Watch the video below to learn how to find your pulse and accurately measure your resting heart rate.  Then answer the three questions that follow.  
Due: Tuesday, April 29, 2014

1.  Write a procedure for "how to find your resting heart rate".  Make sure to follow Ms. Shon's pocket guide procedure for writing a procedure.
2.  Measure your own resting heart rate using the procedure.
3.  How times does a heart beat over a lifetime?

Watch the video on the cardiovascular/circulatory system and answer the question below.  Due Thursday, April 24, 2014.

1.  What is the function of the cardiovascular/circulatory system?
2.  What are the organs in the cardiovascular/circulatory system?
3.  What does blood transport?
4.  Why is George's circulatory system less efficient than it could be?
5.  How does exercise help George's circulatory system?

Part I (40 points)
Watch the three videos below about homeostasis and human body systems, and then answer the questions in your spring break packet (also attached at the bottom of this post).  

Part II (40 points)
You will make a PowerPoint presentation on a human body system with your group.  The presentation only needs to be 6 slides long.  You will present your project on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 when we return from break.  

1.  Your group will be assigned one of the below human body systems.  Conduct some background research with your group.  You may use the links provided to help you.

• Circulatory/Cardiovascular: BrainPop - Cardiovascular System; Discovery Kids - Cardiovascular System; CK-12 - Cardiovascular System;
• Digestive: BrainPop - Digestive System; CK-12 - Digestive System; HRM - Digestive System
• Respiratory: BrainPop - Respiratory System; Education with Vision - Respiratory System;
• Nervous: BrainPop - Nervous System; CK-12 - Nervous System
• Immune: BrainPop - Immune System; Investigating the Immune System;

2.  Below is an outline of the REQUIRED slides.

1. A title slide with the name of your system
2. The major structures/organs in your system
3. A diagram of your system
4. The functions of your system
5. Diseases in your system
6. An example of how your system maintains homeostasis (helpful video: Homeostasis in Life)

Example PowerPoint: The Endocrine System

Part III (20 points)
Controlled Experiments Review:  Complete the questionnaire below to review the key elements of designing a controlled experiment.  You may use your notes, any blog post, or your old lab reports to help you answer the questions.

Check your stations packet using the key below.  This stations packet will serve as your study guide for the upcoming unit-end test.  Therefore, it is important to make sure you have the correct answers!

For the next few days, we will be completing 6 different stations that all explore how plate tectonics (plate movement due to convection in the mantle) changes the Earth's surface.  Four of the stations will focus on a different landform or event that results from a specific type of plate boundary.  Two stations will address all three plate boundaries.  Below is a summary of each station.

Station 1: Earthquakes 
You will read a passage on the cause(s) of Earthquakes on Shonscience.  You will then watch two videos. If you finish early, you will watch the "Earthquakes" BrainPop video and complete the graded quiz.

Station 2: Dynamic Plates
You will work with a partner on a Samsung tablet to explore an app called "Dynamic Plates".  Dynamic Plates allows you to see 7 different types of plate interactions.  By moving/dragging the plates in specific ways, you will be able to see the different 

Station 3: Volcanoes & Hot Spots
You will read a passage on the cause(s) of Volcanic Eruptions and the formation of the Hawaiian Islands on Shonscience.  You will then watch 2 videos.  If you finish early, you will watch the "Volcanoes" BrainPop video and complete the graded quiz.

Station 4: Seafloor Spreading
You will read a passage on the process of Seafloor Spreading on Shonscience, then watch a video.  If you finish early, you will watch the "Oceanfloor" BrainPop video and complete the graded quiz.

Station 5: Snack Tectonics
You will work with a partner to model/demonstrate the different interactions at plate boundaries using graham crackers (plates) and frosting/marshmallow fluff (magma/lava).  Below are the four different interactions.

• Divergent Plate Boundaries
• Convergent Plate Boundaries (Continental and Oceanic)
• Convergent Plate Boundaries (Continental and Continental)
• Transform Plate Boundaries

You will be able to eat your plate (snack) tectonics after you have received permission from Ms. Shon after completing the entire station assignment.

Station 6: Mountains
You will read a passage on the cause(s) of mountain formation on Shonscience.  You will then watch a video.  If you finish early, you will watch the "Mountains" video on BrainPop and complete the graded quiz.

Assignment:
Copy the question and answer them in complete sentences in your science notebook.
Due: Wednesday 26, 2014.

1.  What do all 6 stations explore?
2.  Which stations will use Shonscience?
3.  What are the four different plate boundaries you will model on the Snack Tectonics station?
4.  Will you be able to eat your plate (snack) tectonics?  Explain.
5.  On which stations will you be working with a partner?
6.  How many different plate interactions will you be able to see on the Dynamic Plates station?
7.  What technology will you use on the Dynamic Plates station?
8.  What will represent the plates and magma at the Snack Tectonics station?
9.  At which stations will you watch a BrainPop video (and complete the graded quiz) if you finish early?

Watch the video below, then answer the questions.  Make sure to title your assignment, copy the questions, and answer in complete sentences.

1.  What is a mid-ocean ridge?
2.  What is seafloor spreading?
3.  What type of plate boundary occurs during seafloor spreading? (see station C if you need help)
4.  How do scientists know that the seafloor is spreading?  Provide at least 2 pieces of evidence.
5.  What questions do you have about seafloor spreading?

Use this website to help you, too: Seafloor Spreading

Due: Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Due Monday, March 24, 2014.
1.  Make sure to complete, staple, and turn in all station activities (A, B, C) on Monday, March 24, 2014.  If you are missing any component, download and print them from below.
2.  If you did not yet complete Convection in the Mantle Moves Plates, make sure to complete that by Monday, too.

Watch the videos below and answer the questions in your science notebook.  Make sure to title your assignment, copy the questions, and to answer in complete sentences.
Due: Friday, March 22, 2014

1.  What is convection?
2.  Where in the Earth's interior does convection occur?
3.  What is causing convection in the Earth's mantle?
4.  How is convection changing the Earth's lithosphere?
5.  Write any unanswered questions you may have about convection in the Mantle, continental drift, and plate tectonics.

Station A: Evidence of Pangaea

Directions

• Pick and research any 2 of the below pieces of evidence that support the theory that the continents were once connected as the super-continent "Pangaea".  You may use the provided links, textbooks, and video below.
• Complete a graphic organizer for each piece of evidence.  
  

Evidence of Pangaea
1.  Fossils

• Glossopteris
• Lystrosaurus
• Mesosaurus
• Cynognathus

2.  Rock Strata
3.  Glacial Deposits

Additional research sites:
http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/alfred-wegeners-theory-of-continental-drift.html#lesson
http://geography.about.com/od/physicalgeography/a/Pangea.htm
http://mail.colonial.net/~hkaiter/ContinentalDrift.html

Station B: Recreate Pangea

Use the evidence provided to recreate Pangaea.  

If you have trouble, refer to the following sites for guidance:
http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/pangaea.htm
http://www.geo.cornell.edu/hawaii/220/PRI/continental_puzzle.html

Station C: Plate Boundaries

Complete the activity, "Plate Boundaries".
1.  How many tectonic plates are there?
2.  How are continental and oceanic crust different?
3.  What is a "boundary"?
4.  What is a convergent boundary?
5.  What is one example of a convergent boundary?
6.  What is a divergent boundary?
7.  What is one example of a divergent boundary?
8.  What is a transform boundary?
9.  What is one example of a transform boundary?

Read, "Slip, Slide, and Collide".
1.  How does the density of an oceanic plate compare to the density of a continental plate?
2.  Roll your mouse over the graphic to define the following terms: subduction zone, lithosphere, asthenosphere, magma, trench, volcano, volcanic arc
3.  What causes Earthquakes and tsunamis?
4.  What is created when two continental plates collide?
5.  What is a rift?  **watch the animation on the formation of a rift**

Bonus 1: Try the "Plate & Boundaries Challenge".
Bonus 2: Try the "Plate Interactions Challenge".