Physics st Semester Ben Mangrum Period 4 Room 407
9/8/15 *20 minute classes 1. “Why Take Physics?” 2. Math/Units Review in class 3. Math for Physics WS
9/9/15 1. Fix Seating Chart 2. Finish Math/Units Review in class 3. Correct Math for Physics WS 4. Hand out Syllabus, discuss 5. Skillsheet 1.1
9/10/15 1. Collect Parent Forms 2. Correct Skillsheet Begin Activity 2.1: Steps 5 and 6 (p. 9)
9/11/15 1. Collect Parent Forms 2. Hand out bathroom passes 3. Finish Activity 2.1 (finish #6, complete #7 assuming a final height of 18 cm), collect 4. Issue books 5. Distance, Speed Notes
9/14/15 1. Review, finish Distance, Speed Notes Time Activity (section 1, 2, responses in journals)
9/15/15 1. Finish Activity 2.2 (section 3) 2. Skillsheet 2.2, Skillsheet Collect, discuss Activity 2.2
9/16/15 *Early Release Schedule 1. Correct Skillsheet 2.2, Describe concept, units of mass 3. Read, outline sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
9/17/15 *Substitute 1. Physics Pre-Test 2. Finish Outlines from yesterday 3. Begin Chapter 2 Review
9/18/15 *Substitute 1. Finish Chapter 2 Review
9/21/15 *Substitute (unplanned absence) 1. Finish Chapter 2 Review
9/22/15 1. Collect Outlines 2. Correct Chapter 2 Review
9/23/15 1. Chapter 2 Quiz 2. Begin Outlines of Begin 3.1 Activity
9/24/15 1. Make up Chapter 2 Quiz? 2. Finish, collect, discuss 3.1 Activity (1 st edition books)
9/25/15 *Assembly Schedule (50 min class) 1. Hand back quizzes, discuss 2. Begin Activity 3.2 (1 st edition)—steps 1-3
9/28/15 1. Continue Activity 3.2 (collect data, graphing) 2. Skillsheet Finish Outlines
9/29/15 *Evacuation Drill Schedule (45 min class) 1. Collect Outlines 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, Correct Skillsheet Continue Activity 3.2 (testing predictions, answering questions), collect when done 3. Skillsheet 3.2
9/30/15 *Early Dismissal Schedule 1. Collect, discuss Activity Correct Skillsheet Skillsheet 3.3A?
10/1/15 1. Begin Activity 3.3
10/2/15 1. Draw graphs for Activity 3.3 (# 4, 5 on page 16 in workbook), collect when done 2. Skillsheet 3.3A
10/5/15 1. Discuss Activity Correct Skillsheet 3.3A 3. Skillsheet 3.3B
10/6/15 1. Correct Skillsheet 3.3B 2. Start Chapter 3 Review (Vocabulary, Concept Review)
10/7/15 1. Collect Vocab, Concept Review portion of Ch. 3 Review, correct 2. Finish Chapter 3 Review (Problems)
10/8/15 1. Correct Chapter 3 Review (Concept Review, Problems) *Chapter 3 Quiz tomorrow!
10/9/15 *Assembly Schedule 1. Chapter 3 Quiz 2. Start Outlines
10/12/15 1. Make up quiz? 2. Activity 4.1 (measurements, graphing)
10/13/15 1. Hand back quiz, discuss 2. Review, Finish, Collect Activity 4.1, discuss 3. WS 4.1
10/15/15 1. Finish, Collect Activity 4.1, discuss 2. Correct WS Begin Activity 4.2 (explain #1, #2)
10/16/15 1. Activity 4.2--measurements, graphs (speed vs. time, position vs. time), responses to 4c-4e
10/19/15 1. Activity 4.2—finish graphs (speed vs. time, position vs. time), responses to 4c- 4e, calculations for 5a-d
10/20/15 1. Finish, Collect Activity 4.2, review 4a-c, calculations for 5a-d 2. “Practice acceleration/distance calculations from speed-time graph” WS
10/21/15 1. Collect rest of Activity 4.2, discuss final calculation 2. Correct “Practice acceleration/distance calculations from speed-time graph” WS 3. WS Outline in book
10/22/15 1. Collect Outlines Correct WS Activity 4.3--measure 5 different heights for steel marble, calculate initial velocity, repeat with plastic ball
10/23/15 1. Activity 4.3--calculate acceleration, % difference from 9.81 m/s 2, answer analysis questions #1-3 (on handout) 2. WS 4.3
10/26/15 1. Collect Activity 4.3, discuss analysis questions, calculate time for marble to drop from second story balcony to ground (5.46 m), test prediction of time as a class in stairwell, calculate % error, explain why 2. Correct WS Motion in One Dimension WS
10/27/15 1. Correct Motion in One Dimension WS 2. In-class practice with interpreting velocity-time graphs (use WS) 3. Begin Chapter 4 Review (Vocab and Concept Review)
10/28/15 *Early Dismissal Schedule 1. Correct Vocab and Concept Review 2. Finish Chapter 4 Review (Problems)
10/29/15 1. Correct Chapter 4 Review (Problems) 2. Begin Force/Newton’s Laws Lecture
10/30/15 1. Chapter 4 Quiz *Unit 1 Test Wednesday!
11/2/15 1. Make up quiz? 2. Speed/Velocity/Acceleration Review Questions (Powerpoint with Whiteboards) *Unit 1 Test Wednesday!
11/3/15 1. Hand back quiz, discuss 2. Hand out extra quiz question sheets 3. Finish Speed/Velocity/Acceleration Review Questions (Powerpoint with Whiteboards) 4. Discuss variables used in equations 5. Show Force PhET simulation *Unit 1 Test tomorrow!
11/4/15 1. Unit 1 Test
11/5/15 1. Collect Ch. 4 quiz question sheets 2. Hand back tests, look over answers, request items for discussion 3. Review, finish Force/Newton’s Laws Lecture, show Force PhET simulation 4. Newton’s Second, Third Law Notes
11/6/15 *Substitute 1. WS Outline 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 in book
11/9/15 1. Discuss items from test 2. Collect outlines, Correct 5.2 WS 3. True/False Statements about Force and Motion Activity
11/10/15 1. Finish, Collect Activity True/False Statements about Mass and Weight 3. Begin Activity 5.2 (2 nd edition): observations for #2, responses, measurements for #3
11/12/15 1. Finish, Collect Activity Begin Activity 5.2 (2 nd edition): observations for #2, responses, measurements for #3
11/13/15 1. True/False Statements about Mass and Weight 2. Finish Activity 5.2 (finish measurements, calculations, graph, responses to 4b-e)
11/16/15 1. Collect, discuss Activity Toy Car Activity—measurements, graph, answer questions
11/17/15 1. Collect, discuss Toy Car Activity 2. Begin Activity 5.3 (measurements of time, calculate velocity, answer #1a-c)
11/18/15 *Early Dismissal Schedule 1. Discuss how to draw a force diagram and free body diagram 2. Finish Activity 5.3 (finish measurements and calculations, #3a-h, #4a-d) 3. Chapter 5 Problem Set WS
11/19/15 1. Collect, discuss Activity Correct Chapter 5 Problem Set WS 3. Begin Chapter 5 Review (Vocab and Concept Review)
11/20/15 1. Correct Chapter 5 Vocabulary and Concept Review 2. Chapter 5 Review Problems
11/23/15 1. Correct Chapter 5 Review Problems 2. Practice calculating a, m, or F on whiteboards *Chapter 5 Quiz tomorrow!
11/24/15 1. Chapter 5 Quiz
11/25/15 *Early Dismissal Schedule 1. Make up quiz? 2. Begin Activity 6.1 (2 nd edition)
11/30/15 1. Make up quiz? 2. Miscellaneous Forces Notes (weight, friction) 3. Finish, collect Activity 6.1 (2 nd edition) 4. WS Outline 6.1, 6.2 in book
12/1/15 1. Hand back, discuss quiz? 2. Collect rest of 6.1 Activity, discuss 3. Collect 6.1, 6.2 Outlines, Correct WS Coefficient of Friction WS
12/2/15 1. Correct Coefficient of Friction WS 2. Activity 6.2 (1 st edition)
12/3/15 1. Correct Coefficient of Friction WS 2. Finish Activity 6.2 (1 st edition), collect 3. Friction WS 6.2
12/4/15 *Assembly Schedule 1. Correct Friction WS Friction review WS 3. Outline 6.3 *Quiz on Tuesday on Weight, Friction
12/7/15 1. Collect Outline Correct Friction review WS Lecture (Finish Misc. Forces Notes) 4. kes-law/latest/hookes-law_en.html kes-law/latest/hookes-law_en.html kes-law/latest/hookes-law_en.html *Quiz tomorrow on Weight, Friction
12/8/15 1. Chapter 6.1, 6.2 Quiz 2. Activity 6.3a (extension springs)
12/9/15 *Early Dismissal Schedule 1. Make up quiz? 2. Finish Activity 6.3a, make final measurements to test predictions 3. Activity 6.3b (compression springs) 4. Hooke’s Law/Spring Constant WS
12/10/15 1. Make up quiz 2. Correct Hooke’s Law/Spring Constant WS 3. Finish 6.3 Activity, collect 4. “Net Force” WS 5. Hooke’s Law WS
12/11/15 1. Hand back quiz, discuss 2. Collect, discuss Activity Correct “Net Force” WS, Hook’s Law WS 4. Chapter 6 Problems WS
12/14/15 1. Correct Chapter 6 Problems WS 2. Begin Chapter 6 Review (Vocab, Concept Review)
12/15/15 1. Correct Chapter 6 Review (Vocab, Concept Review) 2. egacy/forces-1d egacy/forces-1d egacy/forces-1d 3. Finish Chapter 6 Review (Problems)
12/16/15 1. Correct Chapter 6 Review (Problems) 2. elp/recforce/recforce.cfm elp/recforce/recforce.cfm elp/recforce/recforce.cfm *Chapter 6.3 Quiz tomorrow!
12/17/15 1. Chapter 6.3 Quiz 2. Outline 7.1 in book
12/18/15 *Assembly Early Dismissal Schedule 1. Hand back quiz, discuss 2. Finish 7.1 Outlines
1/4/16 1. Collect Outlines Vector Addition Notes ector-addition ector-addition ector-addition 3. Vector Addition Map Activity (use rulers, protractors) *Test on Chapters 5-6 Wednesday
1/5/16 1. Whiteboard practice problems from Chapters 5 and 6 2. Correct Vector Addition Map Activity *Test on Chapters 5-6 tomorrow
1/6/16 1. Chapters 5-6 Test 2. Skillsheet 7.1 A
1/7/16 1. Make up test? 2. Correct Skillsheet 7.1 A 3. Review Trigonometry Functions, SohCahToa, Pythagorean Theorum 4. Skillsheet 7.1B, Skillsheet 7.1 C
1/8/16 1. Correct Skillsheet 7.1B, 7.1 C 2. Learning Head to Tail Vector Addition WS
1/11/16 1. Correct Learning Head to Tail Vector Addition WS 2. Vector Addition WS
1/12/16 1. Hand back tests, discuss 2. Correct Vector Addition WS 3. Projectile Motion Notes 4. Practice Calculations for Projectiles using Projectile Simulation on motion/projectile-motion_en.html motion/projectile-motion_en.html motion/projectile-motion_en.html
1/13/16 *Early Dismissal Schedule 1. Discuss Test solutions 2. Review Projectile calculations/simulation (solve for distance travelled for 20m/s projectile at 60 degrees, test, experimentally find maximum range) 3. Activity 7.2 (measure initial velocities, determine range for given angles, test)
1/14/16 1. Finish testing Activity Horizontal Projectile Graph WS 3. Begin Activity Skillsheet 7.2
1/15/16 1. Correct Horizontal Projectile Graph WS, Skillsheet Finish Activity WS 7.3 A
1/19/16 1. Correct WS 7.3 A 2. Demonstration of force diagrams on an incline 3. WS 7.3 B
1/20/16 1. Collect Activity 7.2, 7.3, discuss Correct WS 7.3 B 3. Chapter 7 Review (Vocab, Concept Review)
1/21/16 1. Collect Ch. 7 Review Vocab, Concept Review 2. Finish Ch. 7 Review (Problems)
1/22/16 1. Correct Chapter 7 Review (Problems) 2. Whiteboard practice items *Chapter 7 quiz tomorrow!
1/25/16 1. Chapter 7 quiz 2. Final Exam Review Sheet
1/26/16 1. Hand back quizzes 2. Discuss Final Exam Review sheet, hand out solutions 3. Review variables found on the 1 st semester equation sheet *Remember to bring bathroom passes to the final!
1/27/16 Final exam (9:30-11:10) Final exam (9:30-11:10)