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Back to School! 2009 - 2010

Hi to all incoming black team 7th graders!
(and all of you lurking 8 th graders)

Welcome to the blog. You'll be seeing a lot of this web page during the school year. I use it continuously to enhance and support my class. It is also an easy way to access me outside of class time and a great way to learn more on your own about the world of science.

Please note the links on the right. You'll find links to the black team page, homework hotline, and my cornell notes. (These will change over time.) I also post review game links and extension links.

Also, note at the bottom of this post where it is labeled "comment". Click there to leave a response to this message. Select "anonymous" and then you won't have to join blogger. Sign your name though, so I know who you are!

Our first unit will be ecology, which we will cover until early november, then we will learn about cells, genetics the human body and lastly food preservation/microbes.

Drop me a line to say hi ....and let's get this show on the road!

Mr. Forde

This is me!

Summer and Science?? 101 things

OK...if you're like me, you are already bored by Summer. Where are my students? I need minds to mold?!

Here are 101 Science things to do during the Summer! Write to me if you do any of them!

Also, here is another link to explore ... Summer Science Fun

Have a great break!

Mr. F :-)

Food Preservation Explained

Here is the video we used in class.

Click Here

Click on the right to see more about how nasa preserves food for astronauts and leave me a comment!

Extra credit??

Mr. Forde :-)

PSA video 1

Disease Research Links!

Here are the links from the research being conducted in class!

I. Cholera:

CDC: Cholera

Click Here


The Global Task Force on Cholera Control


Click Here

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/surveillance/en/cholera.pdf cholera report


II. Swine Influenza:

influenza report - Click Here
Key Facts about Influenza - Click Here

CDC – Swine Flu facts - Click

NIH Swine Flu tutorial- Click here

Medlne Plus - Click Here


III. Yellow Fever:

yellow fever report

CDC Yellow Fever - Click Here

WHO Yellow Fever - Click Here



V. SARS

CDC – SARS - Click Here

WHO – SARS - Click

Medline Plus –
Click Here


VI. Pneumonia

Medicine NET - Click Here

MAYO clinic -
Click Here
KIDS HEALTH.org -
Click Here


VII. Tuberculosis

Medicine Net - Click here

Medline Plus - Click Here

WHO - Click Here

Immune System Movie

Here is the movie we played in class to review the immune system!

KidsHealth.org

Enjoy!

Mr. Forde :-)

How big is a bacteria or virus?

Check out this interactive page and see how very very small a virus is as compared to a bacteria or blood cell!



Click Here

Human Body Jeopardy!

Click here to view the questions!

Mr. F :-)

Blood flow through the heart!

Go to this web site and watch the animations of the blood flowing through the heart.

Click Here for another great Kids Health movie about the circulatory system. Here is an article that goes along with it.

Mr. Forde :-)