Week of Jan 5-9,2009
1-5-09
Objective: Describe how magnetism works
Activity: 1) notes & demos on magnetism
2)
HW: 2nd qtr EOC Essay this FRIDAY
Science Journal: List 3 things you know about magnetism
1-6-09
Objective: Describe how electromagnets work
Activity: 1) Finish magnetism notes & demos
2) Begin review for EOC Essay
HW: TONIGHT Finish 1st page of Green EOC Essay review sheet
(2nd qtr EOC Essay this FRIDAY)
Science Journal: What 3 elements are attracted to magnets?
1-7-09
Objective: Review conservation of energy
Activity: 1) Essay review sheet-correct 1st page
2) Outline an essay on conservation of energy
HW: TONIGHT: finish Essay review sheet due TOMORROW
(2nd qtr EOC Essay this FRIDAY)
Science Journal: How do you make an electromagnet stronger?
1-8-09
Objective: Review Sound & light energy
Activity: 1) Correct Essay review sheet (pages 2 & 3)
2) Outline an essay on Sound & Light
HW: 2nd qtr EOC Essay this FRIDAY
Science Journal:
1-9-09
Objective: Demonstrate your knowledge of 2nd qtr topics in an essay
Activity: 1) EOC Essay
2) Read Science Magazines
HW: none (play in the snow ;)
Science Journal:
Week of Dec 15-19,2008
12/15/07
objective: Compare Static Electricity to Current Electricity
activity: 1) Finish notes on Static Electricity
2) notes and demos on Current Electricity
Science Journal: Describe two ways that objects can become "charged"
HW: none
12-16-08
Objective: Describe how resistance, current & potential are related
Activity: 1) Finish notes and demos on Current Electricity
2) Van de graaf generator
HW: none
Science Journal: Explain how static electricity is involved in the 30 second video.
12-17-08
Objective: Demonstrate how an electrical circuit works
Activity: 1) Electrical Circuit Lab
HW: none
Science Journal: What types of materials conduct electricity?
12-18-08
Objective: Explain how electric circuits work
Activity: 1) Pop quiz on Static Electricity
2) Review Electric Circuits
HW: NONE
Science Journal: NONE
12-19-08
Objective:
Activity:
HW:
Science Journal:
Week of Dec 8-12,2008
12-08-08
Objective: Compare the properties of EM waves
Activity: 1) compare & contrast Sound & Light waves
2) Text & notes on EM spectrum
HW: Sound & Light Test Thursday
Science Journal: What is refraction ?
12-09-08
Objective: Compare the properties of EM waves
Activity: 1) Finish Text notes on EM spectrum
2) Light & Color
3) Flash Cards
HW: Sound & Light Test Thursday
Science Journal: Name 4 of the 6 types of Electromagnetic energy
12-10-08
Objective: Review for Sound & Light Test
Activity: 1) Sound & Light review sheet
HW: Sound & Light Test Thursday
Science Journal: What does the cartoon mean?
12-11-08
Objective: Show what you know about Sound & Light
Activity: 1) Sound and Light Test
2) Static electricity (read text & take notes)
HW: none
Science Journal: none
12-12-08
Objective: Observe and describe static electricity
Activity: 1)Static Electricity Lab
2) Go over notes on static electricity
HW: Shop for your Christmas families
Science Journal: Draw an atom and label as many parts as you can
Week of Dec 1-5,2008
12-01-08
Objective: Investigate the properties of sound
Activity: Sound Lab Stations
HW: Heat Take Home quiz due tomorrow!
Science Journal: What is sound?
12-02-08
Objective: Describe the properties of Sound Waves
Activity: 1) Turn in Heat Take Home Lab
2) Read and take guided notes "Types of Waves"
HW: none
Science Journal: None
12-03-08
Objective: Describe the properties of Sound Waves
Activity: 1) Demonstrations of sound waves
2) Correct Types of Waves notes
HW: none
Science Journal: Describe the smoke detector in the vacuum chamber demo
12-04-08
Objective: Demonstrate the differences between Longitudinal and Transverse Waves
Activity: 1) Create examples of various waves with slinky toys
2) Complete the Transverse Wave packet
HW: none
Science Journal: Describe what happens with the "Doppler Ball" and the "Heat Tube"
12-05-08
Objective: Describe the properties of Light
Activity: 1) Finish & correct Transverse Wave packet
2) Refraction/Reflection of Light Lab
HW: none
Science Journal: Draw a transverse wave and label all the parts
Week of Nov 24-28, 2008
11-24-08
Objective: Describe how heat can be transferred
Activity: 1) Heat energy lab
2) Correct Friday's notes on Heat energy
HW: Finish Heat energy Lab for tomorrow!
Science Journal : NONE
11-25-08
Objective: Describe how heat can be transferred
Activity: 1) explain & turn in heat energy lab
2) Heat notes (science journal)
HW: Finish heat posters
Science Journal : Demos-how is heat being transferred?
11-26-08
Objective: Describe how heat can be transferred
Activity: 1) Finish Heat posters
2) Start on Heat Take-home Quiz ( use notes)
HW: Heat Take home quiz due December 2nd
Science Journal : What is the difference between conduction and convection?
Week of Nov 17-21, 2008
11-17-08
Objective: Explain how KE & PE are related
Activity: 1) KE & PE practice problems
2) KE & PE notes & definitions
HW: Pendulum Lab due Wednesday
Energy Quiz Thursday
Science Journal : Chicken Clucker-what forms of energy do you
observe?
11-18-08
Objective: Explain how KE & PE are related
Activity: 1) KE & PE more problems :)
HW: Pendulum Lab due Wednesday TOMORROW!
Energy Quiz Thursday
Science Journal : Penguin Parade-describe the how PE & KE are converted from one to another
SCIENCE JOURNAL CHECK
11-19-08
Objective: Explain how KE & PE are related
Activity: 1) collect & discuss pendulum lab
2) Practice Quiz & review for Thursday quiz
HW: Energy Quiz Thursday
Science Journal : explain the marble roll demo
11-20-08
Objective: Explain how energy can be transformed
Activity: 1) Energy Quiz
2) Mythbusters
HW: None
Science Journal : none
11-21-08
Objective: Describe how heat can be transferred
Activity: 1) Read text and do notes on Heat energy
HW: None
Science Journal :
Week of Nov 10-14, 2008
11-10-08
Objective: Write up a complete lab experiment using all the steps of the scientific method
1. EOC- Catapult Lab Write-up
HW: none
Science Journal : see the sample write-up and find the missing part.
11-11-08
Objective: Describe what "Work" and "power" are in scientific terms
Activity: 1) demos on work
2) reading and notes from textbook
HW: none
Science Journal : What is YOUR definition of work?
11-12-08
Objective: Identify and give examples of the 6 forms of energy
Activity: 1) Read about the 6 forms of energy in "Nature of Energy" handout.
2) In your group of 4, Create a set of 3 ID cards for each of
6 forms of energy.
each set contains: name card (white card)
definition card ( colored card)
picture card (white card) HW: none
Science Journal : List 2 examples of "Energy"
11-13-08
Objective: Identify and give examples of the 6 forms of energy
Activity: 1) Energy stations
HW: none
Science Journal : What does the acronym SMENCH stand for?
11-14-08
Objective:
Activity: 1) Finish & Turn in Energy Stations
2) Finish Energy reading and do notes ( green)
HW: none
Science Journal : none
Week of Nov 3-7, 2008
11-03-08
Objective: Illustrate all of Newton's Laws of Motion
Activity: 1) Force Posters-finish & explain
2) Gravity & Newton's Laws review
HW: Gravity & Newton's Laws Test Tomorrow
Science Journal : Bean Cart demo-explain how it works.
11-04-08
Objective: Show what you know about Newton's Laws of Motion
Activity: 1) Gravity & Newton's Laws Test
HW: none
Science Journal :
11-05-08
Objective: Describe the parts of a scientific experiment
Activity: 1) Matching the parts of a scientific experiment
2) practice lab write-up
HW: Remind your parents to come to Report Card Night
Science Journal : List 6 steps to a scientific lab write-up
11-06-08
Objective: Design and carry out an experiment
Activity: 1) Catapult Lab- collect data
HW: 1) Review EOC Rubric for Monday
Remind your parents to come to Report Card Night
Science Journal :
11-07-08
Objective: Teacher Inservice Day-no school
HW:
Science Journal :
Week of Oct 27-Oct 31, 2008
10-27-08
Objective: Measure & graph terminal velocity
Activity: 1) Mystery question this week: parakeets in a truck ( see 1/2 sheet handout)
2) Terminal Velocity of coffee filters
HW: Mystery Question due Friday
Science Journal : none
10-28-08
Objective: Describe and give examples of force
Activity: 1) Force notes & demos
2) Finish terminal velocity lab and turn in
3) Finish Newton's second law handout & turn it in
HW: Mystery Question due Friday
Science Journal : Give an example of something that is a "force".
10-29-08
Objective: Observe and describe Newton's 3rd law of motion
Activity: 1) pop quiz- Gravity & Newton's 1st & 2nd laws
3) Newton's 3rd Law notes & demos
HW: Mystery Question due Friday
Science Journal :
10-30-08
Objective: Newton Day !:Newton's Laws demos
Activity: 1) Hovercraft
2) Newton's 2nd Law demo
HW: Mystery Question due Friday
Science Journal : none
10-31-08
Objective: Illustrate all of Newton's Laws of Motion
Activity: 1) Force Posters
2) Turn in Mystery Questions
HW: Happy Halloween- Be Safe !
Science Journal : none
Week of Oct 20-Oct 24, 2008
10-20-08
Objective: Describe what terminal velocity is
Activity: 1) Text reading pg 151-152- notes
3) elevator video & zero air resistance demo
HW: none
Science Journal : The strength of gravitational attraction depends on two things. What are they?
10-21-08
Objective: Discuss misconceptions about gravity
Activity: 1) Correct Gravity pretests
2) Will a penny tossed off the Empire State Building go fast enough to kill someone?
HW: none
Science Journal : How fast will a penny be moving if it's been falling for 2 seconds in a chamber without air?
10-22-08
Objective: Demonstrate Newton's 1st Law of Motion
Activity: 1) Notes & Demos on Newton's First Law
2) Demo: Earth's gravity pulls everything with the same amount of force.
HW: none
Science Journal : When you are a passenger in a car, what happens to your body when the car stops quickly?
10-23-08
Objective: Describe Newton's 1st Law of Motion and give examples
Activity: 1) Notes & reading-Newton's 1st Law of Motion
2) Newton's 2nd Law experiment
HW: none
Science Journal : Give an example of Newton's 1st Law of Motion
10-24-08
Objective: Describe Newton's 2nd Law of Motion & give examples
Activity: 1) Notes & reading-Newton's 2nd Law
HW: none
Science Journal : How might a skateboarder illustrate Inertia (Newton's 1st Law of Motion)
Week of Oct 13 -Oct 17,08
10-13-08
Objective: Describe & compare the differences between velocity & acceleration
Activity: 1) Review packet (due tomorrow)
2) Mystery Question: What would your weight be at the center of the Earth? DUE FRIDAY
HW: Velocity & Acceleration Quiz Tuesday (TOMORROW)
Mystery Question: What would your weight be at the center of the Earth? due Friday
Science Journal : Draw a distance-time graph that shows the movement of your water bottle rocket on Team Day ( if you didn't have one, just write this question )
10-14-08
Objective: Show what you know about velocity and acceleration
Activity: 1) Velocity and Acceleration Quiz
2) Turn in Yellow packet and Review packet
3) Gravity "What do you know?"
HW: Mystery Question: What would your weight be at the center of the Earth? due Friday
Science Journal : What is the formula for calculating acceleration?
10-15-08
Objective: Describe how Earth's gravity affects falling objects
Activity: 1) Gravity Reading pg 134-137 in text ; take notes
on main ideas to turn in.
2) Gravity Lab Part I
HW: Mystery Question: What would your weight be at the center of the Earth? due Friday
Science Journal : What strategies do you use to take notes from a textbook?
10-16-08
Objective: Describe how Earth's gravity affects falling objects
Activity: 1) Gravity and Motion Reading pg 150-151; take notes
HW: Mystery Question: What would your weight be at the center of the Earth? due Friday
Science Journal : none
10-17-08
Objective: Describe how gravity and air resistance affect moving objects
Activity: 1) Mystery Question due & discuss
2) Bill Nye- gravity
HW: NONE
Science Journal : none
Week of Oct 6 -Oct 10,08
10-6-08
Objective: Calculate and explain Velocity
Activity: 1) Finish & correct measuring motion packet
2) Notes on Velocity & Acceleration
HW: Meet in the Wrestling Room tomorrow!
Science Journal : Look at the graph & describe the motion of the object
10-7-08
Objective: Measure and Calculate Velocity & Acceleration
Activity: Bowling Ball Lab-meet in wrestling room
HW: NONE
Science Journal : none today
10-8-08
Objective: Measure and Calculate Velocity & Acceleration
Activity: 1) Finish & Graph Bowling Ball Lab (turn in)
2) Acceleration Problems in yellow packet
HW: NONE
Science Journal : Describe how you THINK the speed (velocity) of a bowling ball changes as it starts down a ramp and then rolls along the floor.
10-9-08
Objective: Calculate & graph acceleration
Activity: 1) graphing the velocity of a toy car
HW: Bring a sack lunch for Team day & wear comfortable shoes for walking.
Science Journal : A maserati sports car has an acceleration of -120 miles/hour/second. Is it increasing or decreasing in speed? How do you know?
10-10-08
Objective: Team Day- Balloon & Rocket Building
Activity: 1) Balloon building in cafeteria 8-9:30
2) Rocket construction in team rooms 9:45-10:15
3.) Balloon & Rocket launching- 12:00-2:00
HW: NONE
Science Journal : none
Week of Sep 29-Oct 3,08
9-29-08
Objective: Describe what motion is and how it can be measured
Activity: 1) Walking Demo
2) Text Reading pg 118-120 and Measuring Motion notes on handout
HW: NONE
Science Journal : How do you know if something is moving?
9-30-08
Objective: Measure and graph velocity
Activity: 1) Review and correct "Measuring Motion" notes sheet
2) Describing Motion-analyzing velocity graphs
HW: NONE
Science Journal : What is the formula for calculating speed?
10-01-08
Objective: Measure and calculate acceleration
Activity: 1) Finish velocity problems( in yellow packet)
HW: NONE
Science Journal : Draw a distance time graph that shows a person walking fast, then stopping, then walking slowly back to where they started.
10-2-08
Objective: NO School- Teacher inservice
Activity: 1)
HW: NONE
Science Journal :
10-03-08
Objective: NO School-Teacher Inservice
Activity: 1)
HW: NONE
Science Journal :
Week of Sep 22-26,08
9-22-08
Objective: Observe how particle motion affects the density of gases
Activity: 1) particle Motion demo & notes
HW: none
Science Journal : If you could look at air with "microscope eyes" what would it look like?
9-23-08
Objective: Observe how the Bernoulli Principle causes objects to move in air.
Activity: 1) Correct Particle Motion Problems
2) Bernoulli Effect notes (how do airplanes fly?)
3) Bernoulli Experiments (part 1)
HW: none
Science Journal : Demo: Explain why the balloon inflates
9-24-08
Objective: Use Bernoulli's Principle to explain the movement of objects
in air
Activity: 1) Bernoulli Experiments (part 2)
2) Notes & Demos-other fluid properties
HW: Quiz Friday on Fluid motion
Science Journal : Why is an airplane wing curved on the top?
9-25-08
Objective: Review 4 main properties of gases
Activity: 1) Finish notes
HW: Quiz Friday on Fluid motion
Science Journal :
9-26-08
Objective: Explain what you know about the properties of gases
Activity: 1) Quiz
HW: NONE
Science Journal :
Week of Sep 15-19, 2008
9-15-08
Objective: Explain Density as a general property of matter
Activity: 1) Density Problems
HW: Mystery Question due Friday
Science Journal : Why do some soda cans float and others sink in water?
9-16-08
Objective: Observe and experiment with buoyancy
Activity: Foil boat Lab
HW: Mystery Question due Friday: Why do ice cubes float in water?
Science Journal : Will a bowling ball float in water?
9-17-08
Objective: Observe and define buoyancy
Activity: 1) density problems
HW: Mystery Question due Friday: Why do ice cubes float in water?
Density & Buoyancy Quiz Friday
Science Journal : Draw & describe how you could make a boat out of clay (remember boats FLOAT).
9-18-08
Objective: Observe and experiment with buoyancy
Activity: 1) Buoyancy Lab
2) Review for Friday's quiz
HW: Mystery Question due Friday
Density & Buoyancy Quiz Friday
Science Journal : Beachballs and tennis balls both float in water. Which one is harder to hold under water? Why?
9-19-08
Objective: Explain and apply what you know about density & buoyancy
Activity: 1) Discuss & turn in Mystery Question
2) Quiz: Density and Buoyancy
HW: Sleep in .........ZZZZZZZZZ
Science Journal : none today
Week of Sep 8-12 ,2008
9-8-08
Objective: Use metric measurement skills in an experiment
Activity: 1) Gum Lab-chewing gum for science!
HW: Finish conclusions
Science Journal : What formula do you use to calculate the volume of a solid object?
9-9-08
Objective: Describe the relationship between mass & volume
Activity: 1) Review Gum Data
2) Notes on Density (in science journal)
HW: Finish Density of Water Lab write-up
Science Journal : Record the volume ( in cm3) and the original mass (in grams) of the gum you chewed yesterday.
9-10-08
Objective: Explain what makes some objects float and others sink in water.
Activity: 1) Density of Water Lab
HW: Finish Lab Write-up
Science Journal : What is the formula for calculating Density?
9-11-08
Objective: Explain what makes some objects sink and others float in water
Activity: 1) Collect Science Journals
2) Finish Dunkin' Density Lab
3) Turn in Density of Water & Dunkin'Density Labs
HW: Remind your parents to come to Back-to-School Night Tonight!
Science Journal : Which items will float in water?
barbie doll 1.5 g/cm3
basketball .70 g/cm3
tomato .89 g/cm3
9-12-08
Objective: No school for students-Teacher Inservice Day
Activity:
HW:
Science Journal :
Week of Sep 1-5,2008
9-1-08
Labor Day Holiday-No School
9-2-08
Objective: Investigate the contributions of scientists to our knowledge of physics
Activity: 1) Choose Phamous Physicist for research
2) Research and create informational poster on your physicist
HW: none
Science Journal : none today
9-3-08
Objective: Investigate the contributions of scientists to our knowledge of physics
Activity: 1) Finish posters
2) Poster presentation
HW: Quiz Friday- Metric measurement, units, and conversion of units
Science Journal : Convert the following metric units:
6.4 m = __________cm
400 ml=__________L
9-4-08
Objective: Describe how to measure matter using metric tools & units of measure
Activity: 1) Review metric measurement & metric tools
2) Practice Quiz
HW: Quiz Friday- Metric measurement, units, and conversion of units
Science Journal : This drawing shows a triple beam balance.
How much mass is shown here?
9-5-08
Objective: show what you know about metric measurement
Activity: 1) Quiz
2) Science magazine reading-1 article of your choice
Today is last day to turn in teabag or grape Extra Credit
HW: Sleep at least 10 hours each night this weekend zzzzzzzzzz.
Science Journal : Convert the following metric unit:
198g =_________Kg
Week of Aug 25-29, 2008
Objective: Become familiar with the objective of the Physical Science course
Activities: 1) Index cards
2) Course description
HW: none
8-26-08
Objective: Analyze the most effective ways that most people learn new information
Activities: 1) Set up Science Journal
2) Learning Pyramid
HW: none
Science Journal : What exactly will happen to a tea bag that is lit on fire?
8-27-08
Objective: Describe and use the parts of the scientific method
Activity: Grape Lab
HW: Finish Grape lab
Science Journal : Describe what a "hypothesis" is in a scientific experiment.
8-28-08
Objective: Review the measurement system used by scientists-The Metric System!
Activity: 1) collect Grape Labs ( if not already turned in)
2) Mass & Volume notes (in science journal)
3) Metric measurement practice sheet
HW: Finish metric measurement practice sheet
Science Journal : What is the difference between a variable and a control in an experiment?
8-29-08
Objective: Review the measurement system used by scientists-The Metric System!
Activity: 1) Metric Stations
2) Correct Metric measurement practice problems
HW: Rest zzzzzzzzz-You deserve it!
Science Journal : What units of metric measure would you use to measure the following items:
1) mass of an apple
2) distance from my room to the office
3) volume of a can of pop