Agenda:
- Test 2nd Insulator

HW:
- Insulator Lab - DUE Friday, 3pm EVEN WITH SNOW!


No Journal

Agenda:
- Insulator Lab Rubric
- Build 2nd Insulator

HW:
- 2nd Data Table Rough Draft - Tomorrow
- 2nd Insulator Complete - DUE Tomorrow
- 2nd Diagram - Tomorrow


No Journal

Agenda:
- Insulator Lab Review and Redesign

HW:
- Redesign - Monday
- Materials for 2nd Insulator - DUE Monday


Journal #56

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

What do you plan to do differently on your 2nd insulator design? Why?

Agenda:
- Test insulator

HW:
- 1st Data Table - Tomorrow
- Calculations Complete - Tomorrow


No Journal Today

Agenda:
- Design & Build Insulator

HW:
- 1st Labeled Diagram - Tomorrow
- Data Table Rough Draft - Tomorrow
- 1st Insulator Complete - DUE Tomorrow


Journal #55

Describe why you picked that materials you are using for your insulator.

Which part of your insulator do you think will work the best? Why?

Agenda:
- Design & Build Insulator

HW:
- 1st 2 Pages of Planning Sheet Complete - Tomorrow
- 1st Insulator Complete - DUE Thursday


Journal #54

Draw a quick sketch of your idea for your insulator design.

Explain why you think this insulator will work and how it will reduce the amount of heat energy lost.

Agenda:
- Correct Ch 9 & 10 SQUARES & Qs
- Intro Insulator Lab

HW:
- Bring Insulator Materials - Tomorrow
- 1st Insulator Complete - DUE Thursday


Journal #53

What is an insulator?

What makes a good insulator? Why?
What makes a bad insulator? Why?

Agenda:
- Journal Quiz
- Correct Energy Transfer Lab
- Add to Vocab

HW:
- Ch 9.1 - 9.5 SQUARES - DUE Monday
RQs: 2, 7, 8, 10, 12
Exs: 1, 5
Ch 10.1-10.3
RQs: 2, 3, 4, 8
Exs: 1, 3, 10


No Journal Today

Agenda:
- Finish Energy Transfer Lab
- Ch 9.1 - 9.5 SQUARES
RQs: 2, 7, 8, 10, 12
Exs: 1, 5
Ch 10.1-10.3
RQs: 2, 3, 4, 8
Exs: 1, 3, 10

HW:
- Energy Trfr Lab - DUE Tomorrow
- Journal Quiz - Tomorrow
- Ch 9.1 - 9.5 & 10.1 - 10.3 - DUE Monday


Journal #52

What are the 3 types of energy transfer?

Pick one of the stations you saw yesterday and describe how it demonstrates a type of energy transfer.

Agenda:
- Correct KMT Qs
- Energy Transfer Lab

HW:
- Energy Trfr Lab - DUE Friday
- Journal Quiz - Friday


Journal #51

What does the Kinetic Molecular Theory state?

How does KMT help explain the water/food coloring demo from yesterday?

Agenda:
- Grade Roller Coaster Lab
- KMT Reader

HW:
- KMT Reader Qs - DUE Tomorrow


Journal #50

What do you think was the most important concept/idea in the Roller Coaster Lab?

Why do you think objects expand when they are heated?

Agenda:
- Finish Roller Coaster Lab

HW:
- Roller Coaster Lab - DUE Tomorrow


Journal #49

What point on a roller coaster has the highest amount of Potential Energy? The highest amount of Kinetic Energy?

If when designing your coaster your skater can’t go around your loop, what could you change to make sure he makes it all the way around?