• October 1^st, 2008

•     Question of the Day

•     Each group test their question

•             do analysis (calculations), graph data and write conclusion

•     Start Can you predict speed at any point on the ramp? Activity

HW: Finish Conclusion for CPO Timer Exploration, set up whole page graph in notebook with Position of Photogate on the x axis and Speed on the y-axis.

MU: Do Question of the Day, come in before or after school to make up Activities.

• October 2^nd, 2008
•     Question of the Day
•      Can you predict speed at any point on the ramp? Activity
•             collect data for 80, 60, 40, and 20
•             calculate speed for points
•             predict speed for a position you didn't collect data on using your graph
•             check your prediction and calculate percent error
•      Discuss QOD: Was motion constant or changing during your investigation, how you know that and what caused it to happen?
•     Continue Chapter 2 (PowerPoint) pg 15-23
•         take notes from board too

HW: None

MU: Do Question of the Day, come in before or after school to finish predicting speed activity, review Chapter 2 PowerPoint above from pg 15-23 and get additional notes from someone is class

• October 3^rd, 2008

•     Question of the Day

•     Set up  Vernier Motion Sensors on the COWs

•     Learn how to use Logger Pro and Vernier Motion Sensors

•         try to match your motion with the 8 graphs on the board

•         explore experiments about Graphing Motion

HW: None

MU: Do Question of the Day and come in before or after school to make up Motion Sensor Activity and exit slip.

• October 6^th, 2008
•     Question of the Day
•     Review Motion Graphs
•     Work on Graphing Motion Packet (Worksheet 1, Worksheet 3)
•         Extra Credit: (Worksheet 2, Reading, and Worksheet 4)

HW: Finish Graphing Motion Worksheets (Worksheet 1, Worksheet 3)

MU: Do Question of the Day and complete Graphing Motion Worksheets.

• October 7^th, 2008    
•     Review Graphing Motion Packet

•     Question of the Day  Question of the Day

•     Measuring Acceleration Activity with CPO Timers

•         Activity B-5 from Car and Ramp CPO Notebook

•     Exit Slip: B-4 Questions from Car and Ramp CPO Notebook

HW: None

MU: Do Question of the Day, and come in before or after school to do CPO Timer Activity.

• October 8^th, 2008   

•      Review data from yesterday
•      Question of the Day or Question of the Day
•      Review Notes on Chapter 2 (Notes/PowerPoint)
•         Net Forces, Force Diagrams, Equilibrium
•      Elevator Exploration
•         Do pre-lab:
•             Purpose Question: Does an elevators motion affect my weight on a bathroom scale?
•             Hypotheses-->write three hypotheses... one for when the elevator starts moving down, one for while it is moving at a constant rate and one for when it stops at the bottom floor.
•             Identify Variables, write materials and procedure and copy table from the board.
•             Collect data while riding the elevator

HW: None

MU: Do Question of the Day, get notes from someone in class and come in before or after school to make up Elevator Exploration.

• October 9^th, 2008   

•      Question of the Day: WASL Stand Alone Released Items

•      Continue Elevator Exploration
•             make force diagrams for the motion of the elevator
•             write a conclusion for the lab (include relationship statement with data, does it support your hypothesis or not, why you think what happened happened, explain any errors that affect your results, a real world application, and a new question)
•     Question of the Day
•     Introduce Newton's Second Law
•         write notes of the law and discuss the three equations for the law
•     Do 3 practice problems for the equations from CPO Physical Science Text

HW: None

MU: Do Question of the Day, get analysis drawings from someone else is class, get notes from someone else in class and come in before or after school to do the three practice questions.

• October 13^th, 2008   

•     Discuss Science Notebook expectations

•     Question of the Day

•     Continue discussing Newton's 2nd Law (Physics Classroom Interactive Physics websites)

•         acceleration of free fall, weight vs. mass, relationship between force, acceleration and mass

•     Work on Lesson 3 on website above (write down all your answers to the questions) part 1 (Newton's Second Law): 1-5 1, 2, 1-5; part 2 (The Big Misconception): 1; part 3 (Finding Acceleration): 1-3; part 4 (Finding Individual Forces): 1-5; and part 5 (Free Fall and Air Resistance): 1-4.

•     Exit Slip: Force diagram problem on board to determine Fnet, mass and acceleration.

HW: Finish lesson 3 on website (write down all your answers to the questions) part 1 (Newton's Second Law): 1-5 1, 2, 1-5; part 2 (The Big Misconception): 1; part 3 (Finding Acceleration): 1-3; part 4 (Finding Individual Forces): 1-5; and part 5 (Free Fall and Air Resistance): 1-4.

MU: Do Question of the Day, get notes from someone in class and do HW by going to website above and going through activities answering questions.

• October 14^th, 2008   

•     Review HW and Exit Slip

•     Question of the Day

•      Newton's 2nd Law in Action Lab

•         do pre-lab

•         collect data

•         do calculations (put work in Analysis section)

•         make graphs and answer questions

•         write conclusion

HW: Finish Newton's Laws in Action Lab (do calculations-show work in notebook, graph, analysis questions and conclusion)

MU: Do Question of the Day, read through and do pre-lab for Newton's Laws in Action Lab, come in before or after school to collect data for Newton's Laws in Action Lab, then  do calculations, make graphs, answer questions and write conclusion.

• October 15^th, 2008

•     Review
•     Do Fnet=ma handouts (worksheet 1 & worksheet 2 or four page handout from Conceptual Physics Practice Book)

HW: Finish Fnet=ma handouts

MU: Do Fnet=ma handouts

• October 16^th, 2008  

•     Review/Finish Fnet=ma Handouts
•     Question of the Day Question of the Day
•     Introduce Newton's 3rd Law (Chapter 4-notes) Newton's Third Law PowerPoint 
•    

HW: None

MU: Do Questions of the Day, get assignment stamped, come in before or after school to make up the Third Law Sampler Stations, and go through Newton's Third Law PowerPoint.

• October 17^th, 2008   

•     Work day 1:
•         3rd Law Stations from Conceptual Physical Science Explorations (4.1 Third Law Sampler)
•          Finish collecting data for 2nd Law Exploration
•          Do calculations
•          Make graph
•          Write conclusion
•          Get assignments checked off

HW: None

MU: Do Questions of the Day, get assignment stamped, come in before or after school to get help with worksheets, and go through Newton's Third Law PowerPoint.

• October 20^th, 2008   

•     Work day 2:

•         Finish 3rd Law Stations and Newton's 2nd Law Lab (discuss results as a class)

•         Get assignments checked off

•         Choose your best lab from this unit and do a formal lab write up for it using the scoring guide (either type of write with blue or black ink) due on Wednesday October 22nd.

HW: Finish any missing assignments and your formal lab write up.

MU: Come in before or after school to make up anything you have missing and do a formal lab write up for your best lab during this unit using the scoring guide, which will be due Wednesday the 22nd.

• October 21^st, 2008    

•     Read articles about Seat Belts, Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Video Games, Flight or Football (all articles together)

•         Get into discussion group for Socratic Seminar

•             go over Socratic Seminar Rules-agree upon as a class

•             discuss question for this Socratic Seminar: Can knowing Newton's Laws be useful in our lives outside school?

HW: Write a one page reflection in your science notebook about question discussed in class using evidence from all articles read and discussed.

MU: Read all 3 articles and write a short 1 page paper answering the discussion question above by using facts and evidence from the articles.

• October 22^nd, 2008 

•     Introduce Newton's Laws/Acceleration Design Project

•         Writing Frame and Scoring Guide for Design Projects

•         Work on designing your idea following writing frames and scoring guide

HW: Work on Design Project (bring any supplies you might want)

MU: Do Question of the Day, review Acceleration Design Project and Writing Frame and Scoring Guide for Design Projects, come in to ask questions about the project and start working on it.

• October 23^rd, 2008 
•     Work on Design Projects

HW: Work on Design Project (bring any supplies you might want)

MU: Work on Design Projects

• October 24^th, 2008

•     Work on building and testing Design Projects
•     Get plans checked off

HW: Work on Design Project (bring any supplies you might want)

MU: Work on Design Projects

• October 27^th, 2008  
•     Test Design Projects
•         collect photogate time data and width of car data for all groups
•         calculate Speed A, Speed B and Acceleration for each group
•         analyze data using WASL like format

HW: Do any calculations for data collected in class today.

MU: Come in before or after school to test your design and copy data from other groups to do your calculations and analysis.

• October 28^th, 2008
•     Continue to Test Design Projects
•         collect photogate time data and width of car data for all groups
•         calculate Speed A, Speed B and Acceleration for each group
•         analyze data using WASL like format
•     Start Newton's Laws Quest Review
•     Get all late assignments stamped and put in grade book

HW: Finish analysis of design projects

MU: Come in before or after school to test your design and copy data from other groups to do your calculations and analysis and start studying for Quest.

• October 29^th, 2008

•     Go over Newton's Laws Quest Review
•    

HW: Study for Quest

MU: Using resources above, study for Newton's Laws Quest.

• October 30^th, 2008 

•     Newton's Laws Quest

HW: None

MU: Come in before or after school to make up Quest.

• October 31st, 2008

•     Start Science Exhibition Project

•         show some example projects

•         work through PowerPoint to determine topic for project

•         go over timeline for project

•         review project proposal

HW: Finish general idea for science project

MU: Review PowerPoint and follow instructions to start coming up with Science Exhibition Project