Assignment#10 for the Week Of December 4-8:

Task #9 Compare/Contrast~Convection, Conduction, & Radiation:

For this assignment, you are to use your notes you have taken on Notley and complete a Venn Diagram on Classtools.net.

Here is the link:

http://classtools.net/

*Be sure to click on the Venn Diagram and select the 3 Circle Diagram. 

~ALSO, you MUST save your work in a WORD DOCUMENT as a back up.

Assignment#6 for the Week Of December 4-8:

Task # 6: Heat Transfer FOLDABLE~

For this activity you will be creating a 3-Part Foldable Describing the three ways in which Heat are transferred. 

~Please visit the site below and Study Each Visual:

http://www.vtaide.com/png/heat2.htm

*Use this site as a resource to create your Foldable.

Assignment#8 for the Week Of December 4-8:

Task #8  Heat Quiz:

Please take the following Quiz and see how you do!

Here is the link:

http://wings.avkids.com/Activities/Atmosphere/intermediate/heat-01.html

This is a Risk-Free Activity.  For this assignment, you simply need to complete the Quiz and Write a Blog on your Blogger Account.  This is a 3-Part Assignment:

1.     Take The Quiz

2.     Write a Blog About How you Did

3.     Read one of your classmate’s Blogs and POST A COMMENT on their Blog.

Assignment#7 for the Week Of December 4-8:

Task #7 Thermal Insulator Space Experiment

*Please Complete the: Thermal Insulator In Space Experiment

Here is the Link:

http://www.fi.edu/pieces/hiley/thermal_insulator.htm

*You MUST open the EXPERIMENT WINDOW in order to accomplish this.

~ I recommend you complete the experiment several times.

When you have completed the activity: 

*Please Create a POST answering the following questions:  (Each on is worth 25 Points)

1.  First:  Create a Hypothesis: Predicting What you think will happen?

                (Remember to use an "if......then.......statement")

2.  Please Discuss your Observations of What happened as time Elapsed:

     *What did you see happen as time passed?  

3.  Conclude whether Aluminum Foil a good Heat Insulator?  Explain your    
     Answer:   (Why or Why Not?)  *Support With Specific Details

4.  Read one of your classmate's Blog on this assignment and Create a 
     BLOG POST COMMENT. 

    (Remember to use Accountable Talk & Bloom's Taxonomy!)

Assignment#9 for the Week Of December 4-8:

Task # 9: Simulation Activity/Notes:

Heat transfer by conduction and convection:  Please read and review the 3 Simulated Activities on the following link below:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/energy/heatrev1.shtml

*This is a 2~Part Assignment:

1.  For this assignment you will be required to take DETAILED notes on Each of the 3 Simulated Activities: Convection, Conduction, and Radiation in your Notely Account.

(These notes are worth 50 points)

2.  Next, POST a REFLECTIVE SUMMARY about what you learned on your Blog.
*Your Reflective Summary MUST be at least ONE PARAGRAPH in length to receive full credit!  (The summary is worth 50 points)
Here is a helpful link on Writing Summaries:
http://www.enotes.com/topics/how-write-summary

Assignment#5 for the Week Of December 4-8:

Task #5:  HEAT PROJECT: (This is an ON-GOING Project)

*Please CHOOSE ONE from the following Project Ideas and complete by:

January 26, 2010. 

You may select a group of 3-4 people for this Project.  This can be ANY student from any of my other classes!  ; )

#1.  Research, design, and build a solar heating panel for

the Science classroom.

#2.  Which colors will absorb the most heat:
*Design a house for someone who lives near the Equator and another house for someone who lives near the Poles.

#3.  How does a radiator heat the room:
*Based on your knowledge of heat, design and

build a scale model of a room and locate the radiators.


*BE CREATIVE ON THESE PROJECTS AND FEEL FREE TO CONSULT WITH ME ON ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IDEAS OR MATERIALS!

*IMPORTANT TO DO*

~PLEASE POST A BLOG TELLING ME:


1.  THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP
 (Please also come up with an appropriate Group Name)


2.  THE PROJECT IDEA YOU HAVE SELECTED
(You will also be drafting a project plan next week)


*YOU WILL BE CRITIQUING EACH OTHER'S PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE.

Assignment#4 for the Week Of December 4-8:

Task #4:  How Does Heat Travel Notes

Please visit the following website and take DETAILED notes in your Notley Account. 

http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/light_lessons/thermal/transfer.html

Next, write a Blog in your Blogger Account about what your learned.

*This is a 2-Part assignment:

 ~50 points for the Notes on Notely

 ~50 point for Your Completed Blog on Blogger

Assignment#3 for the Week Of December 4-8:

Task #3:  Working DEFINITIONS on HEAT:

PLEASE VISIT AND CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING SITES BELOW TO GENERATE:

*Good working definitions for
1.  Convection

2.  Conduction

3.  Radiation

http://www.lanly.com/heating.htm#conduction

http://www.mansfieldct.org/schools/mms/staff/hand/convcondrad.htm

*Please complete these Definitions in your Notely Accounts and also on your Blogger Accounts.

This is a 4-Part Assignment: (25 Points Each)

1.     Research the Definitions for Each Term

2.     Post your notes on Notely

3.     Post your definitions on Blogger

4.     Read one of your classmates definitions, compare them to your and POST a COMMENT on their Blog.

Assignment#1 for the Week Of December 4-8:

First, you will need to create a Blogger account:
*You will need an email address to accomplish this.


Here is the link:
https://www.blogger.com/start
~Also, don't forget to Follow Me!

*You will be required to post MANY of your COMPLETED ASSIGNMENTS on here, so this Assignment is Very Important.
Please let me know if you need assistance.

Assignment#2 for the Week Of December 4-8:

The following are your assigned tasks for this week.  Please follow the Tasks in order.  Please feel free to ask any questions as necessary for clarification.

This week we will be learning about Conduction, Convection, and Radiation.


Task #1:  Please Create an account on Notley.  
 Notely is an On-Line Student Organizer~  You will use Notely to:
a.  Take Notes for Class
b.  Keep Up with Homework Assignments
c.  Keep Track of Your Grades
* You can even keep Friend Contact Info here and a Personal Journal!
You will need an email address to accomplish this.
Here is the link:
http://www.notely.net/