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Physical Science  

SYLLABI:

ON LEVEL:  Download Year long syllabus 12-13 on level 

ADVANCED CONTENT:  Download Year long syllabus 12-13 AC

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2013

 

 We are starting the new year by completing our transition to using our Wikispace for all of our needs.  From now on all of our assignments and support tools will be posted on the Wiki.  The following link will take you to the Wiki Home page and from there you click on the page for our current unit of study (on the right hand side of the screen).

 

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or copy and paste the URL:  http://amywest.wikispaces.com/home

Monday, December 17 - Thursday, December 20, 2012

Monday 12/17:  Part 1 of test over Motion Unit 1

Tuesday 12/18:  Part 2 (Performance Task) for Moiton unit 1

Wednesday 12/19:  Green Class will complete Performance Task

All other classes review benchmark test

Thursday:  All classes:  GoAnimate

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

 

Monday, Dec 10 - Friday, Dec 14, 2012

TEST 12/17 - 12/18

Monday 12/10

1. warm up:  What is the formula used to calculate average speed?  RESPONSE:  speed = deistance/time
2. Handouts for speed & acceleration :  Download Speed and Acceleration (OL & AC)   and Download All about motion (AC)  (AC ONLY) onit #11
3. AC:  CAPZLE DUE DEC 13 BY 10 PM  See wiki for details and timeline

 

Tuesday 12/11

1. warm up:  what is the formula used for calculating acceleration?  RESPONSE: 
2. Review and practice acceleration problems  :  Download Acceleration practice   speed practice Download DISTANCE TIME SPEED

• AC:  CAPZLE DUE DEC 13 BY 10 PM  See wiki for details and timeline

STUDY GUIDE AND ADDITIONAL STUDY TOOLS ARE UPLOADED ON THE WIKI: WIKI

 

WEDNESDAY 12/12- Thursday 12/13

1. Lab:  Download Matchbox cars 12
2. Energy Transformation handout:  Download Energy Transformation Worksheet

• AC:  CAPZLE DUE DEC 13 BY 10 PM  See wiki for details and timeline

Friday 12/14:  Review for test over energy transformations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, December 3 - Friday, December 7, 2012

TEST 12/17  PERF TASK 12/18

Monday 12/3

1. warm up:  Formative assessment using Skate Park
2. read pages 244-257 and take notes  SEE WIKI FOR NOTES
3. word up:  energy conversions (transformations), Law of Conservation of Energy
4. Str's pages 253 & 257 (omit #1 on each SR)


HOMEWORK:  All classes:  finish work not finished during class.

          AC:  CAPZLE or PREZI due Dec 13 (see Wiki for details and timeline)  Wiki

Tuesday 12/4

1. warm up:  Describe the Law of Conservation of Energy>  RESPONSE:  Energy is neither created nor destroyed within a closed system; it is merely converted or transformed into other types of energy.
2. review yesterday's assignment
3. read pages 118-123
4. word up:  motion, speed, velocity, acceleration, displacement (AC:  vecotr velocity)
5. math focus page 120
6. SR page 123 (omit #1)

HOMEWORK:  OL:  Calulating Speed  Download Speed Worksheet..11-12

     AC:  velocity handout  Download Displacement and Velocity Worksheet  

Final Capzle or PREZI is due 12/13 by 10pm

Wednesday 12/5 - Thursday 12/6

1. warm up:  How can you change your velocity without changing your speed?  RESPONSE:  You can change your velocity by changing your diretion while maintaining a constant speed.
2. Random Speed Olympics:  Download Random Speed Olympics12-13

AC  Final Capzle or PREZI is due 12/13 by 10pm

Friday 12/7

1. Watch video over The Physics of Motion and take notes

AC  Final Capzle or PREZI is due 12/13 by 10pm

 

Monday, November 26 - Friday, November 30, 2012

Monday 11/26:

White & Purple:  Video on the Chemistry in cooking

AC:  1. Read pages 422-431

        2.  Lab:  Acids & Bases

 

Tuesday 11/27: 

1.  warmup:  Watched Jake Brown Video.(on wiki)  Does the book sitting on your desk have any energy?

2.  Read pages 240-243 and take notes

3.  word up:  potential energy, kinetic energy, mechanical energy, thermal energy

4.  AC ONLY:  Math Focus on pages 241 & 242 

AC  HOMEWORK:  do 1-2 under Kinetic energy and 1 -2 under GPE on today's worksheet.

click the link to find the activity sheet  AC homework KE and GPE

 

Wednesday 11/28:

1.  warm up:  Give one example of something in the room that possesses potential energy and one that possesses kinetic energy.

2.  Skate Park Simulation: go to wiki for simulation

3.  Energy Inquiry WTL:  What is the relationship between kinetic, potential and mechanical energy? Go to wiki for explanation.

HW:  AC only (ON LEVEL :  optional)  complete 3-4 for KE and GPE on handout.  (See link on Tuesday for handout)

 

Thursday 11/29 - Friday 11/30:  BENCHMARK TESTING

                   

Monday, November 12 - Friday, November 16, 2012

Monday 11/12

1.  warm up: 

How are mixtures different from compounds and atoms/elements?

RESPONSE: 

Mixtures are NOT chemically bonded & can be separated physically

Compounds are chemically bonded and require a chemical reaction to be separated

Elements are made up of a single type of atom and cannot be separated

2.  received Gum Drop lab back and discussed it

3.  Reviewed digrams for elements, compounds and mixtures (see Wiki for explanation)   Wiki

HOMEWORK:  print off study guide from wiki wiki  make notes on it and be prepared to discuss it tomorrow.

HELP SESSION TOMORROW AT 815am

 

TUES 11/13

REVIEW FOR WEDNESDAY'S TEST

HOMEWORK:  STUDY

WED 11/14

TEST MATTER 4:  COMPOUNDS & MIXTURES

HOMEWORK:  BAKED GOODS, LAB RUBRIC  AND LAB WRITE UP COMPLETED FROM PURPOSE THROUGH PROCEDURE DUE TOMORROW

THURS 11/15:  ADD RESUTLS TO THE LAB WRITE UP

FRIDAY 11/16:  ADD CONCLUSION QUESTIONS TO THE LAB WRITE UP AND TURN IN!

 

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Monday, November 5 - Friday, November , 2012

11/5

continue working on Compound Puzzles (complete at least through level 2)

AC:  Download Compound Puzzles revised 2012

OL:  Download Compound Puzzles modified

CHECK THE WIKI FOR NEW UPLOADS ABOUT THE WTL ON TODAY'S ACTIVITY

HOMEWORK:  WRITE YOUR PURPOSE & RESEARCH.  You may upload  it to the WIki or bring in the hard copy.  DUE WEDNESDAY

 

11/6  NO SCHOOL ELECTION DAY

PURPOSE & RESEARCH DUE TOMORROW

11/7:   Show me purpose & research

1.warm up:  What is the purpose of a chemical equation?  What are the componenets?

RESPONSE: A chemical equation represents a chemical reaction.  The reactants are on the left & the product is on the right.

2.  Quick Lab page 400 in text.  (Gum Drop Lab);  Download GUM DROP LAB

Homework:  Hypothesis for chem of baking is due Fri.  You may upload to wiki or bing in hard copy.

11/8:  Warm up:  Identify which diagram shows atoms and which shows compounds.

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Finish and turn in gum drop lab

2.  all classes:  looking at formulas and compounds

ac:  balancing chemical equations

Homework:  Hypothesis for chem of baking is due Fri.  You may upload to wiki or bring in hard copy.

11/9: 1.  warm up:  List the physical properties of :  sand, salt, iron filings & styrofoam

 2.   Inquiry Lab:  Separating MIxtures

 

Monday, November 5 - Friday, November , 2012

11/5

continue working on Compound Puzzles (complete at least through level 2)

AC:  Download Compound Puzzles revised 2012

OL:  Download Compound Puzzles modified

CHECK THE WIKI FOR NEW UPLOADS ABOUT THE WTL ON TODAY'S ACTIVITY

HOMEWORK:  WRITE YOUR PURPOSE & RESEARCH.  You may upload  it to the WIki or bring in the hard copy.

Monday, October 29 - Friday, November 2, 2012

10/29-10/30:  Warm up:  What do the chemical properties of an element tell us about an element>

RESPONSE:  Chemical properties tell us how an element reacts.

1.  I gave out The Chemistry of Baking Project: 

 Download The Chemistry of Baking12-13OLrevised (ON LEVEL)

Download The Chemistry of Baking12-13ACrevised  (AC)

GO TO THE WIKI FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE BAKING PROJECT:  WIKISPACE

2.  read and nots on pages 364-366

3.  word up:  chemical bonding, compound, valence electron, ion, ionic bond

4.  SR page 367 (onit #1)

5.  read and notes pages 368-371

NOTES ARE UPLOADED ON THE WIKI AND RIGHT HERE:  Download Notes Making Compounds (ionic)12

HOMEWORK:  Recipe for Chemistry of Baking due by Friday (see assigment paper)

LOOK ON THE WIKI (MATTER UNIT 4) FOR A TUTORIAL ON MAKING IONIC COMPOUNDS http://amywest.wikispaces.com/Matter+Unit+4+Mixtures+%26+Compounds

 

10/31:      Warm up:  How is an ionic compound formed?  RESPONSE:  Ionic compounds are formed when a metal tranfsers or loses the valence electrons to a nonmetal .(satfiying the Octect rule/rule of 8)

read and notes on pages 372-374

word up:  covalent bond, molecule

REMEMBER THAT YOUR RECIPE IS DUE ON FRIDAY.  UPLOAD ON WIKI OR BRING IN HARD COPY

11/1  Warm up:  What is the difference between an atom/element and a molecule? RESPONSE:  An atom/element is made up of only 1 type of element (singular& not bonded), while a molecule is made up of 2 or more atoms which are chemically bonded together.

2.  read &  notes on pages 392-397

3.  Handout:  Great Combinations:  Download Great combinations

word up:  CHEMICAL EQUATION, REACTANT, PRODUCT, LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MASS

HOMEWORK:  RECEIPE DUE TOMORROW 

Check the wiki for a new tutorial:  http://amywest.wikispaces.com/Matter+Unit+4+Mixtures+%26+Compounds

11/2:   Formative Assessment:  Download Formative Assessment

            Show me your recipes

            Compound Puzzles:  Download Compound Puzzles modified  (OL)

                                             Download Compound Puzzles revised 2012 (AC)

See the wiki http://amywest.wikispaces.com/Matter+Unit+4+Mixtures+%26+Compounds   for extra information

Monday, Oct 22 - Friday, Oct 26, 2012

TEST TUESDAY:  TONS OF STUDY TOOLS ON WIKI  http://amywest.wikispaces.com/MATTER+UNIT+3+%28ATOMS+%26+PT%29

STUDY GUIDE:  Download Study guide for test over atoms

HELP SESSION TUES AT 815am

10/22:  presented Cereal Box projects...AC:  CAPZLE link by 10pm

10/23-10/24:  TEST

10/25:  mythbusters

10/26: NEW UNIT MATTER 4:  MIXTURES & COMPOUNDS

Warm up:  What do the elements of a group have in common?  RESPONSE:  Elements of a group have reactivity (chemical properties) in common.

Anticipatory Reading:  Download Anticipatory Reading - elements-molecules-mixtures