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