Something’s Fishy
Getting into Science
Warm up
8-29-11
• Tell me five things you know about science.
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Write in complete sentences.
Warm up
8-30-11
• Using the word Science write a science
word for each letter. For example:
• L - length
• A - atoms
• V - volume
• A – alluvial fan
Ch 1.1E Warm up
8-31-11
• Decide if each statement is true. If not, correct
it.
• 1. There are 11 planets in our solar system.
• 2. The stars in the sky are all the same
distance from Earth.
• 3. It takes Earth one year to orbit the Sun.
Warm up (Work book)
9-1-11
• Directions: Read pages 114-116 in the
purple Ladders to Success workbook.
Complete Explore activity on page 117.
• (Do not write the directions above, but
you do have to write and answer
questions 1-6 on page 117.) Use the
tables on page 116 & 117 to answer the
questions.
Warm up (textbook)
9-2-11
• Write and then answer the following
questions.
• 1. What force causes objects in space to be
grouped together?
• 2. A galaxy is a group of what?
• 3. What is a group of stars that form a
pattern in the sky called?
Warm up (Textbook)
9-6-11
• Create framegame boxes for the following
words:
• 1. axis of rotation
• 2. revolution
• 3. telescope
Warm up (textbook)
9-7-11
• Write and then answer the following
questions.
• 1. How are reflecting and refracting
telescopes similar?
• 2. How are reflecting and refracting
telescopes different?
Warm up (textbook)
9-8-11
• Write and then answer the following
questions.
• 1. What is the main difference between a
flyby spacecraft and an orbiter?
• 2. What is the difference between a probe
and a lander?
Warm up (textbook)
9-9-11
• Write and then answer the following
questions?
• 1. In what month does winter begin in the
Southern Hemisphere?
• 2. When does the Northern Hemisphere get
the most sunlight?