Here is the link for the Extended Vocabulary List 2 on Quizlet. You may access the Quizlet website by clicking on the link. Use this site to aid in completing your definitions and sentences on your worksheet. The test for these terms will be on Friday, October 4, 2013.

The Supernova Sprint: 2013-2014

The 8th grade science students conducted a lab to analyze their velocity and acceleration throughout a 30 meter dash. Below is a short presentation of the Supernova students conducting their experiment.

The Moving Man

The following simulation can be used to help understand speed, velocity, and acceleration. The simulation includes various graphs that can be analyzed to help understand the motion of the man.

Click to Run

Speed and Velocity Song

Measurement Week: 13-14

The Supernovas just finished conducting various science labs that involved different types of measurement. The students practiced using units in the modern metric system while conducting their labs.

9/16 - Length Lab
9/17 - Volume Lab
9/18 - Mass Lab
9/19 - Density Lab

Cassini Scientist for a Day: 2013 Edition

eCYBERMISSION

eCYBERMISSION is a web-based Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) competition free for students in grades six through nine where teams can compete for State, Regional, and National Awards while working to solve problems in their community.  Click on the link below for more information. 

eCYBERMISSION Website

Scientific Models (13-14)

The Supernovas took a hands-on and creative approach to learning about how physical models can be used to replicate an object on a more convenient scale. In addition to physical models, the students also learned about mathematical and conceptual models.

Science Class: The First Two Weeks (13-14)

Mission Impossible

Mr. Wolf's science class conducted an activity on the second day of school that emphasized the importance of communication in science.  The students had to work together to accomplish a task that most thought was impossible.

 

 

Breaking the Stereotype

Mr. Wolf's science classes were asked to sketch a scientist.  The majority of students shared certain characteristics in their sketches.   A student volunteer dressed up in each class as the "stereotypical" male scientist as the students named common items in their sketches.  After the activity, the students examined examples of real-life scientists in various fields of work.  The students had the chance to see that women can become scientists, and that not all scientists work in a lab, have crazy hair, carry around beakers, and wear lab coats.

The Scientific Method

After learning about how the American aviation pioneers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, used scientific processes while designing their aircraft, Mr. Wolf's science class took to the skies in an attempt to utilize the scientific method to improve on their own paper airplane design.

Steps of the Scientific Method:
1) Ask a question
2) Form a hypothesis
3) Test the hypothesis
4) Analyze the results
5) Draw conclusions
6) Communicate results

Extended Vocabulary List #1

The terms for extended vocabulary list #1 have been posted on Quizlet. You may access the Quizlet website by clicking the link.