Plate Tectonics: Enrichment Websites

Interactives: Dynamic Earth
This website provides an interactive format for learning about plate tectonics.

Current News (Video): Underwater Volcanic Eruption 
This video was posted on December 17th, 2009.   Lava erupting from the deepest underwater volcano ever discovered has been captured on video for the first time. The submarine volcano is located nearly 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific ocean.

The Dynamic Earth (USGS)
This is the website that went along with our "Plate Tectonics: Online Activity"

Mrs. Porter's English 8 Classes

The Quizlet flashcards are now posted for Staves Four and Five from A Christmas Carol.

Link to flashcards

Supernovas of the Month: December

The Supernova teachers would like to congratulate the following Supernovas for earning student of the month honors for the month of December.

• Andrew : English
• Justin : Social Studies
• Jake : Science

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Science Assignment for Friday, December 18th (Due January 5th)

Due to an activity scheduled for Mrs. Porter's advanced English class, a number of students will miss their core classes on Friday, December 18th.  We will be in the computer lab on December 18th, December 23, and January 4th to work on the assignment below.  I will have a hard copy of the assignment available for you upon your return.  If you wish to get started on the assignment over the weekend, feel free to print the assignment and begin working.   

Please click on the following link to view the assignment. 

Plate Tectonics: Online Activity

The Incredible Edible Earth!

Mr. Wolf's science classes kicked off the transition from physical science to Earth science by creating physical models of the Earth's interior.  These models didn't last too long because of hungry Supernovas!  Fortunately, the real Earth is not in danger because, unlike our models, it does not consist of peanut butter, jelly, chocolate chips, grahams crackers, powdered sugar, and honey.

Mrs. Porter's English 8 Classes

The Quizlet flashcards are now posted for Staves Two and Three of A Christmas Carol.

Egg Drop Champion

The Supernova Team would like to congratulate Ben as the winner of the 2009-2010 Supernova Egg Drop Competition.  Ben was awarded a trophy and certificate for his accomplishment. 

 

Egg Drop Competition

Mr. Wolf's science classes participated in an egg drop competition.  The objective of the activity was for the students to utilize physics concepts discussed in class to design and construct a capsule that will protect a raw egg as it is dropped from an elevated position.  The top three students in each class will be receiving certificates for their egg drop accuracy.  Also, the top Supernova will win a trophy! Below are some pictures from the event.

Period 1

Period 2

Period 5-6

Period 7-8

Period 11

Random Pictures:

Chapter 9: Energy (Sections 1, 2, and 3)

We will be taking a test on Chapter 9: Energy (Sections 1, 2, and 3 ONLY) on Friday, December 4th.  Some of the key topics in chapter 9 include:

• kinetic vs potential energy
• different forms of energy
• law of conservation of energy
• energy conversions
  

Below are the PowerPoint notes for the chapter.