Semester Review
Monday 1/14/2013
S:
A block of wood that measures 3.0 cm
by 5.0 cm by 4.0 cm has a mass of 25.0
grams.
1) Density = ?
2) Float or sink?
3) Would the density change if two
blocks were stacked on each other?
Explain.
P, A &C
Semester Exam Review
E:
• Explain how you will prepare for your
semester exam in exactly 17 words.
Force and Motion Vocabulary
S:
1/17/2013
Predict who will win this tug of war.
Explain your prediction.
Table of Contents
Date
Lecture/ Activity/ Lab
1/17/13 Force and Motion Vocab
Page(s)
P: Unit Vocabulary
Speed- The distance traveled by an object
in an amount of time.
Velocity- Speed with a direction.
Constant speed - When an object
travels equal distance in
equal intervals of time,
the speed of the object
is constant
Relative motion - The continuous change of
position of a body with
respect to a second
body or to a reference
point that is fixed.
Distance - is a measurement of space between
two locations measured along the actual path
connecting them.
Displacement- the measurement of space
between two locations measured along the
shortest path connecting them.
Direction - the line along which anything lies.
Position- condition with reference to place.
S = d / t - The formula for finding speed
Line graph - a graph that uses
lines to show the relationship
between numbers or
measurements that change.
A & C – Word Wall
On the front of a ½ sheet of paper,
illustrate AND color one vocab word and
give the definition. On the back of the
page, draw and color a picture representing
the vocab word and write a sentence
explaining how the picture represents the
term.
FILL YOUR PAPER WITH THE VOCAB WORD AND PICTURE!!!
E:
• In two sentences of exactly 9 words each,
tell how you experience the vocabulary
word you illustrated today in real life.
Force and Motion Vocabulary
1/18/2013
Day 2
S:
Draw the tug of war diagram in the
simulation. We will explore forces as
a group.
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/forces-and-motion-basics
Table of Contents
Date
Lecture/ Activity/ Lab
1/17/13 Force & Motion Vocab
1/18/13 Force & Motion Vocab Day 2
Page(s)
P:
Force - A push or pull.
Unbalanced force - Forces on an object that are
unbalanced and result in movement
of the object.
Balanced forces - All forces acting on an object
are balanced so there is no change in
motion or speed.
Simple machine - a simple device for altering
the magnitude or direction of a force.
Newton - The SI unit of force.
Inclined plane - Simple machine with a flat
surface that slopes.
Pulley - Machine that has a wheel with a rope,
cable or chain around it.
A & C – Word Wall
On the front of a ½ sheet of paper,
illustrate AND color one vocab word and
give the definition. On the back of the
page, draw and color a picture representing
the vocab word and write a sentence
explaining how the picture represents the
term.
FILL YOUR PAPER WITH THE VOCAB WORD AND PICTURE!!!
E:
• Ask a neighbor to explain to you in exactly
20 words how he/she experiences the
vocabulary word you illustrated in real life.
Write the explanation in your journal.