Sunday, April 24, 2016

6th Six Weeks (Week 2) Forces and Motion



Monday:   
·        
Motion & Speed Review
o   How are distance, time, and speed related?
·         Acceleration Review
o   How does motion change?

·         Forces
o   How do Forces affect motion?


Tuesday:
·         Forces
o   What is force and how does it act on an object?
§  Contact forces
§  Distance Forces


·         What happens when multiple forces act on an object?
o   Compare the effect of balanced and unbalanced forces on an object.
o   Apply the concept of net force to determine direction of motion.


Wednesday:
·         Forces
·         Newton’s Laws
o   What is Newton’s First Law of Motion?
§  Explain law using the concept of INERTIA
o   What is Newton’s Second Law of Motion?
§  Describe the relationship among force, mass, and acceleration.
o   What is Newton’s Third Law of Motion?
§  Explain how forces act in pairs.


Thursday:
·         Machines
o   What do simple machines do?
o   What is mechanical advantage?
o   What is mechanical efficiency?
·         Types of Machines
o   What are the classes of levers?
o   What is a wheel and axle?
o   What are types of pulleys?
o   What are inclined planes?
What are wedges? What are screws?


Friday:
·          Motion & Speed, Acceleration, and Forces Quiz


 

Sunday, April 10, 2016

5th Six Weeks (Wk 7) 5th Six Weeks Test Week


Monday:   
·         5th Six Weeks Exam Review
o   Whole class discussion and Q & A

o   Review entire unit on Matter


Tuesday:
·        5th Six Weeks Exam
o   Matter
§  Properties of Matter, Physical and Chemical Changes, Pure Substances & Mixtures, and Atoms & Elements




Wednesday:


Motion
o   What is motion?
o   How can you describe the location of an object?
o   How is distance measured?
·         Speed
o   What is speed?
o   What is average speed?
o   How is Average Speed calculated?

§  Formula: Speed = Distance/Time




      
Thursday:
·         Motion and Speed
o   How are distance, time, and speed related?
o   Vocabulary:
§  Position, Reference Point, Motion, Speed, Vector, & Velocity
Youtube Video Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mLEvir85lM

·         Identify common distance units
·         Velocity
o   What is a vector?
o   What is velocity?
§  Differentiate between speed and velocity.



Friday:
·          Distance-Time Graphs
·         Graph distance vs time
o   How is constant speed graphed?
o   How are changing speeds graphed?
§  Analyze the relationship between speed and steepness of the line on a graph.