The "Challenger" Disaster

Florida is the home of hot, humid weather, the NASA space program, and the space shuttle. Space shuttle launches seem like routine events now, with little possibility of disasters like those associated with the initial rocket launches of the 1960s. But a disaster did occur on January 28, 1986, when the “Challenger” space shuttle blew up with seven astronauts on board.
Investigators had to study pictures, videos, data from computers, design specifications, and weather conditions to piece together the cause of the explosion of the fuel tanks. Investigations led scientists to believe that the tragic event was due to a leak through an “O” ring (similar to those found in water faucets to prevent leakage/dripping of water) in the booster rockets. It was also noted that weather for that day had been uncharacteristically cold.

What caused the normally tight fitting “O” rings to leak and the subsequent explosion of the fuel tanks? Explain your thinking.

http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/science/found/5to8/7c2.pdf

Temperature - What does it matter? Teehee!

Today we will dive into the world of temperature.  The temperature of matter really has to do with how much particles the are moving, and therefore how much heat they are giving off.

To start, we will watch three experiments that highlight the affects of heat on matter.








Next, we will read an article about how thermometers work.

Temperature - Brain Pop

Next class, we will watch a video and read an article to gain a better understanding of temperature.  Then we'll take a look at different types of thermometers, what they are used for, how they are made and how they work.  Let's begin! Choose one of the following types of thermometers and tell me more about it. Start by organizing your paper to research using the "Cornell Method".



Next, choose a thermometer you will teach us about.  You can use books, websites and videos on websites to gain a better understanding.  You will be telling us about the thermometer and what it does.  What are some good questions to asking when starting your research? Let's brainstorm together.

Galileo Thermometer
Medical Thermometer
Infrared Camera
Bimetallic Strip
Remote-Controlled Thermometer
Ear Thermometer
Candy Thermometer
Outdoor Thermometer
Oral Thermometer
Meat Thermometer
Thermostat
Thermo-coupling

Mass, Weight, and Gravity & Cells and Atoms - Building our Understanding of Theories

Modenschau / Fashion Show 2018 - 8E and 8F

Congratulations to my former students of 8E and 8F who recently published a book in their German Bilingual classroom with their teacher, Ms. Kawalec! The book features their recent fashion show and includes both pictures and descriptions of all the latest fashions!

If you are interested in picking up a copy, please click HERE for 8E to purchase.  Click HERE for 8F. The book is sold at cost.

We hope you enjoy our Modenschau 2018!

Comment-y-aller 2017-18

Comment-y-aller v.2 from Jasper Robb on Vimeo.
Comment-y-aller 2017-18 from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.
Video from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.
COMMENTYALLER from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.





Comment-y-aller from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.




Untitled from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

Untitled from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.
Untitled from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.


Untitled from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

french_play from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

Comment-y-aller from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

Comment-ty-aller from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

Comment-y-aller from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

Comment-y-aller from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

Earth's Crust/Geology Videos

The Earth's Crust by B from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.
Geology - Beckham from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.
Geology - Chris from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.
7D Science from Hailey Born on Vimeo.
Beyond Earth’s Crust from Izabella on Vimeo.
Sham - Earth's Crust Video from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

7D Science from South Parkee on Vimeo.

Underneath our Feet - Ryan from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.
Untitled from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

Untitled from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

Publishing Time

Today we will be embarking on the first steps of publishing our writing.  After you have revised and editing your writing a final time, we will put all of our written pieces in a shared document. To do this you will need to do the following steps.

Click here to open the document

Once there, go back to your writing. Copy your writing by highlighting the entire document and right clicking.

Go back to the shared document, look for your name.  Copy and paste your document.

***Don't worry if it spread between two pages. We will fix that later.  Please be sure any pictures you have are where you want them to be. We can play around with them to ensure they don't move around on you.

To create this document, I started in Office 365 and created a new document, named it and then hit share.  Next you will change the preferences to "People in your organization" to make it at least a little bit harder for someone else to mess around with! Then you will copy the link and share it with students. This can be done through email, Notebook or your classroom website. Students access this link and then add their writing.

***This is the perfect time to talk about digital citizenship, as students have access to each others' work. It's important they always keep a copy themselves in case something was to happen.  I also take the link off once we are done.

Once all the documents are on the shared document, I print out the whole document.  We meet in groups and edit together. This also gives me time to meet with students that need extra help. I meet with kids individually to revise and edit a final time (10 more times).

After the document is perfect and beautiful, we get to the physical publishing stage. I have used two websites - https://www.lulu.com/ and https://chatbooks.com/   Lulu.com is fantastic for books with lots of text. Chatbooks is great for books made mostly with pictures.

How to Upload a Book to Lulu