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August 2008 |
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25 |
Monday |
1st Day Preliminaries |
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26 |
Tuesday |
Lab #1-1 "Whirligigs" - Scientific Method & Developing Scientific Models |
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27 |
Wednesday |
Greek alphabet; Quantities vs Units; SI units and prefixes |
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28 |
Thursday |
Lab #1-2 "Drop-Bounce" - coefficient of restitution of various balls |
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29 |
Friday |
Quiz #1 on SI system, Greek alpha; math symbols, etc. & complete Lab #1-2 |
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September 2008 |
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1 |
Monday |
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY |
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2 |
Tuesday |
Orders of Magnitude; Significant Digits |
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3 |
Wednesday |
Ratios and Converting Units |
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4 |
Thursday |
Quiz #2 and Converting Units |
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5 |
Friday |
Converting Units |
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8 |
Monday |
Wrap up Unit 1 (Chap 1) Measurement and Uncertainty |
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9 |
Tuesday |
TEST #1 - Preliminaries; Sci, Method and Data Analysis (Chaps. 1 & 2) |
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10 |
Wednesday |
Lab 2-1 "Toy Dune Buggy" - developing graphical and mathematical model for 1-D constant velocity |
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11 |
Thursday |
Complete data collecting on lab; discuss Formal Lab Report |
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12 |
Friday |
Book Cover Project is due!!! Analyze lab data & graphing. Discuss lab results. |
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15 |
Monday |
Unit 2 notes on Kinematics in One-Dimension - part 1 |
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16 |
Tuesday |
Formal lab report is due! Begin Lab 2-2 "Walk This Way!" Part 1 - Position vs. Time Graphs |
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17 |
Wednesday |
Notes: Describing Motion with Diagrams; Complete Lab 2-2 Part 1 and turn in |
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18 |
Thursday |
Whiteboard Worksheet 2-1: Homework over Lab 2-2; andNotes: Describing Motion w/ Position-Time Graphs |
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19 |
Friday |
Quiz #2-1 Position vs. Time graphs; Notes on graphing motion |
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22 |
Monday |
Lab #2-3 Walk This Way - part 2: Velocity-Time graphs |
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23 |
Tuesday |
Complete Lab #2-3 |
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24 |
Wednesday |
Video: The Science of Superman |
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25 |
Thursday |
Lab #2-4 Walk This Way - part 3: Relating P-T and V-T graphs |
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26 |
Friday |
Quiz #2-2 P-T and V-T Graphs; discuss WS 2-4 |
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29 |
Monday |
complete Lab #2-4 Walk This Way - part 3; Problem solving with equations; Unit II Review worksheet |
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30 |
Tuesday |
Discuss Review worksheet; wrap up of Unit II |
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October 2008 |
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1 |
Wednesday |
TEST - Unit II Constant Velocity Model of Motion |
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2 |
Thursday |
Pre-lab discussion and begin data collection for Lab #3-1: Cart on a Ramp |
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3 |
Friday |
complete data collection and discuss results and analysis of Lab #3-1 |
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