Energy

Day 7 Finish Energy of a Basketball and Redesign

Rockets

Warm up Part 1

FIND: The Reaching Goals Plan

Handout on your desk
COMPLETE: Only front page today
and turn it into blue bin on table
BE THOUGHTFUL: With your responses
Some suggestions for strategies to reach
goal: limiting side conversations; doing my
work; respecting the right to learn;
cooperating with classmates

TIME: 2 MINUTES
WHEN DONE: Take out Homework
(Energy of a Basketball)

Agenda

Finish Energy of a Basketball

Analysis

Calculations of YOUR rocket

IF TIME: Design FINAL rocket

Exit Ticket Reflection

Learning Targets
I can use a model to analyze the
energy of a rocket in flight
I can use a model to calculate
the energy of a rocket in flight

Energy of a Basketball Graph and

Analysis
USING: Data of the GPE, KE, and TME, for
each point, shade in the energy graphs
(Scale: 1 box = 15 J)
SEE: Example if you need help (in Blue Bin)
THEN: Answer the analysis questions on
assignment (10-15)
TIME: 18 MINUTES
WHEN DONE: Fold graphs in half and tape
into next available left-hand page and turn
Energy of a Basketball into class box

Rocket Calculations
MOVE: Together with your rocket group
CEO and CRO: Collect box of supplies from back
EVERYONE: Take out Rocket Project Handout
CIO: Collect iPad that you used
FOLLOW ALONG: With video and Ms. Myriah Day
CALCULATE: GPE, KE and TME of your rocket
Highest
At

Point (GPE)

Launch (KE)

Remember:

TME = GPE + KE

TIME: 14 minutes
WHEN DONE: Calculate the Energy Efficiency
and Energy loss of your rocket and begin
redesigning your FINAL rocket

Exit ticket
FIND: YOUR Reaching Goals Plans
COMPLETE: Reflection about
Class
BE THOUGHTFUL: With your
responses
TIME: 9 MINUTES
WHEN DONE: Staple all Reaching
Goals Plans to the back of your