Whew! That was a busy day for me. I feel bad for accidentally breaking two penny stopper reagent bottles (they were empty), but of course it was all done for the sake of education.
The L section completed day 6-5 on friction forces. I introduced the new OWLSbucks homework reward system which uses the super Scottie Seat Picker to pick random students to answer questions. If they get the question right, they get an OWLSbuck. If they get it wrong, the next student gets two OWLSbucks. If they didn't do the HW, another OWLSbuck is added to the pot and the system rolls. Today, one student made almost 20 OB's answering tough questions. It keeps us focused, laughing, and in the end, better educated. Sweet victory!
The O, W, and S sections completed day 6-6 which covered Newton's three laws. Law 1: the law of inertia (a body in motion will stay in motion and a body at rest will stay at rest until acted upon by an outside force). Law 2: the mass of an object times its acceleration equals its force (in newtons or pounds). Law 3: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. I did a couple of demonstrations. In one in the S section, Seth jumped into Josh's lap while he sat in my nice, leather chair. The chair rolled back--Newton's third law. I pulled a piece of paper out from under a glass bottle, showing inertia in action (as well as static and sliding friction). It was dangerous because I lit a candle and put it on top. Well, it wasn't that dangerous, but it was more dangerous than anything that happened in math today.
Oh, that reminds me, Mr. Burcin almost caught me throwing a bouncy ball against Mrs. Middleton's door during fourth period. Almost is the operative term. I will have to use more stealth in the future.
Sweet justice.
