To recap on last week's Inertia and Orbital Rotation Lab, you will have one more class on Monday to finish-up the analysis and conclusion sections of the lab report (it will be due Tuesday at the beginning of class). Study guides will be handed out on Tuesday for NEXT Tuesday's Earth, Moon, and Sun test. We will also continue our investigation of Gravity with a Phet interactive simulation by University of Colorado. This simulation allows you to control the mass and speed of objects to see what effects gravity has on them. A Kahoot! review for next Tuesday's test will be on Friday and will be posted on the homepage of the website for the long weekend. Stay curious and keep looking for answers!
At the end of last week, we finished checking out how Earth's axis determines our four seasons. We even talked about how if Earth's axis tilted even more than its current 28.5 degree angle, it would completely change the seasons and the amount of sunlight we would get throughout the year. This week we'll recap on these concepts for those of you who weren't here on Friday, but then jump into checking out the phases of our moon - our original "satellite". You will discover not just what the phases of the moon are, but how our moon came to be in the first place. Science MCAS (your last state test for 8th grade!) is on Thursday and Friday this week. You'll do great, but if you're feeling nervous, the MCAS prep quizzes are all open for practice. You will get immediate feedback on your answers. Good luck, stay curious, and keep looking for answers!
This week is another busy one with Math PARCC on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. We will finally start the last topic of the year - Astronomy - by first checking out how the tilt of Earth's axis determines our four seasons. Then after that we'll taking a look at the relationship between gravity, mass and the distance between objects. Extra help is available after school this week Tuesday and Thursday. Stay curious and keep looking for answers!
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