From Beach to Mountains

Our friends have been traveling.  Baldy was at the beach last week, fondly looking northeast towards Scofield.   This weekend, Puffy went up to Stratton Mountain in Vermont, looking through the trees and stepping on the snow.  There is a lot to be said about working outside.  There are many science careers that let you spend time traveling and working in many different environments.


Maybe I should measure the tree growth in this area. What would that show me?

Is there more cloud cover in Florida? Ask a meteorologist.

Do the shells indicate a change in climate?



What can I measure for climate records?

Touring Kennedy Space Center

There are over 5,000 people here waiting to attend the launch.  It is now a 40% chance for a go, hopefully the clouds will clear.

Here are some pictures from today.  AstroBear is standing in front of a model of the Hubble.  I am getting suited up for space!  I will try to upload more pictures as we await the launch today

Kennedy Space Center

We are waiting to hear Bill Nye the Science Guy speak.  Puffy did not come today, but AstroBear showed up to see the Atlantis shuttle exhibit.  Pictures will be uploaded soon.

We Made It To Kennedy Space Center!

We arrived late Friday night.  Spent Saturday at Kennedy Space Center, listening to the science briefings.   The launch is scheduled for Monday, but it has been cloudy here.  Hope it clears up! 

The first picture has Puffy standing on top of a scale model of the Sojourner Mars Lander.  It was much smaller than Curiosity!   The second picture has Puffy looking down on a small model of the MAVEN.  Remember, it is the size of a school bus.

Practicing Pulse and AED's

Ms. Clinkenbeard brought in the AED trainers to show us how to use the AED's and perform CPR.  We also practiced taking our pulse, and used stethoscopes to listen to our heartbeat.

Circulatory System

Can you perform this rap, or make a new one?  I would love a Scofield song on any of the body systems!

This one was performed by Rythm Rhyme

Digestion Song

Practice the digestive song to learn how food passes through our bodies.  Many thanks to our Black Team "Digestive Choir".  We will be taking volunteers for our circulatory rap this week. Comment below if you are interested!

Looking for Carbon Dioxide

This week we started to look at the respiratory system.  How does BTB help us find carbon dioxide?

Puffer Hikes the Fall Trails

Puffer has been hiking, enjoying the outdoors. As the trees get ready for winter, the green chlorophyll in the leaves begin to disappear, leaving the yellow and orange colors. Some trees, like maples, have extra sugars that turn red and purple.  The result is the colors of autumn.



Hiking the Appalacian Trail



Sitting in a tree in North Stamford

    



With Mrs. Vodolar hiking the AT

With Hunter at the Reservoir



Students dissecting Chicken Wings

Chicken Wing Dissection

Here is our lesson for tomorrow, October 23!

Geology Views at Greenwich Audubon

Baldy went on a 3 mile hike at Greenwich Audubon today.  Here is what he learned:

Let's head south east.   

Look at my wing span!

Is the Center close?

Can you tell me how all these stones got here?



There are many stone walls here.



Starting BodyWorks

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Great teamwork!

We started our new unit this week - Bodyworks.   Students drew and labeled the major organs of their body as a pre-assessment.  It was difficult deciding how to fit the 3-D body onto a 2-D piece of paper. 

Puffy does Community Service

Science is everywhere, and our new traveling friend visited Cove Beach this weekend to help with the Soundwaters Beach clean-up.  Did anyone else get to the beach?

Even though Puffy arrived late, he still found some wrappers

What's this?

Designing an Experiment

We ended the week by designing our own experiment.  Students did one and two handeded catches, closed their eyes, hopped on one foot and changed the distance.  All were careful to change only one variable, and keep the other variables constant. 

Continuing to look at experimental design, we are examining independent, dependent and constant variables.   Tomorrow we will be designing our own experiment based on our Data Toss experiment. 

 We tried to keep all of the variables constant.  Our independent variable was a one-handed or two-handed catch.  

Did Sam get hit in the face?
 

What other variables would you like to explore?