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Science
Physics II: Gizmos, Gadgets,
Gears and Gravity
INSTRUCTOR
Toni Deveson_____ We are using the Noeo Physics II curriculum. Each
week, I will send out a reading assignment and corresponding
lab book assignment. This curriculum requires several
books and experiment kits, as well as some common household
supplies. Labs Each month we will participate jointly in a lab.
We will work on correct lab techniques. Research methods
and ethics will be stressed throughout. We will read
the book How to Think like a Scientist.
Over the weeks, each child will use the scientific
method to ask a question, state a hypothesis, design
an experiment, and publish his/her findings. Required Books Most of these books are available from the public
library. The first two, Usborne Science
Encyclopedia, and Usborne
Mysteries and Marvels of Science, are
keepers. We will use them throughout this year and
then again for Biology and Chemistry in subsequent
years. There are plenty of used copies at Amazon. Experiment Kits We will use a set of seven experiment kits by The
Young Scientists Club. Each kit contains several
experiments for handson exploration of the subject
at hand. There is a significant discount for 10packs.
If there are enough of us, we can take advantage
of the discount. We will not begin using these kits
until later in the year, so we can wait to order
them together. Keeping a Lab Notebook Good scientists keep detailed lab notebooks. Each
child will
keep a lab notebook. He or she will make entries for all
experiments, and keep notes and sketches of study material.
There are some specific rules for keeping a lab notebook:
- Purchase a bound, quad ruled notebook, such as
a composition book.
- Keep two or three pages blank at the front to create
an index as you go.
- Each entry should include the page number and name
of project or experiment at the top. The child's
name and date should appear at the bottom. In a real
lab setting, a supervisor would verify the data and
sign off at the bottom as well. Include a place for
a parent to sign and date at the bottom.
- Never erase or remove pages from the lab notebook.
Mistakes should be neatly crossed out and kept. If
your child is ready, have him use a pen. This is
a permanent record.
- Never tuck in papers between pages. Use tape to
affix all photos, notes or drawings.
Supply List
The following is a complete list of items that will
be used for the required experiments over the entire
36-week course. This list includes many common household
items. The list does not include the items that are
provided in The Young Scientists Club kits.
½ liter plastic soda bottle
Flashlight
Cardboard tube from a paper towel roll
Shoebox
Tape
Paper towel
Glue
Disposable container
Piece of wool (e.g. sweater or sock)
Size C or D batteries (3)
Phillips screwdriver
Scissors
Pencil
Cereal bowl
Plastic bottle caps (2)
Assignments by Week USE: Usborne Science Encyclopedia
MMS: Usborne Mysteries and Marvels of Science
GG: Gizmos and Gadgets
ADS: Archimedes and the Door of Science
ACG: Along Came Galileo
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Week_1____
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| Topics |
Energy |
| Reading |
MMS 38-39
USE 106-109 |
| Lab Book |
State: The law of conservation of energy |
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Week 2
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| Topics |
Energy |
| Reading |
GG 118-136 |
| Lab Book |
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Week 3
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| Topics |
Energy, Heat, Radio |
| Reading |
USE 110-115 |
| Lab Book |
Define: convection, conduction and radiation |
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Week 4
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| Topics |
Nuclear Power, Forces |
| Reading |
USE 116-121
MMS 42-43 |
| Lab Book |
Explain the difference between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. |
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Week 5
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| Topics |
Newton s Law Of Motion, Momentum |
| Reading |
GG 128-131
USE 122-123
GG 8-17 |
| Lab Book |
Describe: Newton s Laws of Motion
Define: inertia, momentum |
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Week 6
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| Topics |
Motion, Friction |
| Reading |
GG 18-33
USE 124-125 |
| Lab Book |
Define: friction, air resistance |
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Week 7
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| Topics |
Motion, Friction, Gravity |
| Reading |
GG 34-43
USE 126-127
MMS 44-45 |
| Lab Book |
Define: speed, velocity, acceleration |
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Week 8
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| Topics |
Motion, Gravity |
| Reading |
GG 44-48
USE 128-131
GG 106-110 |
| Lab Book |
Define: gravity, resistance, centripetal force
Explain the difference between mass and weight |
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Week 9
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| Topics |
Gravity |
| Reading |
GG 49-67 |
| Lab Book |
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Week 10
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| Topics |
Balance |
| Reading |
GG 68-88 |
| Lab Book |
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Week 11
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| Topics |
Pressure, Simple Machines |
| Reading |
MMS 48-49
USE 132-137 |
| Lab Book |
Define: pressure, atmospheric pressure, load, effort, work, power |
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Week 12
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| Topics |
Floating, Archimedes |
| Reading |
USE 138-139
ADS vii-x (teacher)
ADS 1-23 |
| Lab Book |
State: Archimedes principle |
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Week 13
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| Topics |
Archimedes |
| Reading |
ADS 24-53 |
| Lab Book |
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Week 14
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| Topics |
Archimedes |
| Reading |
ADS 54-85 |
| Lab Book |
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Week 15
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| Topics |
Archimedes |
| Reading |
ADS 86-121 |
| Lab Book |
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Week 16
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| Topics |
Archimedes, Famous Scientists, Floating |
| Reading |
ADS 122-131
USE Internet Link on page 141 |
| Experiments |
Experiment Kit #36
Experiments 1-3 |
| Lab Book |
Make an entry for each experiment. |
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Week 17
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| Topics |
Flight, Engines |
| Reading |
USE 142-147 |
| Experiment |
Experiment Kit #36
Experiments 4-5, Read page 2 (teacher), 11-13 (student, stop at the end
of the first text box) |
| Lab Book |
Explain: Bernoulli s principle
Make an entry for each experiment. |
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Week 18
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| Topics |
Engines, Waves |
| Reading |
USE 148-151, 202-205 |
| Lab Book |
Define: Frequency, amplitude |
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Week 19
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| Topics |
Waves, Sound |
| Reading |
MMS 50-513
USE 206-207, 210-211 |
| Lab Book |
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Week 20
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| Topics |
Waves, Electromagnetism |
| Reading |
USE 212-215
MMS 66-69 |
| Lab Book |
Draw and Label: Electromagnetic spectrum like the one in the book
Define: luminous, transparent, translucent, opaque |
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Week 21
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| Topics |
Color, Light |
| Reading |
USE 216-219
MMS 74-75, 70-71 |
| Lab Book |
Define: white light
List: the colors that make up the visible spectrum
List: primary and secondary colors |
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Week 22
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| Topics |
Light, Lenses, Optics |
| Reading |
MMS 72-73, 6-77
USE 220-223 |
| Lab Book |
Describe and Draw: convex lens, concave lens |
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Week 23
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| Topics |
Galileo |
| Reading |
ACG vi-viii (teacher), 1-25 |
| Experiment |
Experiment Kit #36 Experiment 6, read pages 3-4 (teacher), 13-14 (student) |
| Lab Book |
Make an entry for the experiment |
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Week 24
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| Topics |
Galileo |
| Reading |
ACG 26-59 |
| Lab Book |
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Week 25
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| Topics |
Galileo, Space |
| Reading |
ACG 60-90
USE 174-175 |
| Lab Book |
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Week 26
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| Topics |
Space |
| Reading |
USE 154-161 |
| Lab Book |
Define: The Big Bang, light years
Define: nebulae, dwarf stars, giant stars, supergiant stars
Define: constellation, red giant, white dwarf, black hole |
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Week 27
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| Topics |
Stars |
| Experiments |
Experiment Kit #31
Experiments 1 and 2, read pages 1-2 (teacher), 6-7 (student, beginning
at the last text box on page 6)
Experiment 3, Read page 2 (teacher) and 8 (student)
Experiment 4, Read page 2 (teacher) and 9 (student)
Experiment 5, Read page 2-3 (teacher) and 10-11 (student) |
| Lab Book |
Make an entry for each experiment. |
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Week 28
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| Topics |
The Solar System |
| Reading |
USE 162-169 |
| Lab Book |
Define: day, year, asteroids, comets
Draw and label: 8 phases of the moon |
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Week 29
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| Topics |
The Solar System |
| Reading |
USE 170-1713 |
| Experiment |
Experiment Kit #32 - Planets
Experiment 1, read page 1 (teacher) and 5 (student)
Experiment 2, read page 2 (teacher) and 6-10 (student) |
| Lab Book |
Explain the difference between meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites.
Make an entry for each experiment. |
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Week 30
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| Topics |
Planets, Time, Electricity |
| Reading |
MMS 46-47
USE 228-231 |
| Experiments |
Experiment Kit #32 Experiment 3, read pages 3-4 (teacher) and 11 (student) |
| Lab Book |
Define: electric current, conductors, insulators, static electricity
Draw a simple: electric circuit, series circuit, parallel circuit.
Make an entry for each experiment. |
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Week 31
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| Topics |
Electricity |
| Reading |
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| Experiments |
Experiment Kit #23 Electricity
Experiments 1-7, read teacher and student parts accordingly |
| Supplies |
wool (sock or sweater), three size C or D batteries, Phillips screwdriver,scissors |
| Lab Book |
Make an entry for each experiment. |
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Week 32
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| Topics |
Circuits and Electromagnetism |
| Reading |
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| Experiments |
Kit #24 Circuits and Electromagnets
Experiments 1 -4, read teacher and student parts accordingly |
| Supplies |
glue, scissors |
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Week 33
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| Topics |
Electricity, Magnetism |
| Reading |
MMS 58-65 |
| Lab Book |
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Week 34
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| Topics |
Magnetism |
| Reading |
USE 232-235 |
| Lab Book |
Describe the difference between temporary magnets and permanent magnets. |
| Experiments |
Kit #25 Magnetism
Experiments 1-4, read teacher and student parts. |
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Week 35
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| Topics |
Magnetism, Static Electricity |
| Reading |
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| Experiments |
Kit #25 Magnetism
Experiments 5-8, read teacher and student parts accordingly.
Kit #26 Static Electricity
Experiments 1-4, read teacher and student parts. |
| Lab Book |
Make an entry for each experiment. |
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Week 36
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| Topics |
Static Electricity, Technology |
| Reading |
MMS 92-93 |
| Experiments |
Kit #26 Static Electricity
Experiments 5-10, read teacher and student parts |
| Lab Book |
Make an entry for each experiment. |
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