Category: PLP Math and Science
Updated on October 26, 2018
Astronomy
For our final unit of science we had to learn about space and astronomy. I was really excited for this unit because I love learning about space. This unit was a little different than other units we have …
Updated on October 26, 2018
Systems of Equations
For this unit in math we learned about systems of equations and how to graph equations. We started off by learning about what project we would be doing. The project for this unit was to figure out what …
Updated on October 26, 2018
Electricity from Nature
We just finished a unit in science and a unit in math. In science we learned about energy transformations and conservation. We started off by getting the project brief than learning about the different types of energy. We …
Updated on October 26, 2018
Algebra Tiles Can Be Fun!
This unit in math we learned about expanding and factoring expressions using algebra tiles. A lot of this unit was review from past years but we did learn some new skills too. We started off with an algebra …
Updated on October 26, 2018
Chemical Reactions
In science we just finished a chemistry unit. In this unit we learned about how elements are different and how they might react with each other. At the beginning of the unit we got assigned a partner project. …
Updated on October 26, 2018
Golden Ratio
Math is everywhere and it effects the way we view things. Math is in architecture, nature, and even on you. In this unit in math we learned about the golden ratio and how it makes things more aesthetically …
Updated on October 26, 2018
Identical Cousins?
In science we just finished a unit on DNA and genetics. I had some background knowledge on this topic because we briefly learned about this last year but I had forgotten most of it. To start off the …
Updated on October 26, 2018
Fun with Trigonometry
Did you know that there is a lot of math involved in making a solar panel? I didn’t until this unit in math. For this unit we learned about Trigonometry which is a branch of math which studies …
Updated on October 26, 2018
Science Lab Safety
In science before you get to do anything super fun you have to learn how to be safe in the lab. We had already learned about Lab Safety the last two years so this was just easy review. …
Updated on October 27, 2018
Strawberry Lab and DNA Model
Recently I had a very fun week in science. We started to learn about DNA and its jobs in a cell. To start off the unit we got to do a lab. In this …