Lesson Plans January 5 – 9, 2009

 

(M) Jan 5 –  We are beginning a unit on Electricity, pages 637 – 642.  We will go over positive and negative charges.  Then we will relate electricity to chemistry, magnetism and nerve impulses.  Homework is a worksheet.

(T) Jan 6 –  In class we will go over the section review questions on page 642 and do a fried experiment on static electricity.  Homework is a worksheet.

(W) Jan 7 –  Section q, Electric current.  Homework is to make cards or do definition sheet for the following terms:  1) electric current   2) simple circuit  3) gravitational potential energy  4) voltage  5) alkaline battery   6) resistance.

(R) Jan 8 –  we will do two mini labs, one on electrical force and one on how a battery works.  Homework is to review the work of this week for a 20 point quiz over what has been covered this week in class.

(F) Jan 9 -  Quiz in class covering material for this week.   Introduction to the next project:  designing a toy, tool or game that uses electricity. Homework is to have at least 2 references of ideas that student has looked up or thought of doing.  These ideas and or references must be written up to turn in on MONDAY and are worth 5 points.

 

December 8 – 12

 

This week we are going over how to study for Exams.  We will

Organize old tests and worksheets and mark key questions.  We will make flash cards and review each section beginning with Chemistry, Parts of a Science Experiment, Radioactivity, Simple Machines,  - stroke engine, machine design, Motion, Speed, Velocity, Acceleration, Momentum & Newton’s 3 laws. The speed of the review will be determined by each class. 

*** Note that students are welcome to stay after on Tuesdays & Thursdays for extra help.

 

Lesson Plans Dec 1 -5, 2008

(M) December 1:  Go over the Laws of Motion – chapter 19 beginning on page 550.  Make 3   note cards on Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion.  Go over in class to explain including friction, gravity and net force.  Homework: study the 3 note cards for a short quiz on the 3 Laws of Motion on Tuesday.  NOTE  students are welcome to stay any Tuesday or Thursday after school to begin reviewing for Semester Exams,  You may also take home your folder at any time to study your corrected copies of old tests but it must remain in your binder.

 (T) December 2:  Newton’s 1st Law of Motion in detail (pages 550 – 555) We will go over the Section Review together in class  Homework:  You can make note cards or put on a piece of paper with the word on one side and the definition on the other side for the following words:  define force, net force, balanced forces, unbalanced forces, biomechanics, friction, static friction, sliding friction, rolling friction. 

(W)  December 3:  Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion in detail (pages 556 – 562)  We will g  o over the Section Review together in class.  Homework: worksheet on this section.  Be sure that you know the formula for Acceleration and for net force and how to change these formulas from one to the other.

(R) December 4:  Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion in detail (pages 563 – 568) Be sure to pay special attention to circular motion, rockets and weightlessness. We will go over the section Review Questions together in class.  Homework:  Worksheet questions  on this section and Chapter Review # 1-18.

(F) December 5:  Lab on Newton’s Laws.  Homework:  complete Lab Write up.  BE sure to bring back your folder of old exams if you took it home so we can begin to review next week.

 

 

Lesson Plans Week of Nov. 24:

(T) November 25:  video on space camp anc lab on human pulleys.  Students turn in  corrected tests.  No homework.

(M) November 24:  Go over Test from Friday and correct all wrong answers in class.  If not complete must finish for homework.

Lesson plans for week of November 17 - 21:

This week, every day we are reviewing and doing sample problems and sample tests on the chapter on motion.  There will be added study/review session in after school time both Tuesday and Thursday.  Thest will be on Friday - you MUST show all your work to get full credit.

 

 

 

Lesson Plans November 10 – 14, 2008

 

(M) Nov 10:  Lab – make slime & goop review terminology for states of matter:  solid, liquid & gas and solute, solvent, solution and saturated.

(T) Nov. 11:  Intro to engines and automotive science with first 2 sections of the series “fast cars”

(W) Nov 12:  Go over question from last weeks “practice test” and for homework correct the problems that we went over in class.

(R) Nov 13:  Go over questions from the rest of the “practice test” and for homework correct the rest of the problems that we went over in class.  If time allows – watch another installment of the “fast cars series. (* sub - Ms Uphoff ill)

(F) Nov. 14: Work problems on speed, Velocity and Momentum on the board in preparation for a test next week.  Complete the rest of the problems for homework.  (sub Ms Uphoff ill)

 

(F) Nov. 7:  Quiz on speed and acceleration and graphing.

(R) Nov. 6:    Go over all assigned problems and answer any questions. Homework, review for quiz all problems from this week and practice making graphs.

(W) Nov. 5: R & H Section 3 p. 533 - 538. Homework p. 538 # 1-6 

(T) Nov. 4 - R & H pages 528 - 532 on Acceleration and do problems 4, 5, and 6 (graph) for homework.

(M)  Nov. 3 - Begin Chapter on Motion and how to graph data.  Homework = 2 page handout and make two graphs

 (F) October 31:  go over homework, TO DO HOMEWORK:  make  graphs for assigned problems (F) October 31:  go over homework, TO DO HOMEWORK:  make assigned graphs.  (set up for historic Halloween)

(R) October 30 - go over the beginning of the chapter on motion.  Homework:  p. 527 #1, 2 & 5 (second period also does problem #3)

(W) October 29  Read & hi-light pages 522 - 526.  Take

home "machine project" and be ready to help with games

for Historic Halloween.

Monday & Tuesday (Oct 27 & 28) we will have an altered

schedule due to a writing specialist who will be visiting the

school and working with the students.