Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Roller Coasters are Rolling Right Along

Sometimes they look better if you tilt your head!!!
Remember the criteria is 2 hills, 1 loop, a controlled stop, and 5 successful trials.








Thursday, May 26, 2011

How's Your Grade?

If your grade is a 70% or above then you won't be getting additional assignments. If it's below a 70% then
  • I have given you a printout to take home and get signed.
  • When it's signed you must return it to me.
  • You will be issued a packet.
  • You will complete the work and submit it to me on or before Monday, June 6.
  • If you don't do the work and turn it in on time you will have to complete it during our celebration.
Just follow the directions above and you will be successful in raising your grade to a 70%. No, I am not accepting any old assignments as late work - been there, done that, posted the grades.

What's that you say? Your parents want you to do the work this weekend since you have 4 days!!!!

Here are the assignments

1. Complete the Student Exploration Guide for Distance – Time Graphs. It will be
spot - checked for accuracy.
2. Earn at least 4/5 points on the Assessment Questions. You must print out your results.
3. Complete the Student Exploration Guide for Roller Coaster Physics. It will be
spot-checked for accuracy.
4. Earn at least 4/5 points on the Assessment Questions. You must print out your results.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

FYI: NASA Honors Human Spaceflight Achievements At Kennedy Center Concert

If you will be in Washington DC tomorrow or know someone who will be there...


 WASHINGTON -- NASA is inviting the general public and journalists to a special concert at 7 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 25, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington to honor American achievements in human spaceflight. The event, “Human Spaceflight: the Kennedy Legacy” is a musical celebration on the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s speech to Congress when he challenged our nation to land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth.
The one-hour concert will feature the Space Philharmonic under the baton of Emil de Cou. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, astronauts and special, surprise guests will participate in the event along with local high school musical groups and the Soldier’s Chorus of the U.S. Army Field Band.
A limited number of tickets is available for the general public on a first-come, first-served basis. To attend the free event, please contact NASA Guest Operations at 202-358-1750. Tickets for those who RSVP will be available at NASA's Will Call tables, which will be staffed in front of the Concert Hall (in the Grand Foyer) from 5-6:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Reporters, who would like to cover the event, must contact Katherine Trinidad at 202-358-3749 or katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov by 12 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24.
To see video, audio and a transcript of President Kennedy's 1961 speech and learn about NASA's plans for future human space exploration, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/kennedy_moon_speech.html