Earthquake Myth

Follow the directions on "how to blog" and the "rules for blogging" on the right to answer this prompt:

Write your own myth about how earthquakes are formed.   Be creative but appropriate. 
 
Make sure your myth is  AT LEAST SIX SENTENCES

Finally, type your first name and last initial at the end of your answer.

Happy Blogging!!!

Earth's Interior

We are now studying the inside of the Earth in class.  As you are finding out, it is not easy to figure out what the inside of the Earth looks like but scientists believe, after a lot of hard work, that they have figured it out! 

So what???

How does knowing the structure of the inside of the Earth help us to understand things happening on the surface? 

Make sure to write at least 6 sentences in your explanation about why it is important.  This is due by the time you come to class on Thursday.  Happy Blogging!

Blog for week of 2/24 - 2/28

Follow the directions on "how to blog" and the "rules for blogging" on the right to answer this prompt:


Right now Colorado has weather of all sorts, hot, cold, snow, rain.    However many scientists predict that our climate will become warmer and drier in the futures.  Think of the plants and animals that live in Colorado now.     

1.  Pick one and explain how that plant or animal might have to evolve in order to continue to live successfully in a drier, warmer environment.  


        OR

2.  Explain how one plant or animal that lives in Colorado now will continue to be successful.   Include what adaptations they have that allow them to survive in a dry, warm place.
 
Make sure your answer is  AT LEAST SIX SENTENCES 

Finally, type your first name and last initial at the end of your answer.

Follow the directions on "how to blog" and the "rules for blogging" on the right to answer this prompt:


Dinosaurs roamed the Earth for about 150 to 250 million years.  They were the dominant life form on the planet.  Today there are no dinosaurs.   Humans have been around for about 1.5 million years.   We are considered the dominant life form on the planet.   

Do you think humans are the "most fit" to survive on planet Earth?   Why or why not?
 
Make sure your answer is  AT LEAST SIX SENTENCES 

Finally, type your first name and last initial at the end of your answer.

Human Body Systems, Wrapping it all up!!!!

This week you will be wrapping up your unit over life and the human body and will be reflecting on two things.

First... Discuss how your understanding of what it means to be alive has changed over the last several weeks?  Think about Mrs. Gren, Body organization, and the individual systems we covered.

and Second...
 

How has your understanding of the human body changed since going to medical school? Explain.

 

Make sure to answer both questions for full credit on this blog.   You may work on this at any time this week, but it is due no later than midnight on Sunday December 22nd.  Don't forget to look at the upper right hand corner of this page to make sure that you are signed in before replying below and write your rough draft on another document (Google Doc) to make sure that you do not lose your work!

 

Have a great break!

 

Mr. Andrews

Blog Post #6 - Honors Only  
Due by Friday, October 25  by 6 p.m.

Days of Our Cells  - Round Two

                                      A Blog Conversation

Directions:

1.  Using your same organelle as in "Cell Organelle Survivor".  This will be the role you will play in the blog conversation.

2. Use your same stage name as the last blog.
    ex.  Mr. Breuer as "Know it All Nucleus"

3. Read the "Organism Blog Post" below to find out what is happening now in the organism's life.

4. Blog as your organelle character

• Write about what your organelle is doing. 
  Remember your organelle is always doing something so...
• If possible, write about how your organelle will respond to what the organism is doing.
• OR write about what another organelle is doing (or isn't doing) in response to the organism's actions
• OR write about what is going on in your everyday organelle life.
• You must have at least 2 blog posts in response to each event in the organism's life.  At least 1 blog post should be a response to another organelle's blog post. 
• Make your blog post follow this format:

Hi, this is _______________________ (your stage name)

blogging @ ______________________________ (the organelle or organism's name)

with this message _____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

(what will happen/is happening to you) 

Signed: (your real first name and last initial)

Organism's Blog Post #2 - 

OMG!!!!!!   This little boy just sneezed all over me!!!!  GROSS!    My poor cells better know what 2 do with all those germs!

Blog Post #5 - Honors Only   Due by Sunday, Oct. 20  by 6 p.m.

Days of Our Cells

                                      A Blog Conversation

Directions:

1.  Use your "Cell Organelle Survivor" organelle for this blog conversation.

2. Give yourself a stage name you make up that reflects your job  
    ex.  Mr. Breuer as "Know it All Nucleus"

3. Read the "Organism Blog Post" below to find out what is happening in the organism's life.

4. Blog as your organelle character 

 

Write about what your organelle is doing. 

• Remember your organelle is always doing something so...
  If possible, write about how your organelle will respond to what the organism is doing OR write about what another organelle is doing (or isn't doing) in response to the organism's actions OR write about what is going on in your everyday organelle life.
• You must have at least 2 blog posts in response to each event in the organism's life.  At least 1 blog post should be a response to another organelle's blog post.  Make your blog post follow this format:

Hi, this is _______________________ (your stage name)

blogging @ ______________________________ (the organelle or organism's name)

with this message _____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

(what will happen/is happening to you) 

Signed: (your real first name and last initial)

Organism's Blog Post #1 - 

Just 8 a twinkie, heard they last on the shelf 4 1000 yrs w/o going bad.   Wonder what it'll do to my cells?

Living or Dead

This week I want you to take a few moments to think about a real life scenerio.  Let's pretend that someone you know is involved in a car crash and is hurt really bad.  You hear that they have damage to their brain, in fact you hear that they are "Brain Dead".  Based on our definition of life and the seven processes, is that person still living?  Explain your thoughts!

What have we learned so far??? A Reflection:)!

This week I want you to reflect on what you have learned over the past few weeks in our discussions about the scientific method.  I want you to take 10 minutes over the next few days to sit and think about what we have discussed and what you have learned during this time.  I am not interested in what we did, I want you to focus on what you learned!  This reflection should be several sentences long as you will be reflecting for 10 minutes!  I look forward to reading your posts. 

Please remember to put your first name, last initial and period number somewhere in your post!

Blog #2- Due between Thursday evening and Sunday Evening 8/5 - 8/8

Science is all around us in our everyday lives.

Follow the directions on "how to blog" and the "rules for blogging" on the right to answer this prompt:

1.  Pick ONE picture below.
2. Explain how science is involved with that item.  AT LEAST SIX SENTENCES.
3.  Remember to click on the ##Comments link below the pictures to post your response.
4.  Make sure that your First name and last initial end up in your post somewhere.