Thursday, April 22, 2010

Honros Rube Goldberg Projects

Eighth grade honors science presents their Rube Goldberg projects. Nicely done!


Monday, April 19, 2010

Week of 4/19/2010

Monday night - no homework.
Honors: Rube Goldberg due this Friday. The final drawing is due on Wednesday!! Here is the link to the rubric Tuesday: Design an experiment
Wednesday: Rube Goldberg Design is due today (honors)
Thursday: HAPPY EARTH DAY
http://www.abcteach.com/free/b/bookmarks01_line.pdf

Thursday 4/22: Honors - respond to earth day prompt - what is earth day? discuss 2-3 things you can do to honor earth day and why it is important to do these things.
Periods 3-9: Graph worksheet - phase change graph

Monday, April 12, 2010

Week of 4/12/2010

Welcome back from Spring Break - I hope you enjoyed your time off!!
We have a TEST on Friday on your notes from Chapter 9 - Energy and Energy forms.
This FRIDAY is the end of the third marking period - please get any work you owe in!!!
Monday 4/12/2010: Read page 4 of your notes (all of g and h - Energy conversions and the law of conservation of energy) carefully and fill in the blanks, answer the questions in the boxes and draw the diagrams when asked.
Tuesday 4/13/2010: Kinetic and Potential Energy calculations
Thursday: Complete your review sheet USING YOUR NOTES!
HONORS: Here is a rubric for the Rube Goldberg Project

Monday, March 22, 2010

Week of 3/22/2010

Energy - Chapter 9
Monday - quiz corrections due tomorrow
Tuesday - Honors: Kinetic and Potential energy math
3-9 Kinetic and potential energy cut and paste


Helpful Links:
Foucault Pendulum
Energy and the roller coaster
Energy and the trebuchet
Which angle is best for projectile motion?
NASA real life mathematics PE and KE

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Week of 3/15/2010

Quiz on Wednesday. Work, Power, Simple Machines

Monday - Finding Simple Machines worksheet
Tuesday - Calculating mechanical advantage - STUDY!!
Wednesday -
Thursday - no homework!! Enjoy the long weekend.

Bill Nye on Energy

Friday, March 12, 2010

Week of 3/8

HOMEWORK:
Monday 3/8: Honors: Work/Power worksheet Periods 3-9: Quiz corrections, use the proper format.
Tuesday 3/10: Periods 3-9: Work, Power, Simple Machines handout
Wednesday: Simple Machines and types of Levers
Thursday: Catch up on any backwork you owe me!!
Friday: All classes - Compete the simple machines lab part I and II - graph and analysis questions.