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| Date | Class: | Homework: | 3 part objective: | |
| Mon | 8/4 | |||
| Tue | 8/5 | |||
| Wed | 8/6 | |||
| Thu | 8/7 | |||
| Fri | 8/8 | New teacher orientation | ||
| Sat | 8/9 | |||
| Sun | 8/10 | |||
| Mon | 8/11 | New teacher orientation | ||
| Tue | 8/12 | New teacher orientation | ||
| Wed | 8/13 | Staff development | ||
| Thu | 8/14 | Staff development | ||
| Fri | 8/15 | Staff development | ||
| Sat | 8/16 | |||
| Sun | 8/17 | |||
| Mon | 8/18 | Staff development | ||
| Tue | 8/19 | Staff development | ||
| Wed | 8/20 | Staff development | ||
| Thu | 8/21 | Staff prep | ||
| Fri | 8/22 | Staff prep | ||
| Sat | 8/23 | |||
| Sun | 8/24 | click here for files | ||
| Mon | 8/25 | First day of school First day stations overview of Physics journal |
Physics journal | |
| Tue | 8/26 | Paper airplanes board meeting |
Physics journal | |
| Wed | 8/27 | Boat float board meeting |
Physics journal 3 Questions |
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| Thu | 8/28 | discuss 3 questions in groups 3 questions board meeting Spagetti bridge lab |
Physics journal | |
| Fri | 8/29 | Spagetti bridge lab board meeting Write lab report |
Physics journal Read & take Cornell notes: Graphical Methods Finish lab report (+10 on T, +5 on W, due Th) |
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| Sat | 8/30 | |||
| Sun | 8/31 | click here for files | ||
| Mon | 9/1 | HOLIDAY | ||
| Tue | 9/2 | discuss reading in groups (What are the main ideas? How are you going to use this in
physics?) reading board meeting wk1 - graphical analysis (review wk *need to remove dim analysis) |
Physics journal wk2 - graphing practice |
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| Wed | 9/3 | review wk2 in groups board meeting (1. definitions of proportional reasoning & dimensional analysis 2. common units) wk3 - Proportional reasoning (dimensional analysis) |
Physics journal | |
| Thu | 9/4 | finish wk3 | Physics journal wk4 - Dimensional Analysis practice |
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| Fri | 9/5 | QUIZ: graphical analysis &
dimensional analysis whiteboard quiz board meeting |
Physics journal | |
| Sat | 9/6 | |||
| Sun | 9/7 | click here for files | ||
| Mon | 9/8 | LAB: Measurement & Graphing Stations (take data, whiteboard results, prepare to present) | prepare lab presentations | |
| Tue | 9/9 | Lab presentations | lab report (+10 T, +5 W, due Th) | |
| Wed | 9/10 | review for test | study for test | |
| Thu | 9/11 | TEST: Graphical & Dimensional analysis | ||
| Fri | 9/12 | LAB: Battery powered vehicle |
graph results in lab notebook | We will determine the relationship between position and time for a constant velocity car using lab data. |
| Sat | 9/13 | |||
| Sun | 9/14 | click here for files | ||
| Mon | 9/15 | whiteboard results from lab board meeting (What information can you get from the graph) |
journal | We will determine the relationship between position and time for a constant velocity car using graphical analysis of lab data. |
| Tue | 9/16 | worksheet 1 - comparing x-t graphs for 2 objects | journal finish ws1 |
We will compare the x-t graphs of 2 objects using small group discussion. |
| Wed | 9/17 | EARLY RELEASE review ws1 |
journal | We will compare the x-t graphs of 2 objects using small group discussion. |
| Thu | 9/18 | start ws2 - Describing motion from a graph | journal finish ws2 |
We will describe the motion of an object from its x-t graph using written descriptions. |
| Fri | 9/19 | review ws2 worksheet 3a - create equation, predict position, create v-t graph (2 problems) |
We will create equations and velocity-time graphs from x-t graphs using slope calculations. | |
| Sat | 9/20 | |||
| Sun | 9/21 | click here for files | ||
| Mon | 9/22 | finish worksheet 3a - create equation, predict position, create v-t graph (2 problems) | HW-Quantitative graph practice | We will create equations and velocity-time graphs from x-t graphs using slope calculations. |
| Tue | 9/23 | (group quiz) ws3 - Slope & velocity | We will analyze the motion of an object from its x-t graph using small group discussion and slope calculations. | |
| Wed | 9/24 | QUIZ - quantitative graph analysis Stacks of graphs |
We will justify the motion of an object using x-t graphical analysis. | |
| Thu | 9/25 | Stacks of graphs | finish stacks of graphs | We will infer x-t and v-t graphs from existing x-t and v-graphs using ws4 solutions. |
| Fri | 9/26 | LAB practical - creating & matching graphs | We will create graphs to match descriptions using lab data. | |
| Sat | 9/27 | |||
| Sun | 9/28 | click here for files | ||
| Mon | 9/29 | Finish LAB practical | We will create graphs to match descriptions using lab data. | |
| Tue | 9/30 | LAB - accelerated motion with cars on ramps | ||
| Wed | 10/1 | Post lab conversation (ws1): what does the slope represent (speeding up vs slowing down) | We will explain uniform accelerated motion using written descriptions and demonstrations. | |
| Thu | 10/2 | Stacks of graphs ws2 | We will analyze x-t graphs for uniform accelerated motion examples using written descriptions, motion maps, v-t and a-t graphs. | |
| Fri | 10/3 | END OF 1ST
6 WEEKS ws3 - Understanding Kinematics graphs |
We will determine delta-x, delta-v, and a from v-t & a-t raphs using ws3 solutions. | |
| Sat | 10/4 | |||
| Sun | 10/5 | click here for files | ||
| Mon | 10/6 | Finish ws3 | We will determine delta-x, delta-v, and a from v-t & a-t raphs using ws3 solutions. | |
| Tue | 10/7 | review #1-3 on ws3 One dimensional problem solving ws4 |
We will apply v-t & a-t graphs to 1D motion problem solving using whiteboard solutions. | |
| Wed | 10/8 | ws4 | 1D Motion practice #1,2 | We will apply v-t & a-t graphs to 1D motion problem solving using whiteboard solutions. |
| Thu | 10/9 | ws4 develop lab procedure |
1D Motion practice #3,4 | We will apply v-t & a-t graphs to 1D motion problem solving using whiteboard solutions. |
| Fri | 10/10 | QUIZ: 1D problem solving LAB: acceleration due to gravity |
1D Motion practice #5,6 | We will determine the acceleration for objects in free fall on earth using lab procedures and data. |
| Sat | 10/11 | |||
| Sun | 10/12 | click here for files | ||
| Mon | 10/13 | STAFF DEVELOPMENT | ||
| Tue | 10/14 | review
HW QUIZ: 1D problem solving |
We will decide how to solve for the motion in 1 dimension using solutions to an individual quiz. | |
| Wed | 10/15 | EARLY
RELEASE PSAT |
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| Thu | 10/16 | Post lab
discussion Free fall problem solving |
Lab report +10 tomorrow | We will determine the acceleration for objects in free fall on earth using lab data. |
| Fri | 10/17 | Free fall problem solving | Free fall practice #1,2 | We will determine the displacement, change in velocity, change in time, and acceleration for objects in free fall using whiteboard solutions. |
| Sat | 10/18 | |||
| Sun | 10/19 | click here for files | ||
| Mon | 10/20 | review HW Free fall problem solving |
Free fall practice #1-4 | We will determine the displacement, change in velocity, change in time, and acceleration for objects in free fall using whiteboard solutions. |
| Tue | 10/21 | Hand out Mousetrap
Car QUIZ: free fall |
lab report due tomorrow | We will decide how to solve for the motion in 1 dimensional free fall using solutions to an individual quiz. |
| Wed | 10/22 | review quiz finish free fall problems |
Free fall practice #6,6 | We will justify our solutions to a free fall problem using small group and class discussion. |
| Thu | 10/23 | review for test: Graph Manipulatives review problem |
We will decide which x, v, and a graphs correspond using small group discussion. | |
| Fri | 10/24 | TEST: 1D Motion | We will justify solutions to 1D motion problems using individual test solutons. | |
| Sat | 10/25 | |||
| Sun | 10/26 | click here for files | ||
| Mon | 10/27 | Gravity force lab | Mousetrap car drawing due | We will determine the relationship between mass and wieght using lab data and graphical analysis. |
| Tue | 10/28 | Bus
evacuation (2nd period) Review reading Normal force demo Free Body Diagram (FBD) notes & practice |
FBD practice | We will describe the forces acting on objects using force diagrams. |
| Wed | 10/29 | Qualitative Component vectors | read & take Cornell notes - vectors, scalars & trigonometry | We will apply vector component geometry to force diagrams using force diagrams with qualitative component vectors. |
| Thu | 10/30 | Qualitative Component vectors | read & take Cornell notes - vectors, scalars & trigonometry | We will apply vector component geometry to force diagrams using force diagrams with qualitative component vectors. |
| Fri | 10/31 | review reading QUIZ: FBDs Trigonometry intro |
We will apply vector component geometry to force diagrams using force diagrams with quantitative component vectors. | |
| Sat | 11/1 | |||
| Sun | 11/2 | click here for files | ||
| Mon | 11/3 | Quantitative component vectors | quantitative component vector practice | We will examine the forces acting on objects in equilibrium using quantitative force diagrams and small group discussion. |
| Tue | 11/4 | Mousetrap
Car due take data |
We will determine the velocity and acceleration of our mousetrap cars using position and time data. | |
| Wed | 11/5 | Equilibrium problems | We will examine the forces acting on objects in equilibrium using quantitative force diagrams and small group discussion. | |
| Thu | 11/6 | Equilibrium problems | We will examine the forces acting on objects in equilibrium using quantitative force diagrams and small group discussion. | |
| Fri | 11/7 | Equilibrium problems | Mousetrap car poster due Wednesday! | We will examine the forces acting on objects in equilibrium using quantitative force diagrams and small group discussion. |
| Sat | 11/8 | |||
| Sun | 11/9 | click here for files | ||
| Mon | 11/10 | finish equilibrium | We will examine the forces acting on objects in equilibrium using quantitative force diagrams and small group discussion. | |
| Tue | 11/11 | Bowling ball race course & notes | Mousetrap car poster due Wednesday! | We will clarify the causes of acceleration using bowling ball race course experiences. |
| Wed | 11/12 | Mousetrap Car Poster due Crash day Newton's second law |
HW3-2 Equilibrium practice problems due Friday | We will analyze the motion of objects experiencing a net force using class discussion and whiteboard solutions. |
| Thu | 11/13 | sub-professional
development QUIZ: Equilibrium (modified Atwood machine activity) |
We will justify solutions to equilibrium force problems using individual quiz solutions. | |
| Fri | 11/14 | Sub-AYP improvement
plan Intro to Newton's Second Law END OF 2ND 6 WEEKS |
We will explain the concept of net force using small group discussion. | |
| Sat | 11/15 | |||
| Sun | 11/16 | click here for files | ||
| Mon | 11/17 | N2 problems | We will apply net force and Newton's 2nd law to objects in UAM using class notes and whiteboard solutions. | |
| Tue | 11/18 | N2 problems | We will apply net force and Newton's 2nd law to objects in UAM using class notes and whiteboard solutions. | |
| Wed | 11/19 | Finish N2 problems Newton's 3rd law demo N3 ranking tasks (Force31&33) |
HW3-3 Newton's 2nd law practice #1-2 | We will determine the forces acting on accelerating objects using whiteboard solutions. |
| Thu | 11/20 | QUIZ: N2 Friction lab |
N2 practice #3-4 | We will determine the relationship between mass and friction force using lab data. |
| Fri | 11/21 | Discuss friction lab More N2 problems |
N2 practice #5-6 | We will analyze objects in uniform accelerated motion using small group discussion. |
| Sat | 11/22 | |||
| Sun | 11/23 | click here for files | ||
| Mon | 11/24 | More N2 problems | ||
| Tue | 11/25 | More N2 problems | ||
| Wed | 11/26 | STAFF DEVELOPMENT | ||
| Thu | 11/27 | HOLIDAY | ||
| Fri | 11/28 | HOLIDAY | ||
| Sat | 11/29 | |||
| Sun | 11/30 | click here for files | ||
| Mon | 12/1 | |||
| Tue | 12/2 | QUIZ: N2 & friction | ||
| Wed | 12/3 | TEST: Newton's Laws | ||
| Thu | 12/4 | |||
| Fri | 12/5 | |||
| Sat | 12/6 | |||
| Sun | 12/7 | |||
| Mon | 12/8 | |||
| Tue | 12/9 | |||
| Wed | 12/10 | |||
| Thu | 12/11 | |||
| Fri | 12/12 | |||
| Sat | 12/13 | |||
| Sun | 12/14 | |||
| Mon | 12/15 | |||
| Tue | 12/16 | |||
| Wed | 12/17 | |||
| Thu | 12/18 | substitute | ||
| Fri | 12/19 | EARLY RELEASE | ||
| Sat | 12/20 | |||
| Sun | 12/21 | |||
| Mon | 12/22 | HOLIDAY | ||
| Tue | 12/23 | HOLIDAY | ||
| Wed | 12/24 | HOLIDAY | ||
| Thu | 12/25 | HOLIDAY | ||
| Fri | 12/26 | HOLIDAY | ||
| Sat | 12/27 | |||
| Sun | 12/28 | |||
| Mon | 12/29 | HOLIDAY | ||
| Tue | 12/30 | HOLIDAY | ||
| Wed | 12/31 | HOLIDAY | ||
| Thu | 1/1 | HOLIDAY | ||
| Fri | 1/2 | HOLIDAY | ||
| Sat | 1/3 | |||
| Sun | 1/4 | |||
| Mon | 1/5 | |||
| Tue | 1/6 | |||
| Wed | 1/7 | |||
| Thu | 1/8 | |||
| Fri | 1/9 | |||
| Sat | 1/10 | |||
| Sun | 1/11 | |||
| Mon | 1/12 | |||
| Tue | 1/13 | |||
| Wed | 1/14 | EXAMS | ||
| Thu | 1/15 | EXAMS | ||
| Fri | 1/16 | EXAMS END OF 3RD 6 WEEKS |
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