Thermos Mark

I'm done marking the thermos assignments. Here's some data:

Number of assignments handed in: 38
Maximum: 91%
Minimum: 36%
Mean for all 38 tests (Average score for all that wrote the test): 71.5%
Median for all 38 tests (The mark of the 19th student): 73%
Midrange mark for all 38 tests (maximum score + minimum score and divide by 2): 63.5%
Mode for all 38 tests (Most common score): 78%

Again, if you scored better than your report card average on this assignment, you got the coveted MOUSE OF APPROVEL stamp on your paper.

Mr.Jay

Test Results

So, I've finished marking your tests. The marks are very much down the middle and close to what I expected. I'll get these back to you on Monday. For those that haven't written or wrote but missed significant number of classes, I need to speak to you on Monday. If you don't show up on Monday afterschool, I'll have to give you the mark you got on this test. So, that means Brendan, Shayne, etc. come see me afterschool Monday and we'll see what we can do about your marks.

Here's the stats:
Number of tests written: 52
Maximum: 96%
Minimum: 38%
Mean for all 52 tests (Average score for everyone that wrote the test): 68.9%
Mean for Division 17: 68.4%
Mean for Division 18: 69.5%
Median for all 52 tests (The mark of the 26th student): 67%
Median for Division 17 (The mark of the 14th student): 67%
Median for Division 18 (The mark of the 13th student):68%
Midrange mark for all 52 tests (maximum score + minimum score and divide by 2): 67%
Midrange mark for Division 17: 69.5%
Midrange mark for Division 18: 67%
Mode for all 52 tests (Most common score/grade): 63%
Mode for Division 17: 67%
Mode for Division 18: 63%

Even though I've given you all these statistical numbers, you are not competing against each other. Really, you should all be competing against yourselves to get better during this year. So, for those that scored better on this test compared to their report card mark, you'll have the MOUSE OF APPROVAL on your paper. (The common lab mouse is probably the most important animal in science next to the Fruit Fly.) Regardless of how you did against everyone else, you should feel proud about getting this stamp as it shows that you are progressing in your studies in science.

BTW, why did some of you not do the bonus? If you want to do the bonus and you can get it in to me soon (Monday), I'll add this mark to your test score. So, if you don't remember the bonus it stated "Draw a picture of yourself as a superhero with one of the ten forces of energy that we discussed in class as your superhero power. Name yourself and tell me what you can do with your "energy" power."

Mr. Jay

Test answers

I've posted the answers for the test under the heading "homework answers." Ian is right, there are some questions without the correct answers in the matching section for chapter 9. Those will be free marks for you all. Hopefully, I'll have the papers back for you on Monday.
Mr. Jay

Note

Good luck on the test tomorrow. I know you'll all do well. If any of you are planning to send me any letters or other attached documents by email, please make sure you send it in a rich text format because there is a probability that my computer won't have the correct program to open it. Rich text format - or .rtf - is a form of document that most if not all computers can open and view. To do this from word or wordperfect, go to the save as . . . and save your document as an .rtf file.
Cheers, Mr.Jay

Homwork Answers

I've posted the Bill Nye and Thermal Energy vs. Temperature worksheet answers. Hope it helps in your studying.
Mr.Jay

practice test

I've created a practice test and an answer key. I hope it helps you in your studies. It's in the right hand column under extra questions.
Mr Jay

Lesson 9

Friday. My last day! So, we covered body temperature.
1. Normal Body Temperature (P.259)
2. Hyperthermia/fever (P.259)
3. Heat Stroke (P.259)
4. Sweating (P.259)
5. Hypothermia (P.259)
6. Shivering (P.259)
7. Prevention of becoming cold/hypothermia (P.260)
We also talked a little on how you could get fever and hypothermia, what to do and not to do for hyper- and hypo-therma.

Homework is the thermos hand-out, which I will receive and mark. It'll be a major mark since the lab report marks were a little disappointing. Here's what I expect from them:
1. Tell me scientifically why your materials prevent conduction, convection, radiation.
2. Draw your thermos picture and indicate using arrows what the materials are and tell me what method(s) of heat transfer they prevent.
3. When giving me instructions, list out step-by-step how I could build your thermos if I was going to read your instructions. Make sure you indicate what method of heat transfer each of the materials you use.

I've posted all the answers for the Nobel, homework and worksheets. (Except the Bill Nye and Thermal energy/temperature worksheet, which I will post on Tuesday.) Good luck with your thermoses. May my thermos win and you come second.
Mr.Jay

Lesson 8

We again went over:
convection (p.245)
conduction (p.245)
radiation (p.247)
preventing heat transfer (p.252)

Homework is:
Read 10.4
Review Questions 10.4 #1-6
Bring in insulating materials

You need to get your late homework in or you won't have your stuff available for studying purposes.

Nobel Question is: why do we put salt onto the streets when it snows or has ice? Due Saturday, 0730hrs. This is NOT homework.

Lesson 7

So, you guys did 5 different experiments for me in trying to figure out conduction, convection and radiation. Remember, one of these examples will be on your unit final so think about them. Here's a .pdf for you to look at in studying. As well, you didn't have homework for me but you do have homework from other days due.

1. 6 panel cartoon
2. Bill Nye Worksheet
3. Review 10.3 questions
4. Thermal energy and temperature worksheet
5. Lab report

The lab and cartoon are major projects. I leave on Friday so they should be in by Friday. All other stuff need to be in as well.
There was no homework for today.

6 Panel Cartoons

I've marked all of the cartoons that I've received so far. 32 with an average mark of 66%. I think the median is much higher, probably near 72 or 74%. For those that will be getting their cartoons back, if you want to better your mark you can make revisions and hand them back into me for remarking. They need to be back in by Friday. The way the re-write works is you can earn half of your lost marks by correcting your cartoon. For example, if you got 28/50 and you hand it back in, you can get a maximum increase of 22 points on the remark. So, your mark could go up to 39/50 or 78%. I think it's a very good option for some of you. Remember to come and get these cartoons from me. For those that haven't handed them in, I'm only here until Friday. This, along with your lab report and unit final, make up your mark for chapters 9 and 10 but you have to get the lab and cartoon in to me on Friday or you won't get them back in on time to use them to study for the final.

Lesson Six Homework

Finish up Bill Nye question sheet
Review 10.3 #1, 2, 4 due Wednesday.
Read Activity 10H on page 256

The Nobel Contest Email Question is: Explain why the warmed-up loop allowed the ball to fit through, even though the warmed-up ball couldn't fit through the loop. Answers must be received before 0730hrs tomorrow. This is NOT homework. If you don't want to do it, you don't have to.
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Lesson 6

Today, we talked about:
1. Thermometers
2. Celsius Scale Temperature
3. Kevlin Scale Temperature
4. Fahrenheit Scale Temperature
Then, we watched Bill Nye talk about "Heat"

Lesson 5 Info

Today, we went over the lab and produced definitions for:
Thermal energy (p.232)
Temperature (p.232)
Volume (p.239)
Expansion (p.239)
Contraction (p.240)
Heat transfer (p.240)
Heat (p.240)
We also talked about how the kinetic molecular theory affects expansion and contraction of matter (ball and loop demo). Expansion/contraction directly produces a volume change and this volume change is the explanation for why a thermometer is capable of measuring temperature (p.235)

Lesson 5

Homework is the worksheet that I handed out to you today. It's due on Wednesday.

The Nobel Contest Email Question is: What portion of a flame is hotter, the blue portion or the red. Answers must be received before 0730hrs tomorrow. This is NOT homework. If you don't want to do it, you don't have to.
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I'll get a list of the Nobel Leaders out later today.

Lesson 4

Today, both divisions did a lab on thermal energy and temperature. All of you must write-up the lab following the outline given to you on the hand-out. Please follow the marking scheme that's provided on the bottom of the second page when you put this lab together. For both blocks, this will be due Tuesday. Division 17, your 6 panel water balloon launching cartoons are due Wednesday. Divison 18, your 6 panel water balloon launching cartoons are due Monday. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me at my gmail account.

I'll put a copy of the lab-write up hand out on this site later today. I'll also put the answers for homework review 9.2 later today. Please try to do review question 9.2 #4 as well.

Criteria for the six panel cartoon

1. Has to be in color
2. Has to have a title
3. Has to show at least four transformations with stated input and output energies
4. Must classify the forms of energy as potential or kinetic energies
5. The first frame must show the slighshot as it is being pulled back
6. Division 18: Due Monday. Division 17: Due Wednesday.

LESSON 3 HOMEWORK

Sorry to get this out so late but the only homework was Review 9.2 #4. Divison 18 has their six panel cartoon to work on for Monday. Division 17 is shooting water balloons tomorrow so please wear something warm.

Lesson 3 was pretty much a review on the forces of energy. Try to figure out examples and definitions for each of the forms. I'll get some extra work out on this website that you can use for study purposes. We also classified the forms of energy into either potential energy or kinetic energy. I introduced the mnemonic MELTS to remember which ones were kinetic sources of energy. The remaining five forms are potential energies.

Divison 18 shot water balloons. They will use this experience to produce a six panel cartoon that shows the forms and transformation of energy within this system.

Simpson's Post-It Note Assessment 1

The answer is elastic energy. Homer makes a contraption that contains potential elastic energy. This input energy shoots the rabbit high into the air. When the rabbit comes back down, this is where potential gravitational energy is present but it is not the input energy of the catapult that Homer created.

LESSON 2 INFO

We reviewed the Four things introduced in lesson 1 and then I did Two new things:
1. We wrote a definition for Transformation of energy (page 216)
2. We looked at the classes of energy: Kinetic and Potential Energy (217-218)

I promise to use the black pen tomorrow.
If you have any questions about these topics, don't hesitate to email me at whatwouldmrjaydo@gmail.com

Answers to homework

The answers to review questions from 9.1 and the worksheet are available as a .pdf file underneath the heading "Homework Answers" in the right hand column. The answers for the Nobel questions can be found in the right hand column as well under the "nobel contest" heading.

Nobel Laureates

There are 16 distinctly Canadian Nobel Laureates:
1. Sir Frederick Banting (Medicine, 1923)
2. Lester Pearson (Peace, 1957)
3. Gerhard Herzberg (Chemistry, 1971)
4. Saul Bellow (Literature, 1976)
5. David Hubel (Medicine, 1981)
6. Arthur Schawlow (Physics, 1981)
7. Henry Taube (Chemistry, 1983)
8. John Polanyi (Chemistry, 1986)
9. Sidney Altman (Chemistry, 1989)
10. Richard Taylor (Physics, 1990)
11. Rudolph Marcus (Chemistry, 1992)
12. Michael Smith (Chemistry, 1993) - Was a Professor at UBC!
13. Bertram Brockhouse (Physics, 1994)
14. William Vickrey (Economics, 1996)
15. Myron Scholes (Economics, 1997)
16. Robert Mundell (Economics, 1999)

Lesson 2

Homework for lesson 2 is the review 9.2 questions #1, 4, 5, 6. These are due tomorrow.

The Nobel Contest Email Question is: Why didn't the water warm up from the sound energy we created from screaming? Write a very short (1-2 sentence) answer. Answers must be received before 0730hrs tomorrow. This is NOT homework. If you don't want to do it, you don't have to.
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LESSON 1 INFO

We covered Four things today:
1. We defined what energy is. (Page 211)
2. We listed the 10 forms of energy you need to know (Page 214-215)
3. We talked about the 1st Law of Thermodynamics (Not in your text)
4. We talked about Input and Output energies (Page 216)

If you need some review, I've listed the pages of your textbook that these topics are found.

LESSON 1

Homework for lesson 1 is the Worksheet plus review 9.1 questions #1, 2, 3, 6, 7. These are due tomorrow.

The Nobel Contest Email Question is: Name a Canadian Nobel Laureate, the category and the year he/she won. Answers must be received before 0730hrs tomorrow. This is NOT homework. If you don't want to do it, you don't have to.
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