Physical Science 1st & 2nd quarters, 08-09 

Abbreviations:  HW = Homework   EOP = end of period  BOP = beginning of period    WKST = worksheet

                            Q = questions  BNSG - Bill Nye the Science Guy  EXP = experiment  PW = pre-write

  

Assigned

What we did today, dates due

By the end of the period, I (the student) will be able to:

Turned in today

Sept 2

 First day for 7th graders

 

 

Sept 3

 Hand out "Rules and Regulations" (R and R) and go over some of them:  safety is #1, required materials, consequences to misbehavior. HW - get "student info" and "safety contract" signed by Sept 5, need a spiral notebook by Sept 8; HW - book cover by Sept 9

 

 

Sept 4

 Go over more R and R,Tour of the Room; Lab Tools powerpoint (take notes);

 

 

Sept 5

 Tools wksht, due 9/8

 

safety and date sheet

Sept 8

 Set up spiral notebooks, copy safety rules into spiral

 

Tools wksht, spiral on time

Sept 9

Check out Books, form due 9/11; intro wksht due 9/11

 

book cover

Sept 10

 course syllabus

 

safety rules

Sept 11

Surface Tension Lab (write up due 9/12)

 

book forms; intro to text wksht

Sept 12

Room rules TEST; Science Tools TEST

 

surface tension

Sept 15

Read page 2, with 4 questions;

 

 

Sept 16

Vanishing Breakfast activity

 

 

Sept 17

Design an Airplane activity

 

 

Sept 18

Design an Airplane activity - conclusion

 

 

Sept 19

 Chap 2.1 in class using "T-notes"; HW - Tnotes of Chp 2.2 due 9/16; PW Roll On! lab

 

 

Sept 22

 finish Tnotes on Chp 2.1 and 2.2

 

Tnotes on Chp 2.2

Sept 23

Inertia activities

 

 

Sept 24

 do Roll On! lab; HW - bring a shoe box by Oct 7; PW Sinking Marble Lab

 

 

Sept 25

 .T-notes, Chp 2.3, 2.4; HW - PW  Galileo's Hypothesis

explain what a controlled variable is; summarize Chp 2.3 and 2.4

 

Sept 26

 Intro the CD that goes with text; Motion/Force video with wksht

give some examples of how force is used in "real world"

 

Sept 29

 Velocity Experiments (need a calculator for the next 2 weeks!!!); HW - Tnotes on chp 3.1 - 3.5, due Oct 2nd

be able to calculate average velocity

 

Sept 30

Sinking Marble Lab

calculate average velocity, make a distance time graph

 

Oct  1

Review of chap 2 (need a calculator!!); HW - PW Design a Shoe Box Car

be able to write out Newton's 1st law from memory, give examples of how his 1st law works

 

Oct  2

Intro to Chp 3 and Newton's 2nd Law

be able to explain Newton's 2nd law

Tnotes chp 3

Oct  3

 Lab:  Galileo's Hypothesis

be able to calculate acceleration

 

Oct  6

 finish "Galileo's Hypothesis" ; HW - Tnotes chp 4 (yes all of it) due Oct 9

be able to calculate and understand acceleration

 

Oct  7

Formal Lab Report  (FLR) - introduction and planning (final due 10/17

beginnings of knowing what is expected for the Level 5 Formal Lab Report, required for graduation

 

Oct  8

collect data for FLR

be able to make a GOOD FLR data chart

 

Oct  9

rough draft of FLR

write a rough draft of FLR

t-notes, chp 4

Oct  10

 3rd Law problems

better understanding of Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

 

Oct  13

 to library computer lab - type FLR, both rough draft and final due Oct 17

Correct format for FLR

 

Oct  14

 Jet Balloon Lab

better understanding of Newton's 2nd and 3rd laws and how they act together

 

Oct  15

 Design a Shoe Box Car

1) better understanding of Newton's 2nd and 3rd laws and how they act together, 2) appreciate how much time and teamwork it takes to make a "simple" machine

 

Oct  16

 Design a Shoe Box Car

1) better understanding of Newton's 2nd and 3rd laws and how they act together, 2) appreciate how much time and teamwork it takes to make a "simple" machine

 

Oct  17

 Race the cars!!

better understanding of Newton's 2nd and 3rd laws and how they act together

FLR - final and rough draft

Shoe box car write up

Oct  20

 2nd law problems wksht due 10/21

 

 

Oct  21

 TEST - memorized Newton's 3 Laws

 

2nd law wksht

Oct  22

 TEST chp 2,3,4

 

review sheet

Oct  23

 Energy - notes on chp 6.1; HW - Chp 9 tnotes due 10/28

 

 

Oct  24

 The way the ball bounces lab; HW - finish graph

 

 

Oct  27

 chp 6.2,3,4 notes; HW - energy probs wksht

 

graph

Oct  28

 United Streaming Video - potential energy and work

 

chp 9 tnotes; energy wksht

Oct  29

BNSG Momentum

 

 

Oct 30

Last Day of 1st Quarter; Halloween science lab

 

 

Oct  31

No School – LEAP day

 

 

Nov  3

.Potential/Kinetic energy video

 

 

Nov 4

Notes on Chp 9.1, pg 135 activity

 

 

Nov 5

 Specific Heat lab, day 1

 

 

Nov 6

conclude specific heat lab; video: Heat and Temp, wksht due tomorrow; HW - PW Thermal Conduction lab 11/13

 

 

Nov 7

 review Chp 6; HW - reread chp 6 for studying

 

 

Nov 10

 TESt chp 6 - NEED A CALCULATOR

 

 

Nov 11

No School – Veterens Day

 

 

Nov 12

 Intro to chp 10 activities

 

 

Nov 13

 Lab - Thermal Conduction and Surface Area lab

 

 

Nov 14

 Lab - Thermal Conduction and Surface Area lab

 

 

Nov 17

 Heat Exchanges video - notes

 

 

Nov 18

 Energy Experience lab

 

 

Nov 19

Review for TEST

 

 

Nov 20

 District and Unit TEST, need a calculator

 

 

Nov 21

 finish test if needed; Elemental Sentences, due Dec 1

 

 

Nov 24

 

 

 

Nov 25

 

 

 

Nov 26

Half Day

 

 

Nov 27-28

No School – Thanksgiving Day Holidays

 

 

Dec  1

 

 

Elemental Sentences poster

Dec  2

 

 

 

Dec  3

 

 

 

Dec  4

 

 

 

Dec  5

 

 

 

Dec  8

 

 

 

Dec  9

 

 

 

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Dec  11

 

 

 

Dec  12

 

 

 

Dec  15

 

 

 

Dec  16

 

 

 

Dec  17

 

 

 

Dec  18

 

 

 

Dec  19

 

 

 

Dec  21- Jan 4

NO SCHOOL – Winter Break

 

 

Jan  5

 

 

 

Jan  6

 

 

 

Jan  7

 

 

 

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Jan  16