Energy Webquest

Today and tomorrow in the computer lab we will be working on an Energy Webquest in order to determine the best renewable energy source for the future!  All papers required for the Webquest are under the evaluation tab of the webquest.  Every student will be working in groups of five and then completing a presentation to the Energy Committee of Post Falls.

Renewable Energy Webquest

Lab Completion Day

Today, Friday the 13th, we completed our Hot Wheels Lab and then applied our knowledge gained from the lab in order to race our cars and come up with the fastest car.  Conclusions based on the lab data were also written.  Have a great weekend.  If you forgot how to write a conclusion, the link to the template is below.

Conclusion Template

Distance=Rate/Time: Hot Wheels Style

Hot Wheels lab today in class to test either the height of the ramp or the mass of the car and what effect it has on speed.  Fun times in science class.  We will complete the lab tomorrow with conclusions and then maybe a few races to see who the real Speed Racer is!  

Investigative Planning!

 
In class today, we worked in groups planning out how we were going to test one of two questions about speed.  We will be using Hot Wheels track and cars tomorrow and Friday in a lab format trying to find the answers to our questions.  Each group must supply their own car. 



Investigative Plan Template




Energy Transformation Homework

Mythbusters!

Mythbusters today in class. We watched the Border Sling Shot episode.  In addition to completing the worksheet below.  On the back, we identified examples in the episode of potential/kinetic energy as well as various forms of energy like mechanical, thermal, etc.  If you were absent, you can watch any episode of Mythbusters on Discovery Channel and complete the worksheet below with all the above requirements.  

Mythbusters Worksheet

Congratulations to our Balloon Racer Extraordinaire!

Congratulations to our long distance winner for the whole grade level, Brandon!  His car traveled a whopping 63 feet!  Hard work definitely paid off!  Way to go!  Below is a picture of his car.

Race Day!

 Today was race day here in the Science Wing!  There was some great improvements made to the cars over the weekend!  Nice work.  After the races were over, we had a follow up worksheet over the race and the concepts covered.  The link is below to the worksheet.  Remember, we NEED HOT WHEELS STRAIGHT TRACK for this week's lab.  

Post Balloon Race Worksheet

Balloon Racer Rubric