Churchill Science » Earth http://churchillscience.edublogs.org Elementary Science Education Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:22:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 203’s Producers, Consumers and Decomposers http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/25/203s-producers-consumers-and-decomposers/ http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/25/203s-producers-consumers-and-decomposers/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:21:56 +0000 Lisa http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/?p=665 Click on the picture to make them bigger!

by Brian by Griffin and Gian by Megan and Lucas by Sydney and Rubin ]]> http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/25/203s-producers-consumers-and-decomposers/feed/ 0 Some recent questions from the Great Wall of Questions! http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/22/recentquestions/ http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/22/recentquestions/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:16:07 +0000 Lisa http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/?p=655 Which state or country has had the most hurricanes? by Maggie

This is an image of it - Mauna Loa, on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

This is an image of it - Mauna Loa, on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

Yes, that is Lucky Jr.

Yes, that is Lucky Jr.

]]> http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/22/recentquestions/feed/ 0 Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers Game http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/22/producers-consumers-and-decomposers-game/ http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/22/producers-consumers-and-decomposers-game/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:07:43 +0000 Lisa http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/?p=652 Click to play!

Where do living things get their energy? Can you figure out if the living thing:

-Makes its own food (producer)
-Eats to survive (consumer)
-Breaks down dead stuff (decomposer)

Click the picture to play!

]]> http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/22/producers-consumers-and-decomposers-game/feed/ 0 Soil Safari game http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/22/soil-safari-game/ http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/22/soil-safari-game/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:04:11 +0000 Lisa http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/?p=648 Shrink yourself down to see what's going on in the soil...

Shrink yourself down to see what's going on in the soil...

After looking at samples from the greenhouse’s compost bin, we wanted to know what else might be living in soil that is too small for our eyes to see…
Click on the picture to play the game!

-203, 205, 206

]]> http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/22/soil-safari-game/feed/ 0 Decomposers: Fungi http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/18/decomposers-fungi/ http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/18/decomposers-fungi/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:16:16 +0000 Lisa http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/?p=644 203, 206 and 205 are learning about different parts of the food chain. Here are two fun videos about decomposers:

Click to Play

]]> http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/18/decomposers-fungi/feed/ 0 The food chain game http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/13/the-food-chain-game/ http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/13/the-food-chain-game/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:44:37 +0000 Lisa http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/?p=638 205, 203 and 206 are learning about the forest. While we were watching Planet Earth and noticing the different layers of the forest, we pointed out many predators and their prey. We also began to talk about how plants make their own energy from the Sun, while everything else that lives must eat to get its energy.

Follow the energy to win the food chain game!

Click the pictures to play.

The turtle is a consumer that eats another consumer, jellyfish.

The fungi are decomposers that put nutrients back in the soil.

]]> http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/11/13/the-food-chain-game/feed/ 0 Round and Round: Life Cycle Interactive http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/10/27/round-and-round-life-cycle-interactive/ http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/10/27/round-and-round-life-cycle-interactive/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:13:12 +0000 Lisa http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/?p=630 Click here to play!

Click here to play!

This is a fun game for young children to learn about life cycles. 225 played this game in science class!

]]> http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/10/27/round-and-round-life-cycle-interactive/feed/ 0 A Walk in the Forest Game by Room 203 http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/10/16/walkintheforest/ http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/10/16/walkintheforest/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:27:24 +0000 Lisa http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/?p=625 This is a type of bird. It says "drink your tea!" Click on this picture to play the game.

This is a type of bird. It says "drink your tea!" Click on this picture to play the game.

This game is about nature. It is about the forest. You can see lots of amazing animals. You can learn about the top of the tree, the middle, the bottom, and even the inside and top of a log. One of the best ones is a bird that says, “Drink your tea!!” You will experience the life of nature. This game is amazing.

by Room 203

205 and 206 also played this game!

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We can’t get enough of this game! Can you balance out the predators and prey so that all three kinds of living things survive?

]]> http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/10/16/everyones-favorite-the-rabbits-foxes-and-grass-game/feed/ 0 How do volcanoes explode? http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/10/01/how-do-volcanoes-explode/ http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/10/01/how-do-volcanoes-explode/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:40:10 +0000 Lisa http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/?p=611 How does a volcano explode? How does lava get inside a volcano?
More great questions from the Great Wall…

]]> http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/10/01/how-do-volcanoes-explode/feed/ 0 Is it hard to breathe in the desert? http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/09/27/is-it-hard-to-breathe-in-the-desert/ http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/09/27/is-it-hard-to-breathe-in-the-desert/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:40:22 +0000 Lisa http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/09/27/is-it-hard-to-breathe-in-the-desert/ Is it hard to breathe in the desert? by Saskia

Is it hard to breathe in the desert? by Saskia

This question was asked during a discussion of how trees produce oxygen, so that people can breathe. Saskia wanted to know if places without many trees, such as deserts, would be harder to breathe in. Great thinking!

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Hurricane Interactive: Click the picture to try it out!

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I am leaving for Iceland tonight for a weeklong expedition with Earthwatch called Icelandic Glaciers. You can click on the picture to learn more about the expedition.

After I’m done being a volunteer scientist, I’ll be spending a few days visiting some really neat places in Iceland. I’ll try to take as many photos and videos as I can!

]]> http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/07/22/off-to-iceland/feed/ 0 Jewels of the Earth Rainforest Layers Game http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/07/07/jewels-of-the-earth-rainforest-layers-game/ http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/07/07/jewels-of-the-earth-rainforest-layers-game/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:51:10 +0000 Lisa http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/?p=571 Jewels of the Earth: Layers of the Rainforest

Want to learn more about the rainforest? Try out the Rainforest Alliance’s cool interactive game, Jewels of the Earth. Once you’ve placed all the living things into the correct layer, you can click on them to access more information. Or just sit back and listen to the rainforest sounds!

]]> http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/07/07/jewels-of-the-earth-rainforest-layers-game/feed/ 0 Volcanic eruption viewed from the International Space Station http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/07/06/volcanic-eruption-viewed-from-the-international-space-station/ http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/2009/07/06/volcanic-eruption-viewed-from-the-international-space-station/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:42:42 +0000 Lisa http://churchillscience.edublogs.org/?p=570 Ever wondered what a volcano erupting would look like if you could fly over the top of it? This short video was taken from the International Space Station as it passed over the Sarychev Volcano on an island that is part of Russia:

It’s cloudy all around the volcano, but the gas was so hot that it cleared a hole. That is how astronauts aboard the space station were able to get a clear view.

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