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August 2011

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

29 30
Orientation.
31
Syllabus, qualitative and quantitative PPT, experimental variables PPT, Terms WS.
   


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September 2011

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

      1
Wave Intro PPT, Wave Speed Lab (Slinky), and Crossword Puzzle.
2
Continue Wave Speed Lab (Slinky), and Crossword Puzzle.
5 Labor Day
6
Post lab discussion, Computer Lab, Introduction to waves webquest.
7
Webquest discussion, wave intro ppt, Waves on a Coiled Spring Lab.
8
Finish Waves on a Coiled Spring Lab, Review interference, standing waves.
9
Wave math intro. WS.
12

Review math intro, the wave equation WS.

13
Review wave equation, review for test.
14
Wave Test
15
Intro to sound ppt, waves and sound WS
16
Back side of Waves and Sound WS, start pendulum lab. (Ht. of swing.)
19
Review Ht. of swing, finish pendulum lab.
20
Pitch / Frequency, volume / wavelength QUIZ, subwoofer video, Review pendulum lab, Resonance day activities 1 and 2
21
Finish Resonance day activities.
22
Resonance day review, resonance ppt, tesla bridge video, wine glass breakage video..
23
What effects the pitch on a string? Lab. Piano on fire video.
26 Teacher Work Day 27
Waves on a string ppt, string WS
28
Sound Walk Activities
29
Finish sound walk and ppt.
30
Review string vibration,

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October 2011

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

3
Determining the speed of sound lab. Myth busters
4
Speed of sound math.
5
Speed of sound math.
6
Review for test. Guitar Demo.
7
Much more review, doppler effect..
10
Sound Test.
11
Light introduction, color wheel introduction and filters, Color Lab.
12
Review color wheel and filters. Finish Colors LabWhat color is ? through a ? filter,
13
Retinal Fatigue, 3-D images, Myth Busters Death Ray.
14 No School
17
Plane Reflection Lab
18
Review lab questions, PPT.
19
"Full length mirror diagrams, constructing reflected rays, WS.
20
Plane Reflections Lab 2
21
Review Lab Questions, begin review
24
Review for test, Jeopardy PPT.
25
Reflection and Colors Test
26
Curved Mirrors Lab 1
27
Curved Mirrors Lab 2
28
Post Lab Questions and PPT, Concave Mirror Diagrams on lab.
31
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November 2011

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

  1
Concave Mirror WS.
2
Review, Convex Mirrors WS.
3
Curved Mirror Review
4
Curved Mirror Test
7
Refraction Lab I , go over results.
8
Refraction Lab 2, go over results.
9
Review lab results, Refraction Diagrams
10
Review Diagrams, Refraction III
11 No School
14
Post lab discussion (data), Snell's law intro, Refraction PPT (Notes).
15
What Is Sine WS.
16

Snell's Law WS 1-10.

17
Critical angle Problems, PPT, mirages.
18
Finding the refractive index type problems, rectangle WS.
21
Review WS, Dispersion PPT
22
Refraction Test
23 No School 24 Thanks Giving 25 No School
28
Lens Intro PPT, back side of refraction diagrams.
29

Let's Learn Lens Laws Lab.

30
Post Lab Questions, Convex Lens Diagram WS.
 



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December 2011

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

      1
Concave Lens Diagrams, Lens Equation Problems.
2
More Lens Equation Problems

5

The Eye PPT, The Eye handout and Q's.

6
Review Problems.
7
Lens Test.
8
Ring of Fire Video and questions.
9
Finish Ring of Fire video and go over answers.
12
,Plate techtonics ppt. and worksheet, Tsunami videos.
13
Mt. St. Helens Video and questions.
14
Finish St. Helens video, go over answers, "Earth's Innards" diagram.
15
Grand Canyon, Krakatoa, Mt. Everest.
16
Plate Tectonics Test.
19 M 20 E 21 R 22 R 23 Y
26 CH 20 RI 20 ST 20 M 20 AS



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January 2012

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

2 Winter Break 3
Planet WebQuest
4
Review WebQuest, Planets PPT.
5
Seasons book questions.
6
Astronomical distances book questions.
9
Review Questions, Tides, Seasons PPT
10
Our Place in Space PPT and notes.
11
Space Crud PPT and notes.
12
Comet questions and crossword hand out.
13 Early Release

No regular classes

16 MLK Day 17
Our Universe (One of four) video and questions.
18
Black Holes Video and questions.
19
Alien Galaxies Video and questions.
20 Snow Day
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23 2 Hr Delay
Extreme Stars Video and questions.
24
Finish video, and Aurora Borealis PPT
25 2 Hr Delay
Astronomy Test
26
Finals
27

Finals

30 Semester Break 31
Inclined Plane Lab
     

 


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February 2012

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

    1
Simple Machines PPT, finish Inclined Plane Lab.
2
Review Inclined Plane Lab, Define "work" and its relation to simple machines, 1st class lever lab.
3
Finish 1st class lever lab, data and questions.
6

Review 1st class lever Lab, collect data for 2nd and 3rd class levers, calculations and questions.

7
Review levers / Lever quiz PPT. Start Pulleys.
8
Finish data gathering for pulleys, calculations and questions.
9
Review pulleys, work worksheet.
10
Review worksheet. Start wheel and axle data gathering.
13
Finish wheel and axle lab, calculations and questions.
14
Simple machine review.
15
Simple Machines Test
16
Student Data Gathering Lab.
17 Early Release
Scatter Plot intro., Graphing the data and how to write a conclusion.
20 President's Day 21
Qualitative and quantitative PPT, experimental variables PPT, Terms WS.
22
Speed 1 Lab
23
Scatter Plot Quiz. Graphing and quesions from Speed Lab 1.
24
Speed 2 Lab
27
Graphing and quesions from Speed Lab 2.
28
Finish Speed Lab 2 questions, speed problems WS. (d/t graph WS)
29
d/t graphs PPT, quiz. Finish back side of d/t WS.
   

 

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March 2012

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

      1
Go over WS, Domino Lab
2

Post Domino Lab and Questions

5
Review for Test
6

Speed Test

7
Computer Lab Vectors
8
Post Webquest discussion, Vector WS
9
Review WS, finish WS. MythBusters vectors.
12
String force vector lab.
13 HSPE 1,3,5.
Post lab questions and finish vector drawing diagram WS.
14 HSPE 2,4,6.
Same as 13th.
15 HSPE 1,3,5.
Go over lab Q's, do back side of WS.
16 Assemble 2,4,6.
Same as 15th.
19
Go over back side of WS, review for vector test.
20
Vector Test
21
Acceleration 1 Lab
22
Finish Data gathering and Post Lab Q's.
23
Acceleration 2 Lab
26
Post lab questions and graph.
27
Acceleration PPT, Sky Diving Myths (Busters), answer post lab Q's.
28
Moon Drop, Free Fall Misconceptions, (YouTube). Gravity WS. Penny Drop. Turn in Acc. Labs.
29
Stamp, go over Gravity WS. Acceleration Direction Lab
30
Plywood Drop, Zero Gravity Plane, Car Drop, Free Fall Bomb. (Busters)

 

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April 2012

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May 2012

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Friday

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Rotational Intertia Day
7
Rotational Intertia Day Debrief.
8
Center of Gravity Day
9
Center of Gravity Day Debrief.
10
Review for test
11
Newton's Laws Test
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June 2012

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Finals
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Finals
14 Snow Make Up
Check Out
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ACTIVE PHYSICAL SCIENCE 203

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December 2008

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Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1
Matter Categorization Activity, (pure, mixtures, elements, compounds, homogeneous, heterogeneous.)
2
Extensive, intensive properties, density, Density Math Problems.
3
Review density problems, Sugar Content in Pop prelab, (floating cans of pop demo.) students write their own procedures.
4
Sugar Content in Pop Lab, post lab calculations.
5
Separation of mixtures ppt, write up procedure for Separation of Mixtures Lab, Atomic Fun if extra time.
8
Separation of Mixtures Lab.
9
Separation of Mixtures Lab.
10
Weigh dried materials, post lab calculations, begin practice test.
11
Go over practice test, review.
12
Matter Introduction Test    Inside the atom power point.
15
Atomic structure and atomic chart work sheets.
16
Review atomic structure, building atoms activity.
17
Electrostatics day.
18
Review electrostatic concepts, atomic application, Bohr Diagrams.
19
Atomic Structure Test
22 Winter Break 23 Winter Break 24 Winter Break 25 Winter Break 26 Winter Break
29 Winter Break 30 Winter Break 31 Winter Break    



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January 2009

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Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

      1 Winter Break 2 Winter Break
5
The elements! Isotopes, radioactivity half life activity/work sheet..
6
Review half life chart Half life web quest, radioactive dating.
7
Review webquest, do back side of lab half life questions. Myth Buster Cock Roaches.
8
Song organization activity, questions, list of things it illustrates, parts of the periodic table, PPT's!.
9

Periodic Trends PPT, Atomic Madness Predictions and Completion.

12
Practice quiz, finish elemental madness and questions, go over questions.
13
Half life review, how hot are you, nuclear survey.
14
Review Practice Test
15
Periodic Table Test
16 Teacher Work Day
19 MLK Day 20
Surface tension intro and surface tension lab.
21
IMF and Polarity PPT's, Polarity lab.
22
Review concepts, capillary action lab.
23
Post lab questions, finish write ups, Ethanol in fuel article questions..
26
Review ethanol questions, do ethanol in gasoline lab.
27
Review concepts, intro to chromatography PPT, then lab.
28
Review concepts, chromatography murder mystery.
29
Review test
30
IMF Test



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February 2009

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

2
KMT intro. PPT and intro work sheet.
3
KMT Day activities.
4
Finish KMT day, demo's, go over answers to KMT questions (PPT).
5
Melting Point Determination lab.
6
Make graphs in the computer lab, post lab questions, algebra review..
9
Computer lab for gas relationships webquest. (All period.)
10
Finish Webquest in class, algebra review.
11
Gas relationship questions and review.
12
KMT Test
13 Teacher Work Day
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