Mr.+Backlund's+Assignments+08-09


 * Week of June 8th**
 * Monday:** Review for Exam
 * Tuesday:** Review for Exam
 * Wednesday:** Physical Science Exam 12:30 - 2:30
 * Thursday:** EXAMS
 * Friday:** EXAMS


 * Week of June 1st**
 * Monday:** Notes: Relate Voltage-Current-Resistance-Power; Practice problems with Ohm's law HW: Ohm's law problems
 * Tuesday:** Correct and Discuss Homework; More practice problems HW: practice problems w/s
 * Wednesday:** Correct HW & Discuss Problems; Notes: Energy & Power HW: Take home quiz
 * Thursday:** Correct take home quiz; Lab: Series vs. Parallel Circuits
 * Friday:** Discuss Lab Findings; Discuss Insect Collection; Review Guide for Exam


 * Week of May 25th**
 * Monday:** Memorial Day - No School
 * Tuesday:** Correct Review guide --- Study for Test
 * Wednesday:** Waves Test
 * Thursday:** Go over Test - Introduce electricity unit
 * Friday:** Discuss electric charges,electric forces, & series vs. parallel circuits;


 * Week of May 18th**
 * Monday:** Notes - Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction HW: waves quiz w/s
 * Tuesday:** Correct HW; Review reflection refraction, diffraction, interference with videos; HW: interference w/s
 * Wednesday:** Correct & Discuss HW; Discuss electromagnetic waves Activity: Create an electromagnetic spectrum diagram
 * Thursday:** Finish electromagnetic spectrum & turn in
 * Friday:** Review Guide


 * Week of May 11th**
 * Monday:** Review types and parts of waves-transverse, longitudinal, surface; Discuss calculating velocity, wavelength, & freq. / in-class practice problems
 * Tuesday:** Review equations & solving problems; Partner activity dealing with solving problems HW: problem worksheet
 * Wednesday:** Correct HW: Lab: Standing wave HW: Finish lab
 * Thursday:** Lab: Slinky Lab Finish Lab questions & Discuss findings of labs; Discuss Constructive & Disruptive Interference HW: waves worksheet 1
 * Friday:** Discuss Constructive & Disruptive Interference HW: waves worksheet 1 Correct HW: Notes - Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction


 * Week of May 4th**
 * Monday:** Row Review
 * Tuesday:** TEST: Work, Power, & Energy
 * Wednesday:** Wave Packet
 * Thursday:** Go over Test; Correct Wave Packet
 * Friday:** Discuss parts of a wave; Types of Waves; Drawing and Labeling waves


 * Week of April 27th**
 * Monday:** Alternative Energy Presentations
 * Tuesday:** Alternative Energy Presentations Cont.; Go over quiz
 * Wednesday:** Finish Alternative Energy Presentations; Discuss Energy Changes/Transfer
 * Thursday:** Discuss Conservation of Energy HW: Review Guide
 * Friday:** Correct Review Guide


 * Week of April 20th**
 * Monday:** Correct potential and kinetic energy problems; Discuss problems; HW: practice problems even
 * Tuesday:** Snow Day
 * Wednesday:** Collect HW; Alternative Energy Project
 * Thursday:** Work on Alternative Energy Project Presentations will be given on MONDAY
 * Friday:** QUIZ: Work, Power, Kinetic Energy, & Potential Energy; Discuss Presentation with partner


 * Week of April 13th**
 * Monday:** SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL
 * Tuesday:** Energy & Its Forms packet
 * Wednesday:** Kinetic and Potential Energy Webquest -- Mobile Lab
 * Thursday:** Correct and collect Energy Packets and Discuss webquest HW: Finish Webquest reflection
 * Friday:** Collect webquests; Discuss potential and kinetic energy; Introduce equations; Practice Problems HW: problems (odds)


 * Week of April 6th**
 * Monday:** SPRING
 * Tuesday:** BREAK
 * Wednesday:** NO
 * Thursday:** SCHOOL
 * Friday:**


 * Week of March 30th**
 * Monday:** Finish pressure lab- make corrections - gather data - Discuss and collect
 * Tuesday:** Pressure Demonstrations - Bernoulli's Principle, Archimede's Principle, vacuum pump
 * Wednesday:** Notes: Work and Energy HW: Work and Energy problems (EVENS)
 * Thursday:** Correct HW; Go over and questions; Complete odds and correct
 * Friday:** Work and Power Lab


 * Week of March 23rd**
 * Monday:** Guest Speaker Ben Collins discussing solar energy the solar panels being installed at NHS
 * Tuesday:** Correct Review Guide/ Review for Test
 * Wednesday:** TEST - Forces and Motion
 * Thursday:** go over test; discuss; Introduce Pressure Mini-Unit
 * Friday:** Pressure Lab


 * Week of March 16th**
 * Monday:** Test Egg Drop projects; Finish Newton's Laws of Motion; Discuss momentum; HW: momentum problems
 * Tuesday:** Discuss & Collect Lab reports; Discuss and Correct momentum problems; Quiz - Forces problems
 * Wednesday:** Go over quiz; Students will create a poster dealing with Universal Forces HW: Finish poster
 * Thursday:** Discuss universal forces and their interactions; Review Guide
 * Friday:** Professional Development Day - No School for Students


 * Week of March 9th**
 * Monday:** Notes: Newton's laws of motion & Discuss examples of each; Introduce F = m x a
 * Tuesday:** Group work - Force problems w/s (hold until Friday)
 * Wednesday:** Complete the work packet on momentum and universal forces (hold until Friday)
 * Thursday:** EGG DROP PROJECT DUE
 * Friday:** Correct Assignments from Tuesday and Wednesday; discuss momentum; practice problems


 * Week of March 2nd**
 * Monday:** Notes: Force of Weight; Practice Problems; HW: Force of Weight
 * Tuesday:** Collect HW; Expert Group Activity on Types of Friction
 * Wednesday:** Group Work Assessment; Discuss Force of Weight problems; Discuss types of Friction
 * Thursday:** Friction Lab HW: Complete lab analysis questions
 * Friday:** Discuss & Collect Lab; Newton's Laws of Motion Group Projects


 * Week of February 23rd**
 * Monday:** Correct Velocity & Acceleration Problems; Address any questions; Row Review for Test
 * Tuesday:** TEST: Motion, Graphs, Conversions
 * Wednesday:** Go over Test; Discuss Egg Drop Project
 * Thursday:** Notes: Forces & Motion; Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces
 * Friday:** Snow Day - No School


 * Week of February 16th**
 * Monday:** Review acceleration and relate to velocity; HW: Acceleration, Velocity, Speed Problems
 * Tuesday:** Correct HW; Lab: Marble Acceleration; HW: Complete lab questions
 * Wednesday:** Discuss lab findings; Velocity & Acceleration Problems
 * Thursday:** Snow Day - No School
 * Friday:** Winter Carnival Day


 * Week of February 9th**
 * Monday:** Correct HW; Lab: Speed, Marbles Anyone? HW: complete lab questions
 * Tuesday:** Ice Day - No School
 * Wednesday:** Complete lab questions as a group; graphing exercise - weight graph & distance-time graph
 * Thursday:** Correct and Discuss lab and graphs; Introduce acceleration
 * Friday:** NO SCHOOL; Teacher's Professional Development Sophomore FUN Day Fundraiser


 * Week of February 2nd**
 * Monday:** Go over Quiz on Scientific Method; Discuss Importance of Graphs & How to create a graph HW: graph
 * Tuesday:** Freshman class meetings
 * Wednesday:** Discuss & Collect graphs; Notes: Motion, Distance, & Displacement, vectors
 * Thursday:** Review material; Discuss speed, formula, calculations, problems HW: practice problems
 * Friday:** Correct HW; Notes: Velocity & Speed, practice problems; HW: Velocity and speed problems


 * Week of January 26th ( ****BEGINNING OF SEMESTER 2)**
 * Monday:** Introduction to Physical Science-Physics, Expectations, Books #'s, Review Sig. Fig. Rules HW: Addition & Subtraction
 * Tuesday:** Correct HW; Discuss Scientific Method & Review Metric System and how to convert HW: Metric Conversions
 * Wednesday:** Correct HW; Review Conversions from system to system; HW: Conversion practice
 * Thursday:** Correct HW; more conversion practice Discuss in class or on Friday
 * Friday:** Quiz on Scientific Method; Sig. Figs, and Conversions


 * Week of January 19th**
 * Monday****:** Discuss lab; Discuss Acids & Bases HW: Exam Review
 * Tuesday****:** Review for Exams After School Study Session Rm 119 2:45-?
 * Wednesday:** Exams After School Study Session Rm 3.5 2:40 - ?
 * Thursday****:** Physical Science Exam 9 - 11
 * Friday:** Exams


 * Week of January 12th**
 * Monday****:** Covalent Compounds/Ionic Compounds Diagrams, Naming, Formulas
 * Tuesday****:** Covalent/Ionic Compound Examples HW: Atoms and Bonding Quiz
 * Wednesday:** Correct HW; Acid & Base Lab HW: Finish Lab
 * Thursday****:** Cold Weather Day
 * Friday:** Cold Weather Day


 * Week of January 5th**
 * Monday****:** Review types of reactions; in-class activity; Balancing Equations - Importance, Directions, & Examples
 * Tuesday****:** Balancing Problems Group Work HW: Balancing Problems
 * Wednesday:** Correct HW: Discuss problems and questions HW: Balancing Equation Problems
 * Thursday****:** Correct HW: Discuss problems; Notes: Covalent Compounds HW: Study for quiz
 * Friday:** Quiz: Balancing Chemical Equations; Covalent Compounds: Drawing & Naming HW: Covalent Compound w/s


 * Week of December 15th**
 * Monday****:** Correct HW: Revew for Test
 * Tuesday****:** TEST: Unit 4 Periodic Table, atomic Models, protons, neutrons, & electrons
 * Wednesday:** Go over Test; Notes: Chemical Equations & Types of Reactions HW: Types of Equations w/s
 * Thursday****:** correct HW; Balancing chemical equations & counting atoms HW: Balancing w/s
 * Friday:** Rewards party


 * Week of December 8th**
 * Monday****:** Notes: Mendeleev & Moseley; Metals, Nonmetals, & Metalloids characteristics; Valence Clues Activity HW: Valence Clues w/s
 * Tuesday****:** Correct HW; Notes: Parts of the Periodic Table; Family names and characteristics
 * Wednesday:** Alkaline Earth Lab HW: Questions SOPHOMORES WILL BE TAKING PLAN TEST
 * Thursday****:** Discuss lab findings and collect labs; Graphing Periodic Trends; HW: complete graphs
 * Friday:** Discuss Graphs & Trends; relate to diagrams & lab HW: review


 * Week of December 1st**
 * Monday****:** Notes: Protons, Neutrons, Electrons: How to use the periodic table element key HW: atomic structure w/s
 * Tuesday****:** correct HW; Notes: Isotopes & Molecular Masses; practice problems HW: Atomic Math w/s
 * Wednesday:** correct & discuss HW; Notes: Ions; practice problems; HW: Ion chart
 * Thursday****:** Correct & Discuss HW; Notes: Atomic Diagrams; practice drawings; HW: atomic diagrams w/s
 * Friday:** correct & discuss HW; Notes: Mendeleev & Moseley; Periodic table activity


 * Week of November 24th**
 * Monday**: Discuss Annotated Atomic Model Timeline Activity - Criteria for assignment - Work day for assignment
 * Tuesday**: Finish the Atomic Model Timeline Due at the end of hour
 * Wednesday:** Notes: Atomic Models
 * Thursday**: HAPPY THANKSGIVING
 * Friday:** BREAK DAY


 * Week of November 17th**
 * Monday**: Phase changes review packet
 * Tuesday**: Correct review packet-- review for test
 * Wednesday:** Test: Unit 3-Changes of State
 * Thursday**: Snow Day
 * Friday:** Go over Test; Introduce next unit


 * Week of November 10th**
 * Monday**: Share lab data; graph and analyze data; complete lab conclusion questions
 * Tuesday**: Discuss findings; Phase changes diagram HW: Phase changes w/s
 * Wednesday:** Notes: Phase changes--molecule arrangement and motion, energy, changes that occur
 * Thursday**: Concrete Boats Due Lab Report Due November 20th
 * Friday:** Notes: Describe how heat is conducted in a solid & why there is better conduction in solids and liquids than gases.


 * Week of November 3rd**
 * Monday**: Discuss group assessments; Venn Diagram of States of Matter; Introduce Boyle's & Charles's Law
 * Tuesday**: Discuss factors influencing gasses; Boyle's & Charles's Law problems
 * Wednesday:** Practice Problems of Boyle's and Charles's Law
 * Thursday**: Discuss conduction & attractive forces based on states of matter
 * Friday:** Lab: Ice-water lab


 * Week of October 27th**
 * Monday**: Correct Review Packet; Row Review for Test
 * Tuesday**: Test: Unit 2 - Classes of Matter
 * Wednesday:** Go over Test; Introduce next unit - Phase Changes
 * Thursday**: Solid, liquid, gas, plasma Expert Group Activity
 * Friday:** Group Activity Assessment, Concrete Boat Project Introduction - Due November 13th


 * Week of October 20th**
 * Monday**: Corrected & discussed HW; discussed lab discussion questions; reviewed elements
 * Tuesday**: review elements; Notes: Physical & Chemical Properties, Physical & Chemical Changes
 * Wednesday:** Element Quiz; Group Activity Puzzle on Classes of Matter
 * Thursday**: Lab: Physical & Chemical Changes HW: Complete Lab Questions
 * Friday:** Correct & Discuss Lab Findings; Review Packet


 * Week of October 13th**
 * Monday**: Correct HW; review mass, volume, density, weight; Notes-Classes of Matter HW: element I.D.
 * Tuesday**: Correct HW; element flash card activity; Notes: elements & compounds
 * Wednesday:** Continue elements & compounds, Chemical Formulas and Counting Atoms; Element Flash Cards;
 * Thursday**: Correct HW; Notes - Mixtures and Solutions HW: Class of Matter I.D.
 * Friday:** Elements, Mixtures, & Compounds HW: Finish Lab Questions


 * Week of October 6th**
 * Monday**: Correct Review Guide; Review for Test
 * Tuesday**: Test: Scientific Method, sig. figs, conversions, graphing
 * Wednesday:** Go over Test; pre-test over classification unit
 * Thursday**: Discuss Specific Properties of Matter; Notes: General Properties of Matter mass, volume, density, weight HW: problems
 * Friday:** Seaborg Conference; No School-Teacher Professional Development


 * Week of September 29th**
 * Monday**: Discuss & Collect Mass Lab; Volume Lab HW: Complete Lab Questions
 * Tuesday**: Discuss & Collect Volume Lab
 * Wednesday:** Discuss Density & work on some practice problems -- Start Density Lab
 * Thursday**: Finish Density Lab & Discuss; Graphing exercise HW: Complete Graph
 * Friday:** Discuss Graphing exercise HW: Review Guide & Study for TEST (Tuesday)


 * Week of September 22nd**
 * Monday**: Notes: Measuring, Metric System review, mass, volume
 * Tuesday**: Activity: Conversion Practice & discuss; Notes: length, time, density HW; Study for quiz
 * Wednesday:** Quiz: Conversions & Metric Conversions; Notes: Temperature relationships
 * Thursday**: Go over quiz; finish note packet; discuss proper use of triple beam balance
 * Friday:** Mass Lab


 * Week of September 15th**
 * Monday**: Sig. Fig Practice Sheet & Correct; Introduce metric system & conversions; HW: Study for Quiz
 * Tuesday**: Quiz: Scientific Method & Sig. Figs; Metric Conversions continued
 * Wednesday:** Conversions between two different systems; HW: practice problems
 * Thursday**: Correct HW; more conversion practice
 * Friday:** Conversion Group Activity


 * Week of September 8th**
 * Monday**: Discussed Note card activity; Notes: Science vs. Technology; Accuracy vs. Precision & Uncertainty of measurements
 * Tuesday**: Continued discussion of uncertainty with measurements; Rules: Significant Digits Activity: Sig. Fig Rules w/s
 * Wednesday:** Correct Sig. Fig. Rules w/s; Discuss & practice rules dealing with multiplication & division; HW: Multiplication & Division Problem w/s
 * Thursday**: Correct HW; Discuss & practice rules dealing with adding and subtracting measurements; HW: Addition & Subtraction Problem w/s
 * Friday:** Correct HW; Address any problems associated with significant digits; Group Work with Sig. Figs


 * Week of September 1st**
 * Monday**: No School; Labor Day
 * Tuesday**: Welcome to NHS! Introduction, classroom rules, lab safety,books, motivational video
 * Wednesday:** Fire Drill/LockDown/Tornado procedures; Notes: Scientific Method HW: scientific method problem
 * Thursday**: Correct HW; Partner work on scientific method problems; discuss findings
 * Friday:** Discuss Branches of Science; Note Card Activity