This is a great video about Oxygen. I wish I could show it to my kids!
http://forces.si.edu/atmosphere/video/oxygen.html

I see science fair projects coming from this new technology.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4224763.html

You have got to see this. I know we've been talking about Wind Power and Turbines. And I'm sure you have thought about the problems we have seen with the turbines. Here is a cheap way to generate electricity. Cudos to Shawn Frayne! Let's see what we can do with this!

No Child Left Inside!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRR1feHqZPY

'No Child Left Inside' is a program that encourages teachers to step out of the classroom.

Science is easily taught out of doors, can you think of a way for your other content areas to jump out of the box?

DNA - The Code by which we Live.

Ever wonder how DNA, the longest molecule in the cell, is kept in order?

This video shows us how DNA is wrapped, coiled, and twisted into chromosones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF2wwMReTf8&feature=related

Let's take a look at our Planet

Use these interactive sites to learn about how our planet has changed over time.
Click on the individual buttons to navigate the site. Enjoy!

http://msnbc.com/news/wld/graphics/Earths_timeline_dw.swf

click on this site to understand the processes of tectonic plate movement and the scientists who assembled this theory.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/

Primordial Soup or Slushies?

Read through this article from Discovery Magazine.

The following class period will be a discussion covering this topic. Remember SQ3R.

http://discovermagazine.com/2008/feb/did-life-evolve-in-ice

Use this worksheet to hit the higlights of the article.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=drqm7jt_23qcpzswf3&hl=en

Social Activisim

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sgycukafqQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNDNtKX3ijY

While watching these two music videos find 10 or more images that apply to our unit

"Earth's Energy Transfer and Human Interactions"

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=drqm7jt_2ds4n76g2&hl=en

use the document from this link to keep track of the images and to explain how they are related.