Monthly Archives: February 2014

Wednesday, February 19 B

Hope you enjoyed your time off! Let’s all think WARM WEATHER!

Period 1/2 Class and LAB:
-review study guide for tomorrow’s energy and heat test (posted last week)
-electricity WQ here: http://mrsrobbinsclassroompage.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/2/1/13213621/electricity_web_ques_web.pdf (will finish at a later date)
HW:
-test on energy and heat tomorrow!

Period 4 Class:
-make solar cooker S’mores
-review study guide for energy and heat test
HW:
-test on energy and heat this Fri!

Period 8 Class:
-same as Per 4
HW:
-test on energy and heat tomorrow (Thurs)

Wednesday, February 12 A

Period 2 Class:
-make solar cooker s’mores and answer practice CAPT questions on solar cookers
HW:
-take the online vocab quiz by tonight (see link posted yesterday)
-work on review packet (checked the day we return from break)
-test on energy and heat is next C day (Thurs, 2/20)

Period 3/4 Class and LAB:
-Solar cooker lab
HW
-take the online vocab quiz by tonight (see link posted yesterday)
-work on review packet (checked the day we return from break)
-test on energy and heat is next D day (Fri, 2/21)

Period 6 Class:
-same as Per 2
HW:
-take the online vocab quiz by tonight (see link posted yesterday)
-work on review packet (checked the day we return from break)
-test on energy and heat is next C day (Thurs, 2/20)

 

Tuesday, February 11 D

*Looks like snow is headed our way on Thurs…see change in test dates below:

Period 4 Class:
-warm-up: 3 types of heat transfer (posted yesterday)
-water balloon/candle demo (conduction, convection, radiation)
HW:
-take online vocab quiz http://www.quia.com/quiz/4594256.html by Wed night. Secret word is energy
-work on review packet for test (rescheduled for next D day…most likely Thur or Fri we return from break.. Will update this as soon as we know the weather situation).

Period 6 Class:
-warm-up: 3 types of heat transfer (posted yesterday)
-work on Solar Cooker lab graphs and conclusion questions; turn in at end of class
HW:
-take online vocab quiz http://www.quia.com/quiz/4594256.html by Wed night. Secret word is energy
-work on review packet for test (rescheduled for next C day…most likely Wed or Thur we return from break.. Will update this as soon as we know the weather situation).

Period 7/8 Class:
-Solar Cooker lab, graphs and conclusion questions
HW:
-take online vocab quiz http://www.quia.com/quiz/4594256.html by Wed night. Secret word is energy
-work on review packet for test (rescheduled to next C day)

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Monday, February 10 C

Period 2 Class:
-warmup ( 3 types of heat transfer and window panes…see below)
-work on Solar Cooker labs and review guide for Thur’s Big Quiz on Energy and Heat Transfer
HW:
-take online vocab quiz by Wed, 2/12
-Solar Cooker lab (data table, graph and conclusion questions) due Wed 2/12
-Really Big Quiz on energy and heat transfer on Thurs, 2/13 (if no snow:)

Period 6/7 Class and LAB:
-warm-up: All That Energy (from 2004 CAPT released items)
-PPT on heat transfer and show balloon candle demo
-conduct solar cooker lab
HW:
-Heat reading and questions due Tues, 2/11
-Take online vocab quiz by Wed, 2/12; link is here: http://www.quia.com/quiz/4594256.html  Secret word is “energy”
-Solar Cooker lab (data table, graph and conclusion questions) due Wed 2/12
-Really Big Quiz on energy and heat transfer right after break (Wed)

Period 8 Class:
-same warm-up as Per 2
-watch Bill Nye’s Heat
-work on review guide for big quiz Thurs
HW:
-Take online vocab quiz by Wed, 2/12; link is here: http://www.quia.com/quiz/4594256.html  Secret word is “energy”
-Really Big Quiz on energy and heat transfer on Thurs, 2/13 (if no snow:)

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Friday, February 7 B

Period 1/2 Class and LAB:
-PPT on heat transfer
-conduct solar cooker lab
HW:
-Heat reading and questions due Mon, 2/10
-Take online vocab quiz by Wed, 2/12; link is here: http://www.quia.com/quiz/4594256.html  Secret word is “energy”
-Solar Cookers graph and conclusion questions are due Wed, 2/12
QUIZ next Thurs 2/13 on Energy and Heat! See below for review guide.

Period 4 Class:
-PPT on heat transfer
-Thermal energy questions (in class)
HW:
-Heat reading and questions due Tue, 2/11
-Take online vocab quiz by Wed, 2/12; link is above
QUIZ next Thurs 2/13 on Energy and Heat! See below for review guide.

Period 8 Class:
-PPT on heat transfer
-Thermal energy questions (in class)
-watch MythBusters Penny Drop (from DiscoveryEd site) and discuss PE to KE conversions.
HW:
-Heat reading and questions due Mon, 2/10
-Take online vocab quiz by Wed, 2/12; link is above
QUIZ next Wed 2/12 on Energy and Heat! See below for review guide.

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Thursday, February 6 A

2-Hr Delay Schedule

Period 2 Class:
-fill out course selection sheet for next year
-Watch Mythbusters Penny Drop (on Discovery Ed) and do PE KE conversions
HW:
-Heat (Thermal Energy) reading packet and questions due Mon, 2/10
-Take the online vocab quiz by Wed, 2/12! Link is here: http://www.quia.com/quiz/4594256.html Secret word is energy.

Period 3/4 Class and LAB:
-same as Per 2, but also complete The Nature of Energy h/o (posted below)
HW:
-Heat (Thermal Energy) reading packet and questions due Tue, 2/11
-Take the online vocab quiz by Wed, 2/12! See above for link.

Period 6 Class:
-same as Per 2
HW:
-Heat (Thermal Energy) reading packet and questions due Tue, 2/11
-Take the online vocab quiz by Wed, 2/12! See above for link.

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Tuesday, February 4 D

Period 4 Class:
-warm-up (All That Energy) from 200 CAPT released items and check HW
-finish PPT on Energy Forms and Transformations
HW:
-complete first page of yellow h/o (energy probs) for tomorrow
-read Heat packet and answer questions by Mon, 2/10
-take the online Energy vocab quiz http://www.quia.com/quiz/4594256.html by Tues, 2/11. The secret word is “energy”

Period 6 Class:
-Check Energy reading packet (HW) review w/s The Nature of Energy (below)
-Watch Mythbusters Penny Drop (from unitedstreaming) and calculate KE and PE for falling penny
HW:
-Heat reading packet and questions is due Mon, 2/10
-take the online Energy vocab quiz by Tues, 2/11 (link is above)

Period 8 Class:
-warm-up: All That Energy from 2004 CAPT
-finish PPT on Energy Transformations
-Energy Transformations lab (“toy lab”), submit at end of class
HW:
-Energy reading packet and questions due Fri, 2/7
-Heat reading packet and questions due Tues, 2/11
-take the online Energy vocab quiz by Wed, 2/12 (link is above)

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