- CIRCUITS
- B Block
- Wed, 9/1 - Welcome!
- Thurs, 9/2 - complete questionnaire
- Fri, 9/3 - complete worksheet up to 1.2
- Mon, 9/6 - worksheet 1.4
- Tues, 9/7 - worksheet 1.5
- Wed, 9/8 - find science article,
- Thurs, 9/9 - turn in first worksheet
- Fri, 9/10 - w.s. 2 assumptions, ready 2.2
- Mon, 9/13 - article summary due
- Tues, 9/14 -
- Wed, 9/15 - 2.4 A, B
- Thurs, 9/16 - 2.4 C
- Fri, 9/17 -
- Mon, 9/20 - worksheet 2 due
- Tues, 9/21 -
- Wed, 9/22 - worksheet 3.1
- Thurs, 9/23 -
- Fri, 9/24 - "green" survey, finish worksheet 3
- Mon, 9/27 -
- Tues, 9/28 - no class
- Wed, 9/29 - battery holder quiz
- Thurs, 9/30 - ch 23, define bold terms
- Fri, 10/1 - indicator bulb quiz
- Mon, 10/4 - worksheet 3
- Tues, 10/5 - circuits test
- Wed, 10/6 -
- Thurs, 10/7 - ammeter worksheet
- Fri, 10/8 -
- Mon, 10/11 -
- Tues, 10/12 - p.453#1-10, p.456 #44-47
- Wed, 10/13 - test revisions
- Thurs, 10/14 -
- Fri, 10/15 - no class
- Mon, 10/18 - find article, bring graph paper
- Tues, 10/19 - article summary
- Wed, 10/20 -
- Thurs, 10/21 -
- Fri, 10/22 -
- Mon, 10/25 - no class
- Tues, 10/26 - lab due
- Wed, 10/27 - quiz
- Thurs, 10/28 - start of motion unit, read p.41-46, list bold terms, equations
- Fri, 10/29 -
- CIRCUITS
- Wed, 9/1 - Welcome!
- Thurs, 9/2 - complete questionnaire
- Mon, 9/6 - complete worksheet up to 1.2
- Wed, 9/8 - find science article, 1.4
- Thurs, 9/9 - worksheet 1 completed
- Mon, 9/13 - article summary due, ex 2.2
- Wed, 9/15 - bring all materials, complete to 2.3
- Thurs, 9/16 -
- Mon, 9/20 - worksheet 2 due
- Wed, 9/22 - worksheet 3.1
- Thurs, 9/23 -
- Mon, 9/27 - worksheet 3 due
- Wed, 9/29 - battery holder quiz
- Thurs, 9/30 - ch. 23 - define bold words, indicator bulb quiz
- Mon, 10/4 - test
- Wed, 10/6 - p.453#1-10, p.456 #44-47
- Thurs, 10/7 -
- Mon, 10/11 - ammeter worksheet, circuits review quiz
- Wed, 10/13 - article summary due, test revisions
- Thurs, 10/14 - presentations for articles
- CIRCUITS Resources
- What is a battery? Here is an article on air-fueled batteries for electric cars.
- Noah and Nandi ('13) 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.
- Conductors and Insulators info
- Voltage and Current info
- St. Mary's School info on electric current
- Click here to see - what does current look like?
- Graphing - direct and indirect relationships
- see what the BBC has to say about circuits
MOTION
- Mon, 10/18 - bring graph paper
- Wed, 10/20 - complete the first graph, answer first set of questions
- Thurs, 10/21 - complete all graphs
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- Mon, 10/25 - no class
- Wed, 10/27 - lab due, start of motion unit
- Thurs, 10/28 - read p.41-46, list bold terms, equations
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- Mon, 11/1 - Book problems
- Wed, 11/3 - w.s 2.1
- Thurs, 11/4 - w.s. 2.11, RR 2.1
- Mon, 11/8 - w.s.2.2,
- Wed, 11/10 - w.s. 2.3, review
- Thurs, 11/11 - Motion and Graphing test, review
- Mon, 11/15 - FINALS WEEK
- Tues, 11/16 -
- Wed, 11/17 -
- Thurs, 11/18 -
- HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
- Mon, 11/30 - No Classes
- Wed, 12/2 - acceleration, free fall
- Thurs, 12/3 - read p.47-51, reading quiz, 1st side of Wile Coyote worksheet, (2nd side in class)
- Mon, 12/7 - 2nd side of WileCoyote w.s.
- Wed, 12/9 - lab in class,
- Thurs, 12/10 - lab due, finish vector w.s. p.1
- Mon, 12/14 - read p.22-33, reading quiz, this time lab is really due. For Sure. (-:
- Wed, 12/16 - p1, 2 of the ball on ramp worksheet (mostly done in class), science article and summary due
- Thurs, 12/17 - motion test
- Mon, 11/1 - book problems
- Tues, 11/2 - w.s 1
- Wed, 11/3 -
- Thurs, 11/4 - RR 2.1
- Fri, 11/5 - back side of w.s.2
- Mon, 11/8 - w.s. 1.1
- Tues, 11/9 - w.s 3
- Wed, 11/10 - review
- Thurs, 11/11 - graphing and motion test
- Fri, 11/12 - review
- Mon, 11/15 - Finals week
- Tues, 11/16 - finals week
- Wed, 11/17 - finals week
- Thurs, 11/18 - finals week
- HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
- Mon, 11/30 - No Classes
- Tues, 12/1 - Welcome Back! acceleration
- Wed, 12/2 - read p.47-51, reading quiz
- Thurs, 12/3 - reading quiz v2.0, Wile Coyote worksheet p.2
- Fri, 12/4 - finish Wile Coyote worksheet
- Mon, 12/7 -
- Tues, 12/8 - read first page of lab
- Wed, 12/9 - lab due
- Thurs, 12/10 - both sides of handout
- Fri, 12/11 - read p.22-27, reading quiz
- Mon, 12/14 - science article and summary due
- Tues, 12/15 -
- Wed, 12/16 - motion review worksheet due
- Thurs, 12/17 - motion test
- Fri, 12/18 -
MOTION Resources
- Here is a ink 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.
- Link to online graphing info and questions from BBC.weight
- Learn all about resultant vectors here
- online graphing activity located here - pages 1-3 (answer the questions at the end of each part)
- Ch.2 info - Aristotle vs. Galileo
- Vector explanation with velocities, accelerations, and forces
- More on basic vectors with animations
- Acceleration - text, animation, examples
- Free Fall and the acceleration of gravity - full information
- YouTube - Mythbusters Penny Drop - could dropping a penn from a skyscraper kill a person?
- YouTube - Top Secret Train Scene - relative velocity in all its glory
- Kinematic Equations info and explanation
- Newton's 3 Laws
HAPPY WINTER BREAK!
- Wed, 12/16 - Welcome back!
- Thurs, 12/17 -
- Fri, 12/18 - RR #4.1 due - definitions and questions on forces
- Mon, 1/10 - normal force worksheet due
- Tues, 1/11 - test corrections due
- Wed, 1/12 - tension, gravity worksheets due
- Thurs, 1/13 -
- Fri, 1/14 -
- Mon, 1/17 -
- Tues, 1/18 -
- Wed, 1/19 -
- Thurs, 1/20 -
- Fri, 1/21 -
- Mon, 1/24 -
- Tues, 1/25 -
- Wed, 1/26 -
- Thurs, 1/27 -
- Fri, 1/28 - test - forces
- Mon, 1/31 -
- Tues, 2/1 - w.s. 5.1 due, lab F = m*a in class
- Wed, 2/2 - comp lab to work on lab
- Thurs, 2/3 - BBC Bitesizze ws, acceleration theoretical calculations
- Fri, 2/4 - lab due
- Mon, 2/7 -
- Tues, 2/8 - test on forces
- Wed, 2/9 -
- Thurs, 2/10 - lab write up for 2nd law lab
- Fri, 2/11 - book problems, acceleration
- Mon, 2/14 - acceleration quiz
- Tues, 2/15 - forces quiz
- Wed, 2/16 - test corrections
- Thurs, 2/17 - RR#2, 1st half
- Fri, 2/18 - RR#2, 2nd half
- Mon, 2/21 -
- Tues, 2/22 -
- Wed, 2/23 -
- Thurs, 2/24 -
- Fri, 2/25 -
- Mon, - 2/28
- Tues, - 3/1
- Wed, - 3/2
- Thurs, - 3/3
- Fri, - 3/4
HAPPY WINTER BREAK!
- Wed, 12/16 - Welcome back!
- Thurs, 12/17 - RR #4.1 due - definitions and questions on forces (in class)
- Mon, 1/10 - normal force worksheet due (in class)
- Wed, 1/12 - test corrections due, tension, gravity worksheets due (in class)
- Thurs, 1/13 -
- Mon, 1/17 -
- Wed, 1/19 -
- Thurs, 1/20 -
- Mon, 1/24 -
- Wed, 1/26 -
- Thurs, 1/27 - review for test
- Mon, 1/31 - test - forces
- Wed, 2/2 - lab - F = m* a
- Thurs, 2/3 - BBC Bitesize ws
- Mon, 2/7 - acceleration (calculated) #s due
- Wed, 2/9 - 2nd Law lab due
- Thurs, 2/10 -
- Mon, 2/14 - group tension lab due,
- Wed, 2/16 -
- Thurs, 2/17 - RR#2 for chapter 6 - momentum
- Mon, 2/21 - Test Corrections due, momentum worksheet due,
- Wed, 2/23 -
- Thurs, 2/24 -
- Mon, 2/28 -
- Wed, 3/1 -
- Thurs, 3/2 -
FORCES Resources
- 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
MOMENTUM Resources
- 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
- More information on momentum and collisions
- Physics of car collisions