Simple Machines HW videos

1. a. Predict: Based on the title, Six Simple Machines, what are some images you are going to see on the video?
b. Watch the Six Simple Machines video.  Think about and give an example of each type of simple machine.

C3 Science Article Current Events

1.

INCREDIBLY FUN THANKSGIVING SCIENCE ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIMENTS FOR KIDS

https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/thanksgiving-science-activities-and-experiments-for-kids/

2. 

A Helping of Science With Your Thanksgiving Dinner

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/science/thanksgiving-dinner-science.html

3. 

18 Thanksgiving Science Activities

http://sassafrasscience.com/18-thanksgiving-science-activities/

4. THANKSGIVING SCIENCETHANKSGIVING SCIENCE

https://www.sciencefriday.com/spotlights/thanksgiving-science/

5. 

Thanksgiving Science: 6 Experiments You Can Do With Food

https://www.weareteachers.com/thanksgiving-food-experiments/

C2 - HW

1.  Read C2S1 p. 42
2. C2S1; vocabulary, Physical Setting
p. 44, RC, BQ, pp. 42-44 only

3. Energy Bonus Project

4. Science Article #1 - Energy
5. KE/PE Visual Assessment
6.C2S3 pp. 55-57 – RC, BQ, vocabulary, Physical Setting p. 57,SC #1
7. •Finish C2S3 pp. 58-63, RC, BQ, SC #2,4
8.  Finish C2S3 SC #1,2,4

9. C2 Visualizing Main Ideas and Chapter Review

 # 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10-22, 24, 26, 27, 30 29, 31

Brainpop Energy Videos

Watch the videos, take the review quizzes, and write your scores in your Science Notebooks.

1. Conserving Energy
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/conservingenergy/

2. Energy Sources
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/energysources/

3. Forms of Energy
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/formsofenergy/

4. Wind Energy
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/windenergy/

5. Solar Energy
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/solarenergy/

6. Fossil Fuels
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/fossilfuels/

Lab # 2 – Crazy Coasters and the Exploration of Potential vs. Kinetic Energy

Problem

How does the starting height of a marble on a coaster track affect the speed it gathers to complete a successful loop?

Hypothesis   (Make a prediction)

I hypothesize that if... _________________________________________________________________________________ then... __________________________________________________________________________________________________ because... __________________________________________

Materials

Foam pipe insulation

Glass marble

Ruler

Tape

Triple beam balance

Additional Data

Loop diameter   = ___ cm 

Mass of marble = ___ grams

Results

Starting height (cm)	Successful loop  – 3 trials(Yes/No)	Additional observations about the marble's "energy"
25.0 cm	1. 2. 3.
50.0 cm	1. 2. 3.
75.0 cm	1. 2. 3.
100.0 cm	1. 2. 3.

1. Go to ---> https://jr.brainpop.com/science/beascientist/scientificmethod/
login: password:
a. Put on the Closed Captions (CC) and play the movie.
b. Take the Easy Quiz and record your score.
c. Word Play, Play with words! Choose a word to explore. Draw or write about it. 

2. Go to ---> https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/scientific-method/
Join a Class --->
Watch the video on "slowest" speed.
Click on Vocab.

Scientific Theory vs Scientific Law

What is the difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law?   Einstein and Newton will help you understand!

When: Friday, 10/6/17

Where: Science Notebook

Lab #1: The Sphere Rolling Down the Ramp Into the Plastic Truncated Cone

Lab #1: The Sphere Rolling Down the Ramp Into the Plastic Truncated Cone

Problem:

How does the mass of a sphere affect how far it can move a cup?

Hypothesis:

I hypothesize that if _________________________________________________________________________________

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then, __________________________________________________________________________________________________

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because _______________________________________________________________________________________________

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Materials:

• ramp placemat
• plastic cup with “door” cut out and 5.0g mass on top
• grooved ruler
• A variety of spheres (golf, ping pong, marble, high bounce)
• wooden block
• masking tape
• triple beam balance

Procedure: (Written in numbered steps)

1. Set up ruler so that the “0.0cm” end of it lines up with the line on the placemat that says “End of Ramp/Ruler.”  Use tape to keep it in place.
2. Place the block at the opposite end of the ruler.  Line the edge of the block with the “30.0cm” mark and secure it with tape.  
3. Place the plastic container with the 5g mass on top in the starting circle so that the door is open to the end of the ramp.  
4. Release the golf ball from the 20.0cm mark on the ruler.
5. Record how far the cup is moved in the “20.0cm release point” data table.  
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 three times with each ball recording the data each time.  
7. Find the average of the three trials and record it in the corresponding data table.  

Variables:

Independent
Dependent
Constants

Data: Units of mass = grams (g)

Mass of the cup: ____________________

Mass of the golf ball : ___________________

Mass of the ping pong ball: __________________

Results

Data Table 1: Distance the ball pushes the plastic cup when dropped from 20.0cm

BALL	Trial 1	Trial 2	Trial 3	Average
Golf
Ping Pong

Data Table 2: Distance the ball pushes the plastic cup when dropped from 30.0cm

BALL	Trial 1	Trial 2	Trial 3	Average
Golf

Data Table 3: Distance the ball pushes the plastic cup when dropped from 10.0cm

BALL	Trial 1	Trial 2	Trial 3	Average
Golf
Ping pong

Data Table showing the distance a golf ball moves a plastic cup at three different starting heights

Golf Ball starting heights	Distance the cup moves 1	Distance the cup moves 2	Distance the cup moves 3	Average
10 cm
20 cm
30 cm

Analysis:

1. Which ball made the cup travel the farthest at 20.0cm release point?  What property about the ball causes the difference?

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2. Which ball made the cup travel the least at 20.0cm release point?  Why do you think it performed this way?

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3. Did those balls perform in a similar manner at the 10.0cm and 30.0cm release points? Why or why not?

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4. Predict what you think would happen if we performed the same experiment with a tennis ball, and explain why you would predict this.

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5. Construct a bar graph showing your results.  Use the following information to assist you with the graph: x-axis - various spheres, y-axis - distance the cup moved (cm), title - bar graph comparing how two different masses affect the distance a cup moves after they have collided.

Conclusion

What was your problem?

Restate your hypothesis.  Was it right? wrong?   How did your data support or not support your hypothesis? YOU MUST REFER TO YOUR DATA (AVERAGE DISTANCES) TO GET CREDIT FOR THIS QUESTION. Briefly describe your procedure.

What did you learn in this lab?

What did you like about this lab?

What were some challenges you had to deal with? What might be some sources of error in this lab?

What could you do next with this problem?  What other tests could you perform?

Write down any other additional thoughts, observations, inferences, etc.

Scientific Summer Essay

Scientific Summer Essay

Scientific Summer Essay
 Write a five paragraph essay about your summer.
•The first paragraph is the introduction.
•Paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 are the body.
•Paragraph 5 is the conclusion.
•Write about how your summer was related to Science.  What did you do over the summer that was related to Science?  Use your What is Science? list to assist you.
This assignment will be your Portfolio #1 entry.
Please write your essay on loose leaf paper, using blue/black ink, neatly!
*DUE DATE* 9/15/17

	4	3	2	1	0	Total Points
Heading, Neatness, Overall Organization	The loose leaf is neat, the heading is legible, the work is organized	There is some disorganization.		Parts of the heading are missing.	There is no heading.  The loose leaf is torn.  It is disorganized.
Introduction	There is an Introduction paragraph with at least five sentences.	There is an Introduction paragraph with only four sentences.	There is an Introduction paragraph with only three sentences.	There is an Introduction paragraph with only two sentences.	There is no Introduction.
Conclusion	There is a Conclusion paragraph with at least five sentences.	There is a Conclusion paragraph with only four sentences.	There is a Conclusion paragraph with only three sentences.	There is a Conclusion paragraph with only two sentences.	There is no Conclusion.
Body Paragraphs	There are three body paragraphs with five sentences each.	Incomplete	Incomplete	Incomplete	There are no body paragraphs.
Use of Science Words	There are at least ten Science words used.	There are 8-9 Science words used.	There are 6-7 Science words used.	There are 4-5 Science words used.	There are less than four Science words used.

 HW – Add 10 more words to each list: physical science, earth science, life science.