Friday, April 17, 2009

Physical Science Schedule for April 20th -24th


Monday: Test on ch-12, Forces and Motion for part of the class period. Next students will work on an inquiry activity – what makes something sink or float?

Tuesday: Discussion on sec-13.1, Fluid pressure and sec-13.2, Forces and pressure in fluids. Students will learn about pressure, planetary atmospheres, Pascal’s principle, Hydraulic systems, Bernoulli’s principle, etc. Do the section assessments for homework.

Wednesday: Discussion on sec-13.3, Buoyancy. Students will learn about buoyant force, Archimede’s principle, density and buoyancy, etc. Next they will work on their section and chapter assessments.

Thursday: Students will work on a lab – determining buoyant force. Next they will study for their test.

Friday: Test on ch-13, Forces in fluids.

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