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Entries from October 22nd, 2009

Friction in your everyday life!

October 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Content - Science, Voicethread

Think of them as the Friction Patrol!  Diane McCarthy’s 8th grade science students investigated friction types around the school and then created a Voicethread to share their results.  Please visit her blog here to see the results!

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PowerPlay

October 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Content - Science

No, this is not a hockey post. But it does have to do with energy.  PowerPlay is an interactive site associated with simple machines.  Students are presented with an energy source on one side of the screen and a task on the other.  They need to use simple machines to accomplish the goal.  This would [...]

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