Dear Seahawk Parents and Students,

     So, we have a new and exciting unit I’ll be covering this month on Energy.  Students will begin investigations on energy transfer and transformations.  We’ll be covering many topics such as convection, and radiation.  Students will analyze heat flow through materials and across space from warm objects to colder objects until both objects are at equilibrium.  We will also analyze sound as an example that vibrating materials generate waves that transfer energy.  We will specifically look at frequency, amplitude, and loudness.  Also, to be covered is how sound travels through different materials.  The form and function of the human ear will also be learned by each student.  Students will also evaluate data for qualitative and quantitative relationships associated with energy transfer, and transformation.   The physical interactions of light and matter will be performed as students learn about absorption, scattering, color perception, and the form and function of the human eye.  We will also perform labs on conduction, expansion, and contraction.  Finally, your child will analyze the Law of Conservation of Energy.  We are going to have a busy month of teaching and learning.  We have a lot of exciting hands-on and minds-on labs ahead like the steam boat, kinetic & potential energy spheres, singing rods, conductive metals test, flip tops, solar panel experiments, generating electricity with veggies, and many more.  I'm excited about the lessons our students will be exposed to as we venture into the world of Energy Systems.  

    Quiz on sound 2/16

    Quiz on Ear Anatomy 2/19

    Test on Energy Systems on 3/03

(Dates on quizes and test are subject to change to due inclement weather, assemblies, etc.  Changes will appear on schoolnotes and to students on Homework Board)

Seahawk Science Supply List:

1 – 3-ring binder only 1.5" or 2" width

1 – pocket divider

1 – pack of wide-ruled loose leaf paper

1 – pack of graph paper preferably with holes for your 3-ring binder

1 – pack of sheet protectors

1 – mechanical pencil

1 – jumbo eraser

1 – small pack of colored pencils 

Please replace your supplies as needed throughout the year.