April+2011

=April 26th-29th= ==

Monday- Spring Break

Tuesday- Review Swing Ride concepts, Go over Six Flags Project Rough Draft. After showing your Rough Draft to Miss Peterka, use the Hand-in-Robot and turn in your Rough Draft.

Wednesday- Circular Motion!!!

Quiz Day Thursday- Swing Ride and Circular Motion Quiz- []

When you have finished your quiz, we will use this paper to investigate what makes a roller coaster cart travel FAST!!!

=April 18th-22nd- SPRING BREAK= == =April 11th-15th=

Monday- You will get to make and test a swing ride in class! Tuesday- Video taping of your swing ride Wednesday- Analysis of your video tape! Thursday- QUIZ DAY!!! [] Then, finish swing ride activity!

Friday- Catch Up day! You should have the following items turned in when you return from Spring Break- -Fast & Slow Pendulums -Roller Coaster Design (with math) -Swing Ride -Essay 12 (although if it's not in TODAY, it's LATE, which means you cannot get higher than a C on it). -Six Flags Project Rough Draft

= = == =April 4th-8th=

Monday- Roller Coaster Design! Spend time making your roller coaster colorful and creative. Be as creative as you can. Tuesday- Invisible Children Assemblies Wednesday- Roller Coaster Math! Learn more about conservation of Energy to determine various values of a roller coaster cart, as it moves through the ride. Thursday- QUIZ DAY!!!! [] Finish Roller Coaster Math when you are done with your quiz!

Friday- Finish and Hang up Roller Coasters!!