SECOND SEMESTER THIRD QUARTER
assignments are tentative until given in class
week one (jan 27-30)
tues
holt questions (must answer using complete sentences which make it clear
what question was asked) p 232-233(1-8, 10-11, 17-19,22,23)
wed
granny and ambrose handout
egg demo
car crash DVD
complete momemtum eggshell colored packet
thurs
lab with cars and darts
fri
momentum film
week two (feb 2-6)
mon
go over momentum packet and lab as needed
review for test on momentum
egg toss
you tube momentum examples and Men in Black
drop clay vs drop bouncy ball
tues
momentum review for testing
wed
momentum test
centripetal from Holt
thurs
conceptual lab on direction of acceleration for circular motion
fri
circular motion on force and radius
conceptual handout on force of gravity
week three (feb 9-13)
mon
conceptual gravitation handout
prepare for quiz
tues
quiz on force of gravity
wed-fri
bridge building
return momentum test and explain correction option
week four (feb 16 - 20)
mon
discuss and demo torque
strengthen and complete bridges by Thursday
torque worksheet due next Tuesday
tues
bridge building
ACT practice for juniors
wed
setup for meterstick balance lab
thurs
snow day
fri
no school
week five (feb 23-27)
mon
no school
tues
bridge check in for blueprint and account sheet
check in torque sheet
do prelab for equilibrium
wed
meterstick lab (meter stick, spring scales, string, masses, supports)
(gone for textbook review)
thurs
prelab for equilibrium
fri
snow day
week six (mar 2 - 6)
mon
lab on equilibrium
tues-fri
Show method to calculate forces on scales for bridges
Complete calculations and begin bridge competition
torque and equilibrium review packet
week seven (mar 9-13)
mon
complete predictions for forces on the scales
start testing prediction
tue-thurs
MME and ACT testing at NMU
work on torque review packet and lab summary sheet
fri
test predictions
prepare for torque quiz/test
begin arm and bridge handout
week eight (mar 16-20)
mon
complete torque packet and arm and bridge handout
torque quiz one
review for next quiz
tues
test bridge strength
review for next quiz including hanging ball for forces
wed-thurs
help with arm handout
discuss bridges
fri
notebook setup
torque quiz two
week nine ( mar 23 - 27)
mon
progress reports
chapter 12 hanout on oscillating object
return last quiz
tues
final torque quiz
questions on chapter 12 holt handout
chapter 13 due thursday
wed
pendulum lab
handout yellow sound packet
thurs
go over yellow packet
demo sound ideas
fri
chapter 13 handout
4th quarter
week one (mar30- apr )
mon
go over chapter 13 packet (overhead)
tues-fri
sound packet
bring in instruments for wednesday after break
spring break
week two (apr 14 - 17)
tues
sound video with fill-in sheet
bowling ball oscillation
interactive simulation of pendulum with different gravity
wed
lab with vernier microphone
thurs
handout chapter 14.1 nd 14.2 (quiz on tues)
review on sound; complete video sheet
fri
go over 14.1 and 14.2
week three (apr 20-24)
mon
review for quiz on 14.1,14.2
tues
quizzes
14.4 introduce colors of light due wed
wed
color packet pages one and two due thur
thurs
pigments mix
check page one and two of color packet
complete packet
fri
color demonstration
week four (apr 27-may 1)
mon
go over packet
prepare for lab lab on colors
tues
color lab
wed
complete lab
thurs
review for test
start optics packet
fri
optic packet work
week five (may 4 - may 8)
mon
test on colors and chapter 14
complete packet
tues and wed
drawing rays
thurs
lens rays and calculations
prelab sheet
questions on LENS yellow packet
fri
optics bench lab
week six ( may 11-15)
mon
complete lab
homework sheet for lab
tues
review for testing on lenses
explanation of index of refraction
eyeglasses
go over lens packet
wed
optics test
read Holt p 694-695 and p 700-702
do p 717 questions (1,3,15,17,20,21)
thurs
introduce resistors with multimeter and color codes
look over the schematic diagram symbols on page 731
read pages 732- 744
start direct current circuits packet
fri
complete packet
week seven (may 18 - 22)
mon
conceptual hand out on combination circuits
tues
crocodile clips simulation of table
wed
circuits homework packet (white)
thurs
circuit packet (green)
fri
quiz table, series circuit and equivalent resistor
hand in lab, direct current packet, circuits homework and circuit packet
week eight (may 25 - may 29)
mon
no school
tues
spot check and go over green packet
organize notebooks
Do A12-A14 and B1-B3 from back of direct current packet
wed
review for testing
circuits with christmas lights?
thurs
circuits and electrical test
fri
set up notebooks
return tests
senior exemptions announced for exam
week nine (june 1 - 5)
mon
classwork packet on magnetic and induction
setup see how it works lab
homework: momentum review p 209(1), 211(1), 213(1),219(1), 224(1), 229(1a)
tues-thurs
classwork exam review packet
homework
rotation and gravity p261(4), p265 review (3)
rotation p282(1), 288(4a)
vibration and waves p449(1), 454(figure 12-13b), 457 (1,2a)
sound p507(16)
light p523(4),p527(figure 14-7),p552(37,38,41)
refraction p565(figure15-5),p571(table15-3),p573(figure 15-9)),
p576(1,3)
current and resistance p703(1,4),718(20,29)
circuits 745(4a,b, p748(1a),p752(1,2,3)
magnetism p777(figure 21-14) 812(figure22-17)
fri
exams begin
