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Standard: SPS8 Determine the relationship among force, mass, and motion

Focus: Weight vs. mass

Beginning Assignment: Copy vocabulary words

Work time: 

*How much do you weigh?

*F=ma and Football

Homework: Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

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Standard: SPS8 Determine the relationship among force, mass, and motion

Focus: Types of friction

Beginning Assignment: Compare and contrast mass and weight with a Venn Diagram

Work time: 

*Notes:  Work and Power

Homework: Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

Standard: SPS8 Determine the relationship among force, mass, and motion

Focus: Simple machines

Beginning Assignment: Using Newton's First Law of Motion, explain why seatbelts are needed in cars

Work time: 

*Lever Activity

*What is work

*How much work did you do today?

Homework:  Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

Standard: SPS8 Determine the relationship among force, mass, and motion

Focus: Work and Power

Beginning Assignment: Problem involving work

Work time: 

*Simple Machines-video

*Turn in vocabulary words

*Vocabulary test

Homework:  N/A

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Standard: SPS8 Determine the relationship among force, mass, and motion

Focus: Calculating power and mechanical advantage

Beginning Assignment: Copy vocabulary words

Work time: 

*Understanding power

*Work and power review

*Using levers

*Mechanical Advantage – problems in text book

Homework:  Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

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Standard: SPS7 Relate transformations and flow of energy within a system

Focus: Distinguish between kinetic and potential energy

Beginning Assignment: Power problem

Work time: 

*Notes - Potential vs. Kinetic Energy

*Video - Exploring Energy

Homework: Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

15 

Standard: SPS7 Relate transformations and flow of energy within a system

Focus: Heat vs. Temperature

Beginning Assignment: Compare and contrast potential and kinetic energy

Work time: 

*Finish Exploring Energy

*Energy Transformations

Homework:  Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

16 

Standard: SPS7 Relate transformations and flow of energy within a system

Focus: Heating/Cooling Curves and Phases of Matter

Beginning Assignment: Compare and contrast heat and temperature

Work time: 

*Notes: Phases of matter

*Chemical vs. physical changes

*Heating/Cooling Curves

*Phase diagrams

Homework:  Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

17 

Standard: SPS7 Relate transformations and flow of energy within a system

Focus:  Phases of matter

Beginning Assignment: What are the initial and final

Work time: 

*Heating Curve (2)

*Video - air pressure

*Phase Diagrams (2)

*Hand in vocabulary words

*vocabulary test

Homework:  Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

20 

Standard: SPS7 Relate transformations and flow of energy within a system

Focus: Phases of Matter

Beginning Assignment: Write vocabulary words

Work time: 

*Background for tomorrow's lab

*Heat Transfer

Homework:  Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

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Standard: SPS7 Relate transformations and flow of energy within a system

Focus: Phase Diagrams and Triple Point

Beginning Assignment: Phase diagram problem

Work time: 

*Wet, Dry Ice

Homework:  Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

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Standard: SPS7 Relate transformations and flow of energy within a system

Focus: Specific Heat Capacity

Beginning Assignment: Review of heating curve of water

Work time: 

*Video:  Specific Heat Capacity

*Specific heat capacity problems

Homework:  Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

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Standard: SPS7 Relate transformations and flow of energy within a system

Focus: Specific Heat Capacity

Beginning Assignment: Practice problem

Work time: 

*Finish Specific Heat Capacity problems

Homework:  Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

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Standard: SPS7 Relate transformations and flow of energy within a system

Focus: Review of Heat Transfer

Beginning Assignment:  1. What is the difference between viscocity and buoyancy?  2.  What is the difference between deposition and sublimation?

Work time: 

*Notes:  Climate and heat transfer

*Hand in vocabulary words

*vocabulary test

Homework:  N/A

Standard: SPS7 Relate transformations and flow of energy within a system

Focus: Climate - convection and radiation

Beginning Assignment: Write vocabulary words

Work time: 

*Finish notes on climate and video on hurricanes

*Temperature and heat review

Homework:  Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

Standard: SPS7 Relate transformations and flow of energy within a system

Focus: Review for unit test

Beginning Assignment: Reading on convection, radiation, and conduction

Work time:

*Study guide 

Homework: Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

Standard: SPS7 Relate transformations and flow of energy within a system

Focus: Content Mastery

Beginning Assignment: Review problem

Work time:

*Unit Test

Homework:  Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

Standard: SPS1 Investigate the current understanding of the atom

Focus: Introduction to Atomic Structure

Beginning Assignment: N/A

Work time: 

*Begin notes on atomic structure

*Page 77 - key terms

Homework: Define, illustrate, and study vocabulary words

Standard: SPS1 Investigate the current understanding of the atom

Focus: Introduction to Atomic Structure

Beginning Assignment: N/A

Work time: 

*Go over vocabulary words

*Vocabulary test

*Notes:  Atomic Structure - atomic and mass numbers

*Atomic structure worksheet

Homework:  N/A