Rogue River Academy Science
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Week 8: Oct. 31 - Nov. 4
Goals (Continued from Last Week):
1. Design, conduct, present and analyze an independent experiment about reaction rates in groups.
a. Design: show awareness of controlling variables and collecting enough of the right kind of data. Explain a reasonable hypotheisis.
b. Conduct: avoid letting carelessness or errors ruin your data.
c. Present: Organize your clearly data in tables and transform it with calculations or graphs to highlight results.
d. Analyze: Write a conclusion that is based on your data and answers your focus question.
Weekly Plans
Monday: Last class day for collecting data. Addtional data collection should be done during tutorial or after school. Most students work on writing a procedure or making their graph. Link to handouts. Homework: Finish procedure and graph.
Block day: Proofread procedure. Work on Conclusion. Homework: Finish Conclusion
Friday: Finish all unfinished sections and turn in work sample. ¶ 9:47 PM
1. Design, conduct, present and analyze an independent experiment about reaction rates in groups.
a. Design: show awareness of controlling variables and collecting enough of the right kind of data. Explain a reasonable hypotheisis.
b. Conduct: avoid letting carelessness or errors ruin your data.
c. Present: Organize your clearly data in tables and transform it with calculations or graphs to highlight results.
d. Analyze: Write a conclusion that is based on your data and answers your focus question.
Weekly Plans
Monday: Last class day for collecting data. Addtional data collection should be done during tutorial or after school. Most students work on writing a procedure or making their graph. Link to handouts. Homework: Finish procedure and graph.
Block day: Proofread procedure. Work on Conclusion. Homework: Finish Conclusion
Friday: Finish all unfinished sections and turn in work sample. ¶ 9:47 PM
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Week 7: Oct. 24-28
Goals:
1. Design, conduct, present and analyze an independent experiment about reaction rates in groups.
a. Design: show awareness of controlling variables and collecting enough of the right kind of data. Explain a reasonable hypotheisis.
b. Conduct: avoid letting carelessness or errors ruin your data.
c. Present: Organize your clearly data in tables and transform it with calculations or graphs to highlight results.
d. Analyze: Write a conclusion that is based on your data and answers your focus question.
Weekly Plans
Monday: Groupwork about key aspects of good experimenting. Identify acceptable focus questions for independent experiment.
Block day: Start designing experiment and collecting data.Link to handout
Thursday: Continue data collection.
Friday: Last day for data collection. Most groups working on graphs and conclusions. ¶ 11:08 PM
1. Design, conduct, present and analyze an independent experiment about reaction rates in groups.
a. Design: show awareness of controlling variables and collecting enough of the right kind of data. Explain a reasonable hypotheisis.
b. Conduct: avoid letting carelessness or errors ruin your data.
c. Present: Organize your clearly data in tables and transform it with calculations or graphs to highlight results.
d. Analyze: Write a conclusion that is based on your data and answers your focus question.
Weekly Plans
Monday: Groupwork about key aspects of good experimenting. Identify acceptable focus questions for independent experiment.
Block day: Start designing experiment and collecting data.Link to handout
Thursday: Continue data collection.
Friday: Last day for data collection. Most groups working on graphs and conclusions. ¶ 11:08 PM
Monday, October 10, 2005
Weeks 5 and 6 Oct. 10 - 21
Goals:
1. Know and be able to apply the vocabulary: variable, independent variable, dependent variable, controlled variable.
2. Understand what happens to the molecules of a substance as its temperature increases.
3. Be able to compare the speeds (rates) of a reaction through using graphs.
4. Know how temperature affects the speed (rate) of a reaction, and be able to explain this effect with particles.
Activities:
Mon :(10/10) Counselor visitations
Block : Reaction Rate Experiment Link to handout, Variables Worksheet Link to handoutHomework: Finish Graphs of Results
Thursday : Discuss experiment results and finish worksheets.
Monday (10/17) : Discussion about temperature's affect on particle motion, Notes.
Block : Repeat Reaction Rate Experiment with computer pressure sensors.
Thursday : Discuss Experiment Results,graph and write conclusion for experiment
Friday : Review, catch up, quiz. ¶ 8:07 PM
1. Know and be able to apply the vocabulary: variable, independent variable, dependent variable, controlled variable.
2. Understand what happens to the molecules of a substance as its temperature increases.
3. Be able to compare the speeds (rates) of a reaction through using graphs.
4. Know how temperature affects the speed (rate) of a reaction, and be able to explain this effect with particles.
Activities:
Mon :(10/10) Counselor visitations
Block : Reaction Rate Experiment Link to handout, Variables Worksheet Link to handoutHomework: Finish Graphs of Results
Thursday : Discuss experiment results and finish worksheets.
Monday (10/17) : Discussion about temperature's affect on particle motion, Notes.
Block : Repeat Reaction Rate Experiment with computer pressure sensors.
Thursday : Discuss Experiment Results,graph and write conclusion for experiment
Friday : Review, catch up, quiz. ¶ 8:07 PM
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Week 4: October 3 - 7
Goals:
1. Be able to list causes and effects of global warming.
2. Be able to explain similarities in burning reactions.
3. Be able to explain and give examples of how reinforcing and balancing feedback affect global warming.
Activities:
Monday: Go over returned work. Questions about reading handout on global warming.Link to readingLink to handout
Block day: Lecture on burning reactions with demonstrations. Questions and handout on global warming and feedback loops.Link to handout
Thursday: Review for unit test.
Friday: Unit Test ¶ 9:08 PM
1. Be able to list causes and effects of global warming.
2. Be able to explain similarities in burning reactions.
3. Be able to explain and give examples of how reinforcing and balancing feedback affect global warming.
Activities:
Monday: Go over returned work. Questions about reading handout on global warming.Link to readingLink to handout
Block day: Lecture on burning reactions with demonstrations. Questions and handout on global warming and feedback loops.Link to handout
Thursday: Review for unit test.
Friday: Unit Test ¶ 9:08 PM
