What science ideas did you learn?
This week we continued talking about why we have moon faces, seasons, direct, and indirect sunlight. We only talked about this for a day or so. Most of the week we discussed about why the moon/earth doesn't crash into the earth/sun. This didn't make sense because there was no force pulling the moon/earth away from the earth/moon. I figured out that there must be an unknown force, forcing the moon/earth away from the sun/earth.
How did you learn these ideas?
We learned these ideas?
We discussed with our table groups, and later talked about our hypothesis with the class. We also worked on the computer, with a new simulation.
Why is it important to know this idea?
It is important to understand how the earth/moon revolves around the sun/earth because we should know why the earth/moon doesn't crash into the sun/earth. We should know why things in astronomy are the way they are.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Moon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What science ideas did you learn?
This week we learned about tides. We learned that spring tides have higher "high tides" and lower "low tides," than neap tides. We also talked about why we have seasons for part of the week too. We learned that seasons happen because of the tilt of the earth and the way the sun is hitting it. When the sun is hitting the earth in the northern hemisphere with direct light it is summer. When the sun is hitting the earth with indirect sunlight it is winter.
How did you learn these ideas?
We learned these ideas by experimenting and discussing with our table groups and with the class. We talked about our ideas of why we have seasons with our table groups and then discussed the correct answer as a class.
Why is it important to know this idea?
It is important to understand about seasons and tides and astronomy because when we graduate college and someone asks us why we have seasons, we should be able to answer the question correctly. We should not be like the Harvard graduates in the movie we saw, A Private Universe.
This week we learned about tides. We learned that spring tides have higher "high tides" and lower "low tides," than neap tides. We also talked about why we have seasons for part of the week too. We learned that seasons happen because of the tilt of the earth and the way the sun is hitting it. When the sun is hitting the earth in the northern hemisphere with direct light it is summer. When the sun is hitting the earth with indirect sunlight it is winter.
How did you learn these ideas?
We learned these ideas by experimenting and discussing with our table groups and with the class. We talked about our ideas of why we have seasons with our table groups and then discussed the correct answer as a class.
Why is it important to know this idea?
It is important to understand about seasons and tides and astronomy because when we graduate college and someone asks us why we have seasons, we should be able to answer the question correctly. We should not be like the Harvard graduates in the movie we saw, A Private Universe.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Astronomy
What science ideas did you learn?
This week we started a new unit. We started learning about astronomy. This week we have been learning about astronomy by using a moon simulation. We have been working on a packet in groups most of the week, using the moon simulation to answer the questions in the packet. This week we also learned about rotation and revolution. We also learned about the different moon faces and the order in which they appear in.
How did you learn these ideas?
We learned these ideas by working in groups most of the week and by using a moon simulation to answer questions in a packet we had been working on. Once we completed this packet we discussed the answers as a class.
Why is it important to know this idea?
It is important to understand astronomy and the way it works because we should know about outer space. We should also know the moon faces because we should know what kind of moon we are looking at if we look up in the sky. We should also understand why there are different moon faces, why the earth revolves around the sun, and why day and night occurs.
This week we started a new unit. We started learning about astronomy. This week we have been learning about astronomy by using a moon simulation. We have been working on a packet in groups most of the week, using the moon simulation to answer the questions in the packet. This week we also learned about rotation and revolution. We also learned about the different moon faces and the order in which they appear in.
How did you learn these ideas?
We learned these ideas by working in groups most of the week and by using a moon simulation to answer questions in a packet we had been working on. Once we completed this packet we discussed the answers as a class.
Why is it important to know this idea?
It is important to understand astronomy and the way it works because we should know about outer space. We should also know the moon faces because we should know what kind of moon we are looking at if we look up in the sky. We should also understand why there are different moon faces, why the earth revolves around the sun, and why day and night occurs.
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