WELCOME

• Mrs. Szymanski• Science Room 222• EMAIL: LSzymanski@summithill.org• Teacher pages @summithill.org for

lesson plans and rubrics• Online textbook available @

my.hrw.com

What is it?

Good guesses

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Forces and Interactions Motion- Newton’s 3 Laws Inertia Law of Conservation of Momentum Gravitational forces Electric and magnetic forces

Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation Properties of waves

Transmission of waves through different mediums

Uses of waves for communication purposes

Physical Science

Students don’t have to memorize all the elements, however, they will learn 60% of the table

Basics of Periodic Table–Parts of the atom, atomic number and atomic mass–Elements and the organization of Periodic table

Matter and Its Interaction –Structure and properties of molecules–State of matter–Physical vs. chemical changes–Law of Conservation of Mass –Endothermic vs exothermic reactions

Physical Science

Chemical Reactions – Signs of chemical reaction– Identifying valence electrons– Chemical formulas– Balancing equations – Factors influencing the rate of chemical reactions

Energy•Different types of energy•Law of Conservation of Energy and energy transfer•Calculate speed of objects

Problem Based Learning – Is nuclear energy a friend or foe?•individual research paper•small group collaboration •group powerpoint •class debate •utilizing Next Generation Science Standards

Safety First

Conduct only authorized experiments

Labs are a serious place to work

Read and follow directions carefully

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns

Expectations for Science Fair

Independent project completed at home

Major assessment -45% of grade

Parts of project are due almost every Friday

Students are chosen to compete in IJAS Regional Fair

Support for Science Fair • Co-teaching with technology teacher

• Advisory period

• Instructional time

• Computer labs and/or tablets will be utilized 5-6 times

• EBSCO data base training

• Research skills

• Chunked deadlines

• Rubrics

Hard at work on the tablets with Ms. Carlson!

Integrating Technology with Science Fair

Aug. 28 and August 31: Co-teaching with technology teacher and tablets

Research project ideas w/ sciencebuddies.org

Create safety brochure

Sept. 15: Co-teaching with technology teacher and tablets

EBSCO database presentation and researching for sources

Sept. 26: Co-teaching with technology teacher and tablets Research major aspects of project

Create bibliography using Word

Insert citations for statistics and/or quotes

Sept. 29: Co-teaching with technology teacher and tablets Using Excel create data table

Using Excel create graphs

Calculate standard deviation

Oct. 6 and 13: Co-teaching with technology teacher and tablets Research major aspects of project

Type and edit using Word

Create Turnitin accounts and editing tools

Integrating technology with Science Fair

October 13: Co-teaching with technology teacher and tablets

Research major aspects of project

Create bibliography using Word

Insert citations for statistics and/or quotes

Edit and type research paper