Week 33 - May 11 - 15 (the week before MAY LONG WEEKEND)

I know I'm excited for the long weekend!  I hope everyone has some fun things planned!

Math 9

For this week, we are discussing outcome SS9.2 Extend understanding of area to surface area of right rectangular prisms, right cylinders, right triangular prisms, to composite 3-D objects.

We are starting with a WebQuest at the beginning of the week:
http://sd13.org/~cmueller/FAW%20webquest/intro.htm

Science 8
We are continuing our Buoyancy Unit including making tinfoil and playdoh boats to test buoyancy.  

Water Resistance:  The forces which act upon an object's movement when placed in water
Friction:  The force which pushes against an object when it tries to slide over or on another object.  
Frontal Resistance:  The concept that the more surface area that you present in the direction of the movement, the more resistance you create and the more force you need to overcome that resistance.  

The distribution of the mass of an object, determining the position of the center of gravity.  
Center of Gravity:  This is the position where all the weight of an object is considered to be centered or balanced.  It is not necessarily inside the object.  The lower the center of gravity, the greater the stability of the object or the closer the center of gravity to the base, the greater the stability.  

Internet Links:
Website Water Resistance
http://www.hydrotone.com/physics.html
Website Video:
http://wings.avkids.com/Curriculums/Forces_Motion/friction_howto.html
Center of Gravity Resources:
http://www.boatsafe.com/kids/021598kidsques.htm
Professional Designers in the Community:
http://www.educationcenteronline.org/Design-Schools/index.html
http://www.designschoolresource.com
http://jobfutures.ca/noc/browse-occupation-alphabet.shtml#D


Science 7
PRESENTATIONS ON TUESDAY, MAY 12!

Groups will present on Convection, Conduction or Radiation to help their fellow classmates learn more about the difference between these different heat transfers.