Bernoulli Links for Physics

Currently, you're studying the Bernoulli Principle in Physics. You will want to visit Forces in Flight and complete slides 1-48. Post a summary on your personal blog include comments on what you learned, what you liked about the site and what you didn't like.

You can also check out Bernoulli's Principle real world applications & cool things to try. Eventhough you won't be able to preview the entire lesson, make a prediction on how you think this activity relates to the Bernoulli Principle.

7th Grade - Density Diver Lab Report

You will preparing a formal lab report for your Density Diver lab. You will include the following items:

• Purpose of lab
  
• Materials
• Procedures - summarize the process in your own words
• Analysis - summarize in your own words what happened to diver and how the water affected it
• Conclusion - what can you conclude from this experiment and be sure to include Pascal's principle.

**** If you finish early, you can check out the buoyancy links from the physic's class (prior day post)

What Floats your Boat?

This activity will enhance your knowledge of buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle and your ability to communicate.

Wednesday, you did a simple lab where you had to make a chunk of clay float. Briefly respond to the following questions on your blog:

• What happened when the clay was initially dropped in the water?
• What data did you collect?
• How were you able to make the clay float?
• How do the data support why your boat floated?
• Whose principal did you demonstrate?
  

Next you will try some interactive sights related to buoyancy. Try these out and also post a link to them on your blog & rate each 1-5 stars.

Buoyancy Game Show

Buoyancy Mix & Match

Sink or Float? Word Search

Watch the Videos & make a link with comments on your blog.

Tide & Gravity Lab - Critical Speed

This is a set of four labs that teach the basic concepts of gravitational force, and how it relates to tides on the Earth. Today you will be completing the Critical Speed activity. Watch what happens as your spaceship approaches a neutron star! And learn about how planets and satellites stay in orbit.

Respond to the questions and post answers on your personal blog.

1. What is the speed the earth needs to achieve circular orbit around the sun? (critical speed)

2. What happens to the earth when the speed is greater than its critical speed?

3. What happens to the earth when the speed is less than its critical speed?

- Make sure to take a print screen of the project & also include on your blog.

Blog Scholarship

Fast Web has a blog scholarship which you might be interested in.

Blogging for Progress Scholarship

Award Amount: $1,000

The Blogging for Progress Scholarship is available to students who are age 16 or older as of April 15, 2008, and will be attending a regionally or nationally accredited college, university or vocational school during the 2009 or 2010 calendar years. You must create a blog on the ProgressiveU website and write about current events, public policy, and issues affecting young people. Winners are based on total accumulated points as of April 15, 2008 with points awarded for each blog entry and comment accepted for posting to the website and for each read of a participants blog entries by members and visitors. Participants also have opportunities to earn bonus points towards the scholarship throughout the semester.

Torque Balance Project

In your Physics Class, you will be creating mobiles which will help you understand the torque concept. In addition to creating an actual mobile, you will use technology to document your project. You may choose how you will create your technology enhancement. Some ideas include creating a brochure, flyer, Power Point presentation, or movie.

The requirements of your project are as follows:

• Title of Project
• Picture of final mobile
• Materials used (you might want to include pictures)
• Spreadsheet showing torque calculations
• Define torque
• Provide real life examples of torque &/or how you would use this in real life