Physical Science
End of the Year Project
This project is 15% of your grade for the fourth marking period
This is an individual assignment.
With increasing global population growth and escalating demands on the
planet’s limited
resources, the world needs to find ways to design for zero waste, and reduce
and/or
eliminate the waste left at the end of a product or a process’s full life
cycle. Current
practices pertaining to waste are not sustainable from economic, societal,
cultural, and
environmental perspectives, damaging the planet and its populations.
1. Title: Choose a title for your project
Example: Minimizing waste products at home
2. Problem Statement; How can I reduce the amount of waste products at
home/office/ church/community/ school? (Choose one setting)
3. Variables:
Independent:
Dependent:
Constants:
4. Hypothesis:
5. Collect your data; Create a chart or a log in which every day for
minimum five days you and members of your family or friend collect the
following information: Record all waste product generated in your chosen
setting (home, community, church, office) , the amount, and the method used
to be disposed (recycle, donation, landfill).
6. Analyze your data: Make one or two bar graphs with your data. Explain
in one paragraph what you see in both your data table and your chart.
7. Make a plan to reduce the amount of waste , you would try to aim for
a plan that lead to zero waste solutions, waste elimination, and waste
transformation, as well as waste reduction-focused education, business, and
financial strategies that have the potential to reduce and/or eliminate waste
at a household.
The ultimate goal is a sustainable future for planet Earth and its
inhabitants.
Take in consideration the waste hierarchy pyramid when you design and make
your plan.
Explain step by step how are you going to implement your plan in the setting
that you chose and who will be the people involved in the project as well as
when would you be able to implement it.
8. Conclusion
Write a conclusion: Use the format previously approved by the teacher. (See
Ms. Vega’s webpage for information)
EVALUATION CRITERIA - Rubric
1. Complete and appropriate title (1 point)
2. Complete and appropriate problem statement ( 2 points)
3. Hypothesis: If-then- because statement include variables in correct
order, must be a possible answer to the problem statement. (3 points)
4. Variables: Identify variables and constants (3 points)
5. Data: Create an appropriate data table or log, collect all needed
information (10 points)
6. Data Analysis: Make a graph, including independent and dependent
variables. (5 points)
7. Data Analysis: Explain the behavior of the graph in term of the
variables (3 points)
8. Make a plan: Focus the plan on the hierarchy waste pyramid, explain
in detail your plan, list the changes that you are going to implement,
explain who will participate in your project (family members, and friends),
identify the period of time when you plan to execute your plan, how your plan
will impact financial in the chosen setting, identify economic opportunities.
(15 points)
9. Conclusion (7 points)
10. Type your project (5 points)
11. Turn in your project on time- Due date 5/24/2012. (5 points)
Homeworks
Week of 5/7-5/11
Summarize pp 726-729 and self-check p 729.
Due 5/10-5/11
Week of 4/30-5/4/2012
Summarize pp 720-725 and self check p725.
Due 5/4/2012-5/5/2012
Week of 4/9/12-4/13/12
Summarize pp 584-587 in 50 words and answer questions for self check p 587
Due 4/9-4/10.
Week of 2/272012-3/1/2012
Mini-Lab page 489
Due 3/1-3/2
Mini-Lab page 555
Due 3/5-3/6
January 15, 2012
Mini-Lab page 162 Due on 2/7-2/8 : Set up your Mini- Lab Report using the Lab
Report format. (Write the title, background information, problem statement,
hypothesis, variables, data, answer the two questions on p 162)
Mini-Lab page 262 Due on 2/14-2/15: Set up your Mini- Lab Report using the
Lab Report format. (Write the title, background information, problem
statement, hypothesis, variables, data, answer the two questions on p 262)
Reading Log Due on 2/9-2/10 Read any science related article 30 minutes three
days per week for three weeks and summarize the reading each day. Turn in
your reading log on the due date. Write clear.
December 19, 2011
Optional Project
If you did not do your science project or you want to improve your Science
Project grade, Here there is an opportunity for you.
You are able to choose one of the following science projects and it will help
you to improve your grade if you complete properly all the required work.
1. Read carefully the list of proposed projects. You can research information
regarding a particular project.
2. Choose a project.
3. Write a science lab report using the format assigned by your teacher.The
lab report includes title, background information,hypothesis, variables, data
table, graphs,properly label of variables, analysis, and a three-paragraphs
conclusion using assigned format.
The lab report has to be typed, and neat. A project without the required
conclusion will not be accepted.
4. Develop a model:Design and build the model.
5. The project is due from 1/3/11 to 1/9/2012. No extensions will be granted
under any circumstances. The last day to turn in a complete project is
1/9/2012. This is an optional project.
6. This is an individual project,this is NOT a group project. Group projects
are not going to be accepted.
If you did not do your science project by October 2011 the highest grade you
could have in this current project is a "B" , but if you want to improve your
grade in the sciene project you turned in by October 2011, your highest
grade could be an "A" based on the quality of your project.
This project is 20% of your second marking period grade in science.
You can find the projects in the following websites.
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/295786main_Rockets_Adv_High_Power_Paper.pdf
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/OTM_Laun
ch_It.html
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/OTM_Touc
hdown.html
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/OTM_Rovi
ng.html
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/OTM_Heav
y.html
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/OTM_On_T
arget.html
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/OTM_Feel
.html
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/153419main_Rockets_Applying_Newtons_Law.pdf
(The last website is to understand Newton's laws- this is not a project)
Week of 11/7-11/11/11
Science Article.
Binder(Bell Ringers, and notes)
Week of 10/31-11/4/2011
Page 879 questions 21-33.
Page 880 Questions 34-45)
Science article
Week of 10/17/11-10/21/11
- Gizmo:5 questions assessment : Distance-Time graph.
- Draw a Frayer model for each of the following words: Inertia p 99,
Force p 81, Instantaneous speed p 71, Friction p 83, Air resistance p 85,
Velocity p 73, Speed p 71, and Acceleration p 76.
Week of 10/10/11- 10/14/11
* Questions Assessment Gizmo (5 questions )
Graphing skills Due on 10/11/11 or 10/12/11
Due on October 10,2011
Set up an account for "Gizmo". The website is www.explorelearning.com
Use the class code that your teacher provided you, the username and password
that you must use is "Last name + your student ID number" ( For both)
Students should enroll in class, and submit the assessment questions for the
following activities: Gravitational Force, Phase Change and Distance vs Time
Graphs.
Class codes
Period 1 TBT82KMU8D
Period 2 4U7TFRV6TB
Period 3 UL6W98MVVB
Period 5 Z8M53QU7FK
Period 6 ERUJDED22K
Period 7 YEJ8MQDJK9
Period 8 KG3MYTFMKS
www.explorelearning.com
Enroll in class
Username : Last name + student ID number
Password: Last Name + student I.D number
Week of 10/3/11-10/7/11
Write conclusion for "Speed and Acceleration Lab" , use the
format given by your teacher, if you do not have it see "How to write a
conclusion" under "handouts" in this web page.
week of 10/6/11-10/7/11
Scientific Article
This is a monthly assignment which is collected the second week of each month
on the last day of the week that our class meet.
The second scientific article for the first marking period is due on 10/6/11-
10/7/11 (Thursday/ Friday)for all periods.
A scientific article is due at the end of this week,(Thursday or Friday),
you must choose one science topic from this web site, they are
under"Scientific article topics" and complete your form using your own sheet
of paper, do not write on the paper that your teacher gave you because you
are going to needed it for future assignments. If you do not have this form
you can see it at the end of this page.
Science Project
Science Projects are due on October 25/26, to see more information about
what is required for your science project you can see the handsout section of
this web page.
See Science Project Components:See due dates under handouts in this web page.
- See announcements for recent updates.
III. This is the scientific article form.
Name____________________________ Subject ___________________ Period _____
Summarize a science article.
The article must be science related
I. Read, cut and paste a science article to your paper. You can use
magazines, internet, and newspapers as resources. Do not cut out from a
textbook.
II. Write the title of your article and author.
III. Main idea or problem.
1. ( Only one complete sentence )
IV. Details about the problem. ( Three complete sentences )
1.
2.
3.
V. Conclusion
VI. Your opinion
VII.Discussion Questions