Chagrin Falls High School Lesson Plan
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Teaching Field: Physical Science
Week Of: September 23  27, 2013
Teacher Name: Mr. Buckle
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Monday:
S: Carbon Footprint Transportation
O: (1) swbat state the proposed route of the Keystone XL Pipeline. (2) swbat state why a
pipeline would be built from where it would originate to where it would terminate. (3) swbat classify
methods of transportation according to carbon footprint. (4) swbat explain why ethanol is not transported
by pipeline and must be added after petroleum products are take out of the pipeline system.
P/M:
1. Distribute weekly schedules
2. review proposed route of Keystone XL pipeline
3. discuss carbon footprints of various transportation methods
4. show video clip on cellulosic ethanol
E: HW: study for unit 1 exam
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tuesday:
S: Unit 1 Exam (multiple choice portion)
O: all unit 1 objectives and vocabulary
P/M:
1. Take exam (MC portion)
2.
E: HW: study for unit 1 exam
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wednesday:
S: Unit 1 Exam (essay portion)
O: all unit 1 objectives
P/M:
1. Take exam (essay portion)
2.
E: HW: study for unit 1 exam essays
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thursday:
S: Laboratory: Combustion of Methane
O: (1) swbat list the reactants and products in the combustion of methane. (2) swbat list
the chemical bonds broken and the chemical bonds formed during the combustion of methane. (3) swbat
identify which parts of a Bunsen Burner flame have the highest and lowest temperatures.
P/M:
1. Demonstrate the use of a Bunsen Burner
2. go over lab procedure
3. complete the lab
4.
E: HW: none
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Friday:
S: Plate Tectonics Computer Simulation (part I) Lab
O: (1) swbat identify the major regions of the Earth’s Interior. (2) swbat exmplain the role
of convection in transferring heat from Earth’s interior toward the outer crust.
P/M:
1. Hand out lab simulation report sheets
2. Students view computer simulation
3. students answer questions related to the computer simulation on plate tectonics
4.
E: HW: none
Monday (September 30): HW: none
Tuesday (October 1): HW: none
Wednesday (October 2): Watch Indians in their play off game.