NuclearEngineeringUnit

Optional Assignments:
How a Geiger - Muller Tube works
Due (present to class) no later than Wed, Apr. 30)
Three Mile Island and Brown's Ferry Research/Presentation
Present anytime until Fri, May 2
Food Irradiation Research/Presentation
Present anytime until Wed, May 7
Fleischmann and Pons Research / Presentation  (Theoretical Physics!)
Present anytime until Fri, May 9

Today in class:  Meteorology presentations - connection to Air Conditioning
Meteorology Exam

Notes - review the atom, glance over periodic tables, What is Radiation, Radioactive Decay.

2 new Optional Assignments, finish notes, new unit. Meteorology Exam Thurs

Air Conditioning Optional Assignment   Presentations Due Thursday before the exam  (Friday for 4th hour).
Alpha and Beta Decay Simulation Optional Assignment Due May 6th
I decided to let the quizzes be formative (for your benefit) rather than summative (for the gradebook).  You will get yours back today along with a chance to find/figure out any missing info.

Notes for today: Atomic Structure and Stability... Atoms and Isotopes
The "REAL" periodic table

In the background today:  specific heat demonstration: Continental vs. Maritime

Copy of today's quiz

This was requested by some to be able to study over the weekend:
meteorology quiz

Wednesday

Extra reading packet for this unit may be linked here
Questions for the packet are here (Due Wednesday 4/16)
Leidenfrost reading and discussion
pre-lab for Dry Ice Lab was worked on/discussed
We talked about safety concerns with dry ice (no sealed containers!)
Some classes started notes on Wind (see previous post for the link)
Homework for Thursday (see previous post)

Tuesday

Today in class:
Turned in homework
Reading: Hail / edge of space engineering
Notes: meteorology, clouds,wind
HMWK for Thursday/Friday (some classes don't meet Thursday):
Read p. 529-534, p.534#1-6

Tomorrow: leidenfrost reading and some packet work to prepare for Block Schedule labs.

Monday

homework due tomorrow (see Friday's post)
Reading: $150 edge of space camera
Finish notes: meteorology
Notes and demonstration: cloud development

HMWK for Tuesday

Today in class: answers to homework, watched the forecast, saw a big air pressure demonstration, and made more progress on the meteorology notes (see last post)

HMWK for Tuesday:
Read p. 523-528
p.528#1-7

Exam today. HMWK for Friday: Meteorology!

Due Friday:  Read p. 518-522, p. 522#1-7

upcoming notes: Meteorology
Clouds
Dew Point/Humidity
Wind
Supplementary reading for this unit