Guillory's Galaxy

Electric Charges

H.W.- vocabulary words, your vocab quiz is on Thurs. 2/2

Warm-up # 46-Versorium-students should have written a hypothesis and conclusion. One sentence each. We took notes today from a power point and experimented with some items to see how charges move through induction and conduction.

Electricity

H.W.- finish Vocab. for homeowork. Study nightly. Your vocab quiz will be on Thurs.

 Warm-up #45-   A. What do you think of when you hear the word electricity?

Open your book to page 472. Look at the photo, read the caption. 

C.W.- Students worked on vocabulary the entire class period. It is due tomorrow. Download Vocabulary-revised 2012

Here are all the words and definitions. You must write them by hand! Use your book to understand them and draw a picture or diagram.

Download Vocabulary definitions-revised 2012

volts- the measure of the charge flowing through a circuit

switch: a device used to open and close an electric circuit

load: a device that uses electrical energy to do work

Ch. 9 & 10 Test

If you were absent today, it would be best for you to take the test Monday morning at 8:30. You can take it during class, but it may not a quiet environment. 

We will study Electricity next. Read Ch. 17 and start studying the vocabulary.

Test Tomorrow!

Study, study, study! Your test is tomorrow. See past blogs for details.

Review game for test Download New motion millionaire game - revised-IRespond-Energy-2012

Review for Test

Today, we graded the Ch. 9 & 10 review and the worksheets from yesterday's blog. If you were absent, be sure to turn those in for a grade when you return to school. There are 3 grades in Pinnacle. Please check your average.

The test is Friday, study every night! Play Jeopardy for review Download Jeopardy-Chapter 9-Energy

Answers to Ch. 9 & 10 Review Download Ch. 9 & 10 Review Answers

Thermal Energy & Review for Test

Honor roll Students, meet us for a celebration at Stars and Strikes tomorrow after school!

On Monday, we watched a power point and took notes on Thermal Energy. Students need to complete a handout for reinforcement.

On Tuesday, students worked on the Chapter Review for the test. The test will be on Friday, 1/27. Study nightly!

The following handouts are due tomorrow, Wed., 1/25. These will be graded for accuracy.

WS- "Some forceful Lessons"Download Some_Forceful_Lessons_Force&Force_Energy_Wksh     "Heat on the Move"Download Heat on the Move WS , "Energy"Download Energy WS, and "Chapter 9 & 10 Review" Download Ch. 9 & 10 Review

 These are the warm-ups from January. When we get to #50, the warm-ups will be collected and graded.

Warm-up# 40- Look at the picture and read the caption on page 238

      A. What form of energy does the car use?

      B. What forms of energy did you use today?

Warm-up #41-What is the difference between potential and kinetic energy?

Warm-up # 42 & 43- Near the red line on your paper, list the 7 forms of potential and kinetic energy, skip a line after each one. We are going to write one example of each. Download Presentation notes-forms of energy 

Warm-up # 44- What are 3 ways that energy is transferred?

Download Jeopardy-Chapter 9-Energy

Photostory Presentations and Notes

  Today, we watched the Phototory Presentations and took notes as warm-up #42. Be sure to copy the examples from the attached document because those will be on the test. Download Presentation notes-forms of energy  The test should be on Thurs. 1/26. Please study the green notes pages, and the above examples nightly.

 Students will receive the Chapter Review on Tues to work on in class. If you would like to start working on it earlier, print attached. Download Ch. 9 & 10 Review Study nightly!!!

Last day in computer lab. Photostory due tomorrow!

Homeroom teachers please announce the following to your students and attach to your blogs.

Freestyle (buddy) photos will be February 2. Students may sign up for a MAXIMUM of 2 groups with NO MORE than 5 people per group. Groups should consist of only students in their grade level. The  exception would be if siblings in different grade levels wish to have their pictures taken together.  On the day of the picture, students must have a pass and money to have their photos taken.

Photo group sign ups will take place in the 700 Commons from 8:50 - 9:10 beginning Wednesday, January 25th through Wednesday, February 1.  Photos will cost $10 per person in each group. Payment should be presented to the photographer. Order forms will be distributed next week. 

Once students have signed up for groups, they will receive a schedule/pass in homeroom on February 2 to report to room 731 for photos.

See Last Blog

Energy Research Friday 1/13-Wed. 1/18

H.W.-Continue to research your assigned form of energy and find facts to add to your presentation.

C.W.-Students are working in pairs and researching one form of energy to teach to the class. They will create a slide show on PhotoStory. This is a free program and can be downloaded from the internet. The final product is due Thursday, January 19th. Continue to study for your test.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx

Requirements- Download Photostory template

Energy Research

Directions on how to use Photostory Download Photo Story Directions

Example of Photostory   Download Example how to           Download Kaylyn&korica       

Free download to read above Microsoft Office documents and power points can be found at Openoffice.org

Websites for research:

Start here-all forms http://www.nmsea.org/Curriculum/Primer/forms_of_energy.htm

chemical energy http://www1.curriculum.edu.au/sciencepd/energy/chem.htm

http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Coll_NROCscience/Chapter1-FlowofEnergy

http://www.purchon.com/physics/energy.htm

www.greenearthproject.com

chemical energy transferred in a battery http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter05.html

Energy websites

http://www.kids.esdb.bg/basic.html

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/energy.html

http://www.uwsp.edu/CNR/wcee/keep/Mod1/whatis/energyforms.htm

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/index.html

http://www.choptankelectric.com/kids/energyfacts.html

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/science/formsofenergy.html

Energy Transfers http://www.ftexploring.com/energy/enrg-types.htm

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/ask_quester/index.html#general

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter01.html

http://www.fplsafetyworld.com/?ver=kkblue&utilid=www.fplsafetyworld.com&id=16158

http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/gr8ps/VA-SOLs/FCPS-SOL-Review-Booklet/pp117-130_SOL-Review_Student_FINAL_1.18.06.pdf

Solar power     http://www.energyinfonz.co.nz/home/KidsZone/Energybasics/energyforms.html

http://www.nmsea.org/Curriculum/Primer/forms_of_energy.htm

energy sources

http://www.energynet.net/detectives/hunt.html

Law of Conservation of energy

http://library.thinkquest.org/20331/physics/

Electrical Energy-http://www.nmsea.org/Curriculum/Primer/forms_of_energy.htm

                                     -http://www.choptankelectric.com/kids/energyfacts.html

Electricity fun facts-http://www.alliantenergykids.com/EnergyBasics/AllAboutElectricity/000418

Mechanical energy 

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/energy/u5l1d.cfm

http://www1.curriculum.edu.au/sciencepd/energy/mech.htm

http://www.ehow.com/electrical-energy/

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-mechanical-energy.htm

Light energy-http://library.thinkquest.org/11924/light.html

                           -http://www.biofuelswatch.com/what-is-light-energy/

                          -http://fuse.pha.jhu.edu/~wpb/spectroscopy/basics.html

                          -http://www.physics4kids.com/files/light_intro.html

                          http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/light.html

sound energy-http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/sound/energy.html

                            -http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/schoolzone/info_sound.cfm

                            -http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow2/apr99/soundindex.html

                             - http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/sound.html

                     http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/schoolzone/info_sound.cfm#energy

Nuclear Fusion

http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/introduction.aspx

http://www.lbl.gov/abc/

http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/fusion/nuclearfusion.html

Nuclear fusion and plasma gasification-

http://www.plasma-wr.com/ watch the video first

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/plasma-converter.htm

In the sun: http://www.cosmos4kids.com/files/solsyst_sun.html

Nuclear Fission: http://www.lbl.gov/abc/Basic.html

                                  http://library.thinkquest.org/17940/texts/fission/fission.html

                                  atomic bomb- http://library.thinkquest.org/20176/atomicbomb.htm

 Nuclear Power Plants http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-power1.htm

Convection Currents   http://paul-a-heckert.suite101.com/understanding-convection-currents-a63549

Geothermal energy- 

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/energy/geothermalenergy.html 

http://www.fplsafetyworld.com/?ver=kkblue&utilid=www.fplsafetyworld.com&id=16216

http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/heidtken.html

Thermal energy

http://www.antonine-education.co.uk/physics_gcse/Unit_1/Topic_1/topic_1_how_is_heat_transferred.htm

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/light.html

Games to play when you are finished

http://www.classroom-energy.org/energy_101/game_time/index.html#

http://www.energyville.com/energyville/

Click on energy changes,  scroll down,  click save file   http://fi.edu/guide/hughes/energychanges.html

http://www.choptankelectric.com/kids/fun.html