Weekly Schedule March 10th – March 14th

This is our schedule for the week ending March 14th, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact me at extension 38.

1st Year Science (Period 2 & 3)

Monday: Work Due: None

How to Prepare a Science Fair Project

The purpose of this program is to acquaint students with the many steps and procedure of preparing a science project for school, district, or state competition. The emphasis is on the importance of long-range planning and scheduling. In addition to helping students become organized in their approach, the program will also describe how to go about selecting a topic, conduct research, develop a hypothesis, incorporate the scientific method into the project, organize notes, set up and conduct an experiment to test theories, organize and write the abstract and research paper, construct and design an exhibit, and conduct an oral presentation.

Science Project Timeline

Identify your topic and establish a purpose. 3/24/2008
Use the library to research your topic. 3/31/2008
Plan experiment and collect supplies. 4/7/2008
Conduct your experiment and collect data and results. 4/21/2008
Analyze results and establish conclusion. 4/28/2008
Write the research paper and abstract. 5/5/2008
Build your display and practice presentation for judging. 5/19/2008

Tuesday: Work Due: None

Enviro-Tacklebox: Module 1:

Science in Personal and Social Perspective: A Biofilm's Bio

Students are introduced to one of the hottest topics in microbiology today - Biofilms! Follow host Greg Grandy as he examines the environmental implications of these sometimes helpful, sometimes pesky microbes! Viewers will travel to several sites, including Yellowstone National Park, where they will see communities of Biofilms at the Norris Geyser Basin and will also visit a research lab where environmental scientists develop Biofilms to be used in the bioremediation of oil spills. One of the Enviro-Tacklebox student reporters visits her dentist to learn about Biofilms in her mouth! Join us in this adventure as we learn about A Biofilm's Bio!

Wednesday: Work Due: None

Enviro-Tacklebox: Module 1:

Science in Personal and Social Perspective: A Biofilm's Bio

We will continue our work from yesterday.

Thursday: Work Due: Historical Vignette

Enviro-Tacklebox: Module 1:

Science in Personal and Social Perspective: A Biofilm's Bio

We will finish our work from Tuesday. There will be a quiz.

Friday:

What It's Like To Be Different.

This program helps develop children’s sensitivity to others by showing them how it feels to be different. Four scenarios reveal how a personal attribute or opinion can make youngsters the target of teasing, put-downs and ridicule. Questions following each vignette prompt discussion about feelings and encourage the celebration of differences. There will be a quiz.

2nd Year Science (Period 1 & 4)

Monday: Work Due: Pattern Discovery

How to Prepare a Science Fair Project

The purpose of this program is to acquaint students with the many steps and procedure of preparing a science project for school, district, or state competition. The emphasis is on the importance of long-range planning and scheduling. In addition to helping students become organized in their approach, the program will also describe how to go about selecting a topic, conduct research, develop a hypothesis, incorporate the scientific method into the project, organize notes, set up and conduct an experiment to test theories, organize and write the abstract and research paper, construct and design an exhibit, and conduct an oral presentation.

Science Project Timeline

Identify your topic and establish a purpose. 3/24/2008
Use the library to research your topic. 3/31/2008
Plan experiment and collect supplies. 4/7/2008
Conduct your experiment and collect data and results. 4/21/2008
Analyze results and establish conclusion. 4/28/2008
Write the research paper and abstract. 5/5/2008
Build your display and practice presentation for judging. 5/19/2008

Tuesday: Work Due: None

The Jeff Corwin Experience: Arizona: A Desert Ecosystem

With its combination of dry, cracked earth, stifling hot temperatures and wide vistas, the Arizona desert may seem a barren wasteland. Jeff discovers that this area is crawling with creatures equipped to thrive in these harsh conditions.

Wednesday: Work Due: Desert Poem

Enviro-Tacklebox: Module 3:

Topics and Issues in Environmental Science: Commons Sense

The fish in the ocean, the planet Mars, Antarctica and even space itself can be thought of as a "commons." Join host Greg Grandy and the Enviro-Tacklebox student reporters as they investigate the concept of a "commons" through visits to places such as the National Marine Fisheries Institute at Woods Hole, Cape Cod, the Louisiana Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, and the Boston Commons. Fundamental concepts including carrying capacity, sustainability, and resource management are presented.

Thursday: Work Due: Commons Sense

Enviro-Tacklebox: Module 3:

Topics and Issues in Environmental Science: Commons Sense

We will finish our work from Wednesday. There will be a quiz.

Friday:

Eating Disorders: Profiles in Pain

Anorexia nervosa, characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss, and bulimia nervosa, characterized by cycles of binge eating and purging, are two of the most prevalent eating disorders. In this compelling documentary female and male teens share the pressures from the media, parents, and peers, that can catalyze these devastating disorders, and the psychological isolation and obsession, as well as physical demise and even death, that can ensue as the disorders persist. Dr. Mojgan Khademi, a therapist for eating disorder patients, shares valuable insights into the societal and personal aspects of these phenomena. Dr. Randall Flanery of the eating disorders program at St. Louis University provides additional wisdom on the hidden, private nature typical of eating disorders. All this is presented by a teen narrator in a manner that young audiences will find candid, informative, and sympathetic; at the same time, the program provides realistic medical and psychological facts that are meant to help deter future eating disorders and begin to treat existing ones. There will be a quiz.