We continued with our gravity research today after the quiz and students who have gathered enough information will start building their online poster on Tuesday of next week. I have included an updated version of the student questions (as well as some questions I posed) below for students who would like to continue their research at home.
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Today we started an independent gravity research project that will be completed in class. Students used the information compiled from a Brain Dump in all classes (shown below). They chose three questions from the student-generated questions they would like to explore. In addition to learning about gravity in general, they must research and learn about their questions and present their findings to the class. We will continue with this concept for most of the week and move on to friction sometime next week.
Today students used an online simulator to help them work through some scenarios with free body diagrams. I am posting the link below for anyone who would like extra practice. We will continue this concept early next week before moving on to gravity.
Free Body Diagram Interactive Today, after a quick pop quiz, we started looking at some of the different types of forces we come in contact with every day. We will be using this knowledge tomorrow as we run through a simulation on the types of forces. Check out the notes below if you missed them.
Today we spent time reviewing net forces and balanced/unbalanced forces from last week. We will begin looking at weight as a force tomorrow in our lab. Below you will find the notes that we worked on in class.
Today we continued using the PhET simulation to find the net force on the candy cart. Students learned about how to determine net force when forces were in opposite directions as well as the same direction.
Today in class we started discussing forces and motion by experimenting with balanced and unbalanced forces. Students were asked to consider a candy cart with different size people on either side. They were to predict the motion of the cart based on their knowledge of the forces present. We then used a PhET simulation to help us see how it would behave in real life. You can access the PhET simulation by clicking the link below! Try it Out for yourself!
PhET Forces and Motion Simulation Below I have posted the homework menu that was given out in class today. Please be sure to read all directions carefully! This homework is due on Tuesday, February 16th! Links for the QR codes have been posted below for convenience:
Newton's First and Second Laws Newton Simulation Newton's Laws Webquest Phone Book Friction Today students used iPads to help them find out where their homes were seeping thermal energy. By using the thermal camera in the Photobooth app, students could see red in the areas where heat was present the most because it showed up red in the picture. They took this information and used it to insulate their home. The challenge was that they only received 1 plastic bag and 20 cotton balls and they had to make the best use of their resources! We will retest the houses tomorrow to see how they do at holding in heat!
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AuthorI am an 8th grade Science teacher in Leeds, Alabama. This is my fourth year teaching science. As a teacher, I would love nothing more than to teach my kids to question the world around them and to never stop learning. Archives
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