Mason County Middle School 7th Grade Science

Here are some cool food web and food chain games to enjoy!!!

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame.htm

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/play_chainreaction.cfm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems/be_an_explorer/map/

http://70.40.198.111/entries/psycho/version1.html

This is really awesome if you want to stay up late Wednesday or Thursday night or get up really early on Thursday or Friday morning!!!! You can even take some pictures and send them to Mrs. Bowling to be added to the post if you want to share what you see!!

Meteor showers are caused by dust from comets colliding with Earth’s atmosphere at high speeds, according to NASA. During this particular shower, these typically fast and bright meteors radiate from a point in the constellation Perseus. But you don’t need to know Perseus to watch the shower. The meteors appear in all parts of the sky. The Perseids are considered to be the year’s best shower, and often peak at 50 or more meteors per hour. 2010 is a great year for the Perseids. This year, the waxing crescent moon will set at early evening, leaving a dark sky for this year’s Perseid show. The Perseids tend to strengthen in number as late night deepens into midnight, and typically produce the most meteors in the wee hours before dawn. These meteors are often bright and frequently leave persistent trains. The particles in the Perseid shower come from the Swift-Tuttle comet. (For more info check out http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide)