The BP Station (Benzin & Powell)

Volcano Project

Volcano Projects are looking great!  Students have been working hard on their research, posters, and presentations.  All groups have been assigned a presentation date on the week of May 4-8.

We have reviewed the grading rubric in class- To view and print a personal copy, please click the file below.

Download Volcano Project grading sheet

Growth & Development

Growth & Development class is this Thursday and Friday

Thursday & Friday Schedule:

Girls- 9:00-10:00 AM

Boys- 10:00-11:00 AM. 

This will be a time that students may come home with lots of questions on their mind.  I hope you will be able to find time to speak with your children about this experience and give them an opportunity to discuss any questions they may have.  I think we all remember this classroom experience as uncomfortable, embarassing, but very informative... please help make it a positive experience.  :)

CRCT Practice Site

Parents & Students,

   As we begin to prepare for the CRCT- make sure to visit this great practice site.  I have loaded our class and added math skills assignments for Fractions and Percents and reading skill assignments for many areas.

To enter the site, use the following info:

Username: Student ID #

Password: Student ID#

Site: varner01

Skills Tutor- CRCT Practice

Quake Queries

Today in science we'll be doing a scavenger hunt for Earthquake information!

Students, use the link below to get to the starting site.

Earthquake Queries!

Volcano Project Help

Students- It will benefit you to check out the volcanoes of the world and find a few favorites by the end of the week.  Here are a few great website resources to help you prepare!

Volcano World

Chicago Tribune Top 10 Volcanoes

Thinkquest

Gottatopic

Volcano PowerPoint

BBC

Good luck searching!  I look forward to your project choice.

Electricity Study Guide

Students, here is a study guide to help you be successful on your test Thursday (3/26)

Download Electricity Study Guide

Electricity/Magnetism with Mrs. Justice

Students,

     We will be visiting this site in science in the future.  Check it out ahead of time if you'd like.

Interactive Science Lab

Atlanta Science Website!!

We've been using this site in class a few times this year, probably time that it gets linked to our class site! 

AtlantaScience.com allows students to play interactive grade-leveled science games and join in or start a science discussion in their Science Chat.

Enjoy!  It's become on of my favorites!!

 

Awesome Electricity Sites!

Silicon Spies : Join this electricity adventure and use your brain to succeed.

Basics of Circuits Activity :Building circuits!

Learn about circuits with the Blob :More building circuits!!

Static Electricity Study Guide - Quiz Friday (1/16)

Read & answer the following questions to prepare for Friday's quiz!

 

1. What causes static electricity?

2. Tell 3 experiments that show static electricity.  What are they and what materials do you need?

3. What are the parts of the atom?

4. Which part of the atom creates electricity?

5. What does it mean to be positively or negatively charged?

6. How do similar and opposite charges behave?

7. Can you explain Ben Franklin's kite and key experiment and why was it so important?