--Journal Week 11--
Whoops! I'm here. Have no fear! For those of you who are interested, prom was very awesome! For those who are more worried about Physics, here's what happened this week!
Presentations have started and so I was taught a rather intriguing lesson on the dynamics of curveballs and knuckleballs by Hogan and 'Rard. It also helped compact our knowledge by actually trying to throw a knuckleball. I'm sure I made everyone feel just a bit more competent since I couldn't even land the ball in 'Rard's glove. Wow, so proud. ;] I couldn't attend Friday's class unfortunately, because I was planting trees with Science Club for Arbor Day. Hopefully Bendi took good notes!
We'll be presenting this week ourselves, so you'll have a run down of how it goes by next weekend. Wish us luck!
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Blogging like a marathon runner racing down the hill
--Lesson Plan--
Alright, here's everything you need to know about our project:
Standards
D. Analyze the essential ideas about the structure and composition of the universe.
> Analyze the Big Bang Theory's use of gravitation and nuclear reaction to explain a possible origin of the universe.
> Compare the use of visual, radio, and x-ray telescopes to collect data regarding the structure and evolution of the universe.
> Correlate the use of the special theory of relativity and the life of a star.
22 Pa. Code, Ch. 4, Appendix B, Sec. 3.4
Objectives
> The objectives of this lesson is to teach what black holes are, how it's theoried that they were formed, and how to use the Schwarzschild Radius to find out how much an object must collapse to become a black hole. We want the students to understand how scientists find black holes and how much of our knowledge is based on theories.
Timeline
Period 1: Hand out outline, give lecture. Start lab.
Period 2: Finish lab. Give open-notes quiz.
Assessment
A 10 question quiz will be given and the notes that the students take will be allowed on the desktops for reference. A lab will be performed to cement the knowledge of black holes, and will be added with their quiz grade. The two grades will be averaged and submitted. We also created 5 multiple choice questions for the Physics final.
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Alright, here's everything you need to know about our project:
Standards
D. Analyze the essential ideas about the structure and composition of the universe.
> Analyze the Big Bang Theory's use of gravitation and nuclear reaction to explain a possible origin of the universe.
> Compare the use of visual, radio, and x-ray telescopes to collect data regarding the structure and evolution of the universe.
> Correlate the use of the special theory of relativity and the life of a star.
22 Pa. Code, Ch. 4, Appendix B, Sec. 3.4
Objectives
> The objectives of this lesson is to teach what black holes are, how it's theoried that they were formed, and how to use the Schwarzschild Radius to find out how much an object must collapse to become a black hole. We want the students to understand how scientists find black holes and how much of our knowledge is based on theories.
Timeline
Period 1: Hand out outline, give lecture. Start lab.
Period 2: Finish lab. Give open-notes quiz.
Assessment
A 10 question quiz will be given and the notes that the students take will be allowed on the desktops for reference. A lab will be performed to cement the knowledge of black holes, and will be added with their quiz grade. The two grades will be averaged and submitted. We also created 5 multiple choice questions for the Physics final.
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
What you won't find in this blog: boys singing Creed at the top of their lungs. You're welcome.
--Journal Week 10--
Well, hello again! Bendi and I definitely got a lot done. Actually, we got most everything done for this project. All that's left to do is present it. Woo! Our entire lesson plan is going to be posted in the next entry, so you can peruse that at your leisure. We're all set and ready to go. :] Keep your eyes peeled for the results of how our presentation goes!
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Well, hello again! Bendi and I definitely got a lot done. Actually, we got most everything done for this project. All that's left to do is present it. Woo! Our entire lesson plan is going to be posted in the next entry, so you can peruse that at your leisure. We're all set and ready to go. :] Keep your eyes peeled for the results of how our presentation goes!
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Sunday, April 18, 2010
If blogging was a sport, I'd totally have the Good Sportsmanship Award by now...
--Journal Week 9--
Welcome back. Glad you could make it. So for an update in our project, Bendi and I worked out a few details.
Thing #1: We're only going to do the lab with the bowl and the latex sheet.
Reason Being: We thought it would be too much to jam a lesson, 2 labs, and a quiz all in two periods. So we're being nice to our peers and only performing one lab.
Thing #2: This is our rough sketch of the outline that the students are going to be given to take their own notes on...
"I. Black Holes
A. Definition
B. Terms and Vocab
>Supernova
>Accretion Disk
>Escape Velocity
>Event Horizon
>Wormhole
C. Formation
D. How to Detect a Black Hole
E. In Our Galaxy
>Sag. A
F. Random Facts"
It will probably be something to that effect. And mind you, it's going to be spaced out so they can write directly on the paper. Since the lesson plan is due by Friday, I'll have all the rest of the small details ironed out by the next post. As usual, I'll keep an eye on the comment box if you have any questions or concerns. ;]
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Welcome back. Glad you could make it. So for an update in our project, Bendi and I worked out a few details.
Thing #1: We're only going to do the lab with the bowl and the latex sheet.
Reason Being: We thought it would be too much to jam a lesson, 2 labs, and a quiz all in two periods. So we're being nice to our peers and only performing one lab.
Thing #2: This is our rough sketch of the outline that the students are going to be given to take their own notes on...
"I. Black Holes
A. Definition
B. Terms and Vocab
>Supernova
>Accretion Disk
>Escape Velocity
>Event Horizon
>Wormhole
C. Formation
D. How to Detect a Black Hole
E. In Our Galaxy
>Sag. A
F. Random Facts"
It will probably be something to that effect. And mind you, it's going to be spaced out so they can write directly on the paper. Since the lesson plan is due by Friday, I'll have all the rest of the small details ironed out by the next post. As usual, I'll keep an eye on the comment box if you have any questions or concerns. ;]
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Blogging with the television on...
--Journal Week 8--
'ello, 'ello. Hard to believe we've been at this project for 8 weeks now, isn't it? Well, good news is we've been putting those weeks to good use! In this post, I want to restate the PA Academic Standards we'll be covering and the details of the labs we want to have the students perform. So first off...
"D. Analyze the essential ideas about the structure and composition of the universe.
> Analyze the Big Bang Theory's use of gravitation and nuclear reaction to explain a possible origin of the universe.
> Compare the use of visual, radio, and x-ray telescopes to collect data regarding the structure and evolution of the universe.
> Corrrelate the use of the special theory of relativity and the life of a star."
22 Pa. Code, Ch. 4, Appendix B, Sec. 3.4
We're going to explore what black holes are, theories on how they came about, how astronomers find them, and where some are in the universe today.
As for the labs...
Materials:
*round bowl, roughly 10 cm in diameter
*tape
*package of small round beads (like the ones you find in the cake decoration section of a grocery store)
*3 cm ball bearing (the eraser end of a pencil can substitute)
*Latex sheet
**round balloons
**aluminum foil
**balance
**cloth (or flexible plastic) tape measure
I'll have the full labs availabe in the next blog entry when I post the full lesson plan. As always, if there's any questions, just hit up the comment box. ;]
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
'ello, 'ello. Hard to believe we've been at this project for 8 weeks now, isn't it? Well, good news is we've been putting those weeks to good use! In this post, I want to restate the PA Academic Standards we'll be covering and the details of the labs we want to have the students perform. So first off...
"D. Analyze the essential ideas about the structure and composition of the universe.
> Analyze the Big Bang Theory's use of gravitation and nuclear reaction to explain a possible origin of the universe.
> Compare the use of visual, radio, and x-ray telescopes to collect data regarding the structure and evolution of the universe.
> Corrrelate the use of the special theory of relativity and the life of a star."
22 Pa. Code, Ch. 4, Appendix B, Sec. 3.4
We're going to explore what black holes are, theories on how they came about, how astronomers find them, and where some are in the universe today.
As for the labs...
Materials:
*round bowl, roughly 10 cm in diameter
*tape
*package of small round beads (like the ones you find in the cake decoration section of a grocery store)
*3 cm ball bearing (the eraser end of a pencil can substitute)
*Latex sheet
**round balloons
**aluminum foil
**balance
**cloth (or flexible plastic) tape measure
I'll have the full labs availabe in the next blog entry when I post the full lesson plan. As always, if there's any questions, just hit up the comment box. ;]
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Saturday, April 3, 2010
I'm picking up good vibrations...
--Sources--
Kk, here's our official sources:
Research
1. http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l2/black_holes.html
2. http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/black_holes/home.html
3. http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0107/Milky-Way-enigma-Why-galaxy-s-central-black-hole-is-silent
4. http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/pressroom/holes/Amazing_Facts_Black_Holes.pdf
5. http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/universe/black-holes-article.html
6. Chapter 33, our Physics textbook
Lab
1. http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/blackholes/imagine/page11.html
Tada! Aren't they so nice? We narrowed down the ones we had and picked out which had the best information. I think all of these sites -and the book source- have a lot to offer amongst themselves. I'm excited for this lesson! Should be fun.
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Kk, here's our official sources:
Research
1. http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l2/black_holes.html
2. http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/black_holes/home.html
3. http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0107/Milky-Way-enigma-Why-galaxy-s-central-black-hole-is-silent
4. http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/pressroom/holes/Amazing_Facts_Black_Holes.pdf
5. http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/universe/black-holes-article.html
6. Chapter 33, our Physics textbook
Lab
1. http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/blackholes/imagine/page11.html
Tada! Aren't they so nice? We narrowed down the ones we had and picked out which had the best information. I think all of these sites -and the book source- have a lot to offer amongst themselves. I'm excited for this lesson! Should be fun.
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
3.14/(dy/dx): Pi is over-rated xD
--Journal Week 7--
Greetings and salutations. This week we had our teacher meeting and I for one think it went rather well. We have some pretty sweet final sources [which you can view in my next blog entry] and I think we're off to a really good start. We've shortened our timeline down to 2 periods instead of 3. The lab(s) probably won't be epicly long, so the quiz can be taken in that same second period. The students are still going to be required to take their own notes within the outline that's handed out. All in all, I'm thinking this is going to be a good lesson. :]
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Greetings and salutations. This week we had our teacher meeting and I for one think it went rather well. We have some pretty sweet final sources [which you can view in my next blog entry] and I think we're off to a really good start. We've shortened our timeline down to 2 periods instead of 3. The lab(s) probably won't be epicly long, so the quiz can be taken in that same second period. The students are still going to be required to take their own notes within the outline that's handed out. All in all, I'm thinking this is going to be a good lesson. :]
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Movin' to the country...gonna find a lotta black holes...
--Journal Week 6--
Hi zerr. Well, we're starting to sum up the research portion of this process. Next week we'll have the details of our lesson plan worked out, along with the lab and quiz made up. But before we start wrapping everything in a nice, neat little package, I have a few more sources I came across that look pretty cool.
I love National Geographic stuff:
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/universe/black-holes-article.html
This one was cool AND had some sweet pictures:
http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/black-holes/black-hole-facts/
Sort of a basic fact sheet, but it did have some new terms on it:
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/pressroom/holes/Amazing_Facts_Black_Holes.pdf
So we'll be adding those to our list of sources to pull from. A pretty well-rounded assortment, I think. Next week, we'll be meeting with our teacher and getting everything sorted out for teaching in a few weeks. Should be fun!
Until Next Time,
Moogie Le Fay
Hi zerr. Well, we're starting to sum up the research portion of this process. Next week we'll have the details of our lesson plan worked out, along with the lab and quiz made up. But before we start wrapping everything in a nice, neat little package, I have a few more sources I came across that look pretty cool.
I love National Geographic stuff:
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/universe/black-holes-article.html
This one was cool AND had some sweet pictures:
http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/black-holes/black-hole-facts/
Sort of a basic fact sheet, but it did have some new terms on it:
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/pressroom/holes/Amazing_Facts_Black_Holes.pdf
So we'll be adding those to our list of sources to pull from. A pretty well-rounded assortment, I think. Next week, we'll be meeting with our teacher and getting everything sorted out for teaching in a few weeks. Should be fun!
Until Next Time,
Moogie Le Fay
Saturday, March 20, 2010
This week's entry brought to you in part by... Girl Scout Cookies. Sanity in a box.
--Journal Week 5--
Welcome back. So we're getting closer to the presentation date and I've been putting together a rough plan of how we're going to go about teaching all of this information. And if we've got three periods to teach it, we had better be thorough. Here's my thoughts:
1st Period - Actually teaching. We'll present a PowerPoint on the essential information of black holes. To make sure my classmates understand these notes, they're going to take them on their own. I learned in my Psychology class that the best way to ensure students retain the information is if it's organized and they copy it down for themselves. They'll be given a one to two page outline and reminded that the notes taken then will be used for the quiz the day after.
2nd Period - applying the concept time! Bendi and I are going to construct a lab for the students to perform, which will hopefully reinforce the theories and general ideas behind black holes. Some of this theorization may also be used on the quiz.
3rd Period - quiz. I'm not thinking it will take very long. One page, front and back I'm assuming. Just a general assessment of what they took away from this lesson. And hopefully there will be more incentive to take more detailed notes if there's the indirect result of grades at the other end.
But that's how I'm seeing this presentation going, roughly. I imagine it'll run pretty smooth once we get the little details worked out. Any questions or concerns, I'm always available in the comment box. ;]
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Welcome back. So we're getting closer to the presentation date and I've been putting together a rough plan of how we're going to go about teaching all of this information. And if we've got three periods to teach it, we had better be thorough. Here's my thoughts:
1st Period - Actually teaching. We'll present a PowerPoint on the essential information of black holes. To make sure my classmates understand these notes, they're going to take them on their own. I learned in my Psychology class that the best way to ensure students retain the information is if it's organized and they copy it down for themselves. They'll be given a one to two page outline and reminded that the notes taken then will be used for the quiz the day after.
2nd Period - applying the concept time! Bendi and I are going to construct a lab for the students to perform, which will hopefully reinforce the theories and general ideas behind black holes. Some of this theorization may also be used on the quiz.
3rd Period - quiz. I'm not thinking it will take very long. One page, front and back I'm assuming. Just a general assessment of what they took away from this lesson. And hopefully there will be more incentive to take more detailed notes if there's the indirect result of grades at the other end.
But that's how I'm seeing this presentation going, roughly. I imagine it'll run pretty smooth once we get the little details worked out. Any questions or concerns, I'm always available in the comment box. ;]
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Saturday, March 13, 2010
It's 11 o'clock on a Saturday...
-- Journal Week 4--
*sings*...and my blog's due in an hour... Hi there! On this installment of the Blog Hole, you'll get the weekly update. And what is the update, you ask? I got a 94% on my test! Yay! :D
Oh, wait...update on black holes...yeah. My bad. Mkay, what's new with the celestial universe. I was kind of curious to know if there are any black holes in our very own galaxy (the Milky Way), so I did some hunting. And I found one!
It's called Sag A* located in the Sagittarius constellation.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0107/Milky-Way-enigma-Why-galaxy-s-central-black-hole-is-silent
It's a pretty good read, I must say. Definitely gets you thinking.
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
*sings*...and my blog's due in an hour... Hi there! On this installment of the Blog Hole, you'll get the weekly update. And what is the update, you ask? I got a 94% on my test! Yay! :D
Oh, wait...update on black holes...yeah. My bad. Mkay, what's new with the celestial universe. I was kind of curious to know if there are any black holes in our very own galaxy (the Milky Way), so I did some hunting. And I found one!
It's called Sag A* located in the Sagittarius constellation.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0107/Milky-Way-enigma-Why-galaxy-s-central-black-hole-is-silent
It's a pretty good read, I must say. Definitely gets you thinking.
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Monday, March 8, 2010
How to irritate your lab partner...
--Proposal--
We're going to be covering the science behind black holes. The PA Academic Standards for Science and Technology that we're going to cover is:
"D. Analyze the essential ideas about the composition and structure of the univers.
> Analyze the Big Bang Theory's use of gravitation and nuclear reaction to explain a possible origin of the universe.
> Compare the use of visual, radio, and x-ray telescopes to collect data regarding the structure and evolution of the universe.
> Correlate the use of the special theory of relativity and the life of a star."
22 Pa. Code, Ch. 4, Appendix B, Sec. 3.4
We're going to teach the basic concepts of how black holes are made, the life and death of stars, and lead a lab project.
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/blackholes/imagine/page11.html
Either we'll be doing the Model of a Black Hole or Alluminum Foil, Balloons, and Black Holes.
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
We're going to be covering the science behind black holes. The PA Academic Standards for Science and Technology that we're going to cover is:
"D. Analyze the essential ideas about the composition and structure of the univers.
> Analyze the Big Bang Theory's use of gravitation and nuclear reaction to explain a possible origin of the universe.
> Compare the use of visual, radio, and x-ray telescopes to collect data regarding the structure and evolution of the universe.
> Correlate the use of the special theory of relativity and the life of a star."
22 Pa. Code, Ch. 4, Appendix B, Sec. 3.4
We're going to teach the basic concepts of how black holes are made, the life and death of stars, and lead a lab project.
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/blackholes/imagine/page11.html
Either we'll be doing the Model of a Black Hole or Alluminum Foil, Balloons, and Black Holes.
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Things.that.are.fun.com.much
--Journal Week 3--
This one was kind of a slow week. Between County Chorus rehearsals, performance practices, and a Physics test to study for, the black holes were put on the back burner for a little bit. Bendi was helpful in my academic absence, finding an example of a lesson plan that we can possibly learn from.
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/blackholes/teacher/lessonplan.html
We won't be using this one exactly, but it's something we can work with. It gives us an idea of the structure we need to accomplish. Hope it's helpful.
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
This one was kind of a slow week. Between County Chorus rehearsals, performance practices, and a Physics test to study for, the black holes were put on the back burner for a little bit. Bendi was helpful in my academic absence, finding an example of a lesson plan that we can possibly learn from.
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/blackholes/teacher/lessonplan.html
We won't be using this one exactly, but it's something we can work with. It gives us an idea of the structure we need to accomplish. Hope it's helpful.
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Gettin' Fun Up In Herr
--Journal Week 2--
Oooh....
Hey there. Hope the 5 day weekend has put everyone in a good mood. So I went a-looking for some resources we could use in this project o' ours. I think I found some good ones, too.
This one's pretty chill:
Sweet, isn't it?:
Not as illustrated, but very informative:
And here are some cool pictures I found. I couldn't resist posting them; they look so awesome. x]
Oooh....
Ahhh...
And my personal favorite....
:D Love Star Trek, no lie. Alright, that should be enough to tide y'all over till I'm back.
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Welcome to the Blog Hole
--Week 1 Journal--
Hello, hello. On this blog you will find all that you need to know about our Black Hole Research Project. In the event that you find out eveything you need to know about black holes in the process, good for you. Bendy and I will be researching what black holes are, how they're made, and ways to make them applicable in a project, among other things. It should definitely be interesting, I can tell you that. ;]
Until Next Time,
Moogie Le Fay
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