Cool Frog Sites to Visit!

Froggy Fun

Net Frog Dissection

Froggy Dissection

More Questions

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Randon Questions Take 2

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Music Survey

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Random Question Survey!

Please answer these also!

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All about school survey!

Another survey for a future activity!


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Favorite Food survey!

Please take this survey for a future Omega activity! Click on the link below to take survey. Each survey is open to 100 people.

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Extra Extra

This is due November 28th!!!!!

Watch and episode of the TV show Mythbusters and answer the following questions in a blog for 12 extra credit points. Please answer in paragraph form do not number and answer the questions. Please discuss your answers in detail within the paragraphs.


1. What episode did you watch? Describe the episode and who was in it.

2. How did the Mythbusters follow general lab safety rules? Did they break any?

3. How did the episode use science? Why would you need a science background for a career in special effects?

Starfish Sites

http://www.pgjr.alpine.k12.ut.us/science/whitaker/Animal_Kingdom/SeaStar/SeaStar.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/13008/

http://www.cumberland.k12.il.us/Schools/CHS/Starwalt%20Projects/Starfish/starfish_dissection.htm

http://www.bioweb.uwlax.edu/zoolab/Table_of_Contents/Lab-8b/Starfish_Model/starfish_model.htm

Worm Sites

Virtual Worm

http://biog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu/BIOG101_104/tutorials/animals/earthworm.html

How to add a page element

1. Go to Template
2. Click on one of the add a page element boxes
3. Choose the option that says "link list'
4. Label your new page element Blogs I read
5. Add the links for these blogs (you should have at least 8 from different classes)
6. See me if you need help

The Omega Meme

I’ve tagged students for the Omega Meme!

The rules are as follows:

Each player answers the six questions posted on this blog.

The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those answers are listed.

At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their blog names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.


Then follow the instructions about adding a page element at omegascience.blogspot.com.


1. My favorite TV show is.......(explain why)

2. My favorite meal is...... (explain the meal in detail)

3. My favorite nonschool activity is...... (explain why but do not give specific names that can identify you)

4. Someone I look up to is....... (explain why)

5. My goal for the future is.....

6. In the first hour after school I usually do...... (explain why but do not give specific events or names that can identify you)

I have tagged Miniman, Candycane16, PonderingBacon, ColorYellow, PlaidPJs, HeartsLies&Friends, 1Cowboysfan, Eagles95

You may not tag someone who has already been tagged.

New Baby!

Hello everyone,

I miss you but I am enjoying being home with my girls. I will be back in the beginning of November.

A few good blogs!

Blog 1


Blog 2

Some of our sites!

Earth Science Wiki

Podcasts

Getting Excited!

I hope everyone is getting excited for a new year in Omega!

Omega’s Supply List

General Needs:
Loose Leaf
Blue and black pens
Pencils
High lighters
Colored pencils
Ruler
2 glue sticks
Student scissors


Science- 1 Marbled Composition book and 2 colored pocket folders coinciding with your class color (one should have the three clips in it)


Math- 1 Marbled Composition book, 1 colored pocket folder coinciding with your class color, scientific calculator

Social Studies- 1 Marbled Composition book and 1 colored pocket folder coinciding with your class color

Literature- 1 Marbled Composition book and 1 colored folder with 3 clips inside coinciding with your class color

Composition- 1 single subject spiral notebook, 1 colored folder coinciding with your class color

Science Supplies

Hi everyone,

If you are looking for what you need this year in science it will be the same as last year.

2 colored folders according to the class you are in
1 marble comp. book
(start collecting those science pictures for your notebook)

Lined paper
colored pencils (art supplies)

I willl post the unit list as soon as we get it made.

Happy Summer!

Tic Tac Toe Board

Newton’s Laws Tic-Tac-Toe

Name ______________________


You need to complete 3 of these options and your points should add up to 90 . You must complete one item from each column and one from each row.




Find the speed of each Find the speed of each Create 5 complex hill or obstacle.
hill or obstacle and write word problems that
Include answer sheet. word problems to match. Use your projects
(20) Include answer sheet. information.
(30) Include answer sheet.
(40)




Type a paragraph Type 1 page paper Type a 1 page paper
explaining how explaining how Newton’s explaining how
Newton’s laws are laws are used in your project. Newton’s Laws are
used in your project (30) used in your project
(20) And connect it to life.
(40)






Create a poster on a Create a brochure Create a web page
standard piece of paper advertising the opening advertising the
advertising the opening of your project. Include opening of your
of you project. Include Newton’s laws, price, project. Include
Newton’s Laws, price, location, features, etc. Newton’s laws, price
location, etc. (30) location, features,
testimonies, etc.
(40)

Wiki Research Help!

Below find some websites that can assist you in your research.

http://vlib.org/EarthScience

http://geology.com/

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic/

http://science.howstuffworks.com/earthquake.htm

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/earthqu.html

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/

http://www.data.scec.org/

http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/kids.html

http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/eq.htm

http://www.usgs.gov/hazards/earthquakes/

Free Website builders

http://www.google.com/a/?utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-google&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=free%20homepage


http://members.freewebs.com


http://geocities.yahoo.com

Tuesday, May 8th

Tomorrow you can earn $10 Omega Dollars by singing a song in class. Only one at a time though and Imust be able to hear you.

Monday, April 7th

The color of the day is yellow.

Friday May 4th

10 Omega Dollars for anyone wearing their unit T-Shirts!

Tommorrow May 3rd

The color of the day is orange. Ssshh! Don't tell.

Interesting Space Websites

Satellite Images Websites
Google Earth
Download the free software to get real satellite pictures of anywhere on earth! Just type in an address and watch the amazing software fly over and zoom in on the address!
http://earth.google.com/

IKONOS Satellite Imaging photos
This website contains cool aerial photos from the IKONOS sensors
http://www.satimagingcorp.com/gallery-ikonos.html

Landsat Images
http://landsat.usgs.gov/index.php
Check this out to see interesting remote sensing photographs taken from Landsat 7 satellite

NASA Websites
http://www.nasa.gov/

3D pictures of the Sun – coming April 23rd!!
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/main/index.html
This website will feature new images from NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (these are twin observatories)

Mars Rover
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html
http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/video/
On this official NASA website for the Mars Rover, you will find incredible images from the Mars Rover. Use the second website to download short videos the Mars Rover launch and its descent and landing onto Mars. Really cool!!

Just for Kids
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
This website contains interesting information for the young astronomer

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
This website is NASA’s website for kids and contains wonderful pictures and talks about everything associated with NASA.

http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/
http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/elvnew/gpb/index.htm
This is Kennedy Space Center’s official website. The second website is dedicated to the recent launch of Gravity Probe B, which is testing Einstein’s theory of relativity.

http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
This website has tons of information on planets

Learn all about Space Camp!
http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/educatorsParents/camp.asp

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/kids/models/pprmdl.pdf

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/solar_system/
Cool information on the Cassini-Huygens mission and solar system. Website is sponsored by NASA.
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/spinoffs2.shtml
Look here to see what everyday items we use were invented from the space program

General Space Websites
http://www.space.kids.us/index.html
This website provides answers to some typical space questions such as:
What’s a black hole?
What’s a galaxy?
What a quasar?

Space websites for kids sponsored by the US Government
http://www.kids.gov/k_space.htm

Launch Vehicle (rockets) Websites
Sea Launch (Pacific Ocean): http://www.boeing.com/special/sea-launch/
Ariane (South America): http://arianespace.com/site/index2.html
Atlas (Florida): http://www.lockheedmartin.com
Proton (Kazakhstan): http://www.fas.org/spp/guide/russia/launch/proton.htm

Sea Launch explosion
Watch the recent explosion of a Sea Launch rocket in the South Pacific
http://www.youtube.com/
type in Sea Launch Rocket Explosion

Astronomy Websites
Night Sky
http://www.heavens-above.com/
Go to this website to track the stars, International Space Station (ISS), space shuttle, or satellites for your location.
Scroll down and click on Anonymous User, select your location
Click on United States
Under search string, type in “monm*”
Then click on ISS to see when the ISS will be visible or the night sky to see the constellations

Moon Phases
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html
Just type in any date and this website will show you the current moon phase

Life Cycle of a Star
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/1364/Stars.html#Red
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lifecycles/SC_title.html

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lifecycles/LC_main_p1.html
http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/starlife_main.html

http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzastro2.html
http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/skymaps/
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
Cool information on the planets and stars.

Cool Places to Visit
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
Next time you’re in Washington DC, check out this cool museum. The IMAX films are wonderful!
http://www.nasm.si.edu/

American Museum of Natural History – Hayden Planetarium
Be sure to visit the Hayden Planetarium in New York City!
http://haydenplanetarium.org/index.php

Florida Happenings
http://www.floridatoday.com/news/space/index.htm
This website contains all space activities in the Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center, Florida area. Check it for up to date news on upcoming launches.

Supplies

Remember to bring in these items if you have them:

bubble wands
self moving toys
paper tubes


Thanks!!!!

Blog Assignment!

Remember your first blog of the new marking period is due on Friday, March 30th.

Extra Credit Update!

Several of you have come and asked if you can do the show LOST instead. The answer is YES!

WOW! Extra Credit

I was thinking about what to assign for extra credit and I thought of a few ideas. You may pick to complete 2 of these by March 13th.

If you watch the TV show Heroes write a short response (a paragraph) on how it connects to what we are learning in science right now. Post this response to your blog. 10 pts.


Write a short response (a paragraph) and connect the novel you are reading in Lit. class to what we are learning in science. Post the response to your blog. 10 pts.


If you watch the TV show 24 write a short response (a paragraph) on how CTU must use scientific knowledge in response to Fayed. Post the response to your blog. 10 pts.


Research one scientific invention that occured in the colonies. Write a short response (a paragraph) connecting this invention to what you are learning in social studies. 10 pts.



If I have any other brainstorms good enough for extra credit, I will post them. So come back and visit often!

Science Sample Tests!

NJ Science Test Practice

Interactive Sites

Even More GEPA Review!

More Practice!

Click here and enjoy!

Math GEPA Practice

Here is a fun math site for GEPA.

MATH PRACTICE

GEPA Practice

Below you will find a site that lists many sites that you can use for GEPA practice!
GEPA PRACTICE

Science Blog Assignment!

You will need to blog 5 times between now and March 1st. The blog entries' science content is your choice but three must be in response to a current events and two must be in response to something you are learning about in class. Below find the requirements for each type of blog.


Current Event Blog! (You may choose the article and science topic.

Answers who, what, where, when, and what.

Contains a hyperlink to the article you are talking about and labels the source

Clearly states your opinion on the subject and you support your opinion using facts from the article.



Class Response!

Identifies the topic and at least three interesting facts.

Includes at least two pieces of information from another source and labels the source, including a hyperlink to that source.


Clearly states your opinion on the subject and you support your opinion using facts that you have learned.

Directions on posting a hyperlink!

http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=41379&topic=8915

Blogger has great directions on how to post a hyperlink in your blog. This is so I can click on the link and go right to the site instead of cutting and pasting.

What to blog about!

Yes, you can add interesting stories. You can use it to write your own stories and get feed back. Your assignments will be different but you can post above and beyond them. Make sure you don't just copy a story but link us to the orginal source and you respond to the story. What did you think? What are your questions.

Avatars

How to Post your Avatar

1. Create your avatar at http://www.tektek.org/dream/dream.php

2. Click on finish

3. Copy your Avatar into your documents

4. Use Apple C to copy the Avatar and save it to your documents

5. Log into your Blogger Account

6. Click on Settings and then Click on Template

7. Click on Page Elements

8. Click on Add a Page Element

9. Choose picture (left side second one down)

10. Title- Avatar

11. Caption- Your user name

12. Image- From your Computer

13. Browse for your saved Avatar in your documents

14. Choose your Avatar

15. Click Shrink to fit box so it is checked off

16. Click on Save Changes

17. View your blog and admire your new Avatar