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Tuesday, 10 June 2008
APS Answers to Final Exam Review
Topic: Tests and Quizzes
Advanced Physical Science Students click here for answers to the Final Exam Review Packet

Posted by aps2007-08 at 4:16 PM EDT
Sunday, 1 June 2008
Honors Physics Electricity Lab for June 4, 2008
Topic: Honors Physics

Click here to download the lab.

 The Lab Report consists of this sheet plus required diagrams and explanations attached.  Lab Report is due on Monday, June 9.


Posted by aps2007-08 at 8:15 AM EDT
June 2-6, 2008
Topic: Weekly Plans

June 2-6, 2008

 

Monday, June 2, 2008

Objective:  Unit 7:  Astronomy

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Astronomy

Main activity:  Students went over last week’s packets on the Sun and Solar System.  The class watched “Look to the Stars” video and completed the pink worksheet packet. The class received 2 Course Review Sheets for Earth Science Final Exam.

Closure:  The Astronomy concepts will be reinforced. 

HW:  Complete pink worksheet packet and Transparency 46 on the Solar System.  Study packets for quiz on the Solar System and stars tomorrow. 

 

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Objective:  Unit 7:  Astronomy

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Astronomy

Main activity:  The class went over the “Look to the Stars” pink packet and took the (yellow) quiz on Sun, Solar System and Stars packets.  The class received the pink packet for tomorrow’s lab on the Size of the Solar system.

Closure:  The Astronomy concepts will be reinforced. 

HW:  Complete Chart 1 in the Lab Packet.

                     
Wednesday, June 4, 2008  

Objective:  Unit 7:  Astronomy

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Astronomy

Main activity:  The class did the lab on the Size of the Solar system.

Closure:  The Astronomy concepts will be reinforced. 

HW:  Complete the Lab Packet.


Thursday, June 5, 2008
Objective:  Unit 7:  Astronomy

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Astronomy

Main activity:  Students learned about the HR diagram and did transparency 47 (white).

Closure:  The Astronomy concepts will be reinforced. 
HW: Finish the trans 47.

                      

Friday, June 6, 2008
Objective:  Unit 7:  Astronomy

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Astronomy

Main Activity: The class learned about the Evolution of Stars and worked on the green Study Guide/Reinforcement worksheet and the Evolution of Stars Worksheet and transparency 48 (white).

Closure:  Astronomy concepts will be reinforced. 

HW: Complete  Worksheets.


Posted by aps2007-08 at 7:49 AM EDT
Honors Physics Final Exam Review Questions
Topic: Honors Physics

60 Question Quick Course Review click here

60 Question ANSWERS 

 

Here's Another review I call "Jeopardy" because it comes with categories:

Jeopardy Review

Answers to Jeopardy Review

 

Here is a third review I call "Webassign" because that's where I got it from--we will do this review in class.  The answers are at the end of the file.  This is a 4Mb file, so it's pretty big:

Webassign Review with ans at end 

 

Here's the final review I have assembled.  I call it "Spark Notes" because that's where I got it.  The Questions file is 2 Mb. The answer file is short:

 

Spark Notes Questions

 

Spark Notes Answers 


Posted by aps2007-08 at 7:49 AM EDT
Updated: Saturday, 7 June 2008 3:32 PM EDT
Friday, 23 May 2008
May 26-30, 2008
Topic: Weekly Plans

May 26-30, 2008

 

Monday, May 26, 2008

School closed

 

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Objective:  Unit 7:  Astronomy

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Astronomy

Main activity:  Students took a quiz on the Seasons.  The class finished the Origins DVD.

Closure:  The Astronomy concepts will be reinforced. 

HW:  Vocab sheet:  define all words on side 1. 

                     
Wednesday, May 28, 2008  

Objective:  Unit 7:  Astronomy

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Astronomy

Main activity:  The class did transparency 45, the relative size of the planets and watched 15 min streaming video How the Solar System Works with blue worksheet packet.

Closure:  The Astronomy concepts will be reinforced. 

HW:  Complete transparency 45 and blue worksheet packet .


Thursday, May 29, 2008
Objective:  Unit 7:  Astronomy

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Astronomy

Main activity:  Students watched the 15 min streaming video, “A Spin Around the Solar System:  The Sun: Our Star Attraction” with green worksheet packet.

Closure:  The Astronomy concepts will be reinforced. 
HW: Finish the green worksheet packet.

                      

Friday, May 30, 2008
Objective:  Unit 7:  Astronomy

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Astronomy

Main Activity: The class did the Big Bang Lab.  Students worked on the blue Study Guide “Galaxies and the Expanding Universe”

Closure:  Astronomy concepts will be reinforced. 

HW: Complete Blue Worksheet.


Posted by aps2007-08 at 8:39 PM EDT
Saturday, 17 May 2008
May 19-23, 2008
Topic: Weekly Plans

May 19-24, 2008

 

Monday, May 19, 2008  mods 1 & 2 meet

Objective:  Unit 7:  Seasons

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand The Seasons

Main activity:  One group presented Semester II project in mod 2. The class learned about the cause of the variation in day and night and did the pink study guide/reinforcement sheet, p 86 “Planet Earth

Closure:  The seasons concepts will be reinforced. 

HW:  Complete worksheet.

 

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 mod 3 only meets
Objective:  Unit 7:  Seasons

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand The Seasons

Main activity:  One group presented Semester II project in mod 2. The class learned about the cause of the variation in day and night and did the pink study guide/reinforcement sheet, p 86 “Planet Earth

Closure:  The seasons concepts will be reinforced. 

HW:  Complete worksheet. 

         
Wednesday, May 21, 2008   (shortened classes)

Objective:  Unit 7:  Seasons

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand The Seasons

Main activity:  One group presented Semester II project in mod 2.   The class watched the 26 min atlanticava.org video on “The Reason for the Seasons” and completed the video worksheet.  The class worked on the blue “Planet Earth” worksheet, “Determining Hours of Daylight”, p 86 only

Closure:  The seasons concepts will be reinforced. 

HW:  Complete side 1 of blue worksheet.


Thursday, May 22, 2008
Objective:  Unit 7:  Seasons

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand the The Seasons

Main activity:  Students watched the Brainpop video, “The Seasons” and took the quiz.

The class did the Earth, Moon, Sun and Seasons Lab.

Closure:  The seasons concepts will be reinforced. 

HW: Complete the Lab Sheet and graph.

 

Friday, May 23, 2008
Objective:  Unit 7:  Astronomy

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand The Seasons

Main Activity: The class began the “Origins” Video with worksheet.

Closure:  Astronomy concepts will be reinforced. 

HW: Complete any missing assignments.


Posted by aps2007-08 at 8:15 AM EDT
Friday, 9 May 2008
May 12-16, 2008 APS
Topic: Weekly Plans

May 12-16, 2008

 

Monday, May 12, 2008

Objective:  Unit 5:  Water

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Human Effect on Water

Main Activity:  One group presented Semester II project.  Students learned about water purification and sewage treatment and worked on the yellow worksheet: “City Water Systems”. Students began watching Part I of the Video “Water, One More Drop” with worksheet. 

HW:  Complete the yellow worksheet started in class

 

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Objective:  Unit 5:  Water

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Human Effect on Water

Main activity:  One group presented Semester II project.  The class did the study guide/reinforcement sheet, p 81 On “Water Pollution” and went over it.    The class continued watching Part I and Part II of the Video “Water, One More Drop” with worksheet.

HW:  Complete all missing assigments. 

         
Wednesday, May 14, 2008  

Objective:  Unit 5:  Water

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Human Effect on Water

Main activity:  One group presented Semester II project.   Students completed a Jeopardy Review on Unit 5. 

Closure:  Human Effect on Weather concepts will be reinforced. 

HW:  Study for Unit 5.


Thursday, May 15, 2008
Objective:  Unit 5:  Water

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand the Human Effect on Water

Main activity:  Students watched the “Understanding Oceans” Video and answered questions on the worksheet.
HW: Study for test tomorrow on Human Effect on Water.

 

Friday, May 16, 2008
Objective:  Unit 5:  Water

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Human Effect on Water

Main Activity: The class took the Unit 5 Test on Human Effect on Water.  Students received the vocab sheet for the next unit and began defining vocab.

HW: Complete any missing assignments.


Posted by aps2007-08 at 6:26 PM EDT
Saturday, 3 May 2008
Honors Physics Power Points
Topic: Honors Physics

Click below to download the Power Points for

Chapter 16.1

Chapter 16.2 

Chapter 17-1

Chapter 17-2 

Chapter 18-1

Chapter 18-2 

Chapter 19-1

Chapter 19-2

Chapter 20

Electricity Packet 


Posted by aps2007-08 at 2:13 PM EDT
Updated: Friday, 23 May 2008 9:52 PM EDT
Thursday, 1 May 2008
May 5-9 2008
Topic: Weekly Plans

May 5-9, 2008

 

Monday, May 5, 2008

Objective:  Unit 4:  Water

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Human Effect on Water

Main Activity:  One group presented Semester II project.  Students learned about Groundwater and completed the pink worksheet on Groundwater, Study Guide, p 34, both sides

HW:  Complete the pink worksheet started in class.  Continue to take data for “Down the Drain” Lab.  All vocab from vocab sheet should be complete.

 

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Objective:  Unit 4:  Water

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Human Effect on Water

Main activity:  One group presented Semester II project.  The class discussed sources of Ocean Pollution and did transparency 36 worksheet.

HW:  Continue to take data for “Down the Drain” Lab. 

         
Wednesday, May 7, 2008  

Objective:  Unit 4:  Water

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Human Effect on Water

Main activity:  : One group presented Semester II project.   Students completed the green worksheet on Pollution and Marine Life.

Closure:  Human Effect on Weather concepts will be reinforced. 

HW:  Continue to take data for “Down the Drain” Lab.  Study for Unit 5 Vocab Quiz tomorrow.


Thursday, May 8, 2008
Objective:  Unit 5:  Water

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand the Human Effect on Water

Main activity:  One group presented Semester II project.   Students brought in all their “Down the Drain” Water Usage Survey data sheets and handed them in. Students took the Unit 5 Vocab Quiz, watched the “Water Source of Life” Video and answered questions on the worksheet.
HW: Complete “Down the Drain” data sheets if not yet complete.

 

Friday, May 9, 2008
Objective:  Unit 5:  Water

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Human Effect on Water

Main Activity: One group presented Semester II project.   The class tallied up all “Down the Drain” data sheets and entered data for their entire household.  A class average water use was calculated and uploaded to the Stevens Institute of Technology Website Collaborative Project

HW: Complete any missing assignments.


Posted by aps2007-08 at 7:08 PM EDT
Thursday, 24 April 2008
April 28-May 2, 2008
Topic: Weekly Plans

April 28-May 2, 2008

 

Monday, April 28, 2008

Objective:  Unit 4:  Human Effect on Weather

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Human Effect on Weather

Main Activity:  One group presented Semester II project.  Students worked on the Hurricanes Lab.

Closure:  Human Effect on Weather concepts will be reinforced.

HW:  Complete Hurricanes Lab.

 

Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Objective:  Unit 4:  Human Effect on Weather

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Human Effect on Weather

Main activity:  One group presented Semester II project.  The class did the Jeopardy review on Unit 4.

Closure:  Human Effect on Weather concepts will be reinforced.

HW:  Study for Unit 4 Test tomorrow.

         
Wednesday, April 30, 2008  

Objective:  Unit 4:  Human Effect on Weather

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Human Effect on Weather

Main activity:  : One group presented Semester II project.   Students took the Unit 4 Test.  Students received the Unit 5 Vocab sheet and began defining vocab.

Closure:  Human Effect on Weather concepts will be reinforced. 

HW:  Complete any outstanding assignments.  Complete all Unit 4 vocab by Monday.


Thursday, May 1, 2008
Objective:  Unit 5:  Water

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand the Human Effect on Water

Main activity:  One group presented Semester II project.   Students began the “Down the Drain” Water Usage Survey Project. Students received personal water charts for each member in their family and learned how to keep the data necessary for this week-long project. Students went over the water cycle and groundwater. Students worked on the first side of the blue worksheet, p 14, Water Erosion and Deposition, locating all freshwater resources.
HW: Explain the “Down the Drain” project to family members and begin to take data for the project. Complete p 14 if not completed in class.

 

Friday, May 2, 2008
Objective:  Unit 5:  Water

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will understand Human Effect on Water

Main Activity: One group presented Semester II project.   Students discussed their progress with the “Down the Drain” project. Students learned about aquifers and looked at the “Atlantic County Recycles” newspaper and made drawings of our local South Jersey aquifers in their notebooks.
HW: Complete p 12 of the back side of the blue Worksheet, Protecting an Aquifer. Also finish side 1 of vocab sheet for tomorrow. Continue to take data for “Down the Drain” Project.

Posted by aps2007-08 at 8:18 PM EDT

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