Monday November 30, 2015

Today we took a spiral quiz and also took the notes quiz, both of those had been postponed until today from last Tuesday.

Tuesday November 24, 2015

Today the students worked on this website: THE FUSE BOX CIRCUIT BUILDER

When done with that they also had a chance to do either the extra credit of view the digital lesson over circuits: HOW DOES AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT WORK VIRTUAL LAB

Extra Credit

Due next Tuesday December 1st
It will be worth 2 free 100 homework replacement grades of 15 extra points on the last test grade.

Create a google slides document and share it with me.

The slides document must contain at least 7 slides.
It must contain information regarding series and parallel circuits
It must also contain information over our new objective: I can demonstrate that the flow of electricity in a circuit requires a complete path through which an electric current can pass and can produce light, heat and sound.

Monday November 23, 2015

Today we completed a circuit lab.  Below you can see some pictures of the students working hard on it.

Tomorrow we will have a spiral quiz over warm-ups we have done and a notes quiz over the notes below.

How do electric circuits, conductors and insulators work?

Some go with the flow?

-Conductors- Allow electricity to easily pass through them

-Insulators-prevents the flow of electricity

-Examples of conductors and insulators-

                -Copper Wire=Conductor

                -Electric Gloves= insulator

                -Electrical tape= insulator

                -Lightning Rod=conductor

A path to charge?

An electric circuit is a complete pathway made of conductors through which electricity cab flow.

Devices in a circuit such as lamps, buzzers or appliances are called resistances or loads.

Which path to take?

Series Circuit- An electric current that has only one pathway to follow to and from the energy source.

Parallel Circuit-Contains two or more paths for electric charges to follow.

Home Circuits?

Your home electrical system is a small part of a larger system that includes your city, state and national region.

Many of the forms of energy that you see around your house begin as electricity.

Extra Credit

View and participate in the virtual lab linked below and turn it in by Friday for a free 100 homework replacement grade.

WHAT CHANGES CAN ENERGY CAUSE? VIRTUAL LAB CLICK HERE

Tuesday November 17, 2015

Today the students did their presentations and I will post some of the google slide presentations on here later.  They all did an outstanding job!

Electricity and Energy Games

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/electricity-and-energy.html

The link above is a great site for you to play some educational games over electricity and energy

Monday November 16, 2015

Today we finished working on the google slides projects.


The students that finished worked on a virtual lab: WHAT CHANGES CAN ENERGY CAUSE? VIRTUAL LAB CLICK HERE

Thursday November 12, 2015

Today we watched the following video and took a video quiz over it.

Wednesday November 11, 2015

Today we got around to actually viewing the thermal energy digital lesson.  We took the notes quiz over it as well.

Tuesday November 10, 2015

Today the students completed page 193 and 194 out of their textbook and turned it in.
They also took notes themselves over pages 198-205. Below you will find my notes that I took along side theirs.
We will be having a 5 question over those pages tomorrow.

Thermal Energy

* Lively Particles
     * Kinetic Energy- energy of motion
     * Thermal Energy- the total amount of kinetic energy of particles in a substance.
     * Temperature- is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance

*Move it Around
     *Heat- transfer of energy
     * Conduction- transfer of energy between particles that are in contact. Ex: skillet on a stove
     * Radiation- transfer of energy in waves without matter to carry it
     * Convection- transfer of energy by currents in a liquid or gas

*Going to the source
     * Solar Radiation- most important energy source on Earth
     * Combustion- occurs when a fuel rapidly combines with oxygen
     * Geothermal Energy- thermal energy naturally produced under the Earth's surface

*Uses of Energy
     * Energy from the sun- water runs through pipes in a solar panel where it is heated by solar radiation. The water is then stored until it is needed.
     *Geothermal Energy- 1st step- hot ground water is pumped to the surface where it is changed to steam. 2nd step- steam turns a turbine (fan like device) 3rd step- turbine turns a generator (machine that uses magnets to change mechanical energy into electricity

*Thermal Energy from Combustion
     *fossil fuels are burned and when they combust they generate power

Tuesday November 10, 2015

Today we viewed the digital lesson over thermal energy.  You can view that digital lesson below.

THERMAL ENERGY DIGITAL LESSON

Monday November 9, 2015

Today the students started their projects over their interest and how the five energies (Mechanical, Electrical, Light, Thermal, and Sound) are related or associated with it.

Below is the requirements for the project:
Due next Tuesday (November 17, 2015)
Must have a title slide
Must include all 5 energies
Must include an explanation about how each energy is associated with their interest
Must include a picture showing the relation of their energy and the interest chosen

Below is the rubric for the project:

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Presentation	Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.	Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time.	Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time.	Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost.
Requirements	All requirements are met and exceeded.	All requirements are met.	One requirement was not completely met.	More than one requirement was not completely met.
Organization	Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material.	Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.	Content is logically organized for the most part.	There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.
Attractiveness	Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.	Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation.	Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content.	Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentaion content.
Originality	Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive.	Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights.	Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking.	Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit.

Forces interactive Vocabulary Games

FORCES INTERACTIVE VOCABULARY GAMES

Forces Vocabulary Quizlet

Thursday November 5, 2015

Today we had a lesson over Google Slides.  The students did well and you can watch the tutorial over it.

Wednesday November 5, 2015

Today we viewed a digital lesson over energy and the transfer of energy.  You can review it below.

What is Energy? Digital Lesson click HERE

Extra Credit for 11/2-11/6

The extra credit for this week is:

Write down the acronym M.E.L.T.S.

EXPLAIN WHAT EACH IS AND AN EXAMPLE OF EACH.

TURN IN BY FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Tuesday November 3, 2015

Today the students completed a reading passage and questions over energy and the different types.  We will be going over it tomorrow.

Monday November 2, 2015

Today we worked on a lab over Forces and Motion and then I introduced the students to the acronym M.E.L.T.S.

MECHANICAL
ELECTRICAL
LIGHT
THERMAL
SOUND

Energy Quizlet

Energy Quizlet over Energy

Define each term in your spiral and then practice the vocabulary and play the games associated with the vocabulary