Greetings Students! Welcome back to a new school year and a chance for all of us to make ourselves better and smarter.
This year I will be teaching 2 sections of Honors Anatomy and 1 section of Physical Science each semester. Classes will all be held in Room 331.
All students are asked to secure a 1.5" or 2" 3-ring binder. Papers will be passed out with holes punched already.
Physical Science students are also asked to have a basic function calculator with them at all times.
This website will have a variety of information available on it throughout the year. Typically, basic lesson plans will be posted at the beginning of each week so you can check to see when homework and other assignments are posted.
Welcome back and be sure to start the new school year with a fresh outlook!
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
New School Record Holder in the Mousetrap!
A four year old school record was broken Tuesday during the bi-annual mousetrap competition. Freshman Halle Puening created a mousetrap racer that traveled 89' 1" breaking the old record of 85' 1" set by Anne Marie O'Toole and Maddie Griffith four years ago. For winning her class's competition Halle earned full credit plus 10 bonus points and another 5 for setting the school record.
Congratulations Halle!
Class photos from the competition can be found on a link to the right.
Congratulations Halle!
Class photos from the competition can be found on a link to the right.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Physical Science May 11th
Physical Science
Week of Monday, May 11, 2009
Monday, May 11
BW
Finish SunZoom Speed and KE lab
Engine Lesson!
Brainstorm parts of a car that make it go forward
Show videos of how an engine works – understand the 4 cycle engine
If time permits go see an actual car engine
Tuesday, May 12
BW
SunZoom day if sun permits
Gear Exercise
Pinion Design Brief
HW – page 434 sec 2 review
Wednesday, May 13
BW
Kinetic energy quiz
Energy conversion notes
Energy conversion lab
Thursday, May 14
BW
Finish energy conversion lab
Begin review for Monday’s test
Friday, May 15
Mousetrap Car building day
You must have materials and work the full time efficiently/effectively in order to receive full participation points.
***the teacher reserves the right to distinguish what effective and efficient means
Week of Monday, May 11, 2009
Monday, May 11
BW
Finish SunZoom Speed and KE lab
Engine Lesson!
Brainstorm parts of a car that make it go forward
Show videos of how an engine works – understand the 4 cycle engine
If time permits go see an actual car engine
Tuesday, May 12
BW
SunZoom day if sun permits
Gear Exercise
Pinion Design Brief
HW – page 434 sec 2 review
Wednesday, May 13
BW
Kinetic energy quiz
Energy conversion notes
Energy conversion lab
Thursday, May 14
BW
Finish energy conversion lab
Begin review for Monday’s test
Friday, May 15
Mousetrap Car building day
You must have materials and work the full time efficiently/effectively in order to receive full participation points.
***the teacher reserves the right to distinguish what effective and efficient means
Monday, May 4, 2009
Lesson Plans Week of May 4
Week of May 4, 2009
Anatomy
Monday, May 4, 2009
Harvard Step Test
Understanding blood
Components of blood
Blood vessels if time permits
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Clean up
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Review for Thursday’s Test
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Test – Cardiovascular System
Friday, May 8, 2009
Introduction to Respiratory System
Lungs
Respiratory Capacity lab
Week of May 4, 2009
Physical Science
Monday, May 4, 2009
Food burning follow up open note quiz/worksheet
SunZoom activity
Introduction to mechanical energy
Defining potential and kinetic energy
Learning math for potential and kinetic energy
HW – PE and KE math problems
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Alternative Energy Brochures Due:
Alternative Energy Project follow-up
Go over homework
SunZoom follow up/activity
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Quiz on 5 types of energy and their properties
Kinetic energy lab
Or SunZoom Lab
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Exothermic/endothermic lab (maybe)
Or SunZoom Lab
Friday, May 8, 2009
Math Quiz on potential and kinetic energy math
SunZoom Lab
Anatomy
Monday, May 4, 2009
Harvard Step Test
Understanding blood
Components of blood
Blood vessels if time permits
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Clean up
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Review for Thursday’s Test
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Test – Cardiovascular System
Friday, May 8, 2009
Introduction to Respiratory System
Lungs
Respiratory Capacity lab
Week of May 4, 2009
Physical Science
Monday, May 4, 2009
Food burning follow up open note quiz/worksheet
SunZoom activity
Introduction to mechanical energy
Defining potential and kinetic energy
Learning math for potential and kinetic energy
HW – PE and KE math problems
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Alternative Energy Brochures Due:
Alternative Energy Project follow-up
Go over homework
SunZoom follow up/activity
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Quiz on 5 types of energy and their properties
Kinetic energy lab
Or SunZoom Lab
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Exothermic/endothermic lab (maybe)
Or SunZoom Lab
Friday, May 8, 2009
Math Quiz on potential and kinetic energy math
SunZoom Lab
Monday, March 30, 2009
Week of Monday, March 30, 2009
Week of March 30, 2009
Physical Science
Monday, March 30
New quarter = new seats
New bell work sheet
Practice quiz on planetary motion
Red shift vs. blue shift
Friction introduction
Friction video
Tuesday, March 31
Friction lab
Friction follow up sheet
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Intro notes/lecture
Worksheet
activities
Wednesday, April 1
Watching Finding Nemo
The above is just an April Fool’s joke…sorry.
Friction Quiz (NOT an April Fool’s joke)
Understanding work and simple machines
Brief notes/lecture
Practice math for work
Learning the different types of simple machines
Thursday, April 2
Simple machine activities
Lever lab
Inclined plane lab
Pulley investigation
Friday, April 3
Finish work and simple machines
Review for Monday’s test
Partial practice test
Physical Science
Monday, March 30
New quarter = new seats
New bell work sheet
Practice quiz on planetary motion
Red shift vs. blue shift
Friction introduction
Friction video
Tuesday, March 31
Friction lab
Friction follow up sheet
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Intro notes/lecture
Worksheet
activities
Wednesday, April 1
Watching Finding Nemo
The above is just an April Fool’s joke…sorry.
Friction Quiz (NOT an April Fool’s joke)
Understanding work and simple machines
Brief notes/lecture
Practice math for work
Learning the different types of simple machines
Thursday, April 2
Simple machine activities
Lever lab
Inclined plane lab
Pulley investigation
Friday, April 3
Finish work and simple machines
Review for Monday’s test
Partial practice test
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Lesson Plans for the week of March 23
Week of March 23, 2009
Last Week of Quarter 3!
Anatomy
Monday, March 23 (no class – OGT)
Tuesday, March 24
Practice quiz – vision
Partner activity – integumentary system questions – 20 min
Review Diseases
HW – read about the sense of smell for Wed.
Wednesday, March 25 (really, really short classes)
Review for Thursday’s test
Go over smell
Test format
Practice quiz integ
Thursday, March 26
Integumentary, Vision, Hearing Test
Introduction to nervous system
CD Rom introductory video
Friday, March 27
Nervous system pre-test
Understanding the overall layout of the nervous system
Picture – parts of the brain
Activity – play-dough brain if time remains - push to Monday otherwise
Reminder – we are coming to the end of March, which means we will be assessing the book, “It’s Not About the Bike” either next week or the week after.
Week of March 23, 2009
Last Week of Quarter 3!
Physical Science
Monday, March 23 (A block no class – OGT)
D – pick up whatever A block did on Friday
Check homework
Practice motion math problems
Youtube video motion activity
Tuesday, March 24
Collecting and graphing motion data
Understanding graphs of motion – using the book examples
Lab activity (weather dependent)
Go out to RR Drive and determine which cars are speeding (if cold stay inside and calculate the speed of a matchbox car)
Acceleration – brief notes/lecture
Understanding the math behind acceleration.
Homework from book -
read about acceleration
do practice math problems page 328 1-5
sec 2 review page 330 1-4
Wednesday, March 25 (really, really short classes)
Quiz on velocity math
Acceleration Lab – matchbox cars on desktops
Thursday, March 26
Finish up acceleration mathematics
Gravity – brief notes/lecture
Gravity investigation
Earth, satellites, moon, planets, and universe
(red shift vs. blue shift)
Friday, March 27
Acceleration quiz
Friction introduction
Friction video
Friction lab
Last Week of Quarter 3!
Anatomy
Monday, March 23 (no class – OGT)
Tuesday, March 24
Practice quiz – vision
Partner activity – integumentary system questions – 20 min
Review Diseases
HW – read about the sense of smell for Wed.
Wednesday, March 25 (really, really short classes)
Review for Thursday’s test
Go over smell
Test format
Practice quiz integ
Thursday, March 26
Integumentary, Vision, Hearing Test
Introduction to nervous system
CD Rom introductory video
Friday, March 27
Nervous system pre-test
Understanding the overall layout of the nervous system
Picture – parts of the brain
Activity – play-dough brain if time remains - push to Monday otherwise
Reminder – we are coming to the end of March, which means we will be assessing the book, “It’s Not About the Bike” either next week or the week after.
Week of March 23, 2009
Last Week of Quarter 3!
Physical Science
Monday, March 23 (A block no class – OGT)
D – pick up whatever A block did on Friday
Check homework
Practice motion math problems
Youtube video motion activity
Tuesday, March 24
Collecting and graphing motion data
Understanding graphs of motion – using the book examples
Lab activity (weather dependent)
Go out to RR Drive and determine which cars are speeding (if cold stay inside and calculate the speed of a matchbox car)
Acceleration – brief notes/lecture
Understanding the math behind acceleration.
Homework from book -
read about acceleration
do practice math problems page 328 1-5
sec 2 review page 330 1-4
Wednesday, March 25 (really, really short classes)
Quiz on velocity math
Acceleration Lab – matchbox cars on desktops
Thursday, March 26
Finish up acceleration mathematics
Gravity – brief notes/lecture
Gravity investigation
Earth, satellites, moon, planets, and universe
(red shift vs. blue shift)
Friday, March 27
Acceleration quiz
Friction introduction
Friction video
Friction lab
Friday, March 6, 2009
Rocket Boys Partner Online Assignment
Rocket Boys Partner Activity
Names ________________________________________________________________
*note – hold your finger on the “control” button as you place your cursor on the weblink to actually go to that site.
For this assignment go to www.kieserspace.blogspot.com.
Step 1: Copy and paste this entire assignment into Microsoft Word before you start it.
Step 2: Save the assignment to your computer’s hard drive under your folder with the title “rocket boys assignment”
Step 3: complete all the questions below as directed then re-save this assignment. Close the Word document and email it to the teacher as an attachment at fkieser@sja1890.org
***tips on working with pictures
Tip 1 – When you find a picture you like, RIGHT click on it and choose “copy image”
Tip 2 – “paste” your image by using the RIGHT click again the choosing paste. Place the image in the location you would like it in your document.
Tip 3 – Adjusting the size and location of the image in your document. Once the image is in your document, it might be too large or in a strange place. Double click on the image and a “format picture” pop up appears. Click on the “layout” tab, then choose “square”. This will allow you to change the shape of the picture and move it anywhere you like.
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I. The location of Coalwood. (2 pts)
Go to www.mapquest.com and type in Coalwood, WV
What two states (other than WV) are closest to Coalwood?
1. 2.
While on mapquest, click on the “directions” icon at the top and type in Cleveland, OH for your starting location and Coalwood, WV for your ending location.
3. How much time does Mapquest say it would take? (1 pt)
4. How many miles does Mapquest say it is? (1 pt)
Comparing Coalwood to Cleveland (2 pts)
5. In the space below (or on the next page), copy and paste a picture of both “coal-mining Coalwood” AND “steel mill Cleveland” from 1950. You may use any search function to do this, but be sure to also credit where on the internet you found each picture. For the picture credit be sure to include 3 things: 1. The website you found it on. 2. The photographer (if available). 3. The year it was taken.
6. From the book, find 3 coal mining objects that you can find pictures of and paste below. Again, list the website, photographer and year. (3 pts)
7. Copy and paste a picture of “sputnik”. Cite the website, photographer, and year. (1 pt)
8. Find a picture of Wernher von Braun. Cite the website, photographer, and year. (1 pt)
9. Compare the towns of Coalwood and Cleveland. The best I can do for you is mention that the same way Coalwood was a mining town depending on coal, Cleveland was a steel town. This is only a 3 point question, so you go any direction with this you like. (3 pts)
Names ________________________________________________________________
*note – hold your finger on the “control” button as you place your cursor on the weblink to actually go to that site.
For this assignment go to www.kieserspace.blogspot.com.
Step 1: Copy and paste this entire assignment into Microsoft Word before you start it.
Step 2: Save the assignment to your computer’s hard drive under your folder with the title “rocket boys assignment”
Step 3: complete all the questions below as directed then re-save this assignment. Close the Word document and email it to the teacher as an attachment at fkieser@sja1890.org
***tips on working with pictures
Tip 1 – When you find a picture you like, RIGHT click on it and choose “copy image”
Tip 2 – “paste” your image by using the RIGHT click again the choosing paste. Place the image in the location you would like it in your document.
Tip 3 – Adjusting the size and location of the image in your document. Once the image is in your document, it might be too large or in a strange place. Double click on the image and a “format picture” pop up appears. Click on the “layout” tab, then choose “square”. This will allow you to change the shape of the picture and move it anywhere you like.
**********************************
I. The location of Coalwood. (2 pts)
Go to www.mapquest.com and type in Coalwood, WV
What two states (other than WV) are closest to Coalwood?
1. 2.
While on mapquest, click on the “directions” icon at the top and type in Cleveland, OH for your starting location and Coalwood, WV for your ending location.
3. How much time does Mapquest say it would take? (1 pt)
4. How many miles does Mapquest say it is? (1 pt)
Comparing Coalwood to Cleveland (2 pts)
5. In the space below (or on the next page), copy and paste a picture of both “coal-mining Coalwood” AND “steel mill Cleveland” from 1950. You may use any search function to do this, but be sure to also credit where on the internet you found each picture. For the picture credit be sure to include 3 things: 1. The website you found it on. 2. The photographer (if available). 3. The year it was taken.
6. From the book, find 3 coal mining objects that you can find pictures of and paste below. Again, list the website, photographer and year. (3 pts)
7. Copy and paste a picture of “sputnik”. Cite the website, photographer, and year. (1 pt)
8. Find a picture of Wernher von Braun. Cite the website, photographer, and year. (1 pt)
9. Compare the towns of Coalwood and Cleveland. The best I can do for you is mention that the same way Coalwood was a mining town depending on coal, Cleveland was a steel town. This is only a 3 point question, so you go any direction with this you like. (3 pts)
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