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Content Objectives:

Students will demonstrate comprehension of circular motion by completing a PHET Lady Bug Circular Motion Activity

Language Objectives:

Students will write to answer questions about circular motion using complete sentences on PHET Lady Bug Circular Motion Activity

Bell Work:

1. Choose the energy diagram that correctly represents the energy transfer of a rock being dropped from a building.

2. Choose the energy diagram that correctly represents the energy transfer of a child swinging from a swing, being released from its maximum height.

Exit Ticket:

Today, you explored ideas about circular motion. Write down 1 similarity and 1 difference between objects exhibiting circular motion vs. linear motion.

What are the 2 types of circular motion?

What is the difference between the two types?

Homework:

chapter 10 mini-vocabulary tree maps DUE tomorrow

1.Axis

2. Rotation

3. Revolution

4. Linear Speed

5. Tangential Speed

6. Rotational Speed

7. Centripetal Force

8. Centrifugal Force

Content Objectives:

Students will demonstrate application of work, power, and energy by completing a unit 4 test

Language Objectives:

Students will write to answer questions about work, power and energy using the GUESS method and complete sentences on a unit 4 test

Bell Work:

What are the units for:

PE

KE

Power

Work

Velocity

Mass

Weight

Force

Height

Distance

Exit Ticket:

Turn in unit test.

Content Objectives:

Students will demonstrate application of work, power, and energy by completing a class review

Language Objectives:

Students will write to answer questions about work, power, and energy using GUESS method and complete sentences on  a stations review.

Bell Work:

1.Why does cart A have more Potential Energy than cart D? 2.Why does cart B gain Kinetic Energy? How does a roller coaster demonstrate evidence of the Law of Conservation of Energy? Support your claim with reasoning

Exit Ticket:

Solve the following:

What is the KE of a 6000 kg truck moving at 4 m/s?

What is the PE of a 6 kg bowling ball that is .75 meters off the ground?

Homework:

Study your notes and the stations review for tomorrow’s test.

Content Objectives:

Students will demonstrate application of how motion on a roller coaster is related to energy by completing post-lab questions.

Language Objectives:

Students will write to answer questions about The Law of Conservation of Energy using complete sentences on post lab analysis questions.

Bell Work:

Identify and explain which cart has the max PE, min PE, max KE and min KE .

Exit Ticket:

Lab report

Homework:

Study your notes and the stations review for Friday’s Unit 4 test.

Content Objectives:

Students will demonstrate application of how motion on a roller coaster is related to energy by completing a lab investigation.

Language Objectives:

Students will write to answer questions about The Law of Conservation of Energy using complete sentences on a lab investigation.

Bell Work:

1.Which has greater potential energy, image A OR image B? Explain.

2. Which has greater kinetic energy, image A OR image B ? Explain. 

Exit Ticket:

How do you think the Law of Conservation of Energy relates to the picture on the right?

Homework:

Study your notes and the stations review for Friday Unit 4 test

Content Objectives:

Students will demonstrate application of law of conservation of energyby understanding “transformation of energy” through structured practice.

Language Objectives:

Students will write to answer questions about forms of mechanical energy using complete sentences on a structured practice.

Bell Work:

1.Whatis the PE of a 5 kg bowling ball that is 3 meters off the ground? How can one increase the PE of the bowling ball?

2.What is the KE of a 3000 kg truck moving at 4 m/s? What happens to the truck’s KE if the velocity is doubled? tripled?

Exit Ticket:

1. WHAT IS ONE SIMILARITY AND ONE DIFFERENCE  YOU NOTICE BETWEEN WORK AND POWER?
2. WHAT IS ONE SIMILARITY AND ONE DIFFERENCE YOU NOTICE BETWEEN PE AND KE?

Homework:

Study your notes and the stations for Friday’s unit 4 test.

Unit 4 Stations Review

Content Objectives:

Students will demonstrate application of forms of mechanical energy by completing a structured practice.

Language Objectives:

Students will write to answer questions about potential and kinetic energy using complete sentences on a structured practice

Bell Work:

1. Identify which picture is KE and Which picture is PE.

2. Explain how are the pictures related.

Exit Ticket:

Explain 1 similarity and 1 difference between potential energy (PE) and kinetic energy (KE).

Content Objectives:

Students will demonstrate application of Total Mechanical Energy by completing a lab investigation

Language Objectives:

Students will write to answer questions about Total Mechanical Energy using complete sentences on a lab investigation based on data

Bell Work:

Come up with a simple definition for potential energy and kinetic energy using the pictures below:

Exit Ticket:

1.What are 2 types of mechanical energy?

2.How does energy transform?

Content Objectives:

Students will demonstrate understanding a science concept by summarizing a nonfictional text.

Language Objectives:

Students will write to summarize a science concept using main idea and supporting details in complete  sentences 

Energy Reading Article

Bell Work:

List the characteristics of a good summary

Exit Ticket:

Turn in summary

Language Objectives:

Students will demonstrate application of work and power by completing a work and power lab activity and CER focus question.

Language Objectives:

Students will write to answer questions about work and power using complete sentences on a work and power lab activity and CER focus question.

Bell Work:

 1. How much work is done by a crane that lowers 3,000 N of material a distance of 150 meters?

2. How much power is needed to do 790 Joules of work in 180 seconds?

Exit Ticket:

Turn in Lab report