Directions: Find an article via the following link
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/category/earthsky/

Read the article.  Then answer the following questions about the article.

Questions:

1) Why did you pick this article?

2) After reading this article, what did you find most interesting about it?

3) Do you think the information in this article is important?  Why or why not?

4) Would you recommend this article to others?  Why or why not?

5) List 3 facts from the article that you think not a lot of people would know.

Directions: Find an article via the following link
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/category/life/

Read the article.  Then answer the following questions about the article.

Questions:

1) Why did you pick this article?

2) After reading this article, what did you find most interesting about it?

3) Do you think the information in this article is important?  Why or why not?

4) Would you recommend this article to others?  Why or why not?

5) List 3 facts from the article that you think not a lot of people would know.

Directions: Find an article via the following link
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/category/life/

Read the article.  Then answer the following questions about the article.

Questions:

1) Why did you pick this article?

2) After reading this article, what did you find most interesting about it?

3) Do you think the information in this article is important?  Why or why not?

4) Would you recommend this article to others?  Why or why not?

5) List 3 facts from the article that you think not a lot of people would know.

Directions:
(1) Select one of the cell organelles and structures from the list on page 15 of the stapled packet in your folder.

(2) Create a poster with the name of your organelle or structure at the top.  Make the name stand-out, maybe writing it in bubble letters.

(3) Draw a picture that represents what your organelle or structure does in the cell.  For example, some people drew a garbage truck for “lysosome” because they help to clean up waste in the cell.  Others drew a boss for “nucleus” because the nucleus is like the manager of the cell.  Be creative!

(4) Include the definition of the organelle or structure on your poster.  You can find the definition on page 15 of the stapled packet in your folder.

BE SURE TO COLOR IT!  And, don’t forget to put your name on it!

This is an intro to life science, so your answers should be based on what you know already.  You don’t need to look up answers.  I’m interested in learning what you already know about life science.

(1) Title this paper “Life Science Essay.” 

(2) Then, write a paragraph answering each of the following questions.

PAGRAPH 1: What is life science?
PARAGRAPH 2: Examples of what a life scientist might study.
PARAGRAPH 3: What are the benefits of studying life science?
PARAGRAPH 4: What do you think will be your favorite part of life science and why?

Dent is our ficticious, alien pen pal.  He ran into trouble when his sister Andrysa asked him what “density” is.  Dent ran to his room and asked us for help.

In a letter, explain to Dent what “density” is.  Give examples and draw pictures to help him understand.

In class we watched a video called “Double Density” to help us come up with ideas for the Pen Pal Letter Assignment (Letter To Dent).

For extra credit, do one of the experiments from the video and take a picture of the final result.  You can print it and bring it to class or email my school email address: nate.brown@madisonschools.net .

DOUBLE DENSITY VIDEO LINK

Directions:
(1) Choose one of the following that interests you

Option A: Make a multiple choice quiz

Option B: Make a cross-word puzzle

Option C: Make a word-search (with clues for each word)

(2) Using the 11 questions on our Study Flipper 1 create which ever option you picked above. See examples below:

EXAMPLE – multiple choice quiz question

• ________ is anything that takes up space.
  A. Density
  B. Matter
  C. Scientific Method
  D. Observation

EXAMPLE – Clue for Cross-word

• 1 down. Anything that takes up space is _______.

EXAMPLE – Clue for Word-search

• _____ is anything that takes up space.

(3) You should include 1 question for each of the “flips” on the study flipper.  There should be 11 total.

This is due Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 after class. Please see the below link for the study flipper assignment and answers.

PHYSICAL SCIENCE STUDY FLIPPER 1 – AND ANSWERS

Goal: This assignment should help you understand how you use the scientific method daily in your life.

Directions:  Think of a time when you asked a question and tried to figure out the answer.  For this activity, it will have to be a time when you actually did figure out the answer.

Create a poster that lists each part of the scientific method and describes what you did for each part to figure out your answer.

EXAMPLE POSTER

Parts Of The Scientific Method:

• Ask A Question
• Make Observations
• Make A Hypothesis
• Test The Hypothesis
• Analyze The Results
• Make A Conclusion
• Communicate The Results