Monday (A) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective:  Apply your knowledge of series and parallel circuits to model real-world electrical systems.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now:  With your group - decide your 4th pathway, how you'll use your switches, and draw your circuit schematic.

  • Lesson on how to install switches, wire motor attachments, and wire LEDs

  • Work on Circuit Project (day 1 of 3)  //  goal: get all your circuit elements placed in your design and start wiring

• Homework:

  • Circuit Projects Due by end of next week! 

Tuesday (B) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective:  Apply your knowledge of series and parallel circuits to model real-world electrical systems.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now:  With your group - decide your 4th pathway, how you'll use your switches, and draw your circuit schematic.

  • Lesson on how to install switches, wire motor attachments, and wire LEDs

  • Work on Circuit Project (day 1 of 3)  //  goal: get all your circuit elements placed in your design and start wiring

• Homework:

  • Circuit Projects Due by end of next week! 

Wednesday  -  ACT TESTING  (No Class)

Thursday (B) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective:  Apply your knowledge of series and parallel circuits to model real-world electrical systems.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now:  Consider the circuit and box on the board.  How would you wire up the elements according to the diagram?

  • Lesson/ example of circuit project wiring quiz (to check that you understand how to wire up these projects) 

  • Work on Circuit Project (day 2 of 3)  //  goal: finish wiring all your circuit elements and start decoration

• Homework:

  • Circuit Projects Due by end of next week! 

Friday (A) - 70 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective:  Apply your knowledge of series and parallel circuits to model real-world electrical systems.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now:  Consider the circuit and box on the board.  How would you wire up the elements according to the diagram?

  • Lesson/ example of circuit project wiring quiz (to check that you understand how to wire up these projects) 

  • Work on Circuit Project (day 2 of 3)  //  goal: finish wiring all your circuit elements and start decoration

• Homework:

  • Circuit Projects Due by end of next week! 

Monday (A) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective: Check your understanding of how to wire up lights, motors and LEDs for a project.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: Practice Quiz

  • Practice Quiz on Wiring Circuit Projects  //  Hand out Circuit Project Sheet

  • Lesson/ discussion of how to measure current in your project

  • Work on Circuit Project (day 3 of 3)  //  goal: finish projects and get your measurements

• Homework:

  • Circuit Project due Next Monday  //  Circuit Project Wiring Quiz next Monday!

Tuesday (B) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective: Check your understanding of how to wire up lights, motors and LEDs for a project.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: Practice Quiz

  • Practice Quiz on Wiring Circuit Projects  //  Hand out Circuit Project Sheet

  • Lesson/ discussion of how to measure current in your project

  • Work on Circuit Project (day 3 of 3)  //  goal: finish projects and get your measurements

• Homework:

  • Circuit Project due Friday  //  Circuit Project Wiring Quiz on Friday!

Wednesday (A) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective:  Understand how energy is transferred within our circuit projects and how this affects our power supply.

  • Refresh your background understanding of magnetism.  

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: Grab your projects and your measurements sheet for the project

  • Discussion of how we power our projects  //  Hand crank generators

  • Discussion of power grid  //  Video - How the Power Grid Works

  • Discussion of magnetism and magnets - what do you know about magnets currently?

  • Play with magnets, wire, and battery  //  Start notes on 4.1a - Magnetism and Electricity

• Homework:

  • Circuit Project due Next Monday  //  Circuit Project Wiring Quiz next Monday!

Thursday (B) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective:  Understand how energy is transferred within our circuit projects and how this affects our power supply.

  • Refresh your background understanding of magnetism.  

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: Grab your projects and your measurements sheet for the project

  • Work on Circuit Project (bonus day - 1 hour)  //  goal: finish project decor so they're presentable for tomorrow

  • Discussion of magnetism and magnets - what do you know about magnets currently?

• Homework:

  • Circuit Project due Tomorrow  //  Circuit Project Wiring Quiz Tomorrow!

Friday (B) - 70 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective:  Assess your understanding of how to wire up complex circuits.   Show off your projects. 

  • Understand how energy is transferred within our circuit projects and how this affects our power supply.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now:  5 minutes to study/ review for wiring quiz!

  • Wiring Quiz!

  • Circuit Project Presentations - and turn in project sheet

  • Discussion of how we power our projects  //  Hand crank generators

    • Discussion of power grid  //  Video - How the Power Grid Works

• Homework:

  • None!

Monday (A) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective: Assess your understanding of how to wire up complex circuits.   Show off your projects. 

  • Explain the relationship between electricity and magnetism.  Explain how Telegraphs, Speakers, and Motors work.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: 5 minutes to study/ review for wiring quiz!

  • Wiring Quiz!

  • Circuit Project Presentations - and turn in project sheet

  • Play with magnets, wire, and battery  //  Continue notes on 4.1a - Magnetism and Electricity

    • Demos on Magnetism (magnets, compass, current in a wire)

    • Discussion of magnetic fields and forces  //  Magnetic field of a bar magnet simulations //  sim1  //  sim2

    • Telegraph Demo  --  Video 1  --  Video 2

    • Motor Demo and dissection  //  Motor Video

    • Speaker demo and construction

• Homework:

  • TBA

Tuesday (B) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective:  Explain the relationship between electricity and magnetism.  Explain how Telegraphs, Speakers, and Motors work.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now:  Refresh you memory - what do you know about magnetism?  How do magnets work?

  • Discussion of magnetism and magnets - what do you know about magnets currently?

  • Play with magnets, wire, and battery  //  Start notes on 4.1a - Magnetism and Electricity

    • Demos on Magnetism (magnets, compass, current in a wire)

    • Discussion of magnetic fields and forces  //  Magnetic field of a bar magnet simulations //  sim1  //  sim2

    • Telegraph Demo  --  Video 1  --  Video 2

    • Motor Demo and dissection  //  Motor Video

    • Speaker demo and construction

• Homework:

  • TBA

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - SPRING BREAK - No School!

Monday, Tuesday - SPRING BREAK - No School!

Wednesday (A) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective: Explain the relationship between electricity and magnetism.  Explain how Telegraphs, Speakers, and Motors work.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: Grab your circuit projects and say your farewells.

  • Disassemble Circuit Projects  //  New Seating Chart

  • Finish/ Recap Notes on 4.1a - Magnetism and Electricity  //  Practice Problems on Right Hand Rule

  • Telegraph Demo  --  Video 1  --  Video 2

  • Motor Demo and dissection  //  Motor Video

  • Speaker demo and construction

• Homework:

  •  Reading and Questions on Electricity and Magnetism - see classroom - due by the end of the week!

Thursday (B) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective: Explain the relationship between electricity and magnetism.  Explain how Telegraphs, Speakers, and Motors work.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: Grab your circuit projects and say your farewells.

  • Disassemble Circuit Projects  //  New Seating Chart

  • Finish/ Recap Notes on 4.1a - Magnetism and Electricity  //  Practice Problems on Right Hand Rule

  • Telegraph Demo  --  Video 1  --  Video 2

  • Motor Demo and dissection  //  Motor Video

  • Speaker demo and construction

• Homework:

  •  Reading and Questions on Electricity and Magnetism - see classroom - due by the end of the week!

Friday (A) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective: Explain the relationship between electricity and magnetism.  Explain how Telegraphs, Speakers, and Motors work.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: Consider the right hand rule questions on the board

  • Recap how speakers, motors, and telegraphs work  //  Dissect motors

  • Build Speakers

• Homework:

  •   Reading and Questions on Electricity and Magnetism - see classroom - due by the end of the week!

Monday (A) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective:  Explain the relationship between magnetism and electricity.  Explain how electric generators work.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: With the people around you, describe how motors and speakers work.

  • Start Notes - 4.1.b - Big Idea #2 on electricity and magnetism

  • Demonstrations on EM Induction  //  Induction Braking (Video)

  • Phet Simulation #1  and  #2 (may take a while to load)

  • Explain how Microphones, Generators, and Transformers work

  • Videos: Microphone // Generators // Transformers

• Homework:

  • Reading and Questions on Induction, Generators, and Transformers - see classroom - due by next class

Tuesday (B) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective:  Explain the relationship between magnetism and electricity.  Explain how electric generators work.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: With the people around you, describe how motors and speakers work.

  • Dissect motors and understand how they work  //  Motor Video

  • Start Notes - 4.1.b - Big Idea #2 on electricity and magnetism

  • Demonstrations on EM Induction  //  Induction Braking (Video)

  • Phet Simulation #1  and  #2 (may take a while to load)

  • Explain how Microphones, Generators, and Transformers work

  • Videos: Microphone // Generators // Transformers

• Homework:

  • Reading and Questions on Induction, Generators, and Transformers - see classroom - due by next class

Wednesday (A) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective: Explain how/ why permanent magnets have magnetic fields.  Explain how/ why earth is a magnet.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: With the people around you, discuss - what is big idea #2 for electromagnetism?  Why is big idea #2 important? Warm UP

  • Demos of Transformers and wireless charging  //  demos of microphone and telephone  //  Induction Braking (Video)

  • Videos: Microphone // Generators // Transformers  

  • Start Notes on 4.2 - Permanent magnets (a) and Geomagnetism (b)

  • How do Permanent Magnets Work? 

    • Minute Physics Video (How do permanent magnets work?)  //  Magnets - How it's Made (Video)  //  Moving magnetic domains (gif)

  • How is the Earth A Magnet? (Geomagnetism)  //  Reading on Geomagnetism

    • Veritasium Video (spinning sphere of molten sodium)  //  PBS Spacetime Video (is earth's magnetic field reversing)  //  Aurora Video

• Homework:

  • Study for Quiz on Magnetism next WEDNESDAY

  • Magnetism Review Sheet - see google classroom - due by next Wednesday

Thursday (B) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective: Explain how/ why permanent magnets have magnetic fields.  Explain how/ why earth is a magnet.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: With the people around you, discuss - what is big idea #2 for electromagnetism?  Why is big idea #2 important? Warm UP

  • Demos of Transformers and wireless charging  //  demos of microphone and telephone  //  Induction Braking (Video)

  • Videos: Microphone // Generators // Transformers  

  • Start Notes on 4.2 - Permanent magnets (a) and Geomagnetism (b)

  • How do Permanent Magnets Work? 

    • Minute Physics Video (How do permanent magnets work?)  //  Magnets - How it's Made (Video)  //  Moving magnetic domains (gif)

  • How is the Earth A Magnet? (Geomagnetism)  //  Reading on Geomagnetism

    • Veritasium Video (spinning sphere of molten sodium)  //  PBS Spacetime Video (is earth's magnetic field reversing)  //  Aurora Video

• Homework:

  • Study for Quiz on Magnetism next TUESDAY

  • Magnetism Review Sheet - see google classroom - due by next Tuesday

Friday (B) - 70 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective: Explain how/ why permanent magnets have magnetic fields.  Explain how/ why earth is a magnet.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: With the person next to you, describe how you would make a permanent magnet from scratch.

  • Finish Notes on 4.2 - Permanent magnets (a) and Geomagnetism (b)

  • 4B - Minute Physics Video (How do permanent magnets work?)

  • How is the Earth A Magnet? (Geomagnetism)  //  Reading on Geomagnetism

    • Veritasium Video (spinning sphere of molten sodium)  //  PBS Spacetime Video (is earth's magnetic field reversing)  //  Aurora Video

  • Magnetism Review Kahoot

• Homework:

  • Study for Quiz on Magnetism next TUESDAY 

  • Magnetism Review Sheet - see google classroom - due by next Tuesday

Monday (A) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective: Explain how/ why earth is a magnet.  Review for magnetism quiz.  

  • Understand what electromagnetic waves are and how they're made.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now:  With the person next to you, describe how you would make a permanent magnet from scratch.

  • Finish Notes on 4.2 - Permanent magnets (a) and Geomagnetism (b)

  • How is the Earth A Magnet? (Geomagnetism)  //  Reading on Geomagnetism

    • Veritasium Video (spinning sphere of molten sodium)  //  PBS Spacetime Video (is earth's magnetic field reversing)  //  Aurora Video

  • Magnetism Review Kahoot  //  Magnetism Warm-Up Review  //  World's Strongest Magnet Video (Veritasium)

• Homework:

  • Study for Quiz on Magnetism next WEDNESDAY

  • Magnetism Review Sheet - see google classroom - due by next Wednesday

Tuesday (B) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective: Describe light as an electromagnetic (EM) wave, and define, calculate, compare & contrast properties of light.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now:  Grab a warm-up/ review sheet from the front of the classroom and start working on it.

  • Magnetism Warm-Up Review

  • Start Notes on 4.3 - Light as an Electromagnetic Wave

    • Phet Simulation - Waves on a String  //  Simulation - Radiating Charge  //  Phet Simulation - Radio Station

    •  em wave gif  //  em spectrum image  //  sound wave gif  //  Relative Scale Interactive

  • Reading - Light as an EM wave

  • Tour of the EM Spectrum Video

    • Full series of EM Spectrum Videos

    • Discussion of the discovery of IR (video) and UV (video) light

• Homework:

  • Study for Quiz on Magnetism next class

  • Magnetism Review Sheet - see google classroom - due by wednesday night

Wednesday (A) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective: Assess your understanding of magnetism and the relationship between electricity and magnetism.

  • Describe light as an electromagnetic (EM) wave, and define, calculate, compare & contrast properties of light.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: 5 minutes to study and review for your quiz!

  • Quiz on Magnetism

  • Start Notes on 4.3 - Light as an Electromagnetic Wave

    • Phet Simulation - Waves on a String  //  Simulation - Radiating Charge  //  Phet Simulation - Radio Station

    •  em wave gif  //  em spectrum image  //  sound wave gif  //  Relative Scale Interactive

  • Reading - Light as an EM wave

  • Tour of the EM Spectrum Video

    • Full series of EM Spectrum Videos

    • Discussion of the discovery of IR (video) and UV (video) light

• Homework:

  • Reading and Questions on Light as an EM wave (see classroom) due by next week

Thursday (B) - 100 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective: Assess your understanding of magnetism and the relationship between electricity and magnetism.

  • Describe light as an electromagnetic (EM) wave, and define, calculate, compare & contrast properties of light.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: 5 minutes to study and review for your quiz!

  • Quiz on Magnetism

  • Finish Notes on 4.3 - Light as an Electromagnetic Wave

    • Phet Simulation - Waves on a String  //  Simulation - Radiating Charge  //  Phet Simulation - Radio Station

    •  em wave gif  //  em spectrum image  //  sound wave gif  //  Relative Scale Interactive

  • Reading - Light as an EM wave

  • Tour of the EM Spectrum Video

    • Full series of EM Spectrum Videos

    • Discussion of the discovery of IR (video) and UV (video) light

• Homework:

  • Reading and Questions on Light as an EM wave (see classroom) due by next week

Friday (A) - 70 minutes - Joke of the day

• Objective: Describe light as an electromagnetic (EM) wave, and define, calculate, compare & contrast properties of light.

• Classwork:

  • Do Now: Discuss with the people around you - how would you make your own radio station?  

  • Finish Notes on 4.3 - Light as an Electromagnetic Wave

    • Phet Simulation - Waves on a String  //  Simulation - Radiating Charge  //  Phet Simulation - Radio Station

    •  em wave gif  //  em spectrum image  //  sound wave gif  //  Relative Scale Interactive

  • Reading - Light as an EM wave

  • Tour of the EM Spectrum Video

    • Full series of EM Spectrum Videos

    • Discussion of the discovery of IR (video) and UV (video) light

• Homework:

  • Reading and Questions on Light as an EM wave (see classroom) due by next week