Teaching Middle School Science

Adding an ExamView test to CPS

Import Class Roster from Esembler

Running a session with CPS

Make a three tab foldable, label each tab with one of newton’s laws of motion. Under the tab give five examples from our labs and a picture

Monday November 16, 2009
Write the following in your planner:
Monday: Review for test, edublogs and complete missing assignments
HOMEWORK: 1. DEFINE: THE DOPPLER EFFECT 2. DRAW A PICTURE 3. GIVE A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE-EXPLAINING IN YOUR OWN WORDS WHAT IT IS.
Tuesday: Energy test, work on reflections, bring a book.
Wednesday: Begin light & lenses
Thurs/Fri: Light & lenses lab, Last day for late work.

Check out these simulations having to do with waves.

http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/wslm05_pg18_graph/wslm05_pg18_graph.html

http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Sound

http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Radio_Waves_and_Electromagnetic_Fields

http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Microwaves

http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Wave_on_a_String

http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Wave_Interference

Monday: Notes on waves. (homework- Freyer vocab. Light energy, sound energy, magnetism, wavelength)
Tuesday: Work in text/graphic organizer/questions
Wednesday: Catch up on homework/work on catapults
Thurs/Fri: Wave station lab

November 2-6, 2009

MONDAY: Begin catapult lab-write up lab, discussion and film clips. Homework (must write out QUESTIONS! Pg. 250 #1-7, Pg. 282 #1-6. Pg. 283 #19. (ALSO IF YOU ARE MISSING THE LAST TWO HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS THEY ARE NOW ZEROS IN THE GRADEBOOK!)
NO SCHOOL TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY/THURS./FRI-Design and build catapults HOMEWORK DUE!

You can find the Catapult Lab on the Handout page.