Webquest: Chocolate from start to finish

Isn’t it delightful to drink some hot chocolate or nibble a delicious candy bar? Ever wonder how this amazing product reaches our stores?

Using the following web page let’s learn about this delicious confection and trace it to the roots of its beginning.
http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/chocolate/kids.html

Click on the link, “Manufacturing Chocolate from Seed to Sweet”, to answer the questions from the worksheet.

Operating on Mr Bones

Lots of great surgeons in 207!!

Human Body Module is coming up next!!

Check it out:

http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/HumanBody/index.html

Science Games!!

Go to this site to play Science games!

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=282470

Planetarium

Did you see the exhibit at the Planetarium with all of the guys working on computers?  They were working on building this website.

Check it out!:

https://www.zooniverse.org/

Why isn't Pluto a planet anymore?

Did it fall out of the sky?  Did it float away?  It is get in a fight with the other planets and decide it didn't want to be part of the group anymore?
No, no and (ha ha) NO!

Today's activity: Find out about WHY Pluto is no longer a planet.  Spend some time doing research and then in your Science notebook, on a new page write Pluto at the top and write down the answer to why Pluto is no longer a planet anymore.

These links might help, but feel free to go to other sites and find out for yourself.

http://www.space.com/43-pluto-the-ninth-planet-that-was-a-dwarf.html

http://www.wisegeek.org/why-isnt-pluto-a-planet-anymore.htm

http://www.planetsforkids.org/

Adler Planetarium Activities

What you need to do while you are in the computer lab today:

**Click this link to try the activities for our field trip Friday, May 3rd!

http://static.squarespace.com/static/50f07ce8e4b07454d6dd2f2f/t/5123bcade4b02be7ede30253/1361296557376/seasons4.swf

When you are done with the activities, check this out:
http://thetheoryofeverythingblog.com/cosmology-and-astrophysics/introduction-to-saturn-the-sixth-planet/
A couple nights ago the Earth was in a perfect position that we could see Saturn and its rings from Earth...how cool!).

**Look up the picture and draw it in your Science notebook.  Also include 5 cool things you learned about Saturn.

Once you are done, explore these websites:

http://www.galaxyzoo.org/
https://adlerplanetarium.squarespace.com/night-sky-observing/
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Write (in your Science notebook) 5 cools things you learned or saw.