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May 1st - May 3rd

May 1st - May 3rd

Working on In Class Project:  Due Thursday (You Are What You Eat)

Extra Credit Due Thursday (However students will be given extra credit opportunities throughout the week)

If you completed your project in Prezi or GLOGSTER, please post your link in the comment section below and also make sure you state your first name, last initial.

Thank you.

April 27th - 28th

In class project assignment: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT
Due next Thursday.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT PROJECT!!!  STUDENT NAME:________________________________

INTRODUCTION: What is your favorite snack?  Have you ever took the time to read the ingredients that are found within your snack?  Well now you have the opportunity to research your favorite snack and weigh the pros and cons of the ingredients found within your snack.  

Directions: You will research the ingredients found within your favorite snack and identify the pros and cons of the ingredients found within your snacks.  Have fun!! J 

Note:  Whatever your favorite snack may be; Example If your favorite snack is a bag of chips, etc take a picture of the ingredients found on your snack so that you will have them for the project or write them down J 

A.      NAME OF SNACK:________________________________

B. Lists the name of the ingredients below:

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C.Next create a table to include the following headings:  Name of ingredients: healthy effects of ingredients found within your snack; negative effects of ingredients (negative effects of ingredients)

Example:

Name of ingredient	Healthy effects of ingredient	Negative effects of ingredient	Any additional factors

D. After you have listed the negative and positive effects of your snack, write a conclusion statement.  Which should include your findings, will you continue to eat your snack, and are there other optional snacks you may choose. 

E. CITE YOUR RESOURCES (WHERE YOU ARE GETTING YOUR INFORMATION)

THIS SERVES AS A ROUGH DRAFT; YOU WILL TYPE YOUR WORK.  YOU MAY SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT VIA THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

A.      GLOGSTER

B.      RESEARCH PAPER

C.      PREZI

PLEASE BRING A FLASH DRIVE IF NEEDED TO SAVE YOUR WORK J

TIMELINE:  ONE WEEK FROM TODAY J  __________________________________

Extra Credit was also provided for students (OPTIONAL)

APRIL 13TH - APRIL 14TH

APRIL 13TH
TOPIC:  HOW LIGHT ENTERS THE EYE AND HOW WE DETECT COLOR NOTES
HOMEWORK:  ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM READING SECTIONI
EM POSTERS DUE FRIDAY


TODAY'S TASK:  APRIL 14TH

USA TEST PREP - CHECKPOINT 14

AFTER TEST:  WEBQUEST

Name: ________________________________

Electromagnetic Spectrum & Light - Webquest

Electromagnetic Spectrum

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/emspectrum.html

Click on the link above and answer the following questions:

1. What is the electromagnetic spectrum? (Hint: Roll over the word to see the definition)

2. What is radiation?

3. While at the website, roll the mouse over each of the following words and write what comes up in the box to describe each.

a. visible light

b. microwaves

c. gamma-rays

d. infrared

e. ultraviolet light

f. X-rays

g. radio waves

4. What is the order of the electromagnetic spectrum from highest to lowest energy?

Use the visual below to answer question 5.

(a) Longer wavelength; (b) shorter wavelength

5. Which has more energy, A or B? Explain your reasoning.

6. Define a wavelength.

7. What is a frequency of a wavelength?

Visible Light

http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/visible.html

Click on the link above and answer the following questions.

    8. What makes each color of visible light different?

   9. What makes up white light?

10. For visible light (ROYGBIV), which has the shortest wavelength?  Which has the longest?  Place all the     other colors in order based on their wavelength.

11. What determines the color of an object we see?  What happens to all other colors?

Electromagnetic Spectrum

http://www.lbl.gov/MicroWorlds/ALSTool/EMSpec/EMSpec2.html

Click on the link above to answer the following questions:

12. What kind of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?  The longest?

13. What kind of electromagnetic radiation could be used to “see” molecules?  A cold virus?

14. Why can’t you use visible light to “see” molecules?

15. Some insects, like bees can see light of shorter wavelengths than humans can see.  What kind of radiation do you think a bee sees?

Behavior of Light

http://camillasenior.homestead.com/optics3.html

Click on the link above and answer the following questions.

16. What is reflection?

17. Draw a picture of an angle of incident equaling an angle of reflection. Do on a sheet of loose leaf and staple to this activity after printing.

18. Explain the difference in how light will act on a smooth versus rough surface.

19. Define refraction.

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20. Explain what is happening to the spoon in the cup.  Explain what is happening to the water in the pot.

Click the “Next” Arrow at the bottom of the page.

21. What is the difference between convex and concave lenses?

22.  On a sheet of loose leaf draw a picture of a convex lens and show how light hits it.  Draw a picture of a concave lens and show how light hits it.

23. Is the lens of your eyeball a convex or a concave lens?

EYE WEB QUEST

You will learn about the eye by completing the following webquest.  READ and FOLLOW all instructions listed below in the order they appear.  You only will be receiving two 40-min periods to complete this.

Part 1: What is an Eye?

Instructions:

1) Right click “open hyperlink” on the below website address.  Type your answers to the question below from the information on this website.  Type your answers directly in this word document.

http://www.myeyeworld.com/files/eye_structure.htm

List the FUNCTION of each of the parts of the eye:

a) lens:

b) cornea:

c) retina:

d) pupil:

e) iris:

f) sclera:

g) optic nerve:

h) ciliary body (muscle):

2) Right click on each of the websites. Choose “Open hyperlink”.  You will find a flash animation that will help you to understand the operation of the eye.  When you complete them all, label the diagram below.

Flash animation 1-Eye Structure and Function

http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/eye_function_drag.htm

Flash animation 2- Eye Structure

http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/eye_drag.htm

Flash 3- structure

http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/eye.htm

Drag or cut and paste all the PARTS & FUNCTIONS below onto the diagram:

a) PARTS: 

Optic nerve

retina

lens

cornea

sclera

 

			iris
	ciliary bodies				pupil

 

b) FUNCTIONS:

               

	transparent and focuses light				Focuses light onto retina
					Tough outer coat
		Changes size to control light
					Gap that light passes through
	Carries impulse to brain
					Contains light receptor cells
	Contracts to change lens shape

 

Part 2: What is Vision?

Use the internet to answer the following questions.
a) What is the blind spot and why does it occur in all humans?

b) Explain the difference between monocular and binocular vision?

c) What is PERIPHERAL vision?

d) What are the 2 major comparisons between an eye and a camera? Hint what do they both use.

e) What does it mean to have a dominant eye and complete the activity on the pdf form” SEEING” to determine which eye is your dominant eye.

PART 3: Eye Disorders

1) Right click “Open hyperlink” on the website address below.

http://camillasenior.homestead.com/optics4.html

Answer the following questions by typing in the answer below.

a)  How is light focused when someone is nearsighted?  What kind of lens is used to correct this?

b) How is light focused when someone is farsighted?  What kind of lens is used to correct this?

c) When a person looks at an object, what position is the object in when it hits the retina? 

d) Where is the message of the object sent to after it hits the retina? What part of the eye ships the information there?

HOMEWORK:  INTERACTIONS OF LIGHT READING SECTION

PLEASE ALSO PRACTICE THE ONLINE LINKS ON WAVES.  :)