11-2 Monday

Objective:  Describe Newton's 2nd law of Motion

Activity:   1)  Newton's 2nd  Law-notes

                 2)  Newton's Laws experiment

HW:  Quiz Thursday-Newton's Laws & Gravity

 Science Journal :  How might a skateboarder show Inertia (Newton's 1st Law)?

11-3 Tuesday

Objective:  Describe Newton's 3rd law of Motion

Activity:   1)  Newton's 3rd  Law-notes & demos

                2) Birds in a truck mini-question

HW:  Birds in a truck question due Wednesday

Quiz Thursday-Newton's Laws & Gravity

 Science Journal :  What is the formula  for Newton's 2nd Law?

11-4 Wednesday

Objective:  Describe all of Newton's Laws of Motion

Activity:   1)  Turn in and discuss Mini Question

                2) Finish Newton's 3rd Law notes & demos

                3) Review for Thursday's quiz

HW:  Quiz Thursday-Newton's Laws & Gravity

 Science Journal :  Write an example of Newton's 3rd law

11-5 Thursday

Objective:  Show what you know about Newton's laws & gravity

Activity:   1) Quiz on Newton's Laws

                2)   Newton Cartoons

HW:  Enjoy some well-earned relaxation!

Science Journal :  none

11-6 Friday

No School-Teacher inservice Day

11-9 Monday

Objective:  Describe examples of Newton's 3 Laws of Motion

Activity:   1) Finish Newton's Laws Drawings

                2) Mythbuster's  "Birds in a Truck"

HW:  EOC lab write-up on Wednesday

Science Journal :  Explain the demo Ms. Ellis does.

11-10 Tuesday

Objective:  Describe the parts of a scientific experiment

Activity:    1) practice lab write-up               

HW:  none

Science Journal :  What is a pendulum? What makes it go faster?

11-11 Wednesday

Objective:  Design and carry out an experiment

Activity:   1)  Catapult Lab-

                        collect data          

HW:  1) Bring your Catapult data to class on Thursday

        2) Do a practice lab write-up at home

 Science Journal :   see the sample write-up and find the missing part.

11-12 Thursday

Objective:  Write up a complete lab experiment using all the steps of the scientific method

 Activity:  1.  EOC- Catapult Lab Write-up

                - You may only use the data

                      from yesterday's lab.

HW:  none

 Science Journal :  List 4 items that you should write about in the conclusion of a lab write-up

11-13 Friday

Objective:  Describe what "Work" and "power" are in scientific terms

 Activity:    1) reading and notes from textbook

                   2) Work & power practice quiz

HW:  none

 Science Journal :  What is YOUR definition of work?

11-16 Monday

Objective:  Identify and give examples of the 6 forms of energy

 Activity:  1) Look over 3 "Take-home" labs and choose 1.

                2) Read about the 6 forms of energy in "Nature of Energy"

                     handout.

                3) In your group of 4, Create a set of 3 ID cards for each of 

                    6 forms of energy.     

                            each set contains:  name card 

                                                            definition card

                                                             picture card                   

HW:  Your take-home lab and object you made DUE FRIDAY

 Science Journal :  How is energy related to "Work"?

11-17 Tuesday

Objective:  Describe how the 6 forms of energy can exist in 2 different phases

Activity:   1) Create and Practice with SMENCH flash cards

                 2) Identify the differences between Kinetic

                        Energy and Potential Energy

HW:  Take Home Lab and object due Friday

Science Journal :  What does the acronym SMENCH stand for?

11-18 Wednesday

Objective:  Observe & Describe Potential & Kinetic energy transformations

Activity:   1) Energy Stations

HW:  Take Home Lab and object due Friday

Science Journal :  none

11-19 Thursday

Objective:  Observe & Describe Potential & Kinetic energy transformations

Activity:   1) Explain Energy Stations( in teams)

2) Review energy transformations (in pairs)

HW:  Take Home Lab and object due Friday

Science Journal :  Explain the energy conversions of the Chicken Clucker.

11-20 Friday

Objective:  Calculate Kinetic Energy and Gravitational Potential Energy

Activity:   1) Demonstrate Take-Home Labs

                 2) KE & PE  calculations

HW:  none  ( Energy forms & states quiz on Tuesday)

Science Journal :  What has more kinetic energy:

a falling book or a falling pencil?

11-23 Monday

Objective:  Observe and describe transformations of energy in everyday situations

Activity:  1) Correct KE & PE calculation problems

                2) Review for Energy Quiz 

HW:  Energy quiz tomorrow ( SMENCH , KE & PE)

Science Journal :  Explain OH transparencies

11-24 Tuesday

Objective:  Show what you know about the Law of conservation, Energy transformations, and energy states.

Activity:   1) Energy Quiz

                 2) Heat reading

HW:  none

Science Journal :  What are the formulas for calculating KE  and GPE?

11-25 Wednesday

Objective:  Describe heat transfer in terms of particle motion

Activity:   1) conduction, convection, radiation and particle motion activity

HW:  Eat lots of healthy food!

Science Journal :  none

11-26 Thursday

No School- Thanksgiving Day

11-27 Friday

No School- Holiday

11-30 Monday

Objective:  Describe how heat is transferred

Activity:   1) Correct Heat notes from last week ( cherry)

                    2) Heat transfer demonstrations

                    3) Begin heat transfer drawings

HW:  none

Science Journal :  What type of heat transfer happens only in liquids and gases?