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WILDCAT'S DNA -THE
JR. HIGH SCIENCE BLOG
Above: Mr. Humphries arriving for work.
2007-2008 District
Calendar
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TEXAS Trivia
Metric
Conversions
Periodic Table
Students - CLICK BELOW FOR
LESSONS PAGE
7th Grade
8th Grade
Click here to check out the current U. S. and world populations
Spring Brings With It Severe
Weather, Including Tornadoes. Click here for more information.
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SOFTWARE!
Just How Gullible Are You?
GREAT THINKERS
Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin
Emmy Noether
James Randi
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conditions, evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or
occult power or event.
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In my
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Can you guess why? -R
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Recommended Reading
Origin Of The Species
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Why People Believe Weird Things - Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other
Confusions of Our Time
Book showing the politicization of science by both sides
Flim Flam - Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and other Delusions.
How To Think About Weird Things.
An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes
Skeptic's Dictionary - A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and
Dangerous Delusions.
Demon Haunted World - Science As A Candle In The Dark
Voodoo Science - The Road From Foolishness To Fraud.
Fads and Fallacies In The Name Of Science
Discover Magazine
Scientific American
Popular Science
Science News
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Character,
Honor,
Academics,
Motivation,
Pride,
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Home Page - Welcome to
Big Sandy ISD - Jr. High Science - The Website of Mr. Humphries' 7th and 8th Grade Science Classes-Big Sandy, Texas.
SCIENCE ROCKS!
Once upon a time, America sheltered an
Einstein, went to the moon, and gave the world the laser, the
electronic computer, nylons, television, and the cure for
polio. Today, we are in the process, albeit unwittingly, of
abandoning this leadership role.
Leon M. Lederman, Nobel Laureate in
Physics
CURRENT
SCIENCE NEWS
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Mr.
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SCHEDULE:
1ST PERIOD - 7th Science
-8:05-8:55
2ND PERIOD - 8th Science -
8:59-9:49
3RD PERIOD - 7th Science -
9:53-10:43
4TH PERIOD - 7th Science -
10:47-11:37
LUNCH
- 11:37-12:07
TAKS/PREP
- 12:11-12:37
5TH PERIOD - 8th Science -
12:41-1:36
6TH PERIOD - Conference -
1:40-2:35
7TH PERIOD - 8th Science -
2:39-3:30
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In an irrational world, those who stand for
reason must stand together -
Very wise person
"Nowhere am I so desperately
needed as among a shipload of illogical humans."
--Spock
in 'I, Mudd'
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WEEKLY
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Best of luck to all teachers this
year in the terrific challenges that you will face.
Students - Take
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(See LINKS page for more links of interest)
SCIENCE HUMOR
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Science Trivia:
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Lightning
Lightning is one of the most
beautiful displays in nature. It is also one of the most
deadly natural phenomena known to man. With bolt
temperatures hotter than the surface of
the sun
and shockwaves beaming out in all directions, lightning is
a lesson in physical science and humility.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Quotes of the
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Pictures of the
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"Beware
fruits and nuts, you are what you eat." -
Garrett Hopkins-Big Sandy Student
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Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We
must have perseverance and above all confidence in
ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for
something and that this thing must be attained.
-Marie Curie
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"Anyone
who has never made a mistake has never tried anything
new." - Albert Einstein
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"Education
is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom."
- George Washington Carver
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Snowflake
It turns out that "pure" snow is made
up of snowflakes which are made up of from 2 to 200 separate
snow crystals. Snow crystals are crystals that have formed
around tiny bits of dirt that have been carried up into the
atmosphere by the wind. So snow crystals are really soil
particles that have been dressed up in ice.
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Sugar Glider
The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)
is a small arboreal marsupial that is found in the forests of
Australia, as well as in Tasmania, New Guinea, and the
neighboring islands of Indonesia. This little creature is a
member of the same order that includes kangaroos, opossums,
wombats and Tasmanian devils! They are
sold as pets.
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Oldest Tornado Photo
The above is the
oldest known photo of a tornado. Location: 22 miles
southwest of Howard, South Dakota. Photo date:
August 28, 1884
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Science Facts: |
Science Words: |
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Ghost Shrimp,
also known as Glass Shrimp, are a relatively small
invertebrate only reaching a maximum size of 2".
They are common in East Texas
lakes and other areas of the world.
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The
smallest bone in the human body is the stapes or stirrup
bone located in the middle ear. It is approximately .11
inches (.28 cm) long.
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Tortoises
have life spans comparable to that of human beings.
The oldest recorded tortoise was 188 years old.
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An elephant trunk has no bone but 40,000 muscles.
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Hurricanes
Hurricanes are severe
tropical storms that form in the southern Atlantic
Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the eastern
Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes gather heat and energy through
contact with warm ocean waters. Evaporation from the
seawater increases their power.
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Quark
A quark is one of two currently
recognized groups of fundamental particles, which are
subatomic, indivisible (at least as far as we know
today) particles that represent the smallest known units
of
matter.
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Species
A species generally consists of
all the individual organisms of a natural population
which are able to interbreed, generally sharing similar
appearance, characteristics and genetics due to having
relatively recent common ancestors.
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