Thursday, December 14, 2006

Agenda:
- Finish Wave Notes
- Wave Assignment

HW:
- Wave Assignment - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #54

What is a wave?

Draw and label the two different types of waves.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Agenda:
- Intro to Waves
- Wave Notes

HW:
None

Journal #53

List at least 4 things that come to mind when you hear the word “wave.”

Draw a picture of the image that comes to mind when you hear the word “wave.”

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Agenda:
- Energy Test

HW:
None

No Journal Today.

Monday, December 11, 2006

Agenda:
- Grade Home Insulation: Windows
- Pass Back Papers
- Test Review

HW:
- Energy Test - Tomorrow
(bring calculator)

Journal #52

Which type of window covering do you think insulates the best?

Explain why you think it is better than the others.

Friday, December 08, 2006

Agenda:
- Journal Quiz #4
- E.C. Review Sheet
- Home Insulation: Windows

HW:
- Home Insulation: Windows - DUE Monday
- Energy Test - Tuesday

No Journal Today

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Agenda:
- Home Insulation: Windows

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Tomorrow
- E.C. Review Sheet - DUE Tomorrow
- Energy Test - Tuesday

Journal #51

How is insulating a home different from the Insulator lab?

What do you think is the single most important factor in home insulation? Why?

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Agenda:
- Collect Analysis Question
- Energy Test Review Sheet

HW:
- Journal Quiz #4 - Friday
- E.C. Review Sheet - Due Friday
- Energy Test - Tuesday

Journal # 50

What was the best thing about the insulator lab?

If you could change one thing about the lab, what would it be?

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Agenda:
- Grade Insulator Lab
- Discuss Insulator Lab

HW:
- Analysis Question - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #49

Did your insulator work? Why do you think it did or didn’t work?

If you could re-design your insulator, what would you do differently? Why?

Monday, December 04, 2006

Agenda:
- Insulator Lab

HW:
- Insulator Lab - DUE Tomorrow

No Journal Today

Friday, December 01, 2006

Agenda:
- Build Insulators
- Data Table

HW:
- Design Illustration completed - Monday
- Insulator Complete - DUE Monday
- Insulator Lab - DUE Tuesday

Journal #48

On your drawing from yesterday’s journal, label where you could lose heat due to convection, conduction, and radiation.

What about your insulator will help keep the heat in the bottle? Why?