Welcome to Mr. Brockbank's Science Class
White Hill Middle School. 101 Glen Drive. Fairfax, CA 94930
Mr. Brockbank
Science
bbrockbank@rossvalleyschools.org
Voice Mail: 415 454-8390 extension 203
Room 103
8th Grade Science 7th Grade Science
Login to the class locker: Mr. Brockbank's Locker
Announcements & Notes To Parents:
Welcome to Mr. Brockbank's Science Page!
Live footage from the CERN web cam!
Mr. Brockbank's dream (which will come true soon):
Weightless Flights of Discovery
Cool Photo of the Month:
Nat Lerner-Wright and Buffington Summer's
super awesome covalent molecule
(photograph by Sebastian Drake)
Classwork & Homework Assignments:
Photosynthesis
III. Photosynthesis III
IV. Cell Organelle Challenge (Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!!)
Genetics
Dragon Genetics (this is way cool)
What Color Eyes will your kids have?
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olc/dl/120073/bio/14/swf
Answer this question: What are the unique characteristics of the cell during each of the four stages of mitosis?
Answer this question: What are the similarities and differenced between G1, S, and G2 stages? What happens during mitosis?
Photosynthesis... Online
III. Photosynthesis III
IV. Cell Organelle Challenge (Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!!)
Earth History
The History of Life:
http://www.scuc.txed.net/webpages/pparris/files/Hist%20of%20Life.pdf
Optics and Color
5. Alien Eyes
9. The Sun (at different wavlenghts)
12. Measuring Distance in Space
Sound
First, watch this:
Second, complete this:
Third, listen to this:
Fourth, play this game:
Fifth, play this game, too:
Sixth, Watch this PSA so that you don't go deaf:
Lastly, Make a card and send it to a friend:
Circulatory Webquest
Then Perform this Surgery:
Physics
When you are done, try these out:
Car Crash and Friction (this one is way cool)
When you have completed these activites, go back and find other fun interactive activities on these sites!! (But no other sites... or else...)
Cool Photo of the Month:
Nat Lerner-Wright and Buffington Summer's
super awesome covalent molecule
(photograph by Sebastian Drake)
-Go to the following web sites to obtain the information about your element
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index.html
http://periodic.lanl.gov/default.htm
http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart.htm
http://www.chemicalelements.com/
If you have extra time in the computer lab, you may go to these web sites (only these):
http://www.chicagowebdocent.org/modules/interactives/misc/originsoftheelements.swf
Links/General Information
