June 20, 2008

country project

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Posted by Mr. Calkins at 11:07 AM

April 09, 2008

Metals Project

In this project you will be designing a brochure on your metal. The brochure will be in color, using both sides of an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper which will be folded in thirds. This will make 6 narrow pages:

Front cover (1 page):

• Name of metal (e.g. Nickel)
• Symbol (e.g. Ni)
• Number in the Periodic Table (e.g. 28)
• Number of Neutrons
• Find a picture of the atomic structure of your element, showing the Protons, Neutrons, and the Electrons in their shells. Copy and Paste it into your brochure.
• Your Names

Inside (3 pages) - Choose 4 of the following to do:

Description:

• What does it look like? Describe in your own words.
• Include a picture.
• Fun fact: what is something interesting about it?

Occurrence:

• In your own words, explain where your metal is it found on the Earth (e.g. What regions produce the most of it, what kind of rock is it found in, etc.).
• Find a map of the Earth that shows where it is located and copy and paste it in.

Uses in Industry:

• In your own words, explain how your metal is used in modern industry.
• If possible, include a picture of one of the products that is made with it.

History:

• When was your metal discovered?
• How was it used historically?

Biological Role:

• In your own words, describe how your metal is used by animals or plants. If it hurts animals or plants instead, explain what it does.

Fold-over page (1 page):

Physical Properties:

• Melting Point (in K, C and F)
• Boiling Point (in K, C and F)
• Density (in g/cm3)

Value:

• How much is it worth in U.S. Dollars?

Back (1 page):

Quiz:

• Ask 3 questions about your metal.
• Put the answers upside down under the questions.

References:

• List the web sites/books where you found your information.

Posted by Mr. Calkins at 02:42 PM

February 14, 2008

Planets PowerPoint Project

This is a PowerPoint presentation on the planets.
This is a GROUP project: Each student is to work in a team.

The Powerpoint will have the following pages:
- Cover Page
- Mass (how much does it weigh?)
- Volume (how much space does it take up?)
- Diameter
- Gravity
- Distance from the Sun
- Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere
- Surface Temperature: Maximum and Minimum
- Composition of the Surface (what is it made out of?)
- Revolution Period (How long is it's year?)
- Rotation Period (How long is it's day?)
- Orbital Speed (how fast does it move through space?)
- Mythology (describe the god that gave it it's name)

Each page should:
- Have a Title
- Have the amount written in normal AND scientific notation (if appropriate)
- Have the units (km, kg, etc.)
- Compare it to something that we all know about. For example: if you say that the Mean Surface Temperature is 400 K, give an example of a temperature on our planet that we would know to compare it to.
- Have a picture to illustrate it

Posted by Mr. Calkins at 04:09 PM

February 11, 2008

Speed Test

Click Here to test the speed of your Internet connection.

Posted by Mr. Calkins at 05:28 PM

January 16, 2008

Upload My Favorite Things

Follow these steps to upload your My Favorite Things Powerpoint to the web:
- Open your final My Favorite Things document (with your name on it)
- Save As: save it into the same folder that it is in, and rename it to: My Favorite Things1-your name.
- Now take out any personal information that is in it: change your name to just your first name and initial, delete any photos of you.
- Save and close out of the file.
- To upload your Powerpoint document, open the following web page in a separate tab: Google Docs.
- Log in using:
--- email: hillcrest45
--- pswd: hillcrest
- Click Upload
- Click Browse and locate the new file that you just made. Click OK.
- Click Upload button at the bottom of the page.
- WAIT: it will take a while. DON'T CLOSE YOUR BROWSER. Start the typing exercise (below).

Posted by Mr. Calkins at 02:20 PM

Typing Test

Go here to do a typing test.

Posted by Mr. Calkins at 01:29 PM