Monday, Dec 12th- pg 98 Potential and Kinetic Energy Mini-book

Today we created a mini book about energy changes in roller coasters and then we did an energy form card sort activity.  Here is an example of the roller coaster activity.  The homework is to come up with your own example of potential and kinetic energy changes in a system.

Friday, Jan 9th-Forms of Energy Foldable

We did a notebook check today on pg 94-99.  Grades will show up in the gradebook soon.  Notebook checks and daily assignments are worth 20% of the students overall grades.  Then students began an assignment on the forms of energy.  We used google classroom to complete our assignment and do our research.  To be able to list, define, and recognize the 7 forms of energy we created a foldable.  The foldable list the forms of energy, a definition, 2 examples, and a picture example.  All the directions are found on google classroom.  classroom.google.com


The homework is to complete a clock assignment on pg 100  that helps students meet the learning target:  " I can list, define, and recognize the 7 forms of energy".  I would suggest that students create pnuemonic device, write a rhyme or song, or create graphic organizer like the one pictured below.

Outside of energy forms foldable on pg 101-we used legal size paper

inside of energy forms foldable pg 101

inside of energy forms foldable pg 101

Thursday, Jan 8th-Potential and Kinetic Energy

Today we discussed the textbook reading pg 88-92 and watched a few video clips that helped us to understand potential and kinetic energy and then we recorded our learning on pg 99 in a venn diagram.  We then completed a 3-2-1- summary and turned it in so I can read what all of the students learned.

pg 99-Potential and Kinetic Energy

Tuesday, Jan 6th-Introduction to Energy Unit, pg 96-97

We completed a pre-test on energy and found out the learning targets for the entire energy unit.  We attached the learning targets onto pg 97 titled the Energy, "I can" statements.  We then watched a Bill Nye video to introduce the students to the many forms of energy and energy transformations.  We then put our ideas about energy onto our energy cover page in our notebook (pg 96).

pg 96-Energy Cover Page

pg 97-Energy "I Can" Statements

Monday, Jan 5th-Mass and Weight

On Monday, we learned about Mass and weight.  Our learning target is "I can describe the differences between mass and weight"  We recorded what we learned in a venn diagram on notebook page 95.  Then we completed a clock assignment on page 94.

pg 94   Mass vs Weight Clock Assignment 

pg 95  Mass and Weight Venn Diagram