Warm-Up: Locate your objectives for the Lava Lamp project. We're going to view the posts from each of the groups and then discuss the objectives.

Agenda:

- View VoiceThread posts from yesterday (complete peer evaluation)

- Update notes

- Record commentary for VoiceThread Lava Lamp Video

- If time permits--review for Thursday's test...make a master concept map??

Homework: Prepare for Thursday's test!

Warm-Up Reminder: On Thursday, you will take a Cumulative Test on Quarter 4 material. The first set of objectives from this quarter dates to March 12, and all objectives from this date on will be included on the test. You should take some time this week to organize and review your notes to help you prepare for the test.

Agenda:

- Continue VoiceThread/Lava Lamp Project (sign out a netbook if needed)

- Today's objective: post a slide or two giving an explanation of your group's objectives; add audio comments and/or doodling to help explain the objectives

- Next: prepare audio commentary to record on the Lava Lamp video slide; this should incorporate all of the concepts related to the two pages of objectives--heat, temperature, particle motion, density, buoyancy, etc.

Homework: Make sure your objectives slides are ready to view first thing tomorrow. Review for this week's test, also.

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Warm-Up Reminder: We have just three "regular" days of class left. You'll take your Quarter 4 Cumulative test on the second exam day, Thursday, May 24.

Agenda:

- Review VoiceThread Lava Lamp project

- Distribute and assign objectives for the project

- Read text sections and begin updating your own notes

- Work with your group to create images/slides that can be uploaded to the VoiceThread to help explain your assigned objectives

- Prepare audio comments with group

Homework: Begin organizing and reviewing your Quarter 4 objectives.

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Warm-Up: Test today! Please turn in your textbook now if you haven't already, and find your notes so that we can start the test ASAP.

Agenda:

- Take test; turn in when finished

- Also turn in your notes

- Please remain quiet until all tests are turned in

Homework: None! Thanks for a great year and I wish you the best of luck. Please be safe in your celebrations this week.
 

Warm-Up: Genna and Sasha--take a few minutes to review your objectives on Acids, Bases, and Solutions. I'll have you make up yesterday's quiz in a moment.

Agenda:

- Finish watching Hunting the Elements

- Return and discuss quiz / complete quiz corrections

- If time permits - Discuss Lava Lamp VoiceThread project

Homework: Begin reviewing for the Cumulative Quarter Test -- you will take it next week during the exam period.

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Warm-Up: Today is a review and wrap-up day. I'll collect your books today if you do not need it tonight to study, so bring them to class.

Agenda:

- Collect unused passes if you haven't already turned them in

- Evaluate Tutorial Project group members on participation

- Collect books if you do not need them tonight

- Discuss objectives for Section 10.4?

- Review notes for Chapters 9 - 12; make sure they are ready to go for tomorrow's test and to turn in for a 10-point check

- Discuss 12.1 - 12.2 problems; Q & A as needed

- Take a class picture

Homework: Chapters 9 - 12 test tomorrow. Be sure to bring your notes and turn in your textbook.

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Warm-Up: Quiz Today! I would like to collect all of your notes on solutions, acids, and bases. Please find those and prepare to turn them in.

Agenda:

- Review objectives

- Make a concept map as a class for acids and bases

- Take quiz; turn in when complete; quiet until all are finished

- Watch more of Hunting the Elements if time permits

Homework: None.

Warm-Up: We'll be covering Sections 12.1-12.2 today. Bring your textbook and skim the section while I take attendance. Review the objectives and make sure that your notes are set up.

Agenda:

- View today's tutorial(s)

- Discuss and complete peer evaluations as needed

- Discuss objectives using SMART Board and SMART Slate

- Start problems: Page 419 - 420 #1, 2, 4, 10

Homework: Finish problems and update notes. Make sure your notes are ready to use on Thursday's test and to turn in for a 10-point check.

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Warm-Up: Find your objectives for the caves video. We'll finish up the last few minutes of the video and then discuss the objectives.

Agenda:

- Finish video and discuss objectives

- Read about titrations and view demo

- Organize your notes on Acids, Bases, and Solutions

- Create a review concept map as a class or in groups

Homework: Quiz tomorrow on Acids, Bases, and Solutions. Make sure your notes are organized and complete--they will be collected before you take the quiz.

 

Warm-Up: Congratulations, Seniors. You've made it to your last week of high school. Please note that our Cumulative Quarter Test will take place on Thursday.

Please sign up to demonstrate a solution from section 11.4 and/or 11.5...I'd like all groups to attempt at least one problem.

Agenda:

- Sign up and complete text problems

- Demonstrate solutions at SMART Board

- If time permits, begin prepping for test and/or preview the objectives fro 12.1 and 12.2

Homework: Cumulative Test (Chapters 9 - 12) on Thursday. You may use your notes on the test and will turn in your notes for a 10-point assignment. 

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Warm-Up: We're going to watch a video today that describes the role that acids play in cave formation. Please note the following learning objectives for the video--

- Identify some of the acids that are important to cave formation

- Describe how scientists use pH to study cave formation

- Describe how the concept of solubility relates to cave formation

Agenda:

- Watch "Mysterious Life of Caves" video and take notes

- Discuss objectives after viewing

Homework: Quiz Wednesday on Acids, Bases, and Solutions. Review your objectives on these topics and make sure your notes are updated.  

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Warm-Up: We'll be covering Section 11.5 today. Bring your textbook and skim the section while I take attendance. Review the objectives and make sure that your notes are set up.

Agenda:

- View today's tutorial(s)

- Discuss and complete peer evaluations as needed

- Discuss objectives using SMART Board and SMART Slate

- Start problems: Page 382 #38, 39, 42 

Homework: Finish problems and update notes. 

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Warm-Up: Add the following objective to your notes--

- Use the pH scale to classify solutions as acidic, basic, or neutral

Agenda:

- Watch short video on acids and bases

- Read procedure for Acid & Base Investigation

- Conduct Lab

- Discuss Results; update learning objective

- Watch Hunting the Elements if time permits

Homework: Quiz early next week on solutions, acids, and bases.

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Warm-Up: Find your results from the salt solubility investigation that you conducted two days ago. Write up the results from any "good" trials you were able to conduct. Put the results on a whiteboard set them on a chalk tray so the rest of the class can see them.

Agenda:

- Standardize results for solubility lab; write up and post standardized results; calculate a class average; compare to accepted value

- Complete a pre-reading Concept Check

- Note the following objectives for today's reading:

- Summarize general properties of acids and bases

- Identify the ion that acids and bases produce when dissolved in solution

- Describe the process of neutralization

- Read Acid and Bases: An Introduction form the website Visionlearning.com

- Update notes (can you do it without help from Mr. Hover?)

- Complete a timed free-write on acids and bases

- Complete post-reading Concept Check 

-Turn in free-write and Concept Check

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Warm-Up: We'll be covering Section 11.4 today. Bring your textbook and skim the section while I take attendance. Review the objectives and make sure that your notes are set up.

Agenda:

- View today's tutorial(s)

- Discuss and complete peer evaluations as needed

- Discuss objectives using SMART Board and SMART Slate

- Start problems: Page 381 # 25, 26, 28, 30

Homework: Finish problems and update notes. 

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I unexpectedly had to be out of town today to be with my father, who had to be hospitalized in Ann Arbor. I hope to be back tomorrow and we'll push back all plans by a day, so all of the remaining physics tutorials will be due one day later than previously scheduled. Science 9 lab results will be discussed when I return, so hang on to your lab notes for now.

Agenda:

- Watch NOVA: Hunting the Edge of Space

- Substitute teacher: please cue the video to start after the introduction and opening credits so that the program can be completed in one class period

- Students may tweet comments/questions to @bgphysics with your phones IF the substitute teacher decides to permit it

Homework: None.

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Warm-Up: You should have copied down objectives related to solubility yesterday. Please find your notes so we can review the objectives.

Agenda:

- Review objectives

- Make a class concept map

- Finish and turn in GIST summaries

- Conduct solubility lab: conduct at least two trials, write up results on a whiteboard, share

- Discuss results: How similarly are they? Are all results valid? What average solubility did we find?

- If time permits: share GISTs and vote on best summary

Homework: None

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Warm-Up: Those students chaperoning the 6th Grade Imagination Station field trip tomorrow should report to Mr. Roman's (room 1115) at the middle school immediately following first period. (Students on list: Horrigan, Burk, Kobylski, Ramos, Johnson, Clark, Seymour, Hoops, Dean, Legg, Miller, Kleine, Dunn, Burkhart)

Agenda:

- Periods 1 & 2: Re-take Force Concept Inventory; visit www.tinyurl.com/HoverFCI to input answers

- Review problems from yesterday (and 10.4 if needed)

- If time permits: prepare for next tutorial (Section 11.4)

Homework: Update notes, prepare for future tutorials.

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Warm-Up: We'll be covering Sections 11.1- 11.3 today. Bring your textbook and quickly skim the section while I get attendance taken. Make note of today's objectives and prepare your notes.

REMINDER: The following students are on the list to chaperone the Imagination Station field trip this Wednesday--Mike Horrigan, Bailey Burk, Marshall Kobylski, Adam Ramos, Amy Johnson,  Nicole Clark, Brian Seymour, Katelyn Hoops, Tacy Dean, Maren Legg, Denise Miller, Emily Kleine, Chelsea Dunn, Bridgit Burkhart.

Agenda:

- View today's tutorial(s)

- Discuss and complete peer evaluations as needed

- Discuss objectives using SMART Board and SMART Slate

- Start problems: Page 379 - 380 # 3a, 4, 10, 16

Homework: Finish problems and update notes. 

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Agenda:

- Copy down the following objectives on a two-column note sheet:



- Define the term solubility

- Contrast the terms concentrated and dilute

- Describe how concentration of a solution can be measured

- Compare and contrast a saturated solution, an unsaturated solution, and a supersaturated solution



- Make a concept map with all of the underlined terms above, along with the terms solvent and solute

- Read section 22.2 (page 671-675) individually

- Write a 30-word GIST for this section and sketch out a concept map with the underlined terms with your group, using the whiteboards

- Have a group member type up the GIST and print a copy for all group members and one to turn in

- Finish updating your notes and turn them in when they are complete

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Warm-Up: You'll be taking the Force Concept Inventory Post-Test today, so log on to a laptop or sign out a netbook. Also, FYI, the Senior Awards Assembly will take place today from 8:45 - 9:30, so your 2nd Period classes will likely not meet today.

Agenda:

- Go to www.tinyurl.com/HoverFCI to enter your answers to the concept inventory

-  Take your time and do your best--a bonus point will be awarded to the top score in each class and the class with the top overall average

- When finished, check your answers to yesterday's problems

- If time permits, prep for the next tutorial (Sections 11.1 - 11.3)

Homework: None.

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Warm-Up: If you didn't turn in your objectives notes for quiz corrections yet, do so now. I'll return the materials that I received from the sub in a moment.

Agenda:

- Review objectives (some of your notes seemed incomplete)

- Complete and turn in flip books (did you watch my videos yesterday?)

- Plan for Solubility Lab: Determine how much salt can dissolve in water. Discuss with your lab group how you'd like to approach the investigation and present your plan using whiteboards.

- Things to consider: Where does the salt go? Is mass conserved when the salt dissolves? How closely...

Sorry guys, I'm sick today. You'll be covering Section 10.4. Be sure to bring your textbook. You may work independently or in small groups. If anyone would like to lead a class discussion of the objectives, that would be excellent.

Agenda:

- View today's tutorial(s) and read Section 10.4

- Write up notes based on the objectives

- Complete problems: Page 349 #30, 34, 35

- If you have an upcoming tutorial, you may work on that, also

Homework: Be prepared to discuss the problems tomorrow.

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Warm-Up: Turn in your Quiz Corrections if you haven't already done so.

Agenda:

- Read Chapter 22, Section 1 (page 664)

- Update the following objectives while reading: (note sheets are on top of the computer locker)

- Define the term solution using the terms solvent and solute

- Describe the process of dissolving

- Note factors that influence the rate of dissolving

- Finish flipbooks -- take your time and try to make each frame a smooth transition from the previous frame -- this takes time!! Click on these YouTube videos for some tips: Drawing the pictures; example (please play these for the class to view; extra copies are on the tall cart behind the sinks)

- Next - Plan for self-directed lab to address this question: How much salt can dissolve in water? Write up and turn in a procedure (one lab table). Include a list of any materials or equipment that you think you'll need.

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Warm-Up: We need to discuss the problems from Section 10.3 today (Page 348-349 #11, 12, 18, 24, 28). Your group may sign up to demonstrate solutions for participation points. 

Agenda:

- Review Objectives for Section 10.3

- Discuss Problems

- If time permits: Preview tomorrow's section (10.4) and set up your notes; or, work on your tutorial if needed

Homework: Review objectives and update notes.

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Warm-Up: Any questions from yesterday's video? We'll discuss last Friday's quiz in a moment and complete Quiz Corrections.

Agenda:

- Return, discuss, and correct quiz

- Mini-Lab: Observation of Dissolving Sugar Cube

- Read Chapter 22, Section 1 (page 664)

- Make flipbooks using particle model to illustrate process of dissolving

- if time permits, note and discuss the following objectives:

- Define the term solution using the terms solvent and solute

- Describe the process of dissolving

- Note factors that influence the rate of dissolving

Homework: Finish flipbooks for a participation check tomorrow.

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Agenda: Please work on the following items individually or in small groups--

- Update your notes for the Section 10.3 objectives by reading the section and/or watching tutorials on the laptops (please share)

- Complete the following text problems: Page 348-349 #11, 12, 18, 24, 28

- Also finish Friday's problems if you haven't already done so: Page 347 - 348 (1, 3, 9)

- If you are still working on your group's tutorial, you may also spend class time working on it

Homework: Be prepared to discuss the problems tomorrow.

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Agenda:

- Quizzes will be returned tomorrow. Flannery and Sasha should make up the quiz today after taking a few minutes to study.

- Meanwhile, continue watching Hunting the Elements (starting at the 32:00 minute mark; skip the segment on explosives from 49:30 - 59:00 because students have already seen it)

Homework: None.

Agenda:

- If you need practice with kelvin-celsius-farenheit temperature conversions, make sure you've tried the problems that were assigned on Friday (Page 347-348 #1, 3, 9)

- Watch NOVA program - Absolute Zero

- Tweet comments to @bgphysics while watching

Homework: Be prepared to view tutorials and discuss objectives for Section 10.3 (Thermal Expansion) tomorrow.

Report to the Performing Arts Center for the last Intersecting Science and Theatre Session. We'll start in the Rehearsal Room.

Warm-Up: We'll be covering Sections 10.1 and 10.2 today. Bring your textbook and quickly skim the section while I get attendance taken. Make note of today's objectives and prepare your notes.

REMINDER: If you're participating in the next Theatre and Science session, report to Dr. G's room after school today.

Agenda:

- Discuss Field Trip Opportunity with BGMS

- Return and discuss the Chapter 9 Quiz

- View today's tutorial(s)

- Discuss and complete peer evaluations as needed

- Discuss objectives using SMART Board and SMART Slate

- Start problems: Page 347-8 #1, 3, 9

Homework: Finish problems and update notes. If you're participating in Monday's Science and Theatre session, remember to report to the PAC by 7:35 AM.

 

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Warm-Up: Quiz today! Take a few minutes to review your notes and check answers to last night's homework with the provided key.

Agenda:

- Take quiz; turn in when complete; quiet until all are finished

- Continue watching Hunting the Elements

Homework: None! Monday will be our last Intersecting Science and Theatre session -- report directly to the PAC.

Warm-Up: The following people should prepare to make up yesterday's quiz during the class period today--Bo Z, Katie H, Chelsea W, and Bridgit B. 

If your presentation is coming up and you have shared a link with me yet, please do so ASAP.

Also, we're looking for physics students to volunteer for the last Science & Theatre session next Monday, April 30th. We need you to come to a quick rehearsal after school tomorrow and to report to the PAC at the beginning of each class period on Monday. Sign up if you're interested.

Agenda: 

- Period 5--Last Anti-Bullying Session 

- Watch episode of "The Universe"

- Tweet comments to @bgphysics

- If time permits (and if all quizzes are made up), return and discuss yesterday's quiz

Homework: Preview tomorrow's sections (10.1 & 10.2); set up notes.

 

 

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Warm-Up Reminder: There is a quiz tomorrow on chemical reactions. Today's activities should help you review, but be sure to look over your objectives notes from the last three weeks to help you prepare. There is one last objective to note:

- Classify chemical reactions by type: synthesis, decomposition, single displacement, double displacement, or combustion

Agenda: 

- Continue working on Classifying Reactions Activity

- Discuss groupings and present balanced equations on whiteboards

- Update notes with today's objective

- Study notes or complete Practice with Classifying Chemical Reactions for additional practice

Homework: Study for tomorrow's quiz!!

 

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Warm-Up: Chapter 9 quiz today. Take a few minutes to review and we'll get started in a moment.

Agenda:

- Quick Q & A Session

- Take quiz; turn in when complete; quiet until all are finished

- If time permits: start an episode of "The Universe"

- Tweet comments to @bgphysics while watching

Homework: None.

Warm-Up: Please fill out the feedback sheet for yesterday's Instersecting Science and Theatre Technology session.

Agenda:

- Discuss answers to Practice with Balancing Equations III

- Start Classifying Reactions Activity

- Balance each equation

- Group equations based on similar structure

- Develop names that describe each of your groupings

- Next: Present groupings, balancing, and names for the groups

Homework: Finish Classifying Reactions Activity if you didn't finish in class.

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Agenda:

- Finish yesterday's problems (Page 317; 44, 45, 46a)

- Check answers with groupmates and the provided solution key

- Try the following problems for additional practice for tomorrow's quiz: Multiple Choice Questions 5, 7, 9, 10 on page 312 and additional problem 77 on pages 319-320. (Check odd answers in back of book, #10 is C) 

- Review objectives and problems from Chapter 9 to prepare for tomorrow's quiz

Homework: Study for tomorrow's quiz. Bring questions tomorrow--we can have a Q & A session before starting the quiz.

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Meet in the Performing Arts Center today for an Integrating Science and Theatre session. We'll pick up with balancing equations again on Wednesday.
 

Warm-Up: If you didn't get your work checked for Practice with Balanced Equation I and II yet, show them to me for your participation points.

Agenda:

- Complete Practice with Balanced Equations III

- You may work together with a partner; use chips if you would like

Homework: Complete Practice with Balanced Equations III by Wednesday...we'll be in the PAC tomorrow for a Science & Theatre session.

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Warm-Up: We'll be covering Section 9.7 today. Bring your textbook and quickly skim the section while I get attendance taken.

Agenda:

- Make note of today's objectives; locate your notes so they can be updated

- View today's tutorial(s)

- Discuss and complete peer evaluations as needed

- Discuss objectives using SMART Board and SMART Slate

- Start problems: Page 317 #44, 45, 46a

Homework: Be prepared to discuss the problems on Tuesday. We'll also use our time on Tuesday to discuss Wednesday's quiz on Chapter 9 objectives.

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FYI, the following equations will be provided on Wednesday's quiz on the Chapter 9 objectives.

Definitions for density and pressure:                   

 

Young's Modulus equation:

   

 

Pressure at depth:

   

 

Buoyant force:

   

 

Mass flow rate:

   

 

Equation of Continuity:

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Warm-Up: We need to discuss the problems from Section 9.6 today (#29, 30, 33, and 38 on page 316). Your group may sign up to demonstrate solutions for participation points. 

Agenda:

- Video Clip: Do gases exert buoyant forces?

- Discuss Problems

- If time permits: Preview Monday's section (9.7) and set up your notes; or, work on your tutorial if needed

Homework: Quiz Wednesday on Chapter 9 objectives. Review and study your notes and problems. 

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Warm-Up: Locate your balancing equations practice sheets from yesterday.

Agenda:

- Sign up to demonstrate solutions to equations

- Share solutions at SMART Board

- Watch Hunting the Elements if time permits

Homework: Quiz likely next week. Make sure your notes are updated and complete.

Warm-Up: We'll be covering Section 9.6 today. Bring your textbook and quickly skim the section while I get attendance taken.



Have you ever wondered why we have water towers?

Agenda:

- Make note of today's objectives; locate your notes so they can be updated

- View today's tutorial(s)

- Discuss and complete peer evaluations as needed

- Discuss objectives using SMART Board and SMART Slate

- Start problems: Page 316 #29, 30, 33, 38 

Homework: Be prepared to discuss the problems tomorrow.

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Warm-Up Questions: What does it mean to say a chemical equation is balanced? Why do we need to worry about balancing chemical equations?

Agenda:

- Discuss warm-up questions

- Do a few more group examples

- Complete Practice with Balanced Equations I

- Demonstrate answers at SMART Board

- Next: Start Practice with Balanced Equations II if time permits

Homework: Finish practice problems so they can be checked tomorrow.  

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Warm-Up: We need to discuss the problems from Section 9.4 today (#20, 21, 22, and 23 on page 315). Your group may sign up to demonstrate solutions for participation points. 

Agenda:

- Discuss Problems

- If time permits: Preview tomorrow's section (9.6) and set up your notes; or, work on your tutorial if needed

Homework: Review objectives and update notes.

Warm-Up Question: Of the demonstrations of chemical reactions you viewed yesterday, which ones were clearly exothermic?

Agenda:

- Note thes objectives for today:

- Use chemical equations to represent chemical reactions

- Describe what it means to say that a chemical equation is balanced

- Use coefficients to properly balance chemical equations

- Summarize strategies for balancing chemcial equations

- PowerPoint Notes: Working with Chemical Equations

- Update notes; Do sample problems together with chips

Homework: None.

 

 

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Warm-Up: We'll be covering Section 9.4 today. Bring your textbook and quickly skim the section while I get attendance taken.

Agenda:

- Make note of today's objectives; locate your notes so they can be updated

- View today's tutorial(s)

- Discuss and complete peer evaluations as needed

- Discuss objectives using SMART Board and SMART Slate

- Start problems: Page 315 #20, 21, 22, 23; try #26 for a challenge if time permits (answer is 10.5 meters)

Homework: Be prepared to discuss the problems on Wednesday.

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Warm-Up Question: What is the main thing that distinguishes a chemical change from a physical change?

Agenda:

- Watch Ring of Truth clip that demonstrates the Law of Conservation of Mass

- Chemical Change Demonstrations/Videos: (identify products and reactants for each reaction)

- Hydrolysis of Water

- Copper in Silver Nitrate

- Sodium Added to Water (Clip 1, Clip 2)

- Zinc added to hydrochloric acid produces zinc chloride and hydrogen gas

- Methane gas burns in oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water

- NEXT: Working with Chemical Equations

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Warm-Up: I'll return your work from last week's Mass and Change Investigation in a moment. In the meantime, note these objectives--

- Compare physical changes to chemical changes

- Use the words reactant and product to describe the substance involved in chemical reactions

- Summarize the Law of Conservation of Mass

- Describe what happens to atoms when a chemical change occurs 

- Classify chemical reactions as exothermic or endothermic

Agenda:

-Read pages 458 - 465 and the handout Chemical Changes in Matter with the objectives in mind; draft a 140-character tweet with your group to summarize the reading

- Update Objectives

- Next: Hydrolysis demonstration--What's the evidence for water being H2O? 

Homework: None.

 

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Warm-Up: We need to discuss the problems from Section 9.2 today (#1, 5, 7, and 8 on page 314). Your group may sign up to demonstrate solutions for participation points. Also, view a video of a tensile strength test.

Agenda:

- Discuss Problems

- If time permits: Preview tomorrow's section (9.4) and set up your notes; or, work on your tutorial if needed

Homework: Review objectives and update notes.

 

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Warm-Up: We'll be covering Section 9.2 today. Bring your textbook and quickly skim the section while I get attendance taken.

Agenda:

- Make note of today's objectives; locate your notes so they can be updated

- View today's tutorial(s)

- Discuss and complete peer evaluations as needed

- Discuss objectives using SMART Board and SMART Slate

- Start problems: Page 314 #1, 5, 7, 8 (if time permits, #11 also)

Homework: Be prepared to discuss the problems on Monday.

 

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Warm-Up: Locate the Mass and Change Investigation from yesterday. We need to finish gathering data ASAP today.

Agenda: 

- Finish lab; report mass change amounts on screen

- Discuss and make conclusions: Which experiments underwent real mass changes?

- Complete Mass and Change Follow-Up; write up whiteboards and discuss if time permits

- Make sure both sheets are neatly written up; turn in when finished

Homework: Finish lab and lab follow-up by Monday if you didn't finish in class.

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Warm-Up: Today is our last workday. However, I would like to discuss the objectives for Sections 9.1 and 9.3 quickly at the beginning of class, so find your notes and we'll get started.

Agenda:

- Discuss Objectives and Problems for 9.1 and 9.3

- Work on Tutorials

- Send Tutorial links to me ASAP so I can post them to the blog

Homework: Finish up your tutorials ASAP and continue to update, study, and revise your notes.

 

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Warm-Up: Locate your lab packet from yesterday - Mass and Change. We're going to start this lab ASAP.

Agenda:

- Read and annotate lab procedure; discuss

- Conduct as much of lab as possible

- Safety note: Wear safety glasses until all groups have put materials away

- Be very careful with measurements. Sloppy technique will result in sloppy results! If you need to re-do a step in the procedure, it is ok.

- Calculate the mass change for each mini-experiment

Homework: None. We'll finish the lab tomorrow.

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Warm-Up: Today is another workday. You may sign out a netbook if needed.

Agenda:

- Make sure you've updated your notes with objectives for 9.1 and 9.3

- Try the problems mentioned in yesterday's blog post

- Continue working on Tutorial Project

NOTE: Links to all tutorial materials are to the upper left

Homework: Be prepared to discuss 9.1 and 9.3 tomorrow. Make sure you email your tutorial's link to me BEFORE the due date.  

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Warm-Up: If you didn't turn in your Quiz Corrections yet, do so now. Then, grab your whiteboards from yesterday. Each group will give a quick explanation of their particle diagrams, and we'll see how your ideas compare.

Agenda:

- Discuss whiteboards

- View clip: Richard Feynman discusses fire

- Watch clip on combustion from NOVA: Hunting the Elements (watch chapter 7)

- Next: Read and annotate Mass and Change Investigation

Homework: None.

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Warm-Up: Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful spring break. We will spend the first three days back preparing for the tutorial project. Today, I'd like to start by reviewing the objectives for Sections 9.1 and 9.3 since they will be important to what is covered in the next few weeks.

Agenda:

- Discuss objectives for 9.1 and 9.3 (you can view my VoiceThread again on your own time if you'd like)

- Try the following problems some time this week to make sure you can apply the objectives: Multiple Choice # 1 & 2 (pg. 312; answer to #2 is D), Problems 15 - 17 (pg. 315; answer to 16 is 2,960,000 Pa)

- Prepare your tutorials - when finished, make sure the tutorial is set to public sharing and email me (chover@bgcs.k12.oh.us) the link so I can post it to the Tutorials Page

Homework: Make sure you've emailed your tutorial link with me the day before it will be watched in class. Keep your notes updated and work on the problems...

Warm-Up: Welcome back! I hope you had an excellent break. I'll return the quiz from before break in a moment. Sasha--you'll need to take the quiz today. Flannery--you accidently skipped a page...I'll have you complete it in a moment.

Agenda:

- Return and discuss quiz; complete quiz corrections assignment 

- Paint Can Demo (Do not attempt this at home!)

- Observe carefully what happens to the flame

- Think about the chemical reaction and particles involved in the process of combustion

- Watch video clip in slow motion

- Draw up whiteboards that show the particles involved in the chemical early in the demonstration, part way through the demonstration, and at the end of the demonstration

- Share ideas

Homework: If you didn't already finish quiz corrections, turn them in tomorrow.

 

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Warm-Up: We'll finish viewing the sample VoiceThread for sections 9.1 and 9.3 in a moment.

Agenda:

- Finish viewing VoiceThread; make sure you update your notes for the section objectives (your note set will be worth 10 points this quarter)

- Check calendar below of topic assignments and begin researching, reading, and brainstorming

- If you need a netbook, please sign the log to show that the netbook is in good working order

Homework: Begin brainstorming and making a plan for completion of the tutorial project.

 



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Warm-Up: Quiz today! Keys are still available to the two practice sheets you received yesterday, and we can take a few minutes for Q & A if needed.

Agenda:

- Check work; Q & A

- Take Quiz

- If time permits, watch more of Making Stuff Smarter

Homework: None! Have a great break.

Warm-Up: I'd like to check yesterday's sheet (Practice with Covalent Bonding I) for completion. If you didn't finish it already, do so ASAP and turn it in.

Agenda:

- Add the following objective to your notes: 

- Properly name binary (two-element) molecular compounds

- Read Naming Covalently Bound Compounds and update your notes

- To practice for tomorrow's quiz, complete Practice with Naming Molecules and More Practice with Compounds

- Check answers and discuss as needed

Homework: Quiz tomorrow on Compounds and Bonding...be sure to study your objectives and practice sheets!

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Warm-Up: The following people still need to make up Wednesday's quiz: Chelsea W, Mychal B, Maren L.

Agenda:

- Finish Video

- Return and review quiz

- Finalize groups for Tutorial Project

- Read Tutorial Project Handout; discuss

- View sample project on VoiceThread; discuss objectives 

- Review calendar for completing the project

- Assign topics and begin working: read textbook section, do web research, discuss project with group members. etc.

- If you would like to use a netbook; take the correct # on the sign up sheet and initial to show that you found the netbook in working order

Homework: Make a plan for completing the Tutorial Project  

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Warm-Up: Find your sheet from Monday--Practice with Covalent Bonding II--I'd like to have groups sign up to demonstrate solutions in a moment. If you need to take a few minutes to finish it up, that is OK. Also, if you didn't turn in the feedback sheet from yesterday's session in the PAC, please do so now.

Agenda:

- Return work from last week

- Finish and discuss PCB II; mark for completion

- Add this objective to your notes:

- Properly name binary (two-element) molecular compounds

- Read Naming Covalently Bound Compounds and update notes

- Complete Practice with Naming Molecules

Homework: Complete Practice with Naming Molecules for tomorrow.

 

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Warm-Up: If you didn't take the quiz yesterday, I'll have you take it during the period today.

Agenda:

- Watch video: Time Travel

- Tweet questions/comments to @bgphysics while watching

- Also, sign up your group for the Tutorial Project; topics will be assigned tomorrow

Homework: None.

Agenda:

- Take a few minutes to study for today's quiz on Waves and Sound

- Take quiz; turn in when finished; quiet until all are done

- If time permits, continue video: Can We Make it to Mars? 

Homework: Decide who you want to work with on the upcoming tutorial project; I'll have you sign up tomorrow.

Agenda:

- Report to the Performing Arts Center for class today for another Intersecting Science and Theatre session. Today's topic: electricity.

Homework: Quiz Friday on compounds and bonding.

Warm-Up: Find your problems for today. Groups can sign up to present in a moment.

Reminder: If you're participating in the Science & Theatre program tomorrow, remember to come to a quick meeting/rehearsal after school today.

Agenda:

- Discuss groups for upcoming project

- Discuss text problems at SMART Board

- Study for tomorrow's quiz

Homework: Study for tomorrow's quiz on waves and sound.

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Warm-Up: This week we move on to focus on covalent bonding...please note the following objectives--

- Review why nonmetals tend to share (rather than transfer) electrons when bonding

- Predict whether single, double, or triple covalent bonds are necessary to satisfy the Octet and Duet rules in various molecules

- Draw Lewis Structures for molecules

Agenda:

- Notes: Molecules and Covalent Bonds (PowerPoint) and Double and Triple Covalent Bonds (PowerPoint)

- Update Notes/Discuss Techniques for drawing Lewis Structures

- Try Practice with Covalent Bonding II

Homework: Complete practice sheet for Wednesday -- class is in the PAC tomorrow!

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Warm-Up: Please note these objectives for today--

 - Identify variables that influence the speed of sound in air and calculate the speed of sound with the appropriate equation

- Predict how frequency changes with the relative motion of sound sources and observers

Reminder: Science and Theatre next Tuesday; rehearsal after school on Monday  

Agenda:

- Update objectives/notes

- Check these examples of the Doppler Effect--Fire Engine, Train Horn, Sheldon's Costume

- Check out these animations that help explain the doppler effect: Example 1 - Moving Source, Example 2 - Ambulance Example, Example 3 - Moving Source, Example 4 - Sonic Booms

- Read sections 14.3 and 14.6 for more details

- Complete the following  for Monday: Multiple Choice Questions 4 & 12 (page 490); Conceptual Questions 1 & 3 (page 491); Problems 1, 38, & 39 pages 491 - 494)

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Warm-Up: Find your sheets for Practice with Ionic Compounds I and II. I'll be checking these for completion in a moment.

Agenda

- Check/discuss practice sheets

- Play Ionic Compounds Chutes and Ladders

- Discuss Practice OGTs if time permits

Note: Next Science & Theatre day is next Tuesday

Homework: Quiz next week on compounds and bonding...make sure your notes are organized and updated.

 

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Warm-Up: Locate your work from yesterday. I'll need groups to sign up to demonstrate solutions in a moment. I'd also like to update the objectives from the week.

Agenda:

- Discuss and update objectives

- Sign up for and present solutions to Practice with Ionic Compounds I

- Finish up Practice with Ionic Compounds II

- Play Ionic Compounds Chutes and Ladders if time permits

Homework: Make sure all of the Practice Sheets are done by tomorrow.

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Warm-Up: Find the Standing Waves Practice sheet from yesterday. Sign up to demonstrate solutions with your group.

ALSO: The next Science and Theatre session is scheduled for next Tuesday. We'll have a quick meeting/rehearsal after school on Monday.  

Agenda:

- Discuss solutions to Standing Waves Practice

- Next: do a quick reading of Section 14.3 to address this objective:

- Identify the variables that influence speed of sound in air and calculate the speed of sound with the appropriate equation

- If time permits: check out these examples of the Doppler Effect--Fire Engine, Train Horn, Sheldon's Costume

Homework: Quiz on Waves and Sound will be next Tuesday

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Warm-Up: Find your objectives from yesterday. Make sure you update these objectives in your notes today. You can also review the tweets from yesterday to help review.

Agenda:

- Review objectives and tweets; update notes

- Complete Standing Waves Practice

Homework: Finish Practice Sheet. Be prepared to share solutions.

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Warm-Up: Locate your notes for Ionic Bonding from yesterday and add the following objectives to your notes--

- Summarize the properties commonly shared by ionic compounds

- Determine the correct formula and name for any binary (metal + nonmetal) ionic compound

- Draw a diagram showing the electron transfer that occurs between the metal and nonmetal atoms when an ionic bond forms

Agenda:

- Discuss objectives from today and Monday with your groupmates; update your notes together

- Cut out ion manipulatives (one set per group) -- see board for hints on how to use these. (If you'd like a set to keep, there are extra copies)

- Complete Practice with Ionic Compounds I 

- If time permits, begin Practice with Ionic Compounds II

Homework: Be prepared to discuss Practice with Ionic Compounds I for tomorrow.  

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Warm-Up: Find your problems from pages 455 - 456. If your group didn't present yet, prepare to share solutions in a moment. Also, note the following objectives for today:

- Describe how a vibrating object produces sound

- Sketch diagrams of the first four standing waves patterns (harmonics) on a stretched string.

- Determine the frequency and wavelength of each harmonic given the wave speed on the string.

Agenda:

- Finish discussing problem solutions (P.1 #45-51, P.2 #49-51, P.3 #49-51, P.4 #51, P.5 #49-51)

- Standing Wave Demos: standing waves produced by a drill, Stringin' It, on-line animation

- Play around with stringed instruments; which factors change the pitch (frequency) of the sound produced?

- Read sections 14. 1 and 14.8; tweet a summary to @bgphysics

- Update objectives...

Warm-Up: Locate the Ionic Charge activity from yesterday; you should have finished cutting and pasting the pieces for today.

Agenda: 

- Discuss questions for Ionic Charge Activity and mark for completion

- Update yesterday's objectives

- Next: PowerPoint Notes on Ionic Compounds

Homework: None.

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Warm-Up: Locate your waves objectives from last week. We're going to update them with a class discussion in just a moment. Also, note today's homework.

Agenda:

- Students update notes with SMART Board / SMART slate

- Refer to on-line simulations and animations as needed

- Sign up and share solutions to problems #41 - 51 on page 455

Homework: If you have a stringed instrument (guitar, violin, etc.), feel free to bring it to class tomorrow. Quiz on waves and sound will be this Friday or early next week.

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Warm-Up: Please note the following objectives--

- Describe the process of ionization for nonmetal atoms

- Describe the process of ionization for metal atoms

- Predict the charge of an atom's ions using Dot Diagrams 

- Properly name and abbreviate ions

Agenda:

- Read All Charged Up-Ionization

- Write a 30-word GIST with your group

- Start Ion Charge Activity

Homework: Finish determining charges for each ion; cut and paste into appropriate position on Periodic Table.

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Warm-Up Instructions: Locate your objectives from earlier in the week.

Agenda:

- Update notes via class discussion

- Watch a few minute of Making Stuff Smarter if time permits

Homework: None! Congrats on surviving your first OGT week...back to a normal schedule on Monday.

Warm-Up: Find your concept map whiteboards from yesterday.

Agenda:

- Finish and share concept maps; try to fit these terms into your concept map if you haven't already done so--atoms, chemical bonds, covalent, ionic, loosely, tightly, nonmetal, metal, metallic, mobile, transferred, shared, valence electrons

- Update Tuesday's objectives

Homework: None.

Agenda:

- By Monday, I'd like you to complete the following--

(1) Read Sections 13.9 - 13.11 and address the following objectives:

- Review the period (T) equation for a spring-mass system

- Determine factors that influence wave speed on a string

- Understand how waves interact when they encounter another wave

- Compare/contrast how waves reflect at various types of boundaries

(2) Complete the On-Line Wave Investigation

(3) Complete text problems #41 - 51 (odds only) on page 455

Homework: See above.  

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Warm-Up: You should have read Sections 13.7 and 13.8 for today. Locate the Reading Concept Check and your objectives for yesterday and we'll do a quick review and a one-minute free write.

Agenda:

- Review yesterday's objectives and view spring/mass, slinky, and on-line demos; update notes

- Complete post-reading concept check and complete a one-minute free write

- By Monday, I'd like you to complete the following--

(1) Read Sections 13.9 - 13.11 and address the following objectives:

- Review the period (T) equation for a spring-mass system

- Determine factors that influence wave speed on a string

- Understand how waves interact when they encounter another wave

- Compare/contrast how waves reflect at various types of boundaries

(2) Complete the On-Line Wave Investigation

(3) Complete text problems #41...

Warm-Up: If you didn't turn in your test corrections yesterday, please do so now. Also, locate the Compounds and Formulas reading handout; we'll work with it today. (You should have already read and annotated it.)

Agenda:

- Discuss annotations for Compounds and Formulas

- Create concept map for the reading with at least ten terms (your choice); link all terms with an arrow that describes the link

Homework: None.

 

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Warm-Up: I'll return tests in a moment; if you have unused passes to turn in, bring them to class today. The following people still need to finish the test: Tyler H, Dylan M, & Courtney T.

Agenda:

- Return and discuss tests, collect passes

- Note the following objectives:

- Define the physical meaning of a wave and identify what is required to produce a wave

- Compare transverse to longitudinal waves

- Define the quantities that characterize a wave: wavelength, frequency, period, amplitude, and wave speed

-View animations at http://paws.kettering.edu/~drussell/Demos/waves/wavemotion.html

- Complete pre-reading Concept Check for Serway Sections 13.7 - 13.8

- Read sections 13.7 - 13.8 and update notes

Homework: Finish reading and update objectives...

Warm-Up: If you think you might like to turn in unused passes for Quarter 3, make sure you bring them to class today.

Agenda:

- Return tests; complete Test Corrections assignment

- Note these objectives:

- Explain why atoms are most often found in compounds rather than in a pure form

- Describe what happens when atoms form bonds to create compounds

- Interpret the meaning of a chemical formula

- Predict the type of bonding in a compound based on the type of element(s) involved (metal or nonmetal)

- Explain why metals are good conductors of electricity

- Read Compounds and Formulas; use INSERT annotation method

- NEXT: Concept Map

Homework: Finish reading and annotating handout.

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Warm-Up: I hope you enjoyed sleeping in this morning! We're going to watch a video today so that the following people can get their tests made up: Dylan M, Brian S, Tyler H, Courtney T, Jamie B, Mollie W.

Warm-Up:

- Periods 1 & 2: I forgot to make the optional test problems available to you; they are available now and need to be turned in by the end of the period if you would like to attempt them

- Watch video: Can We Make it to Mars?

- Tweet comments to @bgphysics

Homework: None. If you'd like to turn in unused passes, I'll need them tomorrow. Check your scores on PIV if you'd like to know how the passes will impact your grade.

 

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Warm-Up: Tests will be returned tomorrow. I hope testing went well this morning!

Agenda:

- Watch video: Making Stuff Smarter

Homework: If you'd like to turn in unused passes, I'll need them tomorrow. Check your grade on PIV to help make a decision.

Warm-Up: Test today. If you have a complete set of notes to turn in, I'll pick those up in a moment.

Agenda:

- Take Test; turn in when complete; quiet until all are finished

- If time permits, start NOVA ScienceNOW: Can we make it to Mars?

Homework: Have a great weekend. Don't forget that school starts at 10:20 next week!

Warm-Up: Test today! Please prepare to turn in your two-column notes for the quarter for one last participation check. You have a couple of minutes to study also...I'll take questions in a moment.

Agenda:

- Quick Q & A if needed

- Take test; turn in when complete; quiet until all are finished

- Start watching Making Stuff Smarter if time permits

Homework: Remember that OGTs are next week so we will be on an altered schedule. Sophomores are taking the official test and freshman are taking a practice test. Do your best!

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Warm-Up: Cumulative Quarter 3 Test tomorrow! I'd like you to organize your notes/objectives from the Quarter and turn them in tomorrow. Be sure to have them organized and ready to be turned in at the beginning of class tomorrow.

Agenda:

- Q & A about the test topics if needed

- Play Jeopardy review game; bonus point to the winning team

Homework: Study for the test! Have notes ready to be turned in.

Warm-Up Reminder: Today is another review day. Remember, if you turn in a complete set of notes tomorrow, it will count as an optional 10/10 points on your quarter 3 grade.

Agenda:

- Fill out peer participation evalutions

- Return and discuss Quiz #4

- Prepare for tomorrow's cumulative test: look over the four quizzes, update and organize notes, re-try problem sets

Homework: Be ready for tomorrow's test.

Warm-Up: Good to see you again! Please find the take-home quiz from Friday if you didn't already turn it in.

Agenda:

- Turn in quiz

- Prepare for the Quarter 3 Test: topics include energy, uniform circular motion, rotation/torque, and simple harmonic motion

- Review objectives, quizzes, problem sets

- I'll grade the take-home quizzes while you work and I'll return them if I finish during the period

Homework: Cumulative Test Friday.

Warm-Up: In a moment I'll return the materials you turned in to the sub on Friday. In the meantime, copy down these objectives--they are the last objectives of Quarter 3!

- Understand the importance of valence electrons to the chemical properties of an element

- Draw electron dot diagrams for elements

- Summarize the Octet Rule and Duet Rule

Agenda:

- Return work

- Read about Dot Diagrams; highlight with Sensible Sentence Highlighting technique; share summaries

- Update notes

- Organize notes for the quarter; these will need to be turned in on test day (Friday)

Homework: Study, organize, and update your notes. Cumulative Test for Quarter 3 is Friday. We'll play Jeopardy tomorrow to review. 

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Agenda:

-Please find your Bohr Model Discovery Activity sheets from yesterday. Take a few minutes to finish up the questions (you may discuss them with groupmates) and then turn in the completed activity.

- Finish updating your notes for the week; if you need to get a laptop to finish viewing the websites www.tinyurl.com/coloradoEMwaves and www.tinyurl.com/CUPeriodic, you may do so. 

- Turn in a complete set of notes when you are finished; make sure you've added Wednesday's objectives, also:

- Summarize the rules for drawing Bohr Models

- Draw accurate Bohr Models for elements 1 - 18

- If time permits, finish watching Making Stuff Cleaner video (last 10 minutes)

Homework: Cumulative test next week...we've covered a lot so it would be a good idea to start organizing and reviewing your notes.

 

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Agenda:

- Look over the text problems that were assigned this week; solution sheets are available

- When you're ready, you may start the take-home quiz (this is open notes and you may discuss it with friends, but you most show all of your work on the problems)

- If you finish the quiz during class time, turn it in; otherwise, it is due at the beginning of the period Monday

Homework: Finish the quiz!! . Also, Quarter 3 Cumulative Quiz is next week.

Warm-Up: Today, we'll try to get you caught up from the last couple of days with the sub. Do you have any questions regarding yesterday's objectives or the reading?

Agenda:

- Sign up to share answers for Practice with Atomic Structure on SMART Board with your group

- Review and update notes for the week (re-visit www.tinyurl.com/ColoradoEMwaves and www.tinyurl.com/CUPeriodic if needed)

- Next: Bohr Model Discovery Activity

Homework: Cumulative Test next week for Quarter 3.

 

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Warm-Up: If you didn't get yesterday's objectives into your notes, check the blog later today so you can copy them down.

Agenda:

- Visit tinyurl.com/CircularMotion  and discuss Comparing UCM to SHM

- Update notes

- Sign-Up to whiteboard the problems from the last two days

- Begin discussing problems at SMART Board

Homework: Finish up any problems that you didn't try yet...quiz will likely be another weekend take-home.

 

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FYI: Today's Science & Theatre Session has been postponed to a date yet to be determined.

Agenda:

- Check your answers to #15 and #16 (the sub has solution sheets)

- Add these objectives to your notes:

- Sketch graphs for position, velocity, acceleration, and force vs. time graphs for SHM

- Analyze the relationship between kinetic and elastic potential energy for a spring-mass system in SHM

- Determine the total energy and maximum velocity of a spring-mass system in SHM

- Review the definition of angular velocity (ω) for an object in circular or rotational motion

- Compare similarities between rotation and SHM to establish a definition of angular frequency

- Develop a general equation for period of a spring-mass system in terms of mass (m) and spring constant (k)

- Read sections 13.3 and 13.4 (pages 432 - 437) and try the following text problems: #25 - 29 on page 455.

Homework: Finish up the assigned problems. Friday's quiz will likely...

FYI: Today's Science-Theatre session has been postponed to a later date.

Agenda:

- Make sure you've updated your objectives from Monday

- Add these new objectives to your notes:

- Summarize the rules for drawing Bohr Models

- Draw accurate Bohr Models for elements 1 - 18

- Read Drawing Energy Level Diagrams / Bohr Models; use INSERT Notation; discuss

- Update notes and start Practice with Atomic Structure

- Click this link for a tutorial: http://voicethread.com/share/2791679/

Homework: Finish Practice with Atomic Structure.

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Mr. Hover was out sick today. All classes watched a NOVA program: Making Stuff Cleaner. If you were absent today, there is no make-up assignment.

Warm-Up: Do you remember at the beginning of the year when we compared white light to the light given off by gas samples of various elements? What was the difference?

Agenda:

- Revisit the gas spectrum demonstration

- Start webquest at tinyurl.com/coloradoEMwaves and tinyurl.com/CUPeriodic; address objectives while reading and interacting with the website

- Discuss objectives if time permits

Homework: Finish looking at the websites if you didn't finish in class.

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Warm-Up: Please locate the SHM Graph Analysis sheet that you should have completed for today. I'd like someone to volunteer to share their graphs at the SMART Board in a moment.

Also--If you signed up to participate in the Science and Theater session in the PAC this Wednesday, report to Dr. G's room after school tomorrow for a quick meeting and rehearsal.

Also, Part 2--I still need take-home quizzes from Declan W. and Robyn T.

Agenda:

- Discuss SHM Graph Analysis

- Complete and discuss SHM Energy Analysis as a class

- Start complete text problems #15 and 16 on page 453-4

Homework: Reminder--Lab Reports are due by midnight tonight to www.turnitin.com.  Finish text problems for tomorrow.

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Warm-Up: Good to see you again! We'll try to tie up all of our loose ends from the week in our shortened period today. If you have any evaluation sheets for the elements project, please find those now.

Also, if you did not turn in PhET Atomic Simulation sheet, you should do that today.

Agenda:

- Finish evaluating the Periodic Table Project

- Finish Conceptual Physics Video 

- If time permits, discuss video questions

Homework: None! Have a great weekend.

 

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Warm-Up: Find the objectives from the Spring-Mass Investigation. I'd like to discuss those along with your lab results ASAP today.

Also: The next Science and Theatre session in the PAC is next Wednesday. If you signed up to participate, we're going to have a quick meeting/rehearsal next Tuesday right after school.

Agenda:

- Discuss results and objectives for lab

- Work on Lab Report and complete SHM Analysis

- Discuss SHM Analysis if time permits

Homework: Lab Reports due by end of day Monday.

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Warm-Up: How'd things go yesterday? Any questions regarding the spring-mass investigation?

Agenda:

- Finish up analysis of spring-mass video clips

- Write up results (sketch of graph and mathematical model) on whiteboards and discuss; make conclusions about what each of the terms represent

- Discuss yesterday's objectives and read Section 13.1 if you didn't already do so

- Update your notes and work on Lab Report (section 13.4 may be helpful in writing the conclusion)

Homework: Lab Reports due by end of day Monday, February 27

 

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Agenda:

- Watch Conceptual Physics Video: Light and Color

- Answer questions on handout while watching

Homework: If your element project didn't play properly yesterday, try to fix it by tomorrow. (You may need to export your audio file as an .mp3 using Audacity if it didn't work; then re-upload the file to bghover.pbworks.com)

Warm-Up: We'll finish up Parallel Worlds, Parallel lives in a moment. Quizzes are graded and scores are posted to PIV...we'll discuss them tomorrow.

Agenda:

- Finish video

- Simple Harmonic  Motion Lab (Mass on Spring)

- Note objectives at top of handout

- Read the introduction to Chapter 13 and Section 13.1 to help prepare for the investigation

- Use the Logger Pro Video Analysis tools to analyze one of the clips (divide up the clips so that each one is analyzed by at least one group)

- Clips are located at Handout > Hover > SHM Videos

- If you finish the analysis, start typing up a lab report with your group

Homework: Lab Reports due by end of day Monday, February 27.

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Agenda:

- Evaluate Element Projects today

- Listen to each podcast as a class, discuss with your tablemates, and write up an evaluation for each element

- If time permits: Start Paul Hewitt Light and Color video

Homework: None

 

Warm-Up Announcements:

1. Turn in your take-home quiz now. (If you forgot, this will have to be your excused quiz for quarter 3--sorry!)

2. The Engineer-for-a-Day field trip is tomorrow for those students who signed up. Go to your first period class tomorrow and I'll come on the PA to call you to the bus loop. If you'd didn't already turn in your permission form, you must bring it tomorrow.

3. There is a Black History Month Assembly today during 4th period. Go to your class that period and you'll leave and sit with your class in the PAC.

Agenda:

- Watch and tweet (mention @bgphysics) about today's video--Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives

Homework: If you were absent Friday, take-home quiz is due tomorrow.

 

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Warm-Up: Hopefully, everyone's element project is posted to bghover.pbworks.com. If not, you'll be able to do so in a moment.

Agenda:

- Make sure your element is posted; we'll evaluate each other's projects tomorrow.

- Play with sims at the PhET site and evaluate each of the following: alpha decay, beta decay, build an atom, isotopes and atomic mass, discharge lamps, rutherford scattering, nuclear fission

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Warm-Up: Sign up to share solution for today's problem with your group. (Page 255 #3, 11; Page 260-1 #31, 33)

Agenda:

- Share solutions at SMART Board

- Add the following objective to your notes:

- Use the concept of conservation of angular momentum to explain the motion of isolated rotating objects

- Read and discuss Section 8.7 (page 249 - 251); update notes

- Revisit the platform demos; use the concept of angular momentum conservation to explain observations

- If time permits: start Take-Home Quiz

Homework: Complete the Take-Home Quiz--it is due at the beginning of the period on Tuesday!!

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Warm-Up: Go ahead and log in to a computer.

Agenda:

- Finish Periodic Table Project today

- A recording station is set up in back room if you'd like privacy while recording

- Make sure you check the project requirements before posting your work

- If time permits, check out PHET simulations/games: alpha-decay, beta decay, build an atom, isotopes and atomic mass, discharge lamps, rutherford scattering, nuclear fission

 

Homework: Have a great 3-day...

Warm-Up: Imagine two PVC pipes. They have the same mass. Do they necessarily have the same rotational inertia?

Also: Dr. G and I are looking for about 15 students to participate in our next Intersecting Science with Theater session of February 29. We would need you to come to the PAC each period for the first 5 - 10 minutes of class.

Agenda:

- Note yesterday's objectives if you haven't already done so

- Read Section 8.5; write a 30-word GIST with you groupmates; update notes

- Complete the following problems: page 255 Multiple Choice #3, 11; page 260 - 261 #31, 33

Homework: Finish problems. Take-home quiz tomorrow!

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Warm-Up: Go ahead and log in to a computer. We'll continue our research today.

Agenda:

- Continue researching today for the Interactive Periodic Table project

- Review the Project Requirements if needed; this page also has links to resources

- A good goal for today: write your script so that you can record tomorrow

Homework: Images and podcasts should be posted by Tuesday, February 21.

Warm-Up: I hope you enjoyed the day off! I'd like groups to sign up to demonstrate problems #7 and #8 on page 257. Also, do  you have any questions about the mini-mobile project?

Agenda:

- Discuss solutions to #7 and #8

- Note the following objectives:

- Identify factors that influence rotational inertia

- Define the rotational analog for Fnet = ma

- Solve problems involving torque, moment of inertia, and angular acceleration

- Read Section 8.5 if time permits. 

Homework: Read section 8.5. Quiz Friday (?) on Rotational Motion.  

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Warm-Up: Have you ever used a wiki before? What is a wiki?

Also--If you have Quiz Corrections or Registration Forms, I'll take them!

Agenda:

- Locate and sign out your assigned netbook; go to bghover.pbworks.com

- View Interactive Periodic Table criteria and sample; discuss

- Assign logins and elements

- Begin research

Homework: Projects should be posted by Tuesday, February 21. (No school Monday for Presidents Day.)

 

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Warm-Up: We'll finish the Making Stuff Stronger video in a moment. Becky and Emily need to make up the quiz today.

Agenda:

- Finish and discuss video

- Return and discuss quiz; complete quiz corrections

Homework: Finish Quiz Corrections.
 

Warm-Up: Show that a meterstick set up with the following masses is in rotational equilibrium by calculating the torques. (The mass of the meterstick is 90 grams).

Note- Lab Reports are graded! Visit www.TurnItIn.com to view my comments. Scores will be entered into PIV by the end of the day.

Agenda:

- Read Sections 8.2 and 8.3 in the text to address the following objectives:  

- Summarize the two conditions that must be met to produce mechanical equilibrium

- Describe the concept of center of gravity and understand its importance to rotation





 - Discuss optional project: The Mini-Mobile

- Complete and discuss these text problems: Page 257 #7, 8

Homework: Quiz this week on rotational motion and torque.

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Warm-Up: Quiz Today! Take a few minutes to study

Agenda: 

- Take quiz

- Turn in when finished; quiet until all are finished

- Making Stuff Video

Homework: Have a great weekend!

Warm-Up Question: Why are dragsters long?



Agenda:

- Equilibrium Mini-Lab

- Set up and solve each scenario; calculate and compare the torques acting on the meterstick

Homework: None.

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Warm-Up: If you need to finish up or revisit any of the lab stations from yesterday, we'l take care of that first. We will need to be able to address the following objectives by the end of the day:

- Identify how distribution of mass affects the rotational inertia of an object

- Identify how location of applied force affects the angular acceleration of an object

- Note the relationship between torque and angular acceleration

- Use the torque equations to calculate the magnitude of a torque with proper units

- Use the right-hand rule to identify the direction of a torque

Agenda:

- Finish and discuss the mini-labs

- Complete the pre-concept check for torque; Read Section 8.1 in the text (pages 228 - 231)

- Complete a post-concept check and tweet a summary to @bgphysics 

- Update objectives for today

- If time permits: Try multiple choice question #1 on page 254

Homework: None. (Quiz is next friday.)

 

 

Warm-Up Questions: What is the difference between fission and fusion? Which process fuels the sun and other stars?

Agenda:

- Complete and demonstrate solutions to Nuclear Reaction Examples

- Prepare for tomorrow's quiz

- Review objectives/notes

- Complete Isotopes Review using a periodic table

- Play with PhET's Build an Atom Simulation if time permits 

Homework: Quiz tomorrow on the nucleus, radioactivity, fission, and fusion. Be sure to review your notes!

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Warm-Up: Our first order of business is to wrap up discussion of the Angular Motion Problems from pages 221 - 222. Locate your work and we'll get started in a moment.

Agenda:

- Finish Discussion of problems

- Torque and Rotation Mini-Labs

- Spend 3 - 4 minutes at each station observing and investigating

- When finished, discuss observations/questions

- Next: Read Section 8.1 in the text

Homework: None. (No quiz this week!)



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Warm-Up: Locate your Decay Chain example from yesterday. I'd like to have a volunteer walk us through the solution at the SMART Board in a moment.

Agenda:

- Discuss and mark Decay Chain Example

- Note these objectives:

- Compare/contrast fission and fusion

- Understand how E = mc2 relates to nuclear reactions

- Analyze the products of nuclear reactions

- PowerPoint notes: Fission and Fusion

- Update Notes

- If time permits: Nuclear Reaction Practice Problems

Homework: Quiz Friday on the nucleus, radioactivity, fission, and fusion

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Warm-Up: I got a good report from the sub...thanks for your cooperation. I had to leave school early because my daughter was sick. We'll finish up the last few minutes of the video and then discuss what you think about the Anticipation Guide Statements.

Agenda:

- Finish World's Biggest Bomb and discuss 

- Review Friday's objectives on radioactivity

- Complete SMART Board examples of alpha and beta decay

- Complete Decay Chain Example; discuss

-Next: Powerpoint on Fission and Fusion (and examples)

Homework: Quiz Thursday on nuclear structure, radioactivity, fission, and fusion.

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Warm-Up: We're going to review the text problems today. You may sign up with your group to share solutions if you'd like.

Note--Seniors will be called down 2nd period for the senior picture today. Also, there is an Anti-Bullying session during 5th period today.

Agenda:

- Sign up to discuss solutions at SMART Board (if you're absent, you can click here for solutions)

- Next: Torque and Rotation Mini-Labs

Homework: None.

Agenda:

- Fill out Anticipation Guide for World's Biggest Bomb

- Watch video, revise predictions, and record evidence 

Homework: None.

 

Warm-Up: Note the following learning objective for today--

- Relate angular quanities (θ, ω, α) to the tangential quantities (s, v, a) for rotational motion

Agenda:

- Read Section 7.3 quietly; update notes while reading; discuss

- Try the following problems for tomorrow: 9, 17, 18, 25, 49 (click for videos showing the apparatus described in #18 and a humorous look at pilots in training)

- Make sure your lab reports are submitted by midnight tonight to www.TurnItIn.com

Homework: Finish problems and lab reports.

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Warm-Up Questions: For rotational motion, what do the symbols θ, ω, α stand for? What units would be used to measure these quantities?

Agenda:

- Sign up to share solutions to the rotation text problems: Page 220 #1, 4, 5, 6 , 7

- Discuss solutions at SMART Board

- Work on lab reports if time permits (note that a sample report and the rubric are linked to the left)

Homework: Lab Reports due by end of day Monday.

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Warm-Up: Draw me a picture of a fluorine-19 atom.

Agenda:

- Isotopes Clicker Review

- Note the following objectives:

- Describe the forces acting within the nucleus of an atom

- Compare/contrast stable nuclei to unstable nuclei

- Use symbols used to represent a nucleus

- Summarize the three main types of nuclear radiation

- Predict the products of nuclear decay

- Read Pages 536 - 543, updating your notes as you read

- NEXT: SMART Board Examples of nuclear decay 

Homework: None! Have a great weekend.

 

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Warm-Up: Locate your whiteboards from yesterday so we can finish discussing the results for the rotational motion investigation.

Agenda:

- Discuss results; summarize in your notes

- Predict what the ω vs. t and α vs. t graphs would look like for these cases

- Work on lab reports and the following text problems: Page 220 #1, 4 ,5, 6, 7

Homework: Lab reports due monday to www.turnitin.com; be prepared to discuss the text problems tomorrow.

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Warm-Up Question: What is the identity of an atom with 3 protons and 4 neutrons in its nucleus?

Agenda:

- Complete Practice with Isotopes

- Sign up your group to share and explain solutions to the problems

- Clicker Practice - Isotopes

Homework: None

 

Warm-Up: Locate the textbook that you were using yesterday for the Sensible Sentence Highlighting activity. Continue reading and developing your summary.

Agenda:

- Share summaries with groupmates

- Choose on summary to write up on a whiteboard to share with the class

- Erase marks in book completely

- Update yesterday's objectives

- Work on Practice with Isotopes

- If time permits - demonstrate solutions

Homework: Finish practice sheet; review your objectives.

 

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Warm-Up: Go ahead and log on to a laptop and continue working on the rotational motion investigation.

Agenda:

- Would you like to see the last couple minutes of Fabric of the Cosmos?

- Finish analysis of rotational motion; make Angular Position vs. Time graphs and derive a mathematical model

- Share results, update notes

- Start Lab Reports (submit to www.TurnItIn.com)

Homework: Lab Reports due by Monday.

 

      

Warm-Up: Almost everyone has made up the quiz...the following people should prepare to take the quiz today: Arielle F, Chelsea W, Andrew K, ...

Also, if you would be interested in attending UT's Engineer-for-a-Day Program on February 22, let me know.

Agenda:

- Return and review quiz

- Note the following objectives:

- Understand how rotational motion could be measured using the quantities angular position, angular velocity, and angular acceleration

- Calculate circular path length traveled (meters) from angular displacement (radians)

- Develop a model for angular position vs. time for an object with constant angular velocity and uniformly changing angular velocity.

- Begin Rotational Motion Investigation

- Read and discuss background information; update notes

- View rotational videos

 

- Collect and plot data, derive models to describe the motion

Homework: None

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Warm-Up: Find your objectives notes and Anticipation Guide from the video Back to the Beginning

Agenda:

- Discuss Anticipation Guide for video and evidence

- Update objectives from Friday

- Return quiz, complete Quiz Corrections

- NEXT: Read Section 17-2 in the text (Masses of Atoms)

- While reading, use Sensible Sentence Highlighting strategy to summarize the section; share with group; choose one to share with class

- Check out this link; it explains how the mass of atoms/molecules is measured experimentally

Homework: Finish Quiz Corrections if you didn't finish in class. Update your notes with these objectives-

- Determine the components of an isotope's nucleus using atomic number and mass number

- Understand how the average atomic mass of an element is calculated

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Warm-Up: Make sure you have copied down Friday's video objectives for Back to the Beginning.

Agenda:

- Fill out Anticipation Guide; update with evidence while watching video

Homework: None.

 

Warm-Up: A lot of people need to take Friday's quiz, so I'm going to wait until tomorrow to return them. Scores are posted on PIV if you'd like to see your score.

The following people should prepare to make up Friday's quiz--Arielle F, Marshall K, Won-Yong S, Duncan R, Katie H, Nathaniel W, Chelsea W, Mason M, Brad F, Bailey B, Andrew K, Mike M, Savanah A.

Agenda:

- Watch Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse?

- Tweet comments to @bgphysics

Homework: None

Warm-Up: Quiz today! Take a few moments to review and we'll get started.

Agenda:

- Quick Q & A

- Take Quiz; turn in when finished; quiet until all are done

- If time permits, start Fabric of the Cosmos Part IV: Universe of Multiverse?

- Tweet comments to @bgphysics

Homework: Have a great weekend!

Warm-Up: Quiz today on Energy Sources, Atomic Structure, and Chemical Symbols. Take a few moments to review.

Agenda:

- Study time

- Take quiz; turn in when finished; stay quiet until all are finished

- Start NOVA Video - Back to the Beginning

- Note these learning objectives for the video

- Explain how astronomers can analyze the elemental content of a star

- Describe the process of nuclear fusion

- Explain how elements lighter than iron are formed

- Explain how elements heavier than iron are formed

Homework: Have a great weekend!

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Warm-Up: Add the following objectives to your notes--

- Be familiar with the charge, location, and relative mass of electrons, protons, and neutrons

- Compare the size and mass of the nucleus to the size and mass of the electron cloud

- Define the word element, and know what makes each element unique

- Understand what makes an atom neutral

- Understand what atomic number and atomic mass define for a given atom

- Know the chemical symbol for the 30 elements listed in the reading handout

Agenda:

- Finish up chemical symbol / element flash cards; study individually or with a partner

- Work on the Periodic Table Word Challenge

- Update your notes and objectives

- If time permits: Play zip around review game

Homework: Study your notes for tomorrow's quiz on atomic structure, chemical symbols, and energy sources.

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Warm-Up: We'll continue working on the UCM/Pendulum challenge and the text problems from Chapter 7 in Serway (#41, 43, 44, 51). If you'd like to see any of the text problems demonstrated today, add it to the sign-up board.

Agenda:

- First half of class: test challenge predictions (goal: F_T=3 N) and work on text problems

- Second half of class: discuss the text problems and the challenge solution

Homework: Quiz tomorrow! Review your objectives and the problems from this week.

Warm-Up: Are there any lingering questions from the video clips that you watched over the last couple of days? We can discuss them before moving on.

Agenda:

- Return and discuss graded items

- Read Elements and Atoms - Annotate with INSERT Notation

- Construct a concept map to organize the information contained in the reading

- Make a set of flashcards to study from; distribute periodic tables

Homework: Quiz this Friday on Energy Sources, Atomic Models, and Chemical Symbols--continue reviewing and updating your notes.

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Warm-Up: First on the agenda is to finish discussing the problems from Monday. If your group didn't present yet, prepare to discuss your solution. If you have a moment, check out these popular culture links that demonstrate circular motion:

- Charlotte's Web Excerpt

- Spies Like Us Clip (a bad comedy from the '80s)

Agenda:

- Finish discussion of problems

- Discuss set-up for UCM Challenge - Pendulum Motion

- Work on challenge solution and additional problems: Page 223 #41, 43, 44 and Page 224 #51

Homework: Quiz Friday on UCM. Use the next two days to review text problems, objectives notes, and to solve the challenge problem with your group.

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Warm-Up: Hopefully you made some progress with the problems yesterday. I'd like groups to sign up in a moment to demonstrate solutions. If you haven't already checked out the answers to the Conceptual Questions in the back of the book, do so now. Also, check out this video clip from 2001: A Space Odyssey, which relates to #7. (Another clip)

Agenda:

- Sign up and demonstrate yesterday's problems

- Present Lab Challenge -- The Pendulum and UCM

- Begin brainstorming solutions to lab challenge if time permits

Homework: Quiz Friday on UCM...continue reviewing and updating your notes.

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Warm-Up: What did you think of Our Friend the Atom? Locate your video notes so that we can discuss the video in a moment.

Agenda:

- Discuss yesterday's video/Video Notes

- Watch clips about modern atomic models from the film Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives; add to notes

Homework: Quiz this Friday on Energy Sources, Atomic Models, and Chemical Symbols--continue reviewing and updating your notes.

 

Agenda:

- Complete Uniform Circular Motion Problems I (key is available for #1 if you'd like to check your work)

- Complete the following from the text:

Conceptual Questions on Page 220: #1, 5, 7

Problems on Page 222-223: #31, 32, 26 a-d

- Be prepared to present solutions on Tuesday

Homework: Finish problem for tomorrow.

 

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Agenda:

- Watch video - Our Friend the Atom

- Jot down video notes while watching

Homework: Make sure your video notes are complete; they will be checked tomorrow.

Warm-Up: Find your objectives notes for the week. I'd like to quickly review them before moving on today.

Agenda:

- Review objectives

- PowerPoint: A Model for UCM

- Start UCM Problems I

Homework: Finish problems for Monday.

Warm-Up: I think we're ready to see a presentation on hydropower today...we'll start with that. I'd also like to collect your research notes for a participation check.

Agenda:

-Since the topic of String Theory was brought up yesterday, I thought we'd start with a video outlining the basic ideas behind the theory.

- Complete Concept Check for Atomic Models 

- Do a "group reading" of pages 509 - 511

- Summarize your reading in a 1-minute focused free-write; turn in

- Watch video clips from "Our Friend the Atom" and "Parallel Lives, Parallel Worlds" and jot down notes while viewing related to the following objective:

- Summarize how the model for the atom has changed over time

Homework: None! Have a great weekend.

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Warm-Up Question: Thinking back to yesterday, what are the three variables that determine the amount of centripetal net force required to keep an object in uniform circular motion?

Agenda:

- Plot the three data sets and determine a mathematical model (equation) to describe the data

- Share results on SMART Board; make conclusions

- Add the following objectives to your notes:

- Understand the terms and units in the centripetal force equation

- Use the centripetal force equation to solve problems involving UCM

- NEXT: PowerPoint - A Model for Circular Motion

Homework: None

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Warm-Up Questions: In the video Power Surge...

...what was the point of the Wedges Game?

...which "wedges" have been discussed so far?

...are any of the "wedges" entirely positive without drawbacks?

Agenda:

- Finish and discuss Power Surge (no netbooks today--maybe we'll try again another time, but I didn't see enough of maturity and self-control yesterday)

- Watch hydropower presentation if possible

- Brainstorming Activity - Draw an atom with your group and present to class

- Next: Complete Concept Check for Atomic Models and do a "group reading" of pages 509 - 511; follow up with a focused free-write

Homework: None

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Warm-Up: Note the following objectives for your notes--

- Define Uniform Circular Motion (UCM); use the concepts of centripetal force and centripetal acceleration to explain UCM

- Identify the variables that influence the centripetal net force needed to keep an object in UCM

- Develop an equation that quantifies the amount of centripetal net force needed to keep an object in UCM

*If you requested a tutor from BGSU, see me today to fill out a time-availability form

Agenda:

- Read UCM Investigation background information; define variables for experiment

- Use simulation to gather data for the experiment; plot graphs for each experiment and derive an equation to quantify net centripetal force

Homework: None

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Warm-Up: We'll watch the final energy company presentation and then quickly update our notes.

Agenda:

- Watch hydropower presentation

- Watch Power Surge and comment at www.todaysmeet.com/powersurge

Homework: None

Warm-Up: The following people should prepare or make arrangements to make up last Friday's quiz--Bo Z, Mychal B, Adrienne J, Jamie B, Gabbi F, Aleksy R

Agenda:

- Finish watching Fabric of the Cosmos III - Quantum Leap

- Tweet comments to @bgphysics

- Return and discuss quiz

- Begin discussing the concept of Uniform Circular Motion; ball on string demo; circular motion paradox

- If time permits, look at UCM simulator

Homework: None. 

 

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Warm-Up: Energy Company Presentations are today. You should be prepared to share your project with the class today. We'll have volunteers go first.

Remember, the projects are meant to address the following objective--

- Compare and contrast different energy sources and understand how each is used to generate electricity

Agenda:

- Watch presentations

- Discuss each with your group after watching; fill out an evaluation

- If time permits--watch short video on Nuclear Energy

- Update notes

- Next: Watch and comment on Power Surge - discuss at www.todaysmeet/powersurge

Homework: None!  

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Warm-Up: Quiz today! Take a few moments to review. I'll take your questions in a moment.

Agenda:

- Review time / Q & A

- Take Quiz

- Turn in when complete; quiet until all are finished

- Watch Fabric of the Cosmos if time permits; tweet comments to @bgphysics

Homework: None! Have a great three-day weekend!

Warm-Up: Students who signed up to participate in the Integrating Science with Theater Technology project should report to the Performing Arts Center at the beginning of the period.

Agenda:

- Review for tomorrow's quiz

- Note that the provided equations for the quiz are listed are listed above

- Review the objectives for the past two weeks and update your notes

- Try these additional problems to prepare for the quiz:

Page 154 #22: also calculate a spring constant for the trampoline if the maximum extension of the trampole is 0.80 m

Page 155 #36: Find the speed of the ball when it hits the ground

Page 159 #81: Let height = 0 at position A and find the maximum height reached at Position C and the "launch" speed at Position B

Page 159 #83: Try this problem if you weren't able to solve it yesterday

*Draw energy pie charts for each problem; a solution sheet is available up front so you can check your work

- If time permits, watch Paul Hewitt...

Agenda:

- We're in the PAC today for another Intersecting Science with Theater Technology session...report directly to the PAC for class

Homework: Energy Company Projects are due tomorrow. Be prepared to have them evaluated by the class!

Warm-Up: I am looking for volunteers to join Dr. G and me in the Performing Arts Center tomorrow to help with the Intersecting Science and Theatre project with the Science 9 classes. This would involve reporting to the PAC at the beginning of your Physics class period to participate in a dramatic metaphor.

Also, if you would like a tutor for Physics this semester, let me know. The guidance office will be able to link you up with a tutor from BGSU.

Agenda:

- Review yesterday's objective concerning Spring Potential Energy

- Complete and sign up to demonstrate today's problems: Page 154-159 #36a, 39, 83

- Discuss solutions

- Quick Lab: Test Energy Conservation with carts, ramps, and motion detectors

Homework: Quiz Friday on work and energy--make sure your notes are updated and you understand the problems from this week.

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Warm-Up: We need to finish the first set of text energy problems and discuss solutions today. You should have tried at least the first couple for homework (Page 153 #9,10; 154 #13; 155 #32,33).

Agenda:

- Finish problems, sign up to SMART Board, discuss (draw energy pie charts for all problems)

- Read Quantifying Energy (Spring Potential Energy); add the following objective to your notes:

- Define spring potential energy quantitatively (note formula and units)

- Start additional problems: Page 155 #36, 154 #39, 159 #83

Homework: Complete the text problems.

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Warm-Up: Please note that Energy Company Presentations will be due Friday. Please review the requirements and ask any questions at the beginning of class so that you remain on track to finish.

Agenda:

- Continue gathering information and taking notes--there will be a participation check for your notes packet. Good sites include www.energy.gov, www.nrel.gov, www.howstuffworks.com

- Consider how you would like to put together your 3 - 5 minute video. Options include www.voicethread.com, www.prezi.com, PhotoStory, SMART Recorder, etc.

- Work on scripts, logos, etc.; recording equipment will be available on Tuesday and Wednesday

Homework: Make sure your video is completed by Friday!!

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Warm-Up: You should have attempted #1 and 7 on page 153 for today. Take a quick look at those problems; we'll discuss the solutions in a moment. (Answers are in the back of the book if you want to check your work.)

Agenda:

- Revisit "ramp section" of the Chapter 2 Test Optional Problem; solve with force diagram approach

- Note these new objectives:

- Define kinetic energy quantitatively (note the formula and units)

- Define gravitational potential energy quantitatively (note the formula and units) 

- Solve problems using the concept of conservation of energy

- Read Quantifying Energy

- Solve "ramp problem" with an energy approach

- Try the following problems for tomorrow: Page 153 #9, 10; Page 154 #13; Page 155 #32, 33 (Draw energy pie charts for the changes that occur in each problem)

Agenda: Complete text problems.

Warm-Up: Locate your Energy Pie Charts sheet. Sign up to SMART Board a solution with your group.

Note: There is an anti-bullying session today during period 5.

Agenda:

- Discuss Energy Pie Charts

- Note these objectives:

- Define mechanical energy

- Define work quantitatively; note the formula and units used to calculate work

- Understand how to calculate work when the applied force and displacement are not in the same direction

- Summarize the concepts of dissipative forces/frictional work

- Read introduction to Chapter 5 and section 5.1 (pages 119 - 122); update your notes  

- Complete and self-check the following text problems: Page 153 #1, 7

Homework: Have a great weekend! Finish up the problems on page 153 if you haven't already done so.

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Warm-Up: Our first priority is to update notes with yesterday's objectives --

- Define the term electricity (or electric current)

- Describe how electricity is generated

Agenda:

- Note the objective of the Energy Company Project

 - Compare and contrast different energy sources and understand how each is used to generate electricity

- Work on the project

- Review requirements

- Read in textbook and online to gather information (www.energy.gov, www.nrel.gov, www.howstuffworks.com, etc.)

- Begin considering how you will synthesize your project into a 3 - 5 minute presentation (www.prezi.com, www.voicethread.com, SMART Recorder, PhotoStory, etc.)

Homework: Projects will be shared next Friday. We'll have Monday - Wednesday in class to work on the...

Warm-Up: I'd like to wrap up the Energy Skate Park activity ASAP...if you need to do additional investigating, share a laptop with your group and we'll discuss the results in a moment.

Agenda:

- Discuss Energy Skate Park and address yesterday's objectives

- Note these new objectives for today:

- Understand the relationship between work and energy

- Identify and describe different forms of energy

- Identify and describe ways that energy can be transferred from or to a system

- Use pie charts to track energy changes in a system

- Read Introduction to Energy; highlight with the Sensible Sentence Highlighting strategy; update notes while others finish reading

- Start Energy Pie Charts sheet

Homework: Update notes and finish Energy Pie Charts for tomorrow.

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Warm-Up: We'll continue working on the Energy Company Presentation project this week, but first, we're going to do a mini-lab on electricity. Question: What is electricity?

Agenda:

- Bulbs, Batteries, and Generators Mini-Lab

- Read and discuss How an Electric Generator Works 

- Record and address these objectives in your notes:

- Define the term electricity (or electrical current)

- Describe how electricity is generated

- Begin researching for the project - use your note packet as a guide

Homework: Continue thinking about how you'd like to complete the project.

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Warm-Up: Happy New Year! I hope you had an excellent break. If you think you have unused passes that you'd like to turn in for bonus points, be sure to bring them to class today.

Also, I have free physics books for you! I'll explain in a moment.

Agenda:

- New seats!

- Return and review tests; check final grades on PIV; turn in unused passes if needed; claim free physics books

- Read Feynman's take on energy; annotate with INSERT Notation and discuss

- Note today's objectives:

- Develop a qualitative understanding of the concept of energy and the Law of Conservation of Energy

- Identify quantities that influence the amount of gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy of an object

- Complete Energy Skate Park Activity using the simulation found at www.tinyurl.com/EnergySkatePark

- Discuss objectives if time permits

Homework: Finish Energy Skate Park Activity.

Warm-Up: Happy New Year! I hope you had an excellent break. If you have any unused passes from Semester One, please bring them to class today to be turned in.

Agenda:

- New seats!

- Return and review Quarter 2 Test; complete test corrections

- Collect unused passes; distribute new passes

- Clean out notebook; everything can go except the class policy, your new passes, and any materials related to energy

- Introduce Energy Company Presentation Project; draw for order of choice; skim chapter 9 in the textbook (page 254) and choose topics

- Begin research if time permits 

Homework: Begin thinking about which tool you'd like to use to produce the energy company presentation.

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Warm-Up: It's almost break! One more test and you're out of here for the rest of 2011! Take a few minutes to look over your notes and we'll get started in a moment.

Agenda:

- Organize and clip together your notes for the final participation check for quarter 2

- Finish Jeopardy--team three gets to select a question and then we'll do the Final Jeopardy question

- Q & A with Mr. Hover

- Take test; turn in when finished; quiet until all are done

- Watch NOVA if time permits

Homework: None! Have a great break. See you in 2012!

 

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Warm-Up: I'd like to leave an hour for the cumulative test, so you can take some time to review and I'll answer any questions that you have in a moment.

Agenda:

- Study/Q&A

- Turn in notes if you have a complete set (worth 10/10)

- Take Test; turn in when complete; quiet until all are finished

- Watch some of Fabric of the Comos Part III if time permits

Homework: Have an excellent break...see you in 2012!

Warm-Up: Today is a review day. Quizzes will be returned in a moment. Becky and Emily need to make up the quiz today.

Agenda:

- Return quizzes, complete quiz corrections

- Review Quarter 2 Cumulative Test

- Look over the four quizzes from the quarter

- Update and review your notes from quarter 2 (October 17 and after)

- Re-do problems from handouts from the quarter

- Review Game?

Homework: Be ready to take the Cumulative Test on Wednesday!

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Warm-Up: Quizzes will be returned in a moment. Today will be a review day. We'll finish Fabric of the Cosmos after the test on Tuesday/Wednesday.

The following people need to take the quiz: Adrienne J, Chuck B

Agenda:

- Return and discuss quiz

- Complete peer participation evaluation

- Prepare for the Quarter 2 Cumulative Test

- Review and update your notes (a complete note set can be turned in on test day for a 10/10 on your quarter 2 grade)

- Review the 4 quizzes from the quarter...the test will have a similar format to the quizzes

- Review problem sets from the quarter

Homework: Study for the test; finalize notes if you plan to turn them in. Reminder, exam periods for 1, 2, 5, & 6 will be on Tuesday; make-up, 3, 4, & 7 will be on Wednesday.

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Warm-Up: Quiz today... take a moment to review and remember that the momentum equations listed above will be available on the quiz.

Agenda:

- Take Quiz; turn in when finished

- Start watching Fabric of the Cosmos Part III: Quantum Leap

- Tweet comments to @bgphysics

Homework: Study for the Quarter 2 Test. Review the quizzes and objectives. A complete set of notes may be turned in on exam day for an optional 10/10 on your quarter 2 grade. 

Warm-Up: Quiz 4 today! Find the Sample Energy OGT Questions from yesterday. I'd like to review them before you take the quiz.

Agenda:

- Discuss OGT Questions

- Take quiz; turn in when complete; quiet until all are finished

- Start watching NOVA Origins: Earth is Born

Homework: Quarter 2 Test is next Wednesday. You should begin reviewing and updating your notes from Quarter 2.

Warm-Up: Find the glancing collision text problems that were assigned yesterday. You may sign up to demonstrate a solution with your group.

Agenda:

- Discuss solutions at SMART Board

- Study your momentum objectives to prepare for tomorrow's quiz

- Complete these problems for additional practice if needed: Page 184 #14, 16, Page 186 #42a, Page 187 #50

- Answers:

(14a) 7.50 kg m/s (14b) 375 N (16a) 12.0 N s (16b) 6.00 m/s 

(16c) 4.00 m/s (42a) 20.9 m/s east (50) 18.6 m/s = 41.5 mi/hr

Homework: Prepare for tomorrow's quiz.

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Warm-Up: What factors control an object's gravitational potential energy? What factors control an object's kinetic energy?

Agenda:

- Review answers to Energy Skate Par Activity (tinyurl.com/energyskatepark)

- Read pages 102 - 113 in the textbook and write a 30-word GIST Summary with your group

- Update yesterday's objectives

- Complete Energy Practice Problems and discuss

Homework: Quiz 4 tomorrow! Look over your notes/objectives for the last two weeks.

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Warm-Up: Log in a laptop and bring up the glancing collision video analysis. If you didn't already add this objective to your notes, do so now--

- Analyze the momentum of objects involved in glancing collisions

Agenda:

- Discuss results to glancing collsion video analysis

- Read Section 6.4 in Serway; update notes

- Complete text problems involving glancing collisions: Page 187 #47b, 49, 51a

Homework: Complete text problems. Continue reviewing for this week's quiz and the quarter 2 test next week.

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Warm-Up Question: What is the relationship between work and energy?

Agenda:

- Finish constructing concept map (print copies for everyone)

- Update yesterday's objectives

- Energy Skate Park Activity (tinyurl.com/EnergySkatePark)

- Follow the procedure on the handout to investigate energy relationships 

- Try to determine the variables that control kinectic and gravitational potential energy at any given instant

- Discuss results and mark for credit

- Add these objectives to your notes:

- Identify the variables that control kinetic and gravitational potential energy

- Summarize the Law of Conservation of Energy

- Next: read pages 102 - 113 in the textbook

Homework: Quiz Friday...continue updating and studying your notes.

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Warm-Up: Find the text problems that we're assigned yesterday for homework. Take a moment to look them over...if you'd like to discuss any of the problems, I'll take requests. The answer to #8 is I = 13.5 N s, Favg = 9000 N.

Agenda:

- Discuss the text problems

- Add this objective to your notes:

- Analyze the momentum of objects involved in glancing collisions

- Analyze video clip in Logger Pro (Handout > Hover > Momentum Videos > Glancing Collision)

- Is momentum conserved? Prepare to defend your conclusion.

- Read section 6.4 in the Serway

- Update notes; try #47 on page 187 if time permits

Homework: Quiz 4 this Friday. Continue to update and study your notes.

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Warm-Up: If two objects are dropped/launched as shown to the right, which hits the ground first? Why?

Agenda:

- Review video clip of two-sphere demo

- Review results of projectile video analysis

- Add these objectives to your notes:

- Understand the scientific definition of work and energy

- Know the formula and units used to calculate work

- Identify different forms of energy

- Do a "team reading" of page 100 - 101, 126 - 128

- Create a concept map with the following terms: change, chemical, distance, electrical, energy, force, forms, F x d, joules, radiant, thermal, work

- Share maps; update notes if time permits

Homework: Quiz Friday...review and study your objectives from the last two weeks.

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Congrats to Team Einstein - Chelsea Watson, Mykala Hayes, Declan Wicks, and Patience Stockwell - for taking 4th Place out of 40 teams at the UT Engineering Design Competition.

Warm-Up: Locate Momentum Problems I. I'd like groups to sign up to demonstrate solutions in a moment.

Agenda:

- Demostrate solutions at SMART Board

- Start additional text problems: page 183 #3a, 5, 8, 9 ,21, 33

Homework: Finish problems. Momentum Quiz Friday.

Warm-Up: Did you finish the MythBusters episode with the sub on Friday? If not we'll finish that first.

Agenda:

- Finish MythBusters if necessary

- Share results for Projectile Video Analysis

- Update projectile motion objectives from last week

- View 2-sphere demo if time permits

- Next: Begin mini-unit on work and energy

Homework: Quiz #4 on Friday...continue reviewing your objectives/notes.

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Agenda:

- Review yesterday's learning objectives and yesterday's reading on Momentum Conservation:

- Analyze the total momentum of an isolated system before and after a collision occurs

- Explain why momentum is conserved in isolated systems

- Complete Momentum Problems I 

- If you're having difficulty, read section 6.2 in Serway (page 166 - 168) and look at Example 6.3 (page 168) and Example 6.4 (page 170) 

Homework: Complete Momentum Problems I

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Agenda:

- Add the following objectives to your notes:

- Analyze the motion of projectiles; compare horizontal and vertical motion

- Explain projectile motion by identifying the force(s) involved in producing the motion

- Compare the motion of different projectiles

- Complete the video analysis of a projectiles with your group, read the section about projectile motion on pages 79-80 and then fill out a Projectile Lab Report sheet with your group; turn this in to the sub

- Update your notes with the conclusions you draw from the lab as well as the reading

- If time permits, begin watching MythBusters - Bullet Dropped, Bullet Fired

Homework: None, but keep reviewing and updating your notes.

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Warm-Up: Go ahead and log on to a computer and continue working on Momentum Investigation with Video Analysis.

Also: If you have a UT Application or permission form for the Engineering Design Competition please turn it in now.

Agenda:

- Finish analysis; sign up and prepare a whiteboard for one of the scenarios (include all calculations)

- Discuss results

- Add these objectives to your notes:

- Analyze the total momentum of an isolated system before and after a collision occurs

- Explain why momentum is conserved in isolated systems

- Read (with INSERT notation) and discuss Momentum Conservation handout

- Next: Momentum Problems I

Homework: Continue updating and reviewing your notes daily.

 

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Warm-Up: Recall that most groups calculated an acceleration of about 150 m/s/s for their rockets. What big assumption did we make in calculating this estimate? Would you expect the actual acceleration to be higher or lower?

Agenda:

- Finish Rocket Video Analysis; discuss and mark for completion

- Add the following objectives to your notes:

- Analyze the motion of projectiles; compare horizontal and vertical motion

- Explain projectile motion by identifying the force(s) involved in producing the motion

- Compare the motion of different projectiles

- Complete a video analysis of various projectiles with your group, read the section on projectile motion on pages 79-80 and then discuss the above objectives

Homework: None, but keep reviewing and updating your notes.

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Warm-Up: Review the definition of momentum and impulse. How are the two concepts related?

FYI: Wear Physics T-shirts Friday. If you are going to UT on Friday, I need your permission form by tomorrow. Mychal B-see me regarding Friday's quiz.

Agenda:

- Clear up any questions about yesterday's objectives

- Momentum Investigation with Video Analysis

- Discuss procedure; preview clips

- Analyze the clips in LoggerPro to determine the total momentum of the two-cart system before and after collision

- Remember, momentum is a vector, so it can be negative (leftward) or positive (rightward) 

- Next: Share results

Homework: None, but continue to update and study your notes.

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Warm-Up Question: Do we have enough information to use F=ma to predict the acceleration of our rockets?

Agenda:

- Return quiz corrections

- Work through calculations on Rocket Flight Analysis with your groupmates; write up results on a whiteboard so they can be shared; turn in one clean copy for your group.

- Conduct a Rocket Video Analysis for your rocket's flight to verify the motion of the rocket; turn in when complete

- Next: Projectile Motion Video Analysis

Homework: None, but keep updating and studying your notes.

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Warm-Up: We'll finish yesterday's video in the first part of class. Also, Mychal B, Vivian V, and Gabby F still need to make up Friday's quiz.

FYI: I have University of Toledo applications for any dual enrollment students interested in applying for next fall free of charge. If you've already applied to UT, let me know and I'll pass your name along so your application fee will be waived.

Agenda:

- Finish Fabric of the Cosmos - The Illusion of Time

- Add these objectives to your notes:

- Know the meaning, formula, and units of momentum

- Rearrange Newton's Second Law (Fnet=ma) so that it incorporates the concept of momentum

- Know the meaning, formula, and units of impulse

- Summarize the relationship between impulse and momentum

- Use F vs. t graphs to analyze impulse and momentum

- Do a "team reading" of section 6.1 in the...

Warm-Up: We're launching today! Return to your locker to get coat, hat, gloves, etc. Current temperature is 37 degrees.

Agenda:

- Turn in your Quiz Corrections if you haven't already done so.

- Find your rocket, make sure you've recorded its mass and weight

- Choose who will launch the rocket

- Discuss launch procedure

- Walk to football field; videotape launch; return to classroom

- If time permits, review launch video clip and continue with the Launch Analysis sheet.

Homework: None, but continue reviewing and updating your notes and objectives.

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Warm-Up: Launch conditions are not good today, so we'll put it off until at least tomorrow. We need a calm, dry day. It is supposed to be cold this week, but we'll launch on the first decent day.

We'll finish up Friday's NOVA Episode, Voyage to the Mystery Moon, and then discuss quizzes. Matt H & Anna H still need to take the quiz.

Agenda:

- Finish NOVA

- Return and discuss quiz; complete quiz corrections

- Continue working on Rocket Flight Analysis if time permits

Homework: None, but continue reviewing and updating your notes and objectives.

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Warm-Up: We'll review Friday's quiz as soon as the following people have made it up--Mychal B, Vivian V, Brad F, Gabby F, and Ryan V.

Agenda:

- Watch Fabric of the Cosmos - The Illusion of Time

- Tweet questions/comments to @bgphysics

- Return and discuss Friday's quiz

Homework: None.

Warm-Up: Quiz Today! Take a few moments to review...I'll take questions in a moment.

Agenda:

- Take quiz; turn in when complete; quiet until all are finished

- Start watching Fabric of the Cosmos Part II -- What is Time?

- Tweet questions and comments to @bgphysics

Homework: Have a great weekend.

Warm-Up: Quiz Today! Find any of your work from yesterday with the sub. We will review your results in a moment. If you have any questions about the quiz I can answer those, also.

Agenda:

- Review yesterday's work and review for the quiz

- Take quiz; turn in when complete; quiet until all are done

- Start NOVA if time permits

Homework: None! Have a great weekend.