Physics First Semester
| Date | Classroom Activity | Homework |
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| 8/18 |
Look at book website White Powder Lab |
Write 1 paragraph about yourself, why you are taking Physics, what you think physics is. Write 1 paragraph explaining why you think we did the White Powder lab. |
| 8/19-8/20 | Sion/Storm Schedule so only one meeting in two days. Discuss syllabus,article summaries, web site. Practice some metric problems |
Metric problem worksheet, Article summary |
| 8/23 | Answer questions on metric worksheet |
Observation and Inference worksheet Systematic and Random Variation Worksheet pre-movie questions |
| 8/24 | Discuss Homework Movie: Inertia |
Read chapter 2 Problems 5,12,13,18,20-22,26,27,32,55 on pages 3-5 in textbook Post-movie questions |
| 8/25 | Measuring Reaction Time Lab | |
| 8/26 | Movie: Eureka-inertia Discuss Chapter 2 |
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| 8/27 | Notes over chapter 2 | Go to web site and watch videos over chapter 2. |
| 8/30 | Discuss Chapter 2 |
Try practice quiz over chapter 2 from web site. |
| 8/31 | Finish and Review |
try problems 23,26,28,29,33,40Review for chapter 2 quiz , Go to website and try quiz. Submit to me. |
| 9/1 | Chapter 2 quiz , will include metrics and concepts from labs we did Eureka movie: Speed Moving Man Simulation |
Read pages 41-44 in textbook, try questions 3.1-3.9 odd from Problem Solving in Physics Workbook and 1-9 pg 55 in textbook |
| 9/2 | Discuss position Discuss speed |
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| 9/3 | Blind as Bat and Constant Velocity Motion Labs |
Position -Time grapshs |
| 9/6 | No School/Labor Day | |
| 9/7 | Finish labs | Watch videos from web site. |
| 9/8 | Discuss Velocity | Velocity-time graph worksheet |
| 9/9 | Discuss velocity | Read pgs. 44-46 in textbook, try problems |
| 9/10 | Go over homework | |
| 9/13 | Discuss Acceleration |
Changing Motion Worksheet |
| 9/14 | Online activity | Try problems 3.11-3.20 from workbook |
| 9/15 | Eureka vidoe: Acceleration Discuss Homework |
Read pages 47-53 in textbook |
| 9/16 | Notion of Motion lab | |
| 9/17 | Movie: Law of Falling Bodies Notes |
Practicing Physics Worksheet |
| 9/20 | Discuss falling objects | Try problems 3.21-3.30 |
| 9/21 | Finish Chapter and work problems | Review for chapter 3 test Go to online quiz and submit |
| 9/22 | Work problems | |
| 9/23 | Review for chapter 3 test | |
| 9/24 | Chapter 3 test |
Read pages 58-63 in text |
| 9/27 | Watch movie Newton's Laws Discuss chapter 4 |
Worksheet I |
| 9/28 | Discuss chapter 4 |
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| 9/29 | Discuss chapter 4 | Read pages 64-65 |
| 9/30 | Lab: Getting Pushy Lab: Putting the Cart Before the Horse |
Work through and submit Tutorial: Parachuting and Newton's Second Law from web site. |
| 10/1 | Discuss chapter 4 and homework |
Worksheet II |
| 10/4 | No school/Teacher workday | Finish reading chapter 4 Work problems 4-49 through 4-65 odd |
| 10/5 | Movie: That Mu You Do |
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| 10/6 | Watch Einstein Movie | |
| 10/7 | Watch Einstein Movie | |
| 10/8 | Watch Einstein Movie | Einstein Movie questions |
| 10/11 | Work problems |
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| 10/12 | Lab: Elevator Ride Activities: Styrofoam Astronauts and What a Drag |
Study for chapter 4 test , Work through and submit Quiz from chapter 4 from book web site. |
| 10/13 | No class PSAT | |
| 10/14 | Review for chapter 4 test |
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| 10/15 | Review for chapter 4 test | |
| 10/18 | Chapter 4 test | Start reading chapter 5 |
| 10/19 | Activity on Newton's third law Practiciting Physics Worksheet |
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| 10/20 | Discuss homework reading | Read pages 74-78 in textbook |
| 10/21 | Discuss reading and work problems |
Read pages 79-81 in textbook |
| 10/22 | Work problems |
Read pages 82-85 |
| 10/25 | Discuss Chapter 5 worksheet 1,2 |
Finish reading chapter 5 ,Work through and submit tutorial on Newton's Third Law from web site. |
| 10/26 | Newton's Forces Lab | |
| 10/27 | Review for test | Work through and submit tutorial on Vectors from web site. |
| 10/28 | Movie: Momentum | Work through and submit Quiz from web site. |
| 10/29 | ESPN Sports Movie Unit IV Worksheet 1 | |
| 11/1 | Review for test | |
| 11/2 | Review for test | |
| 11/3 | Review for test | |
| 11/4 | Storm Schedule Chapter 5 test
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Read chapter 6 pgs. 91-93 |
| 11/5 | No School: Parent Teacher Conferences | |
| 11/8 | Sion ScheduleChapter 5 test
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Read chapter 6 pgs. 91-93 |
| 11/9 | Discuss pgs 91-93 |
and read pgs. 94-97 Complete practice exercies on packet |
| 11/10 | Discuss pgs 94-97 and work problems | Work lots of problems from Problem Solving WorkbookRead pgs 98-103 |
| 11/11 | Lab: Conservation of Momentum | Finish reading chapter Work lots of problems from Problem Solving Workbook |
| 11/12 | Movie: Momentum, Physics of Car Crashes | |
| 11/15 | Discuss pg. 103 and work problems from problem solving workbook | Finish reading rest of the chapter Work problems from Problem Solving Workbook |
| 11/16 | Review for chapter 6 test | Work through and submit tutorial Momentum from web site. |
| 11/17 | Review for chapter 6 test | |
| 11/18 | Chapter 6 Test | Read chapter 7 |
| 11/19 | An Uphill Climb Lab | Do Practice Packet |
| 11/22 | Discuss Chapter 7 | |
| 11/23 | Movie: Energy | |
| 11/24 | No school Thanksgiving | |
| 11/25 | No school Thanksgiving | |
| 11/26 | No school Thanksgiving | |
| 11/29 | Lab: Eneryg of Ball ,Lab: Your Power | Work through and submit tutorial on Energy from book web site |
| 12/1 | Lab: Down the Ramp | |
| 12/2 | Discuss Energy and Work | Read pgs 184-191 |
| 12/3 | Work problems Movie: Projectile Motion |
Review for test 7 |
| 12/4 | Work problems |
Take home chapter 7 test |
| 12/6 | Lab: Bull's Eye |
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| 12/7 | Review for final |
Review for final |
| 12/8 | Review for final | Review for final |
| 12/9 | Review for final :Lab: Ice Cream |
Review for final |
| 12/10 | Final exams | |
| 12/13 | Final exams | |
| 12/14 | Final exam | |
| 12/15 | Physics Exam 8:00 am | |
| Christmas break, Have a wonderful break. | ||