| Day |
Date |
Lesson |
Handouts |
Objectives |
Homework |
| 1 |
Mon., Aug. 19 | Class Introduction |
Students will become aware of class
policies
and procedures. |
Complete Student Background | |
| 2 |
Tue., Aug. 20 | Lab 01
|
Lab 01
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Students will use Glug rulers with no divisions, tenths and hundredths to determine which is appropriate for different measuring needs. | Lab 01 Precision of Measuring |
| 3 |
Thur., Aug. 22 |
SI conversion / ratio / speed pracice |
SI conversion / ratio / speed pracice | Students will use conversion factors and calculate speed, distance and time. | SI conversion / ratio / speed pracice |
| 4 |
Mon., Aug. 26 |
Kinematic Concepts KC1, KC2, KC3 |
Physics Interactive Reader pages 24-27 Exit Ticket Summarizer |
Students will describe the motion of objects in one dimension using words, diagrams, numbers, graphs and equations. | Interactive Reader pages 24-27 |
| 5 |
Wed., Aug. 28 |
Lab 02 Ultrasonic Motion Detector |
Lab 02 Ultrasonic Motion Detector | Students will move to create position vs. time graphs, describe this motion in words, and sketch corresponding the velocity vs. time graph. | Lab 02 Ultrasonic Motion Detector |
| 6 |
Fri., Aug. 30 | New Seats |
Motion Map, Postition Time, Velocity Time Practice | Students will relate position-time graphs to velocity-time graphs. | Motion Map, Postition Time, Velocity Time Practice Prepare for Unit 1 Quiz |
| 7 |
Thur., Sep. 5 | Unit 1 Quiz Free Fall on Planet Newtonia |
Unit 1 Quiz Free Fall on Planet Newtonia |
Students will demonstrate mastery of measuring precisely, SI conversions, calculating speed, distance and time, position-time and velocity-time graphing. | Free Fall on Planet Newtonia |
| 8 |
Mon, Sep. 9 | Lab 03 Determining "g" | Lab 03 Determining "g" | Students will determine the acceleration due to gravity using three different methods. | Lab 03 Typed and Printed Lab Report |
| 9 |
Wed., Sep. 11 |
Textbooks Unit 1, Lesson 2, Exploration 2 Kinematic Graphing |
Textbooks Unit 1, Lesson 2, Exploration 2 Kinematic Graphing |
Students will analyze the velocity and acceleration of a ball hitting a spring in two situations, horizontally and vertically. | Unit 1, Lesson 2, Exploration 2 |
| 10 |
Fri., Sep. 13 | Kinematic Concepts KC4, KC5, KC6, KC7 | Kinematic Concepts KC4, KC5, KC6, KC7 |
Students will relate position-time, velocity-time and acceleration-time graphs for multiple situations. | Interactive Reader pages 30-33 |
| 11 |
Tue., Sep. 17 | Lab 04 Bull's Eye | Lab 04 Bull's Eye | Students will calculate and experimentally verify the height of a ramp that a steel ball should be released from for a given position of a target on the floor. | Lab 04 Typed and Printed Lab Report |
| 12 |
Thur., Sep. 19 |
Unit 1, Lesson 2, Exploration 4 |
Unit 1, Lesson 2, Exploration 4 | Students will create and evaluate an engineering design for dropping aid into a country at need. | Unit 1, Lesson 2, Exploration 4 |
| 13 |
Mon., Sep. 23 | Unit 01 Review |
Unit 01 Review | Students will review concepts and calculations from Unit 01, Lesson 02, Describing Motion | Study for Unit 01 Motion Test |
| 14 |
Wed., Sep. 25 | Unit 01 Motion Test | Unit 01 Motion Test | Students will demonstrate mastery of Unit 01 content. | none |
| 15 |
Fri, Sep. 27 | Unit 1, Lesson 3, Exploration 5 Engineering Project 1 Bridge Building Bridge Building Plan |
Unit 1, Lesson 3, Exploration 5 Engineering Project 1 Bridge Building Bridge Building Plan |
Students will make a claim, gather evidence and describe their reasoning about the distribution of a load affecting the forces on a structure. Students will design and buiild a bridge of chopsticks and cardboard to test in class. |
Unit 1, Lesson 3, Exploration 5 Bridge Building Plan Engineering Project 1 Bridge Building due Thur., Oct. 17, |
| 16 |
Tue., Oct. 1 | New Seats Types of Forces & Vector Resolution Vectors & Projectiles VP1 & VP2 |
Vectors & Projectiles VP1 & VP2 |
Students will use the graphical and triogonometric methods of adding vectors. Students will decide on their bridge building plan and sketch their scale drawing. |
Build your bridge |
| 17 |
Thur., Oct. 3 | Unit 1, Lesson 3, Exploration 2 |
Unit 1, Lesson 3, Exploration 2 | Students will explore two ways of producing constant forces and their effects on motion. | Unit 1, Lesson 3, Exploration 2 |
| 18 |
Mon., Oct. 7 |
Vectors & Projectiles VP3 & VP 7 | Vectors & Projectiles VP3 & VP7 |
Students will determine the magnitude and direction of a vector rotated CCE. | Interactive Reader pages 46-49 |
| 19 |
Thur., Oct. 10 |
Lab 05 Atwood's Machine | Lab 05 Atwood's Machine | Students will determine the mass of a small washer from the acceleration of a balanced system using an Atwood's Machine. | Complete Bridge Lab 05 Typed and Printed Lab Report |
| 20 |
Thur., Oct. 17 | Bridge Project Testing | none | Students will load their bridges to the breaking point, analyze their design, and indicate what changes they would make next time. | none |
| 21 |
Mon., Oct. 21 |
Final Bridge Building Project Analysis Vectors & Projectiles VP8 & VP10 |
Vectors & Projectiles VP8 & VP10 | Students will examine the components of vectors and confirm the independence of velocities in the x and y directions. | Final Bridge Building Project Analysis Bring your textbook. |
| 22 |
Wed., Oct. 23 End Of 1st Qtr. |
Textbook Check Ratio of weight to mass mini-lab NL 1 - 2 |
Newton's Laws |
Students will calculate the force of gravity on an object, recognize that mass and weight are related but different and draw free body diagrams for physical objects at rest and in motion. | Interactive Reader pages 68-71 |
| 23 |
Mon., Oct. 28 |
Lab 06 Acceleration, Force and Mass (in Lab Room) |
Lab 06 Acceleration, Force and Mass | Students will determine the relationships between force, mass and acceleration. | Lab 06 Typed and Printed Lab Report |
| 24 |
Wed., Oct. 30 | Inertia & Net Force NL 3 - 4 |
Newton's Laws Net Force and Acceleration Practice |
Student will understand how the forces exerted on an object on an inclined plane affect the object's motion. | Net Force and Acceleration Practice |
| 25 |
Fri., Nov. 1 | NL 5 - 6 | Newton's Laws NL 5 - 6 |
Students will determine the acceleration from a net force and convert mass and weight. | Study for Unit 01 Forces Quiz |
| 26 |
Tue., Nov. 5 | Unit 01 Forces Quiz |
Unit 01 Forces Quiz |
Students will demonstrate mastery of Unit 1 Forces content. | none |
| 27 |
Thur., Nov. 7 | Lab 07 Hooke's Law |
Students will determine the spring constant for a couple springs. | Lab 07 Typed Lab Report with two graphs | |
| 28 |
Wed., Nov. 13 | NL 9 example 1 NL 7 - 8 |
Newton's Laws NL 7 - 8 |
Students will determine the acceleration from a net force and convert mass and weight. | Study for Unit 01 Forces Test |
| 29 |
Fri., Nov. 15 | NL 9 example 2 NL 11 - 12 |
Newton's Laws NL 11 - 12 |
Students will consider situations with air resistance and action/reaction pairs. | Study for Unit 01 Forces Test |
| 30 |
Tue., Nov. 19 | Introduce Egg Drop Project Unit 01 Forces Test |
Unit 01 Forces Test |
Students will demonstrate mastery of Unit 01 Forces content. | Video and Description Due Dec. 4 Egg Drop Dec. 8 and 11 |
| 31 |
Thur., Nov. 21 | Momentum and Collisions 1-3 | Momentum and Collisions MC 1-3 |
Students will analyze situations to determine impulse and momentum change of interacting objects. | Interactive Reader pages 111-114 |
| 32 |
Mon., Nov. 25 | MC 8 example 1 Momentum and Collisions 4-6 |
Momentum and Collisions MC 4-6 | Students will analyze explosions and predict relative force, acceleration, impulse and momentum change of the interacting objects. | Egg Drop Video and Description Due Dec. 4
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| 33 |
Mon., Dec. 2 | Lab 08 Conservation of Momentum (in Lab Room) |
Lab 08 Conservation of Momentum | Students will examine conservation of momentum for two carts pushing away from each other. | Lab 08 type three sections only: observations, error analysis and conclusion |
| 34 |
Wed., Dec. 4 | MC 8 example 2 Momentum and Collisions 7&10 |
Momentum and Collisions MC 7&10 | Students will analyze explosions and predict relative force, acceleration, impulse and momentum change of the interacting objects. | Working on Egg Drop Project |
| 35 |
Fri., Dec. 6 | Unit 2, Lesson 1, Exploration 3 (pages 108 - 110) |
Unit 2, Lesson 1, Exploration 3 | Students will review the types of collisions and calculate conservation of momentum and impulse. | Working on Egg Drop Project |
| 36 |
Tue., Dec. 10 | Egg Drop Testing | none | Students will test their egg drop devices to demonstrate how to manage the impulse. | Study for Unit 02 Momentum Test |
| 37 |
Thur., Dec. 12 | Unit 02 Momentum Test | Unit 02 Momentum Test | Students will demonstrate mastery of Unit 02 Momentum content. | Study for Semester Exam |
| 38 |
Tue., Dec. 17 | Make-up Egg Drops Work, Energy and Power Introduction Work and Energy 1-2 |
Work and Energy 1-2 Project Reflection rubric |
Students will calculate values for change in energy (Work) and work done over time (Power) with correct units, and how Mechanical Energy is conserved for an isolated system. | Egg Drop Project Final Reflection (shared Google doc and typed) |
| 39 |
Thur., Dec. 19 | Conservation of Mechanical Energy Unit 2 Lesson 2 Exploration 2 |
Energy Transfer in a Collision Lab | Students will develop and carry out a procedure to identify whether or not there is a relationship between the height a ball is raised on a ramp and the distance the ball will move a plow after they collide. | Energy Transfer in a Collision Lab |
| 40 | Mon., Jan. 6 | Ramp & Spring Problem Work and Energy 3-5 |
Work and Energy 3-5 Work, Energy & Power Problems |
Students will analyze conservative and non-conservative forces and what force is doing work on a system to change mechanical energy. | Work, Energy & Power Problems |
| 41 | Wed., Jan. 8 | Types of Collisions & Energy Conservation Work and Energy 6-8 |
Work and Energy 6-8 |
Students will work-energy bar chart analysis, and solve for velocity or height when given energy values. | Interactive Reader pages 94-99 |
| 42 | Fri., Jan. 10 | Lab 09 Specific Heat of Brass | Lab 09 Specific Heat of Brass | Students will determine the quantity of thermal energy transferred from brass to water and the specific heat of the brass. | Lab 09
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| 43 |
Wed., Jan. 15 (double class) End of 2nd Qtr. |
Semester One Exam | Semester One Exam | Students will demonstrate mastery of Unit 01 and Unit 02 content. | Enjoy a little break between semesters! |