Week 16
April 26 - May 1, 2015

Learning Goals: Describe the five main types of bridges and the forces exerted on each bridge type. Describe some details of the history of the Golden Gate and Brooklyn bridges.



Monday - Introduce individual bridge research; Continue working on bridge packet

HW: bridge packet due 4/29 and individual bridge research due 5/8

Tuesday - Types of bridges ppt

HW: bridge packet

Wednesday - Complete types of bridges ppt

HW: none

Thursday - DVD Bridges - sections Brooklyn & Golden Gate

HW: none

Friday - Introduce bridge building rules; Begin planning and land preparation

HW: bridge research due 5/8

Week 15
April 20 -24, 2015

Learning Goals: Use Newton’s 3rd law to construct a balloon-powered racer that can travel at least 5 meters.

 

Monday - Balloon powered racer - building/testing

HW: weightlessness paragraphs (use turnitin.com)

Tuesday - Balloon powered racer - building/testing

HW: none

Wednesday -  Race day; Work on lab write-up

HW: lab due 4/28

Thursday - Review for test

HW: study

Friday - Laws of motion test;Begin working on bridge packet

HW: none

Week 14
April 13-17, 2014

Learning Goals:

Describe effects of weightlessness on the human body.Explain Newton’s third law of motion. Use Newton’s 3rd to construct a balloon-powered racer that can travel at least 5 meters.

 

Monday - Reveiw for quiz;, Edit weightlessness paragraphs

HW: study/rough draft weightlessness paragraph

Tuesday - Quiz; 3rd law of motion ptt

HW: paragraph self-edit sheet/paragraphs due 4/17

Wednesday - Introduce balloon powered racer project - work on design

HW: none

Thursday -  Balloon powered racer - building/testing

HW: study

Friday - Vocab quiz; Unit Review questions

HW: complete questions

Week 13
April 6-10, 2015

Learning Goals: Describe factors that affect the force of gravity and the motion of a projectile. Describe effects of weightlessness on the human body.




Monday - No School

Tuesday - Newton’s second law motion lab
HW: lab conclusion ?s due 4/9

Wednesday - Go over 2nd law problems; Gravity and falling objects ppt

HW: acceleration motion ?s

Thursday - Gravity exploration activity

HW: conclusion ?s

Friday - Intoduce weightlessness and space travel research

HW: rough copy of paragraphs due 4/14

Week 12
March 23-27, 2015

Learning Goals: Give examples of first law of motion. Calculate force, mass and acceleration using second law.
 

Monday - Paper car crash contest collision day

HW: lab due 3/27

Tuesday -  Review for test; Work on lab write-up

HW: study

Wednesday -  Energy and Motion Test

HW: lab due 3/27

Thursday -  First & Second laws of motion ppt

HW: 2nd law problems

Friday -  First law activities

HW: 2nd law problems

Week 11
March 16 - 20, 2015

Learning Goals: Design and build fastest race car from paper and glue that can protect egg from head on collision.



Monday - Paper car crash contest lab/project – design/test

HW: none

Tuesday Paper car crash contest lab/project – design/test

HW: none

Wednesday - Paper car crash contest lab/project – design/test

HW: final car design due by end of class 3/19

Thursday - Paper car crash contest lab/project – final design; work on energy and motion test review questions

HW: review ?s due 3/24

Friday - paper car crash contest race day

HW: lab calculations

Energy and Motion Test 3/24

 

Week 10
March 9 - 13, 2015

Learning Goals: Describe how friction can be harmful and helpful. Investigate the three types of friction.Design and build fastest race car from paper and glue that can protect egg from head on collision.

 

Monday - Review for quiz; Types of friction; Prep for lab

HW: pre-lab predictions

Tuesday -  Friction lab

HW: lab due 3/12 /study

Wednesday -  Speed, velocity, acceleration quiz; Discuss momentum

HW: momentum problems

Thursday -  Introduce paper car crash contest lab/project – background research/brainstorming

HW: ideas

Friday - ER 1-4 - No class

Week 9
March 2 - 6, 2015

Learning Goals: Differentiate between, measure and calculate speed, velocity and acceleration. Interpret motion graphs.

 

Monday - Speed, Velocity and Acceleration Lab - part 2&3

HW: none

Tuesday -  Speed, Velocity and Acceleration Lab - part 4

HW: lab due 3/5

Wednesday -  Discuss speed, velocity and acceleration

HW: speed, velocity and acceleration problems

END OF 3RD QUARTER Thursday -  Graphing motion – interpreting graphs in groups

HW: CSI bullets a flying wksht

Friday -  Teacher work day - No class

Week 8
February 23-28, 2015

Learning Goals: Determine what affects potential and kinetic energy and perform potential and kinetic energy calculations.Differentiate between, measure and calculate speed, velocity and acceleration. 

 

Monday - Complete Potential and Kinetic Energy lab

HW: lab due 2/25

Tuesday - Go over PE/KE problems; Review for quiz; Begin work on motion web worksheet

HW: PE/KE quiz

Wednesday - PE/KE Quiz; Complete motion web worksheet

HW: motion websheet

Thursday - Begin Speed, Velocity and Acceleration Lab

HW: none

Friday - Teacher Inservice - No Class

Week 7
February 16-20, 2015

Learning Goals: Conduct an experiment to determine how the length of a string and how the weight affect the number of swings of the pendulum. Determine what affects potential and kinetic energy and perform potential and kinetic energy calculations.
  

Monday -  Pendulum lab - collect data; Work on lab write-up

HW: lab due 2/19

Tuesday -  PE/KE ppt; Work on pendulum lab write-up

HW: lab due 2/19

Wednesday -  PE/KE problems; Finish pendulum lab write-up

HW: PE/KE pre-lab

Thursday -  Begin Potential and Kinetic Energy lab

HW: none

Friday - Teacher Inservice-No Class

Week 6
February 9-13, 2015

Learning Goals: Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power as an energy source. Design an experiment to determine how the length of a string and how the weight affect the number of swings of the pendulum.

 

Monday - Work day for nuclear power puzzle

HW: project due 2/10

Tuesday - Present nuclear power puzzle

HW: review sheet

Wednesday - Review for test

HW: study

Thursday - Pendulum lab - work on procedure

HW: study

Friday - Nuclear chemistry test

HW: lab procedure due 2/16

Week 5
February 2-6, 2015

Learning Goals: Give examples of applications of isotopes. Calculate half-life life of radioactive isotopes. Distinguish between fission and fusion. Explain why small loses in mass release large amounts of energy.

 

Monday - Share isotope and  uses mini-posters, Work on half-life problems, Review for quiz

HW: study

Tuesday - Radioactivity quiz, Radioactive decay of C-14 and radiometric dating websheet

HW: complete websheet

Wednesday - Nuclear reactions ppt, Exposure to radiaton sheet

HW: complete sheet

Thursday - Nuclear power puzzle project

HW: research

Friday - Work day for nuclear power puzzle

HW: project due 2/10

Week 4 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
January 26 -30, 2015

Learning Goals: Compare/contrast main types of nuclear decay. Write nuclear equations by determining the mass numbers and atomic numbers of daughter products and emitted particles. Interpret the graph of a decaying radioactive isotope. Solve half-life problems.

 

Monday - Radioactivity ppt

HW: radioactivity wksht

Tuesday - Radioactive golf balls activity – introduce & build

HW: none

Wednesday - Radioactive golf balls activity – demonstrate devices, collect data

HW: lab write-up due 2/2

Thursday - Radioactive decay rates ppt

HW: half-life problems

Friday - Radioactive decay of m&m-ium lab

HW: lab graph and questions

NOTE: Radioisotope mini-posters due 2/1 and Radioactivity quiz 2/3

Week 3
January 19-23, 2015

Learning goals: Describe some common uses of elements and compounds. Give examples of applications of radioisotopes.

 

Monday - Atoms and periodic table test

HW: project presentations 1/22

Tuesday - Work day for chemical families project presentations

HW: historical figures radioactivity article ?s

Wednesday - Work day for chemical families project presentations

HW: your exposure to radiation wksht

Thursday - Chemical family presentations; Introduce radioisotopes research

HW: isotope sheet due 1/30

Friday - Early Release 1-4 - No class