Monday, January 30, 2017

January 30th

Warm Up:
Which of the following is a conversion from chemical energy to thermal energy?
a)    Coal is burned to boil water.
b)   Food is digested and used to regulate body temperature.
c)     Charcoal is burned in a barbeque pit.
d)   All of the above.

Which of the following is the best example of increasing an object's potential energy?
e)    Rolling a bowling ball
f)    Turning on a light bulb
g)    Stretching a rubber band
h)   Dropping a pencil












TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:

Checkpoint 9 Assessment
After assessment:

PHET SIMULATION: ENERGY FORMS AND CHANGES ACTIVITY:
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/legacy/energy-forms-and-changes


HOMEWORK:

Introduction to Nuclear Energy Project
Students will construct a Pictographic representation of an example of a form of energy including examples of energy conversions with a summarizing paragraph to explain their illustration.

PROJECT: NUCLEAR ENERGY PROJECT (DUE TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY 2/13)

Thursday, January 26, 2017

January 23rd- January 26th

January 23rd – January 26th

Monday – Tuesday (January 23rd – January 24th)
Forms of Energy Jigsaw Activity
Monday Homework:  None was given
Tuesday Homework:  What is Energy and Energy Transformations? Chapter Reading
Wednesday – January 25th
Notes on Forms of Energy
Wednesday Homework:  Energy Forms Reading Sheet
Thursday – January 26th
Energy Sorter Diagram (Identifying the forms of energy)
Energy Sorter Activity
Writing Strategy Today – (RACE) Forms of Energy
Thursday Homework: Energy Transformations Sheet

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

January 17th - January 18th

January 17th

BENCHMARK TESTING TODAY
Homework: Kinetic and Potential Energy Webquest

January 18th

PLEASE JOIN QUIZLET TODAY and complete word list: WORK, POWER AND ENERGY
https://quizlet.com/join/ZDbEuYWP6


WARM UP:
      A student lights a candle and the wax begins to melt. Which statement describes the movement of the particles as the solid candle melts to a liquid?
      A.  The particles move faster and farther apart.
      B The particles move slower and farther apart.
      C The particles move faster and closer together.
      D The particles move slower and closer together.


A student adds 5 grams of vinegar to 7 grams of baking soda in a sealed container. Then he watches the chemical reaction that occurs. Which of these predicts the mass of the materials in the container after the reaction is complete?
      A 0 grams
      B 2 grams
      C 12 grams
      D 35 grams
      A student is riding a roller coaster. The roller coaster moves up a hill slowly and then starts to move faster as it goes toward the bottom of the hill. Where on the hill will the student have the MOST kinetic energy?
       
      A halfway up the hill
      B at the top of the hill
      C halfway down the hill

      D at the bottom of the hill

After warm up:

Concept Map Activity on Energy
After concept map activity, students will complete the lab activity.

Homework:  QUIZLET PRACTICE





Wednesday, January 11, 2017

January 5th - 6th & January 12th


January 5th
Warm Up:
Explain the relationship between potential and kinetic energy.
After Warm Up:
Anticipation Guide: Potential and Kinetic Energy (See Davis for guide)
Guided Reading Passage (See Davis for reading passage)
Video: What is kinetic and potential energy”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehx1P4adv6I
January 6th
Warm Up:
A. A car at the top of a hill
B. A car speeding down the hill
C. A person at the top of a hill
A. Heat
B. Light
C. Motion
After warm up; continuation from previous day’s lesson
 Online Tutorial Practice:
January 11th
Computer Lab Day – Students had to create a prezi or Glogster on Potential and Kinetic Energy.
Requirements:
Explanation of each
6 Examples/illustrations of each with explanation
January 12th
A.A ball lodged in a tree
B.  A frisbee flying through the air
C.A car in the garage
A. The weight and volume of an object
B. The buoyancy of an object
C.The mass and speed of an object

After warm up:
Completion of online tutorial from previous day
After review:
Review and practice on Kinetic and Potential Energy:
Practice: Students will review kinetic and potential energy via activity:
5 minutes
Match the vocabulary term with its proper definition. 
Next read each scenario and match the correct vocabulary term with its proper scenario.
       Lab Activity: The Jumping Frogs Activity (To investigate potential and kinetic energy)
Complete the post lab questions
After lab activity:
CLOSING:
Categorize potential and kinetic energy via graphic organizer
Writing Prompt: How do potential and kinetic energy relate to each other?
Homework:

VISIT THE BLOG: PRACTICE QUIZLET DUE BY FRIDAY J  It will show me who participated when checked on line (J) Please make sure you complete the activity
Quizlet Link:  https://quizlet.com/_2zaxn5


Kinetic and potential energy resources:
http://www.cstephenmurray.com/onlinequizes/physics/workandenergy/kineticvspotentialenergy.htm

http://www.sparticl.org/topic/kinetic-and-potential-energy/

BENCHMARK TEST COMING SOON:  PLEASE START PRACTICE/REVIEWING ON USA TEST PREP "BENCHMARK PRACTICE"