Vocabulary Index Cards

Here are all the vocabulary index cards we've completed this year. If you don't have them done, make your own card to study off of. You will have a final test over these AND you need to hand in ALL your cards. Below are the words:

Insanity
Anabolic Steroids
Scientific Method
Graph
erosion
soil
Physical/chemical/mechanical weathering
Weathering
The rock cycle
igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
fossil
metamorphic rock
foliated
Earth's layers
plate tectonics
transform boundary
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
tsunami
mass/weight
matter
states of matter
element
malleability
combustibility
carbon footprint
Acids/bases
Chemical Changes
Atoms
pH scale
Earth's magnetic field

Let the race begin!!!!!

Today we experimented with the molecule water.. One piece of wax paper, a race track, and a drop of water... Ready? Set.... go!!!!!
Students were also challenged to create their own track as well. Here are some of the different strategies the kids tried.

INVENTION project DUE FRIDAY May 14th!!!!

Students are working on an invention project. After showing them some infomercials, both real and fake, I challenged the kids to make their own. This will support all the technology projects we have done this year. This will be the final technology project for them. They will get 15 points EXTRA CREDIT if they hand it in on MAY 7th. Then it breaks down like this;

May 7th- 15pts extra
May 10th- 12pts extra
May 11th- 9pts extra
May 12th- 6pts extra
May 13th- 3pts extra
May 14th- Actual due date.... No extra credit, just full credit :)

Here are the guided questions and expectations:

* 1 to 2 page TYPED report on "What is problem I'm solving? How it works? Other important info?..."
* An illustrated design of the invention product
* A technology part ATLEAST ONE... Powerpoint, web page, commercial
* Classroom presentation... Sell it!!! Not actually, but give a persuasive report on your product.

Students can work with up to 3 people in the class.

Any questions let me know. Have fun!!