Open House

Parent Survey

The Hindenburg and your hypothesis

After watching the story of the Hindenburg and all the possible theories, it is your turn to form a hypothesis.

Here is a layout of the expectations for the paper.

Introduction- (1-2 paragraphs)
Give a general review of the Hindenburg and it's story.

Body- (2-3 paragraphs)
Explain all the possible theories we learned about with explanations as to why these theories are 'feasible'

Conclusion- (1-2 paragraphs)
Using the information we had taken notes on, form your own hypothesis as to what really happened. Also a final summary review. (1-3 sentences)


This is due tomorrow May 16th.

Test on Wed.

We will have a hard copy study guide coming home tomorrow for the kids to study for Wednesday's quiz.

New Vocab words

ENERGY

·      Energy- The capacity or power to do work, such as the capacity to move an object (of a given mass) by the application of force.

·      Potential energy- Potential energy is stored energy. An object can store energy as the result of its position.

·      Kinetic energy- the energy of motion, observable as the movement of an object, particle, or set of particles.

·      Heat- is any transfer of energy from one body or system to another due to a difference in temperature.

States of Matter

States of Matter Vocabulary

Atom- The building blocks of matter. The smallest unit of an element.

Molecule- A molecule is an electrically neutral group of two or more atoms bonded together.

Nucleus- The central part of an atom.

Electron- It travels around the nucleus at a very fast rate.  Electrons carry a negative electrical charge.

Proton- A part of the nucleus of an atom. Protons carry a positive electrical charge.

Neutron-  A part of the nucleus of an atom. Neutrons carry no electrical charge.

Lava in a Cup... (by Science Bob)

* A clear drinking glass
* 1/4 cup vegetable oil
* 1 teaspoon salt
* Water
* Food coloring (optional)

1. Fill the glass about 3/4 full of water .
2. Add about 5 drops of food coloring - I like red for the lava look.
3. Slowly pour the vegetable oil into the glass. See how the oil floats on top - cool huh? It gets better.
4. Now the fun part: Sprinkle the salt on top of the oil.
5. Watch blobs of lava move up and down in your glass!
6. If you liked that, add another teaspoon of salt to keep the effect going.

The project above is a DEMONSTRATION. To make it a true experiment, you can try to answer these questions:

1. How long will the effect go on if you keep adding salt?

2. Will other substances (sand, sugar. etc.) work the same as salt?

So what's going on? Of course, it's not real lava but it does look a bit like a lava lamp your parents may have had. First of all, the oil floats on top of the water because it is lighter than the water. Since the salt is heavier than oil, it sinks down into the water and takes some oil with it, but then the salt dissolves and back up goes the oil! Pretty cool huh?

Text Book work today. Questions

These are the questions that were on the board that some of you might not have gotten down before our time was up..


6. Complete an informational chart with facts you compiled during the reading.
     Composite Volcano               Shield Volcano         Cinder Cone Volcano
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7. Chose one of the volcanoes. Pretend you are watching it erupt from a safe distance. Write an article (2 paragraphs) for a newspaper about what you had seen happening.


8. Look up images of Mt. Fuji. Create a colorful illustration of one of the images.