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Daily Assignments
for Physical Science
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Week #1: Week of January 19th 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: No School Today... Observance of Martin Luther King's Birthday
Tuesday: Hand out textbooks & textbook covers. Go over expectations for this class. Discuss www.MySci.net. Show Safety Videos. Hand out Classroom Management Plan and go over it. Assignment is to bring the CMP home and get the signature page signed by a parent. Due Wed. for 10 points of Extra Credit.
Wednesday: Collect Signature pages. Watch Safety videos.
Thursday: Go
over Lab Safety Contract. Take Safety Quiz.
Show transparencies covering the nature of science. Begin discussion of
Note Taking.
Friday: Finish discussion of Note Taking. Short Quiz... Discussion of the Scientific Method. Discuss Science and Technology and the difference between them. Review Standard and Scientific Notation. Begin Work on Metrics. Worksheets on writing numbers in standard and scientific notation. Review converting metric numbers. Show process of dimensional analysis/factor-label method. Homework: Learn the "Chart". Assign reading of Chapter 1. Assign homework problems and give class time to solve; check for difficulty. Correct and collect homework. Pre-Lab: "Measuring the Halls in Metric Units." Lab: "Measuring the Halls in Metric Units." Students use metric measurements to determine the length of Kaneland's hallways and convert the length to various metric units.
Week #2: Week of January 26th 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: Video: "Measure For Measure - Length". Hand out worksheet on metrics.
Tuesday: More practice with Standard and Scientific Notation and conversion of metric units. Discussion of the Scientific Method. Finish Chapter 1. Practice on converting Metric Units. Assign packet with "Worksheet #1".
Wednesday: Correct and collect packet. Hand out "Worksheet #2" and give class time to finish. Correct and collect. Hand out extra credit worksheet - due tomorrow. Determine stride length; students go into halls to determine length in strides. We'll convert the measurements tomorrow.
Thursday: Calculations for hallway measure. Assignment is due tomorrow. Review Chapter/Unit 1 for test tomorrow. Class time to work on review exercises.
Friday:
Test
over all of Chapter 1. Assignment for Monday: Reading in Chapter 12: The study of motion...
Get ready for "The Great American Fan Car
Race." Students will design and build a small car powered by a small
electric motor and a propeller.
Week #3: Week of February 2nd 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: Students are assigned to teams of two in order to design and begin building their Fan Cars. Students assemble and then test their cars.
Tuesday: Students make modifications and then race their cars. Students are then assigned the task of analyzing their Fan Cars . Write-up is due Friday. Continue in Chapter 12 with definitions of motion, velocity and acceleration. Practice problems with motion. More time for graphing and write up.
Wednesday: More practice problems with motion. Students learn problem solving methods and the correct way to set up "story-type" problems.
Thursday: Lab: determine the speed and acceleration of a rolling bowling ball - both on a level surface and on an incline. Students take data and learn how to graph and analyze the data. Manipulation of equations/isolation of variables; some basic Algebra and units for velocity and acceleration. Five practice problems with speed, distance and time.
Friday: Collect Fan Car Lab write-ups. Go over yesterday's problems. Then, students will use the remainder of the period to take reading and writing assessments.
Week #4: Week of February 9th 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: Review graphing of velocity and acceleration. In-class worksheet given on velocity and acceleration - due tomorrow.
Tuesday: Correct and collect yesterday's homework. Additional problem solving with acceleration. Introduce new concept: Momentum. Students work on Momentum Section Review Worksheet and practice problems, then take QUIZ on acceleration and momentum. Chapter 12 TEST Tomorrow.
Wednesday: Review time and then: TEST over all of Chapter 12. Assign Reading in Chapter 13: pages 320 - 328. Assign Section Review Questions at the end of Sections 1 & 2. Due Tomorrow.
Thursday: Go over test from yesterday. Give in-class assignment on Sections 1 & 2 of Chapter 13. Correct and collect. Assign Reading of Sections 13-3 and 13-4 and worksheet.
Friday: Correct and collect homework. Introduce the definition of force. Lab/Demo on the friction as a force. Intro to Newton's 1st Law: Inertia.
Week #5: Week of February 16th 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: No School today - President's Day
Tuesday: Newton's 2nd Law with examples and Newton's 3rd Law. Also - the difference between weight and mass; weight is a force. Problem solving.
Wednesday: Correct and collect yesterday's homework. Review all of Newton's Laws... then students take pop-QUIZ. Assign end of chapter review - due tomorrow.
Thursday: Go over review questions from end of chapter. Students take Chapter 13 TEST!
Friday: Begin Chapter 14: Forces in Fluids. Demonstrations of the effects of pressure (The "Breaking Board Paradox", etc); definition and notes on pressure; time for problem solving. Problems are due Monday!
Assignments beyond this point are not currently valid...
Week #6: Week of February 23rd 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: Additional demos of air pressure and what it can do. Where does it come from??
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Begin Chapter 15: Work and Power. We will be doing ONLY Sections 15-1 and 15-2 in this chapter. Begin with definitions, explanations and demonstrations of work. Also, we'll do a Lab on Work and Power.
Thursday: Group problem solving that will result in Extra Credit for all students!!
Friday: No School today...
Week #7: Week of March 1st 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: Review Problem Solving method; class time for more group problem solving in Work and Power. Reminder of Quiz on Monday. Make sure that you know the units involved with all the concepts we have been studying thus far!! Quiz over Sections 15-1 and 15-2 (Work and Power). Hand back Chapter 14 Test and go over results. Assign reading pages 395 thru 403 in Chapter 16 and the Section Reviews at the end of each section.
Tuesday: Correct and collect HW from Monday. Hand out Xerox worksheets. These will be due tomorrow.
Wednesday: Correct and collect yesterday's HW. Hand back and discuss Chapter 14 Test and Chapter 15 Quiz. Assign reading the remainder of Chapter 16: Conservation of Energy. Additional problem solving in Kinetic and Potential Energy.
Thursday: Lab: Energy; Students will be assessing the electrical energy/power use -- at least in terms of the use of lights -- at Kaneland High School. Lab is due tomorrow.
Friday: Discuss, correct and collect lab. Discussion of the Law of Conservation of energy. Review Chapter 16 for Test on Tuesday!
Week #8: Week of March 8th 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: No School... Observance of Columbus Day.
Tuesday: Test over all of chapter 16. Assign reading in Chapter 17 for Wednesday.
Wednesday:
Thursday: Assign reading Sections 1 & 2 of Chapter 17: "Heat and Temperature" and Xerox worksheet for Section 17-1. This is due tomorrow. Two short videos: "Measuring - Heat, Temperature and Thermometers" and Measuring - Length".
Friday: Collect yesterday's homework. Hand out Xerox worksheet for section 17-2. This is due Monday. Video.
Week #9: Week of March 15th 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: Correct homework from Thursday and Friday. Review Definitions of Heat and Temperature; give examples. Discussion of the calorie and how it relates to the Joule as a unit to measure heat. discussion of Specific Heat Capacity; give examples and sample problems. Pre-lab "Specific Heat Capacity" for tomorrow.
Tuesday: Lab: "Specific Heat Capacity". Take Data for graphing.
Wednesday: Discuss results. Lab write-up due Thursday. Hand out worksheets for problem-solving with Specific Heat Capacity (H = m Cp ΔT) allow class time to work on them. These are due tomorrow.
Thursday: Correct and collect homework. Class goes to Media Center to finish word-processing Lab Write-Ups. Assignment for Monday: Read Section 17-4. Answer "Review Questions 1-4 at the end of the section. We'll probably do a lab on Monday.
Friday: No School... School Improvement Day.
Week #10: Week of March 22nd 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: Lab: Phase Changes. Collect data and plot graph of Temperature vs. time.
Tuesday: First correct and collect homework from Friday. Discussion of the results of the lab; phase changes and the heat involved. Discuss Heat of Fusion and Heat of Vaporization and the amounts of heat involved in freezing/melting and vaporization/condensation. Worksheets: Problem solving with Phase Change; due tomorrow.
Wednesday: Correct and collect Homework from yesterday. Time in the Media Center to word-process your labs. Hand out challenge on Specific Heat Capacity and Calorimeters. Due tomorrow.
Thursday: Correct and collect yesterday's homework. Since the server was somewhat non-functional yesterday, we'll go back to the Media Center. Lab write-ups due at the end of the period TODAY!
Friday: Test over Chapter 17??
Week # 11: Week of March 29th 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: Since the results of Friday's Test were not all that stellar, we'll take a 2nd version of the Chapter 17 test today. Any points that you earn -- at a 50% return rate -- will be added directly to your score on Friday's test. For tomorrow, begin reading the first two sections of Chapter 19.
Tuesday: Lab: "Investigating the Amber Affect."
Wednesday: Discussion of yesterday's lab and the introduction of some additional vocabulary for the chapter. Also, a worksheet is given that will serve as a review of the first two sections of Chapter 19.
Thursday: No classes... Parent - Teacher conferences from 12:00pm until 7:30pm.
Friday: No classes... Parent - Teacher conferences from 8:00am until 2:30pm.
Week #12: Week of April 5th 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: Correct and collect homework from last Wednesday. Assign reading of Section 19-3 (pages 493 - 500) in textbook. Worksheets will be handed out that contain vocabulary words and review questions from Section 19-3. These will be due tomorrow at the beginning of the period. Part I of Video: "Transistorized."
Tuesday: The "Amber Affect" Lab Write-Up is due today!! Correct and collect yesterday's homework. Quiz over sections 19-1 thru 19-3. Assign reading reading Section 19-4 (pages 500 - 505) -- Electric Circuits -- in textbook. Notes on resistance in electric circuits; a look at how Ohm's Law works.
Wednesday: Notes and discussion of Sections 19-3 & 19-4. Correct and collect assignment from section 19-3. Hand out worksheet on Ohm's Law -- due tomorrow. Video: Parts I & II of "Transistorized."
Thursday: Correct and collect yesterday's homework. Meet in Library for research on one of the 13 "electric" personalities on which to make an 8-10 slide PowerPoint presentation and also on instructions to make a simple and inexpensive electric motor. Video: Parts III & IV of "Transistorized."
Friday: Finish notes and discussion of circuit types, circuit symbols and resistor color codes. Conclusion of Video: "Transistorized".
Week #13: Week of April 12th 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: How meters are used in the application of Ohm's Law. Also, some simple rules to follow when working with electricity. Work in the Library on PowerPoint Presentation -- research one of the "Electric Personalities" -- and also how to make a simple and inexpensive electric motor.
Tuesday: Go to Library to continue research on motors and "Electric Personalities" PowerPoint.
Wednesday: Lab: Resistors & Circuit Types; what is the result of placing resistors in series and parallel? Review how to connect meters to test for resistance, current and voltage. Chapter.
Thursday: Go to Library; Burn PowerPoint presentations onto a CD. Take QUIZ on circuits and meters.
Friday: Present PowerPoint to class. Go over "shopping list" for electric motors; distribute parts and begin work.
Week #14: Week of April 19th 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: Assign Chapter Review. Work on Electric Motors.
Tuesday: Test over Chapter 19. finish electric motors.
Wednesday: Test/Demonstrate electric motors.
Thursday: No classes... Thanksgiving Break
Friday: No School Today Either. Go for a walk and burn off those Thanksgiving Calories. Is Christmas really as close as it seems??!! It's only about three weeks away.
Week #15: Week of April 26th 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: Begin Chemistry Unit with the Chapter 5 "Pre-Test" and then watch the first part of the video: "The Elements." Questions will be distributed to accompany the video.
Tuesday: Part 2 of the video.
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: Students continue to work in groups to decipher the "Alien Periodic Table." Discussion regarding the periods on the periodic table and the reasons for the various families, as well as the valence/oxidation numbers and the energy levels/location of the valence electrons. We'll also play a little "Chem Bingo" to help become more familiar with the elements. I'll collect the Review & Reflect sheets from section 6 -1.
Week #16: Week of May 3rd 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: Correct and collect the Review and Reflect Homework from Section 6-2. Additional information about valence/oxidation numbers, atomic energy levels and chemical families.
Tuesday: Students work in groups to further investigate periodic trends as well as additional characteristics of Chemical Families.
Wednesday: Test - Chapter 6. Assign reading in Chapter 7.
Thursday: Discussion of Chapter 6 Test Results. Students read and share ideas from Section 7-1 as well as questions. Tomorrow: Review of Section 7-1.
Friday: More discussion of Oxidation Numbers and the ions resulting from the loss or gain of electrons.
Week #17: Week of May 10th 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday: More practice balancing equations.
Friday: Test
on Chapter 7 and Balancing Equations.
Week #18: Week of May 17th 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday: Return and go over the Chapter 7 & 8 Test. Begin discussion of Acids and Bases. Assign reading pages
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: Lab -- "How Do You Spell Relief: The Acid Base Lab"
Week #19: Week of May 24th 2004: (return to top of page)
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday: Exams for Blocks I and II
Friday: Exams for Blocks III and IV