Monday, December 13, 2010

Phet Virtual Lab Assignment

Today, you will be completing a virtual lab on energy and thermal energy. To begin, go to:

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/energy-skate-park

While there, choose RUN NOW and complete the steps in your packet.

Next, visit:
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/pendulum-lab

Then,
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/lunar-lander

Finally,
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/states-of-matter

If you have additional time, you may go back to your favorite site and explore....or, you can work on your Energy Glogster...which I have not checked yet.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Energy Glogster Assignment

Go to : http://www.glogster.com/

Choose one of two choices for your glogster:

1. Law of Conservation of Energy
-Describe it
-Give six real, original examples of it in the natural world.

2. Transformations between potential and kinetic energy.
-Describe it
-Give six real, original examples of it in the natural world.

This should be completed by the end of class...but I will be checking them on Friday.

Online textbook

Visit:

https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp

Enter your school username and password.

On the left, there is a link to textbooks, once you have logged on. You are welcome to use this or check out a textbook from the classroom. You must have your book turned in to get a new textbook.