C Level Box 1

__________1. Read the Chapter 2 & 3 and define the vocabulary words at the beginning of each chapter. (15)

_________ 2. Vocabulary Review pg 39 & pg 62 (10)

_________ 3. Concept Review pg 40 & 63. (10)

_________ 4. Motion Vocab/Notion Motion (8)

_________ 5. Create a crossword puzzle using at least 15 of the vocabulary words from Chapter 2 & 3 (10)

 _________ 6. Looking for Newton Activity (10)

__________7. Use the following website to answer the flight questions:

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/newton.html

(10)

C Level Box 2

Choose from only one of the following worksheets:

_________ 1. Determining speed/ Acceleration questions. (10)

                       Speed Machine Problems (5)

Choose from only one of the following worksheets:

__________2. Gravity/Acceleration (10)

                         Force & Acceleration/Trains (8)

_________ 3. Graphing Problem Worksheet. (8)

_________ 4. Watch Physics Video/Take Notes/Answer oral questions. (10)

_________ 5. Draw a poster displaying speed, acceleration, momentum, gravity, and the three laws of motion. (10)

Choose one of the following only:

_________ 6. Take a Walk Lab (10)

                       Speed Challenge Lab (10)

                       Newton’s 1^st Law Lab(10)

Choose one of the following only:

_________7. Lab 2.3 (15) Lab 3.1 (15), Lab 3.2 (15), Lab 3.3 (15)

_________8. Go to http://library.thinkquest.org/10796/ch2/ch2.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0821 and answer each question and take the quiz at the end (print copy of page). (10)

__________ 9. Working with Forces/Which Law (8)

__________ 10. Go to http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/cgi-bin/splitwindow.cgi?top=http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/top2.html&link=http://www.Funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/

Change your roller coaster design until it works. Record your speed and time. Write a one page explanation of how your coaster was designed and why it worked. Use the terms listed at the bottom of the website. (10)

B LEVEL -10 points max – Conduct one of the following experiments and complete a lab report.

________ 1. What materials will cause the most friction?

________ 2. What roller coaster design is safest?

_________3. What airplane design results in the least air friction?

_________4. Do projectiles fall more slowly than dropped objects?

A LEVEL 11 points max – Choose one

_________1. “Are roller coasters safe?” Read three articles concerning the safety of roller coasters. Write a 5-7 sentence paragraph summary of each article. Write a 2 paragraph opinion. Include the terms acceleration, gravity, momentum, and speed in your discussion. Include a copy of each article.

________ 2. Complete the Roller Coaster Web quest at http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/webquest/content/rollercoast.shtml

_________ 3. “What NASCAR track results in the fastest race times?” Read three articles concerning racetrack designs. Write a 5-7 sentence paragraph summary of each article. Write a 2 paragraph opinion. Include the terms acceleration, gravity, momentum, and speed in your discussion. Include a copy of each article.