Journals 1.Rubric grade check = 2, check plus = 3 2.Journal grade score and comments on rubric 3.Keep the rubric in mind for all future journal entries. The next notebook grade will be on a random activity picked by Sharon when she grades and the grade will count twice as much. Hand in Homework 9

Riverside 1.Put a two-word title for your activity on the sheet that is going around. 2.Remember to have a quick assessment to determine what the kids learned. Probably verbal questions are best, but a short written assessment could also work. 3.Be sure to assign a group member to record observations.

Simulation Answers 1.intensity vs. wavelength – peak moves towards lower wavelength as T increases 2.Sun – max blue, BGR equal (white) 3.light bulb – max infrared, GR (orange) 4.Earth, oven – no visible light, red (max) 5.different ways – switch battery, 1 or 2 wires, complete circuit 6.paper clip, penny conduct 7.dollar bill, eraser, pencil lead, dog, hand don’t conduct 8.series – two bulbs dimmer 9.parallel – two bulbs same 10. electrical energy transferred to light energy

Inquiry Project Due 4/19/ Pick a partner. 2.Rank your top five choices on the inquiry project list and bring the list to Riverside. 3.Partners will present their inquiry projects at a poster session on 4/19/ Be guided by Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences (Chapter 2) to present your information. 5.We will follow the rubric that I hand out for grading the posters.

One bulb in your string of Christmas lights goes out, but the string stays on. Your string of lights is hooked in A. parallel. B. series.

If the bottom of a cloud is negatively charged, A. the surface of the ground will have a positive charge. B. the surface of the ground will have a negative charge. C. the surface of the ground will have no charge.

If the bottom of a cloud is negatively charged, A. lightning can strike from the cloud to the ground. B. lightning can strike from the ground to the cloud. C. lightning can strike from the cloud to the ground or the ground to the cloud.

Thunder occurs from a sudden expansion of the air due to A. electrons bouncing off other electrons. B. protons bouncing off each other. C. the rapid increase in temperature of the air.

Explorations 3/20/ Engage – all stations 2.You can glue the Explorations sheet into your journal. 3.Explore and Explain - stations Extend – clicker questions and simulations. 5.Evaluate – Homework 10 for 3/27/2007. Write an explanation of magnetism as you would present it to a child in your chosen grade level. Specify the grade level.

Clicker Answers 1.Slide 5: A 2.Slide 6: A 3.Slide 7: A 4.Slide 10: C