Newton's First Law of Motion

Salamander's science text book talks about motion, position, friction, but nothing about Newton. So I thought I could introduce Newton and his three laws of Motion and just focus on the first  Law of Inertia, by doing a fun "Turkey Egg Experiment.

I show them a short video on Intertia.

What is Physics? The science of how and why things ________.

Newton was a _____________ who lived from _____ to _______.

He discovered ______ laws of motion.

The first law is called the Law of _______.

The first law of motion says: 'Things want to keep on doing what they are already doing'. If things are at ______, they want to stay at rest, if things are ________ they want to stay moving.

 Or

All the things in this world are lazy, they want to remain in the state where they are unless some outside _____ is applied upon them. This laziness is called inertia.

                                        Or

Things want to stay what they are already doing. They don’t want to move. This is called _________.

WORD BOX:

Inertia     1642    scientist      1727     move      three    force   rest      moving          Inertia

Turkey Egg Drop Experiment

Get the egg into the water.

Materials:

Egg, cardboard tube, water, drinking cups, tray, pie pans

Experiment:

1.    Fill the cups with ¾ full with __________.

2.   Center a _______  ________ on top of the  cup.

3.   Place the cardboard __________ on the pie plate, positioning it directly ________ the water.

4.    Now ________ the edge of the pie pan horizontally. Don’t swing up or down!

Thinking:

What did you think of the experiment? How does this show motion?

Answer: The egg it wants to do what its doing - not move. You made enough force to the pie pan to cause it to zip out from under the cardboard tube (there’s not much friction against the drinking glass). The edge of the pie pan hooked the bottom of the tube, which then flew off with the pan. You knocked the support out from under the egg. For a small nanosecond the egg didn’t move because it was already not moving. But the force of gravity took over and pulled the egg straight down toward the center of the Earth.

Also, according to Mr. Newton’s First Law, once the egg was moving, it didn’t want to stop. The gravity-pushed egg caused the water to splash out. Did someone get wet?

Traffic and Lamborghinis (G7B)

This is what we studied in week 12 for my G7B class:

Lamborghini wheels made in Taiwan 藍寶堅尼輪圈　台灣製造

A row of 25 super sports cars worth more than NT$600 million are lined up at the Super Alloy International factory in Yunlin County on the factory’s 20th anniversary on Oct. 31.
巧新科技十月三十一日在雲林縣二十週年廠慶，現場請來二十五輛、總價值逾六億元超跑、克萊斯勒等頂級房車，一整排超跑停在公司週邊。

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字 1. anniversary n. 週年慶 例: They celebrated their anniversary with a big party. (他們舉辦了一個派對來慶祝週年慶。) 2. attract attention v. phr. 吸引目光 例: He tried not to attract the attention of others as he was quite embarrassed. (他感到很尷尬並試圖不要吸引他人的目光。) 3. expand v. 擴展 例: The company has expanded its range of products from just 10 to over 50. (該公司已從十樣產品擴展範圍到超過五十樣之多。) 4. luxury 5. attention 6. show off 7. common knowledge 8. titanium 9. mechanical technologies

READING:

On its anniversary on Oct. 31, “Taiwan’s invisible champion” Super Alloy International (SAI) gathered 25 super sports cars and luxury cars from Chrysler and other makers worth more than NT$600 million at its offices. The row of cars attracted a lot of attention as they were parked and showed off by the side of the road, causing many passers-by to get out of their cars and take pictures.

It is perhaps not common knowledge, but Lamborghini wheels are made in Taiwan. Using titanium and mechanical technologies, SAI has expanded from making golf club heads and bicycle parts to become a supplier to Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren, Jaguar, Chrysler, Ford and Toyota, reaching an annual turnover of more than NT$4 billion.

「台灣隱形冠軍」巧新科技十月三十一日二十週年廠慶，現場找來二十五輛總價值逾六億元的超跑、克萊斯勒等頂級房車助陣，整排超跑超吸睛，停在馬路放「閃」，路過民眾紛紛下車拍照。

大家可能不知道，藍寶堅尼的輪圈是「台灣製造」。巧新科技結合航鈦材料與機械技術，從高爾夫球頭、腳踏車零件製造，現在已擴展成為藍寶堅尼、法拉利、麥卡倫及捷豹、克萊斯勒、福特、豐田汽車等供應商，年營業額逾四十億元。

I.           Vocabulary: write the Chinese

1.  Drivers

2.  Speed limit

3.  Carefully

4.  More

5.  Fewer

6.  Accidents

7.  Deaths

8.  Improve

9.  Traffic

10.               Protect

11.               Increase

II.         READING: New York Changes its Speed Limit

Drivers in New York have to drive more slowly. There is a new speed limit of 40 kph. The city wants people to drive more carefully. It wants fewer accidents and deaths. The mayor wants to improve traffic safety to protect children and old people. Some people say the new limit will increase accidents.

Most countries have speed limits. The first speed limit was 16 kph. This was in the UK in 1861. The world's highest limit is 140 kph. Some roads have no speed limit, like Germany's Autobahns. The WHO said 1.24 million people die every year in traffic accidents. Speed limits could make this number smaller.

III. MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	drive more	a.	people to drive
2	a new speed	b.	people
3.	The city wants	c.	and deaths
4.	It wants fewer accidents	d.	children
5.	The mayor wants to improve	e.	slowly
6.	protect	f.	increase accidents
7.	old	g.	limit of 40 kph
8.	people say the new limit will	h.	traffic safety

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	Most countries have	a.	have no speed limit
2	The first speed limit	b.	the UK in 1861
3.	This was in	c.	die every year
4.	The world's highest	d.	smaller
5.	Some roads	e.	speed limits
6.	1.24 million people	f.	accidents
7.	traffic	g.	was 16 kph
8.	make this number	h.	limit is 140 kph

IV.           LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Drivers in New York have (1) ___________________. There is a new (2) ___________________ 40 kph. The city wants people to (3) ___________________. It wants fewer accidents and deaths. The mayor (4) ___________________ traffic safety to protect children (5) ___________________. Some people say the new limit (6) ___________________.

Most countries (7) ___________________. The first speed limit was 16 kph. This (8) ___________________ 1861. The world's (9) ___________________ kph. Some roads have no speed limit, like Germany's Autobahns. The (10) ___________________ people die (11) ___________________ accidents. Speed limits could make (12) ___________________.

V.               PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

DriversinNewYorkhavetodrivemoreslowly.Thereisanewspeedlimitof40kph.Thecitywantspeopletodrivemorecarefully.Itwantsfeweraccidentsanddeaths.Themayorwantstoimprovetrafficsafetytoprotectchildrenandoldpeople.Somepeoplesaythenewlimitwillincreaseaccidents.Mostcountrieshavespeedlimits.Thefirstspeedlimitwas16kph.ThiswasintheUKin1861.Theworld'shighestlimitis140kph.Someroadshavenospeedlimit,likeGermany'sAutobahns.TheWHOsaid1.24millionpeopledieeveryyearintrafficaccidents.Speedlimitscouldmakethisnumbersmaller.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

What are 3 interesting things you learned from the reading?

1.

2.

3.

What is 1 question you have from the reading?

1.

III.      Vocabulary: Write your own sentence for each.

12.               Drivers

13.               Speed limit

14.               Carefully

15.               Fewer

16.               Accidents

17.               Deaths

18.               Improve

19.               Traffic

20.               Protect

21.               Increase

VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc6rYTrr-VM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNcmqqXSLmg

Vocab: rent a car/concerned/ traffic rules/ just/basic/such as/

Resources: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1411/141109-speed-limit-0.html

Buck Rogers and Jet-Packs: A Vision of the Future

What did writers of the past predict about the future? What do we have today that writers did not imagine? What did past writers imagine that we still don't have today? These were our pre-reading questions.

My grade 8A class is starting a new unit about jet-packs and the reading includes an ode to Buck Rogers, the comic book hero of the 1920s. If the students are very good this week, I will show them some "old school" vidoes of the TV show I watched when I was a kid. I tried to explain to them the slang adjective "cheesy", or cliche. I think they will get what cheesy means after a minute of watching Buck Rogers. I doubt they will appreciate it as much as I do.

                             (Disco Dance Scene, doesn't start til a minute into this clip

The reading described two jet-packs on the market today, the Martin Jetpack and the Jetlev Flyer., both expensive and not very efficient.

Christmas Carols for Singing Class

My singing class is the 7th grade's most basic of English classes. I want them to at least be exposed to some basic carols as well as some modern Christmas song , as the English in pop songs are more simple than old English traditional carols.

First things first is the kids need to know all about the Christmas story -the Nativity. I found some videos on YouTube in English  with Mandarin subtitles:

 "Jesus is Born" with Chinese subtitles

Obviously, because of their level, I'll only expect them to sing a stanza or the Chorus of any song. They need to know some basic Christmas vocabulary and perhaps one or two students could learn some intermediate level vocabulary.

                                    (12 Min video on Christmas Vocab for Intermediate)

                                           (short video of Christmas flashcards basic level)

The first carol I will teach will be "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (Mandarin/ English),
Vocabulary: mountain, shepherds, heavens, hills, everywhere, born, tell, silent

Go Tell It on the Mountain (ppt)

They will need to know the first stanza which includes the chorus.

Go Tell it On the Mountain到各山嶺去傳揚

While shepherds kept their watching Over silent flocks by night, Behold throughout the heavens, There shone a holy light: Go, Tell It On The Mountain, Over the hills and everywhere; Go, Tell It On The Mountain That Jesus Christ is born. The shepherds feared and trembled When lo! above the earth Rang out the angel chorus That hailed our Savior’s birth: Go, Tell It On The Mountain, Over the hills and everywhere; Go, Tell It On The Mountain That Jesus Christ is born. Down in a lowly manger Our humble Christ was born And God send us salvation, That blessed Christmas morn: Go, Tell It On The Mountain, Over the hills and everywhere; Go, Tell It On The Mountain That Jesus Christ is born. When I am a seeker, I seek both night and day; I seek the Lord to help me, And He shows me the way: Go, Tell It On The Mountain, Over the hills and everywhere; Go, Tell It On The Mountain That Jesus Christ is born. He made me a watchman Upon the city wall, And if I am a Christian, I am the least of all. Go, Tell It On The Mountain, Over the hills and everywhere; Go, Tell It On The Mountain That Jesus Christ is born.

副  歌 到各山嶺去傳揚，越過山崗到各地方； 到各山嶺去傳揚，說基督已降生！ 　 有牧羊人在野地，夜間看守群羊，忽然自天上照耀，極聖潔的亮光。到各山嶺去傳揚，越過山崗到各地方；到各山嶺去傳揚，說基督已降生！ 　 牧羊人心裏戰兢，但聞天使歌聲，歡呼讚美聲嘹亮，救主今夜降生。到各山嶺去傳揚，越過山崗到各地方； 到各山嶺去傳揚，說基督已降生！ 　 卑微低賤的馬棚，救主基督降生，帶來救恩好福音，主降生人蒙恩。 到各山嶺去傳揚，越過山崗到各地方； 　 到各山嶺去傳揚，說基督已降生！

The next traditional carol I will teach will be "Silent Night". Here is a Chinese version.

Silent Night    

Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yon Virgin Mother and Child Holy Infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight Glories stream from heaven afar Heav'nly hosts sing Alleluia! Christ, the Saviour is born Christ, the Saviour is born Silent night, holy night Son of God, love's pure light Radiant beams from Thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth

平安夜，聖善夜！ 萬暗中，光華射， 照著聖母也照著聖嬰， 多少慈詳也多少天真， 靜享天賜安眠， 靜享天賜安眠。 平安夜，聖善夜！ 牧羊人，在曠野， 忽然看見了天上光華， 聽見天軍唱哈利路亞， 救主今夜降生， 救主今夜降生！ 平安夜，聖善夜！ 神子愛，光皎潔， 救贖宏恩的黎明來到， 聖容發出來榮光普照， 耶穌我主降生， 耶穌我主降生！

Here is Oh Holy Night in Mandarin and with English lyrics.
Here is also Hark the Angels  Sing in Mandarin and with English lyrics.

A song that teaches the Christmas story in modern English is  Mary's Boy Child.

Mary’s Boy Child玛丽亚的小圣婴

Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water? Mary did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters? Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new? This child that you've delivered, will soon deliver you. Mary did you know that your baby boy would give sight to a blind man? Mary did you know that your baby boy would calm a storm with his hand? Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod? And when your kiss your little baby, you have kissed the face of God. Oh Mary did you know? The blind will see, the deaf will hear,the dead will live again. The lame will leap, the dumb will speak, the praises of the lamb---. Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation? Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day rule the nations? Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb? This sleeping child you're holding is the great--I--- AM---.

瑪麗, 妳知道 妳的寶貝嬰兒, 有一天將會行走在海上嗎? 瑪麗, 妳知道 妳的寶貝嬰兒, 能拯救我們的兒子女兒嗎? 妳知道 妳的寶貝嬰兒 來使妳生命更新. 妳所生的孩子, 很快的也使妳得生　 瑪麗, 妳知道, 妳的寶貝嬰兒, 將會使瞎眼的看得見. 瑪麗, 妳知道, 妳的寶貝嬰兒, 他的手將平靜風和海. 妳知道, 妳的寶貝嬰兒, 曾經走過天使走過的地方. 當妳親吻 妳的小寶貝時, 可知道妳正親吻 上帝的臉 瑪麗, 妳知道嗎? 瞎眼將能看見, 聾子將能聽見, 死人將能復活, 瘸腿的將跳躍, 啞巴將說話, 讚美神羔羊 瑪麗, 妳知道, 妳的寶貝嬰兒, 是創造萬有的主宰 瑪麗, 妳知道, 妳的寶貝嬰兒, 有一天要掌管全世界 妳知道, 妳的寶貝嬰兒, 是天上聖潔完美的羔羊 妳懷裡抱著的睡了的孩子, 是偉大的自有永有的　神.

An easy modern song for the G7 Singing class is Jingle Bell Pop by IM5. Thanks to my coworker Teacher Mia for her translation:

"Jingle Bell Pop"-IM5鈴聲舞曲  IM5
Vocabulary: jolly, galore, parking, mood, tune, jam, wonderland, silent, merry, stocking, Christmas Day, fireplace, cheer, jingle bell, Santa, reindeer, chimney, rooftop

It’s that time of the year, yeah, that time of the year When everybody’s feeling very merry All the girls and the boys got stockings loaded with toys But that don’t make me happy Ooh woah oh, get me in the mood Yeahhh, play my favorite tune It would make my Christmas Day So gather ‘round the fireplace And light up the night with lights everywhere We’re spreading all that good old holiday cheer So, please don’t let the good times stop Play that jingle bell Play that jingle bell pop Every house on the street is all red and green Santa will come sliding down the chimney Can’t you hear reindeer on the rooftop? Don’t let the good times stop Play that jingle bell pop Ooh woah oh, Yeahhh Ooh woah oh, Come on play that jingle bell pop It’s that time of the year That time of the year Where everybody’s feeling holly jolly They are led to the stores With wishes galore My only wish is that we find some parking Ooh woah oh, get me the mood Yeahhh, play my favorite tune If you hear that winter jam I’ll be in winter wonderland       (Chorus) I don’t want this night to be silent, silent Come on play that jingle bell pop x 4        (Chorus) Ooh woah oh, Yeahhh Ooh woah oh, play that jingle bell pop Ooh woah oh, Yeahhh Don’t let the good times stop

又到了這個時候，每年的這個時候 每個人都感覺非常歡喜 孩子們的聖誕襪裡裝滿著玩具 但這些並沒有使我感到開心 喔～帶我進入這氛圍吧 耶～放我最喜歡的歌曲吧 這樣才是我的聖誕節 還不快圍過來火爐邊 今晚將每處的燈點亮 我們分享散播季節的歡樂 所以別讓幸福的時光停止 放這首鈴聲舞曲吧 就放這首鈴聲舞曲吧 紅色及綠色裝飾著街上的房子　 聖誕老公公滑進煙囪裡 你有聽到屋頂上馴鹿的聲音嗎？ 所以別讓幸福的時光停止 讓這首鈴聲舞曲響徹四處吧 喔耶！ 一起播放這首鈴聲舞曲吧 又到了這個時候 每年的這個時候 每個人感受喜樂 大夥聚集在商場各處 帶著大大的期盼 我的唯一願望是能找到停車位 喔～帶我進入這氛圍吧 耶～放我最喜歡的歌曲吧 當你聽到這首冬季熱舞曲 我就在那冬季的歡樂世界裡 （副歌） 我不要今晚是個寧靜之夜 來吧！一起跟著這首歌曲狂歡吧 （副歌） 喔耶！ 一起讓鈴聲舞曲響徹四處吧 喔耶！ 讓幸福的時光無止境