Japanese IQ Test

So you think you're smart? Today you're going to take a Japanese IQ Test. Click here, scroll down to the bottom of the page, read the rules, then play the game.

4th Quarter Blogs

Click here to view the 4th Quarter Blogs topic list. Please make sure that they are all completed and posted by this Friday, 12/18/09.

Practice Tests

Students in New York take the Regents Exam at the end of the semester. This is similar to an EOC/Final Exam in North Carolina. Click here to try out 8 practice quizzes from New York. **NOTE: The New York curriculum is different than the North Carolina curriculum. Some of the questions on these quizzes will not apply to our class.

Board Games Project

Today you will begin working on the Board Games Project. Here are the project guidelines.

Big Bang

The Big Bang Theory attempts to explain the formation of the universe. What do you think the universe looked like before the Big Bang? What made the universe "bang?"

CYO Crossword Puzzle

Today you will create your own Ch. 25 crossword puzzle. You will use the Armored Penguin website. We have done this before, but if you need help please let me know. Before you enter your words and clues, please make sure that you change "color of square" to "grey" and "Free Form (PDF only)" to "yes." Click here to get started.

As a reminder, please only use one word answers for your "words" on the puzzle. Your puzzle should contain 15 terms (answers) and 15 questions/clues.

Webquest and Blog Post #3

Webquest

Today you will complete the Ch. 25 Webquest. If you complete the Broncos Version, you may earn up to 100%. If you complete the Cavaliers version, you may earn up to 110%. Both webquests ask the same # of questions and require the same amount of work. I encourage you to check them both out before deciding which one to do.

Blog Post #3: Extrasolar Planets

Extrasolar planets are planets that are found outside of our Solar System. There are four ways that astronomers detect extrasolar planets. Click here, then click on the picture on the right side of the page ("4 Ways to Find a Planet") to answer questions 1-2.

1. What are the four ways astronomers can detect extrasolar planets?

2. Choose one of the four ways and explain it in detail.

3. In your answer to #2 you chose one way that astronomers detect extrasolar planets. Search the Internet to find how many extrasolar planets have been detected using this method.

SCOPE

Today you are going to contribute to real scientific research, classifying stars. You are going to look at the spectra generated by stars, and figure out their spectral type (what the star looks like and what it is made out of). Each star will be classified by 10 people (you may be one of them). The results of all 10 people will be averaged, and the star can be classified.

You will need to create an account, and classify 6 stars today. Click here to register.