| Date |
Activity |
Homework or graded assignment |
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Carry over assignments, started at end of 1st semester but counting towards 2nd semester grades:
- Life cycle of a star w/s
- Think and reflect q1-2 from Stars in our universe classwork
- Star book project
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| 1/29 |
Review final |
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| 1/30 |
Group Planet data activity part 1 |
Collect a picture of something in motion and bring to class Feb 6th |
| 1/31 |
Group Planet data activity part 2 |
Group Planet data activity part 1 - completion grade
Group Planet data activity part 2 - accuracy grade
Collect a picture of something in motion and bring to class Feb 6th |
| 2/1 |
Text book review of
- Life cycle of stars
- Solar systems
- Galaxies
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One of three class worksheets
Collect a picture of something in motion and bring to class Feb 6th |
| 2/4 |
Class notes
- intro to forces
- mass vs. weight
- free body force diagrams
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Collect a picture of something in motion and bring to class Feb 6th |
| 2/5 |
Living in the NW - responding to procedures activity |
Participation grade
Collect a picture of something in motion and bring to class Feb 6th |
| 2/6 |
Drawing Free Body Force Diagrams |
Turn in class activity |
| 2/7 |
Big Bang and Universe DVD |
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| 2/8 |
WASL Investigation - Falling object inquiry
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Q: How can the rate at which a coffee filter falls be affected?
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Hypothesis, materials and procedure to be finished today.
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Complete procedure |
| 2/11 |
Color lab |
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| 2/12 |
WASL Investigation - Falling object inquiry
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Q: How can the rate at which a coffee filter falls be affected?
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lab, data table, graph and conclusion to be finished today.
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Complete write up - due Friday Feb 15th |
| 2/13 |
Guest teacher
Notes on topics related to EM Spectrum and waves from text book
- EM Spectrum
- what does it show
- relationship between energy and frequency of wave
- visible light spectrum, what is light
- Transverse waves
- frequency
- wavelength
- amplitude vs displacement
- period
- crest, trough
- wave speed calculation
- Start Waves Worksheet
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|
| 2/14 |
Guest teacher
EM Spectrun DVD
Complete Waves worksheet |
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| 2/15 |
Early release |
Turn in Waves worksheet |
| 2/18 |
Mid winter break |
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| 2/19 |
Mid winter break |
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| 2/20 |
Mid winter break |
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| 2/21 |
Review waves
Wave speed calculations
- discussion and notes
- examples
Do wave calculations sheet |
Turn in calculations sheet |
| 2/22 |
Echo location lab
Mythbusters sound DVD |
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| 2/25 |
Waves lab circuit |
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| 2/26 |
LIN final write up
Study day |
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| 2/27 |
Review labs and class notes on what are sound waves |
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| 2/28 |
Light labs 1 (How are shadows formed?) and 2 (What will shadows look like?) |
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| 2/29 |
Waves and Sound test
Color activity |
|
| 3/3 |
Complete lab 2 (What will shadows look like?) |
Test corrections - due Tuesday Mar 4th
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| 3/4 |
Complete Light Lab 3 (What do pinholes do?)
Class notes on light |
|
| 3/5 |
LIN post assessment |
|
| 3/6 |
Complete class notes on light
Light Lab 4 (Pinhole pattens) |
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| 3/7 |
Light lab 5 (Extended sources) |
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| 3/10 |
Light lab 6 (Intensity vs Distance) |
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| 3/11 |
Open note test |
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| 3/12 |
Class notes reviewing labs 4-6
Mirrors lab 1 (How does light reflect?)
prediciton |
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| 3/13 |
Prediction discussion and then demo lab 1
Mirrors lab 2 (How Does Light Reflect From Surfaces?) |
|
| 3/14 |
Mirrors lab 3 (Where do you focus?) |
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| 3/17 |
Mirrors lab 4 (Full length)
Class notes on mirros |
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| 3/18 |
Mirrors lab 5 (Parallax)
Class notes on drawing mirror images |
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| 3/19 |
Class Notes: Mirror vs Paper. Start refraction ellicitation |
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| 3/20 |
Sub day - definitions of Nuclear radiation, Radioactivity, Alpha/Beta/Gamma Radiation, Neutron Radiation, Half-life. Copy table 1 p285, table 2 p290. Review for test. |
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| 3/21 |
Reflection Unit test.
Refraction of air to water lab. |
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| 3/24 |
Does the type of material affect refraction? |
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| 3/25 |
Penny Lab
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| 3/26 |
Pennium Lab
Personal radiation dose worksheet |
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| 3/27 |
Class Notes: Half Life |
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| 3/28 |
Nuclear Decay reactions lab p312-3 in text |
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| 3/31 |
Radioactive decay simulation |
|
| 4/1 |
Levers Lab |
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| 4/2 |
Complete Levers Lab
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|
| 4/3 |
Half Day : Sunscreen Investigation hypothesis and plan |
Sunscreen investigation hypothesis and plan due Friday Apr 4th |
| 4/4 |
Sunscreen Investigation |
Complete write up due Monday Apr 13th
LIN parent letter due Wednesday Apr 16th |
| 4/14 |
Class Notes: Machines |
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| 4/15 |
Work Lab
Start work calculations |
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| 4/16 |
Power Lab
Start power calculations |
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| 4/17 |
Pulleys Lab |
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| 4/18 |
Inclinded Plane lab |
Complete all machine labs questions - due Monday Apr 21st.
Machines test 4/22/08 |
| 4/21 |
Online wheel and axle lab
http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/javalabs/java12/machine/act3/index.htm |
Complete questions - due Tuesday Apr 22nd
Machines test 4/22/08 |
| 4/22 |
Machines Test
Review Motion Packet 1
Start Lab #1 - hypothesis |
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| 4/23 |
Complete Lab #1 - finish questions for homework |
Motion Packet 1 - due Wednsday April 30th |
| 4/24 |
Lab #2 - minimum hypothesis and procedure |
Motion Packet 1 - due Wednsday April 30th |
| 4/25 |
Notes on speed, velocity, displacement
Complete lab #2 |
Motion Packet 1 - due Wednsday April 30th
Suggest doing Speedy Machinines paper tonight |
| 4/28 |
Lab #3 |
Motion Packet 1 - due Wednsday April 30th |
| 4/29 |
Lab #4 |
Motion Packet 1 - due Wednsday April 30th
Do Photogates worksheet today |
| 4/30 |
Lab #5 |
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| 5/1 |
Notes on what causes motion
Video - Toy vs real car, write about how does mass/weight affect instantaneous and average speed |
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| 5/2 |
Lab #6 |
Motion Packet 2 - due Wednesday May 7th |
| 5/5 |
Complete Lab #6
Lab #7 |
Motion Packet 2 - due Wednesday May 7th |
| 5/6 |
Complete Lab #7
Class notes: Motion graphs - distance v time and speed v time |
Motion Packet 2 - due Wednesday May 7th
Do Crazy graphs worksheet today |
| 5/7 |
Baseball and science video
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| 5/8 |
Eureka Video
Lab #8
Streaming video |
Motion Packet 2 - due Wednesday May 14th
Homework pages can be done any night. |
| 5/9 |
Lab #10 |
Motion Packet 2 - due Wednesday May 14th
Homework pages can be done any night. |
| 5/12 |
Lab #11 |
Motion Packet 2 - due Wednesday May 14th
Homework pages can be done any night.
Review and collate previous work on forces - bring to class Wed May 14th |
| 5/13 |
Lab #12 |
Motion Packet 2 - due Wednesday May 14th
Homework pages can be done any night.
Review and collate previous work on forces - bring to class Wed May 14th |
| 5/14 |
Class notes - forces etc
Review LIN projec
Review Motion story test and start same |
|
| 5/15 |
Half Day - Continue motion story test |
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| 5/16 |
Finish motion story test |
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| 5/19 |
Lab #14 |
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| 5/20 |
Train Airbag DVD |
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| 5/21 |
Lab #15
Class Notes: Forces etc |
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| 5/22 |
Newtons 2nd law online lab |
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| 5/23 |
Lab #16 |
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| 5/26 |
Memorial Day - no school |
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| 5/27 |
Lab #17 |
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| 5/28 |
Lab #18 |
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| 5/29 |
Review Newtons 1st and 2nd laws
Review DVD |
|
| 5/30 |
Lab #19 |
|
| 6/2 |
Review of Egg Drop Project
Finals Review
Lab #21 |
|
| 6/3 |
Lab #20 |
|
| 6/4 |
Newton's 3rd law review
Energy review |
|
| 6/5 |
Lab #22 |
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| 6/6 |
Lab #23 |
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| 6/9 |
Lab #24 |
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| 6/10 |
Egg Drop Day
Finals review - student questions |
|
| 6/11 |
Second semester finals periods 4-6 |
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| 6/12 |
Half day: Second semester finals periods 1-3 |
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| 6/13 |
Half day: No class - second semester finals periods 4-6 |
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