Category: Physical Science

Students took the Work & Machines Voc. Test (44 pt).  Then, after the Voc. Test, the completed the Work Chapter Review.  They will have the Work & Machines Chapter Test on tomorrow.

Students turned in the Types of Levers WS (27 pt) and completed the Work & Machines Crossword Puzzle (34 pt) and Rev. Ex. 7 (49 pt) WS.  They will have the Work & Machines Voc. Test (44 pt) tomorrow and Chapter Test on Thursday.

We continued and finished the Work and Machines Lecture WS.  We covered types of levers, inclined planes, wedges, screws and wheel and axles.  After covering  the types of levers, students completed a "Types of Levers" (27 pts) WS for homework.

Wednesday; April 17, 2019

Students took the Work Word Problem Test (100 pt) which included the word problems on Work, Power, Mechanical Advantage, and Efficiency mixed together.  After completing the test, they began work on the Work Notes which they got using the Work Lecture WS and reading the text.  All work was turned in at the end of the period.

Thursday; April 18, 2019

Students continued working on the Work Lecture Notes WS (88 pts) using their textbooks and answering the questions as they read.  It was due at the conclusion of the period if they finished.

Students took the Work Word Problems Pretest where Work, Power, Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency Word Problems were all mixed together on a WS(36 pts) to get ready for the combined word Problem test on tomorrow.  They will have the Work Word Problems Test on Tomorrow.  After completion of the pretest, students began the Work Lecture worksheet using their notes and book to answer the questions on Work & Machines.

Students copied notes from the PowerPoint on Work & Machines after discussing IMA and AMA.  Then, we explained and calculated efficiency of machines on the Efficiency word problem WS (21 pt).  Students will then have the Work & Machines Practice Word Problem Test on tomorrow and Word Problem Test on Wednesday.

Students learned how machines work and why they are used after viewing the PowerPoint and taking notes.  Then, they learned the Physics term for learning how machines help us (MA).  After learning what MA is, they learned how to calculate the mechanical advantage of a machine and completed the MA word problem WS (18 pt).  They were reminded of the combined Work & Machines Word Problem Test next week.

Students began a new chapter as we discussed and calculated Work & Power.  We completed the Work Word Problem WS (20 pt) in class and began the Power Word Problem WS (20 pt) which was due today.  They were advised of the combined word problem test on work, power, mechanical advantage and efficiency on Tuesday.

Students completed the Work & Machines Review Questions (60 pts) in class.

The teacher went over the answers to the Energy Chapter Review (50 pt) at the beginning of class.  Then, students began the Energy Chapter Test (100 pt).  They began and finished the Work & Machines Vocabulary (56 pts) for homework.