Marble Roll Project

Due: Friday, March 8 (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!  Please see Mrs. Kenner if you need supplies.

Examples: 

Week of 2/11/13 - 2/15/13

We are continuing our motion unit this week with more practice calculating speed, distance, and time. Students will complete a lab on Tuesday using hot wheels cars to calculate average speed. Students will also participate in two lab activities on Friday that require them to use these skills again. There will be a quiz on position, displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration this Thursday. We will review for it in class on Wednesday.

HOMEWORK
Monday (2/11): Acceleration drawings (colored & labeled) due Tuesday; Workbook pg. 2-7 due Wednesday; Quiz Thursday
Tuesday (2/12): Finish workbook pg. 2-7; Quiz Thursday
Wednesday (2/13): Study for quiz; Project due Friday, March 8
Thursday (2/14): Project due Friday, March 8
Friday (2/15): Retake quiz today

Week of 2/4/13 - 2/8/13

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
Monday (2/4): Reinforcement WS pg. 17 - Determining Position; Retake quiz @ lunch

Tuesday (2/5): Review class notes
Wednesday (2/6): Intro. to Speed & Velocity WS #15-24
Thursday (2/7): Intro. to Speed & Velocity WS #25-33
Friday (2/8): Acceleration drawings (explained & colored) due Tuesday

Week of 1/28/13 - 2/1/13

ACIDS & BASES and CHEMISTRY OF LIFE
We will continue learning about the pH scale this week.  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 (1/28): WS pg. 12 & 16; Vocabulary (due Thursday); Quiz Thursday
Tuesday (1/29): Finish pH Lab report; Vocabulary (due Thursday); Study for quiz
Wednesday (1/30): Chemistry of Living Systems Vocabulary; Study for quiz
Thursday (1/31): Quiz today! Finish map and questions
Friday (2/1): None

Week of 1/22/13 - 1/25/13

This week, we will be starting the last two units in the chemistry portion of our physical science class - Acids & Bases in Solution and The Chemistry of Living Things. We will spend time completing a lab with mixtures, describing differences between acids and bases, and labeling the pH scale. 

HOMEWORK
Tuesday (1/22): Retake Chemical Reactions Test at lunch; Vocabulary due Thursday
Wednesday (1/23): Acids & Bases Vocabulary due Thursday
Thursday (1/24): Workbook pg. 97 due Friday
Friday (1/25): WS pg. 12 & 16 due Tuesday

Week of 1/14/13 - 1/18/13

CHEMICAL REACTIONS
Our unit test on chemical changes and chemical reactions is this Thursday.  We will review with a video and an interactive class Jeopardy game on Tuesday and Wednesday. Students are encouraged to stop in during lunch or after school if they would like extra review. Students will receive a study guide on Wednesday that needs to be completed and returned to class on the day of the test. 

HOMEWORK
Monday (1/14): Workbook pg. 87-89; Retake quiz at lunch
Tuesday (1/15): Chapter Review pg. 25 & 26; Study!
Wednesday (1/16): Study Guide; Unit Test tomorrow!
Thursday (1/17): Enrichment (extra credit)
Friday (1/18): None

Week of 1/8/13 - 1/11/13

CHEMICAL REACTIONS
Welcome back from winter break! This week, we will continue our unit on chemical changes. Students will learn to balance chemical equations and to compare the differences between exothermic and endothermic reactions. There will be a quiz in class on Friday. Students should review all new material from before break and from this week. Students will review with their partner during a challenge activity in class on Thursday. 

HOMEWORK
Tuesday (1/8): Finish game questions #1-20
Wednesday (1/9): Finish Balancing Equations WS #1-10
Thursday (1/10): Study for tomorrow's quiz!
Friday (1/11): Quiz today; Workbook pg. 83-85 due Monday

*The unit test on Chemical Reactions will be next week Thursday, January 17.