Thursday, 28 November 2013

Getting into the fossil record.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/fossil/index.html
 Focus Questions

Directions: Answer the following questions as you navigate through Getting Into the Fossil Record.

1. What kinds of questions can the fossil record help us to answer?

2. Describe the difference between a body fossil and a trace fossil.

3. Why are organisms that are buried rapidly more likely to fossilize than those that are buried slowly or not at all?

4. Describe two ways an organism can become a fossil without being buried in sediment.

5. How does the environment affect the formation of fossils?

6. Describe three factors that could prevent an organism from long ago from ever turning up in a fossil collection today.

7. How are geologic maps useful to paleontologists?

8. In your own words, explain why the fossil record is not complete.

BONUS: You have been hired by National Geographic Magazine to journey to Inner Mongolia in search of fossils. You have the good fortune to find a site filled with many fossilized leaves, teeth, bones, eggs and even footprints from a variety of creatures. Amidst this treasure trove of ancient life you find no trace of insects. Your research partner concludes that no insects lived here at that time. What other hypothesis might you suggest to your partner?

Virtual Museum of Fossils

http://fossils.valdosta.edu/index.html

Friday, 8 November 2013


INTERACTION IN ANIMALS-2 ESO

http://science.howstuffworks.com/zoology/all-about-animals/animal-migration1.htm

REPRODUCTION- 2 ESO
FOOD LABELS

http://www.sciencehelpdesk.com/unit/bg3/2

What happens to your body if you drink a coke right now?


Have you ever wondered why Coke comes with a smile? Because it gets you high. They removed the cocaine almost 100 years ago. Why? It was redundant.

•    In the first 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100% of your recommended daily intake.) You don’t immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor, allowing you to keep it down.
•    20 minutes: Your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get its hands on into fat. (And there’s plenty of that at this particular moment.)
•    40 minutes: Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dilate; your blood pressure rises; as a response, your liver dumps more sugar into your bloodstream. The adenosine receptors in your brain are now blocked, preventing drowsiness.
•    45 minutes: Your body ups your dopamine production, stimulating the pleasure centers of your brain. This is physically the same way heroin works, by the way.
•    > 60 minutes: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium, and zinc in your lower intestine, providing a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium.
•    > 60 minutes: The caffeine’s diuretic properties come into play. (It makes you have to pee.) It is now assured that you’ll evacuate the bonded calcium, magnesium, and zinc that was headed to your bones as well as sodium, electrolytes, and water.
•    > 60 minutes: As the rave inside you dies down, you’ll start to have a sugar crash. You may become irritable and/or sluggish. You’ve also now, literally, pissed away all the water that was in the Coke. But not before infusing it with valuable nutrients your body could have used for things like hydrating your system, or building strong bones and teeth.
This will all be followed by a caffeine crash in the next few hours. (As little as two if you’re a smoker.) Want to know what happens after that? Check out what happens to your body after you drink a coke, every day for a long time.
Coke itself isn’t the enemy here. It’s the dynamic combo of massive sugar doses combined with caffeine and phosphoric acid, which are found in almost all sodas. Moderation, people!


Sunday, 3 November 2013

http://www.spanishdict.com/translation

INTRODUCTION TO BIOCHEMISTRY


Accidental discoveries

http://www.planet-science.com/categories/over-11s/science-celebrities/2011/09/accidental-discoveries.aspx

What do olympic athletes drink?

http://www.planet-science.com/categories/over-11s/chemistry-chaos/2012/07/what-do-olympic-athletes-drink.aspx

Molecular scissors

http://www.planet-science.com/categories/over-11s/natural-world/2012/08/molecular-scissors.aspx

Are you eating nails for breakfast?

http://www.planet-science.com/categories/experiments/surprise/2011/07/are-you-eating-nails-for-breakfast.aspx

Make a plant obstacle course!

http://www.planet-science.com/categories/experiments/biology/2011/06/make-a-plant-obstacle-course!.aspx

COLOUR CHANGING FLOWERS

http://www.planet-science.com/categories/experiments/messy/2010/09/colour-changing-flowers.aspx

TEMAS DE 2º EN LA RED

http://www.burlingtonbooks.com/Spain/Page.aspx?PageID=1863

TEMAS DE 1º EN LA RED

http://www.burlingtonbooks.com/Spain/Page.aspx?PageID=1651

LOS TEMAS DE 1º EN LA RED

http://www.edistribucion.es/anayaeducacion/8420042/
LOS TEMAS DE 2º EN LA REDhttp://www.edistribucion.es/anayaeducacion/8430042/index.html

ACTIVITIES EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE



 
Earth´s Atmosphere

The Earth´s Atmosphere is made up of a mixture of gases, mostly ………………………….. and ……………………, that wrap around the earth like a blanket. The air of our planet is ……………….% Nitrogen and just under ………….% Oxygen.
Without the atmosphere we would not be able to ………………………….here. Those gases protect us by blocking out dangerous rays from the ………………………. And making Earth a perfect habitat for ………………………….. and ……………………………….
The Earth´s atmosphere has ………………………….layers, Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, …………………………….. and Exosphere.  Atmospheric gases become ……………………… as you go higher.
The Troposphere is the ………………………..layer of the atmosphere. It begins at the surface and extends to between ……………… km, (23 000 feet) at the Poles and …………………… km, (60 000 feet) at the equator. This part of the atmosphere is the most …………………… As you climb higher in this layer the temperature drops from 17 degrees Celsius (DC) to  ……………………… DC.  The Troposphere is known as the ………………………. Layer since snow, wind and ……………….. Stick to this layer.
The stratosphere starts just above the ………………………… and extends 50 km (31 miles) high. This part of the atmosphere is ……………………… and less dense. The temperature here increases up to -3 DC, due to the ……………………………. of ultraviolet radiation. The O zone layer is in this layer. 99% of …………….. is located in the Troposphere and Stratosphere.
In the Mesosphere the temperature falls to as low as ………………………. DC. This is also where most ………………………… burn up when they enter the atmosphere.
Thermosphere is know as the ……………………… atmosphere. The Thermosphere also includes the………………………., a region which is filled with many charged particles.
The Exosphere starts 500 km above the ………………………… and is the highest layer. It reaches until it merges with ………………
Live         animals           weather                   Sun             Nitrogen            plants   absorption

Rain          21                  Oxygen                  dry      Earth        Troposphere          17               lowest                        7               thinner         79                     -93               Ionosphere                                   upper                    5              SPACE                     air          Thermosphere           - 52              Dense                              meteors