Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Day 2

Do Now:

Homework to be completed:

Quiz Friday - Element Names and Chemical Symbols

Finish: Exploring Atoms - GC Lesson NLT midnight

Today’s Lesson:

Introduce and Launch Exploring Atoms

  • GC Lesson

Take an Element and Chemical Symbol Practice Quiz

  • Handout

Watch the BrainPOP on Atoms

Complete the handout then finish Exploring Atoms in Google Classroom

Assistance Completing Hot Beverage Cup Design Test

Assessing Heat loss Rate and Scoring

Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Day 1

Do Now:

Homework to be completed:

Complete the “Hot Beverage Cup Design Test” Assignment in google Classroom

  • Due completed by Wednesday.

Today’s Lesson:

  1. Flashcard Check - 22 elements.

  2. Locker check/cleanout.

  3. Enter data into a spreadsheet

    1. Create a graph and calculate statistics.

    2. Located in Google Classroom.

  4. COmplete final Cost Estimate Checks and scoring

  5. Mass of cups scoring

  6. Collection of Datasheets.

Monday, January 31, 2022. Day 6

Do Now:

Please copy the homework into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Element Flashcards due tomorrow.

  • Element Name on the front.

  • chemical symbol on the back.

Today’s Lesson:

Thermal Testing of Yeti Green beverage cups.

One team member to retrieve cup and rubric.

  • Please do not touch anyone else’s work.

  • Mass cups in class.

Test Protocol

  • 1 phone per group - set to stopwatch.

  • Set up cup with thermometer in the container.

  • Position 1 inch from bottom.

  • Obtain 10 ounces of hot water.

  • Fill cup

  • start timer immediately.

  • Make first measurement at minute 1

  • Record at each subsequent minute.

Friday, January 28, 2022. Day 4

Do Now:

Please

  • clear your desk

  • get out your worksheet and notes from yesterday.

  • writing tool

Homework to be completed:

Element Flashcards due Monday.

Today’s Lesson:

HW Check and quiz

Correct element chart.

Make a set of flashcards for all 30 over the weekend.

Turn in Cups

  1. Each team to Fill Out a Scoring Form.

    • add locker number to the upper right corner.

  2. Each team to Prepare a cost Estimate

    • On paper and Submitted in GC

  3. Mark cup with locker number.

Cup Assessment

Official Scoring Form

Preparing an approved cost form.

Project Resources

Prizes??? Check this out…

Thursday, January 26, 2022. Day 3

Mr. Wahlstrom is out today for a district meeting. Substitute plans follow:

Dear Substitute - please read the lesson plans under “Today’s Lesson” with the class. Emphasize the open notes nature of the quiz provided they follow the instructions.

Do Now:

PLEASE COPY YOUR HOMEWORK INTO YOUR AGENDA.

Homework to be completed:

  1. STAY CURRENT WITH THE DAILY LESSON PLAN - CATCH UP AT HOME IF NEEDED.

  2. COMPLETE THIS LIST OF CHEMICAL SYMBOLS AND ELEMENT NAMES FOR TOMORROW.

  • SEVERAL OF THESE WILL BE ON THE QUIZ AS WELL.

  • THE WORKSHEET WILL BE OPEN NOTES.

Today’s Lesson:

READ AND DISCUSS THE SLIDES ON CHEMICAL SYMBOLS.

  • CLICK HERE FOR SLIDESHOW

  • YOU WILL BE QUIZZED ON THIS TOMORROW, SO TAKE ANY NOTES YOU LIKE ON PAPER.

  • NOTES ON YOUR CHROMEBOOK WILL NOT BE ALLOWED

COMPLETE The left column of this WORKSHEET OF FINDING CHEMICAL SYMBOLS AND ELEMENT NAMES.

  • Left column only

  • FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT ELEMENT NAME OR CHEMICAL SYMBOL AS APPROPRIATE.

  • CORRECT SPELLING AND CAPITALIZATION are REQUIRED.

  • THESE MAY BE ON THE QUIZ - YOU MAY USE THE WORKSHEET AS OPEN NOTES.

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Tuesday, January 25, 2021. Day 2

Do Now:

Please copy your homework into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

  • Stay current with the daily Lesson Plan - catch up at home if needed.

  • All projects are due finished in class on Thursday.

Today’s Lesson:

STEM Materials Price List and Budget Tool

Time for Project Building

Think you finished? Try Self Grading

  • Use the rubric to estimate your grade.

  • find the mass

  • find the cost

  • estimate all other grading criteria

  • add it up

Project Resources

Prizes??? Check this out…

Monday, January 24, 2022. Day 1

Do Now:

Please copy your homework into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

  • Stay current with the daily Lesson Plan - catch up at home if needed.

  • All projects are due finished in class on Thursday.

Today’s Lesson:

STEM Materials Price List and Budget Tool

Time for Project Building

Think you finished? Try Self Grading

  • Use the rubric to estimate your grade.

  • find the mass

  • find the cost

  • estimate all other grading criteria

  • add it up

Project Resources

Check out the Prizes!

First Prize - 1 per grade

Second Prize - 1 per class

Friday, January 21, 2022. Day 6

Do Now:

Please copy your homework into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Stay current with the daily Lesson Plan - catch up at home if needed.

Today’s Lesson:

Todays Plan:

  1. Complete and get approval of your “Final Design Plan”

    • Only the holder of the team document should submit - no not submit blank/unfinished work.

    • Get my approval with a short conference.

  2. Calculate the size pieces of materials you will need.

  3. Fill out the STEM Materials Price List and Budget Tool (in GC)

  4. Material Acquisition

  5. Locker Storage

Project Resources

Thursday, January 20, 2022. Day5

Do Now:

Please copy your homework into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Stay current with the daily Lesson Plan - catch up at home if needed.

Today’s Lesson:

Calculating surface area for the outside of a cylinder.

  • Demonstrate on white board.

Todays Plan:

  1. Complete and get approval of your “Final Design Plan”

    • Only the holder of the team document should submit - no not submit blank/unfinished work.

    • Get my approval with a short conference.

  2. Calculate the size pieces of materials you will need.

  3. Fill out the STEM Materials Price List and Budget Tool (in GC)

  4. Material Acquisition

  5. Locker Storage

Project Resources

Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Day 4

Do Now:

Please copy your homework into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Design Plan due in class Thursday

Today’s Lesson:

Demonstration of Radiation and Reflection

Prepare your final design Plan

  1. Produce a final drawing of your planned design (on paper).

    • Neat and drawn with a ruler

    • Show all relevant details.

    • Label parts and materials (or use a key).

    • Include a side and top view.

  2. Prepare a list of the needed materials and approximate quantities(in GC).

  3. Write a formal description of the design (in GC). Discuss how it reduces:

    • Convection

    • Conduction

    • Radiation

    • It must be neat, in paragraph format, and well edited.

Select your “base container” when called. These may be exchanged later if needed.

Issuance of Storage Lockers

Project Resources

Volume Check

  • Complete in FDSS Format

Store Materials

Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Day 3

A huge volcanic eruption occurred in the South Pacifc this weekend.

Do Now:

PLEASE COPY YOUR HOMEWORK INTO YOUR AGENDA.

Homework to be completed:

ALL TEAM MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE THE DESIGN EVALUATION IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM TODAY.

Late work will reduce your grade.

Today’s Lesson:

TEAMS TO FORM UP AT ASSIGNED LOCATIONS.

EACH INDIVIDUAL TO PRESENT THEIR DESIGN IDEA.

TEAM TO DISCUSS.

TEAM TO APPLY THIS RUBRIC TO EVALUATE.

DESIGN SELECTION.

Project Resources

Friday, January 14, 2022. Day 2

Do Now:

Please copy your homework into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Your Design Plan Drawing must be fully compelted and ready in class on Tuesday.

This includes all requirements listed below.

Today’s Lesson:

Design Plan Drawing

Each Team Member must brainstorm and create an original drawing of a design for the project.

You must produce a drawing that meets the following Requirements.

  • Neatly drawn using a ruler.

  • Show different materials, layers, or parts with labels and arrows or different colors and a key.

  • Make a list of the advantages of the design.

  • Make a list of possible shortcomings of the design.

  • All writing must be neat and legible.

  • Name, and date on all documents.

See the Project rubric Here!

See the materials Price List here!

Got Extra Time -

  • make a list of each material you think you need

  • estimate the quantity needed.

  • estimate the price.

Thursday, January 13, 2022. Day 1

Do Now:

Please get out your copy of the project design brief.

Homework to be completed:

No Homework.

Today’s Lesson:

Rubric Intro

STEM Project Q and A

  • Team size - 3 max, Pick your own groups. groups of one are acceptable

  • Due dates will be given for each step. when the time to “build comes” we will all start together with the same time allowed.

  • Project worth 99 points plus bonus credit for competition winners

  • We will do everything possible to include people despite absences.

  • Teams will share credit equally with no accommodations made for “issues.” choose well…

  • Budgets are fixed - no cash used…

Team Formation and Registration

Time for Team Discussion

Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Day 6

Do Now:

Copy the HW in your agenda pleas.e

Homework to be completed:

Review the project Introduction document and prepare two question you would like answered in class tomorrow.

Today’s Lesson:

Review/discuss “Book Stand” project reflections.

DI: Calculating the volume of a cylinder

Watch this video on how to calculate the volume of a cylinder.

Show your work using FDSS format or in a manner similar to the video on these problems.

  1. Find the volume of a cylinder that has a radius of 3 cm and a height of 10 cm.

  2. Find the volume of a cylinder with a radius of 4.5 cm and a height of 12 .0 cm.

  3. Find the volume of a cylinder with a 4 cm radius and a height of 5 cm.

Get checked by me.

Project intro:

Get a copy of the project introduction and read it.

Prepare two questions about the project you want clarified and be ready to discuss them tomorrow.

Monday, January 10, 2021. Day 4

Do Now:

Please copy today’s homework into your science agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Complete Actively Learn “Engineering: Criteria, Constraints, and Models” for tomorrow.

  • Stop where it asks you to begin a design project in class.

Today’s Lesson:

Actively Learn: Engineering: Criteria, Constraints, and Models

  • Complete the Content Portion of the Activity

  • We will use a worksheet for the “In Class Project” portion tomorrow.

Redirection of students to complete missing work

Calculating surface area and Volume of cylinders Instructional Worksheets and Practice

Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Day 1

Do Now:

Please take out your “Scientific Experiment Design - Variables Practice” and be ready to go over it.

Homework to be completed:

James webb Space Telescope due Friday before school.

Today’s Lesson:

Review “Scientific Experiment Design - Variables Practice” worksheet.

Design an experiment to test the following research question:

  • What type of material provides the best insulation to the outside of a metal can?

  • Potential materials:

    • cotton cloth

    • polyester fleece

    • aluminum foil

    • yarn

    • plastic foam (pink)

    • bubble wrap

    • foil backed bubble wrap

    • felt

    • burlap

  • Get it approved by me.

Experimental Design Form