5.21-5.25

For the next week we will be working on our cumulative physics project! The students are creating a restraint system on a car body (block of wood) that will protect an occupant (an egg). The students are creating a journal through research and thumbnail sketches. They will then build and test their final model outside! Pictures to follow!

5.7-5.11

Monday
5/7/2012
Work and Power Flipchart-take notes
Practice calculating work-add to gold equation sheet

HW: calculating work ws

Tuesday
5/8/2012
Go over ws
Read and take notes ch. 9 sections 1 & 2 p. 240- 253

HW: Finish notes

Wednesday
5/9/2012
Flipcharts for sections 1 & 2
Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy and Mechanical Energy (calculate) –What’s the difference?? (add to gold sheet)
Practice problems

HW: Finish practice problems

Thursday
5/10/2012
Turn in practice problems
Finish flipchart
“Types of Energy” mini book

HW: Finish Mini book

Friday
5/11/2012 Open Note Quiz (8/9)
Turn in Mini books with Quiz


Reminders Chapter 8/9 Quiz on Friday!!

4/30-5/4

Monday
4/30/2012
CHAPTER 7 VOCAB REVIEW
Vocab Triangles
Density Problems
Finish lab report

HW: Work checked in
Lab report due tomorrow
Tuesday
5/1/2012
Turn in lab reports (with lab sheet)
Check in vocab triangles
Go over density problems
Section 3 flipchart

HW: Study Guide due Thursday

Wednesday
5/2/2012
Finish flipchart
Bernoulli’s Principle Challenge
Explain what happened and why?
Work on study guide

HW: Finish study guide

Thursday
5/3/2012
Go over study Guide
REVIEW GAME


HW: Chapter 7 Test tomorrow

Friday
5/4/2012
Chapter 7 test


HW: None

Reminders
Lab report due Tuesday
Chapter 7 Test Friday

4/23-4/27

Monday
4/23/2012
Buoyancy- What is it?
How does it work?
How do boats float?

HW: None

Tuesday
4/24/2012
“Create a hull” activity –Flipchart and getting started

HW: None

Wednesday
4/25/2012
Hull competition
Test hulls with weights

HW: None

Thursday
4/26/2012
Coke v. Diet Coke lab

HW: Finish Analysis and Conclusion Questions
Start lab write-up (due Tuesday)

Friday
4/27/2012
Coke v. Diet Coke lab write-up

HW: None

Reminders:
Early dismissal on Wednesday
Bring in empty paper towel rolls
Binder check on Tuesday
Lab Write-up due Tuesday (May 1st)

4/9-4/13

Monday
4/9/2012
Review Newton’s 3 laws of motion
Start Laws of Motion project

HW: Project materials

Tuesday
4/10/2012
Work on Project

HW: Project due tomorrow

Wednesday
4/11/2012
Turn in Laws of Motion project
Notes on momentum
Practice calculating for force


HW: Newton’s Laws worksheet

Thursday
4/12/2012
Chapter 7 notes (sections 1 & 2)

HW: None

Friday
4/13/2012
Flipchart on fluid motion
Videoclip: NBClearn

HW: None

Reminders Laws of Motion Project due Wednesday

3.19-3.23

Monday
3/19/2012
Finish chapter 5 (sec 2,3,4) flipchart
Forces packet-Go over in class

HW: Start study guide-due Thursday

Tuesday
3/20/2012
NO SCHOOL-Teacher Institute

Wednesday
3/21/2012
Questions on study guide
Videoclip:NBClearn Friction (curling)
Study with a buddy (ch.5 study guide)

HW: Finish study guide

Thursday
3/22/2012
Chapter 5 Test
Start ch. 6 notes

HW: None

Friday
3/23/2012
Demonstration of falling objects
Calculating Velocity of falling objects (add equation to equation cheat sheet)
Videoclip: Feather vs. Hammer on moon

HW:None

Reminders
No School Tuesday- Teacher Institute
Chapter 5 Test on Thursday
Next week spring break!

3.5-3.9

Monday
3/5/2012
No School-Pulaski Day

Tuesday
3/6/2012
ISAT P4,7,8
Finish Speed/Distance/Time problems
Bubble Gum lab
Lab questions

Wednesday
3/7/2012
ISAT P7,8
Work on graphing Bubble Gum data

P1,2,3
Finish Speed/Distance/Time problems
Bubble Gum lab
Lab questions

HW: 7/8/1 Graphs due Monday

Thursday
3/8/2012
ISAT P2,3,4
Work on graphing Bubble Gum data

HW:2/3/4 Graphs due Monday

Friday
3/9/2012
No School-PT conferences


Reminders
ISAT WEEK
No school Monday and Friday
Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday