Do we need anything in our books for yesterday, today, or tomorrow?

can someone tell me what we did today in M.L.?

anybody got any good ideas for extra pages i can use to fill blank pages in my book? drawings or extra writeups?

can i draw the steam engine on my title page or are we gonna do something else with that?

Heres the link to the steam engine pic!>!>!

http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipment/steam1.htm

Could u update the table of contents please?

Do you want to read our drafts before we write them in final form? And if you do want to read them, can I email them to you?

Can I do a E=MC² title page?

does the famous formula relate to what were doing in this block??? Or are there any other famous formulas?

Questions

Conclusions

Phase Change Draft

Draft Outline:

1. Introduction
1. Talk about heat, what is it?  What is our experience of it?
2. How did we experience the temperature of the objects in the room?  Why did they feel like different temperatures even though they were probably pretty similar?
3. We then tested the specific heat of water.  Our question was:  What does the rate of temperature change look like when water is heated from near freezing to boiling.
2. Methods
1. You describe them here
3. Results
1. Present your chart, include a written description of the chart as well.  What patterns do you notice.
4. Discussion
1. Explain the patterns that you noticed.  We also came up with a list of conclusions that I put on the board.  Use those, and you own.
2. Ask questions, what next...?

Let me know if you have questions.

Mr. H

Welcome

Here is the blog for this class.  By now you know how it works.  Let's make an effort to make this one more collaborative, and less driven by me.  Here is the syllabus:

Physics 1:  Thermodynamics                                                                               Mr. Hatfield

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January 2012                                                                                                    rghatfield@gmail.com

In this block we will cover the basics of thermodynamics and heat.  We will also investigate the history of thermodynamics and how its applications have helped to shape the world that we inhabit.  Students will learn through experiments, thought projects and conversation.  Ultimately, through this block, students should gain a greater understanding of many of the objects that they use in their everyday lives. 

Material:

I expect we will cover, at a minimum, the following topics:

Week 1:

History of Thermodynamics

Heat/Temperature

Equilibrium

Week 2:

Pressure and Volume

Work

Energy/Entropy

Week 3:

Steam Engines

Week 4:

Gasoline Engines

Grading:  I will evaluate grades using the following rubric:

Main Lesson Book:                         50%

Project:                                               10%

Class Participation:                        25%

Quiz(zes):                                          15%

Participation:  Students will receive a daily participation grade.  This grade will reflect each student’s attention to the material presented and participation in labs and discussions.  Students that are absent will receive a participation grade of zero for the day, no matter whether the absence was excused or not.  When students return to school, they must come see me in order to find out what material/assignments were missed.  At that point, for excused absences, I will change the participation grade accordingly. 

Blog Address:  http://pwsphysics9.blogspot.com/