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PHYS SCIENCE HONOR Period 2
Instructor: Leitz, S.Course Description:
1 credit-Grade 9-Mastery of Algebra 1 strongly recommendedThis course provides students with introductory concepts related to the laws of Physics and topics in Earth and Space Science. Students will approach problems in both a qualitative and quantitative manner while reinforcing skills in mathematical manipulations and scientific reasoning. Students will engage in laboratory activities that emphasize scientific inquiry.
Helpful Links:
- Click here for a complete Physical Science Honors Course Syllabus
- Click here for Physical Science Honors Daily Agendas
- Click here for PSH Virtual Discussion Guidelines
- Click here for the WHS "Do-Over" Contract
- Click here for the WHS Science Work Habits Rubric
After School Hours:
I am normally available Monday - Friday until 2:30 pm in room W101 for extra help/reinforcement/review/assessment retakes. I have contractual staff meetings on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month and occasionally have meetings or obligations that prevent me from being available after school (I will try my best to let you know when this occurs). Please let me know if/when you plan on staying after.
**If you stay after school with me please click here and complete this form.
Thank you!
Mrs. Leitz
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Current Assignments
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Past Due Assignments
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Review the answers to the Worksheet-Law of Conservation and Energy Calculations
Date Due: 03/14/2017
Announcements
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Note about Grading and Pretests
Pretests are given at the start of most units, and are recorded in MMS, but they count for 0% of your grade!
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Welcome!
Welcome to Physical Science Honors! I am looking forward to an exciting year meeting new students and introducing you to the world of Physical Science. See you soon, Mrs Leitz
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Online Textbook
Click here to log into the online textbook (Physical Science Concepts in Action 2006) Username: westerlybulldogs Password: barkbark1 Image source: www.pearsonschool.com
Discussion Topics
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Scalar and Vector Discussion
Posted by Stacey Leitz on 10/24/2016 8:28:17 AMCheck out this video for a review of scalars and vectors (distance, displacement, speed and velocity):
http://www.khanacademy.org/video/introduction-to-vectors-and-scalars?playlist=Physics
Activity:- Go to the following website (http://www.usatf.org/routes/map/) and play around with it a little to figure out how to use it.
- Figure out the distance and the magnitude of displacement from Westerly High School to your favorite place in Westerly!
- Post a comment to this discussion board (make sure you are still logged in) clearly explaining the distance and displacement to your favorite place. Remember to adhere to the Virtual Discussion Guidelines for full credit
Distance is the length of the path between two points.
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Graphing Discussion
Posted by Stacey Leitz on 9/23/2016 11:47:00 AMDirections:
1. Think of something you are interested in (hobby, sport, interest, whatever)
2. Search on the internet for a graph related to your interest
3. Read about the graph and determine its meaning: What is it trying to tell you.
4. Type up a comment (in Microsoft Word or a Google Doc), which includes the following information alphabetized and in order :
A. The Topic/main idea of your graph
B. The title of your graph
C. The website URL (copy and paste)
D. Your summary of what the graph is telling the viewer
E. Why the type of graph is used (example: Why a bar graph and not a line graph?)
F. Why you chose this graph and what you learned from it
5. See my comment for an example and remember to adhere to the Virtual Discussion Guidelines (click here to view) for full credit
6. Come back to this discussion board, click Add Comment, and copy and paste your comment in -
Branches of Science Discussion
Posted by Stacey Leitz on 9/12/2016 8:21:00 AMWelcome to the class discussion board. Through this platform we will be able to engage in meaningful discussion about various scientific topics. Please always adhere to the Virtual Discussion Guidelines provided here in this document when making your comments.
For this specific discussion I would like you to introduce yourself and tell us which branch of science (from section 1.1 of the online textbook) is most appealing to you and why. Your post should give us a little insight into who you are and what interest you have in science.
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