| "Courage faces fears and thereby masters it. Cowardice represses fear and is therefore mastered by it." |
| Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 5/23 | 165 | Current Electricity and Series and Parallel Circuits Review |
| Essential ?s | What is the function of the components of electrical circuits? |
| | | How can electrical power outages be prevented during extreme heat? |
| Objectives | Identify and use evidence learned or discovered to replace inaccurate personal models and |
| | explanations of science-related themes (A.12.6). |
| | Calculate currents, voltage drops, and equivalent resistances in series and parallel circuits. |
| | Explain how fuses, circuit breakers, and ground-fault interrupters protect household wiring. |
| | Using the science themes, explain common occurrences in the physical world (D.12.12). |
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| Bell Work | Gather any necessary data and get any necessary help to complete |
| | | lab duties by Friday. |
| | | Verify that the data you collected last week matches what we learned about resistance. |
| Instruction | http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/circuit-breaker2.htm |
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| Activities | | Pictionary Review Game |
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| Assignment | Complete problems 26,27,28,29,30,35. |
| | Complete review problems 36,37,40,44,45,46,55,56,57,66,76,77,78,79,80,86. |
| | Work on your design process notebook, journal and final project. |
| | Set our schedule for the remaining school days. |
| | Electrical Circuits Project Procedure 6. |
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| "The safest road to Hell is the gradual one -- the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, |
| without milestones, without signposts." C. S. Lewis |
| 5/24 | 166 | Electrical Circuits Project Work |
| Essential ?s | What is the function of the components of electrical circuits? |
| | | How can electrical power outages be prevented during extreme heat? |
| Objectives | Create a simple circuit. |
| | Apply their understanding of electricity to create a series and parallel circuit; predict and |
| | compare the results of this circuit to the simple circuits created; understand the practical |
| | application of this type of circuit. |
| | Determine how electrical power systems fail in extreme heat, how "load shedding" is used to |
| | reduce strain on power sources, and defend ways in which power outages can be |
| | prevented in the future. |
| Bell Work | Compare your solutions to problems 26,27,28,29,30,35 with those on the solutions |
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| Activities | Student Self Assessment of Habits of Mind and Achievement |
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| Assignment | Electrical Circuits Project Procedures 1-5. |
| | Electrical Circuits Project Procedure 6 - |
| | Read the article "Heat Sets Records, Claims Lives and Strains Utilities" and answer the questions. |
| | | Prepare for a test on current electricity and series and parallel circuits on ________. |
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| "It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them." Mark Twain | |
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| 5/25 | 167 | Electrical Circuits Project Work and Final Project Work |
| Essential ?s | What is the function of the components of electrical circuits? |
| | | How can electrical power outages be prevented during extreme heat? |
| Objectives | Determine how electrical power systems fail in extreme heat, how "load shedding" is used to |
| | reduce strain on power sources, and defend ways in which power outages can be |
| | prevented in the future. |
| | Demonstrate progress in mastering skills that will be critical in the work force of the future. |
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| Bell Work | Compare your solutions to problems 26,27,28,29,30,35 with those on the solutions |
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| Activities | Student Self Assessment of Habits of Mind and Achievement |
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| Assignment | Complete electrical circuits project by Friday. |
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| 5/25 | 167 | Quantum Physics |
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| Instruction | Ethan Jahns |
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| "The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; |
| that's the essence of inhumanity." George Bernard Shaw |
| 5/26 | 168 | Current Electricity and Series and Parallel Circuits Review |
| Essential ?s | What is the function of the components of electrical circuits? |
| | | How can electrical power outages be prevented during extreme heat? |
| Objectives | Identify and use evidence learned or discovered to replace inaccurate personal models and |
| | explanations of science-related themes (A.12.6). |
| | Calculate currents, voltage drops, and equivalent resistances in series and parallel circuits. |
| | Explain how fuses, circuit breakers, and ground-fault interrupters protect household wiring. |
| | Using the science themes, explain common occurrences in the physical world (D.12.12). |
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| Bell Work | Gather any necessary data and get any necessary help to complete |
| | | lab duties by Friday. |
| | | Verify that the data you collected last week matches what we learned about resistance. |
| Instruction | http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/circuit-breaker2.htm |
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| | http://auto.howstuffworks.com/wfc2.htm |
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| Activities | Pictionary Review Game |
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| Assignment | Complete review problems 36,37,40,44,45,46,55,56,57,66,76,77,78,79,80,86. |
| | Work on your design process notebook, journal and final project. |
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| "Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all -- |
| the apathy of human beings." Helen Keller |
| 5/27 | 169 | Current Electricity and Series and Parallel Circuits Test |
| Essential ?s | What is the function of the components of electrical circuits? |
| | | How can electrical power outages be prevented during extreme heat? |
| Objectives | Identify and use evidence learned or discovered to replace inaccurate personal models and |
| | explanations of science-related themes (A.12.6). |
| | Design open, closed, series, and parallel electric circuits. |
| | Explain Ohm’s law. |
| | Describe how electrical energy is converted into thermal energy. |
| | Calculate currents, voltage drops, and equivalent resistances in series and parallel circuits. |
| | Explain how fuses, circuit breakers, and ground-fault interrupters protect household wiring. |
| Bell Work | Ask questions of your classmates and teacher about any of the objectives above |
| | | that you don't feel confident you have mastered. |
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| Assignment | Complete your final project by Thursday. |
| | Bring the following to your exam period: two number two pencils, an eraser, |
| | a calculator, your planner, your portfolio and the scoring guides and |
| | your cleaned out textbook. |
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| "Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge." Alfred North Whitehead |
| 6/1 | OR | Exam Day |
| 2-Jun | 170 | Physics Portfolio and Final Project Presentations |
| Essential ?s | How do my completed assignments demonstrate my critical skill development? |
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| Objectives | Demonstrate progress in mastering skills that will be critical in the work force of the future. |
| | Build the tallest paper tower. |
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| Bell Work | Turn in your textbook on the floor by the physics tray after you have |
| | | made sure your name is printed on the inside front cover in pen, |
| | | cleaned all papers out, taken the book cover off, and erased all pencil marks. |
| Instruction | Physics Portfolio Rubric |
| | Presentation Ideas http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/34614 |
| | Basic Physics Content Test |
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| Activities | Physics Olympics Event - Given 3 sheets of copy paper your team will need to build the tallest |
| | tower that remains standing. The tallest tower wins. |
| | Physics Portfolio |
| Assignment | Complete the physics portfolio, present it to a parent, and prepare to present it to the class |
| | on exam day. |
| | Prepare for a test on electricity on exam day. |
| | Hand in all fourth quarter extra credit, redos and assignments unless |
| | you have asked for an extension. |
| | Clean up two computer stations. |
| | Write a letter to a student who will be taking physics next year. |