Power of Plants

How are plants a part of our life? What do we use them for? Why are they important?

These are just some of the questions my students explored in the Power of Plants contest, sponsored by Missouri Botanical Gardens.

Students had the choice of creating a physical or digital entry. Below are links to the digital entries from my students. (Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures of the physical entries before taking them to the Gardens - but they were all really great!)

Cacoa Tree

Madagascar Palm Tree

Oleander

Japanese Garden, Missouri Botanical Gardens

Welcome Students!

Dear Students of Room 606,

I am excited to share my blog with you! Please take time to look around and add a comment or question to a post.

When you have a moment when you experience "Science In Our World", pop on over to our class wiki site and add your experince! https://science-in-our-world.wikispaces.com/

Super Bowl 2012



Feb 5, 2012; Indianapolis, IN, USA; New England Patriots outside linebacker Brandon Spikes (right) and middle linebacker Jerod Mayo (51) tackle New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw (44) during the first half of Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE

Hmmm ... so maybe you're thinking - what does the Super Bowl have to do with science? A lot, actually.

The first thing that comes to my mind is the actual physics behind throwing the ball and running/tacking - Newton's Laws of Motion, understanding force, momentum, gravity, air resistance ...

I wish I could explain everything as well as Dr. Tim Gay from University of Nebraska! He has three seasons of minute lesson clips at the following link. Check them out!

Football Physics

In what other ways can you connect science to football?