Large Hadron Collider Smashes Protons, Sets Record

Large Hadron Collider Smashes Protons, Sets Record
The LHC for dummies like me:) An understandable explanation!

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

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

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.

Week of 3/2/10

OMEWORK for week of 3/2/2010
Monday: Buoyancy and Fluid Forces Homework Sheet
QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY  - study the vocabulary from forces in fluids notes. Also, know the highlighted and important concepts from the notes. Make sure you understand the questions in the boxes. Know how to use the pressure formula.
Wednesday: Go with the flow worksheet
Pressure lab DUE FRIDAY!
Thursday: Concept map. Define the term work use pp 188-191 and your notes.
Friday: Catch up on back work:)

SIMPLE MACHINES - Rube Goldberg Machines
http://pbskids.org/zoom/games/goldburgertogo/index.html

Windmill Project - coming along thanks to Mr. Paul Pytel

Mr. Paul Pytel, a retired engineer and grandfather to eighth grade student Hailey Pytel, has stepped in and really turned our windmill project around!! His expertise, professional equipment and attention to detail have really helped students Hailey Pytel, Claire Beck, Moriah Teed, Mackenzie Harris, Jimmy Kline and Jay Polhamus come up with a sophisticated method to test blade design, count and pitch. Mr. Pytel says he is happy to help because it is very important to him to get students interested in science and engineering. We are so thankful for all of his hard work and input.

Week of Feb 15, 2010

 Period 1: Buoyancy, Military Inventions and D Day: Student Handout 
Please use the following links to complete this assignment.

1.  Click HERE to learn about the background regarding Hitler's defenses and Allied strategies on D-Day during WWII.
2. Explore Hitler's defenses. 
3. Watch these videos and answer the questions on your handout. Choose the "Large" video viewer.
4. Learn more about Archimedes Principal and buoyancy.  Read the Buoyancy Basics and answer the questions . 
5. Here are some additional examples of wartime inventions that we used today. 

Periods 3-9: Newton's Laws of Motion Comic Strip

Please use your notes on Force and Motion, your concept maps and your book to help you create a comic strip displaying Newton's Three Laws.
Here is the rubric and criteria for the comic strip.


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Week of Feb 8, 2010
Windmill meeting for Monday 2/8 CANCELLED. We're still on for Friday. Bring your blade design! What is an ideal pitch? Ideal shape? Ideal blade number? Do your research!!

HOMEWORK: If you are absent, please make up the work!!
Monday night - Unbalanced forces worksheet

Sir Isaac Newton's Biography Video: Download Handout Here






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