Rare Lunar Eclipse

Check out site to the right for info

Check out new site

Hey gang. Check out the new site "Great Visualizations". Type in what you want to see in the "search" bar. I found that, although this is a college site, it still has ideas and visuals that are rooted in our class. Kind of cool knowing you could handle some college stuff this early, huh? See you Monday,

Mr C

PS. Jade says Hi to you all. Now, Marshall? Where are you? We miss you too!

Heat Transfer

Hey gang,
It's been a bumby road with the crazy schedules this month. Don't give up. Strive to be excellent...ALWAYS! To the right is a link on heat transfer. Some of which we covered, and most of which is a preview of what is to come. Please check it out.
DCAS testing this week. Be sure to get sleep and food. Let me know how I can help,
MR C

International Space Station

If you want to see the ISS from Delaware, check out the site ISS Sightings. It will tell you when and where to look in the sky. It's very cool to see it and know people are up there. It looks like a moving star to me. Very cool and very fast! Check it out!!!

Mr Crandell

Time Warp Clips

Check out these clips in the Time Warp link. Also check out the Honda commercial closely. Cool, huh? See if you can identify the energy types that are in each and whether they are transforming or transferring.

New sites

Check out these new sites to the right (thanks Sarah!). One represents our pendulum (Pendulum Site)in class. The other relates the pendulum to Edgar Allen Poe (Pit and the Pendulum).

Upcoming test/reviews

There will be a test on Labs 1-3 in the next few days. Please use the site "Matter and Energy" (to the right) to help reinforce what you've learned. These sites were used in class and will help you understand what you do know and will clarify what you don't. Please ask if you are lost. This test will be for a lot of points and can really help (or hurt) your grade.
Mr. Crandell

Learning Style

Check out the Multiple Intelligences link to the right. There are games for you to try. Click on the link in the bottom left that says "Intelligence Immersion". It takes you to a page with games for each type of learner. They are fun and give you an idea of your strengths...and your weaknesses. Have fun!
Mr C.

Welcome 8th Graders!

Welcome to our class blog. I hope you find it useful this year. The purpose of the blog is to connect you to links via the internet that can enrich your understanding of what we learned in class. It is also a means of which you can communicate with me outside of class. As the year begins to flow, you will see me refer to the blog often. Please feel free to explore it. You do not need an ID or password to go to the links. You would only need that to leave me a written message. I look forward to the year ahead and hope you'll love the class,
Mr Crandell

Class of 2014

Hey all,
Thanks for a great year. Although there were times this year in which I was exhausted, short tempered, and lengthy in my lectures, I hope you realize I was only trying to push you to be your best. I want you to always strive to be excellent. You have all inspired me to be a better teacher and father, challenged me to learn above and beyond my current level (which I love to do), and motivated me to be my best in the other aspects of my life. Thank You! I'm going to miss you. Many of you I'll hold dear to my heart forever. I'm excited for your future and anxious to hear of your successful endeavors. Please stay in touch.
Always supporting you,

Mr Crandell

Ecology Unit

Hey all,
we've hit the home stretch. Please don't give up! We have two more chapters to cover and two more tests. These will have huge impacts on your final grade. Stay focused. The ink to the left is straight out of your books. Explore and have fun.
Mr Crandell

FOSS Website

Hey guys,
Quiz on Wednesday. Go to the Foss Interactive Website to do what we did in class. When you get to the site you will need to do a few things:
1. On left click on Planetary Science multi media
2. Enter my user ID and password
User Id: colincrandell
Pass: colincrandell (same as ID)
3. For status, select teacher.


That's it. Enjoy it and have fun. Please ask in class if something confuses you.
Mr. Crandell

Last test for Weather

Hey all,
Your last test will be on Friday, March 26th. If you haven't already, begin studying!!! Test will cover all of the following topics:

1. Air masses (how are they classified? How are they named?)
2. Fronts (Cold vs Warm, Weather associated with each. Stationary fronts)
3. Pressure systems (low vs High, what moves them across the country, how do lows spins
fronts, isobars- what are they?)
4. Dew point/Humidity
5. Clouds / precipitation types (how they each form)
6. The water cycle (evaporation, condensation, etc.)

Use the websites to the left to study and enrich your understanding. ask questions in class! Communicate, clarify, ask, and summarize!!!!

Mr Crandell

Test

The test will cover:
1. Pressure Systems- Low vs High (movement of air)
2. Things that affect pressure (Moisture, Temperature, Elevation, Density)
3. Coriolis Force
4. Global Winds
5. Ocean Currents

Journal times will be with a roll of the dice. Study, don't count on them.

Mr. Crandell

Upcoming Quiz

After DSTP's are finished (Tuesday, March 16th) we will resume full schedule. There will be a quiz on Pressure Sytems and Ocean Currents on Thursday, March 18th. The quiz will not include Cold/Warm Fronts. Begin studying. Use sites to the left and ask questions!!!
Mr Crandell

Warm and Cold Fronts

Enjoy this web site (Cold and warm Fronts on left). It gives a great visual of each basic front. You can also see another version of this in Earth Visualization- Chapter 20.
Mr C

Ocean Currents

Look at the sites to the left. "Ocean Bouys" is the NOAA site with all the bouy data and if you go to "Earth Visualizations" Chapter 24 you can see the ones used in class.
Mr C

Global Winds/Coriolis Effect

Check out the links to the left to enrich your understanding on these topics discussed in class. You will be having a quiz next week, so start studying now.
Mr C

Uneven heating

Hey guys,
I posted some sites to the left, one called "Earth Visualizations" the other "Seasons". Feel free to explore all the visuals, but if you want the ones we used in class go to Chapter 19- land and Sea breezes and Chapter 4- Revolution of Earth around the Sun. The link titled "Seasons" is the visualization on seasons that you all enjoyed. It should help you manipulate the earth in any way you like. Quiz on Friday. It's on Unequal heating of the earth (includes all we discussed about Land vs. Water, Latitude, Daylength/Seasons, and Elevation). Please study.

Mr C (Crandizzle, Uncle C, whatever)

Crazy Storms

Hey guys,

Mrs. Roberts reminded me of a site that helps explain why we get the different types of precipitation that we do (snow, sleet, rain, etc..) check it out on the links list to the left. Maybe we'll see you next week??? We lost power for 36 hours at my house this wweekend. It was scary because of our kids (3yr old and 7 month old). We were able to get to a house with heat and keep everyone safe. But I'm worried again today. Either way, enjoy your unplanned vacations (trapped in your houses). See you soon,

Mr Crandell

Thunderstorms from space

We discussed this in Enrichment, but I thought you all might want to see it. We can't watch at school because YouTube is blocked, but go to YouTube and type in "Lightning and Thunderstorms from space". Imagine you were an alien passing by our planet during a Thunderstorm, what would you think?

Also, Kudos to Katie B. Good call on the storm. Your mom has a reliable source. Maybe we'll see you guys on Tuesday or Wednesady huh?

QUIZ IS STILL HAPPENING WHEN WE RETURN!!!!

Mr C

Quiz Monday

Quiz on Monday. It will cover three topics: Weather Instruments, Cloud Types, and station Models. I linked up the Station Model website for you to left. Keep an eye on saturday's weather.....looks like snow (possibly)

Weather Starters

Hey guys,
Here are some websites we use in class. Please explore and have fun doing so. The USA Today site has plenty of tutorials in it and can help explain things that arouse your curiosity. Let me know if you want some others.
Mr Crandell

Any Questions?

Feel free to ask me questions over the blog. I'll respond. Test will be Wednesday. You will have Tuesday to review for the test. Please study!!!

I hope the ravens lose this weekend. Anyone but the ravens would be nice in the Superbowl. ANYONE!

Been a While

Okay everyone, I know it's been a while since we've used the blog, but it is going to play a major role in our next unit. Familiarize yourself with the links to the left and get comfortable using the blog on a daily basis. Next test will cover the Waves Unit (labs 12-14). Test will be next week, probably Tuesday or Wednesday. I've updated the links to the ones we used in class. feel free to explore.
Mr C