Classwork, Homework, Test Update

Hi All,

You have all finished your electricity packet by now, so today's classwork relates to that. Please respond to the following prompts in your notebook for Wednesday, March 4th:

1. electrical power = voltage x electrical current. Another way to write this: watts = volts x amperes. In a good paragraph, explain what watts, volts, and amps are, and explain how they relate to one another.

2. energy = power x time. Another way to write this is watt hours (Wh) = watts x hours. Utilities bill customers in terms of kilowatt hours (kWh), which are 1,000 watt hours. Answer the following questions:
A. If I have to keep a 200-watt bulb on baby chicks to keep them warm enough, how many watt hours am I using in a 24-hour period?
B. If the utility bills me at 8.5 cents per kilowatt hour, how much does it cost me to keep these chicks warm each day?


Also for Wednesday,
Look at your science progress report and also consider our current energy work. Please respond to the following in your notebook:
1. Identify one science content Strength.
2. Identify one science content Area of Growth.
3. Identify one science content Challenge.
4. For #1-3, find at least one piece of work that demonstrates each.
5. Reflect on your personal goals at the end of your report card: A. Have you met them? B. If not, how will you meet them? C. Come up with three more goals for the rest of the year.

THIS THURSDAY'S TEST POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 9