Period 8 Calendar

September 2009
1
Tuesday
Intro to Physics; HW: Safety Contract, General Info Sheet
2
Wednesday
Math Pre-Assessment
3
Thursday
Measuring & Graphing Lab (Due 9/8)
4
Friday
Book Distribution; Analyzing Data with Excel; HW: Dimensional Analysis Worksheet
8
Tuesday
Unit 1 - Intro to Kinematics (Notes); HW: Read Sections 2.1 & 2.2
9
Wednesday
Unit 1 - Speed vs. Velocity (Notes); HW: p. 52 Concept Q's #1, 2, 3, 5, Problems #1, 2, 4, 5
10
Thursday
Go Over Homework; HW: Read Section 2.3
11
Friday
Unit 1 - Acceleration (Notes); HW: p. 53 Problems #12-15
14
Monday
Go Over Homework; HW: Read Section 2.7
15
Tuesday
Unit 1 - Graphing Motion (Notes), p. 55-56 #57-60
16
Wednesday
Graphing Motion Lab (Due 9/17)
17
Thursday
Graphing Motion Recap, Review for Quiz
18
Friday
Simple Motion & Graphing Motion Quiz; Read Sections 2.4 & 2.5
21
Monday
Unit 1 - Intro To Kinematic Equations; HW: Bring Books Tomorrow
22
Tuesday
Paper River Lab (Part 1); Using Kinematic Equations; p. 53-54 #19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 29, 31
23
Wednesday
Go Over Tuesday's Homework; HW: Self Assessment 2.2
24
Thursday
Paper River Lab (Part 2) (Due 9/29)
25
Friday
Unit 1 - Free Fall (Notes); HW: Read Section 2.6, p. 54 #37, 39, 42, 44, 45
29
Tuesday
Free Fall Recap; Go over Homework
30
Wednesday
1-D Kinematics Test
October 2009
1
Thursday
Self-Assessment 1.1 Worksheet
2
Friday
Go Over Classwork from Thursday; HW: Read Sections 3.1 & 3.2
5
Monday
Treasure Hunt Lab; Test Reflections; HW: Finish Test Reflections
6
Tuesday
Unit 2 - 2D Kinematics; HW: Read Section 3.3
7
Wednesday
2D Kinematics Worksheet; HW: Finish Worksheet
8
Thursday
Go Over Homework; HW: Bring Books Tomorrow
9
Friday
HW: p. 82-83 #24, 25, 28, 29, 30
13
Tuesday
Go over Homework
14
Wednesday
2D Kinematics Quiz
15
Thursday
2D Motion with Angles (Notes); 2D Motion with Angles Worksheet; HW: Finish Worksheet
16
Friday
Projectile Motion Lab (Due 10/20); Go over Homework; HW: p. 86 #75, 76, 77 (WILL BE COLLECTED)
19
Monday
The Monkey & The Hunter
20
Tuesday
Review
21
Wednesday
"Kinematics at the Movies"; HW: "Target Practice" Pre-lab questions
22
Thursday
"Target Practice" Lab (Due 10/26)
23
Friday
2D Kinematics Test; HW: Read Sections 4.1 & 4.2
26
Monday
Unit 3 - Newton's 1st Law; HW: Read Section 4.3
27
Tuesday
Unit 3 - Newton's 2nd Law (Notes); Worksheet; HW: p. 125 #1, 3, 4, 5
28
Wednesday
Inertial Mass Lab (Due 10/30); Unit 3 - Newton's 3rd Law (Notes); HW: p. 127 #2, 3, 4, 5, 16
29
Thursday
Unit 3 - Gravitational Force & Normal Force (Notes); HW: Read Section 4.6 & 4.8
30
Friday
Unit 3 - Normal Force (Notes); HW: Finish "Forces and Elevators" Worksheet
November 2009
4
Wednesday
Newton's Law Lab (Due 11/9);Unit 3 - Tension Force (Notes); HW: Newton's Laws Worksheet (Due Friday)
5
Thursday
Computer Lab
6
Friday
Go over worksheet
9
Monday
Newton's 2nd Law Lab Quiz
10
Tuesday
Forces&Multiple-Object Systems;HW:Online Self Assessment 4.1
11
Wednesday
Discuss Quiz; HW: Grammar Packet (Due 11/13)
12
Thursday
Unit 3 - Force of Friction (Notes); HW: Read Section 4.9
13
Friday
Unit 3 - Direction of Friction (Notes); HW: Direction of Friction Worksheet
16
Monday
Force of Friction Lab (Due 11/19)
17
Tuesday
Working with Friction Worksheet
23
Monday
1-D Dynamics Test
24
Tuesday
HW: Read 4.11 & 4.12 (work through examples); Interactive LearningWare 4.3&4.4
30
Monday
2D Force Vectors Worksheet; HW: Finish Worksheet (Refer to Sections 1.7 & 1.8 for help)
December 2009
1
Tuesday
2D Force Table Lab; Go over homework
2
Wednesday
2D Dynamics Practice Worksheet; HW: Finish Worksheet
3
Thursday
Unit 4 - Inclined Planes (Notes); HW: Inclined Plane Angle Proof
4
Friday
Unit 4 - Inclined Plane Examples (Notes); HW: Inclined Plane Worksheet
7
Monday
Inclined Plane Lab (Due 12/9); Go over homework
8
Tuesday
2D Dynamics Quiz; HW: Read Sections 5.1 & 5.2, p. 155 Concept Questions #1, 3, 4
9
Wednesday
Snow Day
10
Thursday
Unit 4 - Introduction to U.C.M. (Notes); HW: U.C.M. Practice Worksheet
11
Friday
Unit 4 - Centripetal Force (Notes); HW: Fc Worksheet, Read Section 5.3
11
Friday
14
Monday
Go over homework
15
Tuesday
U.C.M. Quiz
16
Wednesday
Unit 4 - Universal Gravity (Notes); HW: Read Section 4.7, p. 128 #24, 25, 26, 27
17
Thursday
U.C.M. Lab (Due 12/21);Unit 4-Motion of Satellites (Notes); HW: Read Section 5.5, p.157 #27,29,30,32
18
Friday
Review
21
Monday
U.C.M. Test
22
Tuesday
"Projectiles, Revisted" Worksheet; HW: Bring Books Tomorrow
23
Wednesday
Unit 5 - Kinetic & Potential Energy; KE & PE Worksheet; Break Assignment