--Journal Week 11--
Whoops! I'm here. Have no fear! For those of you who are interested, prom was very awesome! For those who are more worried about Physics, here's what happened this week!
Presentations have started and so I was taught a rather intriguing lesson on the dynamics of curveballs and knuckleballs by Hogan and 'Rard. It also helped compact our knowledge by actually trying to throw a knuckleball. I'm sure I made everyone feel just a bit more competent since I couldn't even land the ball in 'Rard's glove. Wow, so proud. ;] I couldn't attend Friday's class unfortunately, because I was planting trees with Science Club for Arbor Day. Hopefully Bendi took good notes!
We'll be presenting this week ourselves, so you'll have a run down of how it goes by next weekend. Wish us luck!
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Blogging like a marathon runner racing down the hill
--Lesson Plan--
Alright, here's everything you need to know about our project:
Standards
D. Analyze the essential ideas about the structure and composition of the universe.
> Analyze the Big Bang Theory's use of gravitation and nuclear reaction to explain a possible origin of the universe.
> Compare the use of visual, radio, and x-ray telescopes to collect data regarding the structure and evolution of the universe.
> Correlate the use of the special theory of relativity and the life of a star.
22 Pa. Code, Ch. 4, Appendix B, Sec. 3.4
Objectives
> The objectives of this lesson is to teach what black holes are, how it's theoried that they were formed, and how to use the Schwarzschild Radius to find out how much an object must collapse to become a black hole. We want the students to understand how scientists find black holes and how much of our knowledge is based on theories.
Timeline
Period 1: Hand out outline, give lecture. Start lab.
Period 2: Finish lab. Give open-notes quiz.
Assessment
A 10 question quiz will be given and the notes that the students take will be allowed on the desktops for reference. A lab will be performed to cement the knowledge of black holes, and will be added with their quiz grade. The two grades will be averaged and submitted. We also created 5 multiple choice questions for the Physics final.
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Alright, here's everything you need to know about our project:
Standards
D. Analyze the essential ideas about the structure and composition of the universe.
> Analyze the Big Bang Theory's use of gravitation and nuclear reaction to explain a possible origin of the universe.
> Compare the use of visual, radio, and x-ray telescopes to collect data regarding the structure and evolution of the universe.
> Correlate the use of the special theory of relativity and the life of a star.
22 Pa. Code, Ch. 4, Appendix B, Sec. 3.4
Objectives
> The objectives of this lesson is to teach what black holes are, how it's theoried that they were formed, and how to use the Schwarzschild Radius to find out how much an object must collapse to become a black hole. We want the students to understand how scientists find black holes and how much of our knowledge is based on theories.
Timeline
Period 1: Hand out outline, give lecture. Start lab.
Period 2: Finish lab. Give open-notes quiz.
Assessment
A 10 question quiz will be given and the notes that the students take will be allowed on the desktops for reference. A lab will be performed to cement the knowledge of black holes, and will be added with their quiz grade. The two grades will be averaged and submitted. We also created 5 multiple choice questions for the Physics final.
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
What you won't find in this blog: boys singing Creed at the top of their lungs. You're welcome.
--Journal Week 10--
Well, hello again! Bendi and I definitely got a lot done. Actually, we got most everything done for this project. All that's left to do is present it. Woo! Our entire lesson plan is going to be posted in the next entry, so you can peruse that at your leisure. We're all set and ready to go. :] Keep your eyes peeled for the results of how our presentation goes!
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Well, hello again! Bendi and I definitely got a lot done. Actually, we got most everything done for this project. All that's left to do is present it. Woo! Our entire lesson plan is going to be posted in the next entry, so you can peruse that at your leisure. We're all set and ready to go. :] Keep your eyes peeled for the results of how our presentation goes!
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Sunday, April 18, 2010
If blogging was a sport, I'd totally have the Good Sportsmanship Award by now...
--Journal Week 9--
Welcome back. Glad you could make it. So for an update in our project, Bendi and I worked out a few details.
Thing #1: We're only going to do the lab with the bowl and the latex sheet.
Reason Being: We thought it would be too much to jam a lesson, 2 labs, and a quiz all in two periods. So we're being nice to our peers and only performing one lab.
Thing #2: This is our rough sketch of the outline that the students are going to be given to take their own notes on...
"I. Black Holes
A. Definition
B. Terms and Vocab
>Supernova
>Accretion Disk
>Escape Velocity
>Event Horizon
>Wormhole
C. Formation
D. How to Detect a Black Hole
E. In Our Galaxy
>Sag. A
F. Random Facts"
It will probably be something to that effect. And mind you, it's going to be spaced out so they can write directly on the paper. Since the lesson plan is due by Friday, I'll have all the rest of the small details ironed out by the next post. As usual, I'll keep an eye on the comment box if you have any questions or concerns. ;]
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Welcome back. Glad you could make it. So for an update in our project, Bendi and I worked out a few details.
Thing #1: We're only going to do the lab with the bowl and the latex sheet.
Reason Being: We thought it would be too much to jam a lesson, 2 labs, and a quiz all in two periods. So we're being nice to our peers and only performing one lab.
Thing #2: This is our rough sketch of the outline that the students are going to be given to take their own notes on...
"I. Black Holes
A. Definition
B. Terms and Vocab
>Supernova
>Accretion Disk
>Escape Velocity
>Event Horizon
>Wormhole
C. Formation
D. How to Detect a Black Hole
E. In Our Galaxy
>Sag. A
F. Random Facts"
It will probably be something to that effect. And mind you, it's going to be spaced out so they can write directly on the paper. Since the lesson plan is due by Friday, I'll have all the rest of the small details ironed out by the next post. As usual, I'll keep an eye on the comment box if you have any questions or concerns. ;]
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Blogging with the television on...
--Journal Week 8--
'ello, 'ello. Hard to believe we've been at this project for 8 weeks now, isn't it? Well, good news is we've been putting those weeks to good use! In this post, I want to restate the PA Academic Standards we'll be covering and the details of the labs we want to have the students perform. So first off...
"D. Analyze the essential ideas about the structure and composition of the universe.
> Analyze the Big Bang Theory's use of gravitation and nuclear reaction to explain a possible origin of the universe.
> Compare the use of visual, radio, and x-ray telescopes to collect data regarding the structure and evolution of the universe.
> Corrrelate the use of the special theory of relativity and the life of a star."
22 Pa. Code, Ch. 4, Appendix B, Sec. 3.4
We're going to explore what black holes are, theories on how they came about, how astronomers find them, and where some are in the universe today.
As for the labs...
Materials:
*round bowl, roughly 10 cm in diameter
*tape
*package of small round beads (like the ones you find in the cake decoration section of a grocery store)
*3 cm ball bearing (the eraser end of a pencil can substitute)
*Latex sheet
**round balloons
**aluminum foil
**balance
**cloth (or flexible plastic) tape measure
I'll have the full labs availabe in the next blog entry when I post the full lesson plan. As always, if there's any questions, just hit up the comment box. ;]
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
'ello, 'ello. Hard to believe we've been at this project for 8 weeks now, isn't it? Well, good news is we've been putting those weeks to good use! In this post, I want to restate the PA Academic Standards we'll be covering and the details of the labs we want to have the students perform. So first off...
"D. Analyze the essential ideas about the structure and composition of the universe.
> Analyze the Big Bang Theory's use of gravitation and nuclear reaction to explain a possible origin of the universe.
> Compare the use of visual, radio, and x-ray telescopes to collect data regarding the structure and evolution of the universe.
> Corrrelate the use of the special theory of relativity and the life of a star."
22 Pa. Code, Ch. 4, Appendix B, Sec. 3.4
We're going to explore what black holes are, theories on how they came about, how astronomers find them, and where some are in the universe today.
As for the labs...
Materials:
*round bowl, roughly 10 cm in diameter
*tape
*package of small round beads (like the ones you find in the cake decoration section of a grocery store)
*3 cm ball bearing (the eraser end of a pencil can substitute)
*Latex sheet
**round balloons
**aluminum foil
**balance
**cloth (or flexible plastic) tape measure
I'll have the full labs availabe in the next blog entry when I post the full lesson plan. As always, if there's any questions, just hit up the comment box. ;]
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Saturday, April 3, 2010
I'm picking up good vibrations...
--Sources--
Kk, here's our official sources:
Research
1. http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l2/black_holes.html
2. http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/black_holes/home.html
3. http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0107/Milky-Way-enigma-Why-galaxy-s-central-black-hole-is-silent
4. http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/pressroom/holes/Amazing_Facts_Black_Holes.pdf
5. http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/universe/black-holes-article.html
6. Chapter 33, our Physics textbook
Lab
1. http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/blackholes/imagine/page11.html
Tada! Aren't they so nice? We narrowed down the ones we had and picked out which had the best information. I think all of these sites -and the book source- have a lot to offer amongst themselves. I'm excited for this lesson! Should be fun.
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Kk, here's our official sources:
Research
1. http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l2/black_holes.html
2. http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/black_holes/home.html
3. http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0107/Milky-Way-enigma-Why-galaxy-s-central-black-hole-is-silent
4. http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/pressroom/holes/Amazing_Facts_Black_Holes.pdf
5. http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/universe/black-holes-article.html
6. Chapter 33, our Physics textbook
Lab
1. http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/blackholes/imagine/page11.html
Tada! Aren't they so nice? We narrowed down the ones we had and picked out which had the best information. I think all of these sites -and the book source- have a lot to offer amongst themselves. I'm excited for this lesson! Should be fun.
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
3.14/(dy/dx): Pi is over-rated xD
--Journal Week 7--
Greetings and salutations. This week we had our teacher meeting and I for one think it went rather well. We have some pretty sweet final sources [which you can view in my next blog entry] and I think we're off to a really good start. We've shortened our timeline down to 2 periods instead of 3. The lab(s) probably won't be epicly long, so the quiz can be taken in that same second period. The students are still going to be required to take their own notes within the outline that's handed out. All in all, I'm thinking this is going to be a good lesson. :]
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
Greetings and salutations. This week we had our teacher meeting and I for one think it went rather well. We have some pretty sweet final sources [which you can view in my next blog entry] and I think we're off to a really good start. We've shortened our timeline down to 2 periods instead of 3. The lab(s) probably won't be epicly long, so the quiz can be taken in that same second period. The students are still going to be required to take their own notes within the outline that's handed out. All in all, I'm thinking this is going to be a good lesson. :]
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
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