Mrs. V's Science Classes

8/24:

Introductions

Make name cards

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8/25:

Mini presentations

Syllabus/website/class policies

Study habits questionnaire

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8/26:

Study habits questionnaire for classes that didn't

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Lab safety

Goals for this year, tape into binder

What makes a good scientist?

          Syllabus and safety contracts due Mon

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8/29:

Phenomenon Tube activity day 1

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8/30:

Phenomenon Tube activity day 2

          Bring in models/materials for a model for tomorrow

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8/31:

Phenomenon Tube activity day 3

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9/1:

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9/19:

Finish review in book

Significant figures (handout can be found on assignments page)

Precision and Accuracy

          Significant figures in measurements practice worksheet

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9/20:

Practice activity with Measurement and Significant figures

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9/21:

Accuracy and Precision

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9/22:

Work on Unit 1 review guide

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9/23:

NO CLASSES

           Unit 1 Test Tuesday!

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9/26: 

Jeopardy review game

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9/27:

Unit 1 Test

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9/28:

Speed and Velocity lab day 1

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9/29:

Speed and Velocity lab day 2

Post-lab questions due 

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9/30:

Speed and velocity lab discussion

Distance vs. time graphs

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10/3:

Bellringer graph question from pg. 56 in book

Speed and velocity calculations

Work on lab report

          Speed calculations worksheet

          Lab report due on Friday, hard copy

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10/4:

Get back tests

Work on lab report

          Rough draft due tomorrow

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10/5:

Peer review of lab reports

          Final draft of lab report due tomorrow, hard copy

When finished with peer review,

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10/6:

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10/7

Homework check

Acceleration

Cheetah article (www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-22861142)

     1) How is "acceleration" used in the article?

     2) Summarize the article

     3) What is the main point of the article?

     4) What questions do you have/are curious about after reading                 this?

     5) What did you learn from this reading?

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10/10:

Acceleration calculation practice

          Worksheet due tomorrow

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10/11:

Check acceleration worksheets

Motion graphs lab

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10/12:

2nd and 3rd:

Motion graphs lab

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7th:

Bellringer

Finish defining displacement

Motion graphs lab

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10/13:

Bellringer

Explain motion graphs lab

Predict distance vs. time graphs for 3 scenarios

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10/14:

NO CLASSES

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10/17:

Quiz over displacement, distance, velocity, and acceleration

Test scenarios and compare grpahs to predictions

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10/18:

Quiz corrections

Review distance vs. time graphs

          Motion graph packet due Thurs

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10/19:

NO CLASSES

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10/20:

Discuss answers in motion graph packet and review distance vs time graphs

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10/21:

Moving Man simulation

3rd period: short story and graph

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11/1:

Newton's Law lab analysis questions #1-4, 6

F=ma

a=v/t

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11/7:

Hand Newton's 2nd Law worksheet back

Newton's 3rd Law notes

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11/8:

Whatch this video and take notes over momentum:

http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-momentum-definition-equation-units-principle.html

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11/14:

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11/16:

Momentum Lab pg. 90

     Finish data calculations and graph if not done

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11/17:

Homework check of graph

Momentum lab Analysis questions #1 and 2 pg. 91

Print out graph, staple papers together, and turn in

Gravity

Momentum practice worksheet

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11/18:

Grade momentum practic worksheet

Work on Forces and Motion review guide

                             

Answers

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11/21:

In class review for test (Jeopardy game posted below)

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11/22:

Unit 2 test: Forces and Motion

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11/28:

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11/29:

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11/30:

Energy notes from powerpoint

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12/1:

Bellringer

Notes from powerpoint about Energy conversion

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12/2:

Work and power (5.1)

          Work, power, energy worksheet (EVENS)

          - use acceleration of gravity for F=ma

 

 

 

 

 

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2/13:

Sound waves

Essential question: What are the properties of sound and how is sound use?

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2/14:

Unit 4 review

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2/15:

Unit 4 test: waves

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2/16:

Beginning of unit 5: Matter

Matter: anything that has mass and takes up space

Essential question: What are the way swe can describe matter?

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2/17:

Unit 4 Test corrections

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4/24:

Reading 1:

http://www.chemteam.info/AtomicStructure/Greeks.html

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Reading 2: 

http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Democritus.html

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          Reading and questions due tomorrow

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4/25:

Greek Atomists Discussion

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4/26:

Greek Atomists Discussion

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4/27:

Greek Atomists quiz

Get tests back

Begin reading: http://www.westerville.k12.oh.us/userfiles/4148/Classes/5342/Atomic%20Theory.pdf

          Read History of the Atom, make a timeline, and answer questions- Due Monday

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4/28:

Work on reading history of the atom, making timeline, and finishing questions

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5/1:

Hand in timelines and reading questions

History of the Atom overview

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5/2:

Finish History of the Atom overview

Proton's neutrons, electrons

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5/3:

Work on protons, neutrons, electrons worksheet (due Friday

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5/4:

Bellringer

Isotopes and Average atomic mass

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5/5:

History of Atom open note quiz

Isotopes practice (due Monday!)

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