Lauren Wilson: Physics Unit Lesson Plan for the Week of Sept 29

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- Oct 3
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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
SICK DAY
Objective
s
SWBAT:
Students will be
able to differentiate
speed, velocity and
acceleration.
Students will be
able to analyze
graphs.
Students will
describe how force,
mass and
acceleration are
related.
TEKS: 8.6B
SWBAT:
Students will be able
to calculate speed,
velocity and
acceleration.
Students will be able
to analyze graphs.
Students will describe
how force, mass and
acceleration are
related.
TEKS: 8.6A
SWBAT:
Students will be able
to assess and review
their knowledge on
speed, velocity and
acceleration.
Students will be able
to analyze graphs.
Students will describe
how force, mass and
acceleration are
related.
TEKS: 8.6A
SWBAT:
Students will be
able to assess
their knowledge
on speed,
velocity and
acceleration.
Students will be
able to assess
their knowledge
of graphs.
Students will be
assessed on how
force, mass and
acceleration are
related.
TEKS: 8.6A
SWBAT:
Students will be
able to relate
crustal features
to plate tectonics.
TEKS: 8.9B
P ENGAGE:
Daily Quiz:
1. Either
questions
based on last
week
2. Graph work
Give calculations
ENGAGE:
Daily Quiz:
TBD based on
previous days lesson
(Possible graph work)
Give calculations
ENGAGE:
Daily Quiz:
TBD based on
previous days lesson
(Possible graph work)
Give calculations
ENGAGE:
Daily Quiz:
None
None
ENGAGE:
Daily Quiz:
Introduce Earth 1
Unit

Vocab: Boundary
LA EXPLORE:
Gallery Walk
Group Work
Questions over
speed,
acceleration,
velocity, f=ma,
graphs
EXPLAIN:
What are the
differences
between speed,
velocity, and
acceleration?
What formulas do
we use for speed,
EXPLORE:
Speed, Velocity,
Acceleration Sort
Cards
Sort what the cards
belong with. What do
the pictures, graphs,
and descriptions
describe?
EXPLAIN:
What is speed?
What is acceleration?
What is Velocity?
What formulas do we
use?
How are mass and
EXPLORE:
Review for Test
Whiteboards
Go over take home
tests
EXPLAIN:
Have students ask
questions about the
take home tests. Write
on whiteboards, then
try to let them peer
tutor some.
ELABORATE:
Brief review of the
main points that need
to be covered.
EXPLORE:
TEST over TEKS
8.6 A & B
EXPLAIN:
TEST over TEKS
8.6 A & B

ELABORATE:
Set up notebooks
for next unit.

EXPLORE:
F=ma
calculations
Grid Practice
EXPLAIN:
Handouts and
data calculations.

ELABORATE:
Cornell notes
over graphing.

Lauren Wilson: Physics Unit Lesson Plan for the Week of Sept 29
th
- Oct 3
rd


Page 2 of 2

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
SICK DAY
velocity and
acceleration?
How can we
manipulate f=ma to
solve for what we
need?
ELABORATE:
Make Cornell notes
in science
notebook.
force involved?

ELABORATE:
Interactive Notebooks


N EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Closing Question:
What question do
you find the
hardest, and why?
Also, remind
students about -
Homework 5 due
Friday

EVALUATE/ASSESS:
QUIZ
Closing Question:
Venn diagram of
speed and
acceleration.
Also, remind students
about -Homework 5
due Friday


EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Closing Question:
If the force is constant
and mass increases,
what happens to the
acceleration?
Also, remind students
about -Homework 5
due Friday

EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Closing Question:
Predict what
creates a
volcano.
Also, remind
students about -
Homework 5 due
Friday

EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Closing Question:
Explain how to
calculate mass
when given force
and acceleration.
Fun Question
Friday- EXIT
TICKET: What
career do you
want to have
when you get
older?
Also, remind
students about -
Homework 5 due
Friday

Resources Text book
Stations setup with
questions
Interactive
Notebooks
PowerPoint
Text book
Cards
Quiz
Interactive Notebooks
PowerPoint
Text book
Dry Erase Boards
Interactive Notebooks
PowerPoint
Text book
Interactive
Notebooks
PowerPoint
Tests

Text book
Interactive
Notebooks
PowerPoint
Handouts