Physical Science
Capital High School
Physical Science 2009-2010
Instructor: M. Jansen
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Last updated-11/20 @ 21:17
Week 12 (11/23 - 11/27)
Monday:
- Energy of a Pendulum Lab
Tuesday:
- Energy of a Pendulum Lab
Wednesday:
- Energy of a Pendulum Lab
- Notebook Check #2 due
Thursday:
- Thanksgiving Break
Friday:
- Thanksgiving Break
Week 11 (11/16 - 11/20)
Monday:
- Simple Machines and Forces in Tools lab-- day 2.
- Horsepower Lab returned to students
- Chapter 11 (Sections 1,2, and Efficiency) Outline due
Tuesday:
- Simple Machines and Forces in Tools lab due
- Hand out review for test tomorrow.
Wednesday:
- Chapter 11 (Sections 1, 2, and Efficiency) Test
Thursday:
- Chapter 11 (Sections 3 and 4) Outline. Bring your book if you have one.
Friday, early dismissal-- 12:00.
- Forms of Energy lecture. See Powerpoint link
Week 10 (11/9 - 11/13)
Monday:
- Horsepower Lab
- Chapter 12 (sec. 1,2, and p. 406 due 11/16, Monday.
Tuesday:
- Horsepower Lab due
- Brainstorming Machines (not graded)
Wednesday:
- Veterans' Day. No school.
Thursday:
- Machines and Mechanical Advantage PowerPoint
Friday:
- Mr. Jansen absent again today. At a textbook adoption meeting for the district-- again.
- Talked with the sub and she is going to start the Simple Machines and Forces in Tools lab. This will be due Tuesday.
Week 9 (11/2 - 11/6)
Monday:
- Drop Egg Drop Projects from the roof!
Tuesday:
- Egg Drop Lab due
- Review for Chapter 11 Test
Wednesday:
- Chapater 11 Test
- Mr. Jansen absent
Thursday:
- Chapter 12 Outline
- Read and take notes only on sections 1, 2 and then page 406.
- Questions: p.379: 1,3 --- p.381:1,5 --- p.384:1-4 --- p. 390: 1-4,7 --- p.408: 4,7 --- p.410&411: 1,2,7,8,10,16,20
Friday:
- Work and Power and Efficiency Lecture PowerPoint.
Week 8 (10/26-10/30)
Monday:
- Balloon Propulsion Lab
Tuesday:
- Balloon Propulsion Lab
Wednesday:
- Balloon Propulsion Lab due
- Gravitational Attraction Powerpoint
Thursday:
- Egg Drop pre-lab. Eggs will be dropped Monday.
Friday:
- Day before Halloween. Not sure yet.
Week 7 (10/19-10/23)
Monday:
- Mr. Jansen home sick
- Hand out and work on Chapter 11 (Forces) Review worksheet.
Tuesday:
- Mr. Jansen home sick. This is getting annoying.
- Road Runner Activity
- Forces Lab due
Wednesday:
- Gone again today but now for different reasons. Sorry
- Powerpoint on Newton's Laws
- Hand out second part of Chapter 11 Review
Thursday:
- I'm gone again. This has been a very difficult week for me and plan to be back Monday
- Video: The Blimp is Back
Friday:
- No school
Week 6 (10/12-10/16)
Monday:
- Velocity, Acceleartion, and Momentum Test.
Tuesday:
- Chapter 11 (excluding momentum) Outline. Bring textbook if you have one.
- Questions: p.351: 1-3,5 p.359: 2,3 p.366: 1,4,5 p.368-369: 1-10,12,14,19,20,24
- Questions: p.351: 1-3,5 p.359: 2,3 p.366: 1,4,5 p.368-369: 1-10,12,14,19,20,24
Wednesday:
- Forces Powerpoint and Balanced Forces demonstraion by Mr. Jansen
Thursday:
- Forces Lab
Friday:
- Continue and finish Forces Lab- due Monday
- Notebook Check Today
Week 5 (10/5-10/9))
Monday:
- Momentum Lab (pre-lab)
- The Great Road Race due
Tuesday:
- Momentum Lab if procedure is ready
Wednesday:
- Still working on the Momentum Lab-- math, graphing, conclusion, and evaluation
Thursday:
- Momentum Lab due
- Hand out Review for Chapter 10 (velocity and acceleration) & Chapter 11 (momentum only) test which will be on Monday.
Friday:
- Mr. Jansen absent
- Worksheet that explores velocity, accleration, and momentum in different subject areas. Up to the substitute whether or not to turn in today or Monday.
- Students did great job on the Momentum Lab-- time for a Bill Nye on momentum and then test Monday!
Week 4 (9/28-10/2)
Monday:
- Continue working on Velocity and Acceleration Worksheet (not graded)
- Hand back Exploding Canister Lab to students
Tuesday:
- Balloon Velocity lab
Wednesday:
- Balloon Velocity lab
- Velocity and Acceleration Quiz
Thursday:
- Balloon Velocity lab due
- Hand out The Great Road Race graphing and questions activity- due Monday
Friday:
- Chapter 10 and 11 Outline due (see previous week for readings and assigned questions)
- Lecture: Momentum
Week 3 (9/21-25)
Monday:
- Chapter 1 Outline due. This is the notes and questions from the book.
- Measurement Lab
Tuesday:
- Finish Measurement Lab
- Hand out Review for Wednesday's Test (a small test)
Wednesday:
- Chapter 1 Test
Thursday:
- Chapter 10 and 11 Outline. Bring your book. Due in one week.
- Read and take notes on Sections 1 & 2 in Chapter 10. Also only p. 362-364 in Chapter 11
- Questions p.323: 1,2 / p. 324: 3,4 / p.328: 1,3 / p.338: 1-6, 10,11 / p.366: 3,6 / p.369: 21
Friday:
- Lecture: Velocity and Acceleration
- Hand out worksheet on Velocity and Acceleration. This will NOT be turned in but should remain in your notebook
Week 2 (9/14-18)
Monday:
- Syllabus and Safety Quiz. Here is the quiz in case anyone is checking the website the night before=> Safety Quiz
- Signed Contract due
- Chapter 1 Outline (bring book to class if you have one)
- Read and take notes on entire chapter
- Questions: p. 11-- 1,3,5,6; p. 19-- 1,3,4,7; p. 26-- 1,3; p. 28 & 29-- 1,2,4-7,9,13,24
Tuesday:
- Exploding Canister Lab
Wednesday:
- Materials for class due (see Wednesday of Week 1 or class syllabus for required materials)
- Continue with Exploding Canister Lab
Thursday:
- My son has a fever so absent today.
- Sub will show a CNN video. Please take some notes on each topic covered in the video.
Friday:
- Exploding Canister Lab due
- Lecture: Introduction to Science
Week 1 (9/7-11)
Monday:
- Labor Day, no school
Tuesday:
- No school
Wednesday:
- Hand out class syllabus.
- Assign Materials (3-ring notebook, metric ruler, calculator, six tab dividers labeled Organizer, Labs, Notes, Outlines, Classwork, and Quiz)-- This is due in one week.
- Hot Rail Demonstration- due tomorrow.
Thursday:
- Hot Rail Demonstration due
- 1st Semester Pre-Test-- due tomorrow.
- Hand out class Safety
- Check out text books for those can't access the book online.
- Go over class syllabus and safety depending on time remaining.
Friday (pep assembly today):
- 1st Semester Pre-Test due
- Hand out contract to be signed and turned in ASAP.
- Finish going over class syllabus and safety.