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Process of Science

• Remember to SOAR...
• Let Us Now Praise Science Teachers
• Where's the Evidence?
• Understanding Science, How Science Really Works
• How Scientific Is It?
• Windows to the Universe

Week of: 4/30-5/11

What has "your spacecraft mission" taught us about "your solar system object?"
• Astronomy Research Project

Week of: 5/14-5/18

What has space exploration taught us about our solar system and the universe?
• Astronomy Research Project Presentations
• Hubble Ultra Deep Field
• Our Solar System

Classroom Information

• Course Information for 2011-2012
• Earth Science: The Big Ideas
• Assessment Standards
• SOAR Expectations
• How to Be Successful in Science Class
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Guides and Tutorials

• Science Help Guides
• Experiment Planning Guide
• Basic Graphing Tutorial for Excel
• Excel "How To" Guides
• Create A Graph Website
• Diagramly Diagramming Tool

Clip Art Resources

• Discovery Education
• ETC
• Microsoft Clipart
• Morgue File
• Pics4Learning
• Wikipedia Public Domain

BVSD Resources

• Infinite Campus
• EZ Access
• BVSD Email
• BVSD Password Manager

Labs, Notes, and Supporting Resources

Select a document below: #60 Our Solar System #59 Hubble Ultra Deep Field Lab #58 Astronomy Research Project Presentations #58 Astronomy Research Project • Our Solar System #57 Impact Craters Lab • Experiment Planning Guide • Impact Simulator • Earth Impact Effects Calculator #56 Sun-Earth-Moon Quiz #55 Sun-Earth-Moon System • NASA Eclipses #54 Moon Missions #53 Earth-Moon Comparison • Questions about the Moon #52 Plate Tectonics Research Map • World Map • Earthquakes and Volcanoes Data • Resource #1: Dynamic Earth • Resource #2: OptiPuter Outreach • Resource #3: Windows to the Universe • Resource #4: What on Earth Is Plate Tectonics? #51 Soils Lab • Soils Lab Photo #50 Pangaea Puzzle #49 Geology Quiz #48b Weathering-Erosion-Deposition Lab #48a Weathering-Erosion-Deposition Concepts • Rock and Weathering Interactive #47 Fossil Identification • Fossil Collection Photos • Guide for Beginning Fossil Hunters • Identifying Fossils by Their Shape • Geologic Timescale #47 Fossil Identification • Fossil Collection Photos • Guide for Beginning Fossil Hunters • Identifying Fossils by Their Shape • Geologic Timescale #46 Rock Layers Clues #45b What Mineral Is It? #45a Properties of Minerals • Lab Notes for #45 • Mineral Collection Photos #44 What Rock Is It? • Lab Notes for #44 • Rock Collection Photos • Rock Cycle Interactive #44 What Rock Is It? • Lab Notes for #44 • Rock Collection Photos #43 Rock Cycle Diagram • Rock Cycle Reading • Rock Cycle Interactive #42 Earth Scale Lab • #42a Composition of Earth's Crust • #42b A Crust Full of Rocks #41 Ocean Research Project #41 Ocean Research Project #40 Analyzing Tidal Data • Anatomy of a Wave • Tides Graph Paper • Reading for #40 (p. 244-259) • NOAA Tides Discovery Kit #39 Tracking Ocean Currents • NOAA Global Drifter Program #38 Ocean Quiz (in class only) #37 Investigating Effect of Temperature on Currents • Ocean Motions: Currents • Reading for #37 (p. 80-89) #36 Salinity Lab • Basic Metric Measurements • Metric Magic #35 Composition of Ocean Water #34 Bathymetry Lab • Drawing Isobaths • The Ocean Floor • Creating 3D Bathymetric Charts in Excel • BBC Fried Egg May Be Impact Crater #33 Ocean Profile Diagram • Ocean Chemistry Reading • BBC Ocean's Deepest Depth Remeasured #32 Water Cycle Lab • NASA Molecule Man Video • NASA Water Cycle • Water Cycle Quiz #31 Global Water Distribution • Creating Pie-of-Pie Charts (Excel) #30 What's Your Carbon Footprint • EPA Carbon Footprint Calculator #29 Climate Change Article Analysis • BBC Article: Alien Invaders • BBC Article: Arctic Warmest in 2000 Years • BBC Article: Deep Ice Tells Long Story • BBC Article: No Plant CO2 Relief • Carbon Detectives Tracking Gases in CO • NASA's Global Climate Change • NASA's Climate Kids #28 AGGI Lab (Annual Greenhouse Gas Index) • Lab Notes for #28 • NOAA Life of an Air Flask • AGGI Presentation 2 • AGGI Presentation 1 #27 One in a Million Lab #26 The Carbon Cycle • Carbon Cycle Diagram #25 Earth's Energy Budget #24 All About Carbon • All About Carbon Movies (NPR) • NOAA Greenhouse Effect • Greenhouse Gases • Greenhouse Effect Simulation from PhET #23 A Year of Colorado Weather • NOAA Floods • NOAA Thunderstorms and Lightning • NOAA Tornadoes • NOAA Winter Storms • Owlie Floods Ahead • Owlie Lightning Ahead • Owlie Tornado Ahead • Owlie Winter Storms Ahead • Windows to the Universe: Weather • NOAA JetStream #22 Weather Maps Quiz (in class only) #21 What Makes Clouds? • Reading for #21 (p. 68-77) #20 Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Hurricanes • Reading for #20 (p. 18-25) #17 Weather Maps • Fronts Notes #19 Isobar Practice • Isobar Practice Map • Practice Drawing Isobars Online #18 Psychrometer Lab • Lab Notes for #18 #17 Weather Maps #17 Weather Maps #16 Earth's Energy Budget (postponed) #15 Heat Transfer Lab Exam (in class only) #14 Heat Transfer Diagrams #13 Investigating Effects of Colliding Air Masses • Lab Notes for #13 • Reading for #13 (p. 54-63) #12 Investigating How Warm and Cool Air Move • Lab Notes for #12 • Reading for #12 (p. 42-49) #11 Investigating the Temperature of Air • Lab Notes for #11 • Reading for #11 (p. 42-49) #10 Investigating Rates of Heating and Cooling • Lab Notes for #10 • Reading for #10 (p. 28-36) #9 Investigating the Effects of Radiant Energy • Lab Notes for #9 • Reading for #9 (p. 88-92, 100) #8 September Weather Data • September 2011 Weather Data Table • Lab Notes for September Weather Data #7 Atmospheric Profile #6 Composition of Earth's Atmosphere #5 Science Safety Diagram #4 Science Safety Contract & Quiz #3 Graphing -- Superior Transportation #2 Understanding Science #1 What Is Earth Science? Collage

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known..."
—Carl Sagan, Astronomer

© 2007-2012, Mr. Jack Ganse, M.S. • Mr. Ganse is a proud member of NSTA, PDK, ASCD, ISTE, and UCS, and he was a 2010-2011 PAEMST nominee • updated 5/2012