Practice Vocabulary in your notebook for 5 minutes and THEN on quizlet independently:
Week 5: Magnetism
Week 6: Energy
1. ADVANCED Quizlet (Optional): Electricity and Magnetism
2. Finish Chicken Cup Lab
3. Check out these links on static electricity:
Static Electricity article
Conductors and insulators of electricity
How does static electricity work?
4. Multiple Choice Practice
SOUND ENERGY:
Take notes on sound energy using Mrs. Cotten's science notebook. (in the middle of your table)
Then use the links below to draw how the inner ear works:
How the ear works video
Diagram of the ear
RESPONSE: 1) How is sound energy produced? 2) How does sound travel to your ear? 3) What does frequency mean? 4) Does sound have to have matter to travel?
-THERMAL ENERGY: heat energy
Take notes on thermal energy using Mrs. Cotten's science notebook. (in the middle of your table)
Thermal Energy- Bill Nye
Conduct vs. Radiation Rap
RESPONSE: 1) Write a sentence describing how thermal energy works. 2) What other form of energy do you need to convert into thermal energy?
-SOLAR ENERGY: sun energy
Take your OWN notes on solar energy. Include things like: what is solar energy, a drawing of the sun, the layers of the sun, the gases that make up the sun, and the energy forms involved in solar energy
Layers of the Sun
The Sun
The Sun Facts- National Geographic
Real pictures of our sun
RESPONSE: 1) What are the forms of energy that work together to form solar energy?
Extension (Not required): Want to know more about how our sun and other stars work?
Read this article: How does our sun work?
-CHEMICAL ENERGY; energy from chemical reactions; found in plants, in batteries, and more
Take notes on Chemical energy from Mrs. Cotten's science notebook. (in the middle of your table)
Then take a look at chemical energy with these links:
Chemical energy explained
Chemical energy facts
Chemical energy info
RESPONSE: 1) Write a sentence using chemical energy 2) Write a sentence using the word convert to describe how solar energy gets into people.
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THIS IS ONLY FOR THOSE OF YOU YOU HAVE FINISHED ALL OF THE ABOVE PORTION (NOTES AND LINKS AND WRITTEN RESPONSES.)
TO MOVE ON TO THIS PORTION, YOU MUST SHOW MRS. COTTEN YOUR WRITTEN RESPONSES.
If you are finished with the above links and notes, you can then go to these extension links on light and sound. Take notes on important or interesting things you discover:
-SOUND ENERGY
Basics of sound article
Sounds Waves animation
Sounds inside an ear- Kids Health
RESPONSE: 1) What causes sound? 2) How does sound travel in your ear? 3) Draw a diagram of your outer, middle and inner ear. Label the parts. Use the video above or this picture to help you.
Check out some of these interesting links on sound (ONLY IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL ABOVE LINKS AND PARTS.)
Why does it sound different under water
Cool Things Sound can do
Transmission of Sound animation
Frequency and Pitch article and demo of sound
Build An Instrument
Biggest drum set in the world!
Hand Bell Choir- notice the different sizes and pitches
Amazing things vibrations and sound can do
vocal cords- nodes/nodules (callouses on your vocal cords)
Julie Andrews had nodules on her vocal cords after a long singing career, see the difference in her voice:
Sound of Music- Julie Andrews, young with no nodes on vocal cords
Princess Diaries 2- Julie Andrews, older, after surgery was completed to correct nodes (her voice is lower now due to stretched on vocal cords and callouses, but she can sing again, because of surgery!)
Science of pitch
Harp history and science
Mrs. Cotten's website- harp music (I used to be Hannah Neal, but I'm married now- Hannah Cotten, I haven't changed by website yet)
What is a sound board? It amplifies sound! The more surface area, the more volume of air is vibrated, more loud!
Hearing Ranges (for humans and other animals)
Bill Nye- Sound
Bill Nye- Science of Music
Sound Video
Inner Ear
Coolest Things Sound Waves Do
Liquid Sound Waves Test
ELECTRICITY
Advanced QUIZLET: Electricity
Static Electricity
Conductors and insulators of electricity
What is Lightning?
Top 10 lightning
Lightning from Space
Static Electricity
Static Electricity Simulation Balloons PhET
Static Electiricity Simulation Elvis and carpet PhET
Electrical Circuits-
Electricity Activity
How does a Battery Work-article
How do lemon batteries work- article
How to make a food battery- article
Charging a phone with food- video
Demos for the class- electricity (article)
What is an electromagnet and what are they used for?
Article on Electricity
Electromagnets Article
How to make an electromagnet
LIGHT ENERGY
Light Facts article
What is light
What is light made of video
What is electromagnetic Spectrum video
What is electromagnetic spectrum
Electromagnetic Spectrum video
Electromagnetic Spectrum (shows the size of each wavelength)
Electromagnetic Spectrum (shows where increasing energy exists)
Sound waves vs. electromagnetic waves article
How do microwaves work? video
Issac Newton on LIGHT article and videos
Reflection/Refraction
Reflection- cool pool tricks to show angles
Pictures of Refraction
Turning Arrow Experiment
Lenses
Convex/Concave
Light Energy Quiz
Light Games
Reflection Light Energy Simulation- PhET
All Light Simulations- PhET