August 19, 2013 – Bellringer

1. August 19, 2013 – Bellringer • Enter quietly and choose a seat • Be thinking about responses to each of the following prompts. Be prepared to share your answers with the class • Name something exciting that happened to you this summer. • Why did you choose this class? Or, was this class chosen for you? • What concerns do you have about the upcoming school year? • What is one thing about you that people may find surprising?

2. August 19, 2013 - Homework • Take syllabus home, review with your parent/guardian, and return signed copy (last page only) to me. • Follow instructions provided to create a UT EID and enroll in my class. • Both are due on Wednesday, 8/21. • Optional (but recommended), follow instructions for Remind101. Your parents / guardians can also subscribe.

3. August 20, 2013 – Bellringer • Fun Fact: Mr. Furman is from a VERY large family. Can you guess the size? • Write the following in your bellringer composition book followed by your answer. • Somebody told you that eating broccoli would make you able to run faster. Describe how you might go about proving or disproving this statement.

4. Wednesday, 8/21/2013 • Fun Fact: Mr. Furman once owned a Porsche. • Write the following in your bellringer composition book followed by your answer. • List the 6 steps to the scientific method? • What is the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable in an experiment? • What units would be appropriate for measuring the following: • Amount of gasoline in your car______ • Height of a building_______ • Distance from Alabaster to Montgomery_______ • Mass of a pencil eraser_______ • Volume of a swimming pool_______ • Density of a cube of wood________

5. Wednesday, 8/21/2013Physical Science • Fun Fact: Mr. Furman once owned a Porsche. • Write the following in your bellringer composition book followed by your answer. • List the 6 steps to the scientific method? • What is the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable in an experiment?

6. Thursday, 8/22/2013Physics Bellringer Joke of the day: Q: What's the difference between a mathematician and an experimentalist?A: A mathematician thinks that two points are enough to define a straight line while an experimentalist wants more data. • Write the following in your bellringer composition book followed by your answer. • Convert the following. • 5kg to _______g • 5g to ________kg • 32.5 km to ________mm • 67 cm to _________m • 1 L to _________ kL • 1 L to _________ mL

7. Thursday, 8/22/2013Physical Science Bellringer Joke of the day: Q: What's the difference between a mathematician and an experimentalist?A: A mathematician thinks that two points are enough to define a straight line while an experimentalist wants more data. • Answer the following in your composition book: • 1m = ______ mm • 1km = _____ m • 1cm = ______mm • kilo prefix is ______ • deci prefix is ______ • milli prefix is ______ • cg = _________(spell the word)

8. Friday, 8/23/2013Physics Bellringer Thought for the day: This morning I was folding my bed back into a sofa and I almost broke both my arms because it’s not that kind of a bed. • Answer the following and explain your answer: If I have a measured value that contains 3 significant digits, such as 5.12 m, and I divide that by a measured value that has 2 significant digits, such as 3.5 seconds, how many significant figures should my answer be and what would the resulting units of measurement be?

9. Friday, 8/23/2013Physical Science Bellringer Thought for the day: This morning I was folding my bed back into a sofa and I almost broke both my arms because it’s not that kind of a bed. • Answer the following and explain your answer: • If my mass on earth is 50kg, what is my mass on the moon? • If my density on earth is 8g/cm3, what is my density on the moon? • 1g of water is what volume (in mL)? • 1g of water is what volume (in cm3)?

10. Monday, 8/26/2013Physics Bellringer Quote for the day: True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country. Kurt Vonnegut • Based on your current understanding, define the following: • Position - • velocity – • acceleration -

11. Monday, 8/26/2013Physical Science Bellringer Quote for the day: True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country. Kurt Vonnegut • List the three most important things that come to mind when you think about safety in a lab.

12. Tuesday, 8/27/2013Physics Bellringer Quote for the day: Norm CrosbyMy school was so tough the school newspaper had an obituary section. • If you started at rest and accelerated at 10 m/s2 for 4 seconds: • What would your final velocity be? • What would your average velocity be? • What distance would you have travelled?

13. Tuesday, 8/27/2013Physical Science Bellringer Quote for the day: Norm CrosbyMy school was so tough the school newspaper had an obituary section. • Define the following: • Independent variable • Dependent variable • Control • Hypothesis • Experiment

14. Wednesday, 8/28/2013Physics & Physical Science Quote for the day: • There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.Oscar Wilde • Enter room quietly (as always). • Be seated. • Clear your desk except for a writing instrument. • Prepare for the quiz.

15. Thursday, 8/29/2013Physical Science Bellringer Quote for the day: The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom. Jon Stewart • Write down everything you can tell me about this graph.

16. Thursday, 8/29/2013Physics Bellringer Quote for the day: The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom. Jon Stewart • 4x2 + 5x + 1 = 0 • Is this a quadratic equation? • Solve for x using as many different techniques as you can. • If I replaced x with Δt, is it a quadratic equation? • How can I solve for Δt?

17. Friday, 8/30/2013Physical Science Bellringer Random request for the day: I would love to display some student science-related artwork in my classroom. If you have an artistic streak, I have the wall space. Mr. Furman • Think about the following and write your answers in your bellringer notebook: • Why does steel sink in water? • How does a ship made of steel float?

18. Friday, 8/30/2013Physics Bellringer Random request for the day: I would love to display some student science-related artwork in my classroom. If you have an artistic streak, I have the wall space. Mr. Furman • From the board, take the first kinematic formula and solve for Δt • Displacement is equal to average velocity multiplied by Δt. Δs = (vi + vf)Δt • 2 • Now, take the value of Δt from the first step and plug it into this formula, simplify, and solve for vf • What does your resulting formula look like?

19. Tuesday, 9/03/2013Physics Bellringer Thought for the day: Where ever you go, there you are. • Mr. Downs said that “Air does not exist in high school physics.” What does he mean? How would the presence of air affect projectile motion.

20. Tuesday, 9/03/2013Physical Science Bellringer Thought for the day: Where ever you go, there you are. • What is the formula for calculating density? • If an object has a density of 2.3 g/cm3, will it sink or float in water? • What is the volume of a block that is 4 cm long, 5 cm wide, and 6 cm high?

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22. Wednesday, 9/04/2013Physical Science Bellringer True friends stab you in the front. Oscar Wilde With your knowledge of metric system prefixes, perform the following unit conversions • 2 km = __________ m • 4 m = ____________km • 5cm = __________mm • 10 mm = _________cm

23. Thursday, 9/05/2013Physical Science Bellringer You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. Dr. Seuss Draw and complete the following ladder in your composition book.

24. Thursday, 9/05/2013Physics Bellringer You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. Dr. Seuss When a bullet is fired horizontally from a rifle and the shell casing is ejected horizontally from a rifle, which one will hit the ground first? Justify your answer.

25. Friday, 9/06/2013Physical Science Bellringer “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” ― Dr. Seuss Draw and complete the following ladder in your composition book.

26. Friday, 9/06/2013Physics Bellringer “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” ― Dr. Seuss Prepare rocket launchers.

27. Monday, 9/09/2013Physical Science Bellringer • What happens to a frog's car when it breaks down?It gets toad away. Based on your prior knowledge, how would you define the following: • solid • liquid • gas Provide an example of each.

28. Monday, 9/09/2013Physics Bellringer • What happens to a frog's car when it breaks down?It gets toad away. Prepare rocket launchers.

29. Tuesday, 9/11/2013Physical Science Bellringer When converting 5m = __________ mm Where is the starting point on the ladder? Where is the ending point on the ladder?

30. Tuesday, 9/10/2013Physics Bellringer Starting from rest, Bob accelerates at a rate of 5 m/s2 for 2 seconds. He then travels at a constant rate for 4 seconds. How far does he travel overall?

31. Thursday, 9/12/2013Physics Bellringer Relax and get ready for the test. Be prepared to show me classwork 1 through 6 during the test when called. • ….

32. Thursday, 9/12/2013Physical Science Bellringer How many ways could you use to describe the physical characteristics of a piece of bubble gum? • ….

33. Friday, 9/13/2013Physics Bellringer When you hear the phrase “rate of change”, what comes to mind? As it applies to a graph, how does “rate of change” apply?

34. Friday, 9/13/2013Physical Science Bellringer Categorize the following as elements, compounds, homogeneous mixtures, or heterogenous mixtures: • Water • Milk • Gravel • Hydrogen • Gold

35. Monday, 9/16/2013Physics Bellringer Draw a velocity vs time graph where: • For the first 2 seconds, velocity is 0 m/s • Over the next 4 seconds, the car accelerates to 8 m/s. • The car remains at 8 m/s for 3 seconds. • The car decelerates at a rate of 4 m/s2 for 2 seconds.

36. Monday, 9/16/2013Physical Science Bellringer Is it a bad idea to swim during a lightning storm? Why or why not?

37. Tuesday, 9/17/2013Physics Bellringer Draw a graph that shows the following: • A constant increase (slope) from x = 0 to x = 2 • No increase (slope = 0) from x = 2 to x = 4 • An “increasing at an increasing rate” slope from x = 4 to x = 6 • An “increasing at a decreasing rate” slope from x = 6 to x = 8 • No increase (slope = 0) from x = 8 to x = 10

38. Tuesday, 9/17/2013Physical Science Bellringer Rank the following in order from the smallest particles to the largest • Colloids • Suspensions • Solutions Classify each of these as a physical or chemical change • Wood burning • Water evaporating • Iron rusting • Chopping wood

39. Wednesday, 9/18/2013Physics Bellringer Draw a graph or describe the following: • If acceleration is constant (non-zero): • Describe the acceleration vs time graph • Describe the velocity vs time graph • Describe the distance vs time graph • If velocity is constant (non-zero) • Describe the acceleration vs time graph • Describe the velocity vs time graph • Describe the distance vs time graph • If distance is constant • Describe the acceleration vs time graph • Describe the velocity vs time graph • Describe the distance vs time graph

40. Wednesday, 9/18/2013Physical Science Bellringer List 10 key terms, ideas, or concepts from the unit on classification of matter.

41. Thursday, 9/19/2013Physics Bellringer Draw a distance vs time graph that shows the following: • Start at 0 meters and remain still for 2 seconds • Move at a constant velocity of 2 m/s for 2 seconds • Stop for 1 second • Move at a constant velocity for 3 seconds and cover 12 meters • Stop for 2 seconds • Move at -3 m/s for 2 seconds • Return to your original position at a constant velocity in 2 seconds. • Be sure to reflect distance, time, and velocity (slope) accurately.

42. Thursday, 9/19/2013Physical Science Bellringer Write definitions for the following: • Homogeneous mixture • Heterogeneous mixture • Pure substance • Chemical Change • Physical Change

43. Friday, 9/20/2013Physics Bellringer Announcement: The next time I pick up food or a food wrapper from the floor of my room, no food or drinks will be allowed for a period of 1 week. Be neat. Be responsible. Avoid roaches, mice, and other undesirable classroom occupants. Write 5 key concepts, ideas, or common mistakes to avoid when working on graphing problems. Be prepared to share with the class.

44. Friday, 9/20/2013Physical Science Bellringer Announcement: The next time I pick up food or a food wrapper from the floor of my room, no food or drinks will be allowed for a period of 1 week. Be neat. Be responsible. Avoid roaches, mice, and other undesirable classroom occupants. Write 5 key concepts, ideas, or common mistakes you have learned from the unit on classification of matter and solutions. Be prepared to share with the class.

45. Monday, 9/23/2013Physical Science Bellringer Name the two parts of a solution. Name the two types of pure substances. Name the three types of mixtures. Name a chemical change. Name a physical change. Name an electrolyte.

46. Tuesday, 9/24/2013Physics Bellringer In the formula F=ma, where F=force m=mass a=acceleration If what happens to F as • m increases • a increases If I rewrite it as a=F/m, what happens to acceleration as • F increases? • m increases

47. Wednesday, 9/25/2013Physics Bellringer Describe what you feel in terms of “weight” when you are in an elevator that is: • Not moving • Accelerating upward • Moving upward with a constant velocity • Accelerating downward • Moving downward with a constant velocity • Does your actual weight change during any of these steps? • Does your perceived weight change during any of these steps?

48. Wednesday, 9/25/2013Physical Science Bellringer f Describe several ways that you might “organize” these shapes a a c a b a a A c f c b A

49. Thursday, 9/26/2013Physics Bellringer You are on an elevator on the ground floor of a building. You are looking at a scale with an object on it, and the scale reads 100g. You travel to the 10th floor, and the elevator stops. • Describe what you will observe on the scale during the entire trip.

50. Thursday, 9/26/2013Physical Science Bellringer How can you gain extra credit in Mr. Furman’s class? Define in your own words the following: • Nucleus • Proton • Neutron • electron