Alivia

There was a request for a current pic of my daughter so that you can see how she's growing. I'm more than happy to show off pics! She's growing super fast and getting into everything! That, and she's the smartest kid I know (but I'm a little partial)! So here ya go!

Homework Help!

Ok, it's now time to make this blog useful to some extent. It's great to play Launchball and look at pics, but you need to get some educational use out of it too. So here are some links that will help with what we are currently studying in class. Hand-picked by me!

Let's start with 8th grade. We are currently studying, you guessed it, the digestive system:
Your Stomach & Digestive System
The Virtual Body
The Human Digestive System
Human Digestive System - from Enchanted Learning
Your Digestive System - from the Yucky! site on Discovery Kids
Worldbook Online - you may need to login. User: viburnum - Password: bluejay at home. User: ironco - Password: bluejay at school. This works for all sorts of stuff. Why buy the thousand+ dollar encyclopedia set?

For 7th and 9th grades, you guys are currently studying the same thing - Electricity:
Physics Homework Help
Basics of Electricity - there are more specific topics on the left side of that page
Fear of Physics
What is Electricity?
How Stuff Works - Electricity
Science Made Simple - Electricity
Electricity Info - this is a PDF paper, so it may take a while to download
Electricity/Magnetism - a ton of different links on one page
Physics 4 Kids - Electricity/Magnetism
Worldbook Online - for user and password, look at the 8th grade entry

Alright, there's some help. Use it. And feel free to ask questions on here. You can post a comment on this post or on the message board post. I think I'm doing pretty good at responding to items, so please, leave a comment or question. I'll do my best to respond to it ASAP. Later!

JHScience Message Board - Part 1

Alright, I've been noticing you guys leaving messages to each other and you kinda chat back and forth. Well, let me give you a post where you can do that. Leave messages to each other here, chat back and forth, ask questions, whatever. This post is for random chatter, no specific topic! Enjoy! Later!

The Educational Fair has come and gone!

Well, it's over. I appreciate all the work that many of you put into your projects. I graded each one and entered them in the gradebook. Many of them turned out quiet well. Good job to all of the first and second place winners! The judges were excited for the turn out of projects.
Sorry I didn't make it to the actual Ed. Fair, my Saturday got covered up quickly. If anyone got any digital pictures of the event, let me know, we'll put them up on our Flickr page.
Well done, I'm glad things can kinda get back to normal! Have a great weekend, see you on Monday! Later!

2 Days till Due-Day

The countdown is on! Be sure to bring your completed science projects to class with you on Friday. I will try to set it up so that we can take your projects to the gym during your class period. Add to final touches to your project over the next couple of nights. Check for spelling and punctuation, be sure to include all parts of the scientific method, type everything if you can, and make certain that you include an abstract with your project. An abstract is just a one page or more summary of your entire project - from start to finish. The abstract will just set on the table in front of your project so that the judges can read about it. Good luck! Later!

Science Fair Help

Here are a few websites you can go to for help on your science fair project. Especially if you're one of those people that still haven't started it yet! Here are the links:
Science Fair Central on the Discovery Channel
Science Buddies
All Science Fair Projects
Science Project
Super Science Fair Support Center
Those are just a few to start with. Remember though, it needs to be a project that can answer a question! It must also be something that you can measure. If you need other help, I will check this blog from time to time this weekend. Just leave your question as a comment. Projects are due on Friday, March 14 - a week from today! Get 'em finished! Later!

Let's begin!

Alright, I don't have enough to do, so why not, I'll startup another blog. I haven't entirely decided what will be on here yet. Maybe some help with your homework, test help, places to find information, science club info, and possibly the upcoming science olympiad for next year. So let me know by way of comment what you would like to see here and if you would actually use this site. You guys will play a big part in the making of this blog, so keep the comments coming. Thanks and we'll see where we go from here. Later!