A3 AP Physics 1 (2nd semester) 2023 - 2024

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Date
Lesson
Handouts
Objectives
Homework
42 Wed., Jan. 17

Warm-up #12

Review HW 17

Momentum and Collisions 3-4

Impulse and Momentum (4:07)

Force of Impact (3:33)

Calculating the Force of Impact (7:59)

Momentum and Collisions MC 3-4

Homework 18

Flipping Physics Notes

AP Classroom Unit 4 MC A

Students will utilize the concepts of momentum and impulse to solve problems.

Homework 18

Finish MC 3-4

Watch 3 Instructional Videos due Jan. 19, 11:25 AM

AP Classroom Unit 4 MC A
due: Thur., Jan. 25 at 11:25 AM,
16 Questions

43 Fri., Jan. 19

Warm-up #13

Momentum and Collisions 5-6

Impulse Introduction (7:27)

Impulse Approximation (4:45)

Momentum and Collisions MC 5-6

Homework 19

AP Free Response 03

Flipping Physics Notes

PhET Tutorial:
The Ramp

Students will identify the effect of changing the time, force, mass and velocity change upon other collision variables.

Homework 19

AP Free Response 03

Finish MC 5-6

Watch 2 Instructional Videos due Jan. 23, 11:25 AM

PhET Tutorial due Jan. 23

44

Tue., Jan. 23

Lab Day

Review HW 18

Lab 13 Conservation of Momentum in Explosions

How To Wear a Helmet (9:56)
Intro. Conservation of Momentum (3:57)
Intro. Conservation of Momentum in Explosions (5:08)

Lab 13 Conservation of Momentum in Explosions

Flipping Physics Notes

Students will examine conservation of momentum for two carts pushing away from each other.

Lab 13 type three sections only: observations, error analysis and conclusion

Watch 3 Instructional Videos due Jan. 25, 11:25 AM

Egg Drop Video and Description Due Jan. 31

45 Thur., Jan. 25

Warm-up #14

Review HW 19

Momentum and Collisions 7-8

Intro. Elastic and Inelastic Collisions (6:46)
Intro. Perfectly Inelastic Collision (5:32)
Intro. Elastic Collision (7:52)

Momentum and Collisions MC 7-8

Homework 20

Flipping Physics Notes

AP Classroom Unit 4 MC B

Students will analyze explosions and predict relative force, acceleration, impulse and momentum change of the interacting objects.

Homework 20

Finish MC 7-8

Watch 3 Instructional Videos due Jan. 29, 11:25 AM

AP Classroom Unit 4 MC B
due: Wed., Jan. 31 at 11:25 AM,
16 Questions

46 Mon., Jan. 29

Warm-up #15

Momentum and Collisions 9-10

Impulse is Area Under the F vs. t Curve (4:17)

Helmets Affect Impact Force (4:20)

Review of Momentum and Impulse (3:58)

Using Impulse to Calculate Initial Height (6:53)

Momentum and Collisions MC 9-10

Homework 21

AP Free Response 04

Flipping Physics Notes

PhET Tutorial:
Masses & Springs

Students will analyze collisions and determine if momentum was conserved and if kinetic energy was conserved, and correctly categorize the type of collision.

Homework 21

AP Free Response 04

Finish MC 9-10

Watch 4 Instructional Videos due Jan. 31, 11:25 AM

PhET Tutorial due Jan. 31

Finalize your Egg Drop Device
Due Tue., Feb. 6

47

Wed., Jan. 31

Lab Day

Unit 02 Kahoot Review

Impulse Comparison (7:59)

Review of Mechanical Energy and Momentum (4:17)

2D Conservation of Momentum (13:29)

Chapters 4, 5, 10 and 9 Powerpoint

Kahoot.it

Homework 22

AP Free Response 05

Flipping Physics Notes

Mastering Physics Chapter 9

Students will prepare for the Unit 02 Test.

Homework 22

AP Free Response 05

Watch 3 Instructional Videos due Feb. 2, 11:25 AM

Mastering Physics Chapter 9 due: Tue.,
Feb. 6,
11:25AM,
25 questions,
115 points

Prepare for
Unit 02 Test

Read Chapter 9

48 Fri., Feb. 2 Unit 02 Test

Unit 02 Test

Homework 23

Students will demonstrate knowledge of Unit 02 content through written assessment. Homework 23
49 Tue., Feb. 6

Review HW 20

Egg Drop Testing

START OF UNIT 3

Center of Mass Intro. (7:06)

Calculating Center of Mass (6:41)

Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation (7:19)

Homework 24

AP Free Response 06

Flipping Physics Notes

AP Classroom Unit 5 MC A

Students will test their egg drop devices to demonstrate how to manage the impulse.

Homework 24

AP Free Response 06

Watch 3 Instructional Videos due Feb. 8, 11:25 AM

AP Classroom Unit 5 MC A
due: Mon., Feb. 12 at 11:25 AM,
17 Questions

50

Thur., Feb. 8

Lab Day

Review HW 21

types of pulleys and IMA

Lab 14 Pulleys

Mermaid Attracted to a Doughnut (6:20)

Intro. Circular Motion (5:03)

Defining Pi (4:15)

Lab 14 Pulleys

Flipping Physics Notes

Students will investigate how changing the number of pulleys affects the mechanical advantage of a pulley system.

Lab 14 Type three sections only: observations, error analysis and conclusion

Watch 3 Instructional Videos due Feb. 12, 11:25 AM

Bring Textbook for textbook check.

51 Mon., Feb. 12

Textbook Check

Review HW 22

Circular Motion and Gravity 1-2

Apparent Weightlessness Introduction (6:58)

Number of g's (8:11)

Circular Motion and Gravity 1-2

Homework 25

AP Free Response 07

Flipping Physics Notes

AP Classroom Unit 5 MC B

Students will determine the centripetal force requirement for different physical situations.

Homework 25

AP Free Response 07

Finish CG 1-2

Watch 2 Instructional Videos due Feb. 14, 11:25 AM

AP Classroom Unit 5 MC B
due: Tue., Feb. 20 at 11:25 AM,
18 Questions

52 Wed., Feb. 14

Warm-up #16

Review HW 23

Circular Motion and Gravity 3-4

Force of Gravitational Attraction between Earth and Moon (6:30)
Intro. Arc Length Problem
(3:36)
Angular Velocity Intro. (2:59)
Intro. Angular Velocity Problem (5:34)

Circular Motion and Gravity 3-4

Homework 26

AP Free Response 08

PhET Universal Gravitation

Flipping Physics Notes

Students will utilize Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation to determine attractive forces.

Students will determine the angular velocity and angular acceleration for an object in motion.

Homework 26

AP Free Response 08

Finish CG 3-4

PhET Universal Gravitation
due Feb. 20

Watch 4 Instructional Videos due Feb. 20, 11:25 AM

53

Tue., Feb. 20

Lab Day

Review HW 24

types of levers and IMA

Lab 15 Levers

Angular Acceleration Intro. (2:26)
Angular Acceleration of a Record Player (5:26)
Uniformly Angularly Accelerated Motion Intro. (6:33)
Intro. UAAM Problem - A CD Player (3:42)

Lab 15 Levers

Flipping Physics Notes

Mastering Physics Chapter 6

Students will investigate how changing the positions of the effort, resistance and fulcrum affect the mechanical advantage of three types of levers.

Lab 15 Type three sections only: observations, error analysis and conclusion

Watch 4 Instructional Videos due Feb. 22, 11:25 AM

Mastering Physics Chapter 6 due: Mon., Feb. 26, 11:25 AM,
23 questions,
140 points

54 Thur., Feb. 22

Warm-up #17

Review HW 25

Circular Motion and Gravity 5-6

Human Tangential Velocity Demo. (3:33)
Intro. Tangential Velocity Problem (3:38)
Tangential Acceleration Intro. (6:49)
Directions of Tangential Velocity and Acceleration (5:44)

Circular Motion and Gravity 5-6

Homework 27

AP Free Response 09

Flipping Physics Notes

Students will use the centripetal force requirement to determine the acceleration and velocity of objects moving in circles.

Homework 27

AP Free Response 09

Finish CG 5-6

Watch 4 Instructional Videos due Feb. 26, 11:25 AM

Read Chapter 6

55 Mon., Feb. 26

Warm-up #18

Review HW 26

Kepler's Laws

Circular Motion and Gravity 7-8

Centripetal Acceleration Introduction (6:19)
Intro. Centripetal Acceleration Problem (5:59)
Centripetal Force Intro. and Demo. (5:25)

Circular Motion and Gravity 7-8

Homework 28

Flipping Physics Notes

AP Classroom Unit 3 MC A

Students will determine initial angular velocity, final angular velocity and use the Uniformly Angularly Accelerated Motion equations to determine angular acceleration.

Homework 28

Finish CG 7-8

Watch 3 Instructional Videos due Feb. 28, 11:25 AM

AP Classroom Unit 3 MC A
due: Fri., Mar. 1 at 11:25 AM,
22 Questions

56

Wed., Feb. 28

Lab Day

Review HW 27

Lab 16 Moons Of Jupiter

Intro. Centripetal Force Problem (7:30)
Maximum Speed of a Car at the Top of a Hill (3:48)
Mints on a Rotating Turntable - Determining the Coefficient of Static Friction (6:34)

Lab 16 Moons Of Jupiter

Flipping Physics Notes

Students will analyze data to determine if Jupiter's moons follow Kepler's Third Law of Motion, the Law of Harmonies.

Lab 16 Moons Of Jupiter

Watch 3 Instructional Videos due Mar. 1, 11:25 AM

Prepare for Chapter 6 Quiz

57 Fri., Mar. 1

Review HW 28

Chapter 6 Quiz

Circular Motion and Gravity 9-10

Determining the Force Normal of a Toy Car Moving Up a Curved Hill (5:05)
Deriving the Acceleration of Gravity on any Planet (4:06)
Altitude of Geostationary Orbit (7:08)

Chapter 6 Quiz

Circular Motion and Gravity 9-10

Homework 29

AP Free Response 10

Flipping Physics Notes

AP Classroom Unit 3 MC B

Students will describe each of Kepler's three laws of planetary motion and use the law of harmonies to make calculations of radius and period of orbits of planets.

Homework 29

AP Free Response 10

Finish CG 9-10

Watch 3 Instructional Videos due Mar. 5, 11:25 AM

AP Classroom Unit 3 MC B
due: Tue., Mar. 12 at 11:25 AM,
22 Questions

58 Tue., Mar. 5

Free-Response Quiz 1

Torque

Demo. Why Water Stays In A Bucket Revolving In A Vertical Circle (3:57)
Analyzing Water In A Bucket (6:07)
Minimum Speed For Water In A Bucket (5:57)

Free-Response Quiz 1

Homework 30

AP Free Response 11

Flipping Physics Notes

Students will utilize the concept of torque to solve problems and investigate the relationships between torque, radius, and force.

Homework 30

AP Free Response 11

Watch 3 Instructional Videos due Mar. 7, 11:25 AM

 

59

Thur., Mar. 7

Lab Day

Warm-up #19

Review HW 29

Lab 17 Determining g with a Pendulum

Right Hand Rule For Angular Velocity and Displacement (6:22)
Conical Pendulum Demonstration and Problem (9:21)
Dropping A Bucket Of Water (3:46)

Lab 17 Determining g with a Pendulum

Flipping Physics Notes

Students will determine the acceleration due to gravity utilizing a pendulum.

Lab 17 Typed Lab Report

Watch 3 Instructional Videos due Mar. 12, 11:25 AM

60 Tue., Mar. 12

Review HW 30

Torque Beam Problem

Torque Intro. (9:59)

Right Hand Rule for Torque (5:53)

Intro. Torque Wrench Problem (6:58)

Homework 31

AP Free Response 12

Flipping Physics Notes

PhET Tutorial:
Pendulum Lab

Students will determine the resultant force on a beam which a wall is supporting and the tension in a cable supporting the other end.

Homework 31

AP Free Response 12

Watch 3 Instructional Videos due Mar. 14, 11:25 AM

PhET Tutorial due Mar. 14

61 Thur., Mar. 14

Warm-up #20

Young's Modulus

Net Torque on a Door Problem (4:58)

Rotational Form of Newton's 2nd Law (3:40)

Moment of Inertia Intro and Rotational Kinetic Energy (8:39)

Homework 32

AP Free Response 13

Flipping Physics Notes

AP Classroom Unit 7 MC A

Students will determine the change in length of a solid bar being compressed or stretched.

Homework 32

AP Free Response 13

Watch 3 Instructional Videos due Mar. 18, 11:25 AM

AP Classroom Unit 7 MC A
due: Wed., Mar. 20 at 11:25 AM,
22 Questions

62

Mon., Mar. 18

Lab Day

Review HW 31

Lab 18 Torque

Intro. Moment of Inertia Problem (7:56)
Eggs In A Carton Moment of Inertia Problem (3:57)
Moments of Inertia of Rigid Shapes (11:21)

Lab 18 Torque

Flipping Physics Notes

Students will utilize the concept of torque to determine the location of a third mass that brings a lever arm into rotational equilibrium.

Lab 18 Typed Lab Report

Watch 3 Instructional Videos due Mar. 20, 11:25 AM

63

Wed., Mar. 20

End of 3rd Qtr.

Review HW 32

Moment of Inertia

Demonstrating Rotational Inertia (6:52)

Intro. Rotational Newton's 2nd Law (4:41)

Rotational and Static Equilibrium (5:43)

Homework 33

Flipping Physics Notes

Mastering Physics Chapter 8

Students will find the slope of net torque vs. angular acceleration to determine the moment of inertia for a cylindrical object.

Homework 33

Watch 3 Instructional Videos due Apr. 1, 11:25 AM

Mastering Physics Chapter 8 due: Wed., Apr. 3, 11:25 AM,
18 questions,
120 points

64 Mon., Apr. 1

Free-Response Quiz 2

Angular Momentum (Bozeman Science)
(7:27)

Introductory Rotational Equilibrium Problem (10:23)

Free-Response Quiz 2

Homework 34

AP Free Response 14

Flipping Physics Notes

PhET Activity: Torque Handout

PhET Activity: Torque

Students will demonstrate knowledge of AP Physics part 1 content through written assessment.

Homework 34

AP Free Response 14

Watch 2 Instructional Videos due Apr. 3, 11:25 AM

PhET Activity due Apr. 3

Read Chapter 8

65

Wed., Apr. 3

Lab Day

Review HW 33

Lab 19 Discs, Hoops & Spheres

Placing the Fulcrum on a Seesaw (8:57)
Painter on a Scaffold (6:59)

Lab 19 Discs, Hoops & Spheres

Flipping Physics Notes

Students will investigate which geometric shape has the lowest moment of inertia.

Lab 19 Typed Lab Report

Watch 2 Instructional Videos due Apr. 5, 11:25 AM

Prepare for Chapter 8 Quiz

66 Fri., Apr. 5

Review HW 34

Chapter 8 Quiz

Graphing Rotational Inertia (7:17)

Force of Tension Changes with Angular Acceleration (4:35)

Chapter 8 Quiz

Homework 35

AP Free Response 15

Flipping Physics Notes

AP Classroom Unit 7 MC B

Students will demonstrate knowledge of Chapter 8 content through written assessment.

Homework 35

AP Free Response 15

Watch 2 Instructional Videos due Apr. 10, 11:25 AM

AP Classroom Unit 7 MC B
due: Thur., Apr. 12 at 11:25 AM,
22 Questions

67 Wed., Apr. 10

Free-Response Quiz 3

Two Masses On A Pulley (13:48)

Free-Response Quiz 3

Homework 36

AP Free Response 16

Flipping Physics Notes

Students will determine the tension in a string when there is one mass on each side of a pulley.

Homework 36

AP Free Response 16

Watch 1 Instructional Video due Apr. 12, 11:25 AM

68

Fri., Apr. 12

Lab Day

Review HW 35

Lab 20 Rotational Dynamics

START OF UNIT 4

Simple Harmonic Motion Intro (3:59)
SHM Force, Velocity and Acceleration at 3 Positions (4:59)
Horizontal vs. Vertical Mass Spring (2:25)
When Is A Pendulum in SHM? (6:31)

Lab 20 Rotational Dynamics

Flipping Physics Notes

Mastering Physics Chapter 7

Students will investigate the relationship between torque and angular acceleration.

Lab 20 Typed Lab Report

Watch 4 Instructional Videos due Apr. 16, 11:25 AM

Mastering Physics Chapter 7 due: Thur., Apr. 18, 11:25 AM, 17 questions,
100 points

69 Tue., Apr. 16

Unit 03 Kahoot Review

What Changes the Period of SHM? (8:21)
Triple the Mass in a Mass-Spring System (2:58)
Frequency vs. Period in SHM (4:10)
Comparing SMH to Circular (2:28)

Chapters 6, 8 and 7 Powerpoint

Kahoot.it

Flipping Physics Notes

Students will review Unit 03 content in preparation for the unit test.

Prepare for
Unit 03 Test

Watch 4 Instructional Videos due Apr. 18, 11:25 AM

Read Chapter 7

70 Thur., Apr. 18

Unit 03 Test

SHM Position Equation Derivation (8:14)

SHM Graphs of Position, Velocity and Acceleration (8:50)

Unit 03 Test

Flipping Physics Notes

Students will demonstrate knowledge of Unit 03 content through written assessment.

Watch 2 Instructional Videos due Apr. 22, 11:25 AM

Review Textbook Summary pages for the AP Exam

71

Mon., Apr. 22

Lab Day

Review HW 36

Lab 21 Conservation of Angular Momentum

SHM Graphs of Mechanical Energies (6:58)

AP Physics 1: Kinematics Review (11:56)

Lab 21 Conservation of Angular Momentum

Flipping Physics Notes

Students will determine the effect of changes in the moment of inertia on the angular momentum of a system.

Lab 21 Typed Lab Report

Watch 2 Instructional Videos due Apr. 24, 11:25 AM

72 Wed., Apr. 24

Musical Instrument Engineering Project Introduction

Wave Mini-lab

AP Physics 1: Dynamics Review (10:57)

AP Physics 1: Work, Energy & Power (8:57)

Engineering Project Introduction

Homework 37

AP Classroom Unit 6 MC

Students will design a musical instrument, demonstrate the calculations involved in its creation and play a simple tune.

Homework 37

Wave Mini-lab

Watch 2 Instructional Videos due Apr 26, 11:25 AM

AP Classroom Unit 6 MC
due: Tue., Apr. 30 at 11:25 AM,
22 Questions

73

Fri., Apr. 26

Free-Response Quiz 4

Wave Mechanics 1-4

AP Physics 1: Linear Momentum and Impulse Review (5:55)

AP Physics 1: Rotational Kinematics Review (11:15)

Free-Response Quiz 4

Wave Mechanics 1-4

Construction Instruction

Homework 38

AP Free Response 17

 

Students will determine the period or frequency of simple harmonic motion, the length of a pendulum, the acceleration due to gravity using a pendulum, and the wavelength, frequency or speed of a wave.

Construction Instruction

Finish WM 1-4

Homework 38

AP Free Response 17

Watch 2 Instructional Videos due Apr. 30, 11:25 AM

74

Tue., Apr. 30

Lab Day

Review HW 37

Lab 22 Speed of Sound, Finding Frequency

AP Physics 1: Rotational Dynamics Review (8:37)

AP Physics 1: Universal Gravitation Review (8:54)

Lab 22 Speed of Sound, Finding Frequency

Mastering Physics Chapters 14, 15, 16

Students will determine the speed of sound and the frequencies for five tuning forks.

Lab 22 Typed Lab Report

Watch 2 Instructional Videos due May 2, 11:25 AM

Mastering Physics Chapters 14, 15, 16 due: Wed., May. 8, 11:25 AM, 25 questions, 160 points

75 Thur., May 2

Review HW 38

Dopler Effect

Sounds in Pipes

Wave Mechanics 6-8

Sound Waves and Music 1

AP Physics 1: Equations to Memorize (7:58)

AP Physics 1: Simple Harmonic Motion Review (12:32)

Wave Mechanics 6-8

Sound Waves and Music 1

Homework 39

AP Free Response 18

Students will determine the frequency of sounds relative to stationary or moving sources and observers. Students will find the length of a pipe open at one or both ends that will produce a certain frequency.

Finish WM 6-8
Finish SM 1

Homework 39

AP Free Response 18

Watch 2 Instructional Videos due May 6, 11:25 AM

Work on musical instrument paper and song presentation

76

Mon., May 6

(Summative Testing Short Classes)

Free-Response Quiz 5

Sound Waves and Music 2, 4, 7, 11

Superposition Activity

AP Physics 1: Mechanical Waves Review (18:43)

Free-Response Quiz 5

Sound Waves and Music 2, 4, 7, 11

Superposition Activity

Homework 40

AP Free Response 19

Students will develop the rules for superposition concerning two waves meeting in the same medium.

Finish SM 2, 4, 7, 11

Superposition Activity

Homework 40

AP Free Response 19

Watch 1 Instructional Video due May 8, 11:25 AM

77

Wed., May 8

Lab Day

Review HW 39

Lab 23 Octave of Tubes Closed at One End Activity

Lab 23 Octave of Tubes Closed at One End Activity

Students will create an octave of test tubes closed at one end using water. Students will determine the frequence of the resulting sound.

Lab 23 Typed Lab Report

Work on musical instrument paper and song presentation

78 Fri., May 10

Review HW 40

Unit 04 Kahoot Review

Chapters 14, 15 and 16 Powerpoint

Kahoot.it

Students will review Unit 04 content in preparation for the unit test.

Read Chapters 14, 15 and 16

Work on musical instrument paper and song presentation

79 Tue., May 14 Unit 04 Test Unit 04 Test Students will demonstrate knowledge of Unit 04 content through written assessment. Final practice of your song of choice.
80

Thur., May 16

Lab Day

2024 AP Physics Part 1 Exam
8 am Friday, May 17

Instrument Presentation

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