Monday, February 27, 2012

New Worksheet - Conversions

Practice word problems and conversions between the metric system and the English system with this worksheet.


Word Problems – Conversions Worksheet

Name: ______________________________

Solve the following word problems.

1. A road is measured to be 452 feet long. What is the distance in meters? (1 foot = 12 inches; 1 inch = 2.54 cm; 100 cm = 1 meter) Round your answer to the nearest one's place.




2. Convert 74 cm to inches. (1 inch = 2.54 cm) Round your answer to the nearest one's place.




3. Convert 36 liters to gallons. (3.79 liters = 1 gallon) Round your answer to the nearest tenths.




3. Convert 98 liters to gallons. (3.79 liters = 1 gallon) Round your answer to the nearest tenths.




4. Convert 5 gallons to liters. (3.79 liters = 1 gallon) Round your answer to the nearest hundreth.




5. Convert 4 meters to feet. (1 foot = 12 inches; 1 inch = 2.54 cm; 100 cm = 1 meter) Round your answer to the nearest one's place.




6. Convert 7 feet to meters. (1 foot = 12 inches; 1 inch = 2.54 cm; 100 cm = 1 meter) Round your answer to the nearest one's place.




7. Convert 12 feet to cm. (1 foot = 12 inches; 1 inch = 2.54 cm) Round your answer to the nearest one's place.



Monday, February 20, 2012

New Worksheet - Chemistry: Lewis Structures

Practice your understanding of Lewis structures with this worksheet.


Chemistry - Lewis Structures

Name: _____________________________

Problems

Draw the Lewis structures for the following atoms:
1. Ba



2. Si



3. Se



Give the chemical formulas for the following molecules:
4. magnesium oxide ________________

5. potassium sulfide ________________

6. chromium (III) bromide ________________

7. sodium carbonide ________________


8. Which of these atoms has the greatest desire for extra electrons: Mg, P, or S? ________________

9. Which of these atoms has the largest atomic radius: Rb, Sb, Te, or Xe? ________________

10. Draw the Lewis structure for PF3.


Tuesday, February 7, 2012

New Worksheet - Trigonometry

Practice trigonometry problems with this worksheet. Use it to hone your understanding in Physics or Trigonometry.


Basic Trigonometry Worksheet

Name: _____________________________

Problems
1. A 5’10” man stands 13 feet away from a building. Using a protractor to measure the angle between himself and the top of the building, he gets an angle of 37 degrees. How high is the building?
____________________


2. A 5’6” girl stands 21 feet away from a building. Using a protractor to measure the angle between himself and the top of the building, she gets an angle of 43 degrees. How high is the building?
____________________


3. A 5’11” man stands 47 feet away from a building. Using a protractor to measure the angle between himself and the top of the building, he gets an angle of 59 degrees. How high is the building?
____________________


4. A road bed rises 274 feet for each 3125 horizontal feet of road. Find the angle of inclination of the roadbed.
____________________


5. A road bed rises 342 feet for each 4517 horizontal feet of road. Find the angle of inclination of the roadbed.
____________________


© 2012 Laura Glassel – lizzietutoring.blogspot.com

Monday, February 6, 2012

New ACT Preparation Course

Is your high-school student taking the ACT test this year?

Here is an opportunity to help your student get ready for the test by---
- finding out what to expect on the test
- learning test-taking strategies
- reviewing the content that the test covers

We are offering the test preparation course at two different times (each track will cover the same material).

Track 1 will meet for four one-hour sessions. Each session will cover one section of the ACT.
It will meet on Monday afternoons from 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Dates: April 30, May 7, 14, and 21
Location: 6400 Tanager Lane, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
Registration deadline for Track 1: Friday, April 20, 2012

Track 2 will meet for two two-hour sessions. Each session will cover two sections of the ACT.
It will meet on Monday afternoons from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Dates: April 2 and 9
Location: 6400 Tanager Lane, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
Registration deadline for Track 2: Friday, March 23, 2012

Cost for each track: $80.00 per student for the entire course. Includes materials.

To register, fill out the form above.

Monday, January 30, 2012

New Worksheet - Newton's Laws

Practice acceleration problems with this worksheet. Use it to hone your understanding in Physics.


Newton's Laws

Name: ____________________________

Acceleration
1. A roller coaster car rapidly picks up speed as it rolls down a slope. As it starts down the slope, its speed is 4 m/s. But 3 seconds later, at the bottom of the slope, its speed is 22 m/s. What is the average acceleration?
____________________


2. A car advertisement states that a certain car can accelerate from rest to 90 km/h in 9 seconds. Find the car's average acceleration.
____________________


3. An eagle accelerates from 15 m/s to 22 m/s in 4 seconds. What is the eagle's average acceleration?
____________________


4. You drop a rock from a bridge, and it takes 3.1 seconds for it to hit the river below. How many meters did the rock fall?
____________________


5. You drop a rock from a bridge that is 50 feet high. For how long does the rock fall?
____________________



Newton's Second Law of Motion
1. A 52-kg water-skier is being pulled by a speedboat. The force causes her to accelerate at 2 m/s2. What force causes this acceleration?
____________________


2. How fast is a 1000-kg elevator accelerating if it is being acted upon by a force of 2000 N?
____________________


3. What is the mass of a cart if it is accelerating at 15 m/s2 and is being acted upon by a force of 825 N?
____________________


Monday, January 23, 2012

New Worksheet - Geometry 1

Practice surface area calculations for squares and rectangles with this worksheet.


Geometry – Worksheet 1

Name: ____________________________


Surface Area of Rectangles

To determine the area of a rectangle, multiply the width by the length.

Find the solutions to the following problems:
1. A rectangle is 4.3 inches long and 7.5 inches wide. What is the area?
____________________


2. A rectangular board is 2.4 meters long and 0.18 meters wide. The cost for the board is 22 dollars per square meter. How much does this specific board cost?
____________________


3. A table is 1.3 meters long and 0.8 meters wide. A table cloth is being sewn for this table, and the table cloth is to hang down 0.2 meters on each side. What is the area of the table cloth?
____________________


4. The floor of a room is 25.5 meters long and 11.25 meters wide. It is being tiled with square tiles that have sides that are 0.75 meters long. How many tiles are needed to cover the entire floor?
____________________


5. A carpenter wants to cut out a rectangular board that has an area of 12 square inches. The length of the board is to be 3 times the width of the board. What is the length? What is the width?
____________________


© 2012 Laura Glassel – lizzietutoring.blogspot.com

Monday, January 16, 2012

New Worksheet - Basic Algebra Operations 6

Practice basic algebra operations with this worksheet. Basic Algebra Operations 6
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