Physics Class Schedule for Fall 2015
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First Semester: August 12, 2015 to December 17, 2015
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Week #18: December 14, 2015
to December 17, 2015 (Finals Week!)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 12/14/15:
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Due Wednesday, 12/16/15:
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Wednesday, 12/16/15:
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Due Monday, 1/4/16:
- Have a great Holiday
Break!
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Week #17: December 7, 2015 to
December 11, 2015 (No Block this Week)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 12/7/15:
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Due Tuesday, 12/8/15:
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Tuesday, 12/8/15:
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Due Wednesday, 12/9/15:
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Wednesday, 12/9/15:
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Due Thursday, 12/10/15:
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Thursday, 12/10/15:
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Due Friday, 12/11/15:
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Finish
questions on Rocket Lab. Refer to Dr.
Bourke’s Rocket Science PowerPoint.
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Start making a
3x5 note card for final exam with all formulae used this semester. A detailed review sheet will be forthcoming
tomorrow.
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Friday, 12/11/15:
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Due Monday, 12/14/15:
- Have a nice weekend!
- Complete Rocket Launch calculations and
questions if you did not turn these in already!
- Review for final exam next Wednesday,
12/16/15. Do this by filling out final
exam review sheet questions and working problems from past problem
sheets. Make a 3x5 note card for
final exam with all formulae used this semester. Also Download the Final
Exam Schedule.
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Week #16: November 30, 2015
to December 4, 2015
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
11/30/15:
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Due Tuesday, 12/1/15:
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Tuesday, 12/1/15:
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Due Wednesday, 12/2/15 (Block
Day):
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Wednesday, 12/2/15 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 12/4/15:
- Complete rationale
write ups and conclusions for Egg Drop Projects and Egg Drop Project Rubric. Print and
submit these to me on paper. Make
sure that your write-up includes an image of your egg drop carriage that
you made!
- Extra Credit Opportunity due when we return from
break: Write a one page report (at least), 1.5 spacing, 1” margins, size
12 Times New Roman font on the physics of at least one physical
phenomenon that you observe over the Thanksgiving Break. This could be a
rainbow, the physics of music you play, a detailed report on a sport you
play, the stars you observe in the night sky, or anything you can think
of that involves physics. You MUST have a picture of the phenomenon you
observe with you in the picture (preferably). Your report MUST have an
MLA works cited (works cited not included in the one page requirement)
indicating where you got information on the phenomenon you observe. Due
to Google Classroom by 3:30 PM on Friday, 12/4/15.
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Friday, 12/4/15:
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Due Monday, 12/7/15:
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Week #15: November 16, 2015
to November 20, 2015
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
11/16/15:
- Warm Up: Power of a
light bulb
- Notes on Power.
- Roller Coaster
Design Virtual Lab
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Due Tuesday, 11/17/15:
- Work problems 55-61
and 87-91 involving Power and Mixed Problems in Energy
Problems Packet
- Do Forces and
Newton’s Laws Test Corrections! Due on Tuesday!
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Tuesday, 11/17/15:
- Warm up: Power and
Energy of Solar Panels
- Go over HW: Work
problems 55-61 and 87-91 involving Power and Mixed Problems in Energy
Problems Packet
- Roller Coaster
Design Virtual Lab: Finish and Turn in
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Due Wednesday, 11/18/15 (Block
Day):
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Wednesday, 11/18/15 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 11/20/15:
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Friday, 11/20/15:
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Due Monday, 11/30/15:
- Have a nice Thanksgiving week off!
- Extra
Credit Opportunity due
when we return from break: Write a one page report (at least), 1.5
spacing, 1” margins, size 12 Times New Roman font on the physics of at
least one physical phenomenon that you observe over the Thanksgiving
Break. This could be a rainbow, the physics of music you play, a
detailed report on a sport you play, the stars you observe in the night
sky, or anything you can think of that involves physics. You MUST have a
picture of the phenomenon you observe with you in the picture
(preferably). Your report MUST have an MLA works cited (works cited not
included in the one page requirement) indicating where you got
information on the phenomenon you observe. Due to Google Classroom by
3:30 PM on Tuesday, 12/1/15.
- Work on Egg Drop Projects and Egg Drop Project Rubric?
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Week #14: November 9, 2015 to
November 13, 2015 (No School on Wednesday, 11/11/15 due to Veterans’ Day)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 11/9/15:
- Warm Up:
- Go over HW: Complete
Problems 56-59, 61, and 72-76 of Energy Problems
Packet from last week.
- Hand back Forces
and Newton’s Laws Test for Corrections: Go over.
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Due Tuesday, 11/10/15:
- Do Forces and
Newton’s Laws Test Corrections!
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Tuesday, 11/10/15:
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Due Thursday, 11/12/15:
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Thursday, 11/12/15:
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Due Friday, 11/13/15:
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Friday, 11/13/15:
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Due Monday, 11/16/15:
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Week #13: November 2, 2015 to
November 6, 2015
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 11/2/15:
- Warm Up: Cosmos
Bowling Ball Pendulum Video from episode 6 “Deeper, Deeper, Deeper
Still” with Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- Notes on Kinetic and Potential Energy
- Energy of a Tossed Ball Lab
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Due Tuesday,
11/3/15:
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Tuesday,
11/3/15:
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Due Thursday, 11/5/15 (Block
Day):
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Thursday, 11/5/15 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 11/6/15:
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Friday, 11/6/15:
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Due Monday, 11/9/15:
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Week #12: October 26, 2015 to
October 30, 2015
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
10/26/15:
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Due Tuesday,
10/27/15:
- Hewitt Concept Sheet pages 6-8.
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Tuesday,
10/27/15:
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Due Thursday, 10/29/15 (Block
Day):
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Thursday, 10/29/15 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 10/30/15:
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Friday, 10/30/15:
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Due Monday, 11/2/15:
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Week #11: October 19, 2015 to
October 23, 2015
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
10/19/15:
- Warm up: Forces at an angle and friction
- Friction Lab: Finish and turn in
- Hand out Hewitt Concept Sheets
- Start Homework
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Due Tuesday,
10/20/15:
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Tuesday,
10/20/15:
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Due Thursday, 10/22/15 (Block Day):
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Thursday,
10/22/15 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 10/23/15:
- Hewitt Concept Sheet pages 1-4.
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Friday,
10/23/15:
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Due Monday,
10/26/15:
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Week #10: October 12, 2015 to
October 16, 2015
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
10/12/15:
- Hewitt Video: Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion
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Due Tuesday,
10/13/15:
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Tuesday,
10/13/15:
- Midterm Quarter Benchmark Assessment
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Due Thursday, 10/15/15 (Block Day):
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Thursday,
10/15/15 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 10/16/15:
- Read Lesson
3 e-f and Lesson 4 a-b of Physics Classroom on Newtons Third Law.
Answer check for understanding questions on separate sheet of paper.
- JPL Open House Extra Credit. Up to 30 points possible for
doing a good job on the write-up. Write-ups: Go to JPL Open
House. Take pictures of at least 5 displays, shows, or other learning
events that you attend with you in the picture. Take notes and write up a description of what you learned at each
display and place the image of the display next to the description. Turn
this in no later than Friday, October 16, 2015! Turn it in
ELECTRONICALLY via Google
Classroom ONLY. DO NOT EMAIL it to me and DO NOT PRINT it. I
only want electronic documents for this assignment. Alternate
Assignment ONLY in case you cannot go to JPL this weekend: You MUST
have your parent EMAIL me verifying that you could not go to JPL this
weekend due to scheduling conflicts or being out of town. Tell me about
5 JPL missions, either
past, present, or future that you would like to research. You must write
at least a half page of content for each mission, 1.5 spaced, 1”
margins, Times New Roman Font, summarizing each mission. The alternate
assignment must have an MLA Works Cited page as the last page of
the document to be considered for extra credit. You only need a works
cited if you are not able to physically attend JPL Open House.
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Friday,
10/16/15:
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Due Monday,
10/19/15:
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Week #9: October 5, 2015 to
October 9, 2015
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/5/15:
- Hewitt Video: Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion
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Due Tuesday,
10/6/15:
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Tuesday,
10/6/15:
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Due Thursday, 10/8/15 (Block Day):
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Thursday,
10/8/15 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
10/9/15:
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Friday, 10/9/15:
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Due Monday,
10/12/15:
- Have
a nice weekend!
- JPL Open House Extra Credit. Up to 30 points possible for
doing a good job on the write-up. Write-ups: Go to JPL Open
House. Take pictures of at least 5 displays, shows, or other learning
events that you attend with you in the picture. Take notes and write up a description of what you learned at each
display and place the image of the display next to the description. Turn
this in no later than Friday, October 16, 2015! Turn it in
ELECTRONICALLY via Google
Classroom ONLY. DO NOT EMAIL it to me and DO NOT PRINT it. I
only want electronic documents for this assignment. Alternate
Assignment ONLY in case you cannot go to JPL this weekend: You MUST
have your parent EMAIL me verifying that you could not go to JPL this
weekend due to scheduling conflicts or being out of town. Tell me about
5 JPL missions, either
past, present, or future that you would like to research. You must write
at least a half page of content for each mission, 1.5 spaced, 1”
margins, Times New Roman Font, summarizing each mission. The alternate
assignment must have an MLA Works Cited page as the last page of
the document to be considered for extra credit. You only need a works
cited if you are not able to physically attend JPL Open House.
- Review
for Midterm Quarter Benchmark Assessment on Tuesday, 10/13/15. This will
cover everything we have covered so far (1-d kinematics, projectile motion, and Newton’s Laws and Forces). I recommend
studying your past exams, the PowerPoints linked above, and The
Physics Classroom, and your Hewitt Textbook chapters 2-6.
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Week #8: September 28, 2015
to October 2, 2015
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/28/15:
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Due Tuesday,
9/29/15:
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Tuesday,
9/29/15:
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Due Thursday, 10/1/15 (Block Day):
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Thursday,
10/1/15 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
10/2/15:
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Friday, 10/2/15:
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Due Monday,
10/5/15:
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Week #7: September 21, 2015
to September 25, 2015
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/21/15:
- Warm Up: Will an object launched straight out or straight
down from the same height hit the ground first?
- Projectile Motion Lab
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Due Tuesday,
9/22/15:
- Complete Vectors
Simulations Lab from last Friday. Do scaled drawings for 2 of the 4
vector combinations in part 3. Show work with scaled vector drawings and
math calculations verifying the values that you got via the simulation.
This will be graded as a take home quiz and will serve as the assessment
for vectors.
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Tuesday,
9/22/15:
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Due Thursday, 9/24/15 (Block Day):
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Thursday,
9/24/15 (Block Day):
·
Our planet is
physics in motion and the seasons are evidence of that. The Autumnal
Equinox is on Wednesday, 9/23/15 at 1:21 AM local time.
What does that mean? More information on dates of equinoxes and solstices
found here: Autumnal Equinox
Dates and Times
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Warmup: Monkey and the Hunter
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Stamp/Questions about HW: Conceptual Physics
Practice Page on Projectile Motion and Work Projectile Motion: Cliff Problems 1-4. Check answers after
you have done them.
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Stomp Rocket Lab modified for
projectile motion.
- Hand out HW: Work
Conceptual Physics Practice Page on Projectile Motion. Get this from me
in class, as it is copyrighted material.
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Due Friday,
9/25/15:
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Friday, 9/25/15:
- Warmup: Ballistics Cart
- Stamp/go over HW: Conceptual Physics Practice Page
on Projectile Motion
- Continue Stomp Rocket Lab modified for projectile
motion.
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Due Monday,
9/28/15:
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Week #6: September 14, 2015
to September 18, 2015
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/14/15:
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Due Tuesday,
9/15/15:
- Complete Hewitt Concept Sheet, both sides, on
vectors. See me for a copy, as content is copyrighted.
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Tuesday,
9/15/15:
- Warmup
and notes: Resolving vectors not at 90 degree
angles to one another.
- Hand out HW: Vector Practice Sheet.
- Go over HW: Complete Hewitt Concept
Sheet, both sides, on vectors. See me for a copy, as content is copyrighted.
- Vectors and 2-D Motion Chapter 3 Notes
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Due Thursday, 9/17/15 (Block Day):
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Thursday,
9/17/15 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
9/18/15:
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Friday, 9/18/15:
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Due Monday,
9/21/15:
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Week #5: September 8, 2015 to
September 11, 2015
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday, 9/8/15:
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Due Thursday, 9/10/15 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 9/10/15
(Block Day):
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Due Friday,
9/11/15:
- Finish Flightradar24
Scale Vector Drawing Activity: See Internet
Investigations page for instructions.
- Complete kinematics graph quiz corrections. Due by
next Monday since I won’t be here on Friday. Follow
these instructions for
how to do test corrections. Corrections are always due 1 week after I
hand them back to you.
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Friday, 9/11/15:
- Hewitt Video and Questions on Vectors and Projectile
Motion
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Due Monday,
9/14/15:
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Week #4: August 31, 2015 to September
4, 2015
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 8/31/15:
- Warmup: Kinematics Equation 1 Problem
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Due Tuesday,
9/1/15:
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Tuesday, 9/1/15:
- Warmup:
Felix Baumgartner set a record for the Red Bull freefall jump from a balloon. He jumped from
an altitude of 128,100 feet above the New Mexico desert. Use the
knowledge that there are 3.28 feet to every meter and the formula d = ˝
gt2 to
tell me the time in seconds it took him to fall. Once
you tell me this, use the formula v = vo +at
to tell me how fast in m/s he would be going when
he reached the surface of the Earth. Assume that acceleration is a
constant of 9.8 m/s2 throughout
his fall and that he was falling through a vacuum with no air
resistance.
- Go
over HW: Work Kinematics
Problems Set #s 60-69.
Check Answers.
- Go over Kinematics Equation 3
- Start HW
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Due Thursday, 9/3/15 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 9/3/15
(Block Day):
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Due Friday,
9/4/15:
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Friday, 9/4/15:
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Due Tuesday,
9/8/15:
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Week #3: August 24, 2015 to
August 28, 2015
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 8/24/15:
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Due Tuesday,
8/25/15:
- Do
Introduction to Motion: Velocity vs. Time graphs (Page H-4 up to end).
This handout was given out in class. I cannot post it due to copyright
laws. You must get it from me in class or email me and I’ll send it to
you.
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Tuesday,
8/25/15:
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Due Thursday, 8/27/15 (Block Day):
- Review
for Quiz on everything we have covered so far in this class.
- Kinematics Problems Set
on Distance, Displacement, and average velocity problem #s 31-34. Check Answers after you have worked
them.
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Thursday,
8/27/15 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
8/28/15:
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Friday, 8/28/15:
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Due Monday,
8/31/15:
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Week #2: August 17, 2015 to
August 21, 2015
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 8/17/15:
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Tuesday,
8/18/15:
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Tuesday,
8/18/15:
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Wednesday,
8/19/15:
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Wednesday,
8/19/15:
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Due Thursday,
8/20/15:
- Do Introduction to Motion: Distance vs. Time graphs
(up to page H-3). This handout was given out in class. I cannot post it
due to copyright laws. You must get it from me in class or email me and
I’ll send it to you.
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Thursday,
8/20/15:
- Warm-Up:
Distance vs. Displacement
- Notes on Chapter 2: Kinematics and
1-D Motion: Distance vs. Displacement Slides 45-59
- Stamp/Go
over Introduction to Motion: Distance vs. Time graphs (up to page H-3).
- Graph
Matching Lab
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Due Friday,
8/21/15:
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Friday, 8/21/15:
- What is acceleration? The World’s Fastest Car
will demonstrate.
- Warm Up: Relating Velocity-time graphs to
Position-time graphs
- Notes on Chapter 2: Kinematics and
1-D Motion: Acceleration
- Finish Graph
Matching Lab
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Due Monday,
8/24/15:
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Week #1: August 12, 2015 to
August 14, 2015
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Classwork
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Homework
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Wednesday,
8/12/15:
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Due Thursday,
8/13/15:
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Thursday,
8/13/15:
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Due Friday,
8/14/15:
- Give
lab donation requests
to parents and bring money if your parents are willing
- Get
class materials (binder, paper,
pens/pencils, ruler, calculator)
- Get 3-ring binders organized for 20 point binder check
on Friday. You should have tabs organized. See Instructions
from notes in class for
details.
- Cover
your textbook
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Friday, 8/14/15:
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Due Monday,
8/17/15:
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