Friday, Septembers 9, 2022. Day 1

Homeroom:

Spirit Day Participation Challenge Count

  • Patriots Wear

A reading book must be presented on Monday for SSR.

What to do Today…

  • Duo lingo

  • Math reveal

BayPath Permission Slip

Recycling Schedule

Flag Team

Do Now:

Please complete this unit “pretest”

Homework to be completed:

Read and finish Lesson Outline as described in Today’s agenda below.

Today’s Agenda:

Why are some cars faster than other?

  • Spreadsheet Graphing Completion and Assistance

  • Located in GC

Open and access McGraw Hill Online text:

  • Encounter the Phenomenon: Position and Motion

Read Pages 491, 492, and the top of page 493 of Describing Motion

  • Complete parts A and B of the Lesson Outline handed out in class.

Thursday, September 8, 2022. Day 6

Homeroom:

Booster Announcement - handout

Friday - Spirit day/Patriots

dismissal - use cafeteria door only

Reading Book - next week

Do Now:

Homework to be completed:

Today’s spreadsheet activity is due in Google classroom on Friday.

Today’s Agenda:

Wrap Up discussion: How can you describe motion?

Class Notes:

  • Review: Horsepower, Torque, Acceleration

Car Performance Analysis

Graphing Activity - Google classroom

Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Day 4

Homeroom:

Team name for Boosterthon Fun Run Fundraiser

Morning Announcement volunteers

Recycling Kickoff

Do Now:

Please copy your HW into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Complete a minimum of three citations for your research (from Friday).

Today’s Agenda:

Citing Sources:

  1. Select MLA

  2. Choose the type of source (website).

  3. Click “Create Citation”

  4. Paste in URL.

  5. Look for the Date of Publication and enter. (Sometimes this is with an article title, sometimes it is a copyright at the bottom. If you cannot find it, leave blank.)

  6. Enter author(s). If none given, leave blank,

  7. Enter the Page Title.

  8. Enter the name of the website.

  9. Enter the publisher (Look for a copyright - often at the bottom of the page.)

  10. Click “Save”

  11. Copy and paste your citation into your document.

Irwin, Austin, and Eric Stafford. "2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV." Car and Driver, Hearst Autos, Inc., 2023, www.caranddriver.com/chevrolet/bolt-ev.

Paste the citation on your document under the data table.

Minimum of three required.

As time permits…Complete the PK Probe in McGraw Hill

Friday, September 2, 2022. Day 3

Homeroom:

Interested in field hockey? See Ms. Melanson after the pledge.

Do Now:

Join Google Classroom with the code on the board.

Homework to be completed:

Today’s Agenda:

Research each car.

Identify the following:

  • Engine/motor horsepower

  • Engine/motor torque

  • Vehicle weight

  • The vehicle time to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph

  • Located in Google Classroom

Use the worksheet provided for doing your research.

Keep track of each source and cite it using NoodleTools Express.

Thursday, September 1, 2022. Day 2

Homeroom:

Collect Emergency Cards

Lock Combinations

File Locker Contracts

Community Service

Fire drill

Check and grade Scavenger Hunts

Do Now:

Homework to be completed:

Complete Data Entry As Needed

Today’s agenda:

Review:

I FINALLY HAVE A FAST CAR.  MY TESLA M3 CAN GO FROM 0 TO 60 MPH IN 4.2 SECONDS.  MY OLD AND BELOVED TOYOTA PRIUS TOOK 10.7 SECONDS TO REACH THE SAME SPEED?  WHY IS THAT?

VOCABULARY:

  • ACCELERATE

  • TORQUE

  • HORSEPOWER

PARKING LOT SURVEY

EACH STUDENT TO IDENTIFY FIVE DIFFERENT VEHICLES IN THE PCS PARKING LOT AND RECORD:

  • LICENSE PLATE NUMBER AND STATE (MA564X)

  • THE VEHICLE MAKE (FORD, KIA, ETC.)

  • THE VEHICLE MODEL (F150, SPORTAGE, ETC.)

Enter your parking lot data in this database.

Tomorrow’s Plan Preview:

Research each car.

Identify the following:

  • Engine/motor horsepower

  • Engine/motor torque

  • Vehicle weight

  • The vehicle time to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph

Keep track of each source and cite it using NoodleTools Express.

Wednesday, August 31, 2022. Day 1

Homeroom:

Welcome.

Attendance/Class List Check

Let’s go over a few slides to get ready for the year!

Do Now:

Homework to be completed:

Today’s Agenda:

Classroom Procedures

Enter

Place your cell phone in the storage bin for class

Sit

Record HW

Complete the Do Now.

Emergency Procedures

General Expectations

Work

Behavior

This is a shared environment - Respect means we care for it so everyone can learn

First Unit - Newton’s Laws of Motion

Introductory Activity:

  • What are some cars faster than others?

  • I finally have a fast car.  My Tesla M3 can go from 0 to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds.  My old and beloved Toyota Prius took 10.7 seconds to reach the same speed?  Why is that?

Vocabulary:

  • Accelerate

  • Torque

  • Horsepower

Parking lot survey

Each student to identify five different vehicles in the PCS parking lot and record:

  • License plate number and state (MA564X)

  • The vehicle make (Ford, Kia, etc.)

  • The vehicle model (F150, Sportage, etc.)

Thursday, June 9, 2022. Day 1

Homeroom:

All teams to stage bridge for testing.

  1. Discard all drawing, paper, etc.

  2. Return any glue, blocks, weights.

  3. obtain a rubric

  4. write all team member names on it.

  5. Place with bridge in class staging area.

Call classes one at a time.

Do Now:

Please copy any homework into your agenda.

Homework to be Completed:

None.

Today’s Lesson:

Bridge Testing

Weigh in.

Weight Stacking…

Class norms:

Cooperative work

conversational volumes and tones.

Respect materials - use them without wasting.

Respect custodians - clean up your work space thoroughly.

Please be reliable - do not access the material storage area without my help.

Be responsible - do your part for your team. everyone carries the project together.

Monday, June 6, 2022. Day 4

Do Now:

Please copy any homework into your agenda.

Homework to be Completed:

Finish The Cost of Gasoline and Driving as homework if necessary.

Today’s Lesson:

Mr. Wahlstrom is out. No “bridge work” of any kind is permitted today.

Complete the activity “The Cost of gasoline and Driving in Google Classroom.

Complete all work as described on the attached Google Document.

  • Completion of the Google Doc research is worth 6 points. Be sure to turn it in.

  • Completion of the graph is worth 10 points. I will collect it on Tuesday.

  • Use graph paper and follow instructions carefully.

Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Day 1

Homeroom:

Time to turn in your Community Service hours.

Panorama Today.

Do Now:

Please copy any homework into your agenda.

Homework to be Completed:

Today’s Lesson:

Bridge Construction

All bridges to be complete - turned in on Tuesday, June 7th.

Scoring and assessment will be completed that day.

Strength testing on the 8th!

Class norms:

Cooperative work

conversational volumes and tones.

Respect materials - use them without wasting.

Respect custodians - clean up your work space thoroughly.

Please be reliable - do not access the material storage area without my help.

Be responsible - do your part for your team. everyone carries the project together.