Rogue River Academy Science
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Week 17: May 29 - June 1
Week 17
The final at the end of the semester is approaching. Here are some of the review materials that I will be handing out next week.
Second Semester Concepts
Definitions worksheet
Finally here is an honors assignment from the waves unit that some students have been doing for extra credit.
optional honors assignment for extra credit. There are several possibilities listed. It may be done more than once.
Goals:
1. Be able to describe what gravity is.
2. Be able to use and explain the equation for the law of universal gravitation: F = m*m/d2. (I'm unable to write superscripts and subscripts here. The equation is saying that the force due to gravitybetween two objects is proportional to the product of the two masses divided by the distance between them squared.)
3. Be able to support the law of universal gravitation with graphs.
Activities:
Block day: Go through background information worksheet. Collect data for lab on computers. Homework: Write Introduction for the Gravity Lab. Links to handout with the lab report description and the introduction worksheet
Thursday: Discuss Lab results. Make four graphs of results. Homework: Write conclusion for the lab.
Friday: Practice problems about Gravity. Review. Quiz. Notebook.
Notebook Contents:
1. Gravity Lab Handout
2. Introduction to Gravity Lab
3. Data Tables (3)
4. Graphs (4)
5 Conclusion to Gravity Lab
6. Gravity Practice Problems ¶ 8:27 AM
The final at the end of the semester is approaching. Here are some of the review materials that I will be handing out next week.
Second Semester Concepts
Definitions worksheet
Finally here is an honors assignment from the waves unit that some students have been doing for extra credit.
optional honors assignment for extra credit. There are several possibilities listed. It may be done more than once.
Goals:
1. Be able to describe what gravity is.
2. Be able to use and explain the equation for the law of universal gravitation: F = m*m/d2. (I'm unable to write superscripts and subscripts here. The equation is saying that the force due to gravitybetween two objects is proportional to the product of the two masses divided by the distance between them squared.)
3. Be able to support the law of universal gravitation with graphs.
Activities:
Block day: Go through background information worksheet. Collect data for lab on computers. Homework: Write Introduction for the Gravity Lab. Links to handout with the lab report description and the introduction worksheet
Thursday: Discuss Lab results. Make four graphs of results. Homework: Write conclusion for the lab.
Friday: Practice problems about Gravity. Review. Quiz. Notebook.
Notebook Contents:
1. Gravity Lab Handout
2. Introduction to Gravity Lab
3. Data Tables (3)
4. Graphs (4)
5 Conclusion to Gravity Lab
6. Gravity Practice Problems ¶ 8:27 AM
Monday, May 21, 2007
Week 16 May 21 - 25
1. Be able to describe what force is necessary to keep an object moving in a circular path.
2. Be able to explain the difference between the real centripetal force and the imaginary centrifugal force.
3. Be able to apply Newton's Laws to circular motion.
4. Be able to explain how an object stays in orbit and what factors must work together to make it happen.
Monday: Attempt to explain what keeps water in a spinning bucket. Group work.
Block day: Illustrate and annotate one of three options about circular motion.
Thursday: Present illustrations. Orbits worksheet.
Friday: Go over homework. Review. Catch up. Quiz.
Notebook:
1. Notes from Monday on circular motion.
2. Orbits Worksheet ¶ 9:15 AM
2. Be able to explain the difference between the real centripetal force and the imaginary centrifugal force.
3. Be able to apply Newton's Laws to circular motion.
4. Be able to explain how an object stays in orbit and what factors must work together to make it happen.
Monday: Attempt to explain what keeps water in a spinning bucket. Group work.
Block day: Illustrate and annotate one of three options about circular motion.
Thursday: Present illustrations. Orbits worksheet.
Friday: Go over homework. Review. Catch up. Quiz.
Notebook:
1. Notes from Monday on circular motion.
2. Orbits Worksheet ¶ 9:15 AM
Monday, May 14, 2007
Week 15: May 14 - 18
Goals: (Continued from last week.)
1. Design, conduct, and analyze an experiment about rockets
2. Apply concepts of force, energy and aceleration to rockets.
Schedule:
Monday: Continue film, October Sky.
Blockday: Finish data anlysis. Write introduction and conclusion to rocket experiment.
Thursday: Finish experiment report. Review for test.
Friday: Quiz over rocket experiment. Watch film : Zero G. ¶ 9:21 AM
1. Design, conduct, and analyze an experiment about rockets
2. Apply concepts of force, energy and aceleration to rockets.
Schedule:
Monday: Continue film, October Sky.
Blockday: Finish data anlysis. Write introduction and conclusion to rocket experiment.
Thursday: Finish experiment report. Review for test.
Friday: Quiz over rocket experiment. Watch film : Zero G. ¶ 9:21 AM
Week 14: May 7 - May 11
Goals:
1. Design, conduct, and analyze an experiment about rockets.
2. Apply concepts of force, energy and acceelration to rockets.
Monday: Prepare for rocket lab. Homework: worksheet about rockets.
Block day: Collect data about rockets
Thursday: Analyze rocket data.
Friday: Start film: October Sky. Finish rocket analysis next week. ¶ 9:17 AM
1. Design, conduct, and analyze an experiment about rockets.
2. Apply concepts of force, energy and acceelration to rockets.
Monday: Prepare for rocket lab. Homework: worksheet about rockets.
Block day: Collect data about rockets
Thursday: Analyze rocket data.
Friday: Start film: October Sky. Finish rocket analysis next week. ¶ 9:17 AM
Monday, April 30, 2007
Week 13 April 30 - May 4
Goals:
1.Apply Newton's Laws and the definitions of accelerationa dn velocity to motion in two dimensions.
2. Be able to apply the distance equation d = di + vit +1/2at^2.
3. Be able to use the distance equation for free fall: d = 1/2 gt^2
4. Analyze motion in two dimensions by looking at its horizontal and vertiacl components.
Activities:
Mon: Review and develop distance equation for constant acceleration. Hmwk: Falling rock worksheet (sorry no online copy available)
Block : Work on worksheet Where's the ball
Thursday: Look at paths of projectiles.
Friday: Review. Quiz.
Notebook:
1. Notes and Falling rock worksheet
2. Where's the Ball
3. Drawing the path of a projectile ¶ 8:39 AM
1.Apply Newton's Laws and the definitions of accelerationa dn velocity to motion in two dimensions.
2. Be able to apply the distance equation d = di + vit +1/2at^2.
3. Be able to use the distance equation for free fall: d = 1/2 gt^2
4. Analyze motion in two dimensions by looking at its horizontal and vertiacl components.
Activities:
Mon: Review and develop distance equation for constant acceleration. Hmwk: Falling rock worksheet (sorry no online copy available)
Block : Work on worksheet Where's the ball
Thursday: Look at paths of projectiles.
Friday: Review. Quiz.
Notebook:
1. Notes and Falling rock worksheet
2. Where's the Ball
3. Drawing the path of a projectile ¶ 8:39 AM
Friday, April 20, 2007
Week 12 April 23 - 27
Goals:
1. Know and be able to use the equation velocity = wavelength * frequency
2. Be familiar with the electromagnetic spectrum.
i. what it is.
ii. What all parts of it have in common.
iii. What is different about its parts.
3. Know what happens when waves meet.
4. Be able to apply wave vocabulary to sound waves.
Activities:
Monday: Go over quiz. Discussion/lecture/demonstrations on sound
Block day: Discuss EM spectrum discussion and design and run an experiment to find out what happens when wave pulses on a slinky run into each other.
Thursday: Variety of review activities and brief demonstrations about resonance and standing waves.
Friday: Film and Quiz
Notebook:
1. 3 questions from board about EM spectrum
2. Introduction and conclusion for slinky experiment
3. Wave Review Sheet. ¶ 3:38 PM
1. Know and be able to use the equation velocity = wavelength * frequency
2. Be familiar with the electromagnetic spectrum.
i. what it is.
ii. What all parts of it have in common.
iii. What is different about its parts.
3. Know what happens when waves meet.
4. Be able to apply wave vocabulary to sound waves.
Activities:
Monday: Go over quiz. Discussion/lecture/demonstrations on sound
Block day: Discuss EM spectrum discussion and design and run an experiment to find out what happens when wave pulses on a slinky run into each other.
Thursday: Variety of review activities and brief demonstrations about resonance and standing waves.
Friday: Film and Quiz
Notebook:
1. 3 questions from board about EM spectrum
2. Introduction and conclusion for slinky experiment
3. Wave Review Sheet. ¶ 3:38 PM
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Week 11 April 16 - 20
Goals:
1. Be able to explain what a wave is.
2. Be able to describe waves by their amplitude, frequency, wavelength, and period.
3. Be able to describe what affects the speed of a wave.
4. Be able to describe transverse and longitudinal waves.
Activities:
Mon: Intro to waves. Try to make the fastest wave possible.Homework: Reading on waves and three questions.
Block: Go over homework and mondays results. Start wave experiment.
Thursday: Finish data collection. Homework. Graph the data. Fill in a chart about wave characteristics based on a reading.
Friday: Go over lab results and homework. Write conclusion. Short Quiz.
Notebook:
1. Wave reading 1-1
2. Three questions about reading and notes.
2. Data table
3. Graph
4. Wave reading 1-2 and table of characteristics.
5. Conclusion ¶ 11:08 AM
1. Be able to explain what a wave is.
2. Be able to describe waves by their amplitude, frequency, wavelength, and period.
3. Be able to describe what affects the speed of a wave.
4. Be able to describe transverse and longitudinal waves.
Activities:
Mon: Intro to waves. Try to make the fastest wave possible.Homework: Reading on waves and three questions.
Block: Go over homework and mondays results. Start wave experiment.
Thursday: Finish data collection. Homework. Graph the data. Fill in a chart about wave characteristics based on a reading.
Friday: Go over lab results and homework. Write conclusion. Short Quiz.
Notebook:
1. Wave reading 1-1
2. Three questions about reading and notes.
2. Data table
3. Graph
4. Wave reading 1-2 and table of characteristics.
5. Conclusion ¶ 11:08 AM
Monday, April 02, 2007
Week 9 : April 2-6
Goals:
1. Build a car powered by a mousetrap that goes at least 5 m.
2. Analyze the car's motion in terms of velocity, accleration, motion graphs and energy.
3. Be able to define energy, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy and work.
4. Be able to solve problems with the above concepts.
5. Apply the law of conservation of energy to analyze actions.
Activities:
Monday: Go over previous quiz. Brief intro to energy concepts. Group work around a three page reading. Homework Worksheet
Blockday: Review homework. Introduce Conservation of Energy. Start mousetrap cars. Homework Worksheet.
Thursday: Finish cars. Go over homework.
Friday: Race Cars. Analyze results.
Notebook:
1. Work and Energy 3 page reading and questions.
2. Energy Questions homework
3. Conservation of Energy Homework
4. Graph of car's motion and analysis of results. ¶ 9:19 PM
1. Build a car powered by a mousetrap that goes at least 5 m.
2. Analyze the car's motion in terms of velocity, accleration, motion graphs and energy.
3. Be able to define energy, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy and work.
4. Be able to solve problems with the above concepts.
5. Apply the law of conservation of energy to analyze actions.
Activities:
Monday: Go over previous quiz. Brief intro to energy concepts. Group work around a three page reading. Homework Worksheet
Blockday: Review homework. Introduce Conservation of Energy. Start mousetrap cars. Homework Worksheet.
Thursday: Finish cars. Go over homework.
Friday: Race Cars. Analyze results.
Notebook:
1. Work and Energy 3 page reading and questions.
2. Energy Questions homework
3. Conservation of Energy Homework
4. Graph of car's motion and analysis of results. ¶ 9:19 PM
