I will justify with my team I will justify with my team in a paragraph whether a in a paragraph whether a creative idea obeys creative idea obeys energy flows or matter energy flows or matter cycles concepts.cycles concepts.

WARMUP: Turn in Salmon colored WARMUP: Turn in Salmon colored project sheets to the appropriate project sheets to the appropriate basket. NO NOTEBOOKS TODAY.basket. NO NOTEBOOKS TODAY.

This week:This week:

Thursday – practice Thursday – practice speeches for class – speeches for class – ready or not.ready or not.

Take yellow speech Take yellow speech reminder form if desiredreminder form if desired

Friday – ONLY day or Friday – ONLY day or research for Spring research for Spring project.project.

Portland Science Fair Portland Science Fair blue permission forms blue permission forms due Friday.due Friday.

Tomorrow – Robert FrostTomorrow – Robert Frost

Have your boards Have your boards here – Mr. Jamsa will here – Mr. Jamsa will take to fair.take to fair.

Come for an hour Come for an hour between 4:30 – 7:30 between 4:30 – 7:30 or at your or at your presentation time.presentation time.

Your board will be in Your board will be in the mezzanine at the mezzanine at speech time.speech time.

Days Until First Days Until First Checkpoint - EightCheckpoint - Eight

Friday is the only Friday is the only planned research day planned research day in class.in class.

Find time to watch films Find time to watch films – visit web sites.– visit web sites.

Find a place to record Find a place to record researchresearch

Video folks – what Video folks – what problem do you want to problem do you want to solve? Research itsolve? Research it

Today:Today:

Read the following descriptions.Read the following descriptions. Write down whether they are possible or not.Write down whether they are possible or not. Explain your answer in three to four complete sentences.Explain your answer in three to four complete sentences. Remember to use the concepts of MATTER CYCLES Remember to use the concepts of MATTER CYCLES

and ENERGY FLOWS.and ENERGY FLOWS. In a cycle, all of the material can be used over and over In a cycle, all of the material can be used over and over

again.again. In ENERGY FLOWS, when energy transforms from one In ENERGY FLOWS, when energy transforms from one

form to another, usually during a transformation, some of form to another, usually during a transformation, some of the energy converts to thermal energy.the energy converts to thermal energy.

Round by Round

Team works together, debriefing Team works together, debriefing Team works together On your own, start to finish On your own, start to finish

Problem OneProblem One

An electric motor converts electrical An electric motor converts electrical energy to mechanical energy. A energy to mechanical energy. A generator converts mechanical energy generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. Can you connect into electrical energy. Can you connect an electric motor to a generator, and so an electric motor to a generator, and so they would supply energy to each other they would supply energy to each other and run forever? and run forever?

Problem Two:

Is it possible to find a planet that has a greater mass of herbivores than it has of plants? For example, 1000 zebra and 10 stalks of corn.

Problem Three:Problem Three:

Water is a problem in the desert, so Water is a problem in the desert, so Handy Solutions, Inc. developed the Handy Solutions, Inc. developed the never dry suit. All water from the skin is never dry suit. All water from the skin is caught as it evaporates, water vapor from caught as it evaporates, water vapor from the mouth is captured, and even urine is the mouth is captured, and even urine is caught and distilled. One great glass of caught and distilled. One great glass of water can last months!water can last months!

Problem FourProblem Four

A light connected to a solar cell. All the A light connected to a solar cell. All the light from the light bulb shines on the light from the light bulb shines on the solar cell, which makes electricity that solar cell, which makes electricity that goes into the light bulb, which lights the goes into the light bulb, which lights the light bulb, and the light shines on the light bulb, and the light shines on the solar cell, and so on. solar cell, and so on.

Problem FiveProblem Five

Kids jumping around in their sneakers Kids jumping around in their sneakers could create energy. Put transformers in could create energy. Put transformers in the souls of shoes and convert the kinetic the souls of shoes and convert the kinetic energy of jumping into electrical energy energy of jumping into electrical energy which could be used to power an ipod or which could be used to power an ipod or cell phone. Possible?cell phone. Possible?