Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Welcome seniors! Class of 2014!
The year is off to a great start! I look forward to an exciting and fun filled year of learning.
Here are the first 10 homework, subject to change. Please do not go ahead. We are up to
#1 Bring in signed Welcome letter
#2 Box of tissues
#3 Why are the rules important?
#4 Collect characteristic data from 5 additional people
#5 What did you “inherit” from your family?
#6 How would you behave toward a student you suspected of having Marfan syndrome?
#7 If you were given the opportunity to clone yourself, would you?
#8 Write down your own definition of dominant.
#9 Lab write-up for coin tossing
#10 People think math is important for physics but not for biology. What is your opinion?
#11 Punnett square worksheet 61
Monday, May 06, 2013
Here is the next set of homework. Please do not go ahead. We are up to #47
44 DRAW/FINISH MAP OF MS390
45 Who discovered America?
46 Assessment 2
47 Bring in newspaper/ time zone hw
48 Moon log/ What time will local noon be tomorrow? Show step by step calculations
49 What questions do you have about the moon? Moon log
50 Complete your modern myth. Moon log
51 Describe in detail what the simulated craters looked like. Moon log
52 Write a position paper supporting Shoemakers ideas that impacts created the many craters on the moon. Moon log
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Friday, February 01, 2013
force and motion homework
Here is the next set of homework.
#29 What data convinces you that one vehicle is safer than another? 73
#30 Why do you think speeding is a factor in about 20% of fatal car accidents? 74
#31 Do cars usually change speed instantaneously? 75
#32 Draw a picture of forces at work 76
#33 The average speed of a car that travels 500 Km in 5 hours is 77
#34 Newton’s second law of motion states that force is equal to mass times _____? (F= M x ?) 78
#35 Do you think a driver in a lighter or a heavier car is more likely to be able to avoid an accident? Why? 79
#36 Give three examples of Newton’s law in everyday life. Name the law. 80
#37 Draw a force diagram showing a tug of war between 7th and 8th grade 81
#38 Why do you think speeding is a factor in a high percentage of car accidents? 82
#39 You hear that when a car goes twice as fast, its braking distance doubles. Do you agree or disagree? Use evidence from this investigation to support your ideas. 83
#40 Since the 1920’s, the rate of fatalities has dropped steadily. However, the rate has been about the same for the past 20 years. Why do you think this is? 84
#41 How do engineers know if a safety feature works well or not? 85
#42 Why do think pickups and SUVs tend to roll over more often than passenger cars of similar mass? Explain in terms of center of mass. 86
#43 Americans 15–24-years old have almost twice the risk of dying in a motor vehicle accident as 25–34-year-old Americans. Why do you think the risks are so different for these two age groups? 87
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