Alyce Gambrall - Science Blog

Examining the crack on my phone screen Irregular in size, frosted (WIND) Similar in size, polished (WATER) Frosted/Opaque, similar in size, & smooth (WIND) 1.) The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. We talked a lot about the Law of Superposition, and when the layers might have formed, and which ones came first, we also took the time to analyze some different sands, and calculate them as well. 2.) A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. We talked about thinks floating and sinking, and then talked about geodes. 3.) Answer questions about the weekly textbook reading:                           1.) What did you learn? "A geode forms when a cavity forms in a rock, which can occur in different ways. One way a cavity can form occurs when a bubble of carbon dioxide and water vapor forms in flowing lava. As the molten rock cools and the gas dissolves, an empt...

Torch & Starbursts (for experiment) Melted Starbursts (to show rocks) 1.) The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. We talked a lot on "Is it a rock?" And with this we later made types of rocks by melting starbursts and putting them together. (We also went over exam scores, and the talked about the curve a little bit) 2.) A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. We talked and aswered a lot of the questions below in class. - What causes earthquakes to have different levels of power? - Will there ever be a big enough Earthquake that it shakes the whole world? - What happens underwater as earthquakes happen? - Could an earthquake really cause the world to fall in on itself like some movies so ambitiously depict? - Do earthquakes occur in predictable areas? Why do some happen in areas that are off the normal pathway? - Do earthquakes get more frequent with the rise of global warming? 3.) Answer questions about the weekly text...

1.) The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. We spent part of class Monday going over some SOW things, and then dabbled in things like how Geology elects presidents, talked about tectonic plates, along with finding the timeline of when things were here on Earth. 2.) A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. Thursday was the Space Assessment 3.) Answer questions about the weekly textbook reading:  All the readings were just preparing for the exam that was going to be on Thursday. So everything that we have basically talked about during this unit.

1.) The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. We spent the class time on Monday going over the different presentations that were assigned in class. My group chose to do the lifecycle of the stars. 2.) A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. We talked about so many different things, some were that of how the earth got its start, how the moon got here, and how we came to be. We asked things like when were the first humans here. There was a a bunch of things wrapped into one. - Light didn’t “happen” until about 300,000 years after the big bang. - Stars and Galaxies began to form about 12.7 billion years ago.  - Our star (SUN) formed from a stellar nebula (dust and debris) most likely from a star that underwent a supernova. - Ours is 4.65 billion years old and is about half-way through its full supply. - Red giants burn fuel and lose mass, therefore increasing is size due to less mass. - Nuclear fusion – stars can make up to IRON (Fe) on t...

1.) The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. We talked a lot about the different size comparisons of each planet, plus the sun and the moon. We watched a video that showed just how large each one was which was really spooky to be honest. Then with our table groups we made a scale of about how big and how far the planets were from each other. We used Play-Doh and a measuring device to know the distance and scale. 2.) A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. Some of the things we talked about Thursday Gibbous is never going to be an answer on the test. The moon has a rotation and a revolution that are identical which makes us only see the one side of the moon. Something called Thea hi the earth directly and some got absorbed and some bounced back, that’s why we have a tilt on an axis. - You weigh 1/6th your weight on the moon. The moon is about 2/4 the size of the earth so the size of the U.S is the closest comparisons. Capture Theory:...

  What are your best understandings about? 1.)  How the phase of the moon occur? Continually changing views of the sunlit part of the Moon are the Moon's phases. 2.) What causes the seasons? When the earth's axis is tilted. When the earth's axis points towards the sun, its summer, and when the earth's axis points away, its winter. 3.) What causes a lunar eclipse? When the sun casts earths shadow on the moon. 

   1- Meter Egg Drop 2- Meter Egg Drop 1.) The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. We discussed how can we design a playground surface? In our table groups we were given the task of seeing how to protect an egg if it were falling, like kids on a playground surface. We had a bowl full of things like sand, straw, etc, to help break the fall of the egg. 2.) A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. Thursday's lecture was Exam #1. Throughout the week was just preparing and studying the material from class for it.

  Swing Swing Graph 1.) The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. How is a rider’s speed affected by the following? • Height • Steepness • Surface/clothing • Rider weight. In class, with our table groups we chose a question to conduct about a swing, and put it through various tests to see the outcome. (We also made the swings to do so.) 2.) A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. I was absent from Thursday's lecture. 3.) Answer questions about the weekly textbook reading:                           1.) What did you learn? I learned that at the starting point of a swing, the pendulum has potential energy. As the pendulum swings downward, its potential energy is converted into kinetic energy.                          2.) What was most helpful? Being able to watch a little clip abo...

Car Data 1.) The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. We talked a lot about how can we support play that is exciting but not dangerous for kids. We were given the task as a group with our tables to specify a question to investigate then identify our independent & dependent variables, take accurate measurements, decide how to organize and present your data/findings, and then to finally make a claim about how our variables are related, and support it with evidence. Which we did with racing cars on two different types of ramps, each time with a different type of car. 2.) A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. It was interesting to talk about the different types of things that may affect the speed/acceleration of what we were tasked with doing on the day of lab. 3.) Answer questions about the weekly textbook reading:                           1.) What di...

1.) The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. We talked about how to ensure a race is exciting, and how to make one exciting. In our table groups we all were given the task to create a race that we would then race against someone else and make it so that both racers cross at about the same time. My group chose to speed walk and we were against someone who was just plainly walking. It was a race down 8m and when they reached 4m that’s when I started to speed walk. Thus, putting us at about the same time at the finish line. (Walking at opposite ends as well.) 2.) A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. We touched a lot on different little things, but I remember vividly It being, measuring speed, distance, and time. We talked on how to communicate clearly about motion, we need standard units. And how speed measures how far something moves in a certain time. Position gives the location of an object relative to some reference point. And fin...

  Absent From Class This Week

  Absent From Class This Week

  Atoms   M&M Experiment What did you learn this week? This week we took the time to look a lot more into density and why things may be denser than others along with what things impact that and cause it. We discussed atoms and what they may do to impact what we see. We then did experiments with m&ms so see a few different things. 2.) Are you able to relate what you learned to what you already knew? I remember looking and talking about how atoms work in middle school the most. We did little activities and watched videos on it but never one with candy in water like we did today. I did however remember talking about it within my science classes. 3.) How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future? I think using m&ms in school as an experiment is a great way to have the students involved and have fun. Its a very hands on activity with getting it set up and then when you get to observe thats the best part. Its a nice experiment that I think I w...

Lab Supplies Lab Data 1.) What did you learn this week? This week we took the time to dive into more experiments that pushed us to look at conductivity, mass/ volume and measure on our findings. We asked the question "How can we support elementary students in learning about matter and its interactions?" All the little parts to our experiments directly impacted the question being asked and made us think as future teachers how we would answer it, along with our students. Along with this, we also talked on observations and made more notes on that as well. 2.) Are you able to relate what you learned to what you already knew? I remember doing some of these things in elementary. I think mostly in 4th grade since when we had our assessment, we would go around the room and do similar tasks like these to see how we understood it. So like measuring the volume especially was something that stuck in my mind and I remembered. So I was able to relate to it pretty quickly, it just took a se...

  M&M Experiment 1.) What did you learn this week? This week we dived back into reviewing the NGSS, and focused a lot on observation. We did some observation labs and recorded our own thoughts down. It really made you watch and was nice to relearn and focus on a topic that is so important in science and for the classroom. We discussed matter and the types of things taht have matter aswell. Overall looking at working with the labs was as fun way to start the chemisty unit and has made it already exciting. 2.) Are you able to relate what you learned to what you already know? I have done activities in the past where you put the certain candies in the water and watch what happens. But it was neat to have to think back to when I was younger and try and process what my mind would have thought then and think thats what students are thinking. Like when they think the candy is melting. I think doing activities like this really helped me remeber and get back into the groove of observatio...

  Bean Game 1.) What did you learn this week? I leaned a lot more about mutations and the harm that surrounds them along with the good parts  Some mutations talked about are insertion, deletion, and substitution. . We played a bean game with our table groups and got to learn more about predators and prey. Overall a fun day in class. 2.) Are you able to relate what you learned to what you already knew? I don't remember a whole lot about the mutation subjects like the ones learned from class today. Its been a while so relearning some of the subjects and having activities to go along was a nice refresher for things for the future. 3.)  How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future? I think this would be some fun class activities to turn a subject that may be uninteresting to some, and make it fun and exciting. I plan on taking the topic points and the bean game to my future class one day so they can learn more and be able to un...

Absent From Class This Week

Plant Update Candy DNA Model Baby Lab 1.) What did you learn this week? This week we spent some time diving more into genetics and what we are made of. We talked about how we get certain traits, and the genes that we have now. We used candy to do see it more interactively. We looked at our plants, and at the end of class we took time to create a child with a flip of a coin. Deciding what traits the baby will have with dominant and recessive genes. 2.) Are you able to relate what you know to what you already knew? I remember doing activities like the ones done in class that help you see how things are decided by building your own. Like when we did the baby activity today. I can relate back to it because its like it opened a memory I haven't seen or thought about in a long time. I remember how to know when certain traits take over, so it was a nice refresher. 3.) How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future?  I think taking the time to create activit...

   Butterflies Pollination Turtle T-Chart 1.) What did you learn this week? This week we looked at the butterflies which have now grown, we spent some time with our plants making sure that they still get the pollination step. We took dried bees and rubbed them on the petals so that the plants can become pollinated. I thought this was interesting since I thought the bees had to be alive to do so. But as long as the flowers become pollinated then thats all that matters. We then did an activity with sea turtles. We looked at their life expectancy's and played a game to try and stay alive. Overall I leanred more about the pollination steps and turtles. 2.) How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future? I think I can see myself using the turtle game activity in my future classroom. We had a paper activity and got random numbers and letters to try and stay alive. I think its very informational on the things turtles have to try and live through. And makes ...