1. Go to the link below:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/ 2. Read 1 (or more) articles on the site. 3. Post at least 1 comment about what you learned here: http://todaysmeet.com/TBAScience6 To take the quiz:
Check out this article on a new study looking at stars in the Milky Way galaxy! The results will blow your mind!
And, while you're reading the article, don't forget to think about what it might be like to be one of the scientists who is analyzing the data, or gathering the data, or one of the scientists or engineers who planned and designed the satellite telescope named Kepler that gathers all of this data... OR what it might be like to design the next version of Kepler to be more powerful than the first version! Do NowClick on the link below and answer the questions on the Google form.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lJS2HtpzU_Zih2Zu_-qdWNnMUw2MAaS0xFyKvVcZJ-M/viewform WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED WITH THE DO NOW, CONTINUE WITH THE CLASSWORK FROM FRIDAY THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE BLOG POST BELOW. USE THE TRACKING SHEET TO CHART YOUR PROGRESS. We will spend the next two weeks learning about the structures of cells and the functions of all of these structures. [Structure and function are two key words that you MUST grasp the meaning of. Use the work that we did today for a do now as a reminder that:
Structure = the shape and materials an object is made of; an object's structure allows an object to perform its function. Function = the job of an object Today, with the laptops, you will be exploring the major structures of cells and their respective functions. Use the links below to explore cells' structures and functions. You may - or should! - refer back to these links at any time during our cell investigations or even later in the year for reminders about the structures and functions of cell organelles. - Quick video summary of cells. - Check out this Brainpop video on Cells. Watch the video and then try the activities or the quiz! (the log on for Brainpop is "tbatba" for the login and then the password is "techboston") - Here's the Flocabulary video that we listened to this morning. The login for Flocabulary is "techstudent" "techstudent". - Here's a great interactive diagram of cells. ADVANCED: - Want to know a lot more about cells RIGHT NOW? Here's is an awesome 11 page summary of everything a middle school student needs to know about cells. - Want to watch a bunch of animations that explain how all the parts of cells work? Here they are! SUPER-ADVANCED (Ahmed! Here's an answer to your question.) - Ahmed asked, "why when a human body is hot or cold what causes the human to make all those chemical reactions to occur is there a scientific expansion or is it just an act of god?" HERE'S THE ANSWER: ENZYMES (CLICK THIS LINK!) HW Tonight: Create flashcards for the 12 vocabulary words that you defined in your notebook and the words structure and function. This means you should bring 14 flashcards to school on Monday. PS Have you found additional resources for learning about cells online? Email them to me; I will add them to the list above; and you will get extra credit! HW Tonight: Create flashcards for the 12 vocabulary words that you defined in your notebook and the words structure and function. This means you should bring 14 flashcards to school on Monday. PS Have you found additional resources for learning about cells online? Email them to me; I will add them to the list above; and you will get extra credit! PPS Just for fun: Check out these landscape photos from a photography contest in Great Britain. Stunningly beautiful! |