Thursday, June 30, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
3, 2, 1... blast off
Today, we launched our first rockets, took note of our observations, and began our rocket research.
Over the next week, all students will be conducting 3 levels of rocket research 101- The Three Laws and Propulsion, 102- Stability- Center of Gravity and Pressure, and 103- Drag. All students should be finished with their research by the end of this week. The goal of this week is to understand the basic premises of rocket design.
Next week, students will be putting their knowledge, reasoning, and communication skills to work as they design, build, and conduct trails with their rockets.
After all the trails are conducted and rockets have been tested, students will reflect back over their designs and their understanding of the laws of motion and factors that affect rockets such as drag, lift, center of pressure, and center of gravity.
This project is the culmination of a year's worth of work, so this will be a major part of my assessment of each student's knowledge, reasoning, and communication skills for their term 3 grade.
This week's COW is COW 29. Students who have already met the standard for a system of inequalities COW are now COW-free for the year and excused from this assignment.
Over the next week, all students will be conducting 3 levels of rocket research 101- The Three Laws and Propulsion, 102- Stability- Center of Gravity and Pressure, and 103- Drag. All students should be finished with their research by the end of this week. The goal of this week is to understand the basic premises of rocket design.
Next week, students will be putting their knowledge, reasoning, and communication skills to work as they design, build, and conduct trails with their rockets.
After all the trails are conducted and rockets have been tested, students will reflect back over their designs and their understanding of the laws of motion and factors that affect rockets such as drag, lift, center of pressure, and center of gravity.
This project is the culmination of a year's worth of work, so this will be a major part of my assessment of each student's knowledge, reasoning, and communication skills for their term 3 grade.
This week's COW is COW 29. Students who have already met the standard for a system of inequalities COW are now COW-free for the year and excused from this assignment.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
COW # 28 and Angles and Lines
COW #28
Geometry Project- Lines and Angles
Don't forget about your IXL!
After spring break, rockets and Pythagoras!
Geometry Project- Lines and Angles
Don't forget about your IXL!
After spring break, rockets and Pythagoras!
Monday, March 21, 2011
On to Bottle Rockets- or back to Heavy Lifting
As the last official portfolio eligible projects were turned in today, all students will now move forward to either work to revise their Rocket Racer or Heavy Lifting project OR move on to create experiments involving bottle rockets.
Each student will design his/her own bottle rocket to launch.
Prior to launching rockets, each student should complete
NASA Rocket Education 101-103
Projectile Motion Phet
Comparison of a NASA Rocket to a Bottle Rocket
For those students who are ready to move on, please take a look at the following:
Bottle Rocket Design Options:
The MR. Hayhurst
The NASA Rocket
Each student will design his/her own bottle rocket to launch.
Prior to launching rockets, each student should complete
NASA Rocket Education 101-103
Projectile Motion Phet
Comparison of a NASA Rocket to a Bottle Rocket
For those students who are ready to move on, please take a look at the following:
Bottle Rocket Design Options:
The MR. Hayhurst
The NASA Rocket
Monday, March 14, 2011
Heavy Lifting Project and COW #26
This week is an important one in MST for many of you, as the heavy lifting project is the second to last portfolio eligible project for the year. The Heavy Lifting Project is due on Monday the 21st. Please use the rubric below to help you to meet the standard.
Heavy Lifting Rubric- Project DUE Monday, March 21, 2011
COW #26- DUE Friday, March 18, 2011
Heavy Lifting Rubric- Project DUE Monday, March 21, 2011
COW #26- DUE Friday, March 18, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Cow 25- Bringing it all together.
In COW 25 , you will demonstrate your ability to set up and solve a system of equations using all three methods: graphing, algebraic-elimination, and algebraic-substitution.
Make sure to see me in the mornings this week if you need help with this work.
You MUST understand these three procedures in order to be successful as we move on into systems of inequalities.
Make sure to see me in the mornings this week if you need help with this work.
You MUST understand these three procedures in order to be successful as we move on into systems of inequalities.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Graphing Inequalities in Two Variables
This week we are moving off the number line and into two dimensions as we graph inequalities in two variables.
Cow #24
Purple Math
VIDEO Example
We will also begin our formal study of rockets. Beginning with the Ares V.
Cow #24
Purple Math
VIDEO Example
We will also begin our formal study of rockets. Beginning with the Ares V.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
It's not always equal!!!
This week we will be entering the world of inequalities beginning with linear inequalities and ending with systems of equalities in a few weeks time.
COW 23 (2/25/11)
Ms. England is planning a party for students who have met their goal of reading seven books during the most recent nine weeks of school. Using a total of $112, she plans to get pizzas that cost $12 each and drinks that cost $0.50 each. If she purchases four times as many drinks as pizzas, how many of each should she buy?
IXL for the Week:
B.1 Integers on number lines
B.2 Absolute value and opposite integers
B.3 Compare and order integers
B.4 Integer inequalities with absolute
Interactive Inequalities
COW 23 (2/25/11)
Ms. England is planning a party for students who have met their goal of reading seven books during the most recent nine weeks of school. Using a total of $112, she plans to get pizzas that cost $12 each and drinks that cost $0.50 each. If she purchases four times as many drinks as pizzas, how many of each should she buy?
IXL for the Week:
B.1 Integers on number lines
B.2 Absolute value and opposite integers
B.3 Compare and order integers
B.4 Integer inequalities with absolute
Interactive Inequalities
Monday, February 14, 2011
Final Exam and Term Projects Due
The final exam is on Thursday 2/17.
Projects will be due Wednesday 2/16 at the end of the period. PROJECT RUBRIC
Final car races will be on Wednesday.
Please look back at the last two posts for more information about the project and the final exam.
Projects will be due Wednesday 2/16 at the end of the period. PROJECT RUBRIC
Final car races will be on Wednesday.
Please look back at the last two posts for more information about the project and the final exam.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Race to the Finish: Prepare for Exam and Portfolio Eligible Projects
This week we will be working on the culminating task for this Term.
Rocket Racer Portfolio Eligible Project
NASA's take on the Laws of Motion
Discovery Channel's Laws of Motion
Newton's Laws with Diagrams
More Practice and Review of Combining Like Terms
Combing Like Terms
Review of Systems of Equations
See last week's post for more practice for ever section on the exam.
Essential Questions:
How do the Laws of Motion affect a rocket racer?
How do slope and y intercept connect to real world situations?
How can systems of equations be used to predict the interaction of two moving objects?
Project Overview:
-Over the next week and a half, you will be designing and building several rocket racers.
-You will conduct a crash test using your final design and predict the time and location of the crash.
-Finally, you will create a portfolio eligible piece that includes:
o Data tables and graphs
o Equations for your racer and your opponent’s racer.
o Laws of Motion Diagram
o Connections
o Analysis and reflection
Goal: Use your knowledge of the Laws of Motion to design the fastest rocket racer possible using the given materials.
Rocket Racer Portfolio Eligible Project
NASA's take on the Laws of Motion
Discovery Channel's Laws of Motion
Newton's Laws with Diagrams
More Practice and Review of Combining Like Terms
Combing Like Terms
Review of Systems of Equations
See last week's post for more practice for ever section on the exam.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Math Workshop Week Systems of Equations
Cow # 20 : Challenge, Can you solve this using all three methods?
Term 2 Exam will be on February 15th.
Review for Practice Exam on Friday February 4th.
- Solving equations
Term 2 Exam will be on February 15th.
Review for Practice Exam on Friday February 4th.
- Solving equations
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Laws of Motion and Systems of Equations
Law 1- Inertia- An object at rest has a tendency to stay at rest, an object in motion has a tendancy to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.
Energy Skate Park (make sure to click on Show Pie Chart and Track Friction)
Law 2- Force = Mass * acceleration
Robot Moving Company (Click on the top tab for RMC, then pay attention to the mass of the object and use the arrows to put the object in the door. The longer you hold the arrow, the more force you apply.)
Law 3: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Lunar Landing: (Click the arrows to rotate the lander. Use the space bar to apply thrust. Hit once to start. Hit again to stop.)
Scatter Plots:
This week's IXL skills
•C6 Integer Multiplication and Division Rules
•Positive x positive = positive
•Negative x negative = positive
•Positive x Negative = negative
•p8 · p3 = p11 To multiply exponents, add the exponents
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Snow DAYS
All:
Make sure that you are working on your IXL skills for the week and/or working ahead. Also, if you have not turned in your HERO engine project, I must have it on the day that we return to school.
To think about as you play in the snow:
1. Where does the ice melt first- the sidewalk, the street, or the yard? Why?
2. We didn't have a sled this year, so we have to use household objects. We tried plastic cutting boards, laundry baskets, recycle bins, and cardboard boxes. Which do you think worked best? Why? What else should we have tried?
3. How do potential and kinetic energy relate to sledding?
4. Newton's second law says that Force= mass x acceleration. So does that mean I will always travel faster than Dean on a sled?
Make sure that you are working on your IXL skills for the week and/or working ahead. Also, if you have not turned in your HERO engine project, I must have it on the day that we return to school.
To think about as you play in the snow:
1. Where does the ice melt first- the sidewalk, the street, or the yard? Why?
2. We didn't have a sled this year, so we have to use household objects. We tried plastic cutting boards, laundry baskets, recycle bins, and cardboard boxes. Which do you think worked best? Why? What else should we have tried?
3. How do potential and kinetic energy relate to sledding?
4. Newton's second law says that Force= mass x acceleration. So does that mean I will always travel faster than Dean on a sled?
| New IXL Skills |
| COW 16 (1/7/11) |
| C3 |
| F5 |
| N4 |
| F14 |
| COW 17 (1/14/11) |
| C4 |
| F6 |
| N5 |
| F15 |
| COW 18 (1/21/11) |
| C5 |
| F7 |
| N13 |
| F16 |
| COW 19 (1/28/11) |
| C6 |
| F8 |
| U6 |
| COW 20 (2/4/11) |
| C7 |
| F9 |
| U7 |
| COW 21(2/11/11) |
| C8 |
| F10 |
| U8 |
| COW 22 (2/17/11) |
| C9 |
| F11 |
| F12 |
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Happy New Year
It was nice to see everyone again today and strange to realize that we are halfway through the school year. We will continue our work with force and motion and begin our work with systems of equations as we finish out the last six weeks of the term.
All students received the below document today. The document outlines the IXL skills that are required for the rest of the term.
Term 2 IXL Skill Tracking Sheet
All students received the below document today. The document outlines the IXL skills that are required for the rest of the term.
Term 2 IXL Skill Tracking Sheet
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