Friday, April 20, 2012

CST Prep Day 3

Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, and Conservation of Energy

Objective

What: SWBAT solve problems involving kinetic energy and potential energy.How: Students will use the skills they practice in class to complete pages 10-16 in their minibook.Why: To be academic achievers, we need to be able to be successful on the CST and the final!


Agenda
1. Kinetic Energy Review
2. Potential Energy
3. Conservation of Energy


 
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

CST Prep Day 2

Newton's Laws Review and Calculating Centripetal Force


Objective: What: SWBAT answer conceptual questions for Newton's 3 Laws and calculate both Newton's 2nd Law and Centripetal Force.

How: Students will complete the classwork, and use them to complete pages 5-9 in their minibook. 

Why: To be academic achievers, we need to prepare ourselves for the CST and the final!


Agenda
1. Newton's First Law
2. First Law examples and cartoons
3. Newton's Second Law
4. Second Law examples and math!
5. Newton's Third Law
6. Third Law examples cartoons
7. Calculating Centripetal Force
8. HW - minibook pages 5-9

Monday, April 16, 2012

CST Prep Day 1

Average Velocity and Average Acceleration

Objective
What: SWBAT solve review problems for average speed and create rough draft pages for their minibook.
How: Students will use the skills they learn today in class to complete the first 4 pages on velocity and acceleration in their culminating minibook
Why: To be academic achievers, we need to prepare ourselves for the CST and the final!

Agenda:
1. Do Now
2. Minibook guidelines
3. Average Speed notes and practice problems
4. Acceleration notes and practice problems
5. Rough draft Minibook pages 1-3
HW: Buy Minibook and Minibook pages 1-3