Monthly Archives: February 2012

Friday, February 10 B

HW: Periods 1 and 5 are to complete their lab reports (everything but the conclusion) for Monday. We will hand write the conclusion in class on Monday!
Period 7: your completed lab report should have been submitted today (Friday)
Period 3:your lab must be submitted by Tues, 2/14 (everything except the conclusion).

LAB REPORT CHECKLIST IS ONCE AGAIN POSTED TODAY!

Period 1 Class:
-water balloon and candle demo (for DDN)
-work on study guide for next Wed's test

Period 3/4 Class and LAB:
-conduct solar cooker lab
-lab report is due (minus conclusion) Tues, 2/14

Period 5/6 are dropped!

Period 7 Class:
-DDN (water balloon and candle)
-write lab report conclusion in class and HAND IN COMPLETED LAB!
-begin work on study guide for next Thurs's test (2/16)

LabReportChecklist2011.doc
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Review Questions for Energy and Heat Transfer Test.doc
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Thursday, February 9 A

HW:
-All students should have by now taken the Moodle energy quiz and handed in the thermal energy packet.
-Periods 1 and 5: solar cooker lab report (all except conclusion) must be typed or neatly written and brought to class on Mon, 2/13. Follow the lab report checklist given to you earlier this year (and posted yesterday). Conclusions will be hand written in class on Mon.
-Period 7: lab report (all except conclusion) must be brought to class by tomorrow (Fri, 2/10).
-Period 3: your labs won't be due until next Tues.

Test dates:
Periods 1,5 test on energy transformations and heat transfer in Wed, 2/15
Period 3's test is Thurs, 2/16 and Period 7's test Tues, 2/14. Review guide is attached.

Period 1/2 Class and LAB:
-DDN (double pane windows)
-conduct solar cooker lab
-work on study guide for next week's test

Period 3 Class:
-DDN
-design solar cooker lab
-work on study guide for next week's test

Period 5 Class:
-DDN
-work on graphs
-work on study guide for next week's test

Review Questions for Energy and Heat Transfer Test.doc
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DDN Day104windowheattransfer.docx
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Solar_Cooker_CAPT_lab_L2.pdf
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Wednesday, February 8 D

HW:
-All students must take the Moodle vocab quiz (on energy) by tonight. Date has been extended one day due to school server issues over the weekend!
-Per 3: finish thermal energy worksheet (started in class today)
-Per 7: finish graphs and type (or neatly write) up everything for lab EXCEPT conclusion for Friday. Use your lab report checklist (posted again today). Bring with you to class!
 
Period 1/2 are dropped today
 
Period 3 Class:
-DDN (from yesterday) on KE and PE
-Heat Transfer PPT notes
-begin thermal energy w/s and finish for tomorrow's class
 
Period 4/5 Class and LAB:
-DDN on Heat transfer
-review thermal energy w/s
-design and conduct Solar Cookers lab (posted on Monday)
 
Period 7 Class:
-same DDN as Per 5
-review questions from solar cooker lab
-graph lab data in class
-explain lab writeup

Heat Energy.ppt
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Thermal energy worksheets.pdf
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DDN Day103 heat transfer 3 types.docx
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2010 CAPT LAB REPORT FORM.doc
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Tuesday, February 7 C

HW:
-all students please complete the thermal energy reading and questions for Wed, 2/8
-all students please take the Moodle energy vocab quiz by Tues, 2/7. Click here for quiz

Period 1 Class
-DDN (PE and KE) attached
-conduct solar cooker lab

Period 3/4 drop today

Period 5 Class:
-same DDN as per 1
-PPT notes on heat transfer
-design solar cooker lab

Period 7 Class and LAB:
-same as Per 5
-conduct solar cooker lab

thermal%20energy%20reading.pdf
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thermal energy questions.pdf
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DDN Day102KE and PE.docx
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Solar_Cooker_CAPT_lab_L2.pdf
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Monday, February 6 B

MRS. NORK IS OUT SICK TODAY:(

Period 1 Class:
-watch Bill Nye's Heat and take notes in your journals about the 3 types of heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation)
-read thermal energy packet and complete questions. This was handed out in class on Friday and also posted on Friday's blog

Period 3/4 Class and LAB:
-same as Period 1
LAB: read through the Solar Cooker lab activity (posted on Fri and it will be given to you in class). Write a problem statement, IV, DV, control, constants, materials and procedure for the lab

Period 7 Class:
-same as Per 1

Friday, February 3 A

HW:
-Moodle vocab quiz due Tues, 2/7. Click here for quiz!
-thermal energy reading and questions due next Wed, 2/8
 
Period 1/2 Class and LAB:
-DDN (energy transfer problems)
-review KE and PE problems
-design the Solar Cooker lab
 
Period 3 Class:
-DDN (bike up a hill KE to PE)
-review KE and PE problems

Period 5 Class:
-same as Period 3, but watch Bill Nye's Heat dvd

 

TransferThermal%20Energy.pdf
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thermal energy questions.pdf
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Solar Cooker CAPT lab.pdf
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Thursday, February 2 D

HW:
-All Classes- take the Moodle quiz by Tuesday evening, 2/7 (note date change). Link for quiz is here
 
Period 3 Class:
-DDN is "All That Energy" short answer practice from 2004 CAPT
-KE and PE word problems (choose longer problem sheet for full credit:)
 
Period 5 Class and LAB:
-DDN (Empire State Bld PE and KE)
-Energy Transformations lab stations (posted earlier this week)
-KE and PE word problems
 
Period 7 Class:
-DDN is "All That Energy" short answer practice from 2004 CAPT
-KE and PE word problems

KE and PE practice.pdf
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KE and PE worksheet.pdf
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