This post is for extra credit in science class. In order to receive extra credit, you must submit your answers on paper no later than Friday, November 6. Use proper sixth grade heading, and put your paper directly into the period mailbox. DO NOT share your work with others. Please do not post your answers. However, I encourage you to post comments related to what you learn.
What is H1N1? What is a pandemic? What is a germ? How are viruses and bacteria different? (Provide three differences.) How do antibiotics work? How do vaccines work? Name one human illness caused by a virus. Name one human illness caused by a bacterium.
Use this great website to find all your answers!
http://kidshealth.org/kid/
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Who is this man?
Hello Kiddos!
Who is this man? Hint: It's not Santa Claus! DO NOT post your answer on the Blog. This question is for extra credit in science class. In order to receive extra credit, you must submit your answer on paper no later than Monday, October 19. Your answer must include his name, year of birth and death, home country, and major accomplishment. I also added the Periodic Table links to the website. Just click on the Cow and go to the Periodic Tables folder. There are songs, videos, photos, games, and more! Enjoy your weekend!
Ms. Chick
Who is this man? Hint: It's not Santa Claus! DO NOT post your answer on the Blog. This question is for extra credit in science class. In order to receive extra credit, you must submit your answer on paper no later than Monday, October 19. Your answer must include his name, year of birth and death, home country, and major accomplishment. I also added the Periodic Table links to the website. Just click on the Cow and go to the Periodic Tables folder. There are songs, videos, photos, games, and more! Enjoy your weekend!
Ms. Chick
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Eli Wanted to See Snakes
Do you think people should be allowed to own exotic pets like this giant python? Why or why not? Read the article below, and post your opinion.
What a neighbor -- a 'monster' 18-foot pet python
Delilah, an 18-foot-long, 400-plus-pound Burmese python who'd enjoyed a swell existence in an Apopka-area backyard feeding on rabbits, has a new home -- for now.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials removed the giant snake from a home on Section Drive due to concerns about Delilah's size and whether the chain-link cage she was in was secure enough to contain her, reports the Orlando Sentinel.
"To me it's a Goliath. It's a monster of a snake," Lt. Rick Brown with Fish and Wildlife's Investigations section said, adding it is the "largest I've ever seen."
Recently, the snake was being cared for by Melvin Cheever, of Apopka, the brother of her owner.
Cheever said his brother was moving to West Virginia and left the snake behind to prepare her new accommodations. Cheever said his brother has owned the snake for 16 years.
"I fed her this morning, gave her seven rabbits," Cheever said soon after the snake was placed in a container and prepared to move from the small community alongside Lake Apopka. "She is as docile as can be. She's as happy as can be."
Cheever acknowledged the snake, which measures 30 inches around, had escaped its enclosure in the past.
Which doesn't make us especially happy.
Photo: A python named Delilah was moved by Florida Wildlife officials to a temporary home when his cage near Lake Apopka, Fla., was deemed unsuitable on Friday, Sept., 11, 2009. They measured her before moving her to a more secure location. She had escaped in the past. The 16 year old snake was measured at 18' long and 30" around. She will be moved to a snake handler in Bushnell, Fla. (GEORGE SKENE, ORLANDO SENTINEL / September 11, 2009)
Sunday, September 13, 2009
And you guys thought Honey Bun was cute!
Hey Kiddos,
Take a look at these giant panda photos. And, check out the National Zoo link for more information. Tell me what you think. Enjoy!
Ms. Chick
National Zoological Park
Take a look at these giant panda photos. And, check out the National Zoo link for more information. Tell me what you think. Enjoy!
Ms. Chick
National Zoological Park
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Welcome to Middle School!
Well, two weeks almost over and only 34 to go! The good news is we have a three-day weekend coming up and two four-day weeks in October. It has been very fun getting to know you all. We are going to have lots of fun in science this year. What has been your favorite part of class so far?
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Charlotte's Web Chromosome Graph
Extra Credit (due no later than Wednesday, February 13)
Create a graph to illustrate the number of chromosomes found in the animals we saw in Charlotte's Web. Remember to include, labels for the x- and y-axis, an informational title, and your name as the "source." You don't need a legend.
Horse 64
Pig 38
Cow 60
Sheep 54
Goose 78 (estimate)
Barn Spider 24 (estimate)
Answer the following questions usiing the graph you create.
1) Which animals on the graph is considered the most and least intelligent? (Hint: You may have to do some research.)
2) Based on your answer to #1, does there seem to be any relationship between chromosome number and intelligence? Why or why not?
3) Which animal has a chromosome number that most closely resembles that of humans?
4)Why don't any of the animals have an odd number of chromosomes?
5) What is the diploid number of chromosomes for cows?
6) What is the haploid number of chromosomes for horses?
Create a graph to illustrate the number of chromosomes found in the animals we saw in Charlotte's Web. Remember to include, labels for the x- and y-axis, an informational title, and your name as the "source." You don't need a legend.
Horse 64
Pig 38
Cow 60
Sheep 54
Goose 78 (estimate)
Barn Spider 24 (estimate)
Answer the following questions usiing the graph you create.
1) Which animals on the graph is considered the most and least intelligent? (Hint: You may have to do some research.)
2) Based on your answer to #1, does there seem to be any relationship between chromosome number and intelligence? Why or why not?
3) Which animal has a chromosome number that most closely resembles that of humans?
4)Why don't any of the animals have an odd number of chromosomes?
5) What is the diploid number of chromosomes for cows?
6) What is the haploid number of chromosomes for horses?
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Metric Measurement Challenge Question
What are the following measures of a cube with edges that are 6cm long?
total length of all edges?
total surface area of cube?
volume of cube?
Submit your answers to the questions above in writting by Friday, September 28 for a cluck buck!
Ms. Chick
total length of all edges?
total surface area of cube?
volume of cube?
Submit your answers to the questions above in writting by Friday, September 28 for a cluck buck!
Ms. Chick
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Metric Measurement Trivia
Here is some Metric Measurement Trivia for you to ponder. Turn in the answers (with work shown) by Friday, September 28, and receive some Cluck Bucks for your efforts! As always, DO NOT ALLOW ANOTHER STUDENT TO BENEFIT FROM YOUR WORK. JUST SAY NO!
1) Go to http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/.
2) How tall was the tallest man in meters? Convert his height in meters to centimeters.
3) What was the mass (in kilograms) of the heaviest car balanced on a human head? Convert this mass in kilograms to grams.
4) What is the volume of the largest ruby in millimeters cubed? Hint: You will have to do some calculating.
5) Where on Earth was the coldest recorded temperature obtained? How about the hottest? Provide your answer in degrees Celsius. You must provide your source for the answer to this question. Hint: It cannot be found on the Guinness Website.
Post a comment to let me know you have read this message, and tell me if you are going to try your hand at the trivia questions. Good luck, and have fun!
Ms. Chick
1) Go to http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/.
2) How tall was the tallest man in meters? Convert his height in meters to centimeters.
3) What was the mass (in kilograms) of the heaviest car balanced on a human head? Convert this mass in kilograms to grams.
4) What is the volume of the largest ruby in millimeters cubed? Hint: You will have to do some calculating.
5) Where on Earth was the coldest recorded temperature obtained? How about the hottest? Provide your answer in degrees Celsius. You must provide your source for the answer to this question. Hint: It cannot be found on the Guinness Website.
Post a comment to let me know you have read this message, and tell me if you are going to try your hand at the trivia questions. Good luck, and have fun!
Ms. Chick
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
One Week Down
Now that you have completed your first week of middle school, I want to hear from you. What do you think? What's the best part? What's the worst part? Share your experiences and opinions.
Ms. Chick
Ms. Chick
Monday, August 13, 2007
Welcome to The Chicken Coop!
I am so excited for the 2007-2008 school year. You are in for an exciting year of science! In sixth grade science you learn about living things and their environment (biology and ecology). What does the suffix -ology mean? How about the bio- and eco- prefixes? Here are just a few photos of The Chicken Coop and its permanent residents! Enjoy!
Can you identify the common names of the classroom animals pictured? If you are able to identify the common names, try researching the scientific names.
Ms. Chick
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