Welcome

If you would like to read the syllabus for the Life Science or Earth Science, please click on the links to access information such as classroom rules, the grading scale, and topics to be discussed.
One last thing that you might find interesting is a NASA picture of the day. Every picture has a great description of what you are seeing.


Enjoy!

Classroom expectations

I expect you to:

1. Always think safety first. NO HORESEPLAY IN THE LAB AREA!
2. Be in the room and prepared for class when the period begins.
3. Do your own work and work on science in science class.
4. Respect each other, yourself, and science as a worthwhile subject.
5. Follow all school rules including the dress code.
6. Take responsibility for your own actions!

I will not tolerate:
1. Swearing, offensive language, or rudeness
2. Tardiness
3. Cell phones in the classroom
4. Cheating
5. Physical Contact – hitting, kicking, pushing, etc.
6. Unsafe Actions – anything that you intentionally do that puts you or someone else in danger
7. Defiance

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

How does an electric motor work?

Here is a discussion from a community college in Kankakee.  This discussion mainly focuses on electricity (how electric generators and electric motors work), but the point of the discussion is to prep the students about renewable energy (wind power).  This shows some physical attributes of electrical energy, circuits, resistance (ohms law), the principle behind a generator, the movement of electrons, etc.


Here is the link to the Grand Coulee Dam video... produced by PBS
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