Science 8 Assignments

Have a great spring break!  

 

Bring in your materials for building your instrument on MONDAY April 8th!  

 

NO BUILDING INSTRUMENTS AT HOME! 

ASSESSMENT:

Draw a model to show HOW light can cause a lunar eclipse to appear reddish in color for two perspectives:

1. Side view looking at Earth, moon and sun during totality

2. Your perspective of totality when you look up at the moon.

Make sure you include the following in your model of a lunar eclipse at totality:

1. Positions of Earth, moon and sun during a lunar eclipse

2. Characteristics of the moon’s orbit and the lunar phase

3. How light causes the umbra and penumbra

4. How light behaves as it moves from its source to the moon and then to your eye.

 

Supplemental Reading: https://earthsky.org/space/why-does-the-moon-look-red-during-a-total-lunar-eclipse 

Eclipses Quiz:

1. Review pages in your notebook: IN100 - IN125 

2.  

   1. Be able to clearly model how eclipses occur- include just before the eclipse occurs, during and just after  
   2. Clearly model how an eclipse would look from someone’s perspective on Earth in or near totality 
   3. Content should be incorporated correctly into your model (i.e. moon phase, moon’s orbital shape and tilt, umbra, penumbra, etc. )  
   4. Follow the Modeling Rubric (IN 104) – includes clear descriptions and labels  
   5. Draw carefully – recommend start with pencil  
   6. Color for purpose  
   7. Keep in mind models are used to communicate HOW phenomena occur

 

Resources:

Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/earth-history-topic/moon-phases-and-eclipses/v/intro-to-moon-phases 

 

CK-12 Article: https://www.ck12.org/earth-science/Eclipses/lesson/Eclipses-HS-ES/ 

 

Class OneNote page accessed through Office 365

Force, Gravity, Velocity and Acceleration Quiz

 

Skills:

- Be able to analyze data tables with mass, distance, time, velocity and explain how all the variables are related (IN 49, 52-51, 56-59)

- Be able to perform simple calculations such as velocity and average velocity from a data table (IN 49, 51-52, 57-58)

- Be able to draw and label Free Body Diagrams for falling objects with gravity, without gravity, and to model the gravitational forces between two objects (IN 70-90)

 

Additional Resources for studying: 

Link to Free Fall Example: https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/newtlaws/efff.cfm

Link to Air Resistance Example: https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/newtlaws/efar.cfm 

Write and Incident Report to Dr. Gonzalez:  

1. 1. Login to Office 365 
2. 2. Open a Word Doc and type up an incident report following the format below 
3. 3. Use your rough draft CER we wrote in class as an outline for what to include 
4. 4. Make sure you answer all the questions in the email from Dr. Gonzalez: 

1. Is the pod faster, the same speed or slower than the space station? 
2. How far away from the space station is the pod? (Ok to just talk about if its moving away or moving closer, relative distance)

We will be having our Forces and Motion Assessment on Thursday 10/18 and Friday 10/19. Here are the guidelines for the test. Students will be able to use their notebook for reference during the test. 

 

Chapter 1 Assessment Study Guide: Forces and Motion 

You should be able to explain through diagrams and writing the following Key Concepts:  

1. I can explain how a force is required to change the velocity of an object. 

1. I can explain why an object changing velocity is dependent on the direction of the force that is exerted on that object 

1. I can explain why a stronger force can cause a greater change in velocity.  

1. I understand and can explain a cause and effect relationship and make an inference about how that led me to a particular result. 

 

TERMS TO USE/KNOW 

• Observation 
• Inference/infer 
• Motion 
• Force 
• Exert 
• Velocity 
• Speed  
• Direction/ change direction 
• Speed up 
• Slow down 
• Stop moving 
• Start moving 

 

Diagrams: 

Your will have to draw three diagrams of an event which includes a BEFORE diagram, DURING diagram, and AFTER diagram. Make sure you know how to correctly use the arrows (force magnitude and direction) and tails (velocity) in your drawings just like you observed in the simulation. If you need to review, you can access the Amplify Force and Motion Sim online. 

Online Amplify Homework. Click on Forces and Motion, Chapter 1, Lesson 1.3 and go to "Section 5 Homework"

 

If you cannot access Amplify, complete the following worksheet. 

Recycled Materials for SEP Carnival