1. Honors Physics 5 Oct 2009 Today: – Discuss student notebooks – Quick determination of g in Lansdowne – Handout Graphical Analysis Lab Homework: review notebooks, complete any assignments you have begun

2. Notebooks Generally notes taken from the board are good – 90% thorough Homework – try every problem, put your thoughts if you can’t put an answer Please date and title your sections Most work needed: your own notes – thoughts and questions – connections to past work – evidence of review at home (looking over class notes – modifying – fixing)

3. Quick determination of g Tools: meter stick, stop watch, calculator, metal ball, small box, equation # 3 (reduced) In groups of 4 (by table) – head out to the stair case at the right, Figure out how to determine the drop distance, and how to accurately time the drop. Repeat the measurement 3 times, and take an average of calculated a Include all planning – thoughts – calculations in your notebook

4. Honors Physics 6 Oct 2009 Today: Graphical analysis for free-fall acceleration lab – required assignment All questions must be answered and graphs produced on separate sheets of paper(hand drawn or in Excel) Lab must be turned in by Friday October 16th

5. Honors Physics 7 Oct 2009 1. Complete interval distance measurements on tapes (20 minutes) 2. Enter table with interval # and distances into MS Excel 3. Have Excel calculate interval velocities, and create two graphs needed for lab activity 4. Homework: Complete questions to lab – work on assignments – need 5 in by Friday!!

6. Honors Physics 8 Oct 2009 Today’s topic - What goes up must come down – But How? Warm-up: Charlie Hourn throws a baseball straight up in the air at a speed of 60 m/s. How high will it go? Hint: What is the speed at the apex of the ball’s path? Also: Graphing your lab data Get those assignments completed!! Review sheet work due in Comp Book by Monday

7. Honors Physics 9 Oct 2009 Last day in class to work on free-fall labs Graphing explanation Please organize and submit any completed assignments Newspaper meeting after school today!