Read this article then come back to this blog and write your answer.

Curious About Astronomy website...

http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=94

1. According to the website, where did the name "Milky Way" come from?

Read pages 796-798 & 818-819 and your notes in your notebook to answer these questions:

1. Define & describe what an instellar cloud is and why it is important to the formation of the solar system?

2. Describe what a planetismal is?

3. What are comets?

4. What are asteroids?

5. What is the difference between comets and asteroids?

Answer the following 5 questions.

1. Nuclear fusion produces ________________ in the sun.

2. Nuclear fusion transforms _____________________ into _______________________ atoms.

3. Nuclear fusion starts with 4 smaller nuclei to create one larger nuclei and produces a great amount of ____________________.

4. When nuclear fusion starts a ______________ is born.

5. When nuclear fusion produces heavier elements a ________________________ will eventually occur.

Answer the following questions:

1. Where in our galaxy is our solar system located (be specific)?

2. What is the name of our galaxy?

3. Which one is larger: galaxy or universe?

4. How old is our universe?

5 How old is Earth?

6. What theory explains how the universe began?

7. What remenant do scientists study that proves the universe was a very hot place in the very beginning?

8. What solar system model explains that the Sun is the center of our solar system?

9. How many planets does our solar system have? Name all of them in order.

While viewing the Savage Sun video in class, you had to write 20 facts into your notebook.

Please share with us three of your MOST interesting facts.

If you did not take notes, or were absent that day, please read Chapter 29.1 and then write 3 MOST important facts that we need to know about the Sun.

Read the questions below.

Write your answers on paper first then write them in one comment.

1. Do you know where Mrs. Tankard posts your grade each week?

2. Where and when does she post grades?

3. When she posts the grades, can you see what missing assignments you have? How do you know what is missing?

4. What technology does Mrs. Tankard use herself and what technology do you to use in class? (smartboard, mobi, netbooks, teacher website, internet, blogging, others ?????)

Please read the following internet article:

http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/sun.html

Using the article, now answer the following questions

#1 - The Sun contains how much of the solar system's mass? __________________

#2 - The Sun is the __________________ of our solar system and planets and moons __________________ around it.

#3 - The Sun contains ____________________ known as _______________________.

Click on Comments - and simply just put the answers. Please # your answers.

During this unit we learned about the Nitrogen Cycle and the Carbon Cycle. Please describe and give examples of each.

Describe all the different types of energy you learned about in this unit. Give me details on how it works, where we might see these types, etc...

Geothermal Energy:

Nuclear Energy:

Wind Energy:

Hydroelectric Energy:

Solar Energy (describe both passive & active):

Fossil Fuels:

Biomass Fuels

Define nonrenewable resources. Give me all the examples we talked about in class.

Define renewable resources. Give me all the examples discussed in class.

Describe five MAIN Ideas that you learned during this unit. Be VERY detailed. No opinions, just facts!

Hi Parents,

We want to involve parents in the learning process. Here is a simple way for you to leam what your child is learning!

#1 Please ask your student what he/she in class from this past Unit (Climate Change, Energy, & Resources). Please type in their First & Last Name and their response for your blog. Be sure to sign off with your name.

#2 Please feel free to comment on this website and what you find helpful or what you would like to have on here to help you more. Thank you for participating in our online class assignment!

Write one paragraph (5-7 complete sentences) or more about everything you learned about GROUNDWATER during this unit.

Write one paragraph (5-7 complete sentences) or more about everything you learned about SURFACE WATER.

Hi Students -

What did you think about the test? Give me some feedback about the questions on the test. Write three complete sentences.

IF you have any questions or concerns throughout the duration of this Volcano & Earthquake project please post a comment here and I can address it in the blog or in class or to you personally!

Answer all three of these questions...

What do you know about Earth's Interior?

What do you know about Plate Tectonics?
What do you know about the Rock Cycle?

The test is Friday. You will have a notebook check on Friday as well. Go to my mainpage and click on the link named Unit Work Notebook List, then on the link for this unit to see what you should have in your notebook. If you have any questions about the unit concepts and what you need to know for the test, be sure to ask me in class or blog about it!

Check out this cool website that has an interactive periodic table. It shows all the isotopes for all the elements! It also gives you all the properties of the groups and periods. Lastly, it gives you the orbitals for the periods and groups! DYNAMIC PERIODIC TABLE!!!!! Tell me one or more interesting information you learned from this dynamic periodic table, be specific!

http://www.ptable.com/