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Here are the slides from this morning’s lesson on Newton’s life… We’ll be finishing up on these tomorrow and reviewing more of the background story behind the fascinating science of motion!

Remember, this is not due anytime in class but if you need extra work to sharpen your skills or for review then enjoy… Homework 10 You’ll be seeing these questions again!

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Iceberg breaks in Antarctica not where expected: “With the dramatic crash of an iceberg against a glacier that dislodged a massive new chunk of ice, the mysterious continent of Antarctica once again did the unexpected.” A big chunk of extra credit if you can figure out what happened and why it might matter (both for [...]

The Mariana Trench To Scale [Pic] | I Am Bored: “The Mariana Trench To Scale” This is just too cool. Remember, we know more about the surface of our moon than we do about the bottom of our oceans. Yay Pascal!

Here’s the main point of our studies today on Work and Power: – Newton (kg x m/s2) = Force – Pascal (n/m2) = Pressure – Joules (n x m) = Work – Watt (j/s) = Power Quiz tomorrow using these formulas. Let me know if you have any questions!

Here’s your Homework for tonight (8.1, 8.2 and 8.3): – 12.1 Section Review (p. 419) #1-5 – Simple Machines Quiz on material we reviewed today Let me know if you have any questions!

On Thursday, we’ll be taking our test on Fluid Pressure. Here’s your chance to suggest or vote on questions to appear on the test… Under Pressure – Google Moderator (Sign in with your SDS Mail account to vote or suggest). Suggesting and voting ends Wednesday at 11:00pm. Be creative!

Next week, we’ll start our studies on “Fluid Dynamics” which is Chapter 11 in your book. That’s just a fancy term for how forces affect fluids. Sounds boring? Nope, it’s fun. You’ll see. How are Pascal’s, Archimedes’ & Bernoulli’s principal applied at a water park?? – Yahoo! Answers: “How are Pascal’s, Archimedes’ & Bernoulli’s principal [...]

Balloon Racers are due on Friday in class. Make sure you know: 1) Your racer’s mass 2) The best set up for your balloon racer If you’re in 8.3 and would like to try out a balloon racer, I’ll give some extra credit if you can successfully make the 5 meter challenge and figure out [...]