HW Due Tues Oct 1

Finish Pulse Lab

How does ___ affect pulse rate?

Planet exploration:  12 Strangely Beautiful Alien Worlds You Really Wouldn't Want To Live On

Objectives:

• Designing experiments
• Working with data
• Drawing Conclusions

Class Activity:

How does _____ affect pulse?  Why?

Pulse Lab:  Google Doc Investigation


Beating heart with blood flow from hybrid medical animation on Vimeo.

HW Due Friday 8/27

NO HW

Black Holes and Presentations

Objective:

• Presenting Information 
• Exploring #1 Votes Space Topic:  Black Holes

Class:



Presentation Don't

Interests Presentation Example

HW Due Wed 9/25

Fill out the What is Your Goal and Why sections of your PLP

Bring in materials or research notes you need for your projects.

Personal Learning Projects

Start Filling in Personal Learning Plan

HW Due Thurs 9/19

No HW

Astrobiology

Is there life on other planets?

Google Doc Investigation

HW Due Tues 9/17

NO HW

Quiz - Friday

Quiz

Class Projects

HW due Fri Sept 13

Quiz on Astronomy and Experimental Design

Review, Tides, PLP's

Objective:

• Why do tides occur?
• What are you interested in learning about?

Classwork

• Work on review
• Intro to tides
• Meet with Mr. Fox PLP's 

HW Due Wed Sept 11

Finish Space Tech lab write up
Finish Eclipse Investigation and upload to Google Drive eclipse folder

Finishing Eclipse Investigation and Lab Write Up

Objectives:

• Write a formal lab report

Classwork

• Complete Eclipse Gizmo
• Work on Space Technology graph and conclusion

HW: Due Mon Aug 9

Complete Eclipse Gizmo upload it to the Eclipse Folder in Google Drive

Eclipses and Interests

Why do eclipses happen?  What are you interested in?

Objective:

• Explore the causes and geometry of eclipses
• Brainstorms and formulate a research question

Class

1. Quick discussion:  Infographics, How far is the moon from the earth?
2. Investigate eclipses through the Eclipse Gizmo
3. Download Eclipse word doc to your desktop
4. When you have completed the doc upload the assignment to the Eclipse folder

1. Meet with Mr. Fox independently to discuss your Strengths and Interest form, possible interests and concepts.  Begin formulating a topic of your interest that you can investigate, experiment, explore, and share. 

Eclipses and PLPS

Why do eclipses happen?  What are you interested in?

Objective:

• Explore the causes and geometry of eclipses
• Brainstorms and formulate a research question

Class

1. Quick discussion:  Infographics, How far is the moon from the earth?
2. Investigate eclipses through the Eclipse Gizmo
3. Download Eclipse word doc to your desktop
4. When you have completed the doc upload the assignment to the Eclipse folder

1. Meet with Mr. Fox independently to discuss your Strengths and Interest form, possible interests and concepts.  Begin formulating a topic of your interest that you can investigate, experiment, explore, and share.