Review Scientific Variables

KIVA club starts!

Hi All,
We finally started our KIVA club to help provide micro-loans to some deserving people around the world.

You can find out more by following our new blog at http://cloonankiva.blogspot.com

More to come!

Mr. F :-)

Reactions to the clinical trial presentations?

Post your reactions here! Mr. F :-)

Scenes from Ball Toss - part 2! (Original Experiments!)

Ths students came up with some very interesting independent variables to test. they controlled several variables and went for it! They tested the effects of music, balancing an object, standing on one leg, taping their hands and more! Very creative work!!

Here are some images from the class.



I am proud of your work today!

Mr. F :-)

Data Toss! (part 1)

Here we are tossing koosh balls in science class. We controlled a few variables (distance, the ball and type of throw) and collected data on our dependent variable (# of throws caught). Our independent variable was one hand vs. two hand catches!

Scientific Method cartoon!

Click here to learn more about the scientific method! Mr. F :-)

Qualitative and Quantitative

If you were going to buy me a cool Mustang what qualitative and qualitative data would you want about the car before you bought it for me? (which I know you will soon)

The homework questions... :-)

What is Homeostasis?

Click here to see the video! Mr. F :-)

Parts of the brain??

Who can tell me what the different jobs are of these three parts of the brain?

(HINT: use the online textbook for help.)

Mr. F :-)

What are neurons? (video)

Here is a neurons (nerve cells) video that I showed in class for about 5 minutes. Click here for the video!

Here is a diagram of the neurons from our textbook!

Mr. F :-)

Let's Go Cloonan football!

Did you pass the attention test?

Why is a placebo important in a clinical trial?

Tell me why you think a placebo should be used in a clinical trial? Mr. F :-)

What topic in science would you really like to learn more about this year?

Should a prisoner who participated in Dr. Goldberger’s experiment on Pallegra be allowed to be released from prison?

What do you think??? What are the "ethical" issues? Mr. F :-)

Our Textbook

Here is how you get access to the textbook.

First: Go to this link... http://www.lab-aids.com

Second: At the top right of the screen you log-in as a STUDENT

Third: NOw enter the student name and password that Mr. Forde provided you with in class.

You should be in!

Fourth: Now select our text book and choose UNIT A for now.



Mr. F :-)

E-mail me if you forgot the passcode at jforde@ci.stamford.ct.us

Click Here to see the Pellagra Story Video we watched together in class. It might help with your homework! Mr. F :-)

More Fred savers! :-)