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| Creating Super Saturated Solutions... Suckers! | Chapter Review pg E70-71 #1-26 |
Test over Mixtures and Compounds |
Heat video Complete video notes outline by end of period |
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Changing Energy Define Terms: Energy Law of Conservation of Energy Kinetic energy Potential energy Thermal energy heat Conduction Convection Radiation Demonstrate various definitions by using the little cars and plastic ramp sets Pass out Edible Car Rules and Explanations Packet Edible Car Races! |
Read pg E76-81 Do ?E81
Allow students to explore with the cars and ramps. Compare height and speed
Challenge: Create the most exciting marble roller coaster using the gray tubes and a marble |
Grade ? pg E81 Watch video Volcano! Complete worksheet by the end of the period |
Making a generator lab activity pg E82-83
Complete the Conclusion questions by the end of the class period Define Terms: Magnet electricity electric energy circuit open circuit closed circuit electromagnet |
Read pg E84- E89
Do ? E89
Pass out & Go over design plans for edible cars. Review the words: reflectors absorbers reinforcers |
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Grade ? E89 Define Terms: Chemical Energy Nuclear Energy Fission Fusion Read pg E91-95 Read The Inside Story pg E96 Do ? pg E97 |
Grade ? E97 Chapter Review pg E102-103 #1-30, 33&34 |
Energy Test | The first part of Thursday's class we will be practicing speed measurements and calculations.
All cars are due at the begining of classes on Thursday. Hopefully they come in their own little garages (boxes) with spare parts when needed. Pictures will be taken of the cars and the racers. Pictures of the cars will be available on line within a couple of days after the races. |
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Define Terms: Force Gravity Newton Watch video Gravity Complete worksheet by end of period HW Read pg F6-11 and Do ? pg F11 |
Grade ? pg F11 Define Terms: speed average speed velocity Read several motion and speed problems on a worksheet Discuss how to solve the problems Calculate average speed of the marbles in the insulation tubing What factors effected the speed? |
Read pg F14-21 Give examples of Newton's 3 Laws of Motion using the marbles and the insulation tubes |
Define Terms: Friction Balanced Forces Unbalanced Forces Read pg F24-29 Explore with Balanced and Unbalanced Toys
Answer ? pg F29 |
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Exploring with Newton's Laws Making things float/move in the pool |
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Chapter Review pg F34-35 #1-33 |
Forces of Motion Test! |
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