Lancaster – ScienceDearborn Public Schools

May 6th Energy-Kinetic & Potential

Science book – Chapter 5 Energy Sources

Energy lab in class

Calculating KE & PE

Energy on the playground- KE & PE  – A.C. HELMS

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/energy/Lesson-1/Kinetic-Energy

Mar 14th Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Read and Outline pages 136-137

Flashcards-vocabulary words

Volcano Research Project

Mar 2nd The Theory of Plate Tectonics

https://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates1.html

Homework – Read and Outline pages 108-111

Vocabulary words – flashcards-pgs 108-111

Do the questions on page 111. (all)

Convergent boundary- the collision of two lithospheric plates

Divergent boundary-the two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.

Transform boundary- tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally

Jan 12th Futuristic Recycled Car Due Wednesday 1-13-16

Share futuristic recycled car with the class.

Starting a new science book- Inside the Restless Earth

Dec 16th Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection

https://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/html5/v1/fullscreen.html

What is an Owl Pellet?

Have fun we will be doing this in class tomorrow.

Dec 10th Long-Closed Colorado Mines let go of Toxic Tidal Wave

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc5IU9w9bBc

Who is really responsible?

Dec 1st Climate Change

Dec 1st Environmental Problems/Solutions

https://www.nrdc.org/issues/

https://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/default.asp    

https://www.nrdc.org/energy/default.asp      

https://www.nrdc.org/recycling/default.asp  

Dec 1st Environmental Problems/Solutions

Pollution/Renewable/Nonrenewable Resources/Exotic Species/Overpopulation-Human Population Growth/Biodiversity

Read and outline pages 78-81

Vocabulary Words-Flashcards

2 panel flip chart

Nov 20th How Ocean Pollution Affects Humans

https://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2015/11/lead-889×646.jpg