Write out the questions and your answers OR copy and paste the following into a WORD document and print...
Write out the questions and your answers OR copy and paste the following into a WORD document and print...
Name _______________________________ Date __________________ Period _____
Current Science--Hot Wheels1. What are some benefits of using modular design to build things?
2. What is an object's center of gravity?
2. What is titanium?
4. What is a carbon-fiber composite, and what qualities make it a good building material?
5. Why are wheelchairs with front wheels positioned far in front more stable than chairs with wheels closer to the seat?
Answer the following questions:
1. What happens to a glacier when it calves?
2. A deep crack in a glacier is called a ____________________. 3. Why are polar glaciers more rigid than temperate glaciers? 4. When coastal polar glaciers calve, they make ______________. 5. How does Erin Pettit measure the movement of a glacier? 6. A glacier forms when snow ________________________________. 7. The Olympic Mountains are located in ________________________. 8. What happens when a crevasse passes over a rise in the ground? 9. Glacial Lake Missoula ____________________________________. 10. Where would you find a snow bridge? 11. Where is Taylor Glacier? 12. How many times has Erin Pettit been to Antarctia? 13. List the website you could access to see a movie of Taylor Glacier cracking and calving ________________________________________________. 14. T or F * Today, Erin Pettit is in 10th grade. 15. How was the group Girls on Ice formed? BONUS POINT--print and attach Erin Pettit's website...1. What is the "Paperclip Campaign?"
2. Fill in the blanks: During World War II ____________________ wore _________________ on their collars to demonstrate their ________________ to ____________________ and anti- ____________. At _______________ School District 20 _______________ Ridge Middle School in ______________ Springs, CO, we will wear _____________________on the _________________ of our clothes during the week of ________________ 23, 2006 to demonstrate our ______________ to racism, ______________________, and hate _________________.
Answers to the next questions are found at the history section of the paperclipcampaign.com * http://www.paperclipcampaign.com/history.asp
3. "It only takes a __________________ to get a _________________ going" is a truism applied to the "paperclip campaign".
4. Who is Sharyn Markus?
5. List two sources that help verify that Norwegians wore paperclips as a form of resistance.
BONUS POINTS--earn 5 extra bonus points for Q&A by completing and submitting the "Contact Us/Register Online" form. Print a copy before you send it; attach the copy to your question and answer page.
Fill in the blank--write the best answer to complete each statement...
1. (10) The _______________ is the region around Earth where the magnetic field repels cosmic particles.
2. (10) The robots Spirit and Opportunity are currently exploring the surface of ____________.
3. (10) _______________ is a state in which the effects of gravity are very small.
4. (10) Without gravity, fluids in a person's body move from the legs and abdomen in to the __________ and ___________.
5. (10) Spacecraft and spacesuits must be shielded to protect astronasuts from intense ____________________.
6. (10) Robots under remote control are called ___________________.
7. (10) Scientists think life may lurk beneath the ice on Jupiter's moon ____________.
8. (10) Without gravity, an astronaut's _____________________ become weak because they azre not put under much stress and they don't renew themselves.
9. (10) The ______________________ missions took U.S. astronauts to the moon between 1969 and 1972.
10. (10) ____________ is a deficiency of red blood cells.
(10) BONUS--Which space mission put the first humans from the USA on the moon--the first manned lunar landing? _______
1. (10) Why do we do Current Science in science class?
2. (10) How many points can you earn for note-taking?
3. (10) How many points can you earn for answering questions?
4. (20) Write your email address here:
5. (20) Write your VisionLearning login here:
6. (30) Login to VisionLearning and print the announcement for today; attach it to this paper. See Steve if you're having trouble with email or getting in to the VisionLearning site.
Vocabulary Challenge?Match each word or phrase with its correct description. Write the letter of the correct description in the blank provided:
_______ 1. trough
_______ 2. crest
_______ 3. tempo
_______ 4. pitch
_______ 5. wavelength
_______ 6. flat
_______ 7. seismic wave
_______ 8. timbre
_______ 9. frequency
_______ 10. amplitude
a. the quality of a sound, like a singer?s voice, that makes it different from other sounds at the same pitch, b. the quality of a musical note that is below pitch, c. pace or speed, d. the property of music that varies with the frequency of the sound, e. a vibration that moves through the ground, f. the distance between one wave crest and the next wave crest, g. the number of waves in a given amount of time, such as each second, h. the top of a wave, i. the bottom of a wave, j. the height of a wave from the trough to the crest.
1. (2) According to the article, how many people in America have diabetes?
2. (6) What are three things that have made diabetes a growing health concern in the USA?
3. (2) T or F * Genetics is the major factor in Type II diabetes.
4. (2) "The _____________ number of children who have Type ____ diabetes is particularly alarming," says Mark Norris.
5. (3) Mr. Norris recommends that families work __________________ to choose and _________________ meals that are ______________________.
6. (2) Diabetes occurs when either 1) your body doesn't produce _____________ insulin or 2) your cells ____________________ the insulin that's produced.
7. (2) Both types of diabetes are linked to conditions such as ___________________ and __________________________ .
8. (1) This article was found in which publication? ________________________
1. (5) How big is Steve's "farm"?
2. (6) What are three things Steve grows?
3. (5) Why do we need more small farms?
4. (10) Describe what a residential small farm might look like (use more space if needed)--
5. (5) Who quit his job as a marketing manager to start "The Chili Man?"
6. (5) How many acres does The Chili Man farm?
7. (8) Micro eco-farmers across the nation are profiting from small acreages to small-town backyards. There livelihoods ________________ the planet while creating an _____________ of ______________________ products in very __________ spaces.
8. (6)When _________________ and where _____________________ did this article appear?
Think back over our Current Science lessons--which was your favorite?
Cornell Format...write about your favorite--label 1-3 facts in the "notes" section. Remember to include heading, left column, and summary items.
Attach Current Science Rubric and hand in.
Answer the following questions--
1. (1) Who made this statement, "Making your community a walkable community is something you must do, if not for you for your children, and your children's children." ________________________________________________
2. (3) If there are approximately 44,400 people living in Porterville and 14 attended the "walkable community" meeting, what percentage of the population attended? _____________________
3. (3) The type of growth that has occurred in the Valley for the past 40 years might be described as follows: __________________ Growth, Suburban ______________, and _____________________ Dependency.
4. (2) Creating streets, neighborhoods, and cities better suited for foot and bike travel not only saves lives but _______________ as well.
5. (3+3+3) List three suggestions Bob and Mark made that might help Porterville become more "pedestrian friendly": a. ____________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________________
6. (1) T or F * Mr. Chauncey is proposing that Porterville promote "no growth".
7. (1) T or F * Mr. Chauncey said we should phase out our downtown and create more malls.
8. (5) What's one thing you think we should do to help make Porterville more "pedestrian-friendly"? ______________________________________________________________________
YES * NO *** Would you be interested in a special 1/2 credit science unit where you'd do more study on creating a better Porterville?
(1+4)) BONUS--visit this website: http://www.twike.com. What's the name of this vehicle? How do you think this vehicle might help pollution and walkability in Porterville?
Answer the following questions:
1. (3) On Tuesday, November 8, 2005, the Kansas Board of Education approved new public-school _____________________ standards that cast ________________ on the theory of __________________________.
2. (3) Intelligent design holds that the __________________________ is so complex that it must have been created by a __________________ _______________.
3. (2) Supporters of the new standards say _________________ _____________ will be promoted.
4. (2) Critics of the new language charged it is an attempt to inject _______ and _________________ into public schools.
5. (2) T or F * This issue is only being debated in Kansas.
6. (2) T or F * In August, President Bush endorsed teaching intelligent design alongside evolution.
7. (2) T or F * The Kansas Board of Education rewrote the definition of science.
8. (1+8) Do you think the Kansas School Board took proper action with the recent changes? Why or why not?
BONUS QUESTION: (3) Do you think the question of origins (how living things got here) is important? Why or why not
Answer the following questions:
1. (1) During World War II, industry recycled and reused about _____________% of the waste stream.
2. (1) The nation's composting and recycling rate was _________% of the waste stream in 1960.
3. (1) Today, our composting and recycling rate is around ______