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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
August 31 September 1 2 3 4

No School

 

No School

 

First Day of School

Modified Schedule -- Short Periods

Unit 1: Kinematics

In Class:  Welcome to Physics by Appel ***

Rules and Regs ***

 

Modified Schedule -- All Seven Periods

Weekly Reading:  Sections 1-1 to 1-6 and Numbers in Physics Info Sheet

In Class:  Keep Up with the Buggy Lab (Due Friday)

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Welcome Back Assembly

Due Today:  Keep Up with the Buggy Lab

In Class:  Introduce the Class / Get to Know Each Other ***

 

September 7 8 9 10 11

No School

 

Unit 1: Kinematics

Weekly Reading:  Sections 2-1 to 2-4

In Class:  Introduce Scalars/Vectors, Displacement and Velocity
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-1 (Solutions)

In Class:  Introduce Acceleration
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Structured Acceleration on a Ramp Lab (Due Today)

No Class

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-3 (Solutions) and
Structured Acceleration on a Ramp Lab

In Class:  Kinematics Equations Packet (Due Monday)

September 14 15 16 17 18

Unit 1: Kinematics

Weekly Reading:  Sections 2-5, 2-6, and 2-8

Due Today:  Kinematics Equations Packet (Solutions)

In Class:  Take the Big Five for a Drive (Solutions)

 

In Class:  Motion Represented by Graphs.  x vs t, v vs t, a vs t.  Slope and Area
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-4 (Solutions)

In Class:  How to Create a Graph

Creating and Analyzing Graphs (Solutions)

Converting Graphs (Solutions)

 

No Class

 

In Class:  Walk the Graph Lab (Lab Quiz Monday, 9/28)
Handout
Basic Shapes
Challenge Shapes

LoggerPro Files (Right click each file and save it to your laptop)
Position vs Time Graph
Velocity vs Time Graph
Both Graphs

 

September 21 22 23 24 25

Unit 1: Kinematics

Weekly Reading:  Section 2-7 and Freefall Reading

Due Today:  Free Response Kinematics 1 (Rubric)

In Class:  Graphing Goodness aka Solving Problems with Graphs (Solutions)

 

In Class:  Acceleration on a Ramp Lab Using Graphs (Due Wednesday)

 

Due Today:  Acceleration on a Ramp Lab Using Graphs

In Class:  Kinematics Free Response Quiz ***

Kinematics Multiple Choice Quiz ***

Find the Acceleration of a Falling Object Mini-Lab
Whiteboard Directions
Data Table (Due Friday)

 

No Class

 

Modified Schedule -- Homecoming Assembly

Due Today:  Acceleration of a Falling Object Mini-Lab
Whiteboard Directions
Data Table

In Class:  Introduce Freefall
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Falling for UAM (Solutions)

September 28 29 30 October 1 2

Unit 1: Kinematics

Weekly Reading:  Section 3-1 to 3-5 and Horizontal Projectiles Reading

Due Today:  Free Response Kinematics 2 (Rubric)

In Class:  Walk the Graph Lab Quiz

Introduction to Horizontally Launched Projectiles
Notes
Sample Question
Solutions

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-5 (Solutions) ***

In Class:  Continue Introduction to Horizontally Launched Projectiles

Horizontal Projectile Goodness (Due Tomorrow)

Due Today:  Horizontal Projectile Goodness (Solutions)

In Class:  Bull's Eye Lab (Lab Quiz Monday, 10/12)

No Class

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: HIB?

In Class:  Introduce Vectors / Vector Components

Pointing Every Which Way (Solutions)

Extended Projectile Problem (Solutions)

 

October 5 6 7 8 9

Unit 1: Kinematics

Weekly Reading:  Section 3-6 to 3-8 and Angled Projectiles and Vectors Reading

Due Today:  Free Response Kinematics 3 (Rubric)

In Class:  Monkey and Hunter / Projectiles Launched at an Angle
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

An Angled Launch Problem (Due Tuesday)

 

Due Today:  An Angled Launch Problem (Solutions)

In Class:  Complex Projectile Problems

Trajectory Goodness (Solutions)

 

No Classes -- Super Wednesday

 

 

All Seven Periods

In Class:  2-D Motion Without Acceleration aka River and Wind Problems

River Problems Handout

River Problems Sample Questions (Solutions)

 

No School

 

October 12 13 14 15 16

Unit 1: Kinematics

Weekly Reading:  None This Week

In Class:  Bull's Eye Lab Quiz

Practice 2-D Motion Without Acceleration

 

In Class:  Practice 1-D and 2-D Motion

Discuss Kinematics Quiz

TIPERS 2D Questions (Key) ***

ConcepTests
These have multiple choice questions on the topics indicated.  We borrowed this some another teacher, so some questions address things we do not cover.  And we cover topics not included in them.  That being said, they're still good practice.
One Dimensional Motion
Two Dimensional Motion

 

In Class:  Prepare for Unit Exam ***

Kinematics Test, Part 1:  Multiple Choice ***

 

No Class

 

In Class:  Kinematics Test Part 2: Free Response ***

 

October 19 20 21 22 23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: Disability History Lesson?

 

October 26 27 28 29 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 2 3 4 5 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Panorama Survey?

Last Day of First Quarter

 

November 9 10 11 12 13

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Veteran's Day Assembly?

 

No School

 

All Seven Periods

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: Mandatory Safety Assembly?

 

November 16 17 18 19 20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: Mandatory Safety Assembly?

 

November 23 24 25 26 27

 

 

Block Schedule -- Odd Periods

 

 

 

No School

 

No School

 

November 30 December 1 2 3 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 7 8 9 10 11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Winterfest Assembly?

 

December 14 15 16 17 18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable?

 

December 21 22 23 24 25

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

December 28 29 30 31 January 1

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

January 4 5 6 7 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable?

 

January 11 12 13 14 15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- MLK Assembly?

 

January 18 19 20 21 22

No School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 25 26 27 28 29

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Day of First Semester

 

No Classes

 

February 1 2 3 4 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable?

 

February 8 9 10 11 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 15 16 17 18 19

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

February 22 23 24 25 26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 1 2 3 4 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable?

 

March 8 9 10 11 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Springfest Assembly?

 

March 15 16 17 18 19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No School -- Possible Snow Make Up Day

 

March 22 23 24 25 26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 29 30 31 April 1 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Day of Third Quarter

Modified Schedule -- ASB Election Assembly?

 

April 5 6 7 8 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Day of Third Quarter

 

 

April 12 13 14 15 16

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

April 19 20 21 22 23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable?

 

April 26 27 28 29 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 3 4 5 6 7

AP Physics C Mechanics Exam in AM

 

 

 

AP Physics 1 in PM

 

 

 

 

 

May 10 11 12 13 14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 17 18 19 20 21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Class Office Election Assembly?

 

May 24 25 26 27 28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule for SBA Testing -- 35 Minute Periods?

 

May 31 June 1 2 3 4

No School

 

No School -- Possible Snow Make Up Day

 

Modified Schedule for SBA Testing -- 55 Minute Even Periods?

 

Modified Schedule for SBA Testing -- 55 Minute Odd Periods?

 

 

 

June 7 8 9 10 11

 

 

 

 

Senior Finals?

 

Senior Finals?

 

Modified Schedule -- Farewell Assembly?

 

June 14 15 16 17 18

Modified Schedule (Finals)?

 

Modified Schedule (Finals)?

 

Modified Schedule (Finals)?

 

Modified Schedule (Finals)?

 

No School

 

June 21 22 23 24 25

Modified Schedule (Finals)?

 

Modified Schedule (Finals)?

 

Last Day of School

 

Summer--Possible Make Up Day

 

Summer--Possible Make Up Day

 

 

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