Mr. Stephens
Physics
Week 1 Lessons (9/12-9/14)
Nature of Science
Due:
Day in Year
Day in Week
Nothing
1
1
∙Get back into the swing of
science!
Nothing
2
2
Field Trip
Nothing
3
3
∙Learn a new reading
strategy
1. Scientific progress is made by
asking meaningful questions and
conducting careful
investigations.
Field Trip
1. Scientific progress is made by
asking meaningful questions and
conducting careful
investigations.
Assessment
Group Presentations
Field Trip
SQ3R Notes
Warm-up
Agenda
(APK-1st,
EPK-2nd,
Application 3rd,
Reflection4th)
Welcome Back Speech
Field Trip
Give out Field Trip
assignment-connection to
physics
Define science
Homework
∙Make an email by Monday
Field Trip
and email me something new.
∙Science learning activities
survey.
∙Rubber stopper, test tubes,
Field Trip
baking soda, vinegar, toilet
paper, goggles.
Learning
Target
(Objective)
California
Standard
No School
Materials
KeyAPK-Accessing Prior Knowledge
EPK-Extending Prior Knowledge
No School
∙Pass out materials for rubber
stopper rockets-each student
gives intro to receive
materials.
∙Perform Rubber Stopper
Rockets Lab
∙Students form groups of three
to provide “scientific
explanation” using
transparency
∙Groups share explanations
with class.
∙Polar Bear Dice Game
∙Share personal definition of
science
∙Review “scientific
explanations” from first day
of school.
∙Pass out reading introduce
SQ3R.
∙Perform SQ3R Think Aloud
with article on p2 of
conceptual physics
∙Groups devise new
explanations based on reading
and SQ3R on readings.
∙Share out.
∙Index card summary of new
explanation
∙Make an email by Monday
and email me something new.
∙Copies of Conceptual
Physics page #2, 11-12, 2930, 35-36, 46-47,59-60, 6465, 74-75, 92-93.
Hyperlinks to documents only work on the school server
Hyperlinks to internet work anywhere
Differentiation -Laptops enable students to work at their own pace