Thursday, December 22, 2011

JA 7A Science Schedule for dec 23rd - Jan 9th

Students should work on sec-3 notes and section review. Next, work on the chapter review numbers 1 - 28.

ENJOY YOUR VACATION. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Chemistry Schedule for Dec 23rd - Jan 9th

Students should work on sec-18.1 notes, practice problems, and the section review. This is due on January 9th.

ENJOY YOUR VACATION. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Physical Science Schedule for Dec 23rd - Jan 9th

Students should work on sec-17.1, 17.2, and 17.3 notes and section reviews. This is due on January 9th.

ENJOY YOUR VACATION. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

JA 7A Science Schedule for Dec 19th - 22nd

Monday: Sec-4, Moons notes and review are due today. Discussion on sec-5, Small Bodies in the Solar System. We will discuss about comets, its tails, orbits, and origins, asteroids, meteoroids, the role of impacts in the solar system, etc. Do the notes and review for homework.

Tuesday: Students will work on chapter review for the first part of the block. Next, we will study for the test.
Wednesday: Test on ch-4, A family of Planets.
Thursday: Discussion on Book-4, ch-1, sec-1, Everything is Connected. Students will learn about studying the web of life, populations, communities, ecosystems, the biosphere, etc. Do the notes and review for homework.

Chemistry Schedule for Dec 19th - 22nd

Monday: Discussion on sec-17.2, Characteristics of Equilibrium. We will learn about the equilibrium constant, equilibrium position, heterogeneous equilibria, etc. Do the notes and review for homework.

Tuesday: Today we will discuss sec-17.3, Application of Equilibria. Students will learn about Le Chatelier’s Principle, the effect of a change in concentration, the effect of a change in volume, the effect of a change in temperature, solubility equilibria, etc. Do the notes and review.
Wednesday: Students will work on chapter assessment for the first part of the block. Next, we will study for the test.
Thursday: Test on ch-17, Equilibrium.

Physical Science Schedule for Dec 19th - 22nd

Monday: Ch-15, notes and reviews are due today. Discussion on sec-16.1, Thermal Energy and Matter. Students will learn about work and heat, temperature, thermal energy, thermal contraction and expansion, specific heat, etc. Do the notes and review for homework.

Tuesday: Today we will discuss sec-16.2, Heat and Thermodynamics. We will learn about conduction, convection, radiation, thermodynamics, etc. Do the notes and review for homework.
Wednesday: Discussion on sec-16.3, Using Heat. We will learn about heat engines, heating systems, cooling systems, refrigerators, etc. Do the notes and review for homework.
Thursday: Discussion on sec-17.1 & 17.2, Mechanical waves and Properties of Mechanical Waves. Students will learn about types of mechanical waves, frequency, period, wavelength, wave speed, amplitude, etc. Do the notes and section reviews for homework.

Friday, December 2, 2011

JA 7A Science Schedule for Dec 5th - 9th

Monday: Discussion on ch-2, sec-1, Stars. We will learn about the color of stars, composition of stars, the colors of light, making an ID, classifying stars, brightness of stars, distance to the stars, etc. Do the notes and review for homework.

Tuesday: Today we will discuss sec-2, The Life Cycle of Stars. Students will learn about the beginning and end of stars, different types of stars, a tool for studying stars, when stars get old, etc. Do the notes and review for homework.

Wednesday: We will work on sec-3, Galaxies. Students will learn about the types of galaxies, contents of galaxies, and the origin of galaxies. Do the notes and review for homework.

Thursday: Discuss on sec-4, Formation of the Universe. We will learn about universal expansion, structure of the universe, how old is the universe, etc. do is the notes and review for homework.

Friday: Students will work on the chapter review during class and finish it for homework. Study for the test.

Chemistry Schedule for Dec 5th - 9th

Monday: Discussion on sec-13.2, Using Gas Laws to Solve Problems. Students will learn the ideal gas law and use it in calculations, the relationship between the partial and total pressure of a gas mixture, calculations involving Dalton's law of partial pressures, the molar volume of an ideal gas, etc. Do the notes for homework.

Tuesday: Today students will work on several problems to calculate Dalton's law of partial pressure. Do the sec-13.2 review for homework.

Wednesday: We will discuss sec-13.3, Using a Model to Describe Gases. Students will learn the relationship between laws and models, the postulates of kinetic molecular theory, and describe the properties of real gases. Do the notes and review for homework.

Thursday: Students will work on the ch-13 chapter assessment for the first part of the block. Next, they will study for the test.

Friday: Test on ch-13, Gases.

Physical Science Schedule for Dec 5th - 9th

Monday: Students will work on "Determining Buoyant Force" lab. Students will learn to measure and calculate, how the buoyant force determines whether an object sinks.

Tuesday: Today students will review the chapter for the first half hour. Next, they will take a test on ch-13.

Wednesday: Discussion on sec-14.1, Work and Power. We will learn about the conditions that must exist for a force to do work on an object, calculate the work done on an object, describe and calculate power, and compare the units of watts and horsepower as they relate to power. Do the notes and review for homework.

Thursday: Today we will discuss sec-14.2, Work and Machines. Students will learn about what a machine is and how it makes work easier to do, relate the work input to a machine to the work output of the machine. Do the notes and review for homework.

Friday: We will discuss sec-14.3, Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency. Students will learn to compare a machine's actual mechanical advantage to its ideal mechanical advantage, calculate the ideal and actual mechanical advantages of various machines, and explain why the efficiency of a machine is always less than 100%. Do the notes and review for homework.