The+Science+Teachers

Brooke Edwards Alexa Garcia Dennis

= Chapter 1 Scientific Theories =

Answer: A scientific theory is a theory that explains observations in science, and may not be correct.
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= Chapter 2 Experimenting =

Experiments for kids website below.
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments.html

= Chapter 3 Technology =

Question: What would be some ways to incorporate technology into the classroom? Do you think using technology would make science lessons more successful for students?
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 * Answer: Technology has come a long way and most classrooms incorporate some kind of technology into their lessons. Teachers should use technology in order to benefit the students learning, so that they are able to see different techniques used to learn, rather than just a lecture or using a chalkboard. Some examples would be Incorporating iPad apps, if an iPad is available, there are many different apps which could be used for science lessons. youtube videos appropriate for students, in order to give examples and let students see different things in science. Computers, the internet to pull up informational websites and get ideas. Smart boards. Science may not be a students favorite subject or maybe some students struggle in science, so it would be beneficial to use technology in order to engage students and make the lesson fun and exciting for the students. **

Technology & Science in the classroom. http://www.teachervision.fen.com/educational-technology/science/54151.html

= Life Science =

Microscopic Organisms
**What are microscopic organisms?** Answer: We hear about microscopic organisms everyday without even thinking about it. Microscopic organisms are very small organisms that are too small to be seen by the human eye. Microscopic organisms may be harmful, like some bacteria, or they may be harmless. Viruses may also be classified as microscopic organisms, although some believe they are not because of their inability to reproduce without a host cell.

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Question : How would you as a teacher use "Adaptation" in your classroom? What do students have to adapt to in a classroom?
=== Answer: Adaptation can be used through different teaching strategies. Using differentiation in the classroom is an example of adaptation. Students have to adapt to a new classroom environment in the beginning of the year, new rules, sometimes new students, new schedules, new topics and also to a new teacher and teaching strategies. ===

Two Videos
http://youtu.be/YX8VQIJVpTg

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**Computer Lab Work**


Question - How does Daylight Saving Time work?
==== Answer - Daylight Saving time, often pronounced as Daylight “Savings” Time, happens on the second Sunday in March. The article stated that it was created for a purpose, and not to just confuse schedules. The clocks are set back one hour at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November and the clocks are set forward one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, thus comes the phrase “Spring Forward, Fall Back.” This was all started back in World War I, in order to save on the production in the war. The purpose of Daylight Saving Time is to use less energy in lighting our homes by taking advantage of more daylight hours. Daylight Saving Time takes place over the duration of eight months; this also affects the time zones. The Time Zones become Eastern Daylight Time instead of Eastern Standard Time; the same goes for the other time zones. Daylight Saving Time does also take place in other parts of the world. [|DayLight Saving Time] ====

==== Answer: An aurora, also called the northern and southern lights, is those beautiful lights you hear of appearing in the skies in the northern and southern parts of the world. Many people wish to see an aurora and the eye pleasing show it puts on in the skies above. Lately we have been hearing a lot about these lights, and even that they might have come further down for more sky watchers to see after last week’s solar storm. What causes them to appear and put on the show they give is quiet simple, and probably something we may have over thought. Electrons from the sun simply hit oxygen and nitrogen atoms in the atmosphere, creating the beautiful lights we see pictures of coming in every day. ====

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Dennis Park

Question: Can eating berries benefit the brain?

Answer: Strong scientific evidence exists that eating blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and other berry fruits has beneficial effects on the brain and may help prevent age-related memory loss and other changes, scientists report.

For the full article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120307145825.htm

=== A rainbow is formed after rain showers when sun light is spread into a spectrum of colors by rain drops. If you have noticed, the sun is always behind the rainbow. This goes to show that once the clouds part, and the sunlight shines though the raindrops at a certain angle, a rainbow is formed. The concept of rainbows is very similar to prisms. As you have your back to the sun and view the rainbow, the wavelenghts of light for each color shine through the raindrops, and as they hit your eye, you see the colors. Light goes into the droplets, reflects, and then refracts outward, creating the colors we see. After being refracted, the light goes downward and the colors are dispersed by wavelenth, violet being the shortest and red being the longest. ===

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= __Earth Science__ =

Eclipses and Seasons

What is an eclipse season, and how do eclipses happen?

An eclipse season happens a few times a year, every 173 days, and is when the sun, earth, and moon are in a perfect position for solar and lunar eclipses to happen. A lunar eclipse happens when the sun, earth, and moon are aligned in that order. A solar eclipse, on the other hand, happens when the sun, moon and earth align in that order.

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Seasons.
Why does the earth have seasons and how do they change? The Earth has seasons because it rotates in space as it orbits around the sun yearly. The Earths movement around the sun cause the Seasons. [|Seasons] [|Seasons link 2] [|Seasons for kids] [|Seasons Activities for kids] Video on why the earth has seasons. media type="custom" key="14092748" Another Video on Seasons. media type="custom" key="14092816"