Sunday, October 21, 2012

10/23/12 and 10/24/12


Date: 10/23/2012 and 10/24/2012
Class: Physical Science
Periods: B2,3 and W1,3,4

Outcomes: Students will be able to explain how a nuclear reactor works, what critical mass is and why nuclear fusion can only occur in stars.

Standards: UCP.1-3,5; A.1,2; B.1,2,4; F.1; G.3

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Ticket-to-leave: Explain the differences between nuclear fusion and fission.

Lesson Outline: Review ask students what Bernoulli’s Principle is, what the 4 parts of an experiment are, what keeps a nucleus together and what causes it to become unstable > Ask students how a nuclear reactor works and what they know about nuclear reactions in the universe > notes over 18.3 and 18.4 > Practice finding the number of protons, neutrons and making full and outer shell electron dot diagrams > Ticket to Leave
Review: What is Bernoulli’s Principle, what are the 4 parts of an experiment, what holds a nucleus together and what causes it to break apart

Anticipatory Set/Opening: Video of atomic bomb testing, ask students what they know about nuclear reactions

Key Points: Fission involves a large nucleus being broken apart, fusion involves two small nuclei fusing together, chain reactions only occur when critical mass is reached

Teaching Input: Asking review questions and notes

Modeling: Diagram of critical mass, practice finding protons, neutrons, 

Checking for Understanding: Have students explain directions

Guided Practice/Monitoring: P/N/E practice

Closure: Ticket to leave: Explain the differences between nuclear fusion and fission

Independent Practice: Study

Reflection:

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