Science 8B Class Schedule

2002-2003 School Year

Table of Contents

1st Semester

Week of...

8/26/02 9/2/02 9/9/02 9/16/02

9/23/02

9/30/02

10/7/02

10/14/02

10/21/02

10/28/02

11/4/02

11/11/02

11/18/02

11/25/02

12/2/02

12/9/02

12/16/02

1/6/03

1/13/03

2nd Semester

Week of...

1/20/03

2/3/03

2/10/03

2/17/03

2/24/03

3/3/03

3/10/03

3/17/03

3/24/03

3/31/03

4/7/03

4/14/03

4/28/03

5/5/03

5/12/03

5/19/03

5/26/03

6/2/03

FIRST SEMESTER

Key to Web Links
*****Homelab
****Very intractive - online experiment or assessment
    ***Some interactivity
       **Passive animation
          *Online text and graphics

Contains advanced topics if shaded green

Week of 8/26/02

Day of Week In-Class Work Homework and Web Links

Monday No school

Tuesday Introduction to Science

Wednesday Course Expectations Get Parent Letter signed (due Tuesday, 9/3)

Thursday Science Pretesting

Friday Science Pretesting Get a lab notebook (by Thursday, 9/5)

8/26/02	9/2/02	9/9/02	9/16/02
9/23/02	9/30/02	10/7/02	10/14/02
10/21/02	10/28/02	11/4/02	11/11/02
11/18/02	11/25/02	12/2/02	12/9/02
12/16/02	1/6/03	1/13/03

1/20/03	2/3/03	2/10/03	2/17/03
2/24/03	3/3/03	3/10/03	3/17/03
3/24/03	3/31/03	4/7/03	4/14/03
4/28/03	5/5/03	5/12/03	5/19/03
5/26/03	6/2/03

Day of Week	In-Class Work	Homework and Web Links
Monday	No school
Tuesday	Introduction to Science
Wednesday	Course Expectations	Get Parent Letter signed (due Tuesday, 9/3)
Thursday	Science Pretesting
Friday	Science Pretesting	Get a lab notebook (by Thursday, 9/5)

Day of Week	In-Class Work	Homework and Web Links
Monday	Lab 2: Tape Forces	Lab 2 is due Friday *Animation of the electrical field around a charge. Charging two different materials with a wool cloth. Electroscope experiments *Positive and negative attraction simulation
Tuesday	Lecture: Static Electricity:	Read Virtuatext
Wednesday	X File 2: The Case of the Missing Wire	Concept Sheet 1 (Due Monday) *How a light bulb works
Thursday	Lab 3: What Affects the Brightness of a Light Bulb?	Open House! Be there, and bring your parents!
Friday	Lab 3: What Affects the Brightness of a Light Bulb? (contd.)

Day of Week	In-Class Work	Homework and Web Links
Monday	Library
Tuesday	Lecture/Discussion: Properties of Electrical Circuits	Set up lab notebook for Lab 4 Read Virtuatext ****Ohm's law online simulation
Wednesday	Lecture: Batteries	Concept Sheet 2 (due Monday)
Thursday	Lab 4: Investigating Current Flow	****Animation of AC and DC Current
Friday	Lab 5: Parallel and Series Circuits (p. 1-3 only)

Day of Week	In-Class Work	Homework and Web Links
Monday	Lecture/Discussion: Electromagnetic Induction, Generators, Motors	**Effect of an induced magnetic field on a compass needle Moving a conductor and a magnet relative to each other *Faraday's electromagnetic induction experiment 1 **Faraday's electromagnetic induction experiment 2 Concept Sheet 4 (due Thursday)
Tuesday	Lecture/Discussion: Electromagnetic Induction, Transformers, Microphones, Speakers Guided Reading	**How a transformer works How a speaker works Lab notebooks due today (labs 10, 11)
Wednesday	Review	Practice Quiz
Thursday	Test: Magnetism and Electromagnetism	(Final Grade of the six weeks grading period)
Friday	X File 5: The Case of the Disappearing Teacher	Concept Sheet 5 (due Wednesday)

Day of Week	In-Class Work	Homework and Web Links
Monday	No school on this day.
Tuesday	Lecture/Discussion: Electromagnetic Radiation	Concept Sheet 5 - Due Friday Report Cards sent home on this day.
Wednesday	Lecture/Discussion: Electromagnetic Radiation
Thursday	Lecture/Discussion: Electromagnetic Radiation Review
Friday	Quiz: Electromagnetic Radiation	Mr. A gone on this day