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UNIT 1 - Measurement
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Readings: Cutnell & Johnson sections 1.1-1.4
Date
Lesson
Handouts
Assignments Due
9/2

Class Introduction I
Back to School Physics

-Class Expectations & Grading Policy
-Back to School Physics
 
9/3
First syllabus and Homework Set out
Significant Digits & Sci Notation
Group problem: The ENIGMA Box

-Syllabus: Measurement
-Sig. Dig. Notes

-Sig. Dig. & Sci Not Wkst.

-Student Data Sheet
-Back To School Physics
-Class Expec. Signed
9/4
Enigma Solutions
Unit Conversions
Using the Textbook
-Homework Set: Meas.
-Unit Conversions Wkst.
-Textbook Techniques Wkst.

-Sig. Dig. Wkst.
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Enigma Box Solutions

9/5

Phriday's Phat Physics...
Seats & Groups Assigned
Uncertainty in Measurements
Activity - Length Measurement

-Activity: Length Measurement

- Books Covered
-Unit Conversions Wkst.
9/8

QUIZ - Sig Dig. & Unit Conversions (No TI 85's or 86's)
Graphng Data
Graphical Anal. Activity (part I)

-Graphical Analysis Activity
-Activity: Length Measurement
-Textbook Tech Wkst
9/9
Graphical Analysis with MS Excel
 
-Section Outlines
-Accuracy and Precision Wkst.
-Graphical Anal. Act. (hand graphs and #1-6)
9/10

Graphical Analysis with MS Excel (part ii)


9/11

Accuracy and Precision, Types of Error
Right Triangle Trig Review

-Accuracy & Precision Wkst
-Graphical Anal. (with Excel) completed
9/12
Phriday's Phat Physics
Lab - Measurement

Lab: Measurerment
-Accuracy and Precision Wkst.
9/15
Estimation & OOM
Group Problem: How Many Basketballs?

-Lab: Measurement (rubric)
-Wkst Order of Magnitues

-First Notebook Check
9/16

QUIZ - Accuracy & Precision
Dimensional Analysis

-Wkst Dimens. Analysis

-BBall estimates due (with sketches)
-Wkst Order of Magnitues

9/17
Check Homework Set
Review for test
  -Wkst Dimens. Analysis
-Check Homework Set
9/18

QUIZ - Estimation and Uncertainty, & Dim. Anal.
Work on Lab

 

9/19

Test: Measurement

 
First Lab Writeup due Tomorrow!!!

 

UNIT 2 - Vectors
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Readings: Cutnell & Johnson sections 1.5-1.9
Date
Lesson
Handouts
Assignments Due
9/22

Go Over Unit 1 Test
FCI Test
What's a Vector?
Adding Vectors (part 1)

-Syllabus-Vectors
-
Homework Set: Vectors
-Worksheet - Vectors

 
9/23

Phriday Phat Physics...
Adding Vectors (part 2)

-Extra Vector Notes
-Section Outlines
-Vector Worksheet #1-17
9/24

Activity-The Shortest Distance...
QUIZ - Vectors
Prelab - Vector Forces


-Activity-The Shortest Distance...

-Vector Worksheet #1-20 (w/ redos)
9/25

Lab - Vector Forces
Quiz - Vectors

Lab: Vectors
Activity: The Shortest Dist.
9/26
Finish Labs
Check Homework Sets
Lab: Vectors (rubric)
Vectors Homework Sets
9/29
TEST - Vectors
New Homework Set and Syllabus out.

Lab writeups due tomorrow!

 

UNIT 3 - Motion in 1D
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Readings: Cutnell & Johnson sections 2.1-2.8
Date
Lesson
Handouts
Assignments Due
9/30
Return Vectors Test
Activity
- Measuring the speed of a toy truck
Discussion - Average Speed, Instantaneous Speed, Average Velocity, Acceleration
Examples with Velocity and Acceleration

Homework Set - Kinematics
Syllabus - Kinematics
Measuring the Motion of Toys I

 
10/2
Activity - Measuring Motion of Toys with a Tape Timer
Examples with Velocity and Acceleration
FCI Test

Measuring the Motion of Toys II

Data Table for Truck Lab

 
10/3
Computer Lab – Making a Spreadsheet for the Truck Lab (1) (2)
Sample Spreadsheet Section Outlines
10/6
Quiz - Section Summaries 
Discussion:  Equations of Kinematics…followed by many examples
  Measuring the Motion of Toys II
10/7
Kinematics applied to a baseball toss
Quiz– Velocity and Acceleration 1
Activity - How High?  
10/8
Group Problem:  High Speed Chase…
Graphing Speed and Acceleration
Discussion:  Analysis of dist. v. time and vel. v. time Graphs
-Wksht - Graphing -Speed and Acceleration
Group Problem:  High Speed Chase… 
Activity - How High?
10/9

PASCO intro
Computer
Activity P01 and Activity P02

-EXP: Position, Velocity, Accel w/ a Motion Detector
-Activity P01
-Activity P02
Wksht - Graphing Speed and Acceleration  
10/10

Finish activities P01 and P02
Quiz - Velocity and Acceleration 2
XC: Match the Graph

Activity P01
10/13

Lab:  Free Fall (spark timer)
Computer Lab - Measuring "g" with a Spreadsheet

Lab – Free Fall  Activity P02
10/14
Free Fall Lab (photogate: Accel Down a Ramp)
Group Problems Wkst.

Lab – Accel Down a Ramp
10/15
PSAT/PLAN Testing...

Lab – Accel Down a Ramp (rubric)

10/16
Quiz – Graphical Analysis of Motion
Check Homework Sets


Homework Sets
10/20
Test - Kinematics in 1D
New Homework Set and Syllabus Out
Unit 4 Syllabus
Unit Homework Set – Projectile Motion
Lab – Accel Down a Ramp (due next school day)

 

UNIT 4 - Projectile Motion
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Readings: Cutnell & Johnson sections 3.1-3.5
Date
Lesson
Handouts
Assignments Due
10/21
Projectile Motion Concepts
Pocket Tanks

Homework Set - Projectile Motion
Syllabus - Projectile Motion
Worksheet - Projectiles on Earth and in Space

Lab - Free Fall
Interactive Physics Demos:
F.O.R. Demo
Proj Motion Demo
Baseball Toss

10/22
Motion in the X and Y directions…
Demo - Monkey Shoot, fire/drop a bullet
Examples in 2D
Worksheet - Fun with Football

Worksheet - Projectiles on Earth and in Space
10/23

Pre Lab - Target Shoot
Relative Velocity

Lab - Target Shoot
Wkst - Relative Velocity

Worksheet - Fun with Football
Rel. Velocity Demo

10/24

Quiz - Projectile Motion
Lab - Target Shoot

Wkst - Rel Vel. Key
Section Outlines
Wkst. Relative Velocity
10/27
Computer Lab - Simulating a projectile w/ a spreadsheet
Sample Spreadsheet
10/28

Worksheet - Spreadsheet Analysis

Activity - Spreadsheet Analysis
Lab - Target Shoot


10/29
Activity - Fact or Fiction?
Quiz - Relative Velocity
Activity - Fact or Fiction
Spreadsheet Analysis Worksheet
10/30
IP2005 Act. 5.4
Check Homework Sets
Review for Test
Lab - Target Shoot (rubric)
Fact or Fiction Activity
Homework Sets
10/31

Test: Projectile Motion


IP Act 5.4
Labs due on next school day...

 

UNIT 5 - Newton's Laws
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Readings:  Cutnell & Johnson  pp. 85-105, §4.1-4.10

Date

Lesson

Handouts

Assignments Due

11/3

Return Tests
Discussion - Forces, Gravitation, Apparent Weight

Homework Set
Syllabus

Lab – Target Shoot

11/4

Weight vs. Mass
Newton's 1st Law & Inertia

Inertia Demos
Activity – Quick Pull/Slow Pull

 

 

Find Fg between you and neighbor
Q:  10, 13, 15
P:  21, 23, 27

11/5

Law of Acceleration (Newton's 2nd Law)
Demo - Cart pull
Interactive Physics Assignment 6.3, 6.4

 

Section Outlines Stamped
Q:  1, 2

11/6

Lab Investigation  - Newton's 2nd Law

Lab - Newton's 2nd Law

Q:  4, 5
P:  2, 4

11/7

Activity - Balloon Race
Newton's 3rd Law
Discussion - Tension and Friction

Activity – Balloon Race

Q:  6, 7, 8

11/10

Activity - What does Friction Depend On?
Interactive Physics Activity 6.5, 6.6

Activity - Friction


11/11

Discussion - The Vector Nature of Forces, Combing and Resolving Forces, Equilibirium

Worksheet - Combing and Resolving Forces

Activity – Friction
Q:  21, 25
P:  36-38, 42, 46


11/12

Review Overheads
Quiz - Newton's Laws &  Gravitation

More FBD’s
Homework Set Examples

Lab – Newton’s 2nd Law (rubric)

Worksheet - Combing and Resolving Forces
Q:  11, 18, 22
P:  11, 12


11/13

Check Homework Sets
Review for test

Group Problems...

 

-Homework Set – Newton’s 2nd Law


11/14

Check Homework Sets
Test – Newton’s Laws

 


-Newton’s 2nd Law Lab due next school day...

 

UNIT 6 - Applying Newton's Laws
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Readings:  Cutnell & Johnson  pp. 106-119 §4.11-4.12

Date

Lesson

Handouts

Assignments Due

11/17

Equilibrium Applications of Newton’s Laws

Homework Set
Syllabus
Worksheet – Equilibrium Applications


11/18

Go over worksheet on Equilibrium Apps.Non-equilibrium Applications of Newton’s Laws

Worksheet – Non-Equilibrium Applications

Stamp Section Summaries

Wkst - Equilibrium Applications

11/19

Quiz – Applying Newton’s Laws
Review Examples

 

Homework Set Problems
Rocket Project Writeup

Wkst
– NonEquilibrium Applications

11/20

Group Test – Applying Newton’s Laws

11/21

Trimester Exam Review...

11/24 & 25

TRIMESTER EXAM

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

UNIT 7 - Uniform Circular Motion
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Readings: pp. 131-147, §5.1-5.7
Date
Lesson
Handouts
Assignments Due
Return and go over Test on Newton’s Laws
Discussion – Rotation, Revolution, Period, Frequency, Defn of UCM, centripetal vs. centrifrugal
Demos – Bucket, Spinning bobbers, bulging Earth
Homework Set - UCM
Syllabus - UCM
 
Discussion – Rounding Turns, Lift, Vertical Circles
Examples…Non-equilibrium Applications…
 
Q: 1,4
P: 1,3,6,8
Discussion – Banked Turns, Satellites, Artificial Gravity
Homework Set questions…
Quiz – UCM
 
Section Outlines
P: 11,13
Lab – Road Rally (from a satellite)

Lab – Road Rally (from a satellite)

Q: 5,6,8,9,11,12,13,16
P: 22,28,31,39,52,54

Discussion – Living in Space?
Score Homework Sets

Lab - Road Rally (rubric)
Homework Sets
TEST – UCM
   

 

UNIT 8 - Work & Energy
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Readings: § 6.1 - 6.9 pp. 154-179 and § 10.1,10.3 pp. 274-277, 282-285
Date
Lesson
Handouts
Assignments Due
Return and go over Test on UCM
Discussion – Work, Negative Work, Work done when force is at an angle, Work done
By a changing force
Problem – Working to Build a Pyramid!
Homework Set - Work & Energy
Syllabus - Work & Energy
Lab – Road Rally
Power: The rate of doing work…
Activity - Horsepower of a toy truck
Simple Machines
Activity – Simple Machines
Activity - Horsepower of a toy truck
Activity – Simple Machines

Discussion – Efficiency and Mechanical Advantage
Activity – Finding Efficiency and MA of a Pulley System
Activity – Finding Efficiency and MA of a Pulley System
Activity - Horsepower of a toy truck
Activity – Simple Machines
Section Outlines
Quiz – Work and Power
Discussion – Kinds of Energy, The LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
Activity – Energy of a Pendulum

Activity – Energy of a Pendulum

Activity – Pulleys

Activity - Three Situations
Discussion: non-conservative forces, THE WORK-ENERGY THEOREM
Examples - Solving Energy Conservation Problems

Lab - Conservation of Energy
Lab Data Table
Activity - Three Situations
Activity – Energy of a Pendulum
More Examples – Non-conservative Forces
Lab – Conservation of Energy
Lab – Conservation of Energy (rubric) Read Lab Conservation of Energy
Group Problem: Two Tracks…
Quiz – Energy Conservation
Finish lab calcs (using MS Excel)
   
Check Homework Sets
Read Essays?
  Homework Set Questions due!!
Essay Due
TEST – Work & Energy
   Homework Set Problems due!!
Labs Due on Monday...

 

UNIT 9 - Impulse & Momentum
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Readings CUTNELL & JOHNSON § 7.1 – 7.6 pp. 187 – 207
Date
Lesson
Handouts
Assignments Due
Video – Crash Test or The Mechanical Universe...
Discussion – Impulse, Momentum, IMPULSE-MOMENTUM THEOREM

Homework Set - Impulse & Momentum
Syllabus - Impulse & Momentum

Video Guide -Crash Test

Lab – Conservation of Energy
Demos – bouncy ball, egg toss, dynamics track, Newton’s demo
Discussion – CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM, Types of collisions
Quiz – Impulse
Problem – The Incredible Egg Drop

Section Summaries
Video Guide - Crash Test

Solving Cons. Of Momentum Graphically
The Ballistic Pendulum
Center of Mass

Review for Final...

Activity - Solving Cons. Of Momentum Graphically


Quiz - Momentum
Conservation of Momentum in 2D
Activity - Incredible Egg Drop

Review for Final...

Lab – Conservation of Momentum

Lab – Conservation of Momentum (rubric)


Activity - Solving Cons. Of Momentum Graphically Incredible Egg Drop