Project week is almost here!

The list of potential projects are now on the wiki. Use the link to the right to access and look in the projects folder for the blue board car project, rube goldberg project, and bridge building project. You need to turn in your parent signature paper w/ your project choice by Wednesday, March 30, 2011 and be prepared to begin project week on Friday, April 15.

Revised Energy Unit Plan

Day Four:

• Determining the Effect of Mass on Kinetic Energy Lab - due day 4 (see wiki)

Day Five:

• Potential v. kinetic energy opener
• Potential vs kinetic energy PowerPoint (see wiki)
• Roller coaster physics
• E=mc^2

Day Six:

• Efficiency opener (see wiki soon)
• Review (packet due)
• TEST

Parent - Teacher Conferences Monday March 14

Hey everybody. Just a reminder that P/T Conferences are Monday March 14 from 5:00-7:30pm. Please pass the word on to your parents about this as there is extra credit being offered for attending :)

Energy Unit Agenda

Here's the plan for the energy unit:

Day One:

• Egg drop questions/discussion
• Forces Test Review (corrections due by Friday of the week you have Mr. Landry for this unit)
• Energy KWL / cell poll (see wiki for copy)
• NRG forms PowerPoint (see wiki for copy)
• Homework: find three devices at home that use energy transfers

Day Two:

• Energy transfers from home cooperative worker activity
• CRAFT writing -
• You are a teacher employed by a household device to write a user’s manual to instruct the energy how to move through the device and produce the desired result.
• Energy class/homework packet handed out - due day 6 (see wiki)
• Work time for packet

Day Three:

• Determining the Effect of Mass on Kinetic Energy Lab - due day 4 (see wiki)

Day Four:

• Potential v. kinetic energy opener
• Potential vs kinetic energy PowerPoint (see wiki)
• Roller coaster physics
• Energy unit review assigned - due day 6 (see wiki)

Day Five:

• Efficiency opener (see wiki soon)
• Conservation of energy (E=mc^2)
• Scientific notation PowerPoint and practice (see wiki)

Day Six:

• Rube Goldberg project analysis
• TEST

Not happy with your egg drop grade, then do something about it!

Just a reminder that you can "save" your egg drop project grade by submitting a two page typed paper double spaced twelve point font. Requirements are available on the wiki...remember to login properly

Username: first.last@sparta.lan
Password: normal password for school

Example:
matt.landry@sparta.lan
i don't think so :)

Papers are due by 11:59pm Friday Mar. 11, 2011 via email or upload to wiki or class time on Friday if submitting a printout.

Egg Drop Week

We're half way through egg drop week. Projects are starting to come together well and you have Friday and up until 25 minutes before the end of Monday's block to finish building. Drop day will be Tuesday March 8. Good luck!