Roller Coaster Project
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Testing Roller Coaster
http://dep.disney.go.com/sodi_app/
http://gated.jason.org/digital_library/4851.aspx
experiment with creating a functional roller coaster.
- Write down what you need to take into variable do you need to take into account (speed, angle of drop, loops)
- what worked
- what didn't work
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/coaster/
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Questions to answer when visiting websites
Other websites to go to for projecthttp://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/
This website might have to be checked out at home. You can build your own coaster and see what happens.http://www.udel.edu/sine/students/coasters/
Click on the website for Discovery Channel and type “roller coasters” in the search box to find out information.
http://www.escu.k12.mn.us/envision/gradrule/lesson_1.html
http://www.sci-quest.org/home/just_for_kids/coaster.phtml
http://dep.disney.go.com/sodi_app/
http://gated.jason.org/digital_library/4851.aspx
experiment with creating a functional roller coaster.
- Write down what you need to take into variable do you need to take into account (speed, angle of drop, loops)
- what worked
- what didn't work
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/coaster/
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Questions to answer when visiting websites
- What is potential energy?
- What is kinetic energy?
- What is lateral motion?
- What does friction control?
- What types of brakes do roller coasters have?
- Does the type of wheel impact the way roller coasters work?
- Compare wooden roller coasters vs. steel roller coasters
- How do you know the lead horse on a carousel?
- What amusement ride shows all of Newton’s laws of motion? Explain how this is so.
- Potential energy is known as energy of position. What is meant by this?
- What does a lift hill do when building a roller coaster? Press play and see what happens and note why.
Other websites to go to for projecthttp://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/
This website might have to be checked out at home. You can build your own coaster and see what happens.http://www.udel.edu/sine/students/coasters/
Click on the website for Discovery Channel and type “roller coasters” in the search box to find out information.
http://www.escu.k12.mn.us/envision/gradrule/lesson_1.html
http://www.sci-quest.org/home/just_for_kids/coaster.phtml
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE STUDY GUIDE
Please Review the study guide for your final. They answers to the questions have been filled to help you move through the content. The actual final will have a mixture of multiple choice as well as fill in the blanks.
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Mars Project
The challenge
Imagine that your classroom has just become sealed with you inside. Nothing comes into the room and nothing leaves the room. Not even air can enter or leave. Imagine that you must remain in the sealed room for two to three years. This sealed room represents a habitat on the surface of Mars.
You design challenge will be to develop materials to support astronauts living and working on Mars.
Resources to Learn more about Mars
JPL Mars Maker: http://mars.nasa.gov/mars-makers/
Desert Rats: http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/analogs/desertrats/
ISS: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html#.VMFqksZ4hSs
Materials available
Cutting tools:
scissors
Connecting tools:
blue tape
Building materials:
tomatoes seeds
4 potatoes
pipe cleaners
soda cans
used CD's
cotton balls
foil
plastic containers with lids
scrubbers
plastic glassware
fabric
cardboard
Imagine that your classroom has just become sealed with you inside. Nothing comes into the room and nothing leaves the room. Not even air can enter or leave. Imagine that you must remain in the sealed room for two to three years. This sealed room represents a habitat on the surface of Mars.
You design challenge will be to develop materials to support astronauts living and working on Mars.
Resources to Learn more about Mars
JPL Mars Maker: http://mars.nasa.gov/mars-makers/
Desert Rats: http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/analogs/desertrats/
ISS: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html#.VMFqksZ4hSs
Materials available
Cutting tools:
scissors
Connecting tools:
blue tape
Building materials:
tomatoes seeds
4 potatoes
pipe cleaners
soda cans
used CD's
cotton balls
foil
plastic containers with lids
scrubbers
plastic glassware
fabric
cardboard
******Design a solution using the materials listed above for three of the problems we have listed.
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8th Grade Math for Weekend
Homework that is due Monday. This should still be review.
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Homework for tommorrow. This should be review.
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Kinetic Energy Article
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2014/02/140220-five-striking-wave-and-tidal-energy-concepts/
Write me a summary of the article.
What you believe the future of energy will look like.
Why harnessing tidal waves can be essential to further development.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2014/02/140220-five-striking-wave-and-tidal-energy-concepts/
Write me a summary of the article.
What you believe the future of energy will look like.
Why harnessing tidal waves can be essential to further development.
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Speed and Velocity Lab Questions
1. Which task provided the fastest speed?
2. Which task provided the slowest speed?
3. How far could you walk backwards in 10 minutes? Use your speed from 20m test to calculate the answer. Show your work or you will not receive credit.
4. How long would it take you to hop 300meters? Use your speed from the 20m test to calculate the answer. Show your work or you will not receive credit.
5. How far could you walk in one hour? Use your speed from the 20m test to calculate the answer. Show your work or you will not receive credit.
6. What was your velocity when your were jogging/ running?
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Scientific Method
Speed and Velocity Lab
Problem: How does time affect the speed of an object?
Hypothesis: (Your educated guess)
Materials:
Procedure (steps used for experiment) :
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Data (you data table):
Analyze: You are going to analyze who had the greatest speed for all factors. What factors influenced the speed of each individual.
Conclusion:
Questions(same questions you answered on website):
Online Textbook
http://www.ck12.org/physical-science/Distance-in-Physical-Science/lesson/Distance/?referrer=concept_details
El Nino project
5 paragraph essay on El Nino in MLA format
Use information from your summaries created in class
Main Question to be answered:
Explain how El Nino is affecting societies and different countries around the world.
- Main Ideas that need to be addressed within the essay
Introductory Paragraph El Nino
Paragraph 1 : Define what El Nino is, explain how an El Nino event occurs with at least two reliable sources.
- Use information and data presented within NOAA
NOAA
- Explain the implications of an El Nino and how it affects countries and ocean life
Paragraph 2: Use past El Nino data and compare it to todays current (Godzilla El Nino). Are there any merits behind such claims, should laypeople (everyday people) be worried about what is to come? Why or why not? Explain your thoughts with at least two reliable sources.
- Compare current El Nino to 1995 event
Paragraph 3: What are some solutions or ways to prepare for El Nino? Are any of these solutions a result of how Media portrays certain events? Should we believe everything we hear? Use data and two reliable sources to back up your claims.
Conclusion Paragraph summarizing El Nino
1. Which task provided the fastest speed?
2. Which task provided the slowest speed?
3. How far could you walk backwards in 10 minutes? Use your speed from 20m test to calculate the answer. Show your work or you will not receive credit.
4. How long would it take you to hop 300meters? Use your speed from the 20m test to calculate the answer. Show your work or you will not receive credit.
5. How far could you walk in one hour? Use your speed from the 20m test to calculate the answer. Show your work or you will not receive credit.
6. What was your velocity when your were jogging/ running?
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Scientific Method
Speed and Velocity Lab
Problem: How does time affect the speed of an object?
Hypothesis: (Your educated guess)
Materials:
- Measure distance to perform the tests (20m)
- Stopwatch
- Group students 3
- Meter Stick
- Painters Tape
- Notebook
- Pencil
- Questions
Procedure (steps used for experiment) :
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3.
4.
Data (you data table):
Analyze: You are going to analyze who had the greatest speed for all factors. What factors influenced the speed of each individual.
Conclusion:
Questions(same questions you answered on website):
Online Textbook
http://www.ck12.org/physical-science/Distance-in-Physical-Science/lesson/Distance/?referrer=concept_details
El Nino project
5 paragraph essay on El Nino in MLA format
Use information from your summaries created in class
Main Question to be answered:
Explain how El Nino is affecting societies and different countries around the world.
- Main Ideas that need to be addressed within the essay
- Definition of El Nino/ How El Nino is formed
- Implications and affects of El Nino on different countries
- History of past El Nino and how it compares to the current situation
- What are some solutions or ways to prepare for El Nino?
Introductory Paragraph El Nino
Paragraph 1 : Define what El Nino is, explain how an El Nino event occurs with at least two reliable sources.
- Use information and data presented within NOAA
NOAA
- Explain the implications of an El Nino and how it affects countries and ocean life
Paragraph 2: Use past El Nino data and compare it to todays current (Godzilla El Nino). Are there any merits behind such claims, should laypeople (everyday people) be worried about what is to come? Why or why not? Explain your thoughts with at least two reliable sources.
- Compare current El Nino to 1995 event
Paragraph 3: What are some solutions or ways to prepare for El Nino? Are any of these solutions a result of how Media portrays certain events? Should we believe everything we hear? Use data and two reliable sources to back up your claims.
Conclusion Paragraph summarizing El Nino