Friday, May 31, 2013
Physical Science Year in Review Sheet
Use this sheet to help you study for your NYS Science 8 test and for your Physical Science final!
Day One Hundred Seven Overview
Day One Hundred Seven Overview
- we began class by working on an Ecology review packet to refresh the student's memories on a topic from last year
- most students were able to remember the difference between producer and consumer, what a food web is, how to interpret a food web, and what an energy pyramid looks like
- after having the students work on the packet for 10 - 15 minutes I went over the answers to a few of the problems on the Smartboard
Ecology Review Packet
- after going over some ecology, I gave the students a quick lesson on genetics
- we reviewed the terms heterozygous and homozygous
- we also reviewed the terms genotype and phenotype
- lastly, we worked through some Punnet Square examples on a genetics worksheet
Genetics Worksheet
- to finish class I asked the students what they remembered about the parts of a cell
- most of the students remembered more than they thought they would
- we worked through the parts of the cell as a class
Cells Review Packet
Homework
- study for written portion of NYS Science 8 test
Science News
A Spider (Web) Of Knowledge
- we began class by working on an Ecology review packet to refresh the student's memories on a topic from last year
- most students were able to remember the difference between producer and consumer, what a food web is, how to interpret a food web, and what an energy pyramid looks like
- after having the students work on the packet for 10 - 15 minutes I went over the answers to a few of the problems on the Smartboard
Ecology Review Packet
- after going over some ecology, I gave the students a quick lesson on genetics
- we reviewed the terms heterozygous and homozygous
- we also reviewed the terms genotype and phenotype
- lastly, we worked through some Punnet Square examples on a genetics worksheet
Genetics Worksheet
- to finish class I asked the students what they remembered about the parts of a cell
- most of the students remembered more than they thought they would
- we worked through the parts of the cell as a class
Cells Review Packet
Homework
- study for written portion of NYS Science 8 test
Science News
A Spider (Web) Of Knowledge
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Day One Hundred Six Overview
Day One Hundred Six Overview
- the students took the lab portion of their NYS Science 8 assessment
- the students took the lab portion of their NYS Science 8 assessment
Homework
- study old tests and quizzes
Science News
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Day One Hundred Five Overview
Day One Hundred Five Overview
- we began class by going over whatever we did not get to after our previous practice test session
- after going over the last test portion I gave the students a mini lesson on microscopes
- we went over the main parts of a microscope
- we also went over how to determine how much magnification the microscope has
- the students filled out a corresponding worksheet
Microscope Basics Powerpoint
Microscope Basics Worksheet
- after going over the microscope basics we went upstairs to the 7th grade lab room and worked through the last station in our practice lab exam
- the students were given 15 minutes to complete this station
- after the station the students came back downstairs and watched a 20 minute movie titled "Roller Coaster Physics"
- we began class by going over whatever we did not get to after our previous practice test session
- after going over the last test portion I gave the students a mini lesson on microscopes
- we went over the main parts of a microscope
- we also went over how to determine how much magnification the microscope has
- the students filled out a corresponding worksheet
Microscope Basics Powerpoint
Microscope Basics Worksheet
- after going over the microscope basics we went upstairs to the 7th grade lab room and worked through the last station in our practice lab exam
- the students were given 15 minutes to complete this station
- after the station the students came back downstairs and watched a 20 minute movie titled "Roller Coaster Physics"
Homework
- finish the Roller Coaster Physics Questions
Science News
Day One Hundred Four Overview
Day One Hundred Four Overview
- I asked the students to hand in their Energy Resources Packets that they had completed for homework
- I then explained to the students that the end of the year is upon us and things are about to get a little crazy!
- next week the students have the Lab portion of their NYS Science 8 assessment, where they are tested on what they have learned in Science from 5th grade through 8th grade
- this class we worked on practicing Physics concepts that they may have to demonstrate on their Lab assessment
- it was run as a practice test, and will be very similar to what they see for their actual Lab assessment
- the students were given 15 minutes each to finish two stations ... the ball and ramp, and density of soaps
- after the practice I brought the students back into the classroom to review some key features of the assessment and stress to them how important reading directions is
Homework
- make up any late work
Science News
Why Most Snails Coil To The Right
- I asked the students to hand in their Energy Resources Packets that they had completed for homework
- I then explained to the students that the end of the year is upon us and things are about to get a little crazy!
- next week the students have the Lab portion of their NYS Science 8 assessment, where they are tested on what they have learned in Science from 5th grade through 8th grade
- this class we worked on practicing Physics concepts that they may have to demonstrate on their Lab assessment
- it was run as a practice test, and will be very similar to what they see for their actual Lab assessment
- the students were given 15 minutes each to finish two stations ... the ball and ramp, and density of soaps
- after the practice I brought the students back into the classroom to review some key features of the assessment and stress to them how important reading directions is
Homework
- make up any late work
Science News
Why Most Snails Coil To The Right
Monday, May 20, 2013
Day One Hundred Three Overview
Day One Hundred Three Overview
- the students took their Forces in Motion test
- after the test the students had an opportunity to start their homework
- the homework was a reading along with corresponding questions that had to do with forms of Energy
Homework
- Energy Resources Packet
Energy Resources Packet
Science News
Easy Hiking, and Biking, on Titan
- the students took their Forces in Motion test
- after the test the students had an opportunity to start their homework
- the homework was a reading along with corresponding questions that had to do with forms of Energy
Homework
- Energy Resources Packet
Energy Resources Packet
Science News
Easy Hiking, and Biking, on Titan
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Day One Hundred Two Overview
Day One Hundred Two Overview
- as a warm up I had the students work on some momentum calculation problems
- they were asked to solve for momentum, mass, and velocity
- for extra credit on their test the students were asked to correctly solve the conservation of momentum problem on the back of the worksheet
Momentum Warm up Worksheet
- we began class by going over the review packets that the students were to do for homework
- I asked the students if they had any specific questions about the packet, or things that they are still having difficulty with
- after going over the review packet we played a review game on the Smartboard ... Forces in Motion BATTLESHIP!
Homework
- study study study study for your TEST
Science News
Zipping Around Uranus and Neptune
- as a warm up I had the students work on some momentum calculation problems
- they were asked to solve for momentum, mass, and velocity
- for extra credit on their test the students were asked to correctly solve the conservation of momentum problem on the back of the worksheet
Momentum Warm up Worksheet
- we began class by going over the review packets that the students were to do for homework
- I asked the students if they had any specific questions about the packet, or things that they are still having difficulty with
- after going over the review packet we played a review game on the Smartboard ... Forces in Motion BATTLESHIP!
Homework
- study study study study for your TEST
Science News
Zipping Around Uranus and Neptune
Day One Hundred One Overview
Day One Hundred One Overview
- we began class by going over the Which Law is it? worksheet
- students showed a strong grasp of Newton's three laws of motion
- after going over the worksheet I had the students watch a short flash animation clip that further reviewed the three laws of motion along with Newton's life and contributions to society
Newton's Laws Interactive
- at the end of the interactive clip there was a short 10 question that I had the students take
- the first 9 questions I counted and question 10 was a bonus question
- we went over the quiz and the class noticed that they all did very very well!
- after the quiz we began to talk about the last new material of this unit ... momentum
- I asked the students if anybody in the class had heard the word momentum before
- I then asked the class if anybody was willing to try and define the word momentum, or explain the concept
- some of the boys brought up that they hear the word momentum when they are watching sports games
- we then had a short discussion that involved relating momentum in a sports setting to what momentum means in physics
- I provided the students with the formula ... momentum = mass x velocity
- something that is not moving has no momentum
- faster moving objects have more momentum than slower moving objects
- larger objects with more mass have more momentum than smaller objects with little mass
- we began class by going over the Which Law is it? worksheet
- students showed a strong grasp of Newton's three laws of motion
- after going over the worksheet I had the students watch a short flash animation clip that further reviewed the three laws of motion along with Newton's life and contributions to society
Newton's Laws Interactive
- at the end of the interactive clip there was a short 10 question that I had the students take
- the first 9 questions I counted and question 10 was a bonus question
- we went over the quiz and the class noticed that they all did very very well!
- after the quiz we began to talk about the last new material of this unit ... momentum
- I asked the students if anybody in the class had heard the word momentum before
- I then asked the class if anybody was willing to try and define the word momentum, or explain the concept
- some of the boys brought up that they hear the word momentum when they are watching sports games
- we then had a short discussion that involved relating momentum in a sports setting to what momentum means in physics
- I provided the students with the formula ... momentum = mass x velocity
- something that is not moving has no momentum
- faster moving objects have more momentum than slower moving objects
- larger objects with more mass have more momentum than smaller objects with little mass
- I then used tennis balls and billiard balls to explain to the students that momentum is conserved before and after a collision
- if there are two balls about to collide and ball A has a momentum of 10 kg m/s and ball B is stationary with a momentum of 0 kg m/s they will swap their momentum's after the collision because momentum has to be conserved
Homework
- finish the Review Packet
Science News
Monday, May 13, 2013
Day One Hundred Overview
Day One Hundred Overview
- we began class by reviewing the first two Newton's Laws
- Law #1 - objects in motion stay in motion and objects at rest stay at rest
- Law #2 - force, mass, and acceleration are all related
- we then did some practice calculation work using the F = ma formula
- the students worked in groups and were given approximately 15 minutes to complete a list of problems that asked the students to solve for mass, acceleration, and force
- after the students were done working we went over the answers as a class
F = ma worksheet
- we then went over Newton's Third Law
- objects that exert a force on something have an equal and opposite force exerted on them
- with every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
- we began class by reviewing the first two Newton's Laws
- Law #1 - objects in motion stay in motion and objects at rest stay at rest
- Law #2 - force, mass, and acceleration are all related
- we then did some practice calculation work using the F = ma formula
- the students worked in groups and were given approximately 15 minutes to complete a list of problems that asked the students to solve for mass, acceleration, and force
- after the students were done working we went over the answers as a class
F = ma worksheet
- we then went over Newton's Third Law
- objects that exert a force on something have an equal and opposite force exerted on them
- with every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
Homework
Science News
Day Ninety Nine Overview
Day Ninety Nine Overview
- we began class by discussing our homework
- I asked the students if anybody would like to share what they wrote for their paragraph on Newton's First Law
- one of the best examples that I heard was a student that used an air hockey table as an example of Newton's First Law
- if the table was infinitely large, one would assume that the puck would move for quite a long time if it was motion ... almost forever
- the only reason that the puck would come to a stop would be that it was acted upon by an outside force
- that force could be friction, a paddle, the air hockey goal ... a number of things
- after discussing our homework paragraph we began to take notes through Newton's Second Law
- Newton's Second Law states that force, mass, and acceleration are all related to one another
- F = ma
- I demonstrated to the students how if a tennis ball with a certain mass can have more force if you increase it's acceleration
- we watched a couple video clips to help cement the concept
- we began class by discussing our homework
- I asked the students if anybody would like to share what they wrote for their paragraph on Newton's First Law
- one of the best examples that I heard was a student that used an air hockey table as an example of Newton's First Law
- if the table was infinitely large, one would assume that the puck would move for quite a long time if it was motion ... almost forever
- the only reason that the puck would come to a stop would be that it was acted upon by an outside force
- that force could be friction, a paddle, the air hockey goal ... a number of things
- after discussing our homework paragraph we began to take notes through Newton's Second Law
- Newton's Second Law states that force, mass, and acceleration are all related to one another
- F = ma
- I demonstrated to the students how if a tennis ball with a certain mass can have more force if you increase it's acceleration
- we watched a couple video clips to help cement the concept
- after watching the clips we went through some examples of Newton's First Law
- dominoes
- pulling out a table cloth
- barbie car crash
Homework
- finish the online portion of the Newton's First Law station worksheet
Science News
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Day Ninety Eight Overview
Day Ninety Eight Overview
- we began class by answering three questions for a warm up
1. What part of your egg drop design worked well? explain
2. What part of your egg drop design worked poorly? explain
3. Suggest a way to improve your design if you were to perform this activity again. Be specific
- after the warm up we watched a Bill Nye movie about gravity
- the clip does a great job explaining to the students that all matter experiences gravity
- the clip also shows footage from the Apollo 15 mission where an astronaut drops a hammer and a feather and they fall at the same rate, proving that everything accelerates due to gravity at the same rate
- we began class by answering three questions for a warm up
1. What part of your egg drop design worked well? explain
2. What part of your egg drop design worked poorly? explain
3. Suggest a way to improve your design if you were to perform this activity again. Be specific
- after the warm up we watched a Bill Nye movie about gravity
- the clip does a great job explaining to the students that all matter experiences gravity
- the clip also shows footage from the Apollo 15 mission where an astronaut drops a hammer and a feather and they fall at the same rate, proving that everything accelerates due to gravity at the same rate
- this is a short video clip of one part of the video I showed the students
- after Bill Nye we began discussion of Newton's first law of motion
- Newton's first law of motion states that an object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force
- I used a tennis ball to demonstrate to the students some key parts of Newton's first law
- after the in class demonstration the students watched two short video clips to reinforce the first law
Homework
- write a paragraph of at least 4 sentences explaining a real world example of Newtons First Law
Science News
Day Ninety Seven Overview
Day Ninety Seven Overview
- on this day in class the students were given the first ten minutes to finalize their egg drop devices
- after finalizing their egg drop designs the students were given their eggs
- the class then went outside to test their egg drop designs
- only one egg out of 18 drops broke!
- after doing our egg drop tests we came back inside and worked on our lab packets in groups
- the vast majority of the students were able to finish their labs by the end of the period!
- students were promised that if they finished their lab ahead of time they would be given feedback on possible incorrect questions
Homework
- finish the egg drop lab in one week
Science News
Your Tounge, Inside Out
- on this day in class the students were given the first ten minutes to finalize their egg drop devices
- after finalizing their egg drop designs the students were given their eggs
- the class then went outside to test their egg drop designs
- only one egg out of 18 drops broke!
- after doing our egg drop tests we came back inside and worked on our lab packets in groups
- the vast majority of the students were able to finish their labs by the end of the period!
- students were promised that if they finished their lab ahead of time they would be given feedback on possible incorrect questions
Homework
- finish the egg drop lab in one week
Science News
Your Tounge, Inside Out
Friday, May 3, 2013
Adjustment to Test Scores
After some consideration I threw out one question on the test. To adjust for that question I gave everyone's test score one extra point on the raw score, or two percentage points.
Mr. H
Mr. H
Day Ninety Six Overview
Day Ninety Six Overview
- today the students were tasked with the challenge of building a contraption that will make it so a raw egg will not break if dropped from the top of the football bleachers
- students were broken up into groups of three and given a limited set of materials
- students had been asked the class prior to bring in any extra materials if they would like
- if the students did not bring anything else in they could only use what they were given
- students were told to first develop a sketch of what they were going to build and were then given the period to build their contraption
- we will test them with actual eggs next class!
Amazing Egg Drop Challenge
- today the students were tasked with the challenge of building a contraption that will make it so a raw egg will not break if dropped from the top of the football bleachers
- students were broken up into groups of three and given a limited set of materials
- students had been asked the class prior to bring in any extra materials if they would like
- if the students did not bring anything else in they could only use what they were given
- students were told to first develop a sketch of what they were going to build and were then given the period to build their contraption
- we will test them with actual eggs next class!
Amazing Egg Drop Challenge
Homework
- make up any late work
Science News
Day Ninety Five Overview
Day Ninety Five Overview
- to begin class I checked/went over the half page of questions that went along with the gravity news article
- without gravity we would float away from the earth
- gravity is a function of mass and distance
- another name for the force of gravity pulling on an object is weight
- Einstein thought gravity was a ripple in space time
- everything falls at the same rate because it has the same pull from gravity
- we then did a 15 minute binder clean out
- I asked the students to keep any tests/quizzes, note packets, review sheets, and anything to do with the current unit
- we then got into taking some more notes about forces in motion
- the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s/s for any object
- that means that EVERYTHING with matter should fall towards earth at the same rate, and almost everything does
- feathers and paper don't ... but why?
- air resistance!
- things are slowed down by air resistance so we cannot see the true effect of gravity
- when air resistance catches up to gravity an object reaches its terminal velocity
- we then discussed how something orbits along with projectile motion
- for things to move in a curved path there is an average of two forces
- things can fall while also moving horizontally
- to test out the theory of projectile motion I had the students watch a clip from Mythbusters
Homework
- bring in extra materials from home to use during our amazing egg drop challenge
Science News
Survival of the Fittest, Inside a Shark's Womb
- to begin class I checked/went over the half page of questions that went along with the gravity news article
- without gravity we would float away from the earth
- gravity is a function of mass and distance
- another name for the force of gravity pulling on an object is weight
- Einstein thought gravity was a ripple in space time
- everything falls at the same rate because it has the same pull from gravity
- we then did a 15 minute binder clean out
- I asked the students to keep any tests/quizzes, note packets, review sheets, and anything to do with the current unit
- we then got into taking some more notes about forces in motion
- the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s/s for any object
- that means that EVERYTHING with matter should fall towards earth at the same rate, and almost everything does
- feathers and paper don't ... but why?
- air resistance!
- things are slowed down by air resistance so we cannot see the true effect of gravity
- when air resistance catches up to gravity an object reaches its terminal velocity
- we then discussed how something orbits along with projectile motion
- for things to move in a curved path there is an average of two forces
- things can fall while also moving horizontally
- to test out the theory of projectile motion I had the students watch a clip from Mythbusters
- bring in extra materials from home to use during our amazing egg drop challenge
Science News
Survival of the Fittest, Inside a Shark's Womb
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