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Study guide for chapter 5 and 6 test

Study guide: 8^th grade chapters 5 and 6 – forces and motion.

Understand the following formulas and be able to use them given a set of data

(they will not be provided) – Non honors are allowed a note card.

F = ma

P=mv

v = (final distance – initial distance) divided by (time final – time initial)

A = (final velocity – initial velocity) divided by (time final – time initial)

d= 1/2at²  or  d=1/2 gt²

average speed = total distance divided by total time

how are speed and velocity different?  How are velocity and acceleration different?  What is negative acceleration?

know the proper units for

velocity, acceleration, speed, distance, mass, momentum, netwon

Know Newton’s Three Laws and be able to explain them or recognize them in different scenarios

Understand the concept of net force.

What is a balanced force, what is an unbalanced force?

What is motion?  How do we know something is moving?

What is a force?

What causes gravity?

Understand the difference between weight and mass.

Understand math break on page 139

What is the rate of acceleration due to gravity on the Earth?  On the moon?  Why different?

Explain why doesn’t a leaf and a marble fall at the same rate?

What is terminal velocity?

What is Inertia?
What is momentum?

What is the difference?

Understand the conservation of momentum.

AMAZING! Northern Lights from ISS

Feather / Hammer Drop on the Moon

Hammer and Feather on Earth

Discuss the physics of these videos

MOONKAM

Happy Vacationing Students,

Our first images of the moon are coming back.  If you need more codes let me know at jsneideman@tarbut.com

Photo ID	52673
School	tarbutv1
Time Taken (UTC)	2012/096/11:38:13
Orbit	1274
Spacecraft	Ebb
Camera Direction	Backward
Lens (mm)	6.00
Altitude (km)	48
Frame Width (km)	0.00
Frame Height (km)	48.23
Nadir	61.54° S, 61.71° W
Center	58.5° S, 62.89° W

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Rubric for Rover Project

Awards for

• Fastest Acceleration (3 trials average)
• Furthest Distance Traveled (3 trials average)
• Top Average Speed (3 trials average)
• Vote for Best Design

8^th grade NASA ROVER DESIGN CHALLENGE RUBRIC

PHASE  I.  DESIGN PHASE	Pts		CRITERIA
Mission statements	20		·         Statement of purpose ·         Goals of mission are clear and accurate ·         List and explanation of scientific instruments to be used
Work log /Blog**	20		You keep track of your daily accomplishments, learning, and individual work done – signed off by team leader and/or teacher (photo log on team blog is evidence of work done)
Design of rover	30		·         List of materials included ·         3 views of your design (top, side, oblique) ·         Labeled parts ·         Design includes logo ·         Includes scientific instruments ·         TO SCALE**
Slogan/Logo	20		·         Creative, appropriate, relevant, colorful and DIGITAL – ·         Emailed to Mr. S          jsneideman@tarbut.com ·         Included on your blog ·         Theme song **
Kindergarten Project 1	20		·         You have something prepared for your kindergarten team members to work on when you present the topic.  (coloring which will be included on the final project)
PHASE II. BUILDING PHASE
Building (daily grade)		20		Points will be taken off of the entire team members are idle.  Needs to be evidence of progress daily.
Finished design resembles design		20		The percent similarity of your prebuilding design and your finished project.
Finished project		50		·         Solidly built – not falling apart ·         creativity ·         Moves down a hill by the force of gravity and or with a push ·
Presentation to the board		50		·         3-5 minute presentation ·         Clearly demonstrates knowledge about
Kindergarten Project 2		20		TBA

PHASE III. EXPERIMENTING PHASE
Newton’s Law Lab	50	TBA
Lab Report	50	Complete lab report : Includes all sections from lab rubric
Finished **Blog of Progress	50	TBD
Kindergarten Project 3	20	Presentation
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