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Announcements <div><strong></strong></div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"> <div><strong></strong></div></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"> <div><strong></strong></div></span> <div><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><span style="color: #000080; font-size: 18pt; "><strong>Parents and Students - <br /></strong></span><span style="COLOR: #000080"><strong><br /></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000080; "> <div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT","serif";"><strong style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: medium; ">Answers to Final Exam Study Guide are located at the <a href="http://teacherweb.com/LA/covingtonhigh/thacker/photo1.aspx" target="_blank" title="Final Exam Study Guide Answers">Hanouts link</a>:<br /> <br />One file is PDF the other one is WORD.<br /><br />Our current unit of study:</strong> Unit 8: Electricity and Magnetism</span></strong></p> <p style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT, serif; "><strong>Time Frame: </strong></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; ">Approximately two weeks</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><strong></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; display: inline !important; "><strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT","serif";">Unit Description</span></strong></strong></p><p> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">This unit thoroughly examines the properties of static electricity, electric circuits, magnetic fields, and the relationship between electricity and magnetism.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><strong></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; display: inline !important; "><strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT","serif";">Student Understandings</span></strong></strong></p><p> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">Incorporating inquiry processes, students will examine and identify properties and connections between the phenomena of electricity and magnetism. Students will, investigate the production of static electricity, construct electrical circuits, map magnetic fields, and build an electromagnet. </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT","serif";">Guiding Questions</span></strong></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">1. Can students create and define static electricity?</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">2. Can students construct a complete circuit?</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">3. Can students differentiate between parallel and series circuits?</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">4. Can students trace the flow of electrical energy in a diagram of a complete circuit?</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">5. Can students describe a magnetic field?</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">6. Can students describe a relationship between electricity and magnetism?</span></p><font face="'Comic Sans MS'"><strong><br /></strong></font></div></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><span style="COLOR: #333399"><strong>Thanks,</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000080; "><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><span style="COLOR: #000080"></span><strong style="COLOR: #000080">Mr. T.<br /><br /></strong></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><strong style="COLOR: #000080">Older Information:</strong></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><span style="COLOR: #000080"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000080"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS; COLOR: #000080; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000080"><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS; COLOR: #333399; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><span style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><div><strong><strong>Unit 7: Light and Sound</strong></strong></div><p style="color: #000000; "><strong><strong style="color: #000080; ">Time Frame:</strong> <span style="color: #000080; "> Approximately two to three weeks</span></strong></p><p style="color: #000000; "><strong><span style="color: #000080; "><strong>Unit Description</strong><br /></span><span style="color: #000080; ">This unit thoroughly examines the properties of waves, including visible light and the electromagnetic spectrum and sound. Two activities in this unit provide earth science-based applications of physical science principles. These activities could also be completed along with activities of Unit 9, which is dedicated to earth science applications.</span></strong></p><p align="left" style="color: #000000; "><strong><span style="color: #000080; "><strong>Student Understandings<br /></strong></span><span style="color: #000080; ">Incorporating inquiry processes, students will examine and identify properties of waves as they relate to light and sound. The electromagnetic spectrum will be analyzed, and connections will be made among the phenomena of light, electricity, and magnetism. Students will be able to identify and explain the Doppler Effect.</span></strong></p><h4><strong><span style="color: #000080; ">Guiding Questions</span></strong></h4><p style="color: #000000; margin-left: 0.75in; "><strong><span style="color: #000080; ">1.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span><span style="color: #000080; ">Can students define waves and describe the properties of waves?</span></strong></p><p style="color: #000000; margin-left: 0.75in; "><strong><span style="color: #000080; ">2.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span><span style="color: #000080; ">Can students relate waves to aspects of everyday life?</span></strong></p><p style="color: #000000; margin-left: 0.75in; "><strong><span style="color: #000080; ">3.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span><span style="color: #000080; ">Can students describe the relationship between the wavelength and frequency of waves?</span></strong></p><p style="color: #000000; margin-left: 0.75in; "><strong><span style="color: #000080; ">4.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span><span style="color: #000080; ">Can students describe the composition of white light?</span></strong></p><p style="color: #000000; margin-left: 0.75in; "><strong><span style="color: #000080; ">5.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span><span style="color: #000080; ">Can students differentiate among the waves in the electromagnetic spectrum?</span></strong></p><p style="color: #000000; margin-left: 0.75in; "><strong><span style="color: #000080; ">6.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span><span style="color: #000080; ">Can students interpret and explain diagrams illustrating the laws of refraction and reflection?</span></strong></p><p style="color: #000000; margin-left: 0.75in; "><strong><span style="color: #000080; ">7.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span><span style="color: #000080; ">Can students identify and describe the Doppler Effect?</span></strong></p><p style="color: #000000; margin-left: 0.75in; "><strong><span style="color: #000080; ">8.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span><span style="color: #000080; ">Can students explain at least one application of the Doppler Effect?</span></strong></p><strong><br /><br />Please go to your respective News Flash page and read about an exciting opportunity to earn bonus points on the upcoming 3rd Nine Week exam. <br /><br />We will begin the 3rd nine weeks with Unit 5: </strong></span><strong><span style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><strong><span style="line-height: 18px; font-size: 12pt; ">Forces, Matter and Motion</span></strong></span><br style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; " /><bgsound cep="0" style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "></strong></span></span><p> </p><p style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><strong><strong><span style="line-height: 18px; font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Unit 5: <br /></span></strong></strong></p><p style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><strong><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Unit Description</span></strong></strong></p><p style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">The understanding of how matter, motion, and forces are related, along with a comprehension of Newton’s laws of motion and the effects of forces on objects will be developed. Some activities in this unit provide an earth-science-based application of physical science principles. The Earth Sciences provide many real world opportunities to integrate the different science disciplines. <br /></span></strong></p><p style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><strong><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Student Understandings</span></strong></strong></p><p style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Beginning with explanations of forces and continuing with investigations of motion (Position, Velocity, and Acceleration), students will design and carry out experiments to accurately test hypotheses about motion, speed, and direction. Newton’s laws of motion will be thoroughly explored. Students will develop the ability to construct and interpret graphs of motion. Building on Newton’s second law, the conservation of momentum in collisions is introduced at this level.</span></strong></p><p style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><strong><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Guiding Questions</span></strong></strong></p><p style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">1. Can students differentiate between Position, Velocity and Accleration of an object? <br /></span></strong></p><p style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">2. Can students describe forces?</span></strong></p><p style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">3. Can students differentiate between mass and weight?</span></strong></p><p style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">4. Can students describe motion as constant, and determine speed, acceleration, and velocity?</span></strong></p><p style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">5. Can students use Newton’s laws of motion to analyze and describe how things move?</span></strong></p><p style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">6. Can students describe or model how the net force affects the motion of an object?</span></strong></p><p style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">7. Can students relate the application of some of Newton’s laws of motion to the order of the solar system?</span></strong></p><p style="color: #000080; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">8. </span><span style="line-height: 18px; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Can students distinguish the four main forces in nature: gravity, electromagnetic, and strong and weak nuclear forces?</span></strong></p><strong><br /><br />Read this! <br /></strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS; COLOR: #333399; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span><p style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "> </p><div style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "> <div>Have you heard?<br /> <div><strong><span style="COLOR: red">De' Jia Washington,</span></strong> <strong><span style="COLOR: red">Aleas Williams</span></strong> and <strong><span style="COLOR: red">Caitlin Mcdevitt</span></strong> each scored the most points in a single given day compared to all students at Covington High using Empower. They each earned 25 bonus points and an achievement.</div><span style="COLOR: #333399"> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><span style="COLOR: #000080"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000080"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS; COLOR: #000080; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000080"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS; COLOR: #333399; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span style="COLOR: #333399"></span><strong><span style="COLOR: red">Cody Woessner</span></strong> scored the most points in a single given day (Nov. 8th) and</span></span></span></span></span></span> scored the most points during the week of 11/7 - 11/11 compared to all students at Covington High using Empower. Cody earned 75 bonus points and an achievement.</div> </span><br /> <div><span style="COLOR: red"><strong>Hannah King</strong> </span>scored the most points in a single given day compared to all students at Covington High using Empower. Hannah earned 25 bonus points and an achievement.<br /><br /><strong><span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Ashlyn Brown</span></strong> scored the most points in a single given day (Nov 12th) compared to all students at Covington High using Empower. Ashlyn earned 25 bonus points and an achievement.</div></div><strong><span style="COLOR: red">Michael Marcheselli</span></strong> scored the most points in a single given day compared to all students in the state of LA using Empower (Achieve 3000). Michael earned 50 bonus points and an achievement. In addition, Michael's name will be posted to the State Daily Top Scorer scoreboard on the Achieve3000 webpage. <div>Also, Michael scored the most points in a single given day compared to all students at Covington High using Empower. Michael earned 25 bonus points and an achievement. <br /><br /> <div><strong><span style="COLOR: red">Devon Core</span></strong> scored the most points during the week of 10/31 - 11/4 compared to all students at Covington High using Empower (Achieve3000). Devon earned 50 bonus points and an achievement. In addition, Devon's name will be posted to the School Weekly Top Scorer scoreboard. Awesome dude!!!<br /><br /> <div><strong><span style="COLOR: red">Daniel Hebert, </span><span style="COLOR: red">Ross Pepe,</span></strong> and<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><span style="COLOR: #000080"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000080"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS; COLOR: #000080; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000080"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS; COLOR: #333399; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Morgan Leach</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span> each scored the most points in a single given day compared to all students at Covington High using Empower<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><span style="COLOR: #000080"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000080"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS; COLOR: #000080; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000080"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS; COLOR: #333399; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> (Achieve3000)</span></span></span></span></span></span>. Daniel, Ross and Morgan each earned 25 bonus points. </div></div></div></div><br /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"></span> <p style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "> </p> <p style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><strong style="COLOR: #000080"><br /></strong></span></p></div> <div> <div> <div><br />1. <font color="#000080"><strong>Parents - Go to the Handouts link to find important documents that need to be downloaded, signed, and returned.<br /><br /><span style="COLOR: #000080">Students, g</span></strong></font><span style="COLOR: #000080"><strong>o</strong> </span><a title="Learning Log" href="http://teacherweb.com/LA/covingtonhigh/thacker/LearningLog.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: #ff0000"><strong>HERE</strong></span></a><strong><font color="#ff0000"> </font></strong><strong><span style="COLOR: #000080">to find out how to organize your composition notebook.<br /><br />There are a number of administrative details that need to get accomplished in short order. Sometimes the procedures for Honors classes are different than for On-Level classes, and I have placed these directions on different pages within this website.<br /><br />If you are an </span><span style="COLOR: #000080">Honors student</span></strong><span style="COLOR: #000080"><strong> or the parent of an Honors student go to the "Honors Parents News Flash" link at the left edge of this page. Follow the directions on that page.<br /><br /></strong> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><span style="COLOR: #000080"><strong>If you are an On-Level (regular) Physical Science student or the parent of an On-Level student, go to the "Parents News Flash" link at the left edge of this page. Follow the directions on that page.<br /></strong></span></span></span></div></span><span style="COLOR: #000080"><br /><strong>If you know students or parents of students in my classes this year, </strong></span><span style="COLOR: red"><strong>please pass the word to check my website!<br /></strong></span><span style="COLOR: #000080"><br /></span></div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><span style="COLOR: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><span style="COLOR: red"><span style="COLOR: #000080"><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><font color="#000000"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS; COLOR: #000080"></span></font></span></strong></span></span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"> <div><strong>Read Your Physical Science Textbook Online! (will update with new information when available)</strong></div></span></div></div> <div> <div></div></div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"> <div><strong>Go here:</strong> <br />User Name: <strong>____________</strong> Password: <strong>______________</strong> (both are case sensitive) </div> <div>Once you get to the textbook site, use the navigator on the left side column. Try expanding the "Contents in Brief" link by clicking on the plus signs.</div> <div> </div></span> <div></div> Automatically clean input to optimize for the web. Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

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