November 13-17

Big Test next Tuesday on Chapters 1, 2, and 3... Study guides will be sent home this Thursday and are due (with signatures for the 5 bonus points) in class next Monday.

Monday 11-13-06
Activity: ”What makes an electromagnet stronger?” lab activity
Homework: SG 2-2

Tuesday 11-14-06
Activity: Complete graphic organizer for electric motors and generators. Use internet to research and describe how electric motors and generators are used in hybrid vehicles. Research and describe some hybrid vehicles on the market.
Homework: SG 2-3, 2-4

Wednesday 11-15-06
Activity: thermal expansion lab
Homework: electricity and magnetism pretest

Thursday 11-16-06
Activity: Complete “Properties of Light” worksheet, internet webquest
Homework: SG 3-1, study guide for test on ch 1,2, 3 due Monday

Friday 11-17-06
Activity: frequency of colors lab activity
Homework: Lighten Up worksheet and study guide for Tuesday's test


This week's websites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_motors

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lessons/roygbiv/roygbiv.html (Thursday's Lab)

http://www.howstuffworks.com/electromagnet.htm

http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/iconmagnetism.html

http://www.mcwdn.org/Physics/Magnetism.html

EXTRA CREDIT: http://www.seed.slb.com/en/scictr/lab/relax/relax.htm

http://www.seed.slb.com/en/scictr/journal/engineering/motor.htm

http://www.howstuffworks.com/question262.htm

http://web.njit.edu/~mab4/how_does_a_hybrid_car_work.htm

http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/HSCmotors.html

http://www.psinvention.com/kinetic.htm

http://www.purchon.com/physics/electromagnetic.htm

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/waves_particles/index.html

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/xray/index.html

http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/applist/Spectrum/s.htm