On Friday Ms. Harris’s pre AP science students received lesson of how dry ice works…students got the opportunity to talk about how it works and how it responds with other materials. In the video above students find out what happens when flowers are are exposed to dry ice. Of course a day with dry ice…

As the school year starts to slowly wind down, so does our grass competition in science. A few weeks back my students started a class competition to see who could produce the best soil to support growth of grass. Students were given the option to use top soil, humus, sand, and gravel to complete their…

As move closer to the end of the school year, we are also nearing the end of our 2010 edition of the great Grass Derby. For those not aware, about a week ago we began a class competition to see who could grow the best patch of grass by creating ideal growing conditions…and after a…

Today marks the 3rd day of our grass competition…and so far it has been very lackluster. My students are being very patient as they continue to check their grass and wait for some sign of grow. While there have been a few blades of grass that sprouted it has been very slow going so far.Following…

To conclude our school year, on Tuesday we began our class discussions about soil. We looked at the various layers and materials that go into soil and talked about what exactly makes good soil. After speaking about this for some time, I then challenged my students to create their own soil that would provide the…

This past week we wrapped up our topographic discussions by holding a topography lab. In this lab students were given topographic maps from various areas in Northwest Arkansas, they were asked a variety of questions that required them to use latitude, longitude, townships, and range lines. Students used these lines to located various landforms. As…

Students, once you have finished your assignment on topo maps go ahead and complete the hometown task that is shown below. Task 1: Your Hometown Go to TerraServer – USA and request a map by entering your home city name and state in the area labeled Street, City and State Example: I chose Tallmadge Ohio,…