Wednesday
1. Explanation:
Mrs. Cotten Explains Rotation, Day and Night, Apparent Movement of the Sun
REMEMBER these key phrases:
"REVOLVE A YEAR, ROTATE A DAY"
"RODAYTION"
"REVOLVE AND TILT WE HAVE THE SEASONS!"
2. Other Videos about Rotation vs. Revolution:
ROTATE: DAY
ROTATE= to spin on an axis.
1 DAY= how long it takes a planet to spin on its axis once
How to remember? Spin on your toes like a ballerina and Think RoDAYtion:
Day and Night Explanation Text and Image
day and night simulation
day and night demo
Visualization, Earth Rotation
Visualization: Rotating Moon (NASA)
Visualization: Sun Rotating (NASA)
Earth Rotation Length: 24 hours ( 1 Earth Day )
Moon Rotation Length: 27-30 Earth Days ( 1 Earth Month )
REVOLVE: YEAR
REVOLVE= orbit
1 YEAR= how long it takes a planet to go around the sun once
How to remember?? Chant: REVOLVE AND TILT (X3) WE HAVE THE SEASONS!
Orbit Simulator for our Solar System
Revolve- Why we have seasons- takes a year to go around the sun, we are titled, sometimes towards the sun and sometimes away from the sun.
Mrs. Cotten Explains Revolution, Length of different planet's years
Earth Revolution Length: 365.25 Earth Days (1 Earth Year) (Why we have leap year every four years because on the calendar we only have 365 days. Then every fourth year, we add another day to compensate for the past .25 days that we ignored. .25 x 4 = 1 added day every four years. )
Moon Revolution Length: 27-30 Earth Days (The moon rotates and revolves at the same pace, so it is always facing the earth from the same side, so we always only see once side and set of craters.)
REVOLVE AND ROTATE
Videos covering both:
Rotation and Revolution video
Crash Course
Orbit Paths: the world's satellites
Visualization: Why the moon travels in both 27.3 and 29.5 days
Summary Video: Earth and Moon rotating & Revolving
Summary Visualization: Earth revolving and rotating through the months (seasons)
Summary video: Earth's Rotation and Revolution (Crash Course)
Other Fun Links: Planet Years and Spinning!
How long is a year on other planets?
Mars in a Minute- how long is a year on mars?
Why Does Everything in the Universe Spin?
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Mrs. Cotten Explains Rotation, Day and Night, Apparent Movement of the Sun
REMEMBER these key phrases:
"REVOLVE A YEAR, ROTATE A DAY"
"RODAYTION"
"REVOLVE AND TILT WE HAVE THE SEASONS!"
2. Other Videos about Rotation vs. Revolution:
ROTATE: DAY
ROTATE= to spin on an axis.
1 DAY= how long it takes a planet to spin on its axis once
How to remember? Spin on your toes like a ballerina and Think RoDAYtion:
Day and Night Explanation Text and Image
day and night simulation
day and night demo
Visualization, Earth Rotation
Visualization: Rotating Moon (NASA)
Visualization: Sun Rotating (NASA)
Earth Rotation Length: 24 hours ( 1 Earth Day )
Moon Rotation Length: 27-30 Earth Days ( 1 Earth Month )
REVOLVE: YEAR
REVOLVE= orbit
1 YEAR= how long it takes a planet to go around the sun once
How to remember?? Chant: REVOLVE AND TILT (X3) WE HAVE THE SEASONS!
Orbit Simulator for our Solar System
Revolve- Why we have seasons- takes a year to go around the sun, we are titled, sometimes towards the sun and sometimes away from the sun.
Mrs. Cotten Explains Revolution, Length of different planet's years
Earth Revolution Length: 365.25 Earth Days (1 Earth Year) (Why we have leap year every four years because on the calendar we only have 365 days. Then every fourth year, we add another day to compensate for the past .25 days that we ignored. .25 x 4 = 1 added day every four years. )
Moon Revolution Length: 27-30 Earth Days (The moon rotates and revolves at the same pace, so it is always facing the earth from the same side, so we always only see once side and set of craters.)
REVOLVE AND ROTATE
Videos covering both:
Rotation and Revolution video
Crash Course
Orbit Paths: the world's satellites
Visualization: Why the moon travels in both 27.3 and 29.5 days
Summary Video: Earth and Moon rotating & Revolving
Summary Visualization: Earth revolving and rotating through the months (seasons)
Summary video: Earth's Rotation and Revolution (Crash Course)
Other Fun Links: Planet Years and Spinning!
How long is a year on other planets?
Mars in a Minute- how long is a year on mars?
Why Does Everything in the Universe Spin?
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Thursday
Visualizations of Day and Night (see links above, and watch ones you didn't watch yesterday)
Following the sun crash course
Awesome Astronomy animations
Moving Shadows- time laps
Mrs. Cotten's How To Video- How to measure shadows with flashlight and ruler.
Sun Dials:
Solstice link
Sun Dial
Sundials- video
finding true north video
direction finding video
set up a sundial video
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Following the sun crash course
Awesome Astronomy animations
Moving Shadows- time laps
Mrs. Cotten's How To Video- How to measure shadows with flashlight and ruler.
Sun Dials:
Solstice link
Sun Dial
Sundials- video
finding true north video
direction finding video
set up a sundial video
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Friday
SOCIAL STUDIES on Friday:
QUIZ:
Capitals Quiz- Take the quiz over the first three regions: New England, Mid Atlantic, and Southern Capitals. Make sure you show your quiz scores to the sub or TA to get your grade marked. Sub: use the grader to figure their total score. There are 25 state capitals in those three regions, so score it out of 25. If they get one wrong in each region, that would be a total of 3 wrong out of 25. If they didn't do well the first time, they need to show you their original score. Mark that down. But then they should continue taking the quiz over and over until they get them all correct. Once they do, you can correct their grade for a 70.
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SCIENCE on FRIDAY:
FOR STUDENT CHOICE:
After you have finished the practice about weather and climate, rotation and revolution, you can choose:
1. Continue Work on Weather Tools Research and notes
2. Work on your Weather vs. Climate Picture Book (links to assist you are below. Also use your Science notebook to help you too!)
3. Research Outer Space
#1 Weather Tools Research
Weather Tools Links for Research:
WEATHER TOOLS
The suffix "-meter" means "to measure"
Barometer- measures air pressure - here's how to read a barometer
Hygrometer- measures humidity
Weather Balloon- temperature, humidity and air pressures are measured to predict the weather for the day
Weather balloons carry instrument packages called radiosondes high into the atmosphere that gather essential upper-air data needed to forecast the weather. These instruments are launched twice a day at 1,100 sites around the world. Temperature, humidity and air pressure are measured at various altitudes and transmitted via radio waves to a receiving station. Radio navigation supplies wind speed and direction at each altitude.
Wind Vane and Wind Sock- measure wind direction
Anemometer- measures wind speed- how to make an easy anemometer ; here's a weather station with working anemometer
and here's an anemometer in a wind tunnel- up to 230 mph
Thermometer- measures temperature- practice reading thermometers- game
Rain Gauge- measures amount of rainfall
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
#2 Weather vs. Climate Links
Weather vs. Climate Resources and Links for making your picture book
WEATHER VS CLIMATE-
Texas Climate
Temperature and Precipitation of Texas -Wolfram Alpha Knowledge Search Engine
Texas Weather and Climate
Best Weather vs. Climate video EVER
Crash Course on Weather vs. Climate
Magic School Bus Kicks up a Storm
Bill Nye- Climate
Bill Nye- Storms
Magic School Bus- Water Cycle
NOAA Ariticle on Weather and Climate
NASA Article on Weather and Climate
Comparison of Weather and Climate
Helpful games and links about water cycle, weather and climate
How to Read a Weather Map
CLIMATE ZONES:
Arid Climate- dry, extreme temperatures, very little to no rainfall. Ex: No rain has fallen in the Atacama Desert in South America for 400 years.
Examples of Arid Climates:
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Alice Springs, Australia
Lima, Peru
Arid Climate Zone info
Characteristics of Arid Climates
Polar Climate- near the poles, experience coldest temperatures on earth but climates are different, often times can be very dry
Examples:
Murmansk, Russia
St. Johns, Canada
Reykjanik, Iceland
Polar Zones
Wiki- Polar Climate
Temperate Climate- forest with trees that lose their leaves, has the four seasons, moderate temperature range, can be unpredictable
Examples:
Boston, Mass, USA
Sydney, Australia
Hong Kong, China
Wiki-Temperate Climate
Tropical/Equitorial Climate- close to the equator, steady temperatures throughout the year, rainfall and humidity are high, hottest days of the year are only slightly warmer than the coolest days, length of day hardly changes because its at the equator
Examples: Hanoi, Vietnam
Singapore
Honduras
Tropical Climate Zones Facts
Mediterranean Climate- dry summers, wet winters, climate is perfect for growing grapes, popular holiday destinations
Examples:
Athens, Greece
Istanbul, Turkey
Capetown, South Africa
Mediteranean Info
Wiki Medi
OLD/WARM FRONTS-
Cold and Warm Front
Cold and Warm Fronts
Animation of Fronts
High Pressure= fair clear skies
Low Pressure= rain or bad weather
Why?
Air Pressure explained
High and Low Pressure
LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
Layers of the Atmosphere article, summary
Layers of the Atmosphere video
Layers
Cartoon on atmosphere
Atmosphere and weather
Longest Free Fall ever
Free Fall Go Pro view
How to collect water from trees- Transpiration
The Martian- making water
How Scientifically accurate is the Martian
WATER CYCLE
Water cycle Flocabulary Rap
Condensation: gas (water vapor) to a liquid (water droplets)- the hot air, cools and condenses into water droplets
Ex: clouds, dew drops, fog, fog on mirror after a steamy shower, fogged up windows on your car
Precipitation: water gets too heavy and falls
1. Raindrops keep fallin' on my head- Example of preciptation
2. Bambi- drip drip drop little april showers
Evaporation: liquid water to a gas (water vapor)- water gets heated up and excited and turns into a gas
OCEAN CURRENTS
East Australian current- Nemo
Bill Nye on Ocean currents
surface currents visualization
Perpetual Ocean
deep water currents map
summary of video of different types of currents and how they move
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
#3 Research Outer Space
If finished with EVERYTHING ELSE:
Outer Space Research and Links:
OUR UNIVERSE
OUR HUGE UNIVERSE
Solar System Flocabulary
We are the planets sonG
Scale Model- in desert
scale model- football field- how far is planet 9
Space Rap
REVOLVE AND ROTATE
Rotation and Revolution video
Crash Course
Visualization, Earth Rotation
Visualization: Rotating Moon (NASA)
Visualization: Sun Rotating (NASA)
Orbit Paths: the world's satellites
Orbit Simulator for our Solar System
Visualization: Why the moon travels in both 27.3 and 29.5 days
Summary Video: Earth and Moon rotating & Revolving
Summary Visualization: Earth revolving and rotating through the months (seasons)
Summary video: Earth's Rotation and Revolution (Crash Course)
Mass and Orbits
Problem Solving: What would happen if?
-SUN, MOON, EARTH
The Moon-Space School
The Sun-Space School
Sun, Moon and Earth Documentary
Video, Bill Nye and the Sun (:30-3:00; 9:00-9:45;14:50-15:45;17:08-19:00 min)
Go to these links for more info about the moon on the ipads:
Moon Facts
Living on the moon
Moon Trash
Inside the Moon
-FOUR SEASONS
Bill Nye explains 4 seasons
4 Seasons
-DAY AND NIGHT
day and night simulation
day and night demo
Awesome Astronomy animations
Solstice link
Sun Dial
Sundials- video
finding true north video
direction finding video
set up a sundial video
-PHASES OF THE MOON
Phases of the Moon Aritlce
Phases of the Moon Song Mr Lee
Phases of the Moon- Mr. Parr
Phases of the Moon Rap-
Flocabulary Phases
Astronomy Simulations
Phases of the Moon Flocabulary
-DIRECTION
Find North Without a compass
Direction Finding - shadows
-ECLIPSES
Solar Eclipse
Total Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse intro
NASA Simple Lunar Eclipse
Understanding Lunar Eclipses
Lunar Eclipse animation and info
Lunar Eclipse explained
Lunar and Solar explained video
Lunar eclipse explained- NASA video
Lunar video
Why does the moon turn red during eclipses **** good explanation
video of eclipse
Eclipses Flocabulary
-TIDES
Tides animation
Tides at the Bay of Fundy- highest tides in the world in Nova, Scotia, Canada
Time Lapse at Bay of Fundy
Bay of Fundy Tides
How do Tides work demo- then you try this at your table
Tides video
tides in water
Gravity Flocabulary
Offshore, in the deep ocean, the difference in tides is usually less than 1.6 feet
The Surft grows when it approaches the beach and the tide increases. I nbays and estuaries, this effect is amplified. (In the Bay of Fundy, tides have a range of 44.6 feet!)
Abbey trapped by the tides
Spring and Neap Tides
FUN FACTS
OUR HUGE UNIVERSE- awesome interactive website with extreme sizes
How to look for satellites
There are over 200,000 man-made satellites orbitting our earth right now! When in doubt, look up and try to spot one. Use the link above to find out when to look, or just look at the sky around sunset or sunrise.
Here are more details, when using the chart on heavens-above.com:
Brightness: The lower the number is the brighter the satellite. -3.5 is very bright whereas -1 is not as bright.
Highest Point: Look at the Degrees, it's best to look for satellites with a higher degree. When looking outside in the sky, raise one fist in front of your face for every 10 degrees, to tell where to look above the horizon. Look for higher degrees so you can see it up higher.
If you just walk outside and try to spot a satellite, you will have the most success at Sunrise or Sunset. (if it's late, the satellite will be in the earth's shadow and you can't see it.) Look at direction NW= North West.
How many man-made Satellites are there?
Man Made Satellites
What's in the middle of our galaxy? A black hole! That's what keeps everything together
Our Galaxy, the Milky Way, is Spinning REALLY FAST
Our Galaxy will collide with another in 1 Billion Years
How Hot are Stars- colors explained
The Biggest Stars in the Universe
What are Black Holes? How do they work?
The largest Black Holes
Radiolab- The Dark Side of the Earth
QUIZ:
Capitals Quiz- Take the quiz over the first three regions: New England, Mid Atlantic, and Southern Capitals. Make sure you show your quiz scores to the sub or TA to get your grade marked. Sub: use the grader to figure their total score. There are 25 state capitals in those three regions, so score it out of 25. If they get one wrong in each region, that would be a total of 3 wrong out of 25. If they didn't do well the first time, they need to show you their original score. Mark that down. But then they should continue taking the quiz over and over until they get them all correct. Once they do, you can correct their grade for a 70.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
SCIENCE on FRIDAY:
FOR STUDENT CHOICE:
After you have finished the practice about weather and climate, rotation and revolution, you can choose:
1. Continue Work on Weather Tools Research and notes
2. Work on your Weather vs. Climate Picture Book (links to assist you are below. Also use your Science notebook to help you too!)
3. Research Outer Space
#1 Weather Tools Research
Weather Tools Links for Research:
WEATHER TOOLS
The suffix "-meter" means "to measure"
Barometer- measures air pressure - here's how to read a barometer
Hygrometer- measures humidity
Weather Balloon- temperature, humidity and air pressures are measured to predict the weather for the day
Weather balloons carry instrument packages called radiosondes high into the atmosphere that gather essential upper-air data needed to forecast the weather. These instruments are launched twice a day at 1,100 sites around the world. Temperature, humidity and air pressure are measured at various altitudes and transmitted via radio waves to a receiving station. Radio navigation supplies wind speed and direction at each altitude.
Wind Vane and Wind Sock- measure wind direction
Anemometer- measures wind speed- how to make an easy anemometer ; here's a weather station with working anemometer
and here's an anemometer in a wind tunnel- up to 230 mph
Thermometer- measures temperature- practice reading thermometers- game
Rain Gauge- measures amount of rainfall
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
#2 Weather vs. Climate Links
Weather vs. Climate Resources and Links for making your picture book
WEATHER VS CLIMATE-
Texas Climate
Temperature and Precipitation of Texas -Wolfram Alpha Knowledge Search Engine
Texas Weather and Climate
Best Weather vs. Climate video EVER
Crash Course on Weather vs. Climate
Magic School Bus Kicks up a Storm
Bill Nye- Climate
Bill Nye- Storms
Magic School Bus- Water Cycle
NOAA Ariticle on Weather and Climate
NASA Article on Weather and Climate
Comparison of Weather and Climate
Helpful games and links about water cycle, weather and climate
How to Read a Weather Map
CLIMATE ZONES:
Arid Climate- dry, extreme temperatures, very little to no rainfall. Ex: No rain has fallen in the Atacama Desert in South America for 400 years.
Examples of Arid Climates:
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Alice Springs, Australia
Lima, Peru
Arid Climate Zone info
Characteristics of Arid Climates
Polar Climate- near the poles, experience coldest temperatures on earth but climates are different, often times can be very dry
Examples:
Murmansk, Russia
St. Johns, Canada
Reykjanik, Iceland
Polar Zones
Wiki- Polar Climate
Temperate Climate- forest with trees that lose their leaves, has the four seasons, moderate temperature range, can be unpredictable
Examples:
Boston, Mass, USA
Sydney, Australia
Hong Kong, China
Wiki-Temperate Climate
Tropical/Equitorial Climate- close to the equator, steady temperatures throughout the year, rainfall and humidity are high, hottest days of the year are only slightly warmer than the coolest days, length of day hardly changes because its at the equator
Examples: Hanoi, Vietnam
Singapore
Honduras
Tropical Climate Zones Facts
Mediterranean Climate- dry summers, wet winters, climate is perfect for growing grapes, popular holiday destinations
Examples:
Athens, Greece
Istanbul, Turkey
Capetown, South Africa
Mediteranean Info
Wiki Medi
OLD/WARM FRONTS-
Cold and Warm Front
Cold and Warm Fronts
Animation of Fronts
High Pressure= fair clear skies
Low Pressure= rain or bad weather
Why?
Air Pressure explained
High and Low Pressure
LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
Layers of the Atmosphere article, summary
Layers of the Atmosphere video
Layers
Cartoon on atmosphere
Atmosphere and weather
Longest Free Fall ever
Free Fall Go Pro view
How to collect water from trees- Transpiration
The Martian- making water
How Scientifically accurate is the Martian
WATER CYCLE
Water cycle Flocabulary Rap
Condensation: gas (water vapor) to a liquid (water droplets)- the hot air, cools and condenses into water droplets
Ex: clouds, dew drops, fog, fog on mirror after a steamy shower, fogged up windows on your car
Precipitation: water gets too heavy and falls
1. Raindrops keep fallin' on my head- Example of preciptation
2. Bambi- drip drip drop little april showers
Evaporation: liquid water to a gas (water vapor)- water gets heated up and excited and turns into a gas
OCEAN CURRENTS
East Australian current- Nemo
Bill Nye on Ocean currents
surface currents visualization
Perpetual Ocean
deep water currents map
summary of video of different types of currents and how they move
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
#3 Research Outer Space
If finished with EVERYTHING ELSE:
Outer Space Research and Links:
OUR UNIVERSE
OUR HUGE UNIVERSE
Solar System Flocabulary
We are the planets sonG
Scale Model- in desert
scale model- football field- how far is planet 9
Space Rap
REVOLVE AND ROTATE
Rotation and Revolution video
Crash Course
Visualization, Earth Rotation
Visualization: Rotating Moon (NASA)
Visualization: Sun Rotating (NASA)
Orbit Paths: the world's satellites
Orbit Simulator for our Solar System
Visualization: Why the moon travels in both 27.3 and 29.5 days
Summary Video: Earth and Moon rotating & Revolving
Summary Visualization: Earth revolving and rotating through the months (seasons)
Summary video: Earth's Rotation and Revolution (Crash Course)
Mass and Orbits
Problem Solving: What would happen if?
- a planet/satellite had more mass?
- a planet/satellite had less mass?
-SUN, MOON, EARTH
The Moon-Space School
The Sun-Space School
Sun, Moon and Earth Documentary
Video, Bill Nye and the Sun (:30-3:00; 9:00-9:45;14:50-15:45;17:08-19:00 min)
Go to these links for more info about the moon on the ipads:
Moon Facts
Living on the moon
Moon Trash
Inside the Moon
-FOUR SEASONS
Bill Nye explains 4 seasons
4 Seasons
-DAY AND NIGHT
day and night simulation
day and night demo
Awesome Astronomy animations
Solstice link
Sun Dial
Sundials- video
finding true north video
direction finding video
set up a sundial video
-PHASES OF THE MOON
Phases of the Moon Aritlce
Phases of the Moon Song Mr Lee
Phases of the Moon- Mr. Parr
Phases of the Moon Rap-
Flocabulary Phases
Astronomy Simulations
Phases of the Moon Flocabulary
-DIRECTION
Find North Without a compass
Direction Finding - shadows
-ECLIPSES
Solar Eclipse
Total Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse intro
NASA Simple Lunar Eclipse
Understanding Lunar Eclipses
Lunar Eclipse animation and info
Lunar Eclipse explained
Lunar and Solar explained video
Lunar eclipse explained- NASA video
Lunar video
Why does the moon turn red during eclipses **** good explanation
video of eclipse
Eclipses Flocabulary
-TIDES
Tides animation
Tides at the Bay of Fundy- highest tides in the world in Nova, Scotia, Canada
Time Lapse at Bay of Fundy
Bay of Fundy Tides
How do Tides work demo- then you try this at your table
Tides video
tides in water
Gravity Flocabulary
Offshore, in the deep ocean, the difference in tides is usually less than 1.6 feet
The Surft grows when it approaches the beach and the tide increases. I nbays and estuaries, this effect is amplified. (In the Bay of Fundy, tides have a range of 44.6 feet!)
Abbey trapped by the tides
Spring and Neap Tides
FUN FACTS
OUR HUGE UNIVERSE- awesome interactive website with extreme sizes
How to look for satellites
There are over 200,000 man-made satellites orbitting our earth right now! When in doubt, look up and try to spot one. Use the link above to find out when to look, or just look at the sky around sunset or sunrise.
Here are more details, when using the chart on heavens-above.com:
Brightness: The lower the number is the brighter the satellite. -3.5 is very bright whereas -1 is not as bright.
Highest Point: Look at the Degrees, it's best to look for satellites with a higher degree. When looking outside in the sky, raise one fist in front of your face for every 10 degrees, to tell where to look above the horizon. Look for higher degrees so you can see it up higher.
If you just walk outside and try to spot a satellite, you will have the most success at Sunrise or Sunset. (if it's late, the satellite will be in the earth's shadow and you can't see it.) Look at direction NW= North West.
How many man-made Satellites are there?
Man Made Satellites
What's in the middle of our galaxy? A black hole! That's what keeps everything together
Our Galaxy, the Milky Way, is Spinning REALLY FAST
Our Galaxy will collide with another in 1 Billion Years
How Hot are Stars- colors explained
The Biggest Stars in the Universe
What are Black Holes? How do they work?
The largest Black Holes
Radiolab- The Dark Side of the Earth