On this page you will find the current unit assignments and notes for the class. Help on all assignments can be found on the assignment help page in the menu.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
In this class we will begin Unit 2 by looking at the basics of energy and the concepts on kinetic and potential energy.
Assignment Due Monday, September 18, 2023 (Google Classroom)
Thursday, September 14, 2023
In this class we will continue our look at energy by looking at the different types of energy commonly found in nature.
Assignment Due Monday, September 18, 2023 (Google Classroom)
Friday, September 15, 2023
In this lesson we will continue our look at energy by looking at units and how units can be added together to give us more complex derived units for energy.
Assignment Due Tuesday, September 19, 2023 (Google Classroom)
Monday, September 18, 2023
In this lesson we will continue our look at heat by focusing on energy flow, defining system and surroundings, and the exo/endothermic system designations.
Assignment Due Wednesday, September 20, 2023 (Google Classroom)
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
In this lesson we will continue looking at energy by looking at heat flow (q) and the units for temperature, including absolute temperature.
Assignment Due Thursday, September 21, 2023 (Paper Worksheet)
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
In this lesson we will continue our look at heat flow by looking at the principles of conduction, convection, and radiation.
Assignment Due Friday, September 22, 2o23 (Google Classroom)
Thursday – Monday, September 21 – 25, 2023
In this lesson we will look at our applications of conduction by looking at specific heat and heat capacity of materials. We will then solve some basic specific heat problems, solving for heat (q) of the material.
Assignment Due Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Tuesday and Wednesday, September 26 – 27, 2023
In this lesson we will continue our look at specific heat by solving for the variables c, m, and T in the specific heat equation.
Assignment Due Thursday, September 28, 2023
Thursday, September 28, 2023
In this class we will do a review assignment similar to the problems on the Unit 2 Test on specific heat.
Assignment Due Monday, October 2, 2023
Friday, September 29, 2023
In this class we will review specific heat calculations, including Assignment 2J, and take the unit 5 quiz, solving specific heat.
Monday, October 2, 2023
In this class we will look at energy and how states of matter change when energy is added or removed.
Assignment Due Wednesday, October 4, 2023 (Google Classroom)
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 3 – 4, 2023
In this lesson we will look at specific heat and how different states of matter change the energy required to change the substances temperature.
Assignment Due Friday, October 5, 2023
Thursday and Friday, October 5 – 6, 2023
In this lesson we will look at heat transfer with specific heat, focusing on how we measure heat transfer between objects.
Assignment Due Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Monday, October 9, 2023
In this lesson we will finish Assignment 2I, along with reviewing the pre-lab material for the Unit 4 Lab.
Lab Due Thursday, October 12, 2023
Tuesday – Wednesday, October 11, 2o23
In this lesson we will be performing Lab 4, the Calorimetry of Snack Food.
Lab Due Thursday, October 12, 2023
Thursday and Friday, October 12 – 23, 2023
In this lesson we will be starting our earth science portion of Unit 2, looking at the earth’s internal structure.
Article: How Scientists measure the temperature of the core https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-is-the-earths-core-so/
Assignment Due Tuesday, October 17, 2023 (Google Classroom)
Monday, October 16, 2023
In this class we will be continuing our look at the earth structure by looking at the earth’s crust.
Assignment Due Wednesday, October 18, 2023 (Google Classroom)
Tuesday – Wednesday, October 17 – 18, 2023
In this lesson we will continue our look at the crust by looking at tectonic plates and plate boundaries.
Assignment Due Thursday, October 19, 2023 (Google Classroom)
Thursday, October 19, 2023
In this lesson we are going to start looking at volcanos, first by watching the bill-nye episode here, then answer the questions based on the in class presentation.
Assignment Due Monday, October 23, 2023
Friday, October 20, 2023
In this class we will be finishing Unit 2 by looking at earthquakes and the effects of earthquake on the California landscape.
Assignment Due Tuesday, October 24, 2023 (Google Classroom)
Monday, October 23, 2023
In this lesson we will be finishing the final earth science portion of Unit 2 by looking at fossil fuels.
World Atlas Article of Fossil Fuels
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-fossil-fuels.html
Assignment Due Wednesday, October 25, 2023 (Google Classroom)
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
In this lesson we will be finishing the final earth science portion of Unit 2 by looking at fossil fuels, part 2, specific fossil fuel types.
World Atlas Article of Fossil Fuels
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-fossil-fuels.html
Assignment Due Thursday, October 26, 2023 (Google Classroom)
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
In this class period we are playing catchup. If you have not completed any of the work from the last week this is your chance to do just that. Assuming I am able to come back tomorrow (Thursday) we will be reviewing Unit 2 to get us ready for the Unit 2 Test (better late than never 🙂 )
Thursday and Friday, October 26 – 27, 2023
In this class period we will review Unit 2 in preparation for the Unit 2 Test on Monday.
Terms to Know for the Unit 2 Test
(Add to your cheat sheet)
– Energy, Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy
– Thermal and Radiant Energy
– Heat and Temperature
– Units of Heat (Cal, kilocalories used for food energy)
– Units of Temperature, Celsius, Kelvin (Absolute Temp)
– Absolute Zero
– System, Surroundings, Universe,
– Endothermic (q = +), Exothermic (q = -)
– Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
– States of Matter
– Intermolecular Forces (IMF)
– Energy and State Changes (Heat of Vaporization / Fusion / Solidification, Condensation)
– Makeup of the Earth – Inner Core / Outer Core / Inner Mantle / Outer Mantle
– Oceanic and Continental Crust, Costal and Abyssal Plane, Ocean Trenches
– Tectonic Plates and Plate Boundaries
– Plate Boundaries – Convergent, Divergent, Transform
– Earthquakes and Volcanos (where to they occur)
– What is a fault / Richter Scale
Monday, October 30, 2023
In this class we will be completing the Unit 2 Test – Thermodynamics and the Earth System.
See Friday’s post for information about the cheat sheet. Test retakes will be available on Tuesday after school (3:30PM – 4:30PM)
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