Day Seventy Seven Overview

Day Seventy Seven Overview

- the first half of class was spent finishing watching the "Einstein's Big Idea" video
     - students finished up answering the corresponding worksheet questions that they were assigned to complete while watching the video
- we then had a class discussion about why I had the students watch this movie, and what the significance of Einstein is
     - the worksheets that the students completed were worth two homework assignments because quite a bit of class time was spent on this movie
- with the second half of class the students played a matching game to get them started thinking about motion
     - the game asked the students to match objects and their corresponding top speeds
     - the group to match the most correctly received free homework passes

Homework
- Guided Reading Number 1

Motion Guided Reading - Page 1
Motion Guided Reading - Page 2
Motion Guided Reading - Page 3
Motion Guided Reading - Page 4
Motion Guided Reading - Page 5
Motion Guided Reading - Page 6
Motion Guided Reading - Page 7

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Day Seventy Six Overview

Day Seventy Six Overview

- we spent most of the class continuing to watch the "Einstein's Big Idea" video
- most of the video was spent going over the scientists before Einstein that played major roles in helping him develop his important theories

Homework
- make up any late work and take a much needed break!

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Day Seventy Five Overview

Day Seventy Five Overview

- Electricity TEST
- after the test we started watching a movie that ties together all the concepts we have talked about so far this year, as well as our next topic ... motion
     - the movie is about the life of Einstein and a number of other scientists as their discoveries and insights led to the development of the formula E = mc^2

Einsteins Big idea - Part 1
Einsteins Big Idea - Part 2
Einstein Worksheet - Page 1
Einstein Worksheet - Page 2
Einstein Worksheet - Page 3
Einstein Worksheet - Page 4


Homework
- make up any late work and take a much needed break!

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Day Seventy Four Overview

Day Seventy Four Overview

- at the start of class I checked whether the students finished the review packet or not
- after checking for completion we went over the answers to the review packet
- to finish class we played a football review game on the Smartboard
     - almost all of the students answered all of the questions correctly

Electricity Review Sheet

Homework
- study for the upcoming electricity test

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Day Seventy Three Overview

Day Seventy Three Overview

- we began class by reviewing what makes a series and parallel circuit different
     - this was accomplished by having the students attempt to draw circuit diagrams of both these kind of circuits
     - most of the students understood the concept at a high level and were able to show the differences between the two circuits, even with little experience drawing circuits

- after the warm up the students went into lab to attempt building circuits using the actual diagrams ... no paper or computers needed!

- almost all of the students were able to build parallel circuits with individual circuits ... very impressive

Physical Circuits Lab - Page 1

Physical Circuits Lab - Page 2

Physical Circuits Lab - Page 3

Physical Circuits Lab - Page 4

Physical Circuits Lab - Page 5

Physical Circuits Lab - Page 6

Homework

- review packet / study for test

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Day Seventy Two Overview

Day Seventy Two Overview

- we spent quite a bit of time talking about circuits
- we learned that there are parts of a circuit
     - load, wire, switch, and a power source
- there are two types of circuits ... series and parallel
- series circuits are all connected in one loop
     - if there is any break in a series circuit none of the loads will work
- parallel circuits allow for more than one path for the electrons to make their way around the circuit
     - if there is a break in a parallel circuit some of the loads will still work, depending on where the break is
- circuit breakers and fuses protect our homes from overloaded circuits that draw too much electricity
     - they work by opening circuits when they are drawing too much electricity, and therefore turning them off

Homework
- finish the Short Circuit Lab write up for next class
- get working on your review packet

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Day Seventy One Overview

Day Seventy One Overview

- we spent the majority of the class finishing the Short Circuit Virtual Lab
- the kids had quite the learning experience figuring out how to put their new-found knowledge of voltage, current, and resistance into practice
- every now and then the students started a virtual fire :)
- the students were introduced to the terms series and parallel circuits

- we also finished up taking notes for the third section of the electricity unit

Homework

- Guided Reading Section 4 due next class

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