RPS Assorted Review and Games

In Class:
Each class was a little different today.

• C Period:
  
• team "jeopardy." Two teams design questions based on anything covered this year in science class and ask them of the other team. The opposing team has 1 minute to provide the correct answer.
• E Period:
  
• Special guest presentation of how to calculate changes in thermal energy by Nichole L. (First half of class)
• Team "jeopardy" game with Mr. Yamashita providing questions during second half of class.
• G Period:
  
• Science term hangman
• How to build a water rocket at home

No Homework for the vacation.

No videos today.

HPS Science Fair Peer Updates

In Class:

• Peer updates of science fair projects. Students report to each other about their projects, and the listening teams grade the progress and organization. Rubric supplied by Mr. Yamashita.

Homework:

• Work on science fair projects over break.

No Videos.

CPS Library Day: James Watt

In Class:

• Work on computers in library to find out about James Watt.

CPS December 20, 2007

In Class:

• Brainstormed ideas for how to make class better. (Not too many new ideas were produced.)

RPS/HPS Radiation

In Class:

• Radiation lecture with strobe light demo.

No Homework.

Videos:

Radiation


Water and Strobe Light demo


Radiation and Endothermic Processes


Radiation and Exothermic Processes

HPS/RPS Conduction &Convection

In Class:

• Conduction and Convection lectures (HPS: students led the discussion on convection, as they remember it well from middle school.)

No Homework.

Videos:

Conduction


Convection part 1


Convection part 2 (Sea and Land Breezes)

CPS Power lecture

In Class:

• Lecture on Power.

HPS/RPS Heat and Heats of Fusion and Vaporization

In Class:

• Review HW 5.2: Phase Transitions.
  
• Heat of Fusion and Heat of Vaporization
• Heat (defined) and Thermal Equilibrium
• E Period only: Conduction (see video on posting for 12/19/2007)

No homework.

Videos:

Heats of Fusion and Vaporization

Heat and Thermal Equilibrium

Temperature, Thermal Energy, and Heat

CPS Work practice problems, cont'd

In Class:

• Time to complete practice problems from yesterday's class
• More practice problems on board related to work

HPS/RPS Bookwork: Thermal Energy

In Class:

Mr. Yamashita out sick today.

• Students to work in groups to review HW 5.2: Phase Transitions. (due today, but will be collected by Mr. Yamashita when he returns)
• Read pp. 134-144 in textbook. Do chapter review questions 1-10, 13, 14, and 18. Hand in whatever is done by the end of class period to the substitute teacher. (textbook work will be graded as class participation grade)

No Homework.
No Videos today.

CPS Calculating Work

In Class:

Mr. Yamashita out sick today.

• Calculating work lecture notes.
• Time to work on practice problems calculating work. Hand these in at the end of class.

RPS/HPS more phase transitions

In Class:

• After today, most classes are up to speed with presentations of the phase transitions of evaporation, boiling, freezing, and sublimation.
• B, C and E periods only: students work in teams with white boards to do presentations on condensation and deposition (I have not yet presented the material -- this is work to see how the students are thinking about how phase transition are related to the kinetic theory of matter.)
• Lecture notes on all phase transitions presented so far available here.
  

Homework:

• RPS HW 5.2: Phase Transitions. Due Mon 12/17/2007
• Honors: HPS HW 5 .2: Phase Transitions. Due Mon 12/17/2007
  

Videos:

• See previous two days worth of presentations.
  

CPS Time to work on Work worksheet

In Class:

• Progress reports distributed.
• time to work on CPS HW 4.3: Work. Those that are done to help those who have not yet finished.

Homework:

• Get progress reports signed. Due Mon 12/17/2007

RPS Sublimation, Freezing, and Exothermic/Endothermic Demo

In Class:
Due to early dismissal for snow, only the E period class held class today. C and G periods did not meet, so after today, presentations might be staggered.

• Sublimation and Freezing
• Demo of Exothermic and endothermic processes (video from 2006-2007)

No Homework.

Videos:

Sublimation


Freezing


Demo: Freezing through rapid evaporation (from last year)

HPS Sublimation and Freezing

In Class:

• Class shortened due to early dismissal for snow.
• Progress reports distributed.

• Sublimation and Freezing (videos and lecture notes will be available through RPS class in a couple days, once the material is covered for them.)
  

Homework:

• Please get progress reports signed (regardless of grade). Due Fri 12/14/2007.

CPS Snow Day!

No class today due to early dismissal from school for snow.

HPS Phase Transitions (start)

In Class:

• Review tests
• Progress reports given out, but contained mistakes. They will be regenerated and given out tomorrow.
• Begin Phase Transitions lecture (see RPS lecture from today). Will finish tomorrow.

Homework:

• Read pp. 212-220; 224-227

RPS Phase Transitions

In Class:

Progress reports distributed.

• Phase Transitions lecture.

Homework (due Thu 12/13/2007):

• Read pp. 212-220; 224-227 in textbook

Videos: (4 videos today)

Phase Transitions I (Themal Energy)


Phase Transitions II (the transitions themselves)


Evaporation


Boiling

CPS Work worksheet

In Class:

• Work on worksheet/lab exercise on work.

RPS Kinetic Theory and Temperature Conversion

In Class:

• C Period: Kinetic Theory lecture (was done yesterday for E and G periods).
• All: Temperature lecture: temperature scales, temperature conversions, absolute zero, thermal expansion.
• Lecture notes available here.
  

Homework (due Wed 12/12/2007):

• RPS HW 5.1 Kinetic Theory and Temperature Conversion.

Videos:

• Kinetic Theory Parts 1 and 2 are in yesterday's post (12/10/2007)

Temperature Conversion


Thermal Expansion

HPS Kinetic Theory and Temperature

In Class:

• Kinetic Theory lecture. This material is largely review of what the students have learned in the middle schools.
• Temperature, absolute zero, and thermal expansion

Homework:

• Complete HPS HW 5.1: Kinetic Theory and Temperature Conversion. Due Wed 12/12/2007.

CPS Work Lecture

In Class:

• Started lecture on Work, but switched to showing video of the presentation on work that I gave to my RPS classes.

Videos:

Work (only part 1 shown)

RPS Start Unit 5: Kinetic Theory and Thermal Energy

In Class:
C Period: class shortened due to 2-hour snow delay today.

• Review Tests
• (E and G periods only):
• Kinetic Theory of Matter Intro Lecture

No Homework.

Videos:

Kinetic Theory of Matter (Part 1)

Kinetic Theory of Matter (Part 2)
(I am having loading this video. I will keep trying.)

HPS Start Unit 5: Kinetic Theory of Matter and Thermal Energy

In Class:

Class shortened due to 2-hour snow delay today.

• Finish tests (about 10 minutes)
• Temperature conversions (Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin)

Homework (due WEDNESDAY 12/12/2007):

• HPS HW 5.1: Kinetic Theory and Temperature Conversion

HPS/RPS Test 4: Work and Machines

In Class:

• Test 4: Work & Machines
• Honors only: some time will be given on Monday to complete the test for those who were unable to finish the test today. (Approximately 15 minutes)

No Homework, No videos.

CPS Retest Quiz 4.1: Energy

In Class:

• Retests on Quiz 4.1: Energy
• Read pp. 126-128 (about WORK) in textbooks

CPS Quiz 4.1: Energy

In Class:

• Quiz 4.1: Energy.
• Retests (optional) will be tomorrow.
  

RPS/HPS Test Review

In Class:

• Review for tomorrow's test on Work and Machines
• No videos today.
  

Homework:

• Study for test.
• Honors: Science Fair progress update sheets
  

HPS Machine Efficiency

In Class:

• Collect Science Fair schedules.
• Machine Efficiency lecture (no videos available). Includes differences between ideal mechanical advantage and real mechanical advantage.
• Lecture notes available here.
  

Homework (due Thu 12/6/2007):

• Complete Lab 4.1: Simple Machines Scavenger Hunt. Due date extended to tomorrow.
  
• HPS HW 4.1: Machines and Efficiency.

RPS Wheel & Axle

In Class:

• Wheel & Axle lecture (See video)
• Lecture notes available here.
  

Homework:

• Begin studying for test (test on Friday)

Videos:

Wheel & Axle Part 1

Wheel & Axle Part 2

CPS Energy Efficiency Lecture

In Class:

Quiz announced for Thursday 12/6/2007

• Lecture on Energy Efficiency. Some practice problems.

RPS Pulleys

In Class:

Test announced for Friday 12/7/2007

• Pulleys demo (not recorded on video)
• Pulleys lecture
• Due date for Lab 4.1: Simple Machines Scavenger Hunt postponed to Thursday 12/6/2007
  

Homework:

• HW 4.12: Pulleys (due Wed 12/5/2007). Printed version says due date is Tue 12/4/2007. The due date is extended one day due to the snow day on Monday of this week.

Videos:

Part I: Pulleys

Part II: Pulleys

HPS Pulleys

In Class:

Test announced for Friday 12/7/2007

• Science fair schedules: expectations restated, as many groups seem not to have understood what they were to do. Schedules collected from 4 groups.
• Pulleys lecture. (See RPS for lecture video... presentation is same)

Homework:

• Science fair schedules (due 12/5/2007)
• RPS HW 4.12: Pulleys
• Lab 4.1: Simple Machines Scavenger Hunt due date postponed (due to snow day) to Thursday 12/6/2007, but students should try to get it done by tomorrow.
  

Snow day!

Snow day today. No classes.

• All assignments due Monday are now due Tuesday (12/4/2007).