december

Tues. 12/1

1. Review energy and movement.

2. Take notes on friction.

A. Rub hands together.

B. Can be good (brakes, tires, shoes) or bad.

1. Tell french horn story.

2. Smooth surfaces make less friction.

3. Rough surfaces make more friction.

4. Heavy things make more friction.

3. Show "Friction PowerPoint".

A. Name two sources of friction for each movie.

B. Name one way to increase and decrease friction for

each movie.

Weds. 12/2

1. Show the boy on the bike and explain.

2. Show how to calibrate a spring scale.

3. Show how to properly drag bricks over the table.

4. Rules:

A. There are two different parts with two different spring

scales.

B. Don't throw straws away.

5. Do "Brick" Lab.

6. Homework! (Finish Lab)

Thurs 12/3

1. Collect homework.

2. Rules:

A. Only take from the part you're on.

B. Sodium iodine and lead nitrate are poisonous.

C. Rinse out graduated cylinders and beakers.

D. Make sure your glass jar has a rubber seal.

E. Keep balances set.

F. Lab due today.

3. Do "Conservation of Matter" Lab and collect.

Fri. 12/4

1. Quicly discuss yesterday's lab.

A. The mass stayed the same.

2. Discuss energy. Look for movement.

3. Rules:

A. Only take from the part you're on.

B. Watch out for cords and lights.

C. I have aluminum, wooden matches and Alka-Seltzer.

D. Behave!

E. Goggles are required for Part 5. Be careful.

F. Labs due today.

4. Do "Forms of Energy" Lab and collect.

Mon. 12/7

1. Give notes on conservation of matter.

A. Remember Thursday's lab.

B. If we burned a book, the ashes wouldn't weigh the same.

Why?

2. Give notes on forms of energy.

A. Remember Friday's lab. Talk about examples.

*Explain radiometer.

B. Use air blaster to show sound energy.

Tues. 12/8

1. Review conservation of matter and forms of energy.

A. Go over conservation of matter question on energy test.

2. Explain homework. You must tell me why and there can be

more than one correct answer.

3. Explain Van DeGraff generator.

4. Shock kids!

5. Homework! (Name that Form of Energy)

Weds. 12/9

1. Review forms of energy.

2. Give notes on speed and velocity.

3. Use "Speed Calculations" PowerPoint to practice calculating

speed and velocity.

4. Homework! (Speed Calculation Sheet)

Thurs. 12/10

1. Collect homework.

2. Rules:

A. Don't lose marble.

B. Make sure tubing is straight.

C. Make three timings. Keep middle number.

D. Units are m/s.

E. Use tape measure to get tubing length in meters.

F. This is exactly like the car report.

G. You should both do calculations.

3. Go over Question 6.

4. Do "Speed" Lab.

5. Homework! (Finish Lab)

Fri. 12/11

1. Collect homework.

2. Cars due next week!

3. Watch "Unsafe At Any Speed".

A. As the speed increases, the damage increases.

Mon. 12/14

1. Cars due Thursday!!!

2. Go over how to make a balloon car.

A. Each person gets two plates.

B. Make sure your axles are straight.

C. You cannot keep these cars.

D. Think of friction!

3. Build and race balloon cars.

4. Homework! (14 Notecards)

1. friction

2. matter

3. 3 forms of matter

4. Law of Conservation of Matter

5. energy

6. mechanical energy

7. electrical energy

8. heat energy

9. light energy

10. sound energy

11. chemical energy

12. nuclear energy

13. speed

14. velocity

Tues. 12/15

1. Check notecards.

2. Give results of the web poll.

3. Review energy with the SFG.

4. Homework! (Energy 1 Review)

Weds. 12/16

Quiz time!!!!

1. Collect homework.

2. Cars are due tomorrow!!! (Bring lubrication for them.)

3. Take Energy 1 Quiz.

Thurs. 12/17

1. Pass out Car Packets - more on kbeuther.com.

A. Track is 7 meters long.

B. Track is 1.4 meters high.

C. Start your reports. Due 1/26.

D. Stay in your seat.

E. Make sure you mass your car.

F. Lubrication?

G. You get the best of two races.

2. Race cars!

Fri. 12/18

Watch a Holliday movie with

third period.