Waves- Japanese Wave Pool

 

This is great! I saw this video on Outrageous Acts of Science on the Science Channel. A common misconception about waves is that the water moves with the wave, when in fact the wave is the energy moving through the water. This video is a great example of this principle.

Daily question: Why don't all of the people in this video get washed out of the pool in the first wave?

What is Physics? Big Bang Theory

 

Do you recognize the name of any of the scientists Sheldon mentions? If you could understand one thing that he talks about, what would it be? If I could promise, that with a little effort this year,

you will understand almost everything he is talking about by the end of the year, would you try?

States of matter

Daily: What are the Four states of matter? Do you know the fifth? Give examples of each.

Gamma radiation

Daily question Where would you find gamma rays on the electromagnetic spectrum?

Makey Makey

This is a little off the normal posts, but I recently bought a Makey Makey. What a great product! We (the 8th grade science dept) are hoping to have a few in our class next year. These are amazing. What is a makey makey? Check out the video How to Hack a Banana. Go ahead I promise it is worth it!


http://popularscienceteacher.blogspot.com/2013/05/ted-hack-banana.html

Cool right? Here is a video of my own kids about five minutes after we got it out of the box!

It is so easy to use. They are a little intense. They really loved it. You can hook it up to almost anything, it just has to be a little conductive. The makey makey how to site was a big help.

I love how they decided the 4 year old should be a note.

Here is a link to MakeyMakey, I will update as soon as I have tried it out in my class! We ordered 8 which should be enough for 3-4 per group. I think I am going to give them a theme and see what happens. Can't wait!

http://www.makeymakey.com/howto.php

TED- Work and Power

Daily: What is the formula for work? Power?

TED- Hack a Banana

Daily: Define conductivity. Did you see anything that was conductive that you did not expect to be a conductor?