Extra Credit

If you take notes over the following lessons and turn the notes into me I will give you a 100 homework grade and replace your lowest grade.

WHAT IS LIGHT DIGITAL LESSON

PROPERTIES OF LIGHT DIGITAL LESSON

Monday November 24, 2014

Today we worked on and completed 2 virtual labs.  One was over sound and one was over light.  you can find the link to those below.

Sound Virtual Lab

Light Virtual Lab

When you are done viewing and completing the virtual labs go to edmodo, log in and complete the Sound and light virtual lab quiz posted on there.

Friday November 21, 2014

Today the students finished their posters on light energy.  I will be posting those on the outside wall of the classroom for viewing next week.

Thursday November 20, 2014

Today we continued working on the light webquest.  The video below will tell you how to turn in an assignment for edmodo.  The light web quest will be due Friday.

Wednesday November 19, 2014

Today the students started on the light web-quest that's located on edmodo.  We will be working on it throughout the week and it is due on Friday.

Click the link below to find the Web Quest;

LIGHT WEBQUEST

Here is a brief description of what is involved:

You and your partner are required to make a powerpoint presentation from the 4 questions below. Be sure to use graphics and make your presentation creative. 

1. How does light travel?

2. What happens when light strikes a surface?

3. How does light affect the colors we see?

4. What are the similarities/differences between a camera and the human eye?

Tuesday November 18, 2014

Today we graded the pages 234-238 out of the textbook.  We then went over the digital lesson on lights and their properties.  You can get the digital lesson by clicking the link below.

WHAT IS LIGHT DIGITAL LESSON

WHAT ARE SOME PROPERTIES OF LIGHT DIGITAL LESSON

Monday November 17, 2014

Today the students completed and read pages 226-238 out of their textbooks.  The pages covered circuits and electricity.  You can read those pages using the student online textbook from the link above.

Friday November 14, 2014

Today we did the virtual lab that is located on a previous post.  We will be completing it during Monday's class

Thursday November 12, 2014

Today we went over the power point "Series and parallel circuits"
You can get the power point by clicking the link below or you can get watch the audio lesson located on a previous post.

SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS

Edmodo

Join the class site at edmodo by clicking the link.  We will be exploring this more on Friday.

JOIN EDMODO LINK

here is the group code to put in: v3888q

Video/ Audio Lesson for Series and Parallel Circuits

The video below has a preview for the note-card quiz tomorrow ENJOY!!!

Bill Nye Electricity

Here is the video we watched today after we finished the electricity notes.

Wednesday November 12, 2014

Today we completed the notes titled Electricity.

CLICK HERE to get the notes.

electricity video

Here is the video I did over the notes we will be covering Wednesday in class.

Tuesday November 11, 2014

Today we did presentations over the interest and how the five energies fit into them.  I will try and post some to the blog.

Tomorrow we will be covering the following power point and you can get a preview of it below

ELECTRICITY PPT

Monday November 10, 2014

Today the students worked on their projects and presentations over their interest and how the five energies ( mechanical, electrical, light, thermal, and sound) fit into it.

Tomorrow we will be presenting those in class.

Email Address

Here is my email address for you to send your presentations to:

brandon.reynolds@jarrellisd.org

student prezi example

NEW DUE DATE

THE NEW DUE DATE FOR THE PROJECT IS NOVEMBER 11, 2014.

Friday November 7, 2014

Today was a half day and we continued working on our projects in class.

The projects and presentations are due:
MONDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2014 

Thursday November 6, 2014

Today we finished the fold-able we began yesterday.  We also began the next project we will be doing which I have listed the requirements below.

THE PROJECT IS DUE AND PRESENTATIONS BEGIN:
MONDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Requirements for the energy Project

Take the thing you are passionate about and:

Make a 2 minute presentation displaying how that passion has all five energies in it.

Thermal, Electric, Mechanical, Sound and Light

Make a display that has at least 4-5 pictures on it displaying your passion and the energies.

Display can be powerpoint, poster board, or visual display of some kind

Wednesday November 5, 2014

Today we worked on a handout over the forms of energy and then created a fold-able in our science notebook over the 5 main types of energy forms.

Tuesday November 4, 2014

Today we watched the digital lesson What is energy,Thermal energy.

You can go back and watch it again if you need to.

Monday November 3, 2014

Today we finished up the notes called "Energy all around us"

Tomorrow we will begin the digital lesson "What is energy"

click the link below to get the digital lesson.

WHAT IS ENERGY?

click the link below to get the link to the digital lesson we may get to:

WHAT IS THERMAL ENERGY

The story of kinetic and potential energy