Science Blog: August 2019

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Celebrating 150 years!

You might know that College Football is celebrating 150 years of existence, but did you know the Periodic Table is also celebrating 150 years of existence.

https://www.chemicalsafetyfacts.org/celebrating-150-years-of-the-periodic-table-of-elements/

Have a great day!

Jase St. Peter

Rio Norte JH School

jstpeter@hartdistrict.org

http://stpeter.pbworks.com

Agenda 28 & 29

Agenda

1. Finish Motion Notes p. 17 & 18

2. Finish Measuring Lab p. 19 & 20

3. Speed, Velocity & acceleration notes summary p. 21

4. How do measure speed? Billiard ball activity p. 22

5. When does an object accelerate? accelerometer activity p. 23

6. Motion Practice Problem p. 24

7. Roller Coaster Ride probe 11 p. 25

Homework

Finish class work

Lab Book Check Sept. 4 for A-Block and Sept. 5 for B- Block

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Agenda Aug. 26 &27

Agenda

1. Good Things

2. Frame of Reference Quiz

3. Capturing Kids Heart Social Contract

4. Measuring Practice Lab

5. Continue Motion Notes

Homework

Finish anything you need to finish for the lab book.

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Agenda Aug. 22 & 23

Agenda

1. Correct and stamp homework

2. Elaborate Lab Activity: Describing Position (p. 12 in Lab Book)

3. Elaborate Activity: Changing Position (p. 13 in LB)

4. Concept Map (p. 15 in LB)

5. Motion Vocabulary

a. Motion

b. Reference Point

c. Frame of reference

d. Position

e. Distance

f. Direction

6. Motion notes

7. Where is Rudy the River Hawk

Homework

1. Study for Frame of reference quiz

2. Finish Where is Rudy the River Hawk

Extra worksheets on Google Classroom

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Lab Book Table of Contents

1. Cover Page

2. Table of contents

3. Table of contents continued

4. Physics Chat

5. Science safety rules

6. science safety vocabulary

7. Safety in the science laboratory

8. Daily Kick Off - Reference point Anchor Phenomena and Essential Questions

9. Treasure Map

10. Describing Position on a Coordinate Plane page 1

11. Describing Position on a Coordinate Plane page 2

12. Elaborate Lab Activity - Describing Position

13. Elaborate Activity - Changing Position

14. Google Classroom assignment Points of Reference: It's all in how you look at things, print assignment or write in your answers on the page
15. Objects Location Concept Map
16. Motion Vocabulary
17. Motion Notes
18. Motion Notes continue
19. Measuring part 1
20. Measuring part 2
21. Speed, velocity and acceleration summary
22. How do we measure speech
23. Describing acceleration using an accelerometer
24. Motion Practice
25. Roller Coaster Ride probe 11

Extra worksheets for assignments can be found in the absent work bin in the classroom or can be printed from Google Classroom

Agenda 20 & 21

Agenda

1. Safety Test

2. Lab Book set up

3. Energy of Motion Phenomena and Essential Questions (page 8 in the Lab Book)

Anchor Phenomena A Truck is about to crash into a pole

Essential Question- What will happen when the truck comes into contact with the pole? Point of Reference Skateboard How do we decide when an object is moving? Leading Questions: a. What object in the skateboard video appears to be moving? What appears to be still or not moving? example: When using Google Maps on a mobile device it will often use your current location.

4. Treasure Map Activity [p. 9 in Lab Book (L.B.)]

5. Describing Position on a Coordinate Plane Worksheet (Finish for homework) (p. 10 & 11)

Homework
Finish Describing Position on a Coordinate Plane Worksheet
In Google classroom complete the Points of reference (p. 14 L.B.)
Note: page 12 and 13 in the lab book will be given next class period)