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Optical Illusions
Check out some optical illusions
more optical illusions here
even more

Brain Teasers
can you solve these puzzles


Games
Nobel Prize Games
Edheads
Hobby Shop
Get Howie Home
Blobs Electicity Game
Puzzles

Mixing Color

Mix light and paint
more mixing

Mighty, Mighty Waves!

1. Draw and label the parts of a wave on your computer lab packet.

2. Open the "Waves on a String" PhET simulation. Click Run Now.

3. Spend 5 minutes experimenting with the different features of "Waves on a String."

4. Now that you've gotten familiar with everything, turn your paper over and choose either Amplitude -OR- Frequency as your independent variable.

5. Write your focus question:

• How does the amplitude affect the ____________________. (you choose what you investigate).
• How dies the wavelength affect the ____________________. (you choose what you investigate).

6. Record your independent variable (you've already done this) and dependent variable.

7. Make your prediction

• If the amplitude increases, then the _____________ will ________________.
• If the wavelength increase, then the _____________ will ________________.

8. Make sure you've set all the tools according to the independt variable you choose (tool settings are on the back of the first page). Now experiment with your independent variable and record observations.

9. Now you're ready to start collecting data!

(a.) Set your first independent variable (the amplitude or the frequency) - write it down in your data table

(b.) Now run your simulation three times and measure and record the WAVELENGTH in your data table each time.

(c.) Change either the amplitude or the frequency and run the simulation three more times recording your wavelength data as you go along.

(d.)Continue changing your independent variable and recording the wavelengths until your data table is complete.

10. Using the data you collected, make a LINE graph.

11. Turn in your packet.

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You may begin this section only if you have turned in your computer lab packet. You can do these activities in any order you choose.

Make some waves in this interactive

Other wave interactives

Wave animations

Watch a video about ocean waves (headphones required)

Learn about earthquakes and waves

Lots of science interactives

Computer Lab 1/22/10

1. Write a short constructed response in Microsoft Word. You must choose one of the two SCR writing prompts below.

A. Explain how blankets work. In your short constructed response you must include:

• A topic sentence.
• Explain how blankets work using your science vocabulary words (See word bank to the left).
• What type(s) of thermal energy do blankets use?
• Which blanket would keep you warmer? - Explain why using your science vocab words (see word bank to the left).
• Make sure your name is on your paper.
• Print out a copy and give it to Ms. O'Connor

B. Explain how the kinetic theory is related to thermal energy. In your short constructed response you must include:

• A topic sentence.
• Explain how molecules' movement changes as temperature changes.
• What is the connection between convection and the kinetic theory? (See word bank to the left)
• Give an example of how an object changes as heat is applied to it.
• Make sure your name is on your paper.
• Print out a copy and give it to Ms. O'Connor

2. Play Who Wants To Be A Energy Millionaire?

3. Play an Energy Review Game (you may choose any of the games on this site).

4. Do the Energy interactive activity.

- or -

Watch this video on radiation.

5. Chose one of the following activities:

• Nobel Prize Games
• Edheads
• Hobby Shop

Study Guide for Quiz

Study guide is here. Remember to study!

Skate Park Computer Model

Create your own Energy Skate Park

1. Open the PhET simulation “Energy Skate Park.” Here is the web address just in case - http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Energy_Skate_Park.
2. Click on Run Now
3. Follow the instructions on your worksheet

Your worksheet is your exit ticket out of class.

If you finish, begin working on the following (you may choose the order):

Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy Song (you may not visit any other YouTube sites)
Roadrunner and Coyote cartoon (you may not visit any other YouTube sites)

Build a rollercoaster
Discovery Kids Rollercoaster
Amusement Park Physics

Physics Animations

Motion

1. Go to Discovery Education, work on the interactive "On the Move" and complete the Student Worksheet called "On the Move." You will need to use your lobostudent log it. It should be taped on the inside of your planner.

2. Car Speed Game. Answer the questions on your exit ticket.

• What does the graph look like when the car goes faster?
• What does it look like when the car slows down?

3. Choose one of the following, and write your answers on your exit ticket:

• Practice calculating speed through a slide show and quiz.
• Practice calculating speed through an online quiz.
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4. You may explore any or all of the following links when you have finished steps 1 - 3:

If you are traveling at 55 miles per hour, how many centimeters per seconds is that? Convert speeds here.

Ever wonder how those skaters can do an ollie without the board falling? Learn about the physics of skateboarding.

Learn about how Einstein used speed to change the way we think about the universe.

What does film speed mean?

Wonder how we know the speed of light? Read on, dear Lobo, read on.

Explore the Nobel Prize site.

Play the games on the Nobel Prize site.