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Assignments |
| Sept. 3 |
Physics Scavenger Hunt Switch Day
Assignments due 1st day of school!!!! |
| Sept. 4 |
Brainstorm 4-5 meanings of the words,
"community" and "leadership" on your Contract Worksheet. Come up with
at least 3 "community" norms that are needed to create a successful scientific learning environment. |
| Sept. 8 |
Read the "InquiziKid"
article and show your parents the Solar Ovens idead you've designed.
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| Sept. 9 |
NO HW |
| Sept. 10 |
No class |
| Sept. 11 |
No HW; Be prepared to use
your Solar Cars for some fun activities in Alta Plaza. |
| Sept. 14 |
BRING HIKING BOOTS IN TOMORROW for Boot Day
and our Backpacking Relay Race. |
| Sept. 15 |
No HW |
| Sept. 16 |
Read the Miwok Folk Tale, "Two Bear Cubs"
and finish the questions. |
| Sept. 17 |
Finish the Contour Map Handout |
| Sept. 18 |
Get your supplies for Yosemite and make
sure you are at Town School on Sunday by 10:30am!!!! It's going to
be a great adventure! |
| Sept. 29 |
Go to the Zingy Learning Site at
www.zingylearning.com and
enter your username and password.
- Go to Zingy Science 8 Folder and down to Lesson 6 Motion.
- Do Topics #4, 5, and 7.
*If you were here in class today, take notes on slides 1-6 on the
Motion PowerPoint. |
| Sept. 30 |
Go to the Explore Learning site at
www.explorelearning.com.
- Put in the username: headbanga and the password: chadwick
- Once online, you can go to "Browse Gizmos". Once here, go to
"Browse Science Gizmos" and under Grade 3-5 (yes, Grade 3-5!) click
on the Physical Science tab then push "Go".
- Scroll down once, and under Physical Science, you will see the
tab for "Motion and Force". Click this and at the top of the list,
you will see the Gizmo for "Measuring Motion".
- Click on "Launch Gizmo" to open the simulation.
- Use the
Measuring Motion Worksheet to guide you on how to use the
Simulation and answer the questions that go along with it.
- This assignment is over 3 days. So 30 minutes on Wednesday
evening, 30 minutes on Thursday evening, and we will finish it in
class on Friday.
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| Oct. 1 |
No Class |
| Oct. 2 |
No HW |
| Oct. 5 |
Work on the Speed Worksheet and prepare for
tomorrow's Speed Challenge Lab. |
| Oct. 6 |
Finish
Speed Challenge Lab
Questions for tonight. |
| Oct. 7 |
Work on the
Displacement and Velocity Worksheet and do questions 1-6, 7, 9,
10-11. |
| Oct. 8 |
No Class |
| Oct. 9 |
Work on Zingy Learning Lesson 6 Topic
10(Velocity). Go through the topic taking down notes. Then do
Multiple Choice Quiz 6.10.
Use the
1st Quarter Review Sheet begin to create your Ticket to the Quiz
for our upcoming 1st Quarter Quiz on Friday, Oct. 16th. |
| Oct. 13 |
Review Acceleration for this week's quiz,
by working on some problems from the
Acceleration Worksheet. We will use the Jeopardy System on
Wednesday to prepare for Friday's quiz. |
| Oct. 19 |
Work on Forces Sense-tencing Worksheet
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| Oct. 20 |
Work on Forces Definitely Drawing Worksheet |
| Oct. 21 |
No HW |
| Oct. 22 |
No Class |
| Oct. 23 |
- Click and watch Bill Nye: Buoyancy Parts
I ,
II, and
III .
- Then click on the "Plastiki" website at
www.theplastiki.com and
test out the plastic bottle-made boat to see how its buoyancy
works in the water. Write down your 3 favorite features
of the boat and why?
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| Oct. 26 |
No HW |
| Oct. 27 |
No HW; prepare for tomorrow's Science Court: Inertia Interactive DVD. |
| Oct. 28 |
No HW |
| Oct. 29 |
No Class |
| Oct. 30 |
Bring in two 2-Liter Plastic Bottles to begin
our
"Bottle Rocket....Blast Off Mini Project" on Monday. |
| Nov. 2-3 |
Nov. 2-3: Work on the
"Bottle Rocket....Blast Off Mini Project".
Nov. 3-4: We will
blast off rockets in the beautiful confines of Alta Plaza Park and
utilize the angle of the highest point of flight and determine the
"true" height of your rocket! We'll also utilize a 2nd
launch as we use a "raw" egg as our passenger send them to and from
space! |
| Nov. 4--13 |
Look over and decide on the Group and Individual Projects for the
Newton Law Project 2009. Email your choices for you and your
group to Mr. Singleton and Ms. Chu before the 11th. |
| Nov. 16-20 |
- Get materials needed to begin working
on your Newton Vehicles and begin the designs of your vehicle.
- Work on the Individual Project Choice
and Group Project Choice Outlines (1 page each) which are due on
Monday, Nov. 23rd. Refer to the Newton Rubric Timeline below
for any questions.
- Click here for the rubric:
Newton Law Project 2009
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Nov. 23-24 |
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Nov. 25-29 |
Thanksgiving Break |
| Nov. 30-Dec 4 |
Continue working on your Individual and Group
Project Rough Drafts which will be due on Monday, Dec. 7th.
Use the
Newton Law Project 2009
Project Sheet if you have any questions.
In preparation for the next week's Review
Week (Dec. 7-14):
- You can begin creating your Ticket to
the Midterm using the
2009 Physics Review Sheet. Remember to create this tool in
the learning style that works best for your studying technique.
This will allow us to maximize the amount of time used for
reviewing material in class.
|
| Dec. 7-11 |
Continue to review for the 8th Grade Midterm |
| Dec. 18 |
Happy Holidays! |
| Jan. 5-11 |
Continue to finalize your Group Projects,
Individual Projects, and Newton Vehicles for next Tuesday's 5th
Annual Brian Corvo Newton Invitational. Click here for the rubric
to see what the remaining timeline is:
Newton Law Project 2009 |
| Jan. 12 |
No HW |
| Jan. 13 |
No HW |
| Jan. 14 |
No
Class |
| Jan. 15 |
Work
on the
"Work and Power" HW Sheet |
| Jan. 18 |
MLK
Day: No School |
| Jan. 19 |
Finish the
Muscle Up Lab questions. |
| Jan. 20 |
Work
on the
Scholastic Simple Machines Graphic Organizer. Use the resources
provided to help answer the question on the graphic organizer.
|
| Jan. 21 |
No
Class |
| Jan. 22 |
No HW |
| Jan. 25 |
No HW |
| Jan. 26 |
No HW |
| Jan 29 |
Finish putting the
finishing touches on the K'Nex Kit Labs and hand in on Monday. |
| Feb. 1 |
Read over the
"The Great Energy Machine" Handout and work on the questions. |
| Feb. 2 |
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| Feb. 3 |
No HW |
| Feb. 4 |
No Class |
| Feb. 5 |
No HW |
| Feb. 8 |
Work on the Bill Nye Science Guy Worksheet. |
| Feb. 9 |
No HW |
| Feb. 10 |
Use the
Energy
Response Sheet to answer the
Energy Scenario
Questions. |
| Feb 11 |
No Class |
| Feb. 12 |
Student Fair and Winter Break begins. |
| Feb. 22 |
No HW |
| Feb. 23 |
Write a 2
paragraph summary of the solar or PV cell and how its use in the Bay
Area could potentially create a greener community. You can also add
pictures to back up your reasoning in your paragraphs. |
| Feb. 24 |
No HW |
| Feb. 25 |
No Class |
| Feb. 26 |
No School |
| Mar. 1 |
If you didn't finish the Isla De Soleil Energy Scenario Discussion
in class, finish those using the reading
here. |
| Mar. 2-3 |
Work on the research and presentation for your role in the SF Solar
Energy School Community Forum on Friday using the
To Go Solar or Not to Go Solar Student Worksheet. |
| Mar. 4 |
No Class |
| Mar. 5 |
No HW |
| Mar. 8 |
No HW |
| Mar. 9-10 |
Finish your Wind Energy Kite Design to begin finalizing your actual
design for catching the most amount of wind energy. We will take
these designs out to Alta Plaza Park on Monday and test the wind
direction, how best to catch the maximum wind power, and use it to
generate some form of work. |
| Mar. 15 |
Work on your
Kite
Design Reflection Sheet to reflect on the design process used in
your Kite Making and the harnessing of the wind's energy. |
| Mar. 16 |
Read the Wind Article,
"Wind Power-Clean and Reliable" and answer the
Wind Energy Article Discussion Questions. for that article. Hold
onto this as you will need this for the 2nd article you will read on
Friday. |
| Mar. 17 |
No HW |
| Mar. 18 |
No Class |
| Mar. 19 |
Read the Wind Article, "20% Wind" for HW.
Answer the
Wind Energy Article Discussion Questions that go along with the
article. |
| Mar 21 |
No HW |
| Mar 22 |
Finish Wind Turbine Challenge Analysis and Conclusion Questions |
| Mar 23 |
Write 2 reflective paragraphs on different types of water energy and
its use. |
| Mar. 24 |
No Class |
| Mar. 25 |
NO HW |
| Mar. 29 |
Finish the Case Study Questions for the 2 Video Clips we watched in
class. Hetch Hetchy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBv7pARTYpE Tennessee Valley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrlPHr4GzVs |
| Mar. 30 |
No HW |
| Mar. 31 |
No Class |
| April 1-9 |
Spring Break
For those individuals who were not in class this week (or
were but didn't get as far), work on
The Biofuels Student Worksheet. You only need to complete
the Pre-view and the View Questions. These are the first 12
questions of the document. Stop when you get to the
Post View Activities. We will continue the worksheet when we
come back from break. |
| Apr. 12 |
Continue working on the
The Biofuels Student Worksheet. |
| Apr. 13-14 |
Work on the
From Waste to Watts Student Worksheet for HW. |
| Apr. 15 |
No Class |
| Apr. 16 |
No HW |
| Apr. 19 |
No HW |
| Apr. 20 |
Finish the Future of Food Worksheet using the "Future of
Food" Video Answer the essential questions: "How does the future
of food affect the environment in the areas of producing fuel
for the future? Is this a bad idea or good idea?" Do
some research and write a 1 page summary backing up your
hypothesis. |
| Apr. 21-23 |
No Class |
| Apr. 26 |
For those that have not already answered the essential questions
above (if you have, you are done): Write a one page reaction
to Food, Inc. Discuss how the film might have changed your
perspective on food. Also talk about what you learned about
how food is produced in the US. Will your eating habits
change? Why or why not. |
| Apr. 27 |
No HW |
| Apr. 28 |
No HW |
| Apr. 29 |
No Class |
| Apr. 30 |
No Class |
| May 3 |
Bring in your questions for the speaker from I.S.G. tomorrow in
regards to "clean fuel", "alternative energy", and fossil fuels and
their connection to global warming. If you'd like some fun facts
about oil and petroleum products in ordert to prompt questions to
ask, feel free to look over this link,
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/extremeoil/index.html
Read
the following 3 articles to get some background information over the
next days.
If you
still need to finish the Nuclear Jigsaw, use the
Nuclear Energy
station guide to complete your packets. The article
reading is here. |
| May 4 |
Continuing reading the articles below:
Get
some practice with balancing energy needs using the online Chevron
activity:
www.willyoujoinus.com/energyville |
| May 5 |
Continue building your electrocity towns -
www.electrocity.co.uk
When you finish, save your game using JC19842 as the Teacher's
Code. Answer the following questions regarding your
experience with electrocity. This will be due on Monday,
May 10.
1. What was the result of
your town? (Final population and "grades")
2. What did you find
challenging?
3. What were some of the
methods and strategies that you used?
4. As mayor, what were
your goals for your town? Increase population? Have the
most money?
5. What sources of energy
did you utilize the most in your town? Why? |
| May 6 |
No Class |
| May 7 |
No Class: Track Meet |
| May 10 |
No HW |
| May 11 |
Continue working on Carbon
Cap and Trade Worksheet |
| May 12 |
Watch the rest of the clip of
The Story of
Cap and Trade |
| May 13 |
No Class |
| May 14 |
No Class (Great America Field Trip) |
| May 17 |
No School- 8th Grade Skip Day Attn Students: Tomorrow, we will
have a guest teacher who will work with you on a Carbon Footprint
Quiz and biotic/abiotic relationship with the Carbon cycle. During
the 2nd half of the double period, Ms. Chu and I will then compare
and contrast this footprint with your Ecological Footprint. This
will allow us to probe our overarching question, "How is Earth a
dynamic and fragile planet?" |
| May 18 |
Play the Consumer Consequences Game,
http://www.informedbuilding.com/Live-Efficient/Main14/Consumer-Consequences:-Is-Your-Lifestyle-Sustainable?/
to understanding the connected relationship with our Consumer
Choices/Ecological Footprint with the results of these choices on
the planet. Write a 2- paragraph reflection regarding your
Ecologic Footprint from the Global Footprint Network game in class.
If you did were not here in class, here is the link,
Global Footprint Network
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/personal_footprint/
. |
| May 19-27 |
Review for next week's Final Assessment (Friday, June 28). Here is
the
Final Assessment Review Sheet. |
| May 28-June 10 |
No HW |
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