1. IP  Warmup  What is the biggest obstacle for you to earn an “A” on the research project?  Intro GPE and KE Formulas  GPE and KE Practice Problems  Alternate Energy Resource Project Due Thursday

2. IP  Warmup  What are the units for used for Energy?  Review GPE and KE Problems  More GPE and KE Practice Problems  Alternate Energy Resource Project Due Thursday

3. IP  Warmup   SIP Day/Testing Day

4. IP  Warmup  What is the number used for acceleration due to gravity?  GPE and KE Problems Due  Alternate Energy Resource Project Due  Present Projects

5. IP  Warmup  Why is Wind Energy a good alternative Energy Resource for our area of the country?  Complete Energy Presentations

6. IP  Warmup  Provide an example of a simple machine.  Intro Simple Machines/Pre test/Notes http://staff.harrisonburg.k12.va.us/~mwampole/1-resources/simple-machi nes/

7. IP  Warmup  List and Describe one type of simple machine.  Simple Machines PowerPoint Activity  Simple Machines Web quest (Extra Credit)

8. IP  Warmup  What is the primary purpose of a simple machine?  Intro Rube Goldberg  Videos  Practice Drawing

9. IP  Warmup  What is the purpose of a Rube Goldberg?  Create your own Rube Goldberg  Complete the Rube Goldberg Project Worksheet (While you are working on the Lab)

10. IP  Warmup  Watch the video the write down your thoughts on it for today’s warmup.  Rube Goldberg Follow-up Questions  Rube Goldberg Group Quiz

11. IP  Warmup  What is the primary source of Energy for Earth?  Review Worksheets for Energy Unit 1 Assessment

12. IP  Warmup  How much time did you spend preparing for this test?  Review Worksheets Due  Unit 1 Energy Assessment  Earthweek Articles Summaries

13. IP  Warmup  What type of energy does a mousetrap use/provide?  Earthweek Summaries Due  Begin Mousetrap Car Lab  Assign Lab Groups  Explain the Building Process  Worksheet Instructions/iPad PowerPoint  Exit  Daily Journal

14. IP  No School  Parent/Teacher Conferences

15. IP  No School

16. IP  No School

17. IP  Warmup  What types of Energy does a Mousetrap car create?  Continue Mousetrap Car Lab

18. IP  Warmup  What were some issues (if any) with building your mousetrap cars?  Continue Mousetrap Car Lab

19. IP  Warmup  What changes and adjustments have you made to the MTC throughout the building and testing process?  Continue Mousetrap Car Lab  Complete Building and testing  Begin Data Collection

20. IP  Warmup  What is Speed?  Complete Data Collection  Answer Analysis and Conclusion Questions  Self Grade Rubric/Complete Lab

21. IP  Warmup  How is your MTC affected when additional weight is added?  Continue MTC Lab/Analysis Questions

22. IP  Warmup  Reflect on the MTC lab and record 2 things that you learned about Physics from this lab.  Complete MTC Data Collection  Complete Analysis/Conclusion Questions

23. IP  Warmup  What is a star?  MTC Lab Questions  Complete Peer Evaluations  Star Reading

24. IP  Warmup  What type of star is our Sun?  Stellar Evolution Notes  H-R Diagram Worksheet

25. IP  Warmup  What is the hottest color of stars?  Review HR Diagram  Mythbusters

26. IP  Warmup  What is an Atom?  Intro Electron Unit  Atomic Structure Notes

27. IP  Warmup  What are the parts of an atom?  Atomic Structure Review  Atomic Structure Practice worksheets

28. IP  Warmup   Intro Electrostatics  Phet Class Demonstration (John Travolta and Balloons)

29. IP  No School  Thanksgiving Day

30. IP  No School

31. IP  Warmup  What happens (typically in the winter) when you rub your feet on the carpet and then touch someone?  Intro Electrostatics  Phet Class Demonstration (John Travolta and Balloons)

32. IP  Warmup  Why are the electrons the part of the atom that moves and not the proton?  Phet Demonstrations (John Travolta and Balloons)  Electrostatic Notes  Electrostatics Student Demos

33. IP  Warmup  Describe Static Electricity in your own words.  Periodic Table Quiz  Complete Phet Simulations  Electrostatics Notes Quiz  Electrostatics Observation Lab

34. IP  Warmup  Describe how electricity moves through a wire.  Review Electrostatics Quiz  Electricity Notes  Ohm’s Law Problems

35. IP  Warmup 

36. IP  Warmup  What is the difference between current and voltage?  Review Current and Voltage Problems  Resistance and Mixed Problems Worksheet  Series Circuit Worksheets

37. IP  Warmup  Describe a Series Circuit.  Review Series Circuit Diagrams  Circuit PowerPoint/Notes  Parallel Circuit Worksheets

38. IP  Warmup  Describe one difference between a series and a parallel circuit.  Circuit Board Lab Practice

39. IP  Warmup  How is the current different in a series versus a parallel?  Circuit Board Lab  Final Review Packet

40. IP  Warmup  What did you learn about circuits from the lab?  Midterm Assessment  Final Review Packet

41. IP  Final Exam Review  Final Exams  Wednesday  4,8,6  Thursday  3

42. IP  Final Exam Review  Final Exams  Wednesday  4,8,6  Thursday  3