Science Department News
On Saturday, October 10, 2009:
Mrs. Sally Mitchell will be giving a talk at the MOST, 500 Franklin St. Syracuse, NY titled INERTIA: The Resistance to Change in the USA.
Free admission to the talk and gifts to all who attend. The talk will begin at 10:10 am and conclude at 10:23 am. It will be followed by a presentation titled "Why Johnny can't measure."
The event will be posted on www.teachertube.com the following week.
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Announcements
News about upcoming events and opportunites for
East Syracuse-Minoa students.
Speak to your teacher for more information.
SUNY-ESF FREE Event for high school students and teachers
Do you want to be a science millionaire?
Participate in SAGE09: Sustainability and Green Entrepreneurship
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Rosamond Gifford Zoo, One Conservation Place, Syracuse, NY 13204 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
The SAGE09 Seminar will expose high school students and faculty to people and ideas that demonstrate the green entrepreneurial spirit. Participants will become better versed in the science of environmental challenges, entrepreneurial thinking, and the role they can play in meeting these challenges. Environmental innovation is not only a social consciousness issue but an economic one. New advances and innovations can lead to new jobs and businesses.
Join us for a day where science geeks, policy wonks, creative thinkers, risk takers and business-minded students and teachers will learn about opportunities and ventures in profit and non-profit contexts with the goal of developing a business idea that they can then enter in the MDACNY Business Idea Competition that has a $5,000 student prize and $1,000 teacher/school prize.
Pre-registration is required.
Check out our website www.esf.edu/outreach/sage/ for more information and program specifics.
FREE EVENT
Email questions to mhstefl@esf.edu or call the Outreach Office at 315-470-6817
This project is collaboration between the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) and the Metropolitan Development Association of Syracuse and Central New York (MDA) with support, in part, from a NYS Department of Labor grant led by CNY Works
National Chemistry Day: It's Elemental!
Saturday, October 17, 2009 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Museum of Science and Technology, Syracuse NY
Chemistry is all around us and this year's theme for National Chemistry Week helps us illustrate this perfectly. Come join area chemistry clubs from SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse University, LeMoyne University, Utica College and East Syracuse Minoa High School as they celebrate Chemistry at the MOST on October 17th.
Throughout the day hands-on activities will feature different elements, elemental jeopardy will be played and the chemistry behind favorite foods will be highlighted.. In addition, by reservation only will be the "The Metals Studio" where children ages 9 and up can make their own jewelry out of niobium and titanium.
Also by reservation "Color Your World" where children ages 4-8 with a parent can make their own crayons and paint. Reservations for "The Metals Studio" and "Color Your World" can be made the day of at the museum at the National Chemistry Day head table, and will run three time for approximately an hour at 10:30 AM, 12:30 and 2:30. Tickets with time and location will be issued at the time the reservation is made. Admission to the museum exhibits will be free and all events throughout the day will be included. Come and see how chemistry really is all around us!
For additional information and questions, please contact Kelley Donaghy at kdonaghy@esf.edu or 315-470-6826.
Age Level: All ages.
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Student Resources
This section contains some links that students may find useful for completing labs and assignments.
It also contains official science websites.
Stop Watch
An online stop watch for timing experiments or counting down.
Metric System
A link to the US Metric Association webpage, a national non-profit organization. It advocates U.S. conversion to the International System of Unitsand also called the modern metric system.
Energy Matters
A webpage for a physics class project geared toward improving energy efficiency and conservation in daily life.
Living Environment Lab Manual
Practice Regents Exams
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School Supplies:
Mrs. Wheeler Earth Science Class
Standard Blue/Black ink pen
Spiral notebook/notebook paper
Homework Folder
3 ring binder
pencil/eraser
Second week you will need:
Calculator - very simple (+,-, x, square root)
Graph paper (at least 80 sheets)
sharpener
Dividers: homework, labs, packets reference tables, notes
PENCILS - LOTS
Only blue/black ink pens