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DAILY AGENDA
2014-15 1st quarter- slides 2-49 2nd quarter- slides 50-94 3rd quarter- slides 95-149 4th quarter – slides 150-
GENERAL SCIENCE 1DAILY AGENDA
AUGUST 18, 2014
Freshman Day
INTRODUCTIONS
AUGUST 19, 2014
Syllabus and student data sheet
AUGUST 20, 2014
DATA SHEETS COLLECTED String LAB
AUGUST 21, 2014
Collect lab write-ups BEGIN noodle lab
AUGUST 22, 2014
General Science 1 PRE-TEST
AUGUST 25, 2014
Safety info contract (return signed by Tuesday)
Safety test tomorrow Safety video What’s wrong with this picture?
AUGUST 26, 2014
Safety test Retake tomorrow if not 100% Scientific method notes
AUGUST 27, 2014
Safety test retake Metric notes Intro to metric conversions
AUGUST 28, 2014
Metric conversions continued Scientific method/how do scientists measure things packet 1
AUGUST 29, 2014
Metric conversion practice continued
Safety contracts due today
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
No school- Labor Day
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
Metric conversion practice Quiz on Thursday
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
Metrics review Quiz tomorrow
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
Metrics quiz Measuring length lab
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
Complete length lab/analysis questions
Measuring mass and volume practice
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
Measurement practice packet (Length, mass and volume)
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
Measurement lab Mass 10 objects of your choice using a triple
beam balance Measure the designated amount of water
using graduated cylinders Remember to read from the meniscus (at
eye level)
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Complete and turn in measurement lab
Continue density practice
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
Why do you think diet coke is less dense than regular coke?
Density review Complete density packet for homework
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
Check density packet for completion and turn in
Density quiz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
How are some ways that we use energy in our daily lives?
Energy notes/examples
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
Explain how food gives us energy? Finish energy notes
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
Give two examples of light energy Energy transfer notes (conduction, convection, radiation
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
Transfer of energy practice/examples
How do convection and conduction differ? Give examples
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
Describe the Greenhouse Effect in your own words
Conduction, Convection, and Radiation Practice
Quiz next week
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
What is a solar oven? Energy transfer quiz Begin building solar ovens
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
Provide an example of the Greenhouse Effect
Continue building Solar Ovens
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
Where do we get most of our energy from?
Begin Solar Oven Lab report Energy Review (test on Monday)
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
Name the colors of light in the visible spectrum
Electromagnetic Spectrum Notes Solar Oven Lab
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
Myth busters Video Write ten facts about the movie
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
Which waves of the electromagnetic spectrum are the most harmful?
Energy test Finish Solar Oven Lab report
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
Myth busters video Write ten facts about the video
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
How are your solar ovens a good example of the Greenhouse Effect?
Go outside and melt S’mores!! Lab Conclusion
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
List the waves in the Electromagnetic Spectrum from least harmful to most harmful
Energy Review Energy Test tomorrow
OCTOBER 1, 2014
Provide an example of kinetic and gravitational potential energy
Energy Test
OCTOBER 2, 2014
Which waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum are the longest and least harmful?
Energy examples Practice (cut out and paste in order of least energy to most energy)
OCTOBER 3, 2014
Which type of energy do you think was the weakest?
Intro to Stellar Evolution (Notes)
OCTOBER 6, 2014
List three words to describe the Sun
H-R Diagram w/s
OCTOBER 7, 2014
What type of star is the Sun? Begin Brain stretchers Graphing Packet
OCTOBER 8, 2014
What are the colors of stars from hottest to coolest?
Continue Graphing Packet
OCTOBER 9, 2014
What are the biggest, yet coolest stars called?
Complete Brain stretchers 7 (graphing)
OCTOBER 10, 2014
NO SCHOOL – Teacher Institute
OCTOBER 13, 2014
NO SCHOOL – Columbus Day
OCTOBER 14, 2014
What is the difference between kinetic and potential energy?
Formula practice
OCTOBER 15, 2014
List the formulas for both kinetic and potential energy
Continued practice with GPE and KE problems
OCTOBER 16, 2014
What is the kinetic energy of a bowling ball with a mass of 8 kg rolling at a rate of 10 m/s?
Energy Math problems Energy Formula Quiz
OCTOBER 17, 2014
What is the unit for energy? Energy ball lab
OCTOBER 20, 2014
What happened to the number of bounces the higher you dropped the ball?
Finish graphing lab data Speed notes
OCTOBER 21, 2014
What is the formula for speed? Speed Practice Problems
OCTOBER 22, 2014
A ball is thrown a distance of 30 meters. What is it’s speed if it takes 3 seconds to cover the distance?
*REMEMBER Speed=Distance/Time Continue speed problems
OCTOBER 23, 2014
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
Calculating speed practice (continued)
OCTOBER 24, 2014
Which animal did you find to be the fastest?
Continue Animal Speed Problems Determining Speed/Velocity Practice
OCTOBER 27, 2014
How long does it take for a bird flying 30 miles per hour, to travel 180 miles?
Speed graphing activity Simple Machines Pre-test
OCTOBER 28, 2014
Provide an example of friction Simple Machines Pre-Test Simple Machines Introduction- Notes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnVFR1msPk
OCTOBER 29, 2014
Give an example of a simple machine that you saw in yesterday’s video
Simple Machine Notes/examples (Continued)
OCTOBER 30, 2014
Name the six types of simple machines (use your notes)
Homework check Inclined Plane packet
OCTOBER 31, 2014
Does force increase or decrease when a ramp (inclined plane) gets longer in length?
Complete Inclined Plane packet Happy Halloween
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
Give an example of an inclined plane. What are they used for?
Complete Packet 32
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
What type of simple machine uses a wheel and a rope/chain to move heavy objects?
Simple Machine Quiz What is a lever? Packet 33
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
What is the mechanical advantage of a lever that has a 30 cm effort arm and a 10 cm resistance arm? (hint: effort arm/resistance arm)
Complete Lesson Packet 33 Simple Machine matching game
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
What is a chain reaction? Simple Machine matching game continued
Rube Goldberg Intro
NOVEMBER 7, 2014
What is a Rube Goldberg? Design/Build your own Rube Goldberg *EXTRA CREDIT FOR THE LONG
WEEKEND- build your own Rube Goldberg at home, record it and show me on Wednesday
NOVEMBER 10, 2014
No School- Parent/Teacher Conferences
NOVEMBER 11, 2014
NO School- VETERAN’S DAY
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Describe the energy transfers that occurred in your Rube Goldberg
Simple Machine Post-test
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
What is acceleration? Acceleration Practice Problems
NOVEMBER 14, 2014
A motorcycle accelerates from 20 km/hr to 60 km/hr in 4 seconds. What is its acceleration?
Force Formula (F = mass x acceleration)
Force practice problems
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
How much force is required to accelerate a 2 kg mass at 3 m/s 2?
(remember: f = m x a ) Continue with force Problems Work and Power Practice
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
What is the formula for Work? Work and Power Practice
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
How much work is done when a 70 N box is moved 30 meters?
Mouse trap car introduction
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
What type(s) of energy are in a mouse trap?
Mousetrap car lab Complete day 1 of building log
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
What types of simple machines are in a mousetrap car?
Mousetrap car building Complete day 2 of building log
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
What difficulties (if any) are you having building your mouse trap cars?
(IEP meeting so students worked on energy packet)
NOVEMBER 25, 2014
Predict how far (using meters) your mouse trap car will go?
(Remember: the average distance is usually between 5 and 10 meters)
Finish building cars Complete Daily Log Day 3 Begin testing for distance
NOVEMBER 26, 2014
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT DAY
NOVEMBER 27. 2017
NO SCHOOL-
THANKSGIVING
NOVEMBER 28, 2014
NO SCHOOL- THANKSGIVING BREAK
DECEMBER 1, 2014
List the energy transfers that take place in the mousetrap car (from the beginning when you wind it up, until you release it)
Complete MTC Lab Group Rubric
DECEMBER 2, 2014
What is an atom? Mouse trap car analysis Peer Evaluations Atom Notes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQP4UJhNn0I
DECEMBER 3, 2014
What subatomic particles are located in the nucleus of an atom?
Atom Notes Parts of an atom Practice
DECEMBER 4, 2014
Where are electrons located in an atom?
Proton, Neutron and Electron Practice
DECEMBER 5, 2014
The atomic number of Gold is 79 and it’s atomic mass is 197. How many Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons does Gold have?
Remember: the atomic mass is the number of Protons + Neutrons)
Atom Quiz
DECEMBER 8, 2014
What is static electricity? Static Electricity Notes Static Electricity Packet
DECEMBER 9, 2014
What happens when opposite charges meet?
Complete Static Electricity Packet Circuit Notes Finding Current/Voltage Practice
DECEMBER 10, 2014
Draw the triangle used for calculating Ohm’s Law (current, resistance and voltage)
Calculating Ohm’s Law Practice
DECEMBER 11, 2014
If a circuit has 40 amps and a resistance of 4 ohms, what is the overall voltage? (Remember the triangle)
Circuit Notes Series and Parallel Circuit packets 21 &
22
DECEMBER 12, 2014
What is the difference between a series and parallel circuit?
Complete Parallel Circuit Packet 22 Build Snap Circuits
DECEMBER 15, 2014
Draw a series circuit using two batteries, one light and one switch
Final Exam Review
DECEMBER 16, 2014
Draw a parallel circuit with two batteries, one main switch, and two light bulbs on separate branches
Final exam review
DECEMBER 17, 2014
FINAL EXAMS
PERIODS 4, 8 & 6
DECEMBER 18, 2014
FINAL EXAMS
PERIODS 5, 3 &7
DECEMBER 19, 2014
FINAL EXAMS
PERIODS 1 & 2
JANUARY 5, 2015
Describe a magnet’s purpose Physics Mid-test (graphing) Magnetism Introduction
JANUARY 6, 2015
How is the Earth like a magnet? Magnetism Notes Practice Worksheet
JANUARY 7, 2015
NO SCHOOL- SNOW DAY
JANUARY 8, 2015
NO SCHOOL- SNOW DAY
JANUARY 9, 2015
MYTHBUSTERS VIDEO
JANUARY 12, 2015
What happens when two opposite poles meet?
Complete magnetism w/s What are magnets? Packet 25
JANUARY 13, 2015
Why does the Earth have a magnetic field?
Turn in magnet Packet Magnet Earth reading
JANUARY 14, 2015
In what direction does a compass always face?
Magnetism through induction packet 27
JANUARY 15, 2015
What part of a magnet has the strongest magnetic field?
Complete Packet 27 Electromagnet Notes
JANUARY 16, 2015
NO SCHOOL- TEACHER INSTITUTE
JANUARY 19, 2015
NO SCHOOL- MLK DAY
JANUARY 20, 2015
What are two objects in your house that have magnets?
Electromagnet Packet
JANUARY 21, 2015
What is an electromagnet? (Hint: separate the two words and now think!)
Electromagnet Lab
JANUARY 22, 2015
What are waves and what do they carry with them?
Complete electromagnet lab Wave notes
JANUARY 23, 2015
What are the two types of waves discussed in class yesterday? (Hint: look in your notes)
Finish wave notes Wave reading/assignment
JANUARY 26, 2015
What is the distance between crests called? (Hint: look at your notes)
Wave Reading Packet cont’d) Sound Intro
JANUARY 27, 2015
Draw both a transverse and longitudinal (compression) wave labeling the following parts: crest, trough, compression, rarefaction, and wavelength
Sound reading/wkst
JANUARY 28, 2015
What material (or materials) is most needed to make a speaker work?
Speaker Lab
JANUARY 29, 2015
How would you rate the loudness of your first speaker trial on a scale of one to ten?
Complete Daily Log 1 Speaker Lab (Remember to complete 5 trials for each
speaker) Work on Daily Log 2
JANUARY 30, 2015
What have you found to make the best sound? More magnets on top of the cup or inside?
Complete speaker trials Work on Day 3 log and
analysis/conclusion questions
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
NO SCHOOL- SNOW DAY
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
What was the greatest loudness and quality you were able to get from your speaker?
Complete Analysis/Conclusion questions
Frequency Intro (waves)
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
What is the difference between wave length and wave height?
Complete wave vocab Wave worksheet #1
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
How do you find the amplitude of a wave?
Wave info worksheet
FEBRUARY 6, 2015
What is frequency and how is it related to wavelength?
Velocity Calculations Practice
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
What is the velocity of a wave with a wavelength of 2 meters and a frequency of 8 Hz?
Velocity Practice Problems
FEBRUARY 10, 2015
What are the units used for Frequency, Wavelength and Velocity?
Wave Quiz Amplitude practice
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
NO SCHOOL- P/T CONFERENCES
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
NO SCHOOL- LINCOLN’S BDAY
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
What is the wavelength of a wave with a frequency of 25Hz and a velocity of 50 m/s?
Wave worksheet #1
FEBRUARY 16, 2015
What happens to wavelength when you increase frequency?
Seismic waves/Earthquakes Intro
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
What happens to pitch when strings are shortened?
Sound- How do we hear? Sound Project groups selected
FEBRUARY 18, 2015
Sound Projects- IMC School Improvement Day
FEBRUARY 19. 2015
NO SCHOOL- SNOW DAY
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
SOUND PROJECTS- IMC
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
List your sound topic and one fact you learned about it
SOUND PROJECTS PRESENTATIONS
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
What type of wave travels faster- transverse or compressional?
Sound Project Presentations
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
List one fact that you learned about a classmate's sound presentation.
Complete Ear Packet Begin Lesson 16- How do we See?
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
Name the three parts of the ear. Packet 16- How do we see?
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
What are the two parts of the retina and what do they regulate/control?
EARTHQUAKE INTRO/Pompeii Video
MARCH 2, 2015
NO SCHOOL- PULASKI DAY
MARCH 3, 2015
ACT TESTING – 10th and 11th graders
MARCH 4, 2015
What are seismic waves? Pompeii Video (cont’d)
MARCH 5, 2016
List one fact that you learned from the Pompeii video
Earthquake reading/activity
MARCH 6, 2015
List the seismic waves in order of arrival
Earthquake reading/packet 26
MARCH 9, 2015
Earthquake Packet is due Earthquake Activity (seismograph reading)
MARCH 10, 2015
How do P waves move and how are they different from S waves?
Wave review
MARCH 11, 2015
What types of waves does the Sun generate?
Electromagnetic Spectrum Intro/Notes
MARCH 12, 2015
What are the longest, least harmful waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum?
Uses of Waves Notes Spectrum Practice
MARCH 13, 2014
List the waves of the electromagnetic Spectrum from longest (least harmful) to shortest (most harmful)
Continue E.M Spectrum practice Quiz next Tuesday
MARCH 16, 2015
List the colors of visible light (hint: the colors of the rainbow)
Electromagnetic Spectrum Review Packet 13
Review for quiz tomorrow
MARCH 17, 2015
What are the primary colors of light? E.M Spectrum Quiz Light Notes
MARCH 18, 2015
What is the difference between transparent and translucent? Provide examples
Behavior of Light w/s
MARCH 19, 2015
What is the difference between light being reflected vs. absorbed?
Complete Light Packet 10
MARCH 20, 2015
Label the following materials according to what they will do when light hits them: will they A) transmit B) reflect or C) absorb light?
1. Wooden table
2. Mirror
3. Clear glass window
Explore Learning Activity
MARCH 23, 2015
What color light will be transmitted through a green glass window? What two colors are being absorbed?
Continue Explore Learning Activity (iPads)
MARCH 24, 2015
Why are black and white not really considered colors?
Complete Explore Learning Activity Light Notes #2
MARCH 25, 2015
What is the difference between refraction and reflection?
Reflection, Transmission, and Color w/s
Light Demo Notes
MARCH 26, 2015
If an object reflects blue and green what color do we see?
Finish Light Demos Notes
MARCH 27, 2015
How do polarized filters work? What is Refraction? Packet 12
MARCH 30, 2015
Which is denser? Glass or air? Why? Review for Quarter 3 assessment on Wednesday
MARCH 31, 2015
What type of surface gives a regular reflection? One that is smooth or rough?
Continue Review Packet for Quarter 3 Assessment tomorrow
APRIL 1, 2015
Quarter 3 Assessment
APRIL 2, 2015
MYTHBUSTERS VIDEO
APRIL 3, 2015
NO SCHOOL - GOOD FRIDAY
APRIL 13, 2015
What is speed? Speed notes Speed (Velocity) Practice Problems
APRIL 14, 2015
What is the difference between speed and acceleration?
Speed problems (cont’d) Acceleration Problem Practice
APRIL 15, 2015
What is the speed of a car that travels 120 miles in 2 hours?
Continue Speed Problems Acceleration Intro/Practice
APRIL 16, 2015
What is the difference between acceleration and deceleration?
Acceleration Practice
APRIL 17, 2015
What is the acceleration of the following problem:
Final velocity – 50 m/s
Initial velocity – 25 m/s
Time- 5 seconds
Complete Acceleration Practice Problems
Quiz next week
APRIL 20, 2015
A car accelerates from 5 km/hr to 50 km/hr in 5 sec, what is it’s acceleration?
Remember: Vf-Vi
time Quiz tomorrow
APRIL 21, 2015
What is the acceleration of a car with an initial velocity of 55 m/s and a final velocity of 20 m/s in 10 seconds?
Speed/acceleration quiz Newsela Article
APRIL 22, 2015
Name some weapons used in ancient warfare
Trebuchet Video
APRIL 23, 2015
How were castles protected from intruders?
Trebuchet Video
APRIL 24, 2015
What is a trebuchet? Trebuchet Video Completed Lab begins next week
APRIL 27, 2015
Why were trebuchets useful when trying to take over a castle? What made them so powerful?
Trebuchet Lab
APRIL 28 2015
Building Trebuchets Lab April 28 – May 1
MAY 4, 2015
What has been the most challenging part of the building?
Trebuchet Launch data (10 x’s as built, 10 x’s after making a change ex: more/less weight, bigger/smaller clay ball)
MAY 5, 2015
What is the farthest distance your trebuchet launched?
Continue Launch Data
MAY 6, 2015
Name one change that you made to your trebuchet to improve distance?
Continue Launch data
MAY 7, 2015
Tell me something that worked well during your launch test. Which change gave you the best distance? Why do you think it worked?
Continue/Complete trials and begin Analysis/Conclusion questions
LABS DUE TOMORROW!!
MAY 8, 2015
What was your favorite part of this lab?
Complete analysis/conclusion questions
TREBUCHET LABS DUES TODAY
MAY 11, 2015
Who is Isaac Newton and what do you know about him?
Newton research activity
MAY 12, 2015
Name one interesting fact that you learned about Isaac Newton
Complete research Newton Notes
MAY 13, 2015
Which has more force- a small object moving quickly, or a large object moving slowly? Why?
Newton’s Laws Notes continued
MAY 14, 2015
Describe how energy travels through Rampage Jackson’s body before he throws a punch.
Momentum practice problems
MAY 15, 2015
Describe Newton’s First Law and provide an example
Momentum Practice problems continued
MAY 18, 2015
What is the formula for momentum?
Newton’s Laws Practice Continue Momentum Problems
MAY 19, 2015
Provide an example explaining Newton’s third Law
Momentum Problems
MAY 20, 2015
What is the momentum of a 5 kg bowling ball rolling at 15 m/s?
Momentum Practice Continued
MAY 21, 2015
What is the velocity of a 10 kg mass with 50 kg x m/s of momentum?
Review Guide
MAY 22, 2015
What is the mass of a car traveling 55 m/s with a momentum of 9 kg x m/s?
Continue Final exam review guide
MAY 25, 2015
NO SCHOOL- MEMORIAL DAY
MAY 26 – 28, 2015
REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
MAY 29, 2015
FINAL EXAMS PERIODS 5, 3 & 7
