Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Agenda:
- The Elegant Universe

HW:
None

No TRQs

Monday, December 17, 2007

Agenda:
- Collect TRQs
- Correct In the Doghouse

HW:
None



No TRQs

Friday, December 14, 2007

Agenda:
- In the Doghouse

HW:
- TRQs -DUE Monday

TRQs

38. If you could change only one thing about the Insulator Lab, what would it be? Why?

39. Write a hypothesis based on this question: “How does having a star on your belly affect the social status of a sneetch?”

40. If you were to design an experiment based on that question, what would your manipulated and responding variables be?

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Insulator Lab
- Mr. Science

HW:
- TRQs - DUE Monday

TRQs

36. Which type of heat energy transfer do you think plays the largest role in how much heat is lost? Justify your answer using your insulator(s) as an example.

37. How is insulating a home different from the Insulator lab?

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Agenda:
- Work on Insulator Lab

HW:
- Insulator Lab - DUE Tomorrow

TRQs

34. List and explain 3 things you learned from the Insulator Lab.

35. Do you think your insulator lost most of its heat from convection, conduction, or radiation? Justify your answer.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Agenda:
- Re-run Insulator Lab

HW:
- Insulator Lab - DUE Thursday

No TRQs

Monday, December 10, 2007

Agenda:
- Build 2nd Insulator
- Pass Back Papers & PRs

HW:
- Insulator Complete - Tomorrow
- Data Table - Tomorrow
- 2nd Design Illustration - Tomorrow
- Insulator Lab - DUE Thursday



No TRQs

Friday, December 07, 2007

Agenda:
- Discuss Insulators
- Review & Redesign

HW:
- Complete Review & Redesign Sheet - Monday
- Materials for new Insulator - Monday
- Insulator Lab - DUE Dec. 13th

No TRQs

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Agenda:
- Run Insulator Lab

HW:
- Finish Lab Plan Sheet - Tomorrow
- Formal Data Table - Tomorrow
- Insulator Lab - DUE Dec. 13th

No TRQs

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Agenda:
- Build Insulators

HW:
- Complete Illustration Desgin - Tomorrow
- Data Table for Lab - Tomorrow
- Insulator Lab - DUE Dec. 13th

No TRQs

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Agenda:
- Design/Build Insulators

HW:
- Finish front of Planning Sheet -Tomorrow
- Bring materials for Insulator - Tomorrow
- Insulator Lab - DUE Dec. 13th

No TRQs

Monday, December 03, 2007

Agenda:
- Finish Energy Transfer Observations

- Intro Insulator Lab

HW:

- Bring materials for Insulator - Tomorrow



TRQs

31. What is an insulator?

32. What makes a good insulator? Why?

33. What makes a bad insulator? Why?