Activity: Notesheets on THE ATMOSPHERE.

HOMEWORK: STUDY!!!!

Objectives: Describe how energy is transferred. Distinguish the 3 modes of energy transfer. Explain the relationship that exists between climate and ocean currents. Discuss the relationship between climate and weather.

Bell Ringer: What is a biome?

Activity: Climate and Biomes Activity.

HOMEWORK: Finish activity.

Exit Slip: What does climate have to do with biome type?

Objectives: Describe how energy is transferred. Distinguish the 3 modes of energy transfer. Explain the relationship that exists between climate and ocean currents. Discuss the relationship between climate and weather.

Bell Ringer: Distinguish between climate and weather.

Activity: Climate Activity #2.

HOMEWORK:  Finish Climate Activity #2. STUDY!!!

Exit Slip: 3 Way Tie: convection currents, climate and biomes?

Objectives: Describe how energy is transferred. Distinguish the 3 modes of energy transfer. Explain the relationship that exists between climate and ocean currents. Discuss the relationship between climate and weather.

Bell Ringer: What is the scientific term for heat and how do we measure heat?

Activity: Go over homework (notes from book) and take notes on Climate.

Homework: TEST CORRECTIONS...get parent signatures on test. This is not optional, all students must do test corrections unless they had a 90% or better on the test.

Exit Slip: What are the units for heat? What is equilibrium?

Enrichment: Mr. Hundley will be here for Project Alert.

Activity: Finish Energy Forms activity and Currents Activity.

HOMEWORK: Climate Note Sheet (I gave them books) & Currents Graphing Activity.

Exit Slip: Which type of energy transfer is responsible for ocean currents? 

Enrichment: SSR and reading log. Complete graphical analysis activity.

Activity: Finish Energy Forms activity and Currents Activity.

Thursday, 1/31/08

Objectives: Describe how energy is transferred. Distinguish the 3 modes of energy transfer. Explain the relationship that exists between climate and ocean currents. Discuss the relationship between climate and weather.

Bell Ringer: Complete a comparison chart for the 3 modes of energy transfer.

Activity: Finish Note Sheet on Energy Transformations. Go over homework. Start Energy Forms Activity.

Exit Slip: Draw and label a wave.

Enrichment: SSR and reading log. Complete comprehension questions for “The Water Cycle.”

Wednesday, 1/30/08

Objectives: Describe forces in relation to mass and acceleration. Explain how friction acts as an unbalanced force. Describe how forces change the speed or direction of an object.

Bell Ringer: Write the formulas that you will use on the test today on a sheet of notebook paper.

Activity: Test on Newtonian Motion.

Exit Slip: Turn in Test.

Homework: Finish questions 1-13 after reading the 2 pages of information provided.

Exit Slip: What is the relationship between conduction, convection and radiation?

HOMEWORK: Study for test tomorrow!!!  

Enrichment: SSR and reading log. We completed the graphical analysis activity. It is homework for those that did not finish!

Sorry I was out today sick.

Objectives: Describe forces in relation to mass and acceleration. Explain how friction acts as an unbalanced force. Describe how forces change the speed or direction of an object.

Bell Ringer: What’s the relationship between kinetic energy and mass?

Activity: Open Response on Friction as a Force.

Exit Slip: The Law of Conservation of Momentum can also be called the Law of Conservation of what?

Enrichment: Mr. Hundley will be here for Project Alert.

Objectives: Describe forces in relation to mass and acceleration. Explain how friction acts as an unbalanced force. Describe how forces change the speed or direction of an object.

Bell Ringer: 3 way tie - friction, inertia and force

Activity: Go over friction notesheet and physics review sheet.

HOMEWORK: Study for test on WEDNESDAY. 

Exit Slip: How are the words sliding, rolling and fluid related?

Our Next test is on Wednesday 1/30/08!!!

Objectives: Describe forces in relation to mass and acceleration. Explain how friction acts as an unbalanced force. Describe how forces change the speed or direction of an object.

Bell Ringer: What type of frictional force is present in the bowling ball?

Activity: Finish friction notesheets.  Start physics review sheet.

HOMEWORK: Finish review sheet. 

Exit Slip: How do they reduce the amount of friction present on a bowling lane?

Our Next test is on Tuesday 1/29/08!!!

Enrichment: SSR and reading log. Read and complete comprehension questions for “Owls.” Mr. Hundley will be in on Friday for Project Alert.

Bell Ringer: What is the mass of dog that is accelerating at 10 m/s/s with a force of 30 N.
Objectives: Develop an understanding of the concept of frame of reference (reference pt). Describe how to determine speed and make calculations for speed. Compare speed and velocity. Describe how to determine acceleration and make calculations for linear acceleration. Relate velocity to acceleration. Describe what is meant by force and how to calculate force. Discuss friction as a force.
Activity: Note sheets for Ch 1 (M), Section 2.
Exit Slip: Find the weight of the dog from our bell ringer.

Enrichment: Sustained silent reading. Reading Log. We will go to the library today for our 10 minute check out time. Complete comprehension questions for article 5.

2008-01-14

Bell Ringer: Compare speed and velocity in a Venn Diagram.
Objectives: Describe frame of reference. Distinguish between speed and velocity. Describe acceleration.
Activity: Note sheets on Ch 1 section 1.
Exit Slip: What is acceleration?

Enrichment: Sustained silent reading. Reading Log. Read and discuss our 2nd science article.