September

 

 

2nd

Intros, FAQs, Surviving Ms. Van More, Name Chant 

3rd

 

Guidelines,  SUPER guidelines

 

HW Due: Name Chant

4th 

 

Website, safety contract, measurement notes, assign letter, begin measurement

7th

 

No School

8th 

 

Continue working on measurement; Finish SUPER class norms

 

9th

 

Science safety quiz

 

HW Due: Letter to Ms. Van More

10th

 

More measurement practice

11th

 

Finish Measurement practice

 

HW Due: Measurement practice

14th

 

Converting between units; notes and worksheet

 

15th

 

Density notes; Begin Density chart

 

 

16th

 

 

 

HW Due: Converting between units

17th

 

Review densities, recalculate, graph liquid densities on Excel

18th

Density Quiz

21st

 

Laws, theories, and hypotheses

 

22nd

 

Laws, theories, and hypotheses

 

23rd

 

 

HW Due:  Laws, theories, and hypotheses

24th

 

Review for test; discuss conclusion questions

 

25th

 

Test on Unit 1 – General Science. Two note cards, double sided, allowed during test

28th

 

Famous physicists

Rubric for famous scientists

 

29th

 

Continue working on famous physicists

30th

 

 

HW Due:  Famous physicists

 

 

October

 

 

 

1st

 

Present work on famous physicists; review lab rubric

2nd

 

On A Roll Lab

 

HW Due:  On A Roll Prelab

5th

 

Variables warm up; Grade a sample lab or retake data for On A Roll lab

6th 

 

HW Due:  On A Roll Lab and extra questions

7th

 

Notes on forces and vectors; Begin Nellie Newton Sheet

8th

 

Finish Nellie Newton sheet and review in class; Mythbusters on forces and motion

9th

 

Begin Reading Guide for Newton’s 1st Law

12th

 

Monday quiz on Newton’s 1st law; Disney theme parks and Newton’s 3 laws video

13th

 

Notes on velocity and acceleration; Collect data for force, velocity, and acceleration with dry ice activity

14th

 

 

 

 

HW Due: Force, velocity, and acceleration with dry ice 

15th

 

 

 

 

 

16th

 

Newton’s Laws chant; practice with motion sensors

19th

 

Graphing your motion (position graphs) with motion sensors

20th

 

Graphing your motion – part 2 (velocity graphs)

Answers to worksheet

HW Due: Graphing your motion

21st

 

Velocity graphs

 

 

 

 

22nd

 

Velocity graphs

23rd

 

Review graphs for position and velocity

26th

 

2nd law and 2nd law prelab

 

HW Due: Graphing your motion – part 2 (velocity graphs)

27th

 

Newton’s 2nd Law lab

 

HW Due: Prelab for Newton’s 2nd law lab (How does mass affect acceleration?)

28th

 

Gravity notes; Gravity demos

 

29th

 

Gravity video; 3rd verse of chant; 2nd and 3rd law worksheet

 

HW Due: Newton’s 2nd law lab

30th

 

Station Rotation

 

November

2nd

 

Station Rotation

 

HW Due: 2nd and 3rd Law worksheet

3rd

 

Rewrite mass vs. acceleration lab

4th

 

Rewrite mass vs. acceleration lab

5th

 

Station Rotation

 

6th

 

Station Rotation

 

9th

 

 

HW Due: Newton’s Laws station rotation

10th

 

Newton’s Laws test

11th

 

No school

12th

 

Types of energy worksheet

13th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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