Daily Activities  

Homework 

Monday 

12/10 

Lander to Mars project overview  

1. Problem (packet page 1 and 2) 
2. Constraint (packet page 1 and 2) 
3. Research (packet page 3 and 4) 

Study for tomorrow’s quiz –  

Unit 1 Final Quiz Know and be able to: 1.Analyze data from data tables for time, mass, distance, and/velocity 

 2.Calculate average velocity  

3.Draw and label free body diagrams with gravity and air resistance based on weight and surface area of falling objects (comparative) 

 4.Draw and label free body diagram of a falling object that is accelerating vs. falling at constant velocity  

5.Draw and label a free body diagram showing the attractive forces between two objects based on mass and distance 

 6.Based on free body diagrams, determine if forces are balanced or unbalanced. If unbalanced, state the direction object will move 

Tuesday  

12/11 

QUIZ  

Lander to Mars project overview  

1. Constraint (packet page 1 and 2) 
2. Research (packet page 3 and 4) 

 Goals for Day 1/2: 

Identify who is team SUPPLY CONTAINER and team LANDER

Complete #1 in packet on page 2

Review rubric in packet page 10

Begin brainstorming #2 in packet page 2

Have a plan for tonight- what can each member of the team do tonight?

 - OneNote Tab has research links if you need them

Wednesday 

12/12 

Lander to Mars project overview  

1. Research (packet page 3 and 4) 

Continue Lander to Mars research  (packet pg 3 and 4) if not completed 

- OneNote Tab has research links if you need them

 TO FINISH BY THURSDAY:

- Complete #1 in packet on page 2

- Review rubric in packet page 10

- Complete #2 in packet page 2

- Finish research #3 on page 3 and 4

-If have time, begin brainstorm #4

-Have a plan for tonight- what can each member of the team do tonight?

Thursday 

12/13 

SUB 

Parachutes, Gravity and Air Resistance 

Continue Lander to Mars research  (packet pg 3 and 4) if not completed 

Friday 

12/14 

FINISH Parachutes, Gravity and Air Resistance 

Continue Lander to Mars research  (packet pg 3 and 4) if not completed 

Due MONDAY

Daily Activities  

Homework 

Monday 

Gravity and Force Exploration 

Gravity and Me 

Finish PHeT worksheet if didn't finish in class: https://pvpusd-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/colgang_pvpusd_net/EYTi2_WTHcJLrPpoV-q94DUBLMsBJZkNuUX6zp_2IBOnww?e=6g3FtT 

Website: tinyurl.com/gravityeq 

Tuesday  

Creating our Solar System 

 Measure height of yourself when you wake up and right before bed, record on page 81

Wednesday 

Understanding Orbits 

Design  

  Measure height of yourself when you wake up and right before bed, record on page 81

Thursday 

Experiment: How do we slow an object's velocity? 

 Measure height of yourself when you wake up and right before bed, record on page 81

If didn't finish design for experiment in class, finish for homework  

Friday 

Data Collection 

Analysis 

 Measure height of yourself when you wake up and right before bed, record on page 81

Daily Activities  

Homework 

Monday 

11/26 

Introduction to Gravity 

Tuesday  

11/27 

Exploring how gravity affects objects rate of motion 

 Finish the reflection questions on page 73: 

1. Did the cartoon correctly depict how objects of different masses fall toward the Earth? USE DATA from your experiment to support your reasoning (numerical data from masses and time and qualitative data from observations of video)

2. Was there a significant difference in the rate it takes different massed objects to hit the ground? Explain using DATA (numerical data from masses and time and qualitative data from observations of video) 

-your data is not significant if the data from two different massed objects overlaps

3. Were these objects in free fall? Why or why not?

Wednesday 

11/28 

Air Resistance

Thursday 

11/29 

Gravity and Me 

Friday 

11/30 

Substitute: Gravity exploration

Daily Activities  

Homework 

Monday 

11/12 

Veterans Day No School 

Tuesday  

11/13 

In Class CER 

Write and Incident Report to Dr. Gonzalez:  

1. Login to Office 365 
2. Open a Word Doc and type up an incident report following the format below 
3. Use your rough draft CER we wrote in class as an outline for what to include 
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)

INCIDENT REPORT

November 15, 2018

Ms. Colgan

Miraleste Intermediate

29323 Palos Verdes Dr. E

Rancho Palos Verdes CA, 90275

Dr. Anna Gonzalez, Program Scientist

Universal Space Agency

Asteroid Collection Mission

Dear Dr. Gonzalez,

(explain your claim to answer her questions from the email. Use your evidence to support why she should trust your claim. Use your reasoning to explain why your evidence supports your claim)

Sincerely,

Ms. Colgan

Wednesday 

11/14 

Online Collision Simulation

In class time to work on CER

Write and Incident Report to Dr. Gonzalez:  

1. Login to Office 365 
2. Open a Word Doc and type up an incident report following the format below 
3. Use your rough draft CER we wrote in class as an outline for what to include 
4. Make sure you answer all the questions in the email from Dr. Gonzalez: 
5. Is the pod faster, the same speed or slower than the space station? 
6. How far away from the space station is the pod? (Ok to just talk about if its moving away or moving closer, relative distance)
7. Share with Ms. Colgan at colgang@pvpusd.net

Thursday 

11/15 

In class time to work on CER, due Friday

INCIDENT REPORT

November 15, 2018

Ms. Colgan

Miraleste Intermediate

29323 Palos Verdes Dr. E

Rancho Palos Verdes CA, 90275

Dr. Anna Gonzalez, Program Scientist

Universal Space Agency

Asteroid Collection Mission

Dear Dr. Gonzalez,

(explain your claim to answer her questions from the email. Use your evidence to support why she should trust your claim. Use your reasoning to explain why your evidence supports your claim)

Sincerely,

Ms. Colgan

Friday 

11/16 

Bill Nye: Gravity

Daily Activities  

Homework 

Monday 

11/5 

Marble Lab Design 

Tuesday  

11/6 

Marble Lab Data Collection 

Reflection:  

1. Why did the mass of the marble affect the velocity of the cup? Include an explanation of your data to support your answers.  

Terms to use: Mass force velocity exert cause effect 

1. Draw and label a force diagram to represent the force exerted by each marble and their effect on the velocity of the cup.  Then, describe each drawing.  

Wednesday 

11/7 

Free Body Diagram 

Cornell Notes for "Crash" 

 Read and take Cornell Notes for Crash through heading "bump" 

Thursday 

11/8 

Ch 3 L 3.2 Two simulation 

Finish Reflection for Collision Amplify Activity. Answer on page 64

1. Based on the velocity change of each object, what can you infer about the direction of forces during a collision? 
2. How does the mass of an object relate to the velocity of an object after collision occurs? 

-USE: collision, force, velocity, direction, same, strength, opposite, mass

Friday 

11/9 

Wrecking Ball 

Final Mission

If didn't finish page 67: 

• Draw a free body diagram for the pod and space station supporting which claim you chose 
• Write a few sentences explaining why you chose that claim 
• See OneNote for claims

If didn't finish Cornell Notes for Wrecking Ball in class, finish for homework 

Daily Activities  

Homework 

Monday 

10/29 

AMPLIFY 

Ch 1 L 2.1 Act 3 Online Simulation – Mass and Forces  

Finish data table and reflection questions for Sim 1 and Sim 2 

Page 51:   

Reflection Question: Use data to support your explanation why there were differences in the objects' velocities. 

Page 52:  

Reflection Question: Use data to support your explanation why there were differences in the objects' velocities. 

How did trial #1 (page 51) compare to trial #2 (page 52)? How does an object that’s already in motion react to force? Use mass, initial velocity, final velocity and force in your answer

Tuesday  

10/30 

Model forces on objects with different mass  

Wednesday 

10/31 

Halloween: Mythbusters Collisions  

Thursday 

11/1 

Marble Lab: Investigate Force, Motion and Velocity 

Design Experiment 

Collect Data if there is time 

Friday 

11/2 

Finish collecting data 

Analyze and Interpret Data 

Daily Activities  

Homework 

Monday 

10/22 

Wrap up Chapter 1 

Peer Review CERs 

Tuesday  

10/23 

Chapter 2.1: Force and Motion 

Investigating Design 

Wednesday 

10/24 

Chapter 2.1: Force and Motion 

Collect Data and Reflection 

Based on your design, respond to BIC (IN 24-25) Question #3.  

If the same force is exerted on 2 different objects, why might they be affected differently? 

Include an example on what you EXPECT will happen in your investigation. Then, make a box around your response and example.

Finish reflection if not finished in class: 

If the same strength force is exerted on two objects, why might they be affected differently? Explain the data from your lab as one way to support how you answered the question.  

(terms to use: force, exert, velocity, distance, heavier, lighter)

Thursday 

10/25 

Analyze Data and draw conclusions from Investigation

Based on your design, respond to BIC (IN 24-25) Question #2.  

What causes some objects to have greater velocity changes than others? 

Include the class averages as evidene and the Big Idea from page 46 in your explanation. Then, make a box around your response and example.

Friday 

10/26 

Sub Day 

Red Ribbon Week Assembly in the Library during Science 

Daily Activities  

Homework 

Monday 

10/15 

Building Molecules Practice  

Tuesday  

10/16 

Intro to Macromolecules 

Wednesday 

10/17 

CER Introduction and Practice 

Thursday 

10/18 

Unit 1 Review: Stations 

Friday 

10/19 

Unit 1 Review: Stations 

Daily Activities  

Homework 

Monday 

10/15 

Evaluating Pod Claims 

Activity 3 - Explaining Thruster Forces – CER handout 

You will write a cause-and-effect relationship between the force exerted by the thrusters and the pod’s change in velocity. By providing detail, you will help the space agency interpret the data. 

1. Explain the events that would cause the changes in velocity. For each claim, describe the thruster force and how that would result in the pod moving away from the station 

2. In your claim, use the word bank, cause-and-effect words and phrases, you CER reference sheet, and your two Modeling Tool diagrams to help you write your claims 

CLAIM 1: The thrusters caused the pod to move in the opposite direction 

CLAIM 2: The thrusters only slowed the pod, it didn’t stop; the pod hit the space station, which made it bounce and move in the opposite direction 

Tuesday  

10/16 

Peer Grade of CERs 

Study for Assessment  

Study Guide: https://pvpusd-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/colgang_pvpusd_net/Ee0vet0dfD1NvESTCjPiL6wBQswiK2QD_DNRQCQ9ZizbCg?e=C4AtMZ 

Wednesday 

10/17 

Review Day 

Study for Assessment  

Study Guide: https://pvpusd-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/colgang_pvpusd_net/Ee0vet0dfD1NvESTCjPiL6wBQswiK2QD_DNRQCQ9ZizbCg?e=C4AtMZ 

Thursday 

10/18 

Chapter 1 Assessment: Forces and Motion 

Friday 

10/19 

Chapter 1 Assessment: Forces and Motion 

 Finish written CERs in IN and "hand-in" typed CERs on Amplify  

To submit your written CERs 

1. Write out your CER on the CER template for each claim. This will be attached in your IN. 

2. Type both CER claims in Amplify Ch 1, Lesson 1.6, Activity 3 and HAND IN for grading. 

https://pvpusd-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/colgang_pvpusd_net/EfXIiJa-UYFHhssHJqlITtQBBKS67D4SJw0WjS6KF2OBdA?e=E93AGY