time to get everyone across and cut the ropes. Unfortunately, the bridge can only hold two people at a time. To make matters worse, it's so dark out that you can barely see, and the old lantern you grabbed on your way only illuminates a tiny area. Can you figure out a way to have everyone escape in time? Remember: no more than two people can cross the bridge together, anyone crossing must either hold the lantern or stay right next to it, and any of you can safely wait in the dark on either side of the gorge. Most importantly, everyone must be safely across before the zombies arrive. Otherwise, the first zombie could step on the bridge while people are still on it. Finally, there are no tricks to use here. You can't swing across, use the bridge as a raft, or befriend the zombies.
Current Events due 3/6 (B) and 3/7 (W)
Read the articles and answer the questions that go with each
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/02/22/scientists-discover-seven-earthlike-planets-orbiting-a-nearby-star/?utm_term=.85670a0d7ce8&wpisrc=nl_az_most
1.) How far away is the new solar system?
2.) How big is their star compared to our star?
3.) Why is it a good thing that their start is "ultra-cool" temperature-wise?
4.) How were scientists able to calculate the planets mass even though they are so far away?
5.) Why are planets e, f and g the most intriguing for scientists?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/12/21/a-supervolcano-caused-the-largest-eruption-in-european-history-now-its-stirring-again/?utm_term=.bfdc95410bc2&wpisrc=nl_az_most
1.) When was the last time the volcano erupted?
2.) Use google to find out what a Neanderthal is. What is a Neanderthal?
3.) What happened to them because of this volcano?
4.) How many major eruptions has the volcano had in the last 40,000 years?
5.) Do they know if it will be erupting again soon?
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/07/africa/sudan-climate-change/index.html
1.) What is a "haboob", and what are three negative impacts of one occurring?
2.) How many people have been displaced due to flooding?
3.) How many people are expected to face water shortages despite this flooding?
4.) Name 6 adaptations/strategies that they are planning to make to help people deal with living here?
5.) How does the funding to help Sudan compare to that of other countries? Where are they ranked in order of money received?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/02/07/she-felt-a-crawling-sensation-doctors-found-a-live-cockroach-in-her-skull/?utm_term=.7ecbeb9afe89&wpisrc=nl_az_most
1.) How many times did she need to go to a doctor before they realized what was happening to her?
2.) What would have happened if they had left it in there?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/10/rare-disease-gave-man-tree-branch-like-hands-after-16-surgeries-he-can-finally-see-his-fingers/?utm_term=.fb43e3dd3b79&wpisrc=nl_az_most
1.) How many people in the world were diagnosed with the disease the man in the story had?
2.)
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Book Work due 2/13 (W) and 2/14 (B)
6th grade
Pg. E 43 1-5
Pg. E 55 1-3
Pg. E 71 1-4
Pg. E 81 1-4
7th grade - Book Work due 2/7 (W) and 2/8 (B)
Pg. C49 1-4
Pg. C 57 1-4
Pg. C 64 1-4
Pg. C 91 1-5
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Random Articles to read - not an assignment - a few students said they liked reading the articles so here are some for "fun"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/10/20/the-mysterious-planet-nine-might-be-causing-the-whole-solar-system-to-wobble/?wpisrc=nl_az_most
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/10/21/while-herding-sheep-australian-man-discovers-bones-of-a-giant-dinosaur-meet-wade/?wpisrc=nl_az_most
http://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/the-new-york-public-library-s-human-google?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool
http://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/aquatic-world-philippe-cousteau-mimic-octopus?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/11/opinions/america-will-take-giant-leap-to-mars-barack-obama/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/batteries/congo-cobalt-mining-for-lithium-ion-battery/
http://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/chasing-the-northern-lights-for-a-living/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/30/health/rosetta-landing-comet-philae/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/20/health/chromium-6-in-drinking-water/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/19/europe/france-bans-plastic-cups-plates/index.html
http://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/an-eagle-with-super-human-strength?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/health/proxima-b-centauri-rocky-planet-habitable-zone-neighbor-star/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/09/19/watch-this-law-professor-try-to-convince-a-physicist-that-greenlands-melt-wont-raise-seas/?utm_term=.cebc40b5655f&wpisrc=nl_az_most
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All Students - Book work due 1/9 and 1/10
7th Grade -
Pg. A 24 1-4
Pg. A 45 1-4
Pg. A 54 1-5
Pg. A 63 1-5
6th Grade
Pg. E12 1-5
Pg. E20 1-4
Pg. E27 1-4
Pg. E50 1-6
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All students - Current Event Due 12/15 (W) and 12/16 (B)
www.cnn.com/2016/10/25/health/banana-extinction/
1.) The Cavendish subgroup of bananas can't reproduce naturally. How do we get more of these?
2.) What was "Big Mike" and what happened to him? How did the disease affect him?
3.) How do Cavendish growers manage Black Sigatoka ? What are the trade offs?
4.) There are lots of banana varieties in the world. Why not just substitute a different kind?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/11/08/man-looking-for-a-place-to-pee-stumbles-upon-one-of-australias-oldest-prehistoric-sites/?wpisrc=nl_az_most
5.) What did Coulthard discover, and what led the discovery?
6.) How many artifacts were found at the site? What were some examples?
7.) Why aren't other scientists so sure about Hamm's conclusions?
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/11/health/interstellar-travel-space-physics/
8.) How long would it take to reach the nearest star?
9.) What are two major problems with deep space travel, and what are two possible solutions?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/10/23/like-something-out-of-a-horror-movie-flesh-eating-bacteria-infection-kills-man-in-four-days/?wpisrc=nl_az_most
10.) What potential impact has global warming had on Vibrio Bacteria?
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7th grade - Book work due 11/28 (B) and 11/29 (W)
MAKE SURE YOU ARE DOING THE CORRECT SECTIONS OF THE BOOK!!!
Pg. A 15 1-5
Pg. A 32 1-5
Pg. C21 1-5
Pg. C28 1-5
Pg. C35 1-4
6th grade - Current Event due 11/28 (B) and 11/29 (W)
http://www.popsci.com/what-is-dakota-access-pipeline
1. What is the DAPL and where is it located?
2. Why is the DAPL being built?
3. What are 2 reasons why people do not want the pipeline nearby?
http://time.com/4542889/carbon-dioxide-400-ppm-global-warming/
4. How long can carbon dioxide last in the atmosphere? Why is this a problem for our climate?
5. How does our current carbon dioxide concentration of 400 ppm compare to that of Venus?
6. **from video** What did scientists discover they could turn carbon dioxide into? What would it be used for?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/11/sharks-two-headed-oceans-mutations/
7. What do Spanish researchers think caused the 2 headed catshark? What do they think caused the wild sharks' malformations?
8. Why are 2 headed sharks more likely in blue sharks?
9. Why is overfishing a possible reason for the 2 headed sharks?
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Current Event assignment due 10/31 (W) and 11/1 (B) - follow the link and answer the questions posted
7th Grade - DO NOT DO ARTICLE #1 - Instead, do pg. C-14 1-5 in the text book. Make sure you are doing the right questions!
http://www.livescience.com/56302-donald-trump-hair-caterpillar-photos.html
- Where was the flannel moth caterpillar found?
- How is the flannel moth similar to a tarantula?
- Describe the flannel moth caterpillar’s defense against potential predators.
4. What genetic disorder does the mother have? What are the symptoms?
5. Describe the procedure performed by the doctors – how did this result in 3 biological parents?
6. Does the boy have Leigh syndrome? Why or why not?
7. **from the video** What is CRISPR? How could it be beneficial?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/10/12/scientists-discover-hundreds-of-footprints-left-at-the-dawn-of-modern-humanity/?wpisrc=nl_az_most
8. Where did scientists find one of the largest assemblages of ancient footprints?
9. Approximately how old are the footprints? What technique did the scientists use to figure out how old the footprints are?
10. Why are these ancient footprints an important discovery for anthropologists?
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7th grade - no book work yet - do current event instead
Current Event due 10/10 (W) and 10/11 (B) - follow the link and answer the questions posted
Sixth Extinction
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/09/14/what-the-sixth-extinction-will-look-like-in-the-oceans-the-largest-species-die-off-first/?utm_term=.93a58b3446b1&wpisrc=nl_az_most
1.) Before starting the article, us another web resource to find the meaning of the work perturbation. Write the definition for number one.
2.) What perturbation is causing large numbers of species to go extinct?
3.) What types of ocean species are in the most trouble right now?
4.) How does the article compare human hunting on land versus the oceans?
5.) What land species did humans "wipe out" thousands of years ago?
Oldest Fossil Ever
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/08/31/3-7-billion-year-old-fossils-may-be-the-oldest-signs-of-life-on-earth/?wpisrc=nl_az_most
6.) How do researchers get to Isua, and how did melting snow aid in their discovery?
7.) Where was the previously oldest fossil found? Why is finding fossils/rocks older than 3 billion years hard to do?
8.) Based on the article, what are three theories on how life may have started on Earth?
Brown Leaves - http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/20/us/weather-fall-foliage-forecast/index.html
9.) One reason people love fall is because the trees turn colors and look nice. That may not happen this year. Why? What will happen instead?
AntiBiotics in Food
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/20/health/fast-food-antibiotics-meat/index.html
10.) Which restaurants received an A? How many received an F?
11.) According the article, why is "Curbing the misuse of antibiotics in the meat industry is a public health imperative."?
12.) Why does Dr. Sanjay Gupta state "Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest health threats facing us today"?
13.) For one of the few times ever, what are they meeting about and discussing at the United Nations?
14.) What F rated restaurants on the list do you like ? Will you still eat there? Why or why not?
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Current Event due 9/26 (W) and 9/27 (B) - follow the link and answer the questions posted
Alien World
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/02/opinions/build-colony-alien-world-conversation/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool&iref=obnetwork
1.) What is the articles definition of a "habitat"?
2.) How is Oxygen made on the ISS (International Space Station)?
3.) If we were to colonize Mars, why would we have to improve our solar cells?
4.) Describe one way scientist may be able to change the climate of Mars.
Dead Bees
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/09/01/like-its-been-nuked-millions-of-bees-dead-after-south-carolina-sprays-for-zika-mosquitoes/?tid=pm_national_pop_b
5.) How many bees died and how were they killed?
6.) How many acres in Florida were sprayed with Naled?
Loneliness Helped Us
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/loneliness-can-be-depressing-but-it-may-have-helped-humans-survive/2016/09/02/c01a15f4-38a0-11e6-8f7c-d4c723a2becb_story.html?wpisrc=nl_az_most
7.) Quote: "And just like pangs of hunger, loneliness can feel like real pain — at least inside the brain"
How did Naomi Eisenberger and colleagues prove this statement?
8.) How have studies shown that how lonely you feel may have a genetic component?
9.) Loneliness has also been found to elevate levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Why was this good a long time ago?
Star Gazing
http://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/how-two-towns-in-colorado-became-meccas-for-stargazing/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool
10.) Have you ever seen the Milky Way Galaxy? Watch the video. Why have you not? Could we see it? If so what would we have to do?
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Current Event - due - Read the article associated with the link and answer the questions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/03/10/this-mindboggling-study-shows-just-how-massive-sea-level-rise-really-is/?wpisrc=nl_az_most
Massive Sea Level Rise?
1.) Anders Levermann says he is not propositioning that his ideas be followed through on, so what was the point of him putting this forward?
2.) What is the idea, and what are the two big problems with his idea?
3.) How many wind turbines would have to be built to generate how much electricity to get the pumps to work?
4.) How much would this project ultimately cost?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/01/28/bill-gates-on-dangers-of-artificial-intelligence-dont-understand-why-some-people-are-not-concerned/?wpisrc=nl_az_most
5.) What did Stephen Hawking say about artificial intelligence?
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/01/health/gray-hair-gene/index.html
6.) Why were Latin American countries studied?
7.) Why do people's hair turn grey?
8.) What role do environmental factors have in greying hair?
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/02/opinions/build-colony-alien-world-conversation/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool&iref=obnetwork
9.)Briefly describe the four main challenges of inhabiting another planet.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/25/tech/build-time-machine-conversation/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool&iref=obnetwork
10.) How does Einstein's theory on time travel work? Why are we unable to do it?
11.) The article goes on to describe how to build an actual time machine. Is the plan feasible? Why or why not?
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Book Assignment - due
Pg. A107 1-6
Pg. A115 1-5
Pg. A122 1, 2, 5
Pg. A127 1-6
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You will be writing a 1-2 page research paper to inform your reader about a genetic disorder. Your paper must be typed (at least 1 page) or neatly written (2 pages). Include the following:
- Your name, date and name of genetic disease
- How someone gets the disorder, for example, if it is sex-linked, the result of recessive genes, or due to chromosome damage
- The probability of getting the disorder
- Prognosis of disorder - for example, how long will they live, will they be diabled, etc.
- How will it affect the person that has it? How does it affect their friends and family? Will they be able to go to school and/or work? What is it like to live with someone with this disease?
- How is the disorder treated? Medicine? Surgery? Therapy? Combination?
- A history section - Who discovered it, how, etc.
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Current Event HW due - Go to link to read an article and answer the questions
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/20/us/possible-ninth-planet/index.html
1.) What is the name of the new planet?
2.) How long does it take the planet to orbit the sun?
3.) If scientists haven't seen this planet, how do they know it is there?
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/africa/quagga-project-zebra-conservation-extinct-south-africa/index.html
4.) What is a quagga, and what happened to them in the 1800's?
5.) How are they bringing the quagga back from extinction?
6.) What do critics say about this work?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2016/01/08/the-counter-intuitive-idea-that-could-drastically-reduce-head-injuries-in-football/?tid=hybrid_collaborative_1_na
7.) What new idea could dramatically reduce the incidence of head injuries in football?
8.) What is "spearing" and how did the development of the helmet lead to it?
9.) So how would this theory work? Do you think it is a good idea? Support your thoughts with evidence from the text.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/01/11/startling-new-discovery-600-million-years-ago-a-single-biological-mistake-changed-everything/
10.) What is a choanoflagellates and what did it lead scientists to discover? Be SPECIFIC
NO questions for this one -
http://www.livescience.com/39611-genes-for-handedness-found.html
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Book Assignment due
Read the textbook and answer the following questions on that section:
C91 1-5
C97 1-4
C103 1-4
C114 1-4
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Current Events due 12/21
Go to the following link and read the article; then answer the questions.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/30/europe/france-paris-cop21-climate-change-conference/index.html
1.) How many leaders of countries are attending the conference?
2.) What is their "one mission"?
3.) Which two countries are the main emitters of greenhouse gases?
4.) What was the name of the previous climate agreement that did not work out?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/07/asia/china-beijing-pollution-red-alert/index.html
1.) Why was a red alert issued in China?
2.) What is the license plate policy during a red alert in China?
3.) Under what conditions is a red alert issued (how many hours of pollution must their be)?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/27/world/persian-gulf-heat-climate-change/index.html
1.) What will happen in the middle east if global warming becomes worse?
2.) How does sweating cool you off?
3.) What are temperatures projected to reach in Kuwait City?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/30/world/meast/saudi-arabia-worlds-tallest-building-jeddah-tower/index.html
1.) How much will the Jeddah Tower cost to build?
2.) How tall will it be? How does this compare to the current record holder?
3.) How much concrete will be needed?
4.) What is the tallest a building can be right now, according to Saeng Dae Kim?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/22/africa/banana-panama-disease/index.html
1.) What is Panama Disease and what did it do?
2.) What is the Candevish, and why is it in trouble?
3.) How does Tropical Race 4 affect the banana plant?
4.) How is the disease already affecting Mozambique?
5.) Why couldn't farmers just burn down the banana plants are replant?
6.) Can the disease be stopped? Explain
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Book Assignment due 12/4
Read the textbook and answer the following questions on that section:
A 78 1-3, 5
A 85 1-3, 5
A 92 1-4
A 97 Analyzing Data questions 1-6
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Current Event Homework due Wednesday Nov. 18th - Please keep in mind that students will be assigned a project that is due after Thanksgiving break today. Students can bring it in before break if they finish it before. Students will also be assigned book homework on Wednesday Nov. 18th, and will have a cell test the class before break. Please encourage them to manage their time wisely.
Go to following link and answer the questions below: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/23/health/daylight-savings-time-body-effects/index.html
1.) Which states don't practice daylight savings?
2.) What does having daylight saving do for the amount of day light we experience?
3.) Why was daylight savings originally started? What was the justifcation for it?
Go to the following link and answer the questions below: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/23/europe/after-apocalypse-doomsday-seed-bank-svalbard/index.html
1.) What is buried deep in the ground in Norway and how many are there?
2.) What is the point of this place?
3.) At what temperature are they kept?
4.) What are some of the specific reasons they constructed this site? (what actions could lead to food shortages)?
4.) Why is the archipelago considered a great place to study climate change?
5.) The seed bank has been required to be opened. Use the following link to explain why specifically:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/19/europe/svalbard-global-seed-vault-syria/index.html
Go to the following link and answer the questions below: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/21/us/asteroid-earth-nasa-halloween-feat/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool&iref=obnetwork
1.) What narrowly missed Earth on Halloween?
2.) How close did it get?
3.) How large was the object?
4.) When did scientists realize this thing was coming? Which means the Earth had how many days notice???
5.) Do you think it is possible that the Earth could be hit with something large enough to cause some "real" damage? Explain.
Go the following link and answer the questions below: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/28/health/space-station-surprise-bacteria/index.html
1.) Why are the bacteria on the space station considered opportunisitc?
2.) What differnces of environment does the article discuss that may be the cause of why the bacteria is there?
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On November 2, 2009, according to the National Geographic, "Each cell in the human body contains about 100 times as many atoms as there are stars in the Milky Way. As we all know, the Milky Way has ~ 200 Billion stars. SOOooo, 200,000,000,000 X 100 = 2.0 × 1013. Long story short, it's about, 200 trillion. Now, that's magnificent isn't it! Hold your horses my little stem cells, Science NetLinks, a resource for science teachers, stated that there are approximately "ten to the 14th power" (that's 100 trillion) cells in the human body. SOOOooo, 200 trillion atoms in 1 human cell X 100 trillion cells in the average human body = a whopping, 200 septillion. That's a 2 with 24 zeros following it! Are you conceptualizing this! We have 100 times more atoms in out body than stars in the universe! [Please see footnote "A" Let's not stop there shall we? How about 200 septillion atoms in the average human body X, as of November 2, 2009, the Earth's population is estimated by the United States Census Bureau to be, 6.794 billion = 13.588 X 10 34 ! GULP! I better go make breakfast. () Zeusest The One and Only! Even if I have 2 Z's in my registration name. Oops... Footnote A The total number of stars in the universe is roughly 100 billion x 100 billion. That's 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars, 10 thousand, billion, billion. Properly known as 10 sextillion. And that's a very conservative estimate
Reference https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/how-many-atoms-in-a-human-cell.122923/
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Book work due October 28th
Book questions
- C35 1-5
- A15 1-6
- A24 1-6
Read more about the Paramecium here (nothing to do; if you are interested)
http://101science.com/paramecium.htm
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Current Events due Tuesday October 20th
Below is a link that leads to 5 questions.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/30/news-qs/?_r=0
Click on the link and read the 5 questions. Then go to this article and answer the 5 questions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/29/science/space/mars-life-liquid-water.html
Then read the following article and answer the questions.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/06/health/pioneers-brain-organoids/
1.) What is a brain organoid?
2.) Name 5 illnesses/disorders that brain organoids may help scientists treat/cure.
3.) What type of cells are brain organoids made from?
4.) Could a brain organoid develop a concious? Explain.
5.) Roughly how long do they think this new discovery will lead to medical breakthroughs?
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Due Wednesday October 14th
In the science textbook sent home, read pages C9 - C28. As you go through, answer the following questions:
C14 1-5
C21 1-6
C28 1-5
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Thursday, October 1st - Current Event - due Thursday Oct. 8th
Go to the link provided and answer the questions below on a piece of paper to hand in.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/29/opinions/sutter-beef-suv-cliamte-two-degrees/index.html
Questions:
1.) How many pounds of beef does Tootsie serve on one of her shifts?
2.) What are the three "main drivers" of global warming?
3.) What percentage of greenhouse gas produced is caused by livestock?
4.) What is the magic number we are trying to avoid for temperature change?
5.) What horrible tragedies may occur if the magic number is reached?
6.) How much pollution did this author's one meal produce? How far would that have gotten him in a car?
7.) According to the article, how much methane gas does a cow burp? Why is this bad (see point two)?
8.) How many miles of the author’s trip from in his car (#5) come solely from cow burps?
9.) How many cows live in a 150 mile radius of the city of Amarillo?
10.) Why is raising a cow on a feedlot considered the most efficient and environmentally friendly way to raise cattle?
11.) After cow burps, what produces the second most greenhouse gasses?
12.) Why is beef from central and south America worse than anywhere else environmentally?
13.) By what percentage will beef consumption rise by 2050?
14.) What is a “climate carnivore”?
15.) What type of diet is most climate friendly and why?
16.) Fill in the blank : “more than a ______ of anything is way too much.”
17.) Why is this article titled "Why beef is the new SUV"?
18.) Would you consider not eating beef altogether to help save the planet? What about cutting back? Explain your position on the matter.
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