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[18 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]

Finish Force, Motion, and Simple Machine Stations

Station 1 – Friction
              Car ramp – Wax, Uncover, and Sand Paper
              Record time
 
Station 2 – Friction
    Amount of Force required to overcome friction
 
Station 3 – Magnetism is a force
                  Wolly Willy
                  Use magnets to push or pull an object
 
Station 4 – Simple machines
                    Levers, Pulleys, Wedge, Wheel and axel
 
Station 5 – Helicopters
                   Gravity
 
Station 6 – Law of Inertia
                 Cup, index card, hex nut, bottle
                  Mable roller coaster

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[18 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]

Force, Motion, and Simple Machine Stations
Station 1 – Friction
              Car ramp – Wax, Uncover, and Sand Paper
              Record time
 
Station 2 – Friction
    Amount of Force required to overcome friction
 
Station 3 – Magnetism is a force
                  Wolly Willy
                  Use magnets to push or pull an object
 
Station 4 – Simple machines
                    Levers, Pulleys, Wedge, Wheel and axel
 
Station 5 – Helicopters
                   Gravity
 
Station 6 – Law of Inertia
                 Cup, index card, hex nut, bottle
                  Mable roller coaster

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[18 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]

Common Assessment #1
Math and Science Project Due Tomorrow!
Student’s will use Science Test taking strategy
C – Circle the important words
U – Underline the quesiton
P – Prove your answer  (Draw a picture, write notes)
I – Identify the answer choice
D – Double Check

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[18 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]

Goal: Finish Constructing Origami Frogs and Discuss how to graph jumps.
Test Review: Common Assessment #1 Tuesday, October 20th
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[18 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]

First 9 Weeks Math and Science Project
Project Due: Wednesday, October 21st

Overview
Students will investigate Newton’s three laws of motion using origami frogs. Students will measure and analyze the jumping abilities of origami frogs.

 
Students will:
·         Construct, test, and graphically compare the jumps made by three different sizes of frogs.
·         Predict how far a fourth frog would be expected to jump
·         Identify and test variables that affect frog-jumping ability.
All must be made from the same type of paper.
Small frog – 63 mm wide square
Medium frog – 140 mm wide square
Large frog …