Agenda:
- Bill Nye: Heat
- Ch. 10.1 - 10.3 SCAN & Qs
RQ 1-9

HW:
None

TRQs

29. Draw a convection cell and label areas of high and low density.

30. Use Kinetic Molecular Theory to describe how/why conduction works.

Agenda:
- Grade Energy Transfer Lab
- Pass Back Papers
- Energy Transfer Observations

HW:
None

TRQs

27. Why do the radiometer vanes spin when a hairdryer blows on it, but not when a person does?

28. Describe why the ice melts faster on the ‘cold’ block than on the ‘warm’ block.

Agenda:
- Grade Ch. 9.1 - 9.8
- Finish Energy Transfer Lab

HW:
- Energy Transfer Lab - DUE Tomorrow

TRQs

24. What is convection? Define with words and draw a diagram.

25. What is conduction?

26. What is radiation?

Agenda:
- Correct & Discuss KMT Reader Qs
- Energy Transfer Lab

HW:
- Emergy Transfer Lab - DUE Thursday
- Ch. 9.1 - 9.8 SCAN & Qs - DUE Tomorrow

TRQs

22. What is the difference between heat and temperature?

23. What is absolute zero and why can’t you ever be below it?

Agenda:
- KMT Demo
- KMT Reader
- Ch. 9.1 - 9.8 SCAN & Qs
- Pass Back Papers

HW:
- KMT Reader Qs - DUE Tomorrow
- Ch. 9.1 - 9.8 SCAN & Qs - DUE Wednesday
RQ: 2, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16, 18
EQ: 1, 5, 7


TRQs

20. Define Kinetic Molecular Theory.

21. Use KMT to explain why axe sprayed in a warmer room will spread out faster than in a colder room.

Agenda:
- Roller Coaster Physics

HW:
None

No TRQs

Agenda:
- Grade Roller Coaster Lab
- Add to Vocab

HW:
None

TRQs

d) How much KE & GPE would the rock have halfway down the cliff?

e) How much GPE would the rock have if it had 137 J of KE?

Agenda:
- Work on Roller Coaster Lab
- Pass Back Papers

HW:
- Roller Coaster Lab - DUE Tomorrow

TRQs

19. A rock is lifted to the top of a cliff, giving it 340 J of GPE.

a) How much KE does it have sitting at the top of the cliff?

b) What is the total energy of the rock?

c) If it were to fall off the cliff, how much KE & GPE would the rock have right before it hit the ground?

Agenda:
- Roller Coaster Lab

HW:
- Roller Coaster Lab - DUE Tuesday

TRQs

17. Where on a roller coaster does the car have equal amounts of GPE & KE?

18. Assuming no extra energy is added, what is the highest point the car of a roller coaster can go (compared to the first hill)?

Agenda:
- Roller Coaster Lab - 1st Loop

HW:
- Roller Coaster Lab - DUE Tuesday

TRQs

15. Where on a roller coaster does a car have the most Gravitational Potential Energy? The most Kinetic Energy?

16. Where on a roller coaster does the car have the least KE? The least GPE?

Agenda:
- Grade KE/PE ws
- Roller Coaster Pre-Lab

HW:
- Roller Coaster Lab - DUE Tuesday
- Roller Coaster Pre-Lab - DUE Tomorrow

TRQs

14. If the child falls from 15 meters up in the tree, use the conservation of energy (ET = GPE + KE) to calculate the Kinetic Energy the child would have when she is 5 meters above the ground (show the equation, your work, and correct units).

Agenda:
- New Seating Chart
- Energy Video
- KE/PE ws

HW:
- KE/PE Practice - DUE Tomorrow



TRQs

12. A 30 kg child climbs 15 meters up a tree. When she stops to have a look around, what is the child's Gravitational Potential Energy?

13. If the child climbs down the tree to only 5 meters above the ground, how much Gravitational Potential Energy does she have?

Agenda:
- Finish KE/PE Notes
- Energy Video

HW:
None

TRQs

9. What is the Work-Energy Theorem (use both the equation and a description to answer)?

10. Describe in words what all parts of the equation used to calculate Gravitational Potential Energy.

11. What is the acceleration due to gravity on earth?

Agenda:
- Pass Back Tests
- KE/PE Notes

HW:
None

TRQs

7. List at least 5 types of energy (besides kinetic and potential) and give an example of each.

8. Define Kinetic and Potential Energy using their scientific definitions and give an example of each

Agenda:
- Grade Ch. 6 SCAN & Qs
- Trade Work & Power Questions

HW:
None

TRQs

5. Joe balances a stationary coin on the tip of his finger 20cm from the top of the table. How much work is Joe doing? How do you know?

6. When doing a chin-up, a physics student lifts her 40-kg body a distance of 0.25 meters in 2 seconds. What is the power delivered by the student's biceps?

Agenda:
- Grade Power Lab
- Group Work & Power Questions

HW:
- Ch. 6.1 -6.7 SCAN & Qs - DUE Tomorrow

TRQs

3. Mara lifts a 15 Newton champion bowling ball 3 meters to the top of the display shelf. How much work did Mara do on the ball?

4. If it took Mara 120 seconds to lift the bowling ball, how much power would she have used?

Agenda:
- How Powerful Are You Lab
- Ch. 6.1 - 6.7 SCAN & Qs

HW:
- Ch. 6.1 - 6.7 SCAn & Qs - DUE Wednesday
RQs: 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12
ExQs: 3, 5, 9
- How Powerful Lab - DUE Tomorrow

TRQs

1. What is the equation to calculate Work and with what units is Work measured in?

2. What is the equation to calculate Power and in what units is Power measured in?

Agenda:
- Frictionless Baseball
- Mr. Science

HW:
None

What was the easiest part of the Mechanics Test for you?

What was the hardest part of the Mechanics Test for you?

Agenda:
- Mechanics Test

HW:
None

No TRQs