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Element Posters

Feb 2, 2016

Dear Families,

Today was a little unique, between no running water and porta potties, myself being very sick over the weekend, our field trip to the symphony and a guest art teacher... things were unusual to say the least.  We did no have a chance to do our logs today.

We are not having vocab work this week.  We are finishing up some projects this week.
For homework, students should be reading (AR goal period ends March 2nd -Wednesday).  Also it would be wise for students to work on finishing their drafts of their persuasive work.  We will be working on finishing our final drafts in class this week.


Thank you,
Ms.  Sara

space vocab

NASA- Space Vocabulary 

These will be your vocabulary words for the next two weeks! 

Homework: 

Wed 2/17 and Thurs 2/18  = Definitions on a separate sheet of paper

Mon 2/22 and Tues 2/23 =  Draw pictures for as many words as you can, then do sentences or cartoons for the rest

Wednesday 2/24= crossword puzzle

Thursday 2/25= study

Friday  2/26 = Test and Turn in all vocabulary work

NASA- Space Vocabulary 

1. star- A point of light in the night sky. It is a ball of gas, which produces its own heat and light.

2. planet- A large, natural object that orbits a star.

3. space- The area above a planet’s atmosphere.

4. moon- A natural object orbiting a planet.

5.  asteroids-small, rocky, icy and metallic objects that orbit the sun.  Most asteroids orbit in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

6.  comets- small objects made of rock and frozen gas that orbit the sun.  They have the a coma or “tail” that is seen when they pass close to the sun.  Most originate in the outer solar system.

7. solar system- A system of a stars and all the objects that orbit it; Our solar system includes the sun, 9 planets, their moons, asteroids, and comets.

8. orbit- The path of a satellite around a planet or of a planet around its star

9. rotate- To turn around an axis or center point; which causes day and night on the Earth.

10.  revolve- To move in a circular orbit; such as the Earth going around the sun.

11.  atmosphere- The gases surrounding a planet.

12. force- A push or pull on an object.

13.  drag- The force due to air that slows down the plane as it moves forward.

14. thrust- The force of the engine, which pushes a plane forward.

15.  gravity- The force of attraction between two objects (such as the force between you and the Earth).

16.  lift- The force that keeps an airplane up due to the flow of air over and under the wings.

17.  mach- A number that compares an airplane’s speed to the speed of sound 750 mph. (At Mach 2, a plane goes twice the speed of sound).

18.  supersonic- A term that indicates motion faster than the speed of sound (more than Mach 1 but less than Mach 5).

19.  astronaut- A person who trains to fly into space.

20.  engineer- A person trained to design, construct, and operate mechanical or electrical instruments

21.  ration- A fixed amount of food or water when the supply is limited.

22.  space shuttle- A reusable, crewed spacecraft used to place satellites in earth orbit and to conduct experiments.

23.  space station- A manned structure that orbits the Earth and is used for a variety of purposes, especially research

24.  space probe- An unmanned spacecraft that explores the solar system and sends data back to Earth

25.  altitude- The height above sea level.

26.  lunar- A term referring to the moon.

27.  Infrared - A type of light that can’t be seen by humans but that instruments can use to measure the heat differences between objects.

atoms and elements

Atoms and Elements (science vocabulary)

1. atom -the smallest unit of an element that still has the properties of that element

2. proton- particle with a positive charge

3. electron -particle with a negative charge

4. neutron- particle with no charge

5. nucleus- the center of an atom (where the proton and neutrons are)

6. mass number- total number of protons and neutrons in an atom

7. atomic number- total number of protons in a nucleus

8. element- substance make of only one kind of atom

9. periodic table- table that shows the elements arranged by their atomic numbers

10.  molecule- two or more atoms bonded together

11. compound- a substance made of 2 or more different elements

12. matter- a substance that occupies space and has mass (all matter is made of atoms)

13.  solid- the state of matter that has a definite shape and volume

14.  liquid- the state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape

15. gas- the state of matter that does not have a definite shape or volume

16.   chemical property- a trait that involves the way a substance combines with other substances to form new substances  (reactivity, flammability, pH, toxicity)

17.  physical property- a trait that describes a substance (such as size, color, shape, hardness, texture, freezing/melting/boiling point)

18. mixture- a combination of two or more different substances

19. metal-a substance that transfers heat and electricity well and is malleable

20. nonmetal- a substance that does not transfer heat and electricity well and is not malleable

21. alloy-a solid solution in which metal or a nonmetal dissolves in metal

22. metalloid- a substance that has some of the properties of a metal and some of a nonmetal

23.  acid- a chemical compound that has a ph less than 7, it turns blue litmus paper red

24.  base- a chemical compound that has a ph more than 7, it turns red litmus paper blue

Wednesday  2/10- write definitions           

Thursday   2/11- Atoms and Elements worksheet (on the back of the crossword)            

Tuesday 2/12- crossword  and study (atoms and elements quiz on Wed. 2/13)

science fair reminders

                                Mar Vista Science Fair 2016

2/3/2016   science fair project due (in Mar Vista MPR)  and  6-7 parent night
*we will be presenting our projects in class on 2/5
2/12/16   registration for the county science fair closes
3/12/16  county science fair

About your board and journal:

Journal:   Should  really be a record of your experiment planning, process, thinking, observations and practice for presentation board.  No white out or erasing, just cross out with a single line.

entries should include:

-choosing project/research done

-gathering supplies

- setting up the experiment ( intro, hypothesis, procedure)

-  what happened during the experiment (observations/data/results/thoughts and ideas/problems that occur changes that need to be made etc)  (anything and everything…the more the better)

-if you had to watch your experiment over a time period you should record your data/observations

- why did you get those results?  what was learned (conclusion)

Science Board

Introduction What is your experiment’s purpose? What is your question your are trying to answer? What are you trying to solve/figure out? Hypothesis What do you think will happen? Methods/Procedure: What are the steps of your experiment?

CATCHY TITLE AND SCIENTIST NAMES Visuals Photos, graphs etc. Data data tables, charts and/or observations Results What were the results of your experiment? What happened? What did you find out?

Discussion/Conclusion Was your hypothesis supported or not? Analyze and interpret your results?  Why do you think you got the results that you did? What do results mean? What were sources of error or problems? What are your next steps? Why does this matter? References Any resources used or research done (websites, books, magazines etc.) Acknowledgments people to thank or those whole helped you in some way.

* we will be presenting our boards in class on (do not take them home until after you present them in class) 

Presentations will be short (1-3 min)- where you describe your experiment- what you did and what you were trying to figure out?  What the results were?  Why it is important/what you learned?

*You only need to do a science report if you go to the county science fair.

How you will be scored:

Journal (10 pts) -easy to understand -thorough/detailed

Science Board/Overall Project (25 pts) -neatness/attractiveness -sequencing of display was logical -clear explanation of project -adequate sample size (3 trials min.) -accurate observations and measurements -demonstrates and understanding  of the material -conclusions accurately based on data

Presentation  (15 pts) -well described project: what you did?  what you were trying to figure out? what were results?  what did you learn/why was this important?

colonies unite

Ch. 8 Social Studies-The Colonies Unite - Vocabulary      

1.  alliance- a formal agreement among groups or individuals

2.  boycott- to refuse to buy

3. Parliament- the lawmaking body of the British government

4. treason-working against one’s own government; betrayal

5. repeal- to take back

6. coerced- forced         

7. monopoly- the complete control of a good or service by a person or group

8. congress- a formal meeting of representatives

9.  quarter- to feed and house

10. revolution- a sudden, complete change of government

11. independence- the freedom to govern oneself

12. declaration- an offical statement

13.  grievances- complaints

14. budget- a plan for spending money

15.  delegate- a representative

16.  proclamation- a public announcement

17.  representation- the right of being represented by delegates having a voice in a legislative body

18. petition- a signed request made to an official person

Monday:  Definitions

Tuesday:  Sentences or Cartoon *must clearly show words meaning  *10 words choice

Wednesday:  Crossword Puzzle

Thursday:  Study for test on Friday

Bonus Words

19.  imperial policies- laws and orders issued by the British government

20.  Minutemen- Colonial organized militia units that were said to be ready to fight at a minutes notice

21.  Articles of  Confederation-  America’s first plan of government

22.  Committees of Correspondence- committees formed by the colonists that would write letters to other colonies  keeping all of the colonies informed and united in  a common cause

23.  olive branch- an ancient symbol of peace

science fair check in and civil rights work

Variables in Your Science Fair Project
Information From http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_variables.shtml

Scientists use an experiment to search for cause and effect relationships in nature. They design an experiment so that changes to one item cause something else to change in a predictable way.
These changing quantities are called variables. A variable is any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types. An experiment usually has three kinds of variables: independent, dependent, and controlled.
The independent variable is the one that is changed by the scientist. To ensure a fair test, a good experiment has only one independent variable. As the scientist changes the independent variable, he or she observes what happens. This is what you are testing (it is the thing your are changing that is impacting the outcome).
The scientist focuses his or her observations on the dependent variable to see how it responds to the change made to the independent variable.
Experiments sometimes have controlled variables. Controlled variables are quantities that a scientist wants to remain constant (or the same throughout the experiment), and he must observe them as carefully as the dependent variables.
In a good experiment, the scientist must be able to measure the values for each variable. Weight or mass is an example of a variable that is very easy to measure. However, imagine trying to do an experiment where one of the variables is love. There is no such thing as a "love-meter." You might have a belief that someone is in love, but you cannot really be sure, and you would probably have friends that don't agree with you. So, love is not measurable in a scientific sense; therefore, it would be a poor variable to use in an experiment.

For example, if we were testing the effect of fertilizer on plant growth, we would want to make sure that the amount of water and their sun exposure was equal or constant.

controlled variables = water and sun (plants will be given 12 oz of water every other day, and exposed to the sun 8 hours a day)

independent variable= fertilizer

dependent variable= plant growth


Science Fair Check-in


Name:____________________________

Where are you in the Science Fair Project Process?
(just starting/thought of idea, gathering supplies for the experiment, doing the experiment, analyzing data from the experiment, working on bulletin boards, completed project etc.)

_____________________________________________

How is it going? (How are you feeling about your choices, what are your next steps, is there something you need help with)

________________________________________
What are you testing and trying to figure out?
_________________________________________
What is your controlled variable (the thing you are keeping the same)?
________________________________________
What is your independent variable (the thing you are changing)?
______________________________________________

What is your dependent variable (the thing you are measuring or seeing if it is changed)?
___________________________________________

What is a possible graph or chart you might use to show your data/results:


If you have NOT turned in your proposal please complete to the back page page.
Project Proposal

Project Title: _________________________________________________
Purpose/Problem Statement:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

Investigative topic/Question: (What I want to find out?):
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

Hypothesis (What I think the answer to my question will be):
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Parent Signature: _____________ Date: ________________


Teacher Approval : ____________ Date: _________


Please rewrite and submit again ________________________

Monday 1/11- NO School

Tuesday 1/12-  Science Fair Project Check-In definitions

Wednesday 1/13- definitions

Thursday 1/14- write detailed sentences that use the word correctly and show understanding  (half)

Monday 1/18- NO School

Tuesday 1/19-  Finish sentences

Wednesday 1/20- crossword

Thursday 1/21-  study for quiz

Civil Rights Vocabulary

Amendment – a change made or offered in a law or bill by addition, omission, or alteration of language.

Desegregate – to abolish racial segregation.

Disenfranchise – to take any right or privilege away from.

Equality – the condition or quality of being equal; exact likeness in amount, size, value or rank.

Freedom Rider-a person who challenged racial laws in the American South in the 1960s, originally by refusing to abide by the laws designating that seating in buses be segregated by race.

Integration – the inclusion of people of all races on an equal basis in neighborhoods, schools, parks, or other facilities.

Jim Crow – discrimination against Negroes.

Non-violence (Non-violence movement) – a political or philosophical belief based on peaceful methods to achieve any goal; opposite to any form of violence.

Nullify – to make of no effect; destroy; cancel; wipe out.

Protest – a statement that denies or objects strongly.

Rebellion – resistance against any power or restriction.

Rights – The power or privilege to which one is justly entitled.

Segregation – separation from others; setting apart; isolation.

Separate but Equal – having to do with a policy of racial segregation between African Americans and whites, as in education, employment, or transportation, by providing ostensibly equal facilities for all.

Sit-ins – a form of protest in which a group of people enter and remain seated for a long period of time in a public place.

Supreme Court – the highest court in the United States, consisting of the Chief Justice and eight associate justices.