Physical Science

Capital High School

Physical Science 2012-2013

Instructor: M. Jansen

PowerPoints for the lectures (very important) and the text book worksheets (not very important) are accessible via the links to the left. Powerpoints for some labs and other documents are sometimes linked in the calendar below.

The textbook is online. Go to http://linktoscience.schoolspecialty.com/login/index.php. The username and password are BOTH pes008s. Click on the "+" symbol to expand the CPO Science Folder. Now do that again to expand the CPO Science National folder. Now click on the Physical, Earth, and Space Science link and you will see the Student Edition which is our text book and the Investigations Manual that we will only use for a few of the labs.

For grades, please access Skyward: http://capital.osd.wednet.edu/information/family_access

Last updated-- 06.12.13 @ 10:10

WEEK 19 (last week of school)

There will be a final exam on Thursday. Students may use a 4" X 6" notecard (or something equivalent) on the exam. I also handed out a review last week that is VERY similar to some of the exam questions.

Unit VI Outline is due Thursday

WEEK 18 (6/3 - 6/7)

Monday

PowerPoint- Our Solar System. We started this Friday but didn't get very far because of some good discussions on the size of the universe.
Hand out the review for the Final Exam. It will cover material from the entire second semester.

Tuesday

Mr. Jansen absent.
Work on Unit VI Outline that is due next week

Wednesday

PowerPoint- The Universe

Thursday

PowerPoint- The Universe
Hand back some papers and organize notebooks

Friday

Notebook Check #3 due
Review fo the exam on Thursday

WEEK 17 (5/27 - 5/31)

Monday

Memorial Day. No school.

Tuesday (only periods 1,3,5)

Unit V Test (Waves, Sound, Light, Electricity, and Magnetism)
Unit V Outline due

Wednesday (only periods 2,4,6)

Unit VI Outline (parts of chapters 26,27, and 28)
- Notes: 26.1 and 26.2
- Questions:
  - p. 665 => 9,11,14
  - p. 672 => 7,9
  - V => 4,5,8,9,10,12
  - C => 10, 15
  - P => 2
- Vocab Pictures => 13 pictures
- Notes: 27.3
- Questions:
  - p. 703 => 1,2,7-10
  - V => 13,15
  - C => 12,13,14
  - P => none
- Vocab Pictures => 5 pictures
- Notes: 28.2 and 28.3
- Questions:
  - P. 724 => 1,2,5,8,9
  - p. 731 => 1,2,6,8,9
  - V => 7,8,11
  - C => 7,12,13
  - P => 4
- Vocab Pictures => 8 pictures

Thursday (only periods 2,4,6)

Unit VI Outline (see above)

Friday

PowerPoint- Our Solar System

WEEK 16 (5/20 - 5/24)

Monday

Work on Unit IV Outline- due Tuesday, 5/28. Unit IV Test will also be on 5/28.

Tuesday

PowerPoint- Magnestism

Wednesday

Magnetism Lab

Thursday

Finish Magnetism Lab
Hand out and work on Review for Unit IV Test (over parts of Chapters 24, 25,16, and 17)

Friday

Turn in comp. notebooks. I will be checking four labs- Sound, Light, Electricity, and Magnetism
Review for Tuesday's test. Don't forget that Unit IV Outline is also due Tuesday.

WEEK 15 (5/13 - 5/17)

Monday

Visible Light lab

Tuesday

Visible Light lab (not due until the next time I collect comp. notebooks)
Start PowerPoint- Electromagnetic Radiation

Wednesday

PowerPoint- Electromagnetic Radiation

Thursday

Electrical Circuits lab

Friday

PowerPoint- Electricity

WEEK 14 (5/6 - 5/10)

Monday

Wave re-write due. Only write up one lab-- either amplitude or tension.
Work on Unit V Outline

Tuesday

Sound lab. This will be due the next time I collect comp. notebooks.

Wednesday

PowerPoint- Sound

Thursday

Friday

No regular classes

WEEK 13 (4/29 - 5/3)

Monday

Notebok Check #2. Check and turn in today.
Explain and start the Wave lab

Tuesday

Wave lab- due Monday. You need to re-write one of the variable you tested-- either changing the tension or the wave's amplitude.

Wednesday

Wave lab- due Monday. You need to re-write one of the variable you tested-- either changing the tension or the wave's amplitude.

Thursday

PowerPoint- Interaction of Waves

Friday

Work on Unit V Outline.
Wave re-write due Monday. Only write up one lab-- either amplitude or tension.

WEEK 12 (4/22 - 4/26)

Monday

Unit IV test.
Unit IV Outline due.

Tuesday

Unit V Outline (Energy)

Chapter24

Take notes on the entire chapter
Questions
- p. 612: 1-3,5,7,8
- p. 627: 1,4,5,7
- Vocabulary - 12,13,16-19 .... Concepts - 3,6,8,11 .... Problems - 5,9
Draw pictures or symbols of all 31 vocabulary words (or at least most of them)

Chapter 25

Take notes on 25.1 and 25.3
Questions
- p. 637: 1-4,8,9
- p. 651: 1,4,9,13
- Vocabulary - 8 .... Concepts - 1,3,18,21 .... Problems - 4,6,13
Draw pictures or symbols of 21 vocabulary words when reading 25.1 and 25.3

Chapter 16

Take notes only on section 16.1
Questions
- p. 388: 1,3,7
- Vocabulary 1,3,4 .... Concepts - 1,5,7,8 .... Problems - 1,2
Draw pictures or symbols for 12 voacabulary words in 16.1

Chapter 17

Take notes only on 17.2 and 17.3
Questions
- p. 429: 1,3
- p. 435: 1,2,3,5
- Vocabulary - 5 .... Concepts - 4,9,10 .... Problems - 5
Draw pictures or symbols for the 6 vocabulary words in 17.2 and 17.3

Wednesday

PopwerPoint- Characteristics of Waves

Thursday

no class

Friday

no class

WEEK 11 (4/15 - 4/19)

Monday

PowerPoint- Solutions
Unit IV test on Monday.
Unit IV Outline due Monday

Tuesday

Using Different Indicators to Determine the pH of 15 Known Substances. Due Friday

Wednesday

Using Different Indicators to Determine the pH of 15 Known Substances. Due Friday

Thursday

PowerPoint- Nuclear Reactions
Review for Monday's Test

Friday

Review for Monday's Test

WEEK 10 (4/8 - 4/12)

Monday

Hand out Unit IV Review #1. This is the first of two reviews for the Unit IV test the middle of next week. It is not graded.

Tuesday

Hunting the Elements video

Wednesday

Hunting the Elements video
Rate of Reaction ("the Alka Seltzer) lab due

Thursday

Hunting the Elements video

Friday

Endothermic vs. Exothermic lab (due next week when I collect comp. notebooks)
Hand out Unit IV Review #2 (not graded but should really help out with test the end of next week).
- CLICK HERE for the review.

WEEK 9 (3/25 - 3/29)

Monday

Periodic Trends due. CLICK HERE to see what should be completed on your tables
A guest speaker is coming in. He has most of the elements of the periodic table for us to see!

Tuesday

Plan the Rate of Reaction lab. CLICK HERE for a the powerpoint that introduced the lab.
Hand back lab composition notebook. The Alkaline Earth Metals lab and Ionic/Covalent lab were graded.

Wednesday

Conduct Rate of Reaction lab if all planning is done.

Thursday

Continue with Rate of Reaction lab. Not due until Wednesday after spring break.

Friday

PowerPoint- Chemical Reactions

WEEK 8 (3/18 - 3/22)

Monday

Periodic Trends (been working on this for a while) due Friday. CLICK HERE to see what should be completed on your tables
Continue with the design of a lab in order to determine which substances are ionic compounds and which substances are covalent compounds. Due tomorrow.

Tuesday

PowerPoint- Covalent Bonding
Ionic or Covalent lab design due. At this point I will also be checking the Alkaline Earth Metals lab that has not been graded, but should be done.

Wednesday

Ionic or Covalent Bond Activity (this is not a graded assignment)

Thursday

I am home with my son Ryan today who is sick.
Work on Unit IV Outline

Friday

Ionic and Covalent "Quiz"
- This is not a real quiz but pretend it is. After completed, we will grade them in class and make sure everyone understands. Possible points awarded if ALL students understand ionic and covalent bonding.
Periodic Trends assignment due Monday since I was gone yesterday.

WEEK 7 (3/11 - 3/15)

Monday

Mr Jansen in Memphis for an IB conference.
Work on Unit IV Outline. Should be about 50% done with the outline after today.

Tuesday (Only periods 1,3,5 today)

Hand out Notebook/Binder Check #1 and grade (due today)
Continue with work on ions and ionic bonding (not a graded assignment)

Wednesday (Only periods 2,4,6 today)

Hand out Notebook/Binder Check #1 and grade (due today)
Continue with work on ions and ionic bonding (not a graded assignment)

Thursday (all classes, just shorter)

Practice ions and ionic bonding (not a graded assignment)

Friday

Design and plan a lab in order to determine which substances are ionic compounds and which substances are covalent compounds. No due date yet.

WEEK 6 (3/4 - 3/8)

Monday

Worksheet- The Periodic Table. This is not a graded assignment.

Tuesday

Alkaline Earth Metals lab. No due date yet. Just hang onto for now.
Composition notebooks returned. Mystery Box and Extraction of Cu from CuSO4 lab were graded.

Wednesday

PowerPoint- Ions and Ionic Compounds

Thursday

Hand out worksheet on Ions and Ionic Compounds. This is not a graded assignment as answers will be provided.

Friday

Mr Jansen in Memphis for an IB conference.
Work on Unit IV Outline. Should be done with Chapter 12 by now.

WEEK 5 (2/25 - 3/1)

Monday

Atomic Structure and Element Symbols' Quiz
Work on Periodic Trend assingment from last week.

Tuesday

Extracting Copper from Copper Sulfate lab

Wednesday

PowerPoint- The Periodic Table

Thursday

Composition lab notebook due. This means the Mystery Box lab from a few days ago AND the Extracting Copper from Copper Sulfate lab from Wednesday should be done.
I will also be checking that 1-4 and 9-11 are done on the Periodic Trends activity.
Continue working the on Periodic Trends assigment

Friday

Teacher in-service day. No school.

WEEK 4 (2/18 - 2/22)

Monday

No school

Tuesday

Assigned 20 more element symbols to memorize. They are Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Br, Kr, Sr, Ag, Sn, I, Ba, Pt, Au, Pb, U. These are in addition to the first 20 (H-Ca) on the periodic table.
Finished PowerPoint from Thursday
Started The Periodic Table activity. This will be periodically checked and over the next couple weeks. No check date as of now.

Wednesday

Work on Unit IV Outline

Thursday

The Periodic Table video! One of the best videos of all time!
Quiz on Monday. Two parts:
- Part I: The 40 elments and their symbols.
- Part II: Atomic Structure.

Friday

Hand out Periodic Trends assignment. This will have periodic checks (Get it, periodic checks??? That is funny, right?) over the next couple weeks.

WEEK 3 (2/11 - 2/15)

Monday

Mystery Box "lab". No due date yet since many people may still need their composition notebook if they did not turn in the Sludge Test lab today.
Sludge Test lab lab due.
- The lab must be typed up or re-written (or a combonation of both). CLICK HERE for a document the explains the point break down. The lab is due Monday, 2/11. For the possible substances in your sludge, CLICK HERE.
- A small amount of extra credit if a parent/guardian writes a comment and signs your lab.

Tuesday

Finishing up Myster Box "lab".
Hand out and work on Atomic Structure workesheet (this is not graded).

Wednesday

Organized 3-ring binder for second semester
Element Symbols Quiz over the first 20 elements.
Atom Building activity (not graded)

Thursday

PowerPoint- Electrons

Friday

No school

WEEK 2 (2/4 - 2/8)

Monday

Sludge Test lab

Tuesday

Sludge Test lab. Today is the last day to work at the lab stations. The lab must now be typed up or re-written (or a combonation of both). CLICK HERE for a document the explains the point break down. The lab is due Monday, 2/11. For the possible substances in your sludge, CLICK HERE

Wednesday

Unit IV Outline (due in about a month). See below.

Chapter12

Take notes on the entire chapter
Questions
- p. 284: 1,3,6-8
- p. 290: 3,6,7
- p. 296: 1,2,7
- p. 303: 2,3,8
- Vocabulary - 1,3-7,11-14,20 .... Concepts - 3,4,11 .... Problems - 1-3
Draw pictures or symbols of all 23 vocabulary words

Chapter 13

Take notes on 13.1 and 13.2
Questions
- p. 314: 1-8
- p. 322: 1-4,6,8
- Vocabulary - 2,4-8 .... Concepts - 2, 6-10 .... Problems - 1,2,4,7
Draw pictures or symbols of 10 vocabulary words when reading 13.1 and 13.2

Chapter 14

Take notes only on section 14.1, 14.3, and 14.4
Questions
- p. 342: 1-7
- p. 353: 1,2
- p. 359: 1,4,5
- Vocabulary 1,5,6,13,14,21 .... Concepts - 1,3,9 .... Problems - none
Draw pictures or symbols for 21 voacabulary words in 14.1, 14.3, and 14.4

Chapter 21

Take notes only on 21.1 and 21.3
Questions
- p. 535: 3,10
- p. 553: 2,8,11,12
- Vocabulary - 16-19 .... Concepts - 2,13 .... Problems - 7
Draw pictures or symbols for the 8 vocabulary words in 21.1 and 21.3

Thursday

Please memorize the first 20 elements on the periodic table. Memorize means if I would say H, you would reply hydrogen....and so on... and so on...
- Quiz next week
PowerPoint- Atomic Structure; History and the Nucleus
Sludge lab is due Monday

Friday

Sludge lab is due Monday. For the possible substances in your sludge, CLICK HERE
Finish yesterday's powerpoint
Online activity- building an atom (not graded)

WEEK 1 (1/28 - 2/1)

Monday

Sludge Test lab

Tuesday

Sludge Test lab

Wednesday

Sludge Test lab

Thursday

Sludge Test lab

Friday

Sludge Test lab

WEEK 20 (1/21-1/25)

Monday

No school

Tuesday

Unit III Outline due
Grade and turn in Notebook Check #3
Review for Unit III Test

Wednesday

No Physical Science today. Finals for periods one and two.

Thursday

No Physical Science today. Finals for periods one and two.

Friday

Unit III Test

WEEK 19 (1/14-1/18)

Monday

Separation and Identification of Two Solids from Water- due tomorrow

Tuesday

PowerPoint- Heat and Temperature

Wednesday

Separation and Identification of Two Liquids

Thursday

Separation and Identification of Two Liquids

Friday

Hand out Notebook Check #3. It will be graded on Tuesday.
Hand out review for Unit III test that will be 1/25 (last day of the semester)
Composition lab notebooks due. Three labs will be graded. Denisty of Substances, Separation of Two Solids from Water, and Fractional Distillation.

WEEK 18 (1/7-1/11)

Monday

Density Lab

Tuesday

Density Lab due. However, due starting another lab Thursday or Friday, hang on to this lab and will grade it next time composition lab notebooks are due.
PowerPoint- Phases and Changes of Matter

Wednesday

Separation and Identification of Two Solids from Water

Thursday

Separation and Identification of Two Solids from Water
MSDS notes MUST be done by today or you will not be allowed to work on the lab due to safety concerns.

Friday

Separation and Identification of Two Solids from Water

WEEK 17 (12/31-1/4)

Monday

No school

Tuesday

No school

Wednesday

Work on MSDS notes or Unit III Oultine
- MSDS notes need to be done by Tuesday.
- Unit III Outline will be due approximately 1/15

Thursday

PowerPoint Presentation-

Friday

Density Lab

Week #16 (12/10 - 12/14)

Monday

MSDS notes
Or work on Unit III Outline

Tuesday

PowerPoint- Properties of Matter and Density

Wednesday

Break

Thursday

Break

Friday

Break

Week #15 (12/10 - 12/14)

Monday

Bunsen Burner Quiz.
- Must get an A in order to do Bunsen Burner lab today

Tuesday

Finish up conclusion for Bunsen Burner lab that is due tomorrow
MSDS notes
- Take very brief notes on each of the 12 chemicals. For example, Inhale: burns, cough. Ingestion: toxic, fatal...
- This must be done in a few weeks in order to work with chemicals in this class.
- See the MSDS link to the left for the 12 chemicals.

Wednesday

Categorization of Substances lab

Thursday

Finish Categorization of Substances lab which is due tomorrow
Powerpoint Presentation- The Nature of Matter

Friday

Turn in lab composition notebooks. I will be grading the Bunsen Burner lab, the Categorization of Substances lab, AND the Pendulum lab from a couple weeks ago.
Video- The History of the Atom

Week #14 (12/3 - 12/7)

Monday

Review for the second part of Unit II Test on Wednesday.
Unit II Outline is due Wednesday before the test.

Tuesday

Continue with activities to prepare for Unit II Test tomorrow.

Wednesday

Unit II Test. Multiple Choice part.
Unit II Outline due

Thursday

Start Unit III Outline. This will be due around the third week of Janurary
- Chapter 8
  - Notes: 8.1 and 8.3
  - Questions:
    - p. 183: 2,3,5,7
    - p. 195: 1,6,7,0
    - p. 196-197: Vocab- 7,8,15,16,17,19,20 ..... Concepts- 2,6,15,18 ..... Problems- 1,2
    Vocabulary Picures- 15 drawings/symbols
- Chapter 9
  - Notes: 9.1 and 9.2
  - Questions:
    - p. 205: 1,4,8,9
    - p. 211: 2,3,10
    - p. 212-213: Vocab- 3,4,6 ..... Concepts- 2,8
    Vocabulary Picures- 7 drawings/symbols
  Chapter 10
  - Notes: 10.1 and 10.2
  - Questions:
    - p. 221: 1,3,5
    - p. 225: 1,6,8
    - p. 242-243: Vocab- 2,3,10 ..... Concepts- 1,4,7 ..... Problems- 1,4
    Vocabulary Picures- 13 drawings/symbols
  Chapter 21
  - Notes: 21.2
  - Questions:
    - p. 545: 1,2,3,7
    - p. 554-555: Vocab- 5,8,11 .... Concepts- 5,8
  - Vocabulary Pictures- 15 drawings/symbols

Friday

Bunsen Burner pre-lab

Week #13 (11/26 - 11/30)

Monday

Energy of a Pendulum Lab due. (This ended up NOT being turned in sice we were busy with the Notebook Check. Please turn in Wednesday
3-ring Binder and Composition Lab Notebook Check #2
Hand out Chapter 7 Review (not graded)

Tuesday

PowerPoint- Energy
Unit II Test Part I on Friday. This will only be the math part of the test. It will have ten questions that are almost identical to the ten questions already given out on the two reviews.

Wednesday

Review for Unit II Test Part I which is Friday.
If finish this, then start reviewing for Part II of the test that will be on Wednesday.

Thursday

Energy of a Pendulum Lab due.
Work on Unit II Outline which is due Wednesday.

Friday

Unit II Test Part 1. Solving Problems (basically, the math part)

Week #12 (11/19 - 11/23)

Monday

Energy of a Pendulum Lab

Tuesday

Energy of a Pendulum Lab

Wednesday

Energy of a Pendulum Lab. Due Monday after Thanksgiving Break.

Thursday

No School

Friday

No School

Week #11 (11/12 - 11/16)

Monday

Veterans' Day. No school

Tuesday

Continue working on the "Momentum Lab". This is a lab re-write. It must be word processed or re-written. It should be the absolutely the best work you can do. It is the largest assignment so far this year. It will be due Friday.
- CLICK HERE for a document that explains what should go into a lab like this.
Or work on Unit II Outline instead. It will be due in about two weeks. See below to Week #5 to see the explanation of the outline.

Wednesday

Work on the review handed out last week on chapters 4, 5, and 6. (this is not graded).
Update the Unit 2 Map that was started a coupld weeks ago. (this is not graded)

Thursday

PowerPoint presentation- Work and Power

Friday

Momentum lab finally due.
Horsepower Lab. Credit will be given today if students can calculte their horsepower.

Week #10 (11/5 - 11/9)

Monday

Day two of Balloon Propulsion and Newton's Laws lab. Due tomorrow.

Tuesday

Balloon Propulsion and Newton's Laws lab due
PowerPoint presentation- Momentum
Hand out Review for Chapter 4,5, and 6. We still need to cover chapter 7 before a test but I thougt it would be a good idea preparing for the test now since Unit II is such a large unit. This assignment is not graded and will be worked on in class.

Wednesday

Plan the "Momentum Lab"

Thursday

Conduct the "Momentum Lab" if it is planned accordingly

Friday

Continue working on the "Momentum Lab". This is a lab re-write. It must be word processed or re-written. It whould be the absolutely the best work you can do. It is the largest assignment so far this year. It will be due Friday.
- CLICK HERE for a document that explains what should go into a lab like this.

Week #9 (10/29 - 11/2)

Monday

PowerPoint presentation- Newton's Laws. See the PowerPoint link to the left for all class PowerPoints.
Turn in composition notebooks. I will be grading the Egg Drop lab AND the Observing Forces lab.

Tuesday

Newton's Laws Activity. This is not a graded assignment.

Wednesday

Happy Halloween demonstration with liquid nitrogen and dry ice!

Thursday

Work on Unit II Outline. Due in about 2-3 weeks.

Friday

Returned Observing Forces lab and Egg Drop lab. Check Skyward for grades.
Start the Balloon Propulsion and Newton's Laws lab. It will be due Tuesday.

Week #8 (10/22 - 10/26) Homecoming Week!

Monday

PowerPoint presentation- Gravity and Weight
Forces lab should be done but hang on to until next time you turn in your composition lab notebooks.

Tuesday

Egg Drop project explanation. For the PowerPoint explaining the lab, CLICK HERE.
The Egg Drop projects will be dropped this Friday

Wednesday

Road Runner Activity

Thursday

Work On Unit II Outline

Friday

Drop Eggs!!! This means your project is due today. I will run up to the roof and drop them from about 30 feet. Good luck!

Week #7 (10/15 - 10/19)

Monday

PowerPoint presentation- Force

Tuesday

Finish yesterday's PowerPoint on Force.
Begin Forces lab

Wednesday

Forces lab- due Monday

Thursday

Forces lab due Monday
Hand out Unit 2 Map. This is not a graded assignment.
Forces activity. This is not a graded assignment

Friday

No school. Teacher In-service day.

Week #6 (10/8 - 10/512)

Monday

The Velocity and Acceleration lab is NOT due today. We will add some more to it tomorrow and then turn in Wednesday.
PowerPoint presentation- Acceleration

Tuesday

Continue with Velocity and Acceleration lab. Due tomorrow.
Hand out Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration worksheet. As of now, no due date for this. It may just be checked off during class.
Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration quiz on Friday.

Wednesday

Continue working on yesterday's handout in preparation for Friday's quiz.
Work with motion sensors on the computers. This is not a graded activity.

Thursday

Velocity and Acceleration lab due. We were too busy to turn it in yesterday so now due today.
Hand out 3-Ring Binder Check #1
Work on Unit II Outline today. For a description of the Unit II Outline, see below, Week #5, Monday.

Friday

3-Ring Binder Check #1. We will be going through every section of the binder to see if a calendar has been maintained and the rest of the binder is organized.
Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration quiz

Week #5 (10/1 - 10/5)

Monday

Unit II Outline (not due for about 5-6 weeks). For an explanation of how to complete Unit Outline, scroll down to Friday of Week #1.
- Chapter 4
  - Notes on 4.1 and 4.3 only
  - Questions
    - p.80: 1,2,3
    - p.93: 1,2,4,7,8
    - p94-96: Vocabulary- 1,2,4,7 .... Concepts- 2,10 ..... Problems 6,8
  - Vocabulary Pictures - There are 10.
- Chapter 5
  - Notes on all sections
  - Questions
    - p.106: 4,5,6,9
    - p.133: 2-7
    - p.119: 2-6, 10
    - p. 120-122: Vocabulary- 9,10 .... Concepts- 3,5,6,22 ..... Problems- 2,4,15-17
  - Vocabulary Pictures - There are 14.
- Chapter 6
  - Notes on all sections
  - Questions
    - p. 129: 2,4,6
    - p. 135: 2-4,8,9
    - p. 143: 1,3-5
    - p. 144-146: Vocabulary 1-6 ..... Concepts 1,5,7 ..... Problems 3,5,6
  - Vocabulary Pictures - There are 6.
- Chapter 7
  - Notes on 7.1 and 7.2 only.
  - Questions
    - p. 154: 5,6
    - p. 166: 2,3
    - p. 172-174: Vocabulary 1,10,11,14,15 .... Concepts 2,3 .... Problems 1,2,7,8
  - Vocabulary Pictures - There are 17,

Tuesday

PowerPoint Presentation on Speed and Velocity. For class PowerPoints, see the link to the left.

Wednesday

Speed and Acceleration pre-lab

Thursday

Speed and Acceleration lab

Friday

Speed and Accerleration post-lab. Due Monday.

Week #4 (9/24-9/28)

Monday

Unit I Test is this Thursday
Work on review for Unit I Test that is Friday.
Hand out Make Up sheet. This is simply a sheet where students will keep track of any assignment they get behind on or miss.
Hand out Unit I Science Standards. Not sure on how to grade this yet or when due.

Tuesday

Work day. Work on Unit I Outline that is due Thursday.

Wednesday

Continue to review for tomorrow's test.

Thursday

Unit I Test
Unit I Outline due

Friday

No School. Teacher in-service day.

Week #3 (9/17-9/21)

Monday

PowerPoint Presentation- Science Inquiry
Hand out Rubric for Inquiry lab write-ups. Reference this when you are writing up "big labs".
Interpreting graphs is due tomorrow. You can access this assignment by cliking on the Skills and Practice Worksheet link to the left. Find lesson 1.4, pages 64-69. Or, I can check out a the assignment for you to take home tonight.
Measurement Lab due
Safety Contract due- 5 points (if not today, then soon please).
Materials due- 15 points (if not today, then soon please).
- calculator&n