June 4
Tuesday
Homework: None
Today, students will watch a movie called, "Birth of the Earth."
June 3
Monday
Homework: Review today's rocketry worksheet. Final exam on June 13.
Today we will begin class with differentiating reflection and refraction.
Students will have water in graduated cylinders and insert pencils in them to see the 'broken' pencils.
Then students will perform a post-lab based on last week's rocket launches. We will review the questions at the end of class.
Below is today's post-lab:
Physical Science Rocketry Review Per.____ Name_________ Mr. Smith June 3, 2013
Do Now:
Using your knowledge of science, plus the data on the whiteboard, differentiate between reflection and refraction.
_____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Draw the illustration from the whiteboard:
1. What has surprised you about the rocket launches so far? ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
2. Has your group's rocket been launched yet? ______. If so, describe the event: ___________________________
______________________________________________________________
3. Estimate the mass of your rocket: ______ ____ Actual mass: _____ ____
4. Estimate the volume (how much space it takes up) of your rocket: _____ ___ Actual: _____ ___
5. Why is a model rocket an irregular object? _________________________________________________________
6. Explain what you assembled with your group’s rocket: _______________________________________________
7. The nose cone reduces __________________________
8. The fins provide s___________________. Airplanes have a tail fin, but the purpose of the wings are for l______
9. The engine provides t____________, which is forward force. A force is a p_____ or a p___.
10. The recovery system protects the ______________ and the r_______________.
11. How many feet do you need to be away from the rocket when you launch it? _________________. Explain why:
______________________________________________________________________________________________
12. The batteries inside the ignition system are a form of c______________ energy.
13. Inserting the ignition key provides a c_____________ circuit, and converts the chemical energy into
l__________ and e_________________ energy.
14. The e__________________ reaches the ignitor, creating fri________and heat energy, which ignites the rocket fuel. The rocket fuel is potential, c_____________ energy.
15. Draw a cool moment you remember from one of our rocket launches below.
May 23
Thursday
Homework: Science Notebook is due on Friday (worth one test score).
Please have your two O.W.L.S. packets inside the folder.
Today we will walk through through our rocket assembly process. Tomorrow, you will be on your own with the rocket assembly. Oh boy.
May 6
Monday
Homework: Read pg. 281
Ch. 9 Test on Friday
O.W.L.S. Trips On Tues. and Wed.
Today we will preview this week's field trips, review Friday's quiz,
and watch a slideshow involving estuaries.
Slideshow Link:
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/estuary/?ar_a=1
May 7
Tuesday
Homework: Review pg. 281 ~ Test Friday*
Today we will visit Northwest Harbor in order to study the world of an estuary. Students at school will watch a movie on geothermal vents.
May 8
Wednesday
Homework: Visit the updated Quizlet
Review your old quiz.
Test Thursday*
Today we will not be visiting Northwest Harbor, but we plan to reschedule it for this Friday.
We will visit the quizlet site, discuss why the Yucca Mountain site was never used, and finish yesterday's movie.
Question: How are spent nuclear fuel rods usually disposed of?
Answer:
May 9
Thursday
Science Test
Homework: None
April 29
Monday
HW: Finish Nuclear Energy Classwork (Six Terms- P.p. 264-70)
Today we will investigate Sec. 2 (Nuclear Energy)
Below are the key points we will focus on with this section:
Phy. Sci. Energy Sources Key Terms 4/29/13 Mr. Smith
1. The Process of Nuclear Energy (264)
We call the process fission, where an extremely small amount of mass is converted into an enormous amount of energy. As we saw in last week's movie, neutrons strike a nucleus of a uranium 235 atom, and the nucleus splits apart, releasing neutrons (and a lot of energy).
2. A nuclear Reactor contains… (264)
a fuel that can be made to undergo nuclear fission; they contain control rods that are used to control the nuclear reactions; and they have a cooling system that keeps the reactor from being damaged by the heat produced.
3. Nuclear Fission (266): During fission - which I described in q. # 1, nuclear chain reactions occur and the number of nuclei that split multiply very quickly, creating a tremendous amount of thermal energy to use to turn the turbine to generate electricity.
4. “The Thermal Energy is Released…” (267)
5. “The Risks” (267)
6. Fusion (270)
April 30
Tuesday
Homework: Re-read p.p. 264-270 or Monday's homework
Today we will review Monday's key terms involving fossil fuels. Per. 1 and 2 classes will finish the H2O balloon catapult activity.
Ch. 9 Key Ideas:
1. Energy cannot be created or destroyed...
2. Fossil Fuels- Decayed remains of ancient plants and animals
3. Burning fossil fuels converts energy from chemical bonds to heat and
light.
4. Chemical energy in fossil fuels are more concentrated...
5. Petroleum- Thick, greenish-brown, highly flammable liquid formed by
decayed ancient organisms.
6. Fractional distillation- The heating of crude oil in order to separate the
compounds in petroleum.
7. Petroleum is used for plastics...
8. Natural gas- Originates from decayed ancient* organisms, has more
energy than oil or coal, burns more cleanly, and provides about 1/4* of
the energy consumed int the United States.
9. Electricity is generated when fossil fuels are burned. The burned fuel
releases thermal energy, which produces high pressure steam, which
spins a turbine, which produces an electric current, which is
transmitted through power lines to you and me.
10. Only about 35% of the energy in fossil fuel reaches us since some
energy is lost in every stage of the process.
11. Fossil fuels pollute.
12. Mining coal can cause health problems for miners.
13. Fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources, so it's important not to
waste energy.
May 1
Wednesday
Homework: Read p.p. 271-276, then define the five highlighted terms
Today we will finish our last of the catapults, plus take a practice quiz.
Some classes will create a model of fractional distillation using various
liquids.
May 2
Thursday
Homework: Review ch. 9 for Friday's quiz.
Today we will review last night's renewable energy homework, and then view a movie with a focus on renewable energy.
Below are some tips to consider in order to give you an edge on Friday's quiz:
Be familiar with:
* The advantages and disadvantages of relying on fossil fuels, renewable energy, and nuclear energy
* The Law of Conservation of Energy
* Examples of petroleum products
* Biomass
* The significance of Yucca Mountain
* 1.0 g/mL
* Nuclear Fission
* Fractional Distallation
mARCH 25: nO SCHOOL
mARCH 26
tUESDAY hOMEWORK: nONE (HOLIDAY)
sTUDENTS WILL TAKE A SHORT, PRACTICE QUIZ INVOLVING LAST WEEK'S KEY IDEAS. i WILL KEEP THE QUIZZES, AND STUDENTS WILL GET ANOTHER COPY OF THE PRACTICE QUIZ TO PUT IN THEIR JOURNALS. wE WILL REVIEW THE CORRECT ANSWERS TOGETHER IN CLASS.
wE WILL THEN WATCH A SHORT (1.5 MIN.) MOVIE INVOLVING CONDENSATION AND HUMIDITY.
http://eh-safari/SAFARI/montage/product_content.php?keyindex=12498&location=local&chapterskeyindex=11920&play=1&page=product&mediapref=smp_player_frame.php&reloadmedia=-1&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Feh-safari%2FSAFARI%2Fmontage%2Fplay.php%3Fkeyindex%3D12498%26location%3Dlocal%26chapterskeyindex%3D11920%26play%3D1
bELOW IS TODAY'S PRACTICE QUIZ:
Physical Science PRACTICE Quiz – Thermal Energy Per.__ Name________ Mr.Smith Date _______________
1. Thermal energy is the ___________________________
2. What in the world were we trying to do to the milk and cream in order to turn it into ice cream? ___________________________________________________
3. The particles in all matter are in constant, r_________ m___________.
4. What is temperature? ______________________________________________
5. What is conduction? _______________________________________________
6. When we think of convection, we think of c________
7. _____________ is thermal energy that flows from a _____________ to a ______ temperature.
8. R_______________ occurs when thermal energy is transferred through ________. Matter is not transferred during this process, and “R” does not need a medium to travel.
9. Some insulating materials contain pockets of trapped air to reduce the flow of heat. How might that affect putting a plastic spoon in your cup of ice cream instead of a metal spoon? ____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
10. Why would a little scoop of ice cream have less thermal energy than a “gut- buster” super-size scoop of ice cream when they both have the same temperature? ______________________________
11. What state of matter was the milk in before we started our ice cream process? ____
12. In order to change the phase of the milk, we had to change the _______________
13. What happened to the thermal energy as it left the milk?
14. Why did the outside of your cup get wet after you put the ice cream in it? _______________________
15. Draw a cup of ice cream below with condensation on the outside of the cup:
mARCH 27
wEDNESDAY
hOMEWORK: rE-READ PG. 167
rEAD P.P. 172 AND 173
tODAY WE WILL TURN BACK TO RADIATION, ON PG. 167.
aDDITIONALLY, WE WILL LOOK AT FORCED AIR HEATING SYSTEMS, ON PG. 172 AND 173.
a SHORT MOVIE INVOLVING CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND HEAT.
Safari Montage: Heat and chemical energy
http://eh-safari/SAFARI/montage/play.php?keyindex=5428
March 28
Friday
Homework: None. Science Journals will be due next week.
Today we will take a short, ten question quiz (only worth one homework grade) based on this week's main ideas.
Then we will watch a nine minute film about a fourteen year old girl with a goal:
http://jalopnik.com/the-teen-girl-whos-rebuilding-a-fiero-got-to-meet-the-330562527?autoplay=1
March 18, 2013
Monday
Homework: Read p.p. 158-160 in your textbook. Bring text to class on Tuesday.
Today we need to take our last foss assessment quiz for electricity.
Wednesday, March 19
Homework: Review today's notes involving temperature and heat (p.p. 158-60)
I will not be giving Monday's quiz back today, but I will show you your score on it.
Today we will kick off Ch. 6, beginning with temperature (matter in motion), thermal energy, heat, and specific heat. Hopefully we can identify how this chapter applies to our own lives.
1. Teeny, tiny particles in random motion, in all directions. How do hotter particles move differently than cooler particles? (p. 158)
Draw the blacksmith's horseshoe Draw the "athlete's" horseshoe
2. What in the world is temperature, and how is it measured? (p. 159)
3. Thermal energy is the sum of the kinetic and potential energy of its molecules.
Draw Fig. 2 on pg. 159, and remember the little thought bubbles, too.
4. "Faster to slower... always faster to slower." Summarize the 'cold butter' story on pg. 159, and how it applies to thermal energy.
Wednesday, March 20
Homework: Re-read p.p. 164 and 165 (Conduction and Convection)
Today we will review Monday's quiz, investigate the science of springtime, and then we will look at thermal energy and mass.
Thursday, March 21
Homework: Read p.p. 166 and 167, and bring a spoon and a cup to class.
Today's focus is convection and radiation.
Below are the current quizlet terms to know:
Temperature (158, 9) the average kinetic energy of the individual particles; the measure of how hot or cold something is.
Thermal energy: (159) The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in a substance.
Why does increasing the temperature of an object increase its thermal energy? (159) It increases the kinetic energy of the particles.
Why would a puddle of water have less thermal energy than a pond when they both have the same temperature? (160) Because there are thousands and thousands of times more H20 molecules (particles) in a pond, and each of those molecules have their own kinetic energy.
Heat: A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature. The thermal energy that flows from something at a higher temperature to something at a lower temperature. (160)
Conduction: The transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another through direct contact. (164)
Convection: The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a fluid by the movement of warmer and cooler fluids from place to place. (165) Radiation Thermal energy that is transferred in the form of rays or waves or particles. (167)
- What state of matter was the milk when you began?
- What state of matter was the milk when you were done?
- In order to change the phase of the milk, what had to be removed?
- What happened to the heat energy that left the milk?
- Why was the salt added to the ice?
- If you did not add sugar would the ice cream have frozen faster? Why?
- Why did the outside of the bag get wet? (Assume that your bag did not spring a leak.)
- The milk was in the liquid phase of matter when we started.
- The milk was in the solid state of matter when we finished.
- In order to change the phase of the milk we had to remove heat.
- The heat energy that left the milk went into the surroundings.
- Salt was needed in order to lower the freezing point of the mixture inside.
- Yes, the ice cream would have frozen faster without sugar because the sugar lowers the freezing point.
- The outside of the bag was wet from condensation.
- 240 mL milk
- 45 mL sugar
- cups
- 80 mL ice cream
- salt
- 2.5 mL vanilla or chocolate flavoring
- 50 mL beaker
- 100 mL graduated cylinder
- ice
- 400 mL beaker
- 3.8 L zipper bag (gallon); freezer quality
- gloves
- 0.95 L zipper bag (quart); freezer quality
- dish towel
- spoons
- Celsius thermometer
April 1st
Monday
Homework: Summarize key ideas found on p.p. 168, 173, and 174 in science Journal
If you scored lower than a 90% on Friday's quiz, you will make a study sheet.
Science Journals due on Wed.
Today I will pass back your quizzes (worth one homework grade), review the answers, and then we will identify the key ideas found on p.p. 168, 173, and 174 in our text.
We will begin our shortened classes with a model of some flashcards. The quizlet can help you make your own.
April 2
Tuesday
Homework: Re-read p.p. 176, 177, and 179. Review our quizlet
Science Journal due tomorrow.
As I check your Monday homework, you will quietly read p.p. 176,177, and 179.
Today we will focus on devices that convert heat into work.
April 3
Wednesday
Homework: None. Practice Test on Friday covering Ch. 6
We will begin class with two questions from an old state test. Yesterday we identified the positve and negative effects of a hydroelectric dam.
Worth one test grade, Your journals are due today. As I call you to my desk to discuss your science journal, you will be making concept balloons of ch. 6, big ideas.
April 4
Thursday
Homework: None
Today I will finish meeting with students to discuss their third quarter grade and their science journal while students improve their Concept maps.
April 5
Friday
Homework: None
Today students will take a practice test worth one homework grade. It will be the first grade for the fourth quarter.
April 8
Monday
Homework: Pg. 184: Q# 1-15, Test on Thursday, Bring coat for Tuesday's outside activity.
Today we will review Friday's practice test, and you will begin the chapter review on pg. 184.
Answers:
1. heat engine or internal combustion engine
2. Heat
3. Solar collector
4. *Specific Heat*
5. Temperature
6. Conductor (not found in answer bank)
7. *Specific heat*
8. Internal combustion engine
9. Exhaust stroke
10. Iron
11. Refrigerator
12. Temperature
13. Volume
14. Radiation
15. Heat
The answer to questions 4 and 7 is specific heat. Answer 9 is exhaust.
April 9
Tuesday
Homework: Read p.p. 161 and 176, visit quizlet, Test thursday
Today we will explore thermodynamics and specific heat
Plus, we will go outside to launch a few h20 balloons.
April 10
Wednesday
Homework: Test tomorrow. Review key tidbits below, and check out the quizlet. That's what I would do (just saying)
Thermal Energy Key Tidbits to Consider:
· Energy always flows from…
· Heat transfers from one place to another because of a temperature difference
· Why would conduction be less likely to occur in a gas? The molecules are less likely to…
· What has greater t.e., a pot of boiling water or an iceberg? Explain.
· Name two examples of conduction:
· Name two examples of ‘work to heat’
· Sun on your skin and the warmth of a fire are two examples of…
· Three main types of heat transfer: C.C.R.
· A heater and boiling water are two examples of…
· How does the high specific heat of water affect our local climate?
April 11
Thursday
Homework: None
Today we will take our thermal energy exam
April 12
Friday
Homework: None
Do Now: Why do water droplets appear on the sides of a chilly can of Dr Pepper?
Ans.: The air is loaded with water - in the gas phase. We don't see it because the water particles are teeny-tiny and far apart. The water particles are moving fast-n-far apart. But... when the H20 particles fly past something cold, they come together and condense, and turn into these teeny tiny water droplets we see on the side of the chilly can of Dr Pepper.
Today we will begin our solar energy movie and finish it on monday.
April 15
Monday
Homework: Read p.p. 256-9 (optional), Test signed and corrected by friday.
Today We will Review Last week's test answers, plus continue our solar energy movie.
Question of the day: How do the walls of the ice cream machine help make the ice cream?
Answer: Heat travels naturally from warmer to cooler areas, and the cooler walls of the ice cream maker pull heat out of the warmer milk and cream, changing it to the solid phase. Voila!
(last friday's question involved how droplets appear on the sides of a chilly dr pepper)
April 16
Tuesday
Homework: Remember to read p.p. 256-259 by Friday, and have your test signed and corrected by friday, too.
visit Quizlet.
Today is the start of our state exams, so fifth and eighth period classes will see me today.
We will finish our solar energy movie and preview our new chapter involving fossil fuels.
April 17
Wednesday
Homework: See Monday's HW (due friday)
Day two of Ela State exams
Classes will finish solar energy movie
april 18
Thursday
Homework: Last thursday's test should be signed and corrected by friday. Review p.p. 256-259 in text
Classes will catapult h20 balloons, applying work, thermal energy, and heat.
April 18
Friday
Homework: none
Today students will record "phy. sci. big ideas" notes from the year from the white board while i check test signed and corrected. we will review pg. 259, and then launch h2o balloons.
April 22
Monday
HW: Finish Fossil Fuels Classwork
Today we will watch a short video about how coal is
formed, and then you will have time to answer the
homework questions below. Here is the link to today's
seven minute movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEa36qNo86E
Today's worksheet/homework:
Monday, April 22, 2013 (Every day is _______ Day)
1. Energy- An ____________ to do work; to cause ______________
ability change
2. Fossil Fuel- F. fuels are formed from the decaying remains of
ancient (2-350 m.y.a.) plant and animal remains.
Petroleum (oil), natural gas, and coal are f. fuels.
(Just so you know!)
3. How are fossil fuels different than wood? (257)
Wood is renewable (can be replaced in less than 30 years);
fossil fuels can take millions of years to replace. Fossil fuels
are much more concentrated with chemical potential energy
than wood.
4. How is oil and natural gas formed? (258)
Natural gas is mostly methane (!), and it rises to the top of the
petroleum deposits. The sediments sitting above dead marine
organisms create pressure, heat and chemical reactions over
millions of years.
5. How is coal formed? (258, 260)
Usually from swampy vegetation, layers of sediment cause an
increase of pressure and temperature over millions of years.
6. Petroleum (260)
It's oil. It's a highly flammable liquid formed from decayed ancient
organisms such as microscopic algae and plankton.
7. What is fractional distillation?
Fractional distillation is simply the heating of crude oil at refineries
in order to separate the many compounds of oils.
8. Identify four objects in the classroom that are made from petroleum.
Rubberbands, plastic bottles, California slingshots, and the bottom
of my shoe.
9. Natural Gas
Natural gas is composed mostly of methane (CH4), which rises to
the top of the petroleum deposits. Propane is a natural gas, too.
10. Nonrenewable Resource
Fossil fuels are categorized as nonrenewable because they cannot
be replaced easily or as quickly as they are used. Solar and wind
energy are renewable because they do not take millions of years
to replace. Voila.
April 23
Tuesday
Homework: Review this week's work, and visit Quizlet throughout the
week.
As I check Monday's homework, please answer the following questions
with regards to the "mystery object" at your table.
1. Estimate the mass of the object in grams.
2. Estimate the volume of the object in mL.
3. The density of the object is similar to what?
4. What is its color?
5. Would it float or sink in water?
6. Of what use is it?
7. Who would consider it valuable? Why?
8. Might it be made from a petroleum product?
9. What in the world is it?
