Week 15 - The Final Chapter!

Gosh, can it be the last week? I thank you all for a great semester. I had a great time teaching you physical science through activities, information, resources on the web and through talking with you.

I wish you well this week as you present your bellringers and beyond as you pursue your education programs. And, I look forward to seeing you, again in Scence Methods.

Have a great summer and keep in touch.
Dr. E

Week 14

http://egfl.net/Teaching/Resources/Animations/homepage.html

Hi All,
This week we will complete our study of sound and light, do our last inclass activity and have some time to work on your final bell ringer presentations for next week. Your last quiz opens Wednesday-Friday on Chapters 8-11. Please also complete your reading guides for those chapters.
Have a great week.
Dr. E

Week 13

Breaking the sound barrier

Hi All,

We are learning about magnetism and beginnng our study of waves a sound this week. Be sure to be reading Ch 8-11 in this secton and completing your reading guide.

No question this week.

Have a good week,
Dr. E

Week 12

http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/frankenstein/safetymummy.html

Welcome back from Easter Break. This week we will be talking about static and current electricity, applying what we learn to a series of explorations and activities. On Thursday we will construct series and parallel circuits, talk more about Ohm's law and cells. Be sure to read your chapter before Thursday. If time, we will begin our discussion of magnetism.

Question 9 How are magnetism and electricity similar and different? Be specific and give examples. – blog about this.
Have a great week,
Dr. E

Week 11

Easter Science Activity: http://www.ehow.com/list_5984252_easter-science-activities-kindergarten.html

Hi Everyone,
I look forward to a great week talking about heat and temperature, heat transfer and the activities that model these ideas. We will have the quiz over Ch 5-7 so be sure to complete your reading guide. The quiz will be open on Tuesday and will close on Thursday. We will also do the take-home lab on circuits in class instead, since the quiz is happening his week.

QUESTION 8: What is the difference between electric current and voltage? Be specific and give examples.

Hope you have a great week and an enjoyable Easter Break.

Dr. E

Week 10

Hi Everyone,
We have a busy week.You will be presenting your midterm projects  Tues/Thurs, Mar 23/25. We have postponed the quiz until next week March 30 - Apr 1st. and  the reading guides are due on April 6th.
There is no Question this week.

Have a great week.

Dr. E

Week 9

http://www.karlyoder.com/flash_density.html

Hi All,
Welcome back from spring break! A couple of reminders -- workday Tuesday, March 16 and online assignment/class on Thursday, March 18th, blog about this. You will be presenting your midterm projects next Tues/Thurs, Mar 23/25. You also have a quiz next week March 30 Apr 1st. and I will make the reading guides due the Tuesday - March 30th. Hope you have a great week.
This Week's Question, blog about this:
QUESTION 7 Explain the difference between temperature and heat. Be specific and give examples.
Dr. E

Week 8

Science Explorer Web

Hi All,
Starting with the week after spring break, you will only blog about the weekly question and ONLINE assignments that are in lieu of class. I will continue to post each week to include all assignments due during the week. This week we have quiz 2 over chapters 3 and 4 and will have a work day for your midterm projects on Thursday.

Have a great week,
Dr. E

Week 7

Newton's Laws for Kids! http://www.projectshum.org/Gravity/weight.html
Planet Foss http://www.fossweb.com/planetfoss/PlanetaryScience/

Hi All,
Can you believe we are almost at the half-way point of the semester? This week Read Ch 5 on Projectile and Satellite Motion. Answer QUESTION 6 Does changing the amount of a material, change the density? (Be specific and give examples). We will also be looking at another Planetary Motion simulation at the Foss website http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/ModelsandDesigns/index.html and an activity.
Have a great week.
Dr. E

Week 6

Kid's website: Way to Go, Einsten. http://www.amnh.org/ology/index.php?channel=einstein

Hi All,
Read Ch 4 Universal Gravitation ONLINE Assignment: Johannes Kepler and Planetary Motion Animation Interact with the simulation and write a three paragraph critical reflection about what you found and post to the blog http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/more_stuff/flashlets/kepler6.htm  We will talk about momentum and gravitation in more detail and do an activity.
QUESTION 5: What is the difference between mass and weight? Be specific and give examples.

Have a great week,
Dr. E

Week 5

Hi Everyone,
This week we will be talking about momentum, gravitational motion and projectile motion. Please read chapters 3 and 4 and begin to work on your reading guide. We will talk about midterm projects due March 16,18 and construct a rubric together on Thursday. Next week you have an online assignment for Tuesday. Class on Tuesday only will be ONLINE. Thursday we will meet face to face.
This week's blog question is: How are impulse and momentum related? Be Specific and give examples.

Have a great week!
Dr. E.

Week 4

Hi Everyone,
This week we will be reviewing more of Newton's Laws, going over the Reading Guide -- Prologue, Ch 1, 2 Due to Dropbox by Thursday at midnight. Your quiz will be open. on Wednesday and close at midnight on Thursday in D2L. We will also talk about the midterm projects and have a workday on Thursday for it. ALL BLOG POSTS NOW DUE BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

Have a great week!
Dr. E

Week 3

Hi All,

Welcome to week 3. Be sure to be reading Chapters Prologue, 1 and 2 in your textbook. Also, complete the reading guide by next week's quiz. Please visit this link http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=The_Moving_Man  interact with the simulation and blog about what you found. Be sure to compare as many types of motion as possible - constant velocity, acceleration, positive and negative motions and directions, for example. Post this by Friday along with your descriptions of our class activities. Be sure to answer your weekly question from the syllabus on the blog.

We will be discussing motion and Newton's Laws, this week.
Have a good week,
Dr. E

Week 2

Welcome back to our Blog. We are in Module 1 (see content area in D2L) Make sure that you are reading the Prologue, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 and have downloaded the reading guide into word so you can complete it as well. Please comment on this week's question.
Blog post QUESTION 2: What is a Critical Reflection?


Read about writing Critical Reflections here: http://www.une.edu.au/tlc/alo/critical1.htm

All blog posts are due by Friday at midnight, each week. Be sure to blog in separate paragraphs about the activities we did in class and the answer to the weekly question.
 
Take care,
Dr. E

Welcome to Physical Science

Hi All,
This is your classblog where you will answer weekly questions and reflect on class activities. See you, soon.
Dr. E
Please comment on these two first week questions:

Blog Post QUESTION 1a: What is meant by the “nature of science?” According to this excerpt from Science for All Americans: http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/chap1.htm

Blog Post QUESTION 1b Why do we use formulas to describe concepts in Physical Science?