Frank Mcclarin High school

 

Science Dept

Summer Vacation is HERE!!

 

But you don’t want to lose all the fabulous science knowledge you spent hours and hours of you precious time learning. Do you???  But you also want to have loads of fun!

 

Well here’s your science teachers suggestions for fun stuff to do that will use your new found science knowledge.

 

Here’s a list of our favorite to dos:

· The Atlanta Botanical Gardens                               http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org

· Fernbank Science Center                                        http://www.fernbank.edu/    

· The Georgia Aquarium                                            http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/

 

And if summer just too darn hot to go outside check out these cool sites:

 

Environmental Science:

Using the Discovery website:

Arctic Wildlife Portfolio http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/wildlife.html

Students will

· research the behavioral and physical adaptations of an animal from the Arctic or Antarctic; and

create a poster and make a presentation about the animal.

Biology:

Using the The National Geographic website:

The Human Footprint http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/human-footprint/

 

Students will:

· use geographic analysis of a world map to learn where and to what degree human activity has influenced Earth.

 

Physical Science:

Using the Discovery website:

NASA http://www.nasa.gov/ and http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/

Students will:

· research the Phoenix and create a poster to explain what it found after it landed.