RESEARCH PROJECT
Topic What is it and the reason chosen January 21
Research Title Page and Outline February 17
Research Paper (not an English paper) March 19
Improved Paper April 8
Research Project Expectations and Grading Criteria
Write a formal research paper on a career in any science field. You may choose a field from physics, life science, or earth science. Choose a career that is of interest to you or you will like to investigate. You will share your information with the class. Each research paper should include the following:
Title page
Outline
Introduction
Body -at least 3-4 pages
Conclusion
Reference Page
Oral presentation so information can be presented to the class.
Topic, short paragraph why you choose this career Due Date:1/21
Research Paper Due Date: 3/19
Improved Paper Due Date: 4/8
All papers must be typed, double-spaced with one-inch margins, and all typed words should have a font size of 12. The following is essential for each research paper:
TITLE PAGE
Your title should be in the center of the page. Your name, school, Science, and period should be in the bottom right corner with a font size of 12, and single-spaced.
OUTLINE
Your outline should be a brief explanation and format of the information you will present in your paper and in your presentation.
INTRODUCTION
The introduction should explain the basic content of your paper in no more than one or two paragraphs. An introduction should also include what prompted your research. It should include any author-date citations for information you gather from your sources. Directions for citations are listed below.
Citations- Place directly in the text when you use the information from your source whether it is a quote or not. An example is as follows: For the past 3 years scientists have been negotiating over the names of the last six elements of the periodic table (Winters, 1997).
This sentence is not a quote, however, you still need to cite where the information was gathered. Note that after the written sentence and before the period in parentheses is the author's name, a coma, and the date the material was published. Doing this will help the reader refer back to your reference page. If each sentence in the paragraph came from a different source then you do this after every sentence. However, if you have several sentences from the same source then you put your citation after the last sentence from that source. Please,
note you are not copying the sentence straight from the book, that’s plagiarism. You put the citation after the sentences even if the sentences are in your own words. If you want to copy a sentence for a source into your paper you need to use quotes, and you also need to cite your source.
https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/apa-citing-within-your-paper
BODY Include all the research information.
CONCLUSION Overall statement of the entire paper and what you learned, further implications, and personal commentary. 2 paragraphs
Bibliography PAGE
You must have at least six credible references, and only one can be an encyclopedia; the rest may be from books, magazines, interviews, and the Internet. Make sure that your references are current, from the last ten years only. Be careful of sources used on the Internet. Center the word Bibliography at the top in a size 12 font/double space before listing references. Be sure to double space between references.
All sources should be listed in alphabetical order by last name. Formats are found on the Internet. Be sure to double space between references but not within the same reference.
PRESENTATION
The presentation should only include the most important points of your project. You will not have enough time to present everything. You should not just read from your paper. You will bore the class if you do that! Try to make it interesting.
Grading Criteria
Title Page, Bibliography and Outline Will equal 1 major test grade
Research Paper (Including Grammar, Format,
Content, Source citing complete and correct) Will equal 1 major test grade
Improved Paper (Comments will be made on
the first copy of paper on how to improve
your content and make it a better paper.) Will equal 1 major test grade
Presentation Will equal 1 major test grade
Student Signature ____________________ Parent Signature__________________________
This is a Guideline for information needed for a research project. You may add other topics depending on your career. You do not need to use this order but be sure your order helps the understanding of the paper.
I. Introduction and reason why you choose this career
II. General information to describe the career.
a. Brief description on what this career.
b. Give essential facts about the career.
c. Describe the type of work done in this career.
III. Job Summary
a. What a typical day is in this career
1. Explain place or places used
2. Who are you in contact with and what other types of jobs work with yours?
3. How long your day is and who you may assist.
4. Performance in this job.
IV. Education and Salary
a. Types of Education needed for the Job
b. How many years needed for this job
c. Average and Total Salary
V. Benefits and Disadvantages of this career.
VI. How and why is this career important to society?
VII. What does the future hold for this career?
VII. Conclusion
a. Summary
b. Your learning experience in doing this research
Bibliography website:
https://www.easybib.com/reference/guide/mla/book
https://www.citethisforme.com/us/citation-generator/apa
https://www.scribbr.com/apa-citation-generator/#/
https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/apa-citing-within-your-paper
Heat and Heat Transfer Dates January 5 - February 13
Prentice Hall- “Heat and Heat Transfer”
“ What is Heat?” Content test January 10
Investigation 1 January 22
Investigation 2 January 27
Investigation 3 February 3
All worksheets due February 6
Thermal Energy Project ( Art Class)due February 6
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT February 19
Objective Test February 10
Post Test February 12
Introduction - What is Heat? Text Packet Physics
You Tube- Heat Bill Nye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6GMe9BRaNI
Lesson 1 Heat: Form of Energy 17-1
Read, Discuss, and take Notes, Section Review #1,2,3
YouTube-Heat Energy video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGKg3TSO4v8
YouTube-Conduction-Convection-Radiation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpCvWuvCUoA
YouTube- Energy- Heat Transfer-Convection, Conduction, Radiation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9joLYfayee8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxGIiOTuAIs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GoZZKcNZiQ
Lesson 2 Temperature and Heat 17-2
Read, Discuss, and take Notes Section Review # 1,2,3,5
YouTube-What’s the difference between Heat and Temperature? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wqtK3GNFdQ
YouTube-Temperature and Heat Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPesZfF20hA
YouTube- Heat Capacity, Specific Heat and Calorimetry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhNHJ7WdT8A
Lesson 3 Measuring Heat 17-3
Read, Discuss, and take Notes Section Review # 1,2,3,4
Lesson 4 Heat and Phase Changes 17-4
Read, Discuss, and take Notes Section Review # 1,2,3
YouTube- Heat in Changes of State
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STURzRg7LDQ
YouTube- Heat in Changes of State
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STURzRg7LDQ
Lesson 5 Thermal Expansion 17-5
Read, Discuss, and take Notes Section Review # 1,2,4
YouTube- Why are there gaps between Railroad Tracks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JuKqkZVgTU
Explain Thermal expansion and contraction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UtfegG4DU8
Lesson 6 Thermal Energy Project
Do project in conjunction with Art Class
Discovery- Exploring Heat and Quiz
Discovery- Physical Science- Heat and Quiz
Discovery- Heat and the Changing States of Matter and Quiz
Lablearner Experiments
Lesson 7- Investigation One LabLearner Data Record
Lesson 8- Investigation Two LabLearner Data Record
Lesson 9- Investigation Three LabLearner Data Record
Lesson 10- Heat and Heat Transfer - Performance Assessment, Worksheets and Board Activities
Lesson 11- Objective and Post Test
Chemical Reactions Assignments
“Conservation of Matter” worksheet due November 10
“How Chemical Reaction Happen” due November 7
Balancing Chemical Equations Test - November 11
Types of Chemical Reactions (Real World) give out November 13
Presentation due November 19
Types of Chemical Reactions slide presentation given out November 21
Class Presentation December 10 through 15 (counts for Science and Computer grade)
Investigation 1 November 16
Investigation 2 November 20
Balancing Chemical Equations Test 2- November 25
Investigation 3 December 2 or 4
Prentice Hall Book Test December 5
Objective Test December 10
Post Test December 16
Chemical Reactions Dates November 3 to December 16
Prentice Hall- “Chemical Reactions”
Lesson 1- Observing Chemical Change
Read, Discuss, and take Notes on pp. 184-191 Questions p. 191 all questions
Doodle Notes- worksheet “Chemical Reactions”
Discovery- Chemical Changes 11:30
Discovery- Science Kids: All about Chemical Reactions
Discovery- Street Science: Big Bam Boom
YouTube-Good Thinking! — Chemical Reactions in Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iowJs6MryI&t=458s
YouTube- Introduction to Chemical Reactions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA3TZJ2em6g
YouTube- Bill Nye
You Tube- Science Max, Chemical Reactions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4b6zAypaRw
YouTube-Changes in the Properties of Matter Physical and Chemical
YouTube- Chemical Reaction Demonstrations
Do Activity worksheets
Lesson 2- Describing Chemical Reactions
Read, Discuss, and take Notes on pp. 194-201 Questions p.201 all questions
Doodle Notes- “Elements”
YouTube- How to Recognize and Classify Chemical Reactions
YouTube- How to Balance Chemical Equations- Middle School
YouTube- Chemical Equations/Fuse School
Do Activity worksheets
Lesson 3- Chemical Reactions Project
Give out directions and work on group project
Flocabulary- Chemical Reactions
Lesson 4- Investigation One LabLearner Data Record
Lesson 5- Investigation Two LabLearner Data Record
Lesson 6- Investigation Three LabLearner Data Record
Lesson 7- Balancing Chemical Equations
Introduction to Balancing Chemical Equations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA3TZJ2em6g
How to Balance Chemical Equations in 5 Easy Steps Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmdxMlb88Fs
Beginner's Guide to Balancing Equations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B735turDoM
Worksheets and Board Activities
Lesson 8- Objective and Post Test
Homework and Test Assignments
ASSIGNMENTS
ADOPT AN ELEMENT PROJECT -START 10/2 DUE 10/10
ATOMS AND PERIODIC TABLE (AI EXTENSION ACTIVITIES)- START 10-7 DUE10-29
ATOMIC STRUCTURE WORKSHEET- 3 PAGES START 9/29 DUE 10/14
ELEMENTS AND ATOMS -From Textbook notes TEST 10-1
EARTH LAB: ATOMIC STRUCTURE QUIZ DUE 9/29
ATOMIC STRUCTURE TEST (Identify parts of an atom and electron cloud figuration) 10/8
VOCABULARY TEST 10/28
POST TEST 10/30
Atomic Structure Dates 9/23 TO 10/30
Prentice Hall- “Chemical Building Blocks and Lab Learner
Lesson 1- Introduction to Atoms
Read, Discuss, and take Notes on pp. 74-75 Questions p. 79 all questions
Doodle Notes- worksheet “Parts of “Atom”
Discovery- Introduction to the Atom
Discovery- Atoms and Elements
YouTube- Atomic Structure Atomic Structure And Electrons - Structure Of An Atom - What Are Atoms - Neutrons Protons Electrons
YouTube- What’s inside an Atom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYEYEIuTmGQ
YouTube- Look Inside an Atom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6LPAwAmnCQ&list=PL0EXGRnyZpNI7QwmHABIlwi9eVohysW9_&index=90
Lesson 2- Organizing Elements
Read, Discuss, and take Notes on pp.80-87 Questions p.87 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a,3b
YouTube -Periodic Table of Elements https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqXAlJOB3ug
YouTube- BrainPop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64jskMSrqAs
YouTube- Periodic Table and Atoms Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP0uqR7A1WQ
Doodle Notes- “Elements”
Do Activity worksheets Structure of Atoms
Lesson 3- Elements and Atoms
Do worksheets on Elements and parts of an Atoms
Work on electron cloud activity using worksheets
YouTube - Atoms and the Periodic Table https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGxqXLFPOsM You Tube- Periodic Table Song original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz4Dd1I_fX0
Discovery- Science Lab Activity
Discovery- Elements of Chemistry Atoms, Video and Quiz
Students copy of Periodic Table
Start Worksheets and do together in class and do some for homework
Flocabulary- Atoms and Elements
Lesson 4- Assessment
Test- Prentice Hall worksheets
Lesson 5- Metals
Read, Discuss, and take Notes on pp.88-95 Questions p.95 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c,
Lab learner Investigation 1
YouTube- Physical Properties of Metals- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gpEAj-Veio
You Tube- Physical and Chemical Properties of Metals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SmndBRDU6s
Lesson 6- Nonmetals and Metalloids
Read, Discuss, and take Notes on pp. 98-105 Questions p. 105 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c,
Youtube- Metals, NonMetals and Metalloids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpyfCuXVSkg&list=PL0EXGRnyZpNI7QwmHABIlwi9eVohysW9_&index=87
Youtube- Metals, NonMetals and Metalloids
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdajjpfwZEM&list=PL0EXGRnyZpNI7QwmHABIlwi9eVohysW9_&index=88
Youtube- Metals, NonMetals and Metalloids-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Ur1y_go5E&list=PL0EXGRnyZpNI7QwmHABIlwi9eVohysW9_&index=89
Lesson 7 - Lab Learner Investigation 2, 3 and 4
Do Investigations together to analyze the reactions of metals, nonmetals, and metalloids when combined with Hydrochloric Acid.
Use teacher made chart and do questions that pertain to the 3 labs
Lesson 8 - Lab Learner Investigation 2, 3 and 4
Do Investigations together to analyze the reactivity in amps of metals, nonmetals, and metalloids when using a voltmeter.
Use teacher made chart and do questions that pertain to the 3 labs
Lesson 9- Assessment - Use Teacher made Vocabulary Test and Lab Learner Post-Test