Friday, April 29, 2011

Urbas - Science Week of April 29 - May 5

Students this week were extremely busy with the MAP testing and all their regular classes. In addition we had the music department go with the bands to Gatlinburg, TN for a music festival. To say things are not hectic around here is an understatement!

In Science, students continue their examinations of the stars and next week they will be using Astrolabes and finding the distance to various "stars" in the classroom using a technique called Parallax. Students will also be building their own "Starfinders" for use at home.

Stay turned and don't forget to look up!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Urbas - Science Week of April 21 - 27

Students have begun their investigations into the field of astronomy. In the next few weeks we will be studying stars, constellations, galaxies, and the universe. Students will be doing many activities relating to the sun and all aspects of the universe.

Keep your eyes open for more information.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Urbas - Science Week of April 15 - 21

Students this week have been working on labs relating to falling objects, pendulums, and projectile motion sponsored by the American Physical Society. The labs are designed to follow a theme and solve a problem using experiment results as a key. Below are pictures of some students engaged in timing the period of a pendulum and measuring its swing. These labs will wrap up on Monday and we will be sending in our results to see if students can win a prize for their participation. Stay tuned!


The time is right!




Measure the length of the pendulum arm.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Urbas - Science Week of April 8 - 14

Students are continuing their investigations of light this week and next week they will be participating in a series of experiments that are offered by the American Physical Society in which they will be trying to solve a problem based on experiments they conduct in groups. Stay tuned.