Day # 4 Work on measuring Density putting all of the information together then do a lab over finding the density of an object.
Day #5 Quiz over volume and density----- then we finished up the density lab------
Day #6------ Quiz review over finding liquid volume----- do the volume worksheet---- then do a quick lab over finding the density of three objects given there liquid volume. If time permits we will talk about finding the speed of an object over a unit time. www---- google--- average speed problems worksheet
Week #4------
Day #7----- Begin going over distance, displacement, scalar and vector quantities----- We did a worksheet where we looked at 1 dimensional and 2 dimensional motion where we add up the north and south, east and west and using triangles to find the resultant
Day #8----- More work on distance and displacement where we did the follow the penny lab
Day #9----- Quiz over distance, displacement, speed and velocity, scalar and vector, After the quiz did a worksheet were we found the speed and velocity of a traveling object
Week #5-----
Day #10---- Review the speed and velocity worksheet------ Then we will combine distance and displacement and determine the speed and velocity of a moving object----- then we will calculate the speed and velocity based on the distance and displacement---- we will then work on distance versus time graphs
Day #11---- I will be out of the room----- but you will begin acceleration which is the change in velocity over time-------- You will be given the notes by the sub then you will begin going over the problems in class
Day #12---- We will begin looking over velocity versus time graphs then do a worksheet over this material
Day #13----- Review over the previous days materials then we will have a review for Friday's test
Day #14----- I am back in class-------- I will work on graphs and work over acceleration---- We will do a lab over this material.
Week #6--------
Day #15----- Finish up the Distance versus time graphs------- Quick Quiz over finding the speed of an object as well as what the distance versus time graph means-------- We will then do a lab where we graph the distance versus time of a car to calculate the speed.
Day #16------ Quiz over finding the speed given the graph then we will begin looking at velocity versus time graphs to determine the acceleration of an object as well as the displacement of an object.
Day #17 ---- Work on taking the slope of these lines to find the acceleration of an object.
Day #18---- Look at Strobe pictures and position dot pictures to determine the velocity of an object given what it is doing in the picture.
Day #19----- Quiz over the weekly material----- Then we will go over acceleration which is the change in velocity over time.
Week #7
Day #20---- Reviewed D-T graphs, then we began looking at P-T graphs and freeze frame photos which showed the acceleration of an object
Day #21---- Quiz over D-T graphs, set the lab up for doing V-T and then graphing it.
Day #22-23 Snow Days
Day #24---- I was gone for Quiz bowl ----- Left the students with a distance time worksheet
Week #8
Day #25----- Quick Quiz over P-T and V-T graphs---- Freeze frame pictures which show acceleration---- We will then do a lab where we calculate the Velocity of an object going down an inclined plane----- then graphing it.
Day #26---- Focus on Acceleration problems----- Where we know the initial and final velocity and we calculate the acceleration.
Day #27---- Focus on Free fall problems and how long it takes for an object to fall given that acceleration is 9.8 m/s squared---- We will do a quick lab where we measure the height on an object and then predict how long it takes to get to the ground and what its final velocity will be
Day #28----- Look at 1-D, 2-D, periodic and centripetal motion----- Based on this material we will look at an object which is flying off a cliff and calculate how far out it goes and how long it takes to get to the ground.
Day #29---- We will take a quiz over the weekly materials.
Week #9 Day #30------ Take a quiz over acceleration, 1-D, 2-D, periodic motion, and circular motion. Do a cut and paste activity where we cut out 5 examples of 1-D, 2-D, circular and periodic motion. Took prequiz over objects in free fall then we did a lab to calculate the speed and distance that an object falls when it is in freefall.
Day #31------ Quiz over free fall then we did an activity where students had to draw out 15 vocab words to show that they understood the concept.
Day #32---- Take a quiz over 1-D and free fall. Then we will begin going over finding the net force on an object. 12Newtons one way and 10 Newtons the other directions. We will then go over finding the net force on an object when it is in two directions.
Day #33---- Newtons laws F=ma Find the net force then find the acceleration of the object.
Day #34------ Quiz over the weekly materials.
Week #10----------
Day #35------- Watch the video on Speed from ESPN Write 50 things that you did not know about heat------ After this do worksheet over heat in class from the text.
Day #36--- We will watch a road runner coyote video and calculate the speed and distance that an an object falls
Day #37----- Introduction to gravity and net forces
Day #38---- Introduction to gravity and net forces
Day #39------ More gravity problems
Day #40----- More Net force calculations.
Week #11-----
Day #41------ Review over finding a net force and 1-D, 2-D, circular, and periodic motion.------------ We will then go over a packet over Newton's Laws of motion
Day #42----- We will then go over how much work is done in a specific situation based on the Force and the Distance Applied
Day #43---- Look at Simple machines and how they increase the amount of force that can be applied but not increase the amount of work done
Day #44--- More work with Simple machines
Day #45---- Quiz over the Weekly Materials
------ Go over the difference between direct contact forces and distance forces------ Direct contact forces as pushes, pulls, friction, and air resistance examples of distance forces are magnetism, electrical, gravitational, and nuclear forces, buoyant forces and gravitational forces, We will focus on calculating the magnitude and direction of everyday forces----- We will go over weight versus mass and do a lab where we calculate the mass of everyday objects and the weight of every day objects
Tuesday March 24----- 2013--------- Quiz over direct contact and distance forces----- and also the weight and mass of everyday objects-- Lab we caluclated the weight of different objects, on different planets.
Weds March 25------ What impact does a balanced force have on an object, what impact does an unbalanced force have on an object, what is inertia--------- We will then present Newton's First Law, Newton's 2nd Law, and Newton's 3rd Law-------- Quiz over Buoyancy and a lab where we calculate the Volume of an object, a
Thurs March 26------------ Quiz over the weeks Material------ Happy Easter
Monday April 8------------- Go over the quiz that we took Friday before the break. Start class with misconceptions about acceleration and that the net force has to be in the same direction as the acceleration. Focus on Work= Force X distance The Physics Definition of work is not the same as the worlds definition of work. In order for work to be done A force must be applied over a distance and the force and the direction of force must be in the same direction. We will do a lab where we calculate the amount of work that is done moving blocks a certain distance
Tuesday April 9------ Quiz over work------- Introduction to simple machines------ Lever, inclined plane, wheel and axle, pulley, screw and wedge----------We will focus on how a simple machine is able to multiply the input force that you put into a machine------ This is called Mechanical Advantage------- and that you can never get the same amount of work into a machine out of the machine because of friction. We will work on some of these problems in class
Wednesday April 10---------- We will focus on Newton's 2nd law which is F=ma whereby the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the force applied to it and in and inversely proportional to the mass of the object. We will do a lab where we calculate the acceleration of an object based on the force applied.
Thursday April 11---------- Finish up with Newton's 3rd Law of motion which states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction------ Evidence of this can be seen in several examples around the room
Friday April 12---------- Quiz over the weekly material----------- We will then Host Kindergarten round up for the Kindergartners.
Glad we are Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have to go hard from here on out!!!!!!!!
Monday April 15--------- Sick Day----- Take quiz over Newton's Laws and then do worksheet 12:1, 12:2, and 12:3.
Tuesday April 16------ Go over Newton's Third Law and then go over calculating the acceleration of falling objects based on the force that an object experiences. We will do the elephant and the penny worksheet as well as the free falll worksheet.
Wednesday April 17----- Quiz over Newton's 3rd Law, Then we will go over the acceleration of an object which is falling. Worksheet to accompany this We will then begin going over the 4 basic forces in nature------ Stron nuclear, Weak Nuclear, Gravitational, and Electrostatic. With special emphasis on tides and the force of gravity on them.
Thursday April 18th------ Quiz over forces then we will begin going over Centrifical and Centripetal Forces, We will do a lab where we calculate the centripetal force that an object experiences when it experiences Centripetal force
Friday April 19th--------Quiz over the weekly material. We graded the quiz and then began doing a vocabulary draw based on the definitions that we had from the last chapter.
Monday April 22------ We will begin by taking a pre-quiz over centripetal force and centripetal velocity, and centripetal acceleration------ There is a big misconception that the force in a washing machine is going outwards------ Really the force is going inwards------ There has to be a force that is pulling the clothes inward------- Yes there is it is called the centripetal force or centripetal acceleration-------- But if the force was only inward there would be clothes in the middle of the machine, but there is an outward force that this is know as centripetal velocity which always acts tangent to the direction of the motion of the object-------- We will do a worksheet which allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of centripetal acceleration, velocity and force. We will work on a physics classroom assignement.
Tuesday, April 23------- Introduction to the types of energy, With a large emphasis on how energy gets transferred from one form to another. Electrical, chemical, light, nuclear, mechanical. We will do a curriculum crafter Students will make a collage which domonstartates how energy gets transferred from situation to situation.
Wednesday April 24-------- Energy Conversion and Conservation------ With a focus on how energy can be converted from one form into another, what is the Law of Conservation of energy, how energy conversion takes place as it falls to earth and how energy and mass are related.
Thursday April 25-------- Quiz over energy coversion-------- Then we will begin an introduction to Potential and Kinetic Energy and how energy is converted from one form into another.------ We will do several problems and do a lab where we calculate Potential energy.
Friday April 26----------- Quiz over potential Energy and Kinetic Energy----- We will then do problems where we calculate the Kinetic energy of an object. Lab where we calculate the potential energy and kinetic energy of at rest and moving objects. (4.3 A, 4.3B, and 4.3C, 4.3d, 4.3e, 4.3f)---
Enduring questions-----Students will be able to describe the energy transformations in a roller coaster or ski lift. Why roller coasters and ski lifts need a constant source of external energy Studenst will be able to calculate the kinetic and potential energy of simple mechanical systems.
Monday April 29---------- Quiz over graphing -------- Physics classroom worksheet over potential and kinetic energy. We will then do a lab where we calculate the potential and kinetic energy that a rolling car has. We will then begin going over Total Mechanical Energy which is the sum of the potential and kinetic energy of an object.
Tuesday April 30---- Took a Quiz over mehanical energy------ After the quiz we began going over waves-------------- No Homework.
Wednesday May 1------------ Book quiz-------- over waves. We will begin going over waves, What is a mechanical wave, medium------ three ways that a wave is transferred. Transverse wave------- Crest, trough, compression, rarefaction, and a rarefaction. the anatomy of a wave crest, trough, wavelength, Amplitude and Frequency. We will then watch a quick video over how fast sound waves travel and how fast light waves travel. We will then calcuate how long it takes for sound to get to Third Base,
Thursday May 2------- Quiz over waves, Velocity= Wavelength X Frequency. Where we calculate the wavelength of a wave given we know the frequency of the wave.
Friday May 3------ Weekly quiz
Monday May 6--------- Quick quiz over transverse and longitudinal waves------- Need to make sure we go over rarefactions and compressions------- Want to make sure we go over what happens when two waves interact with each other------ Law of supreposition, Constructive interference, and destructive interference. Several videos to demonstrate this, and then go over the Doppler Effect and what happens as you get closer and farther away from a moving object. Breaking the sound barrier and sonic booms.
Tuesday May 7-------- We will have a quiz over the Doppler Effect and the movement of waves we will then cover the superposition of waves and the bending, reflecting and refraction of light. We will then move on to the electromagnetic spectrum.
Wednesday May 8---------- Good Vibrations Resource-------- Comparing a mechanical Wave with an electromagnetic wave, and also labeling different parts of the wave---- Then go over the electromagnetic spectrum and the energy on the spectrum----- When students are done I would like them to fill out the worksheet on the electromagnetic spectrum from their book. Make sure that students know the differenence between an S wave and a P wave.
Thursday May 9--------------- Go over light specifically and how it can reflect off an object giving you the specific colors of an object, how it can refract and how it can also diffract------- I will give them a worksheet on the reflection of light, and what colors objects appear and how light is refracted.
Monday May 13------- Quick quiz over graphing, Then a quiz over what color an object will appear based on what color it reflects. We will then go from light to electricity and generating a charge in an object. I will focus on the chemistry of gaining and losing electrons to pick up a positive or a negative charge, and how you would go about building up a charge on a neutral object by charging by friciton, We will have to look at the triboelectric scale and the ability to gain and lose electrons. Several Demonstations over this material.
Tuesday May 14- Quiz over Generating a charge by friction, We will then go over inducing a charge and conducting a charge and talking about how charges are transferred. Several demonstrations and several worksheets to show this idea
Wednesday May 15------ Begin going over open, closed and Short Circuits, Took a quiz over static Electricity
Thursday May 16--- Watched a classic video on the difference between voltage and current. Good Stuff!!!!!!!!! Also Flew paper airplanes
Friday May 17---- Began going over series and parallel circuits, also flew our airplance in first and second period
Friday May 17------- Took a quiz over circuits----- Then we began going over nuclear chemistry and determining the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in a nucleus. We put a major emphasis on isotopes which is the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.
Monday May 20------- We will be going over finding numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons then we will begin going over the the process of fusion, fission and radioactive decay. We will do a lab to simulate radioactive decay.
Tuesday May 21----- Out for the day worked on worksheets from chapter 22
Wednesday May 22------- Go over the quiz from Tuesday, then we will Have a short quiz over ohms law then review, over energy conversions in the home. Then we will go over calculating the amount of money you pay for a home electric bill.
Thursday May 23
Friday May 24---------- NWEA testing
Monday May 27---- Begin introduction to heat------- Remember heat goes from hot objects to cold objects, we will also go over heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation, there is a big push to go over the difference between between thermal energy and temperature. We will calculate the amount of energy in different amount of materials.