Mythbusters Gravity

Date: 2/5/14 and 2/6/14

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will be able to explain how horizontal velocity effects acceleration due to gravity.

Standards:

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Thumbs-up/down

Lesson Outline: Review basic definition of velocity and acceleration > discuss why things are weightless in orbit > Mythbusters dealing with dropping a bullet at the same time one is shot and when they hit the ground > Grade worksheet > HW: Quiz Next Time

Forces 3

Date: 2/3/14 and 2/4/14

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will be able draw a vector diagram and explain what happens when a person does a push up (assuming it’s not Chuck Norris).

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

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Ticket-to-leave: Draw a diagram showing what happens during a push-up and explain in words why the person “pushes themselves upward”

Lesson Outline: What direction is the frictional force if an object moves to the left? If the applied force is 10N but the net force is 8N, what is the frictional force? > Why does a football move in an arc? How does a rocket work? > Notes over Ch. 3 Sections 2 and 3 > Practice calculations problems > Ticket-to-leave: Draw a diagram showing what happens during a push-up and explain in words why the person “pushes themselves upward” > HW: Force Worksheet

Forces 2

Date: 1/30/14 and 1/31/14

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will be able to draw vector diagrams for various situations.

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

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Students will complete vector diagrams for the lab they completed last time.

Lesson Outline: An object moves 3km to the South in 15s, what is the object’s velocity. If it then takes the object 5s to go from that velocity to a stop, what is the object’s acceleration? > When you apply the brakes on a car, what direction is the acceleration in? What direction is the net force? What direction is the velocity? > Present various situations and draw vector diagrams for them > Have students draw vector diagrams showing velocity and force for their lab from last class > HW: Ch. 3 Review pg. 94 (1-14) 

Forces Lab

Date: 1/28/14 and 1/29/14

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will gain experience using electronic science probes. Using acceleration of an object, students will calculate the force being exerted on an object. 

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

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Students will complete a lab report and answer the question: which is an easier way to change force, changing mass or changing acceleration?

Lesson Outline: What is velocity and acceleration? > An object moves 50m to the left in 4s, what is the velocity of the object? If it took the object 8s to go from rest to that velocity, what is its acceleration? > LAB DAY! > We can use electronic probes to measure acceleration and force, and we will compare both tools > What is force? > Assign students into groups > Give directions for lab > Model lab setup > Students do lab > Go over calculations f=ma and lab report format > Ask students what they thought had a bigger impact on changing force, changing mass or changing acceleration > HW: Read 3.3 pgs. 83-88 Use push-ups to explain Newton's Third Law of Motion

Forces 1

Date: 1/24/14 and 1/27/14

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will explain the relationship between mass, acceleration and force. They will also explain friction in terms of force and direction.

Standards:9-12.P.2.1

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Ticket to leave: Draw a vector diagram showing velocity and force for an object that is slowing down.

Lesson Outline: Individually, figure out the velocity of an object that travels 10m to the right in 5s > What is the acceleration of the object if it took 4s to get up to that velocity? > Correct Velocity quiz > Vectors video > What do you think friction is? > Notes over Ch. 3 Sec. 1 > Put force equation on notecard > HW: Read Sec. 2 pages 75-82 What is the difference between mass and weight? Why do thrown objects follow a curved path?

Motion Quiz

Quiz over Ch. 2
HW: Read 3.1 pgs 68-74 What is force? What is the equation for force? What is friction and how is it similar to air resistance?

Motion 4

Date: 1/17/14 and 1/20/14

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will be able to use vectors to graph velocity and acceleration.

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

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Ch. 2 Review pgs. 62-63 (1-17, 22)

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > Distance/Displacement Demo and Question, time it for speed and make up a speed up time to determine acceleration > Highlight answers and grade worksheet > Practice explaining and graphing vectors > HW: Ch. 2 Review pgs. 62-63 (1-17, 23) Quiz next time over Ch. 2 focus on equations

Teacher Reflection: Graphing exercise needs a lot more work.

Motion 3

Date: 1/15/14 and 1/16/14

Class: Physical Science

Periods: B2 and W1,2,4

Outcomes: Students will be able to determine distance and displacement and calculate speed, velocity and acceleration.

Standards: 9-12.P.2.1

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Students will discuss which was more useful for the activity: speed or acceleration and distance or displacement

Lesson Outline: Ask students what distance, displacement, speed and velocity are > Practice using equations > Give directions for the activity: as a class we will measure the distance from the end of our hallway to the end of the opposite hallway > Once that is finished, groups will send a representative to be timed walking/jogging to the other end of the hallway and back > Once they have their times, they will calculate their average speed > we will then discuss the net velocities for different parts of their path > practice calculating acceleration > Students will discuss which was more useful for the activity: speed or acceleration and distance or displacement > HW: Quiz next time.

Motion 2

Date: 1/13/14 and 1/14/14

Class: Physical Science

Periods: B2 and W1,2,4

Outcomes: Students will be able to explain the difference between distance and displacement and speed and velocity and what acceleration is.

Standards: 9-12.P.2.1

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Ticket to leave: Students will describe in their own words the difference between distance/displacement and speed/velocity

Lesson Outline: Review parts of an atom and how many electron shells and valence electrons Chlorine has > Ask students to demonstrate the difference between distance and displacement > Ask students to explain the reading for today > Notes over 2.1 and 2.2 > “Can you have a change in acceleration without a change in speed?” > Discuss the question > 2.2 Section Questions pg. 51 (1-7) > HW: Reading Ch. 2 Sec 3 pages 52-56 How does acceleration factor in to Newton's First Law of Motion?

Teacher Reflection: Should do more to distinguish between force and acceleration and go in to what causes the other.

Motion 1

Date: 1/9/14 and 1/10/14

Class: Physical Science

Periods: B2,3 and W1,3,4

Outcomes: Students will be able to explain the difference distance and displacement.

Standards: 9-12.P.2.1

Student Needs: Diagrams for visual learners.

Assessment Plan: pg. 46 (1-7) 

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > Ask students the 6 steps of the scientific method, parts of an atom, how many outer-shell electrons carbon has > Students will start reading Ch. 2 Section 1 > Their assignment is to compare and contrast, in their own words, the difference between distance and displacement > students will then finish reading the section > pg. 46 (1-7) > HW: Read 10.2 What is different between accelerations in opposite directions?

NOVA Hunting the Elements 2

Date: 1/7/14 and 1/8/14

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will wrap up their first semester knowledge by completing a worksheet that deals with the documentary NOVA: Hunting the Elements

Standards: Various PS standards based on Chemistry

Student Needs: Writing time

Assessment Plan: Worksheet

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > Grades are in, 1 day to get missing work in before they are finalized > Video > Collect worksheets > Talk about the direction class will take 2nd Semester