Finished Hewitt video on projectile
Discussions on relativity, expanding universe
"Test" tomorrow.
Magic Tube
Students take home, 5 at a time, to show to parents.
Time to work on Hit-the-Bar calculations
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, Sept 28, 2010
Computer was available for students to check Rocket 2 Lab results and get graphs.
Lab is due tomorrow (Wednesday)
Stamped and then reviewed homework questions from textbook.
Went over calculations for tomorrow's Hit the Bar Lab.
For homework, suggested students organize notes so they can just plug in their numbers tomorrow.
Lab is due tomorrow (Wednesday)
Stamped and then reviewed homework questions from textbook.
Went over calculations for tomorrow's Hit the Bar Lab.
For homework, suggested students organize notes so they can just plug in their numbers tomorrow.
Monday, Sept 27, 2010
Rocket 2 Lab
It was hot outside and unfortunately, many rockets did not meet expectations.
Rather than have students do all the calculations, I set up an excel program. Students can enter their data and the program will do all the calculations and produce graphs of hang time vs launch angle, range vs launch angle, and height vs angle.
For the write-up: Students will have a cover sheet with
Name:
Partners:
Date of Lab:
Title:
They will then show the three graphs.
On a separate sheet they will have a Conclusions section, labeled Conclusions. In this section they will state 5 major conclusions about the lab from their graphs.
It was hot outside and unfortunately, many rockets did not meet expectations.
Rather than have students do all the calculations, I set up an excel program. Students can enter their data and the program will do all the calculations and produce graphs of hang time vs launch angle, range vs launch angle, and height vs angle.
For the write-up: Students will have a cover sheet with
Name:
Partners:
Date of Lab:
Title:
They will then show the three graphs.
On a separate sheet they will have a Conclusions section, labeled Conclusions. In this section they will state 5 major conclusions about the lab from their graphs.
Friday, Sept 24, 2010
Ball and Track Projectile Motion Competition Lab
Showed students how to do calculations for Rocket Lab 2.
Showed students how to do calculations for Rocket Lab 2.
Thurs, Sept 23, 2010
Watched first part of video on projectile motion.
Went over how to do Ball and Track Projectile Motion Lab.
Went over how to do Ball and Track Projectile Motion Lab.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Wednesday, Sept 22, 2010
Finish watching Hewitt video on Linear Motion.
Collect Rocket 1 labs
Rocket quiz
Showed graphs of motion so students would hopefully get a better intuitive feel for the rocket problem
Didn't get to Hewitt video on Linear Motion
Stamped and reviewed homework problems 1-25 Review questions
Students worked at their tables and wrote answers to questions 36-41
Collect Rocket 1 labs
Rocket quiz
Showed graphs of motion so students would hopefully get a better intuitive feel for the rocket problem
Didn't get to Hewitt video on Linear Motion
Stamped and reviewed homework problems 1-25 Review questions
Students worked at their tables and wrote answers to questions 36-41
Tuesday, Sept 21, 2010
Make computer available for checking results from Rocket 1 Lab.
Rocket 1 Lab write-up due tomorrow (Wednesday) - no late work accepted.
Students took out potato guns and measured height and two way time for vertical shots. Compared theoretical heights (from times) with measured heights.
Potato gun competitions
Assigned HW from textbook. Check summary on page 660. Write out answers to Review Questions 1-25.
Quiz tomorrow on Rockets
Rocket 1 Lab write-up due tomorrow (Wednesday) - no late work accepted.
Students took out potato guns and measured height and two way time for vertical shots. Compared theoretical heights (from times) with measured heights.
Potato gun competitions
Assigned HW from textbook. Check summary on page 660. Write out answers to Review Questions 1-25.
Quiz tomorrow on Rockets
Monday, September 20, 2010
Monday, Sept 20, 2010
Went over Sus-It-Out method for linear motion problems.
Showed format for write-up of Rocket 1 lab:
Title, Date, Name, Partners
Data Table
Calculations Section
Do calculations by cap, not by type of calculation
Show calculations for average total time in air
Average time up
Launch speed
Average speed on the way up
Height
Gave students time to work on Rocket 1 labs. Set up program so students could check their calculations.
Showed format for write-up of Rocket 1 lab:
Title, Date, Name, Partners
Data Table
Calculations Section
Do calculations by cap, not by type of calculation
Show calculations for average total time in air
Average time up
Launch speed
Average speed on the way up
Height
Gave students time to work on Rocket 1 labs. Set up program so students could check their calculations.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Wed, Sept 15, 2010
Collect RA 2.1
Hand out worksheet on constant speed.
Students did it in class and then I quickly went over it.
Start Hewitt video on Linear Motion
Do Picket Fence Lab and discuss
For homework, RA 2.2
Hand out worksheet on constant speed.
Students did it in class and then I quickly went over it.
Start Hewitt video on Linear Motion
Do Picket Fence Lab and discuss
For homework, RA 2.2
Tuesday, Sept 14, 2010
Students read about chaos and the butterfly effect in their textbooks.
Showed dominoes.
Students did experiment with balls and soap. (Didn't work with water) Showed that, through liquid soap, the heavier objects did indeed fall faster as Aristotle had said.
Handed out RA 2.1 for homework due tomorrow.
Showed dominoes.
Students did experiment with balls and soap. (Didn't work with water) Showed that, through liquid soap, the heavier objects did indeed fall faster as Aristotle had said.
Handed out RA 2.1 for homework due tomorrow.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Monday, Sept 13, 2010
Collect RA 1
Hand back Quiz on class policies
Ask for ideas on how to present magic jar
Ask for plastic squares
If students don't want to hold on to magic jars, I will collect them. If students want to practice and experiment more, they can keep them.
Have students fill out notebook with other demos from Friday:
Soap driven boat
Floating paper clip
Pennies in glass of water
Drops of water on penny
What is meant by surface tension?
Show molecular picture
Two balloon experiment
Spanking baby
Balloon kebabs
Exploding Sausage
Hand back Quiz on class policies
Ask for ideas on how to present magic jar
Ask for plastic squares
If students don't want to hold on to magic jars, I will collect them. If students want to practice and experiment more, they can keep them.
Have students fill out notebook with other demos from Friday:
Soap driven boat
Floating paper clip
Pennies in glass of water
Drops of water on penny
What is meant by surface tension?
Show molecular picture
Two balloon experiment
Spanking baby
Balloon kebabs
Exploding Sausage
Friday, September 10, 2010
Friday, Sep 10, 2010
Collect Parent Notification Forms
Collect Course Expectation Forms
Check Textbooks for Covers
Quiz on Course Expectations
Handed our RA Chapter 1 - due Monday
Handed out flowchart on Surface Tension and discussed several of the demos and experiments
Brain stormed on Inquiry for Magic Jar
Factors that might affect the experiment and how might you eliminate the amount of spill
Size of Mesh
Size of jar and jar opening
Amount of liquid
Type of liquid
What jar is made of
Temperature of water
Material and size of cover
Speed at which you do the experiment
Went over how to set up notebook
Pages 1-6 are Table of Contents in which you put the page number and brief description of the lab/demo/activity
Started on Page 7 with Magic Jar demo
Students made and tested Magic Jars
Demonstrated floating paperclip in water
Demonstrated detergent propelled boat
Demonstrated cracking wrist with plastic cup
Homework: Students are to think of a creative way to demo the Magic Jar
Do RA Ch 1
Collect Course Expectation Forms
Check Textbooks for Covers
Quiz on Course Expectations
Handed our RA Chapter 1 - due Monday
Handed out flowchart on Surface Tension and discussed several of the demos and experiments
Brain stormed on Inquiry for Magic Jar
Factors that might affect the experiment and how might you eliminate the amount of spill
Size of Mesh
Size of jar and jar opening
Amount of liquid
Type of liquid
What jar is made of
Temperature of water
Material and size of cover
Speed at which you do the experiment
Went over how to set up notebook
Pages 1-6 are Table of Contents in which you put the page number and brief description of the lab/demo/activity
Started on Page 7 with Magic Jar demo
Students made and tested Magic Jars
Demonstrated floating paperclip in water
Demonstrated detergent propelled boat
Demonstrated cracking wrist with plastic cup
Homework: Students are to think of a creative way to demo the Magic Jar
Do RA Ch 1
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Thurs Sep 9, 2010
Start of New School Year!!
Students chose seating
Explained BULA greeting
Students filled out seating chart
Student Profile
Got textbooks
Bring covered textbook tomorrow for 10 pts
Students wrote name in books
Didn't go over my background.
Parent Notification - bring one signed form tomorrow for 10 pts
Course Expectations - bring in signed form tomorrow for 5 pts
Went over Course Expectations
Magic Jar demo
Showed Spangler video of Magic Jar demo
Tomorrow:
Check textbooks for covers
Collect Parent Notification Forms
Collect Course Expectation Forms
Quiz on class expectations
Do classroom tour and show emergency meeting place.
Explain how to set up notebook
Students make magic jar
Follow-up experiments on air pressure and surface tension
Hand out RA chapter 1
Homework: Practice demos
RA Chapter 1
Students chose seating
Explained BULA greeting
Students filled out seating chart
Student Profile
Got textbooks
Bring covered textbook tomorrow for 10 pts
Students wrote name in books
Didn't go over my background.
Parent Notification - bring one signed form tomorrow for 10 pts
Course Expectations - bring in signed form tomorrow for 5 pts
Went over Course Expectations
Magic Jar demo
Showed Spangler video of Magic Jar demo
Tomorrow:
Check textbooks for covers
Collect Parent Notification Forms
Collect Course Expectation Forms
Quiz on class expectations
Do classroom tour and show emergency meeting place.
Explain how to set up notebook
Students make magic jar
Follow-up experiments on air pressure and surface tension
Hand out RA chapter 1
Homework: Practice demos
RA Chapter 1
Thursday, September 2, 2010
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