Monday January 6, 2014Chem/Phys•No School – Snow Day

Tuesday January 7, 2014Chem/Phys•No School – Snow Day

Wednesday January 8, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup Scientific Method Discussion

•Scientific Method Passage•Short Circuit

Thursday January 9, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup •Short Circuit

Friday January 10, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup •Complete Scientific Method Worksheets

• Intro Balancing Equations

Monday January 13, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup Count the atoms - 3H2SO4

•Balancing Equations Practice

Tuesday January 14, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What is the first step when balancing an equation?

•Balancing Equations Practice •

Wednesday January 15, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup Which part of an equation can be changed when balancing the equation?

•Balancing Equations Practice •Quiz Tomorrow

Thursday January 16, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup How many atoms are in this formula? 5H2O

•Binder Check•Balancing Equations Quiz

Friday January 17, 2014Chem/Phys•No School – Teacher Institute

Monday January 20, 2014Chem/Phys•No School - MLK Day

Tuesday January 21, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What is speed?•Speed and Velocity Intro•Speed Worksheet pg.15•

Wednesday January 22, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup How are speed and velocity different?

•Speed and Velocity Worksheet Due•Average Speed Worksheet•Motion/Conversion Worksheet

Thursday January 23, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What is the difference between instantaneous speed and average speed?

•Review Motion problems•Acceleration Notes •Acceleration problems

Friday January 24, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup How is acceleration different from speed?

•Binder Check•More speed problems•More acceleration problems

Monday January 27, 2014Chem/Phys•No School

Tuesday January 28, 2014Chem/Phys•No School

Wednesday January 29, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup Describe two ways that an object can experience acceleration.

•Speed Acceleration Problems Due •Acceleration Quiz

Thursday January 30, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup How do you calculate acceleration?

•Speed and Acceleration Toy Lab

Friday January 31, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What happened to the speed of the car as the distance increased?

•Complete Speed/Acceleration Lab•Acceleration Problems

Monday February 3, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What is a mousetrap car? •Begin MouseTrap Car Lab

Tuesday February 4, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What challenges did you experience during the building process yesterday?

•Continue Mousetrap Car Lab

Wednesday February 5, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup •Continue Mousetrap Car Lab

Thursday February 6, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What information do you need to calculate speed?

•Complete Mousetrap car build•Begin data collection

Friday February 7, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup No Warmup•Forensics Video

Monday February 10, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup None•MouseTrap Car Lab

Tuesday February 11, 2014Chem/Phys•No School - P/T Conferences

Wednesday February 12, 2014Chem/Phys•No School

Thursday February 13, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup Explain the transfer of energy that makes the mousetrap car move.

•Continue Mousetrap Car Lab•Lab Due Friday at the end of class

Friday February 14, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What is the relationship between Speed and Acceleration?

•Complete Mousetrap Car Lab •Lab due at the end of the period

Monday February 17, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup Explain the difference between Potential and Kinetic Energy

•MTC Lab Due

Tuesday February 18, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What is the standard unit for speed in science?

•Speed and Acceleration Practice Worksheets

•Speed and Acceleration Quiz Wednesday

Wednesday February 19, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What is the standard unit for acceleration in science?

•Speed and Acceleration Quiz

Thursday February 20, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup How much time did you spend preparing for the quiz yesterday?

•Review Quiz•More Practice•Make-up Quiz Friday

Friday February 21, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup a runner accelerates at 3.0m/s2 for 10sec from a stand still, how fast is he running?

•Binder Check •Speed and Acceleration Make-up Quiz

Monday February 24, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What is force?•Newton’s 1st and 2nd Law Notes•Force Problems 1

Tuesday February 25, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What are the units for force?

•Review Force Problems 1 Worksheet•Force Problems 2 Worksheet

Wednesday February 26, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What is the difference between weight and mass?

•Review Force Problems Worksheet 2• Introduce Projectile Motion

Thursday February 27, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What number represents the acceleration due to gravity?

•Acceleration Due to Gravity Lab

Friday February 28, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup Why is there a difference between your calculations on the lab and the actual 9.8 m/s2 number?

•Complete Lab•Motion Worksheet – Chapter 2

Monday March 3, 2014Chem/Phys•No School

Tuesday March 4, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup none•Motion and Forces Worksheet (sub)

Wednesday March 5, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup none•Begin Projectile Motion Lab•Complete Part 1

Thursday March 6, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup Describe horizontal projectile motion.

•Projectile Motion Lab Part 2•Lab Due at the end of the period

Friday March 7, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup Would a larger steel ball travel further off the table than the one you tested? Why?

•Complete Projectile Motion Lab•Binder Check•Lab Points Recovery

Monday March 10, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup How accurate was your prediction on the landing spot of the steel ball in the lab, why?

•Review Projectile Motion Lab•Collect Projectile Motion Extra Credit worksheets

•Force Problems Worksheet 3

Tuesday March 11, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What is inertia? •Newton’s Laws Vocabulary Wrksht•Centripetal Force Demo•Newton’s 3rd Law Notes

• Momentum

Wednesday March 12, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What is Newton’s 2nd Law?

•Newton’s 3rd Law Notes•Newton’s 3rd Law Worksheet

Thursday March 13, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup Describe Newton’s 3rd Law.

•Newton’s 3rd Law Worksheet Due•Money Momentum Lab

Friday March 14, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup How does increased mass affect momentum?

•Money Momentum Lab Due•Newton’s 3rd Law and Momentum Worksheets

Monday March 17, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup If 2 objects are traveling the same speed, why does the larger object have more momentum?

•Review Homework•Newton’s Law Review Worksheets•Newton’s Law Test Tuesday

Tuesday March 18, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What is centripetal force? •Newton’s Laws Test•Earthweek Reading

Wednesday March 19, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup How important is the ACT to you?

•Test Prep•Earthweek Reading

Thursday March 20, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What is energy?•Energy Introduction/Notes•Types of Energy Worksheet

Friday March 21, 2014Chem/Phys•Warmup What are the 9 forms of energy we identified yesterday?

•Energy Matrix