(McGhee)Lesson Plans

(Physical Science Advanced & Regular)

Topic, Assignments, Agenda, Board Configurations / Standard/Benchmarks
Homeroom: / Announcements
UNIT Thermal Energy / Essential Question:
  1. How do we use the concept of thermal energy in our daily lives? (Thermal Energy)
  2. How do waves helps us understand our world better and improve the quality of our lives? (Waves)
Learning Goal: Students will be able to understand how thermal energy will be transformed and transferred. (Thermal Energy)
Students will be able to describe how different types of waves move through and around different materials. (Waves)
Objectives:
  1. Describe the direction thermal energy flows.
  2. Describe how adding or removing thermal energy affects the temperature and state of matter of an object.
  3. Understand temperatures relationship with average molecular kinetic energy.
  4. Describe the 3 forms of heat transfer: radiation, conduction, and convection
  5. Identify materials that heat can and cannot move through. (Thermal Energy)
1. Identify the two main types of waves and their characteristics.
2. Identify the basic properties of waves.
3. Describe how reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference change a wave’s motion. (Waves) / SC.7.P.11.4#: Observe and describe that heat flows in predictable ways, moving from warmer objects to cooler ones until they reach the same temperature.
SC.7.P.10.3#: Recognize that light waves, sound waves, and other waves move at different speeds in different materials.
Monday
2/09/15
Thermal Energy / Essential Question:How do we use the concept of thermal energy in our daily lives?
Learning Goal: Students will be able to understand how thermal energy will be transformed and transferred.
Objective:
  1. Describe the direction thermal energy flows.
  2. Describe how adding or removing thermal energy affects the temperature and state of matter of an object.
  3. Understand temperatures relationship with average molecular kinetic energy.
  4. Describe the 3 forms of heat transfer: radiation, conduction, and convection
  5. Identify materials that heat can and cannot move through.
Bell Ringer: Mid-term FCAT Review
Text/Materials:INB; Textbook
Agenda:
  1. Review for Test
Exit question: learning log
Homework:Study for Test
Evaluation:Learning scale / Benchmarks
SC.7.P.11.4
Tuesday
2/10/15
Thermal Energy / Essential Question:How do we use the concept of thermal energy in our daily lives?
Learning Goal: Students will be able to understand how thermal energy will be transformed and transferred.
Objective:
  1. Describe the direction thermal energy flows.
  2. Describe how adding or removing thermal energy affects the temperature and state of matter of an object.
  3. Understand temperatures relationship with average molecular kinetic energy.
  4. Describe the 3 forms of heat transfer: radiation, conduction, and convection
  5. Identify materials that heat can and cannot move through.
Bell Ringer: Mid-term FCAT Review
Text/Materials:INB; Textbook
Agenda:
  1. Ch. 4/5-1;5-2 Test
Exit question: learning log
Homework: none
Evaluation: Learning Scale / Benchmarks
SC.7.P.11.4
Wednesday
2/11/15
Waves 1 / Essential Question:How do we use the concept of thermal energy in our daily lives?
Learning Goal: Students will be able to understand how thermal energy will be transformed and transferred.
Objective:
1. Identify the two main types of waves and their characteristics.
2. Identify the basic properties of waves.
3. Describe how reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference change a wave’s motion.
Bell Ringer: Mid-term FCAT Review
Text/Materials:
Agenda:
  1. Begin Ch. 15
Complete p. 541;543;581;583
Complete Ch. 14/15 Vocabulary
Complete word wall poster (pd. 1,5,6)
Exit question:
Homework: finish classwork
Evaluation or Rubric : / Benchmarks
SC.7.P.10.3
Thursday
2/12/15
Waves 2 / Essential Question:How do we use the concept of thermal energy in our daily lives?
Learning Goal: Students will be able to understand how thermal energy will be transformed and transferred.
Objective:
1. Identify the two main types of waves and their characteristics.
2. Identify the basic properties of waves.
3. Describe how reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference change a wave’s motion.
Bell Ringer: Mid-term FCAT Review
Text/Materials:
Agenda:
  1. Enter pre-assessment in clickers
  2. Go over discuss pre-assessment
  3. Begin notes on waves
Exit question: Learning Log
Homework: None
Evaluation or Rubric : / Benchmarks
SC.7.P.10.3
Friday
2/13/15
Waves 3 / Essential Question:How do we use the concept of thermal energy in our daily lives?
Learning Goal: Students will be able to understand how thermal energy will be transformed and transferred.
Objective:
1. Identify the two main types of waves and their characteristics.
2. Identify the basic properties of waves.
3. Describe how reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference change a wave’s motion.
Bell Ringer: Mid-term FCAT Review
Text/Materials:
Agenda:
  1. Cornell notes on waves continued
  2. Bill Nye: Waves
Exit question: Learning Log
Homework: None / Benchmarks
SC.7.P.10.3