STAAR Review Station Lab

Name: ______Period: ______Date: ______

**Be sure to read the directions on the station card for each station.**

Energy Transformation Station:  Read the station card and analyze the energy transformation diagram for the car. Observe the flashlight and draw an energy transformation diagram. Observe the wind-up toy and draw an energy transformation diagram.

Flashlight Energy Transformation Diagram

Wind-up Toy Energy Transformation Diagram

Components of the Universe Station:  Read the directions for the “I Have Who Has” game on the station card. Play with your group. Answer the conclusion question.

Conclusion Question: What is the difference between a galaxy and nebula?

Plate Tectonics Station:  Read the station card and follow the directions for the website. Fill in the blanks below and then play the plates & boundaries challenge game. Record your score for each game.

The earth's continents are constantly ______due to the motions of the tectonic plates.

The border between two tectonic plates is called a ______.

A ______boundary occurs where two plates are pushing toward each other.

A divergent boundary marks two plates that are moving ______from each other.

A ______boundary occurs where two plates slide past each other.

Plates & Boundaries Challenge:

Score for game 1 ______Score for game 2 ______Lunar Cycle/Seasons Station:  Read the directions on the station card. Complete the items below.

Position on Position on Picture of phase as Name of phase moon hat diagram seen from Earth

#3 First Quarter

Label the seasons (spring, summer, fall, winter) for the northern hemisphere in the following diagram. If you forgot how to figure out the seasons look it up in your science notebook! Human Body Station:  After matching the pictures and functions, copy the matching numbers to the correct letters below:

A: _____ B: _____ C: _____ D: _____ E: _____ F: _____ G: _____ H: _____ I: _____ J: _____

Place the following words into the correct order in the boxes below: Tissue Organ Cell Organ System

Largest Smallest

Cell Structure and Function Station:  Look at the plant and animal cell models to answer the questions below.

Fill in the Venn diagram below using the organelles listed in the word bank:

PLANT CELL ANIMAL CELL List two advantages of the cell models (how are they similar to real cells?):

______

List two limitations of the cell models (how are they different from real cells?):

______

 Take turns reading the S/F Quiz Cards. As a group decide whether the statement represents structure or function of the organelle and copy it in the chart below.  Note: Structure refers to the physical features of the organelle, while function refers to the purpose or job of the organelle.

Organelle: Structure(S) or Function (F)? Organelle: Structure(S) or Function (F)? Cell membrane Nucleus

Cytoplasm Chloroplast

Cell Wall Mitochondrion

Vacuole

Atomic Structure Station:  Students take turns pulling Atom Riddles cards from the stack. While reading the riddles, fill in the chart below.

Subatomic Particle Charge Mass Location

Proton

Neutron

Electron

  Once the group has finished, take turns drawing Bohr Models of elements on the periodic table. The other students must guess which element the student drew.

Hurricanes Station:  Read the “Formation of Hurricanes” reading and circle the correct option below. 1. Hurricanes originate over waters along the equator / land in the North.

2. The warmer / cooler the ocean water, the greater the chance a hurricane will form.

3. When winds reach 74 mi/hr, it is called a tropical storm / hurricane.

4. Cyclones / Typhoons / Hurricanes occur along the coast of Asia.

 Read the scenario cards and decide whether a hurricane will form or not. Fill in the chart below:

Card Number: Will a hurricane form? (Y or N) Explanation why: