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