Friday, May 29, 2009

Urbas - Science 5/29 - 6/5

Students are working with maps and compasses and have been learning about direction. They have been making their own maps and tests for other students and learning about how to give and take directions. Next week they will continue to work with their compasses and will be trying to follow an orienteering course.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Urbas - Science 5/15

Students have finished their study of the universa and next week will begin the study of maps and topogrqaphy with the use of compass's. They will be learning the use of map and compass and will be working toward being proficient in orienteering.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Urbas Science Week of May 8 - 14

Students have been working with the concepts of stars and astronomy for the past few weeks. This week they will be entering the Starlab Dome in class and seeing the universe in a new way.


Friday, May 1, 2009

Urbas - Science Week of May 1 - 7



Students are continuing their investigations of the universe and have made a star finder to help them identify constellations in the night sky. They will be measuring the distance to stars this week using a technique known as parallax and will be adopting their own constellations.

The picture at the left is of two distant galaxies.