Global Climate Change and Alternative Energy

In science class, we learned about Global Climate Change and how it is greatly affecting the coral reef ecosystems around the globe.  Our sea temperatures have been rising so much that we are literally killing our oceans.  We learned a lot from a great movie called Chasing Coral.  You can see the movie trailer below: This […]

Who Was Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking was a famous physicist from the UK.  He is famous for his work on The Black Hole Theory and the Theory of Relativity.  Hawking was born on January 8, 1942, and he died this year on March 14, 2018 from complications with the disease, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), or commonly known […]

Human Head Transplant

Have you heard about the first human head transplant?  It was supposed to take place this December.  Valery Spiridonov has a degenerative disease and wanted to volunteer to be the patient in the first human head transplant. Surgeons would take his head and attach it to a new body. Here is an interview with Valery from […]

Learning How to Use the Microscope

In science, we were learning how to use the microscope.  We got some slides that were premade.  We looked at many specimens and drew our observations in our lab books.   For example, Saaya observed part of a tulip.  Here is what a tulip looks like in the world: Photo From:  Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tulip_-_floriade_canberra.jpg   […]

Science Journal App

Science Journal Google App I found a bit of information about this Science Journal Google App for your phone.  If you have a phone, perhaps you can see if you can download it.  Here is a video that describes it a bit and at the end, it gives information where to download the App. However, […]

Extreme Weather

Extreme Weather Reports   In Science Class Students were asked to research different types of extreme weather conditions.  They wrote reports and posted these reports to their websites.  You can visit the Share@KAS websites to view their work.  This is an example from Diem-Mi

Upcoming Science Assessments

Project Students are working on a research project about extreme weather and this project will be completed by Thursday.  The final draft should be PRINTED and TURNED IN by FRIDAY, October 27.  This project will be used to ASSESS CRITERION D:  Reflecting on the Impacts of Science Other Projects and Exam After October 27, students will prepare […]

Hurricane Harvey Fundraising Project

Weather Unit: During our weather unit, students are learning how to understand weather; how to predict the weather; and how weather affects our lives: Statement of Inquiry: Weather, a complex interaction between many systems, is important to our lives and affects the citizens of the planet in many ways. Inquiry Questions: What are the systems […]

Water Cycle Thinglinks

In science, students are learning about Earth’s atmosphere and how it is made up of different layers. Students learned that the Troposphere is known as the “weather layer.” We can find all the weather systems in the Troposphere. Students also learned one of the main factors of weather is water and namely the water cycle. […]