DAY 126

Essential Question: How can energy be transferred?

GOALS: SWBAT...

1. build functional machines

2. describe how energy is transferred 

WARM-UP 126

1. What has been the most difficult component of your machine to build?

2. Why?

CLASSWORK

1. Thermodynamics Exam & Simple Machines Quiz

- make sure you've completed both. Assignments are on schoology

2. Machine building

3. Rube Goldberg Paper

From your project guidelines: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NbvMBgjdU3HvjqoQVbV1dkhuEKZ3p5VnwZiVpAGwsKo/edit

Project Paper:

You will write a project paper that explains each step and each energy exchange. For example, this is an explanation of one energy exchange:

“The dominos are started on one side and each falls into the next. The Potential Energy of each domino drops as it falls and its Kinetic Energy rises. The final domino hits a marble so it does work on the marble to increase its Kinetic Energy. I chose this energy transfer because it showed both PEg and KE, and because it was reliable and repeatable. It worked every time.”

Your paper should include why you constructed each energy transfer the way you did and describe the materials you chose. For example, let’s say you needed to raise a marble so it could gain more energy. You might use a pulley system, and state, “I used a pulley with string and two cups to increase the height of a marble. Increasing the height meant the marble would have more potential energy, and therefore have energy to continue moving components in the machine”

Essential Question: How can energy be transferred?

GOALS: SWBAT...

1. build functional machines

2. work together successfully

3. describe how energy is transferred 

WARM-UP 126

1. None. Exam Today

Project guidelines link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NbvMBgjdU3HvjqoQVbV1dkhuEKZ3p5VnwZiVpAGwsKo/edit

CLASSWORK

1. Exam

    On Schoology

    --> Apps

        -->LAUSD KIosk App for Schoology

        --> Login

            --> 126: Simple Machines Exam

2. 121A: Work Time/Testing Time

    - Didn't finish? Come back at nutrition. You WANT to test TODAY, not Friday. 

3. Paper Writing

    Rubric and Instructions are here: 

    Project guidelines link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NbvMBgjdU3HvjqoQVbV1dkhuEKZ3p5VnwZiVpAGwsKo/edit

4. 126A: Project Evaluation

    Share the document with me at josh.alexander@lausd.net

    If the buttons don't work, just highlight or bold the term, like this ---> Somewhat Agree or this --> Disagree

    Due Friday by 8am

    Self and Partner Evaluation: LINK

 

LEARNING AT HOME

1. Complete Self and Peer Evaluations

2. Write Paper (group assignment)

3. Test Revisions are now super late, but you can still get 40%

You can revise up to eight (8) questions, due Tuesday. You must state what the correct answer is, and explain in a sentence why your answer was incorrect, and/or why the correct answer is correct. 

Period 1, I graded question #1 incorrectly for most folks. so if you got that one wrong, show it to me on Monday so I can check it for correct grading. 

For all, #22 was graded incorrectly. The exam is now out of 38 instead of 39

LINK TO EXAM: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kdadoN_TskwnbeXYL_oOvigSfiFRIe4N1rIx38ktBBM/edit?usp=sharing

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: 

Want some? Our Rube Goldberg project is materials heavy, so, if you'd like to donate some common materials to class, I will reward your support with points.

Things which are larger, or more expensive (boxes, glue sticks, springs) will get more points per item than something small and cheap (one used Hot Wheels car, for example)

Here's what we need, as of Saturday (03/23/19). Keep in mind that this is a live list - I'll take things off the list if we have enough of that material. Also, if you think of something, and are wondering if it might be useful, just ask in class or via the Remind App: 

Unit Schedule (revised)

Mon: Background knowledge. 

Tue: knife safety, (what kind of simple machine is a knife?)

        simple machine lecture

        Bring materials for your group, or for the class (extra credit if it's for the class)

        Design time

Wed: Simple Machine Quiz

        Design time (possibly building time)

Thurs: Design, Building, & Testing

Fri: Building Day

Mon: Paper guidelines. Building & Testing

Tues: Building & Testing & Paper. 

        You can do your final run of your machine (for a grade) starting this day

Wed: Building & Testing & Paper. 

Thurs: Exam. Building & Testing & Paper. 

Fri: Minimum Day. Closing of Unit Activities. Final Testing

        Paper due by 11:59pm