Marble Roll Project

Due: Monday, February 13 (before first period)

Requirements:
     1. Marble track showing speeding up, slowing down, and changing direction
     2. Blueprint showing material, dimensions, and places where velocity changes
     3. Average speed calculations and answer with units

Grading: 500 points 

Details: Students must sign up in class to work with a partner.  Marble tracks must be freestanding and not attached to walls or furniture.  Please attempt to minimize the overall size of the project.  Please also make every attempt to minimize the cost of materials for this project.  Ideally, the materials for your project will be found at home.  Paper towel rolls and construction paper work well!  

Examples: 

Week of 1/30/12 - 2/3/12

GRAPHING MOTION
This week students will learn how to make and interpret graphs of motion.  We will focus on position-time graphs and speed-time graphs.  Students will have an opportunity to practice graphing as a class and independently.  During a hot wheels lab on Friday, students will use data they collect to create a graph.

HOMEWORK
Monday (1/30): None (Quiz today!)
Tuesday (1/31): A Speedy Journey
Wednesday (2/1): None
Thursday (2/2): Worksheets pg. 19 & 13
Friday (2/3): Workbook pg. 8-12

MARBLE ROLL PROJECT
Just a reminder - marble roll projects are due in two weeks!  All students should have already signed up to work with their partner.  See the most recent post for more information.

MOTION QUIZ & TEST
Students are encouraged to come in during lunch this week to retake or review their motion quiz from this Monday.  A unit test is scheduled for the end of next week.

Week of 1/23/12 - 1/27/12

We are continuing our motion unit this week with more practice calculating speed, distance, and time using whiteboards.  Students will also participate in two lab activities that require them to use these skills.  There will be a quiz on position, displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration next week Monday.  We will review in class on Friday and again on Monday before the quiz. 


HOMEWORK
Monday (1/23): Acceleration drawings (colored with captions) due Thursday
Tuesday (1/24): Finish workbook pg. 2-7 (due Wednesday)
Wednesday (1/25): Enrichment - front and back (due Friday)
Thursday (1/26): Speed Challenge & Bubble Gum Physics lab reports (due Friday)
Friday (1/27): Quiz Monday!

Week of 1/17/12 - 1/20/12

MOTION
We have concluded the chemistry portion of our science course and are now beginning physics.  The first unit in physics is on motion.  This week, students will learn about position, distance, displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration.  We will also spend time practicing how to calculate velocity, distance, and time.

HOMEWORK
Tuesday (1/17): Retake quiz at lunch
Wednesday (1/18): Reinforcement WS pg. 17 - Determining Position
Thursday (1/29): Review class notes
Friday (1/20): Worksheet pg. 15 #1-10 - Determining Speed (Velocity)

Week of 1/9/12 - 1/13/12

We will start the week learning about the pH scale.  During a lab on Tuesday, students will use pH strips to measure the pH of 14 solutions and determine if they are acidic, basic, or neutral.  The next few lessons will introduce students to the chemistry of living systems, focusing on the importance of carbon and water.

HOMEWORK
Monday (1/9): WS pg. 12 & 16
Tuesday (1/10): Finish pH Lab report
Wednesday (1/11): Chemistry of Living Systems Vocabulary (due Friday)
Thursday (1/12): Chemistry of Living Systems Vocabulary
Friday (1/13): Quiz today! Finish map and questions.