Week of April 25 - 29

This week we will be continuing on our electricity and magnetism project. The is an ongoing project that was described in last week's post. The project is worth 120 points and it will be due on Thursday the 28th. We will also have both an electricity standard (Thursday & Friday) and a Unit quiz (Friday). Since the standard requires that students practice for it, the standard is posted below. We will have class time for practice. Also one of the two extra credits for 4th quarter will be given this week. It is an assignment which asks students to calculate the electricity use the lights in Mr. Howell's classroom. This assignment will be due on Monday the May 2nd.

Name:___________________

Electricity Standard

Build the circuits below. Points are assigned according to the build time. You may practice for this standard.	Time:	Points:
	< 30 sec	10
	31 – 45 sec	8
	46 – 60 sec	6
	1:01 – 1:15	4
	1:16 – 1:30	2
	> 1:30	0

______ Simple circuit

______ Simple circuit with a switch

______ Series circuit (2 bulbs)

______ Parallel circuit (2 bulbs)

______ / 40 points

Electricity and Magnetism Project

This week and next week we will be working on our electricity and magnetism project. We are continuing to prepare ourselves for the transition to high school next year. The electricity and magnetism project is an assignment that is more high school in nature. Students will be working alone or with a partner (their choice) to complete several directed reading, laboratory and web based assignments. I will be doing mini lectures and demonstrations to support and supplement the content. I will also be frequently checking in with students both as a class and individually on their progress. However to successfully complete the project, students will need to be on task 100% of the time in class, and self monitor their progress. It is quite an involved assignment. We will be working on it over the next 7 - 8 class periods. It is worth 120 points! I have posted the cover page which lists the assignments below.

Electricity & Magnetism

Project Requirements

Note: Please keep track of your project booklet. If you loose your project booklet 5 points will be deducted to receive a new one. Additionally, grades will not be entered into Powerschool until the project is completed – so if you loose your booklet than completed assignments will have to be redone. If you miss one day, the project will be due completed on the assigned date. If you miss 2 or more day come discuss it with me.

Directions: These are the assignments for your grade. The following activities must be completed in full and be accurate to receive your grade. Please check them off as you complete them. Your proof of completion must be attached to this document when you turn these in. In order to successfully complete this project, you will need to stay on task and complete 1 – 2 objectives per class period. You may work with a partner (one), however the work you do must be your own.

Directed Reading: You must read and answer the questions in full including the Assess your understanding. You do not need to do the “My Planet Diary”.

√	Directed Reading Assignments	Time est.	Points	Grade
	Electric Circuits: pages 174 – 181	20 min	5
	Electric Power and Safety: pages 182 - 185	20 min	5
	What is Magnetism?: pages 196 - 199	15 min	5
	Magnetic Fields: pgs 200 – 205. SKIM – Don’t do ?’s	10 min	5
	Electromagnetic Force: pages 206 - 211	25 min	10
	Electricity, magnetism and Motion: pages 212 - 217	25 min	10

√	Lab Assignments	Time est.	Points	Grade
	Series Circuit – Series Circuit	15 min	5
	Parallel Circuit – Bulbs in Parallel	15 min	5
	Open Circuit with a switch	15 min	5
	Create an Electromagnet	Full period	15
	Create a DC Motor	Full period	15

√	Worksheets and Web Assignments	Time est.	Points	Grade
	Electric Circuits – Review and Reinforce & Enrich	25 min	10
	Ohms and Power Problems	30 min	10
	Battery Web-Quest & Battery Tutorial	Full Period	15
	Review for Unit Quiz	15 – 30 min

Quiz Friday

There will be a quiz this friday covering everything that we have been learning on electricity since coming back from spring break.

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone has a great spring break. Welcome back. We have a busy scheduled planned for the rest of the school year. For the next 4 weeks we will be focusing on Electricity and Electro-Magnetism. This will be a fun unit where we spend a big portion of our time in the lab. Once we complete our unit on Electricity, we will be switching classes with Mrs. Manhart and you will then be learning about Energy and Energy resources.

Before spring break we finished our unit on Forces and Newton's Laws. There were several assignments due before we went on break. Check Power School! These three assignments - the roller coaster project, Newton's Laws Standard and the Unit quiz, were worth a total of 124 points. It was explained extensively, before the break, that this will equal about a third of the fourth quarter grade. It was also explained that due to spring break that there would be no late work excepted. There are a few students who were absent of who have reasonable excuses for not handing it in. There are also a few students who have not turned it in without an excusable reason. Check Powerschool! If you have not turned it in then come talk to me this week! We will discuss how to either make it up or how to earn back some of the points.