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Feb
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2010
Feb
01
2010
Discover Antarctica: National Geographic Interactive MapPosted by: Lisa in Ecosystems, Multimedia, animals, scienceClick on the image to explore National Geographic’s interactive map of Antarctica! Tags: animals, Antarctica, ecosystem, exploration, geography, ice, interactive, life science, map, Multimedia, penguins, polar, science, sea birds, seals, whales
Jan
29
2010
203’s adventure on the Great Barrier ReefPosted by: Lisa in Ecosystems, Multimedia, Student Posts, animals, scienceAs we move into our Antarctica unit, we have started brainstorming what we know or think we know about the continent already. Here’s what 205 had to say! What would you pack? What would you NOT pack? What would you see? What would you NOT see? Questions
Jan
18
2010
Cold-stunned sea turtles rescued in FloridaPosted by: Lisa in Multimedia, Science News, animals, scienceHere’s a video showing how scientists rescued sea turtles who were affected by the very cold temperatures in Florida last week. Question for all of you: Why can’t turtles raise their own body temperature? Tags: animals, endangered, rescue, science, Science News, turtles, videoWhy are some species of turtles easier to catch than others? This video shows how scientists solved the mystery! Tags: animals, crittercam, ecosystems, food chain, predator, prey, science, sharks, turtles, video
Jan
10
2010
Visit the Great Barrier ReefPosted by: Lisa in Ecosystems, Multimedia, animals, scienceWe loved this slideshow about the Great Barrier Reef. The talking is a little too fast, but the pictures are great!
Jan
10
2010
Dive the Great Barrier Reef!Posted by: Lisa in Earth, Ecosystems, Multimedia, animals, scienceExplore the Great Barrier Reef with a great interactive from National Geographic! Click on the pictures to get started. Tags: animals, Australia, coral, ecosystem, ecosystems, endangered, environment, great barrier reef, interactive, Multimedia, ocean, reef, simulationOK, OK, technically Santa’s flight isn’t a science topic. BUT – I have a serious science question about this. Kids from 203, 205 or 206 were just talking in class recently about how some parts of the world are getting sunlight while other parts are having nighttime. We talked about how if you want to call someone in Australia and you’re in New York, you have to be careful because you could be calling them in the middle of the night, even if it’s daytime where YOU are. So… Which direction is Santa traveling on this map? Who had nighttime already? And here’s one to think about – how fast would Santa need to be going to actually visit all of these places in one night? Tags: day, geography, holidays, night, Santa, silly, Sun, time difference, time zone, winter
Dec
21
2009
Hawksbill Turtles of the Great Barrier ReefPosted by: Lisa in Earth, Multimedia, experiments, scienceHere’s the slideshow I’ve been showing to 203, 205 and 206. It’s all about my trip to the Great Barrier Reef to study sea turtles. Turtle Presentation
Tags: Australia, earthwatch, great barrier reef, science, slideshow, turtles View more presentations from Lisa Fischler.
Dec
21
2009
The Earth and the Sun – Why We Have Winter (and the other seasons too)Posted by: Lisa in Earth, Multimedia, Space, scienceClick the picture to explore a model of how the Earth orbits the Sun. This graphic has one BIG (big, big) problem with it. What do you think that is? Here’s another model showing the same concept… and it has the same problem! Tags: Earth, ecosystems, equator, Multimedia, poles, revolve, seasons, Sun, year
Dec
21
2009
Australia and New Zealand Questions from the Great Wall!Posted by: Lisa in Earth, Questions, Student Posts, science
Dec
21
2009
Recent questions from the Great Wall…Posted by: Lisa in Questions, Student Posts, science
Think you have an answer? Post it as a comment! Tags: fire, Great Wall of Questions, health, life science, physical science, Questions, scienceOn Friday 203 got into a discussion about what sand is made out of… We looked at some samples VERY close up using a cool website called the Virtual Sand Collection. Click on the photo from Queensland, Australia to see an example: If you’d like to look at sand from other places around the world, click the map: In many places, you aren’t allowed to take sand or anything else from the beach. This is because if EVERYONE who visited took sand, shells, corals, and sea glass, there wouldn’t be anything left! Using the Virtual Sand Collection is a great way to see sand up close without stealing any to bring home! Tags: coral, island, ocean, reef, sand, shells |
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