Types of Heat

What kind of heat transfer is happening in each exmaple below:

(Conduction, Radiation, Convection)

A.) You feel the suns heat on the beach all over your body.

B.) You burn your tongue eating hot, cheesy pizza.

C.) The water you need for spaghetti boils.


D.) You feel your brother's head and think he has a fever. 


E.) Since you are cold,  you decide to sit in front of the campfire.

Poas Volacno

This is a picture of the Poas volcano. Ms. Konnight visited this volcano in December 2008. It was awesome!

Go to the following website and then list 3-5 facts (in complete sentences!)
about the Poas volcano. Click on the purple link below. 

Poas Volcano

ex: There are 79 different species of birds that live here. The humming bird and Quetzal are two examples. 

Power's Out!

Imagine that there was an earthquake and the city of Los Angeles just lost all access to electricity. No one knows when it will come back on! Oh no!!!


List 5 different ways you will be able to cook, dry wet things, and keep warm without the use of electricity.

Example: I will hang my laundry on the clothesline to dry in the sun. 

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Where Am I From?

Do an Internet search on Google to find out what country you would have to travel to to take a picture of each of the following volcanoes.

1. Bromo =
2. Pico de Orizaba =
3. Thera =
4. Pacaya =
5. Mount Etna =

After An Eruption!

Imagine that this volcano is going to erupt in 10 minutes. 


List 3 negative effects (incomplete sentences!) the eruption will have on this environment AFTER the eruption.

1.
2.
3.

What Am I?

Look at the visual. Identify the following parts of a volcano:

#1:

#15:

#10:

#12:

#6:

Who's is Correct?

Ms. Konnight gave the following question to the class:   -12 + 13 = x

Ana said the answer is 1

Juancito disagreed and said the answer was actually -1.

Who is correct? How do you know? 

Give a good explanation using your knowledge of NUMBER LINES!

Word Sort

Here is a list of words all mixed up into one group. Sort them into two groups: 
                  Positive Clue Words  AND Negative Clue Words


below, withdrawl, less, gain, 
greater, lose, deposit, rise, 
above, profit, more, fall

Transaction Action!

Amy opened a bank account with $50.00.
After her birthday she deposited the $25.00 her aunt gave her. Then, she deposited the $15.00 she got for babysitting her neighbor. At the end of the month she had to withdrawl $12.00 for a a new DVD that she wanted to buy. 


How much did Amy have left in her account after she bough the DVD?

Negative and Positive DIVISION

Answer the following problems:


A.   -36 / 9 =


B.   -15 / -5 =


C.   42 / 7 =


D.   72 / -8 =

TEMPERATURE

At 9:00am the temperature in Toronto, Canada was 56 degrees (Fahrenheit). At 9:00pm the temperature dropped 24 degrees. 
What was the temperature at 9:00pm?

Positive and Negative Rules

1. A negative number multiplied by a positive number ALWAYS results in a _________ product!      2. A negative number multiplied by a negative number ALWAYS results in a ________ product!   3. A positive number multiplied by a positive number ALWAYS results in a _________ product!