This is the location for information regarding previous units.
- MOMENTUM

- Wed, 3/24 - Welcome back! New stuff on momentum... Click here to see the Physics Classroom page on Momentum
- Due Thurs, 3/25 - Read first part of Momentum chapter in book, p.91-96, Click here for Bill Nye
- Fri, 3/26 - read p.97-105, click here for more Bill Nye
- Due Mon, 3/29 - First part of packet - #1
- Tues 3/30 - Concept Development Practice Page 7-1, Momentum and collision applets, BBC video on momentum
- Wed, 3/31 - Pack #2, 3 - use a variable list on each
- Thurs, 4/1 - Check your understanding about impulse, QUIZ
- Fri, 4/2 - Momentum Test
- ENERGY

- Mon, 4/5 - ENERGY art theme for postcard
- Tues, 4/6 - art theme for postcard, version 2.0
- Wed,4/7 - work worksheet, part 1
- Thurs, 4/8 - work worksheet, part 2, Postcards due
- Fri, 4/9 - read first part of chapter, complete concept questions p1,2

- Mon, 4/12 - lab on angles and force, read second part of chapter, KE and PE in Hoodwinked
- Tues, 4/13 - more concept questions, Conservation of energy video
- Wed, 4/14 - EARTH DAY!
- Thurs, 4/15 - library - computer work found on email - online questions from here
- Fri,4/16 - concept development page due
- Mon, 4/19 - concept dev. page due
- Tues, 4/20 - turn in completed concept development pages for entire chapter
- Wed, 4/21 - Momentum test corrections due
- Thurs, 4/22 - Conservation of Energy problems p.1 due
- Fri, 4/23 - parents day, bring in your science article, COE probs p.2 due
- Mon, 4/26 - no school
- Tues, 4/27 -
- Wed, 4/28 - present your article to the class, PPT, Poster, handouts, web page
- Thurs, 4/29 - Test on energy
- Fri, 4/30 -
- Mon, 5/3 -
- Tues, 5/4 -
- Wed, 5/5 - read chapter on heat
- Thurs, 5/6 - Concept development 21-1, (2 pages) due
- Fri, 5/7 - thermal expansion
- Mon, 5/10 - Concept development 21-2, (2 pages) due
- Tues, 5/11 - turn in CD-21, bring book to class
- Wed, 5/12 - conduction, convection, radiation,
- Thurs, 5/13 - 1st page of CD 22, online questions here and here. For extra credit, complete this one, too.
- Fri, 5/14 - Quiz/test thingie on heat
- Mon, 5/17 - Ms. Randall will be gone - go to library -
- Tues, 5/18 - CD-22 p.2 due (chapter 16)
- Wed, 5/19 - finishing up heat questions and info
- Thurs, 5/20 - start of waves unit - slinky lab
- Fri, 5/21 - waves lecture
- Mon, 5/24 - waves concept development worksheet
- Tues, 5/25 - CD pages
- Wed, 5/26 - CD pages
- Thurs, 5/27 - doppler effect
- Fri, 5/28 - Waves quiz
- (Commencement)
- Mon, 5/31- Review for final exam - momentum and inertial
- Tues, 6/1 - Review for final exam - energy and heat
- Wed, 6/2 - Finals
- Thurs, 6/3 - Finals - PHYSIX is today
- Fri, 6/4 - Make up Finals
- HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

- MOMENTUM
- Physics Classroom outlines the basics here
- Conservation of Momentum - Physics Classroom
- Momentum and Collisions - Here are some good applets and examples
- Momentum from our friends at BBC Bitesize
- Momentum and Forces - from BBC Bitesize
- U Oregon lets us shoot cannons and calculate their momentums
- Play with some roller coasters and see if your coaster has enough momentum to make it upside down!
- Nice complex momentum and energy applet
- Two Dimensional Collisions applet
- (from Michigan State University, but I guess it is still allowed) One Dimensional Collisions applet
- Momentum Practice problems found here
- Momentum problem explanation with steps found here
- ENERGY Resources
- BBC Bitesize on movement and energy
- Physics Classroom - Work, Energy, and Power
- Bill Nye on PE and KE
- HEAT RESOURCES
- YouTube on Heat and Temperature
- General Heat and Temperature physics info
- Good pictures of how heat as energy can increase the movement of atoms
- BBC Bitesize on thermodynamics
- Bill Nye on Heat
- motion of particles at different temperatures
- Thermal Expansion
- Internal Energy
- Changing state (liquid to solid, etc.)
- Cooling of the human body
- Household energy use
- The Nature of Heat
- Waves Resources:
- SuperPhysics - intro to waves
- PhysicsClassroom - waves chapters start here
- Here are parts of a wave explained
- Compression (Longitudinal) vs. Transverse waves explained
- tons of in-depth stuff about waves at Practical Physics
- Standing Waves
FORCES

- Mon, 1/11 - Beginning of Forces/Newton's Laws
- Tues, 1/12 -
- Wed, 1/13 - Read ch 2, p. 22-27
- Thurs, 1/14 - Finish reading ch.2, complete study guide
- Fri, 1/15 - no class
- Mon, 1/18 - Test Corrections Due, Read this BBC Bitesize and complete the 6 questions on p.2
- Tues, 1/19 - Vectors - answer the questions on this tutorial
- Wed, 1/20 - Forces
- Thurs, 1/21 - Newton's Laws (see video clips below)
- Fri,1/22 - acceleration review with worksheet
- Mon, 1/25 - Normal forces questions
- Tues, 1/26 - Quiz
- Wed, 1/27 - worksheet on tension
- Thurs, 1/28 - tension/normal/force of earth
- Fri, 1/29 - reading for ch.4 - vocab and questions sheet, present in class
- Mon, 2/1 - Finish any missing assignments, normal force quiz
- Tues, 2/2 - force body diagrams ws due, force of earth lab in class
- Wed, 2/3 - Force of Earth lab graph,
- Thurs, 2/4 - FBD diagrams, "Write at least 2 sentances using one or more of Newton's Laws to explain why we wear seatbelts."
- Fri, 2/5 - Qs on Newton's Laws
- Mon, 2/8 - Newton's Laws Questions worksheet due, continue to work on Force Body Diagrams here, BBC bitesize on forces and acceleration here.
- Tues, 2/9 - 1st page of handout due today, Try this Test Byte here, and then this one here on Force, Mass and Acceleration. This Test Byte is on Force of Gravity and Normal force.
- Wed, 2/10 - Test Bytes Due - print out
- Thurs, 2/11 - no school - SNOWSTORM OF DOOM!
- Fri, 2/12 - no school
- Mon, 2/15 - no school
- Tues, 2/16 - ck hw, review for test
- Wed, 2/17 - JEANS DAY - Test on Forces, Newtons Laws, FBDs,
- Thurs, 2/18 - Discuss test bytes from previous week,
- Fri, 2/19 - Discuss previously finished handout,
- Mon, 2/22 - Newton on skateboarding and the 3 Stooges, Finish this PhysicsLAB online question set
- Tues, 2/23 - work on last section of handout worksheet (from 2/9)
- Wed, 2/24 - Work on worksheet 4.2 v.2, review ch.2/4
- Thurs, 2/25 - finals review - we worked on part of this bitesize review on graphing v/t, watched Rugby vs. Football Sports Science short - Nandi did a wonderful presentation on Newton today!
- Fri, 2/26 - finals review - we worked on these questions on motion.
- Mon, 3/1 - finals review - we worked on this one on vectors
- Tues, 3/2 - finals review - we worked on parts of this bitesize review on forces
- Wed, 3/3 - FINALS
- Thurs, 3/4 - FINALS
- Fri, 3/5 - FINALS
MOTION

- due Fri, 10/30 - beginning of new unit - Velocity and Acceleration Go to link at bottom of page, write down all words in red, check your answers with mini quizzes and write down the correct answers. (((QUIZ - rescheduled to Wednesday)))
- due Mon, 11/2 - None - Happy Halloween!
- due Tues, 11/3 - velocity/speed problem from the board - find the average speed and average velocity from the given diagram.
- due Wed, 11/4 - End of Circuits Quiz
- due Thurs, 11/5 - nothing due today
- due Fri, 11/6 - Complete the worksheet handed out in class, using the "Online Motion Exercise" link at the bottom of the page (also copied on your worksheet).
- due Mon, 11/9 - Complete the motion worksheet handed out in class. If you lost it, you can download it here.
- Tues, 11/10 - Start preparing for alternative assessment
- Wed, 11/11 - p.54 #1-14, Quiz today on motion (speed, velocity, distance, displacement, acceleration)
- Thurs, 11/12 -
- Fri, 11/13 -
- Mon, 11/16 -
- Tues, 11/17 - beginning of alternative assessment - make certain you know at what time you signed up!
- Wed, 11/18 - Finals Day
- Thurs, 11/19 - Finals Day
- Fri, 11/20 - No class
- FOR MONDAY:
- Click Here
- Answer the questions in the animations, click on the "Correct" button to move to the next question. There are 6 pages to this tutorial.
- Tues, 12/2 - Welcome Back!
- Wed, 12/3 - computer hw from before break on motion (see above)
- Thurs, 12/4 - graphing data from the boad
- Fri, 12/5 - graphing worksheet 1.1
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- Mon, 12/8 - Quiz - motion graphs
- Tues, 12/9 - First page of this worksheet is due
- Wed, 12/10 - displacement and velocity graph work in class
- Thurs, 12/11 - This worksheet is due
- Fri, 12/12 - find definitions/descriptions of the terms in this reading
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- Mon, 12/15 - online graphng exs, part 1 and 2 - link here -
- Tues, 12/16 - more online graphing - part 3
- Wed, 12/17 - mini quiz
- Thurs, 12/18 - predict and then check acceleration graphs in class using this website
- Fri, 12/19 - long Quiz on motion - Happy Winter Break!
- Tues, 1/5 -
- Wed, 1/6 -
- Thurs, 1/7 - motion worksheet found here
- Fri, 1/8 - Last motion quiz
CIRCUITS AND ELECTRICITY
- due Wed, 9/23 - Predict the brightness of the bulbs in a parallel and a series circuit.
- due Thurs, 9/24 - What is the relative current through a series, parallel, and 1 bulb? Use labeled diagrams.
- due Mon, 9/28 - Ex 3.1 F) Use the line of reasoning suggested earlier to summarize the results of this experiment as a rule that you can include in your model for electric current. The rule should allow you to predict whether the current through the battery increases or decreases as the total resistance in the circuit is increased or decreased. Draw and label a diagram to help your explanation.
- due Tues, 9/29 - Predict the change of the brightness of the indicator bulb, the change in the current, and the change in the resistance of the circuit. Explain why you predicted what you did in at least 3 sentences.
- due Wed, 9/30 - Write a detailed model of the electric circuit. It needs to be at least a page of information, including the minimum pieces required to create a circuit, how to connect all the pieces, what various words and ideas mean, and at least one diagram.
- Wed 10/7 - exercises 3.3 - 3.5
- Fri, 10/10 - Physics test - bring your model for a circuit (at least one page, diagrams included)
- Tues, 10/14 - Ex 4.4 handout
- due Thurs, 10/16 - Using the diagrams and the numbers we found in class, relate the amount of current to the diagram. How is the current different in a parallel branch compared to the current in a series?
- due Mon, 10/19 - Using the diagram, 1) Identify the junctions 2) In a different color, identify 3 elements 3) Based on your 3 elements, identify the nodes
- due Tues, 10/20 and Wed, 10/21 - read chapter 23 "Electric Current" (in the blue version of the book). Make a list of any bold words, including chapter subheadings. Write a definition for each of these words. We will work on this in class on Wednesday and review the definitions in class on Thursday.
- due Tues, 10/27 - Answer questions on p.452 - #1-10
- due Wed, 10/28 - revise answers to battery holder question (this was returned to you on Tuesday). Include any new or different information that you now know.
- due Thurs, 10/29 - Answers questions on p.452/453 - #11-19
- due Fri, 10/30 - beginning of new unit - Velocity and Acceleration Go to link at bottom of page, write down all words in red, check your answers with mini quizzes and write down the correct answers. (((QUIZ - rescheduled to Wednesday)))
- due Mon, 11/2 - None - Happy Halloween!
- due Tues, 11/3 - velocity/speed problem from the board - find the average speed and average velocity from the given diagram.
- due Wed, 11/4 - End of Circuits Quiz
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Extra information for the circuits unit:
- What is a battery? Here is an article on air-fueled batteries for electric cars.
- Noah and Nandi did a great presentation on batteries! Click here to see it (in PowerPoint).
- Terms used in this unit can be downloaded here.
- Click here for a picture of pieces of a circuit diagram.
- Here is a useful online presentation of Ohm's Law.
- Click on the link for an applet describing the structure of an atom.
- More detailed information on the structure of an atom, also various models and what is good and bad in each.
Extra information for the motion unit:
- CLICK ME ON THURSDAY! - a link to a velocity and acceleration exercise
Here is a link to the online motion exercise and here is a link to the worksheet handed out in class.
Click here for an overview of motion - including animations and mini quizzes to check your understanding.
Terms used in this unit can be downloaded here.
BBC is brilliant! Here is a link to How Can We Describe Motion? and Representing Motion
- Useful video on Slope
Extra information for the Forces Unit:
- Useful site about vectors here
- Simple vector explanation here
- More vector info at this website
- A simple listing of Newton's Laws
- More details about Newton's Laws sites found here, here, and here
- NASA and Newton's First Law, Second Law, and Third Law
- Physics Classroom - Full explanation, similar to the book, of each law.
- Mechanics and Forces explanation with applets
- Video of Newton's Third Law in space
- Video of Newton's First Law
- BBC on Force, mass, and acceleration (resultant forces)
- BBC on connecting forces and motion
- BBC on forces and energy
- BBC on gravity, forces and weight
- Extra help on vectors found here
- 4 basic universal forces
- Newton's Laws Q + A worksheet
- Cool article on how the force of gravity of the earth is different in various places across the world
- Article on how backpacks and Newton's Second and Third Law have to do with each other.
- Water balloons in space?
- Large Hadron Collider - Cool physics or end of the universe? Ask The Daily Show
- Unusually Large Snowstorms - Like ROUSes (Rodents Of Unusual Size) except with the climate. Really.
- Newton vs. Counterfeiters - listen to a webcast about it