Thursday, November 5, 2009

Computer Lab - Friday 11/6/09

Motion
1. Go to Discovery Education, work on the interactive "On the Move" and complete the Student Worksheet called "On the Move."

2. Next, work on the interactive "Need for Speed" and complete the white Student Worksheet called "Need for Speed ."

3. Choose one of the following, and write your answers on your exit ticket (back of yellow sheet):
Practice calculating speed through a slide show and quiz.
Practice calculating speed through an online quiz.

4. Watch the MythBusters Clip: http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=2E3E401B-45CD-48B2-8193-0407D3BC0643&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

5. You may explore any or all of the following links when you have finished steps 1 - 4:

If you are traveling at 55 miles per hour, how many centimeters per seconds is that? Convert speeds here.

  • Ever wonder how those skaters can do an ollie without the board falling? Learn about the physics of skateboarding.
  • Learn about how Einstein used speed to change the way we think about the universe.
    What does film speed mean?
  • Wonder how we know the speed of light? Read on, dear Lobo, read on.
  • Explore the Nobel Prize site.
  • Play the games on the Nobel Prize site.

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