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Monday, October 31, 2016

Dry Ice Fun and Games

Learning Target: 
  • I can describe how changing energy can create interesting phenomenon. 

HOWLs Target:
  • I treat all property with care.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: CO2 MONDAY (2min)
    • Using the language we have been using (energy, states of matter, particle motion), why is it warmer inside the classroom than inside a freezer?
  • Do you have the water particle journey paper? If not, come to 7th period.
  • dry ice shenanigans
  • plasma shenanigans
  • Zion Learning Portfolio
    • Samples of work from science
      • warm-ups
      • notes
      • quizzes
Relevant reading:
Homework:
  • none

Friday, October 28, 2016

Demonstrating

Learning Target: 
  • I can demonstrate my understanding of how energy affects particle motion, temperature, and states of matter

HOWLs Target:
  • I participate in my classroom and community.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: PRETTY PICTURE FRIDAY (2min)
    • When the sun rises the fog (A) in the picture will vaporize. Eventually, the water particles as a gas (B) may condense and rain (C) down to Earth landing in a puddle (D) that a dog might drink (E) from or might soak down into the Earth (F). 
    • How does water change through the water cycle (A-F)? 
    • Does an individual water particle change/become something different during this process?
    • Pleasant Mountain protrudes from a sea of fog at sunrise Wednesday, October 5, 2016, near Bridgton, Maine. 
  • Quicktime Player to record audio of discussion
    • submit in google classroom as a pair
    • A - How does water change through the water cycle (A-F)? 
    • B - Water changes in the water cycle by ...
    • A - I agree because ... OR I disagree because ...
    • B - Does an individual water particle change/become something different during this process?
    • A - An individual water particle ...
    • B - I agree because ... OR I disagree because ...
  • Test
  • Zion Learning Portfolio
    • Samples of work from science
      • warm-ups
      • notes
      • quizzes
Relevant reading:
Homework:
  • none

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Pedal Punk

Learning Target: 
  • I can evaluate my understanding of the content

HOWLs Target:
  • I ask questions to deepen my understanding.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: CHANGES #4 (2min)
    • What is happening when a puddle disappears on a sunny day?
  • Pedal Punk expectations
  • Zion Learning Portfolio
  • reviews
Relevant reading:
Homework:
  • Test Friday 10/28 on states of matter, and phase changes

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Review Day

Learning Target: 
  • I can evaluate my understanding of the content

HOWLs Target:
  • I can self-assess to improve.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: CHANGES #3 (2min)
    • Use the format on the board to identify what is happening when water boils.
  • quizzes back
    • questions on the test
  • reviews
Relevant reading:
Homework:
  • Test Friday 10/28 on states of matter, and phase changes

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

That's Strange

Learning Target: 
  • I can explain how temperature affects the position and motion of particles

HOWLs Target:
  • I treat all property with care.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: CHANGES #2 (2min)
    • Use the format on the board (and from yesterday) to identify what is happening when ice is held in your hand.
  • boiling water:
    • Water boils (vaporization) at 100 ÂșC.  If I heat liquid water, will the temperature continue to rise, stop rising, or go down when the water begins to vaporize?
    • procedure on hand out
      • 1a laptop
      • 3a gather materials
      • 2b and 4b recorder
Relevant reading:
  • Test Friday 10/28 on states of matter, and phase changes

Monday, October 24, 2016

Cha Cha Cha Changes

Learning Target: 
  • I can identify the phase change.

HOWLs Target:
  • I participate in my classroom and community.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: CHANGES (2min)
    • What phase change is happening when I breath on a mirror? Is energy being added to or taken away from the water particles?
  • phase change examples:
    • copy phase change template into lab section of notebook
    • boiling water demo
    • wax sculpture
    • cloud in a bottle
Relevant reading:
  • none

Friday, October 21, 2016

The Rime of the Old Post

Learning Target: 
  • I can describe the differences in states of matter

HOWLs Target:
  • I can self-assess to improve.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: PRETTY PICTURE FRIDAY (2min)
    • What phase change happened to cause the ice structure below? Was energy added or taken away from the water particles? And, what direction was the wind blowing?
  • quiz
  • phase change diagram
  • phase change poster
    • phase change
    • definition
    • diagram and example
  • quiz back
Homework:
  • none

Thursday, October 20, 2016

FMVCSD

Learning Target: 
  • I can identify the phase change between two states of matter

HOWLs Target:

  • I participate in my classroom and community.

Agenda
  • Warm-up: RIGHT HERE (2min)
    • What do melting, vaporization, and sublimation have in common? What do deposition, condensation, and freezing have in common?
  • quiz check-in
  • phase change words
    • energy added
    • energy taken away
  • phase change pictionary
  • quiz back
Homework:
  • States of Matter Quiz, Friday 21
    • describe the differences between solids, liquids, and gasses (using kinetic energy)
    • be able to diagram/describe the motion and position of particles in solids, liquids, and gasses
    • identify how state of matter changes if energy is added or taken away

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Cards of Phases

Learning Target: 
  • I can identify the phase change between two states of matter

HOWLs Target:
  • self assess to improve.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: RIGHT HERE (2min)
    • What do you think is the most common phase change in Maine? Explain your thinking.
  • phase change rummy
  • water particle journey work

Homework:
  • States of Matter Quiz, Friday 21
    • describe the differences between solids, liquids, and gasses (using kinetic energy)
    • be able to diagram/describe the motion and position of particles in solids, liquids, and gasses
    • identify how state of matter changes if energy is added

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

The Little Water Particle That Could

Learning Target: 
  • I can label the phase change occurring in the water cycle

HOWLs Target: 
  • keep working until the task is complete.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: SUNNY (2min)
    • Describe how the motion and position of a group of water particles in ice will change when the ice is left in the Sun.
  • Friday quiz
    • describe the differences between solids, liquids, and gasses (using kinetic energy)
    • be able to diagram/describe the motion and position of particles in solids, liquids, and gasses
    • identify how state of matter changes if energy is added
  • phase change sort
  • water particle journey
    • add the phase changes
    • finish station and/or add details
    • overall project description

Homework:
  • States of Matter Quiz, Friday 21
    • describe the differences between solids, liquids, and gasses (using kinetic energy)
    • be able to diagram/describe the motion and position of particles in solids, liquids, and gasses
    • identify how state of matter changes if energy is added

Monday, October 17, 2016

The Pokey Little Water Particle

Learning Target: 
  • I can describe the motion and position of a water particle as it changes environments.

HOWLs Target: 
  • I keep working until the task is complete.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: MODELS (2min)
    • Using the drawings on the board, explain the differences between a solid, liquid, and gas and contrast the amount of energy between the three.
  • demonstration of water particle activity
  • water particle journey

Homework:
  • none

Friday, October 14, 2016

Moving Particles

Learning Target: 
  • I can describe the differences between states of matter using the concept of kinetic energy

HOWLs Target: 
  • I can self-assess to improve.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: PRETTY PICTURE FRIDAY (2min)
    • What are two differences between a solid iceberg and the liquid water it floats in?
    • A view of an iceberg at the Northern Patagonian Ice Field, in Laguna San Rafael National Park, 1300 kilometers south of Santiago, Chile, on October 29th, 2007. 
      Martin Bernetti / AFP / Getty
  • highlight your notes
  • adding energy demo
  • moving particles
  • thermal expansion
  • check-in
    • diagram or describe how hot water is different from cold water using ideas from the reading

Homework:
  • none

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Low Energy or High Energy?

Learning Target: 
  • I can describe the differences between states of matter

HOWLs Target: 
  • I keep working until the task is complete.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: COOPERATE (2min)
    • Give yourself a HOWL grade for yesterday. Give evidence to support your grade. How did you cooperate OR how did you not cooperate?
  • complete reading the text
  • Is the material a solid, liquid, gas, or plasma?
  • state of matter acrostics
    • Gugh
    • Aggghhhhh
    • Smelly
  • check-in
    • diagram or describe how hot water is different from cold water using ideas from the reading

Homework:
  • none

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

The Text

Learning Target: 
  • I can write key ideas from an informational text
  • I can describe the differences between solidsliquids, and gases

HOWLs Target: 
  • I cooperate with others.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: TOGETHER (2min)
    • Describe a classroom where students are cooperating. What words do you hear, what actions do you see?
  • reading the text
  • Is the material a solid, liquid, gas, or plasma?
  • state of matter acrostics
    • Gugh
    • Aggghhhhh
    • Smelly

Homework:
  • none

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Look At Those Particles Go

Learning Target: 
  • I can write key ideas from an informational text
  • I can describe the differences between solids, liquids, and gases

HOWLs Target: 
  • I cooperate with others.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: VROOM (2min)
    • What is the difference between hot water and cold water? (answer without using the word "temperature")
  • hot water vs. cold water
    • Describe the differences between the way dye moves in the hot water vs. cold water?
    • Why is there a difference in movement?
  • reading the text

Homework:
  • none

Thursday, October 6, 2016

LOCEMAV

Learning Target: 
  • I can state the law of conservation of energy
  • I can measure mass and volume

HOWLs Target: 
  • I keep working until the task is complete.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: PRE...WHOA PICTURE FRIDAY (2min)
    • How will the person on top's energy change if they fall off the tower? 
    • Colla Vella Xiquets de Valls form a human tower while a supporter applauds in Tarragona on October 2, 2016.  Albert Gea / Reuters
  • questions about quiz
  • quiz
  • after the quiz - technology
    • go see if you have self service (if you don't have self service come see me)
    • go to google classroom
      • join class using your classes code (on board)

Homework:
  • Quiz Thursday 9/6 on Law of Conservation of Energy, Mass, Volume

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

It's the Little Things (Particles)

Learning Target: 
  • I can define solid, liquid, and gas using shape and volume

HOWLs Target: 
  • I treat all property with care.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: NOT A SOQUID (2min)
    • Is oobleck a liquid or a solid? Describe the characteristics that you observed yesterday to support your reasoning.
  • solid
  • liquid
  • gas
  • What is the difference between hot water and cold water?
    • How do you know?
    • But why?
  • questions about quiz

Homework:
  • Quiz Thursday 9/6 on Law of Conservation of Energy, Mass, Volume

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Why the Custodians Are Annoyed With Me

Learning Target: 
  • I can define solid, liquid, and gas using shape and volume

HOWLs Target: 
  • I treat all property with care.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: MASS OR VOLUME (2min)
    • Does mass or volume change when you blow up a balloon? Explain your thinking.
  • Measurement review
  • What's the difference between a solid and a liquid?
    • make some oobleck
      • HOWL
      • cornstarch - 1.5-2
      • water - 1
      • Is it solid or liquid?
        • collect evidence
  • solid
  • liquid
  • gas

Homework:
  • Quiz Thursday 9/6 on Law of Conservation of Energy, Mass, Volume

Monday, October 3, 2016

Measure Stuff

Learning Target: 
  • I can measure mass and volume

HOWLs Target: 
  • keep working until the task is complete.
Agenda
  • Warm-up: IT'S NOT THE Gs (2min)
    • Why would your mass not change if you went into space?
  • festival of measurement
    • data table
    • mass of everything
    • volume of regular solids
    • volume of liquids
    • volume of irregular solids
  • scale of the universe
    • What's the prefix for the largest distance?
      • ____________meter
    • What's the prefix for the smallest distance?
      • ____________meter

Homework:
  • Quiz Thursday 9/6 on Law of Conservation of Energy, Mass, Volume