Read or watch a combination of the following until you feel you have a good idea of how your brain retains some memories. Next, choose a topic from below to write about, explaining how a memory of yours is still recalled today.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/human-memory.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiTz2i4VHFw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkaXNvzE4pk
http://learningworksforkids.com/skills/working-memory/
http://neuromorphogenesis.tumblr.com/post/73119855821/how-memory-works-by-online-colleges
Choose 1 of the following topics to write about. Write one paragraph, that is at least 5 sentences long. Include a topic sentence and at least 4 supporting detail sentences. Be sure to use your best spelling, grammar, and punctuation as you work. Include senses and emotions that were involved in creating this memory. As you explain how the memory was created, base your reasons on what you learned from the links that you explored.
1.Describe one of your earliest memories.
2. Describe the most unusual or memorable place that you have lived or visited.
3. Write about a holiday memory. Where were you? Who was there? What did you do?
4. Describe an illness/injury. Have you ever broken a bone, had stitches, or been hospitalized?
5. What was your most beloved toy? What feelings come to mind when you think of the toy? What did it look like, smell like, texture?
6. What is the scariest moment you have had? What caused it? What details do you remember surrounding the event?
Monday, November 16, 2015
Monday, October 26, 2015
Chemistry, Photosynthesis, and Respiration
Chemistry!!!
How do Elements Bond?
http://www.visionlearning.com/en/library/Chemistry/1/Chemical-Bonding/55
Video - Recipe and Photosynthesis - If you like cooking shows, this one is for you!
http://www.tv411.org/science/tv411-whats-cooking/video-photosynthesis?gclid=COXuyMSIl7oCFcvm7AoddE0AyAWould love to have someone try this experiment out with different temperatures! Photograph results, or better yet, make a video to show your class.
http://www.imcpl.org/kids/blog/?p=9601Brief Video on Photosynthesis/Respiration Cycle
More detailed Cellular Respiration- interesting animationhttp://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qH01PENtkgY&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DqH01PENtkgY
Cell Transport for Dummies (Not that I think any of you are Dummies, it just happens to be the title!)
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/transportation-within-and-between-cells.htmlBill Nye video on Chemical Reactions
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xlp2y1_bill-nye-chemical-reactions_tech
Inside the Leaf Photosynthesis Video by Mark Drollinger
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OumYuinfjLgA Photosynthesis Rap made by Bostin Biamonte
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE82qtKSSH4
Photosynthesis Video made by PBS LearningMedia
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.stru.photosynth/photosynthesis/
The simple story of photosynthesis and food - by Amanda Ooten
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-simple-but-fascinating-story-of-photosynthesis-and-food-amanda-ooten
Cellular Respiration video created by freshman MIT student, Amita Wamakima. It is complex, but interesting! See if you can follow it! If you are a runner in track or cross country, you should check it out.
http://video.mit.edu/watch/cellular-respiration-11636/
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Cell Extensions
Cell Videos and Interactive Cell Games
Incredible Animation!!!
http://www.studiodaily.com/2006/07/cellular-visions-the-inner-life-of-a-cell/
David Bolinsky: Visualizing the wonder of a living cell
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_bolinsky_animates_a_cell.html
Check out Cells Alive!
http://www.cellsalive.com/
Explore Cells Here with lots of other links
http://www.neok12.com/Cell-Structures.htm
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Earth Day Links
Go through this site to determine your carbon footprint.
http://meetthegreens.pbskids.org/features/carbon-calculator.html
http://www.ecologyfund.com/ecology/res_bestfoot.html
http://footprint.stanford.edu/calculate.html
Click "Get Started", then "I'm New", then enter your nickname.
For your school, type in Lansing, wait for the scroll down menu and click:
Lansing Current, Lansing, KS
-Now answer all the questions until all the white dots have turned black.
-Whenever Goals appear, read and check if you are willing to do that.
-Look at your results when you finish.
Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0bEOfA0j4c to watch this video.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Trash collection tool
Build your own trash collection tools, and test them out cleaning up an area that contains litter. Think back to when we made the prosthetic hands, and you may already have some ideas on how to get this started.
DIY - Heavy Duty Pole Grabber
I know you probably don't have a 3-D printer, but this might provide you with some design ideas.
3-D Printer Grabber Ideas
Plans for mechanical grabber created by a Girl Scout troup.
Grabber Claw using KNex
Okay, now leave Elmo out of this one! However, it might provide you with some ideas to help with a trash collector claw.
Giant Cardboard Claw
DIY - Heavy Duty Pole Grabber
I know you probably don't have a 3-D printer, but this might provide you with some design ideas.
3-D Printer Grabber Ideas
Plans for mechanical grabber created by a Girl Scout troup.
Grabber Claw using KNex
Okay, now leave Elmo out of this one! However, it might provide you with some ideas to help with a trash collector claw.
Giant Cardboard Claw
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Composting
Another idea for your Make A Difference Project, with lots of design options...
Mini Compost Bin
Different Types of Composting
Don't want you to purchase, but may provide a design idea.
Indoor Composting
Compost Tumbler
Mini Compost Bin
Different Types of Composting
Don't want you to purchase, but may provide a design idea.
Indoor Composting
Compost Tumbler
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Make A Difference Project Possibilities
Many of these designs may be too large or too expensive for your Make A Difference Project, but you might be able to make some smaller models using materials you can find for free and test out different versions.
Solar Heaters
This site contains lots of reviews and information about solar heaters using aluminum cans.
7 Reviews on Solar Heaters
Rain Barrels
Rain Barrel DIY
Rain Barrel Designs
More Rain Barrels
Wind Turbine
Video: Mini Wind Turbine
Video: Vertical Axis Windmill Idea
Kid Wind - Ideas for wind turbine designs - I don't expect you to buy these kits, but this might provide some ideas for how to create your own from other materials.
Mini-Greenhouse
Small greenhouse ideas
Solar Heaters
This site contains lots of reviews and information about solar heaters using aluminum cans.
7 Reviews on Solar Heaters
Rain Barrels
Rain Barrel DIY
Rain Barrel Designs
More Rain Barrels
Wind Turbine
Video: Mini Wind Turbine
Video: Vertical Axis Windmill Idea
Kid Wind - Ideas for wind turbine designs - I don't expect you to buy these kits, but this might provide some ideas for how to create your own from other materials.
Mini-Greenhouse
Small greenhouse ideas
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Self-Watering Planters
Here are a few ideas for how to make self-watering planters. This is just one option that you may choose for your Make a Difference Project. Many contain materials that you may already have at home, while some may require investing a bit of money. Remember, you do not have to spend a cent to make this project, but you can purchase materials, if your parents agree. Also, many require power tools and will require some assistance from an adult.
2-liter Plastic Bottles
2-liter bottle planter, plus other ideas
5 Gallon Buckets
5-gallon bucket instructions
18 Gallon Tote
18-Gallon Tote Instructions with Video
Variety of Ideas
Several Ideas for Self Watering planters
Glass Bottles
Glass bottle planter from Pinterest
Video to cut bottle for glass bottle planter
This needs to be done at home (with parent help!!!) if you decide to try this.
2-liter Plastic Bottles
2-liter bottle planter, plus other ideas
5 Gallon Buckets
5-gallon bucket instructions
18 Gallon Tote
18-Gallon Tote Instructions with Video
Variety of Ideas
Several Ideas for Self Watering planters
Glass Bottles
Glass bottle planter from Pinterest
Video to cut bottle for glass bottle planter
This needs to be done at home (with parent help!!!) if you decide to try this.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Genetic Engineering
Directions: Read several of the following articles, and/or watch the videos that are of greatest interest to you. On your own paper write the subject and a couple of sentences about each to explain what you have learned or what was surprising to you. Then write a paragraph explaining your opinion(s) on genetic engineering.
Genetically Modified Food
http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/organic-vs-gmo-2436.html?source=glmore
http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/organic-vs-gmo-2436.html?source=glmore
Curing Alzheimer’s http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/29113.aspx
Genetic Engineering Debates
http://debates.juggle.com/is-it-appropriate-for-animals-to-undergo-genetic-modification
http://debates.juggle.com/is-it-appropriate-for-animals-to-undergo-genetic-modification
Disadvantages of genetic engineering http://www.ehow.com/video_5112330_dangers-genetic-engineering.html
Why do scientist use genetic engineering? http://www.ehow.com/video_5112331_do-scientists-use-genetic-engineering_.html
How is genetic engineering performed? http://www.ehow.com/video_5112336_genetic-engineering-performed_.html
What is the purpose of genetic engineering in plants? http://www.ehow.com/video_5112339_purpose-genetic-engineering-plants.html
You will need to search "genetic engineering" to find a variety of videos and articles from this site
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=48150967-D733-4860-A3C4-3C849325D022&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
Genes, Genetics, DNA https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/00F1DB2E-B615-467B-B7AC-16F2AD7CA601
https://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=genetic+engineering&N=18342&N=4294924486&N=4294939062
https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/3998E370-BF57-4051-8CAB-905820BFC362
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=48150967-D733-4860-A3C4-3C849325D022&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
Genes, Genetics, DNA https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/00F1DB2E-B615-467B-B7AC-16F2AD7CA601
https://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=genetic+engineering&N=18342&N=4294924486&N=4294939062
https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/3998E370-BF57-4051-8CAB-905820BFC362
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
12/18/14 Sure hope this is the last day, and crossing my fingers that none of you get this flu!
Today I want each of you to design miniature children's books on ecology that you could share with 2nd grade classes. Your challenge is to take definitions that you learned in 7th grade (and I am providing for you) and change them so that a 2nd grader could understand it. You must add color to make it more interesting for a 2nd grader, unless you are super experienced with details and shading with a pencil.
First, take a blank piece of paper and fold it into fourths like this. Folded up, you see the front and back. Opening just one fold are pages 2 and 3.
Page 1
- The title of this book will be Ecology, then you need to put the definition into terms a 2nd grader could understand. I will do this one for you.
The definition from your notes says that ecology is "the study of interactions between organisms and their environment".
I would rewrite this to say, "the study of how living things work with the places where they live".
Now draw a picture that demonstrates a living thing interacting with its environment. For example a fish swimming in a pond would illustrate this.
Page 2
- Write the word Population, a kid friendly definition, and draw a picture to show a population on the top half of the page.
7th Grade Definition of Population - all the organisms of one species living in the same place at the same time
-Write the word Community, a kid friendly definition, and draw a picture to show a community on the bottom half of the page.
7th Grade Definition of Community - all of the organisms of all species living in the same place at the same time.
Page 3
- Write the word Ecosystem, a kid friendly definition, and draw a picture to show an ecosystem on the top half of the page.
7th Grade Definition of Community - all the biotic and abiotic factors together in the same place at the same time.
-Write the words Food Chain, a kid friendly definition, and draw a food chain with labeled pictures for each link.
7th Grade Definition of Food Chain - a series of organisms linked by a flow of energy as one organism eats another, always starting with a producer
Page 4
- Write the word Food Web, a kid friendly definition, and draw a food web that fills the rest of the page. Please draw pictures of the organisms in the web and label them.
7th Grade Definition of Food Web - a series of overlapping food chains that show the complex feeding relationships in an ecosystem
First, take a blank piece of paper and fold it into fourths like this. Folded up, you see the front and back. Opening just one fold are pages 2 and 3.
Page 1
- The title of this book will be Ecology, then you need to put the definition into terms a 2nd grader could understand. I will do this one for you.
The definition from your notes says that ecology is "the study of interactions between organisms and their environment".
I would rewrite this to say, "the study of how living things work with the places where they live".
Now draw a picture that demonstrates a living thing interacting with its environment. For example a fish swimming in a pond would illustrate this.
Page 2
- Write the word Population, a kid friendly definition, and draw a picture to show a population on the top half of the page.
7th Grade Definition of Population - all the organisms of one species living in the same place at the same time
-Write the word Community, a kid friendly definition, and draw a picture to show a community on the bottom half of the page.
7th Grade Definition of Community - all of the organisms of all species living in the same place at the same time.
Page 3
- Write the word Ecosystem, a kid friendly definition, and draw a picture to show an ecosystem on the top half of the page.
7th Grade Definition of Community - all the biotic and abiotic factors together in the same place at the same time.
-Write the words Food Chain, a kid friendly definition, and draw a food chain with labeled pictures for each link.
7th Grade Definition of Food Chain - a series of organisms linked by a flow of energy as one organism eats another, always starting with a producer
Page 4
- Write the word Food Web, a kid friendly definition, and draw a food web that fills the rest of the page. Please draw pictures of the organisms in the web and label them.
7th Grade Definition of Food Web - a series of overlapping food chains that show the complex feeding relationships in an ecosystem
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Sorry, sick again...Wednesday, December 17, 2014
I'm still home sick, so I have today's lesson here again. I'm going back to a bit of ecology and we will get back to mitosis and meiosis when I return. Please follow directions carefully!
On your own piece of paper, write your name and hour at the top. Make a list of the animals below, leaving several lines between each. As you watch the video, pause after each animal and write at least 3 COMPLETE SENTENCES explaining your opinion on the issue. Also add any ideas you may have to solve the problem that may not have been mentioned in the video. Please take your time and provide thoughtful responses. Turn your paper in to the substitute when you finish.
Prairie Dogs
Coyotes
Geese
Deer
Bear
Antelopes
Dangerous Crossroads video
If you finish, check out any of the videos on this page:
Additional Nick Videos
On your own piece of paper, write your name and hour at the top. Make a list of the animals below, leaving several lines between each. As you watch the video, pause after each animal and write at least 3 COMPLETE SENTENCES explaining your opinion on the issue. Also add any ideas you may have to solve the problem that may not have been mentioned in the video. Please take your time and provide thoughtful responses. Turn your paper in to the substitute when you finish.
Prairie Dogs
Coyotes
Geese
Deer
Bear
Antelopes
Dangerous Crossroads video
If you finish, check out any of the videos on this page:
Additional Nick Videos
Monday, December 15, 2014
Sorry guys, but I am home with the flu, so I'm going to post some links to videos that I would like you to watch. These will help you with the lesson when I get back. Hopefully I will be back tomorrow, but it might be Thursday before I return. - Mrs. Jenkins
Mitosis and Cancer - Part 1
Mitosis Video - Part 2
Meiosis Square Dance
Mr. Parr’s Meiosis Song
Meiosis Video
Any of the videos on this page are fun to watch if you happen to have time left.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/videos/
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
After the Ecology Test you can check out any of these links.
Ecosystems, Habitats, Niches
Energy Flow
Competition
Predator/Prey
Symbiotic Relationships
Populations
Ecological Succession
Invasive Species
Biomes 1
Biomes 2
Monday, December 1, 2014
Ecology Assignment - December 4th, 2014
Please choose at least 3 of the following videos to watch and write down at least 5 things you learned or found interesting from each video. Your paper should look like this:
Video 1 ________________________
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Video 2 ________________________
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Video 3 ________________________
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4.
5.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBOsqmBQBQk
Crash Course #3 - Human Population Growth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8dkWQVFAoA
Crash Course #4 - Community Ecology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE1SSqbSn4
Crash Course #5 - Predators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFDiiSqGB7M
Crash Course #6 - Ecological Succession: Change is Good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZKIHe2LDP8
Crash Course #7 - Links in the Chain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ubvEJ3KGM
Crash Course #10 - Human Impact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ubvEJ3KGM
Please choose at least 3 of the following videos to watch and write down at least 5 things you learned or found interesting from each video. Your paper should look like this:
Video 1 ________________________
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Video 2 ________________________
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Video 3 ________________________
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Crash Courses by Hank
Crash Course #2 - Population Ecologyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBOsqmBQBQk
Crash Course #3 - Human Population Growth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8dkWQVFAoA
Crash Course #4 - Community Ecology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE1SSqbSn4
Crash Course #5 - Predators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFDiiSqGB7M
Crash Course #6 - Ecological Succession: Change is Good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZKIHe2LDP8
Crash Course #7 - Links in the Chain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ubvEJ3KGM
Crash Course #10 - Human Impact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ubvEJ3KGM
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Chemistry, Photosynthesis, and Respiration
Chemistry!!!
How do Elements Bond?
http://www.visionlearning.com/en/library/Chemistry/1/Chemical-Bonding/55
Video - Recipe and Photosynthesis - If you like cooking shows, this one is for you!
http://www.tv411.org/science/tv411-whats-cooking/video-photosynthesis?gclid=COXuyMSIl7oCFcvm7AoddE0AyAWould love to have someone try this experiment out with different temperatures! Photograph results, or better yet, make a video to show your class.
http://www.imcpl.org/kids/blog/?p=9601Brief Video on Photosynthesis/Respiration Cycle
More detailed Cellular Respiration- interesting animationhttp://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qH01PENtkgY&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DqH01PENtkgY
Cell Transport for Dummies (Not that I think any of you are Dummies, it just happens to be the title!)
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/transportation-within-and-between-cells.htmlBill Nye video on Chemical Reactions
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xlp2y1_bill-nye-chemical-reactions_tech
Inside the Leaf Photosynthesis Video by Mark Drollinger
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OumYuinfjLgA Photosynthesis Rap made by Bostin Biamonte
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE82qtKSSH4
Photosynthesis Video made by PBS LearningMedia
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.stru.photosynth/photosynthesis/
The simple story of photosynthesis and food - by Amanda Ooten
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-simple-but-fascinating-story-of-photosynthesis-and-food-amanda-ooten
Cellular Respiration video created by freshman MIT student, Amita Wamakima. It is complex, but interesting! See if you can follow it! If you are a runner in track or cross country, you should check it out.
http://video.mit.edu/watch/cellular-respiration-11636/
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Exploring Cells
Explore Cells!
Check out these videos created by XVIVO for Harvard University students:http://www.xvivo.net/animation/the-inner-life-of-the-cell/
http://www.xvivo.net/animation/harvard-protein-packing/
http://www.xvivo.net/animation/powering-the-cell-mitochondria/
Make Me Genius Cell Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfopLilIOeA
Cell Rap Video
http://www.teachertube.com/video/cell-rap-125855
Virtual Cell Animation - Look at the Guided Flythrough and Closer Look, but the movies using Flash will NOT work on your iPad!
http://vcell.ndsu.nodak.edu/animations/
Interactive Tour of a Cell - From the National Science Foundation:
http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/biology/interactive.jsp
Typical Animal Cell From Wisc-Online
https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/natural-science/life-science/ap11403/a-typical-animal-cell
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Scientific vs. Common Names
These sites may help you better understand why scientists use scientific names instead of common names.
http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/NamSpecies.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_name
http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/NamSpecies.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_name
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Body Systems
These videos will help you to learn more about the body systems that we are studying in class:
Bill Nye Circulatory System video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbttJ-5do9M
EducationWithVision Respiratory System video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc1YtXc_84A
makemegenius.com Excretory System video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZMJeZL-BVg
School House Rock Nervous System video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivk_irrH1WY
Zac Lewis Skeletal System rap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRXv3qOl8-4
Kids Health Digestive Sytem video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnzwbipJuAA
Heat Inc Muscular System video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au1ucKBcjfU
Bill Nye Circulatory System video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbttJ-5do9M
EducationWithVision Respiratory System video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc1YtXc_84A
makemegenius.com Excretory System video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZMJeZL-BVg
School House Rock Nervous System video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivk_irrH1WY
Zac Lewis Skeletal System rap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRXv3qOl8-4
Kids Health Digestive Sytem video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnzwbipJuAA
Heat Inc Muscular System video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au1ucKBcjfU
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