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| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 30 | 31 | January 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| December 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
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| December 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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Weekly Reading: None This Week Due Today: Free Response Energy 2 (Rubric) In Class:
Gravitational Potential Energy Goodness
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In Class: Prep for Test Optional: Work and Energy ConcepTest
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In Class: Prep for Test Energy Test Part 1: Multiple Choice
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No Class
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Modified Schedule -- Mandatory Safety Assembly In Class: Energy Test Part 2: Free Response
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| December 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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Weekly Reading: Sections 6.5, 6.7 to 6.9 and Universal Gravitational Supplement Due Today: Free Response Energy 1 (Rubric) In Class:
Conservation of Energy Goodness (Due Tuesday)
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Due Today:
Conservation of Energy Goodness
In Class: Work by Non-Conservative Forces |
Due Today: Checked Off on Both Labs (Done in Class)
In Class: Find 2 k's:
Pivot Interactives Link |
No Class
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Modified Schedule -- Winterfest Assembly Due Today: Non-Conservative Forces Sample Questions (Solutions) In Class: Introduce
Gravitational Potential Energy and Energy in Satellite Motion |
| December 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Weekly Reading: Sections 6-1 to 6.4, 6.6, 6.10 In Class:
Introduce Power Work-Kinetic Energy Goodness (Due Tuesday)
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Due Today: Work-Kinetic Energy Goodness (Solutions)
In Class: Introduce Springs, Work by a Variable Force,
Work from Graphs |
Unit 2:
Forces and In Class: Forces Test: Multiple Choice "Working" with Graphs (Due Friday)
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No Class
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Modified Schedule -- Roundtable Due Today: "Working" with Graphs (Solutions) In Class: Introduce
Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy |
| November 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
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No Power Day No School |
Block Schedule -- Odd Periods No Class
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Weekly Reading: Sections 6-1, 6-3 Due Today: Making the Grade Checked Off In Class: Making the Grade Lab (Checked Off Today) Introduce
Work, Kinetic Energy, and Work-KE Theorem
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No School
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No School
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| November 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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Weekly Reading: None This Week In Class: Discuss Test #1 Time to Prepare for Unit Exam
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In Class: Prep for Test Work on Progress Checks
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No Power Day No School
Old Plan: In Class: Time to Prep for Test Forces Test Part 1: Multiple Choice |
No Power Day No School
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No Power Day No School
Old Plan: Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: Mandatory Safety Assembly In Class: Forces Test Part 2: Free Response
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| November 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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No School
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Weekly Reading: Section 5.8 Due Today: Free Response Forces 2 (Rubric) In Class: Uniform Circular Motion Goodness (Solutions)
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Due Today: Assignment 2-6 (Solutions) In Class: Introduce
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation Introduce Kepler's Laws Gravity, UCM, and Kepler's Practice (Solutions Part 1, Solutions Part 2)
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No Class
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Due Today: Assignment 2-7 (Solutions) In Class: Continue Gravity, UCM, and Kepler's Practice (Solutions Part 1, Solutions Part 2)
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| November 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Weekly Reading: Sections 5.1 to 5.3, 5.5 to 5.7 Due Today: Free Response Forces 1 (Rubric) In Class: More with Friction
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Modified Schedule -- Veteran's Day Assembly In Class: Introduce Inclines Inclined Plane Analysis (Solutions) Solve It! (Inclined Planes) (Answers Only, Solutions) Physics Classroom -- Inclined Plane Practice
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In Class: Force Your Way Through Lab Quiz Practice with Inclines |
No Class
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Modified Schedule -- Panorama Survey In Class: Introduce Uniform Circular Motion |
| October 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | November 1 |
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Weekly Reading: Sections 4-5, 4-7 Due Today: Everybody Likes Newtons (Solutions) In Class: Free Body
Diagrams and Newton's Third Law Optional: Assignment 2-2 (Solutions)
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Due Today: Assignment 2-3 (Solutions) In Class: More Practice with Newton's Second Law (Solutions) |
Due Today: Pulley My Finger Lab In Class: Force Your Way Through Lab (Lab Quiz Wednesday, 11/6)
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No Class
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Last Day of First Quarter Due Today: Assignment 2-4 (Solutions) In Class: Introduce
Friction
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| October 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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Weekly Reading: Sections 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6 In Class: Heaviness of Mass Lab (Due Wednesday, 10/23) Weight vs. Mass
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In Class: Newton's
First Law / Get Ready for Pulley My Finger Lab
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Due Today: Heaviness of Mass Lab In Class: Pulley My Finger Lab (Due Wednesday, 10/30)
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No Class
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Due Today: Assignment 2-1 (Solutions) In Class: Newton's
Second and Third Laws |
| October 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Weekly Reading: None This Week In Class: Bull's Eye Lab Quiz Practice 2-D Motion Without Acceleration
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In Class: Practice 1-D and 2-D Motion Discuss Kinematics Quiz |
In Class: Prepare for Unit Exam Kinematics Test, Part 1: Multiple Choice
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No Class
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In Class: Kinematics Test Part 2: Free Response
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| October 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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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
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Due Today: An Angled Launch Problem (Solutions) In Class: Complex Projectile Problems Trajectory Goodness (Solutions)
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No Classes -- Super Wednesday
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In Class: 2-D Motion Without Acceleration aka River and Wind Problems River Problems Sample Questions (Solutions)
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No School
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| September 30 | October 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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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
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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, 10/14) |
No Class
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Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: Beloved Community Recap & HIB In Class: Introduce Vectors / Vector Components |
| September 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
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Weekly Reading: Section 2-7 and Freefall Reading Due Today: Free Response Kinematics 1 (Solutions) In Class: Acceleration on a Ramp Lab Using Graphs (Due Tuesday, 9/24)
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Due Today: Acceleration Lab Using Graphs In Class: Graphing Goodness aka Solving Problems with Graphs (Solutions)
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In Class: Kinematics Free Response Quiz Kinematics Multiple Choice Quiz Find the Acceleration of a Falling Object
Mini-Lab
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No Class
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Modified Schedule -- Homecoming Assembly Due Today: Acceleration of a Falling Object Mini-Lab In Class: Introduce
Freefall |
| September 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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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)
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In Class: Motion
Represented by Graphs. x vs t, v vs t, a vs t. Slope and
Area
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Due Today: Assignment 1-4 (Solutions) In Class: How to Create a Graph Creating and Analyzing Graphs (Solutions)
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No Class
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In
Class: Walk the Graph Lab (Lab Quiz Monday, 9/30) LoggerPro Files (Right click each file and
save it to your laptop)
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| September 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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Weekly Reading: Sections 2-1 to 2-4 In Class: Introduce
Scalars/Vectors, Displacement and Velocity
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Due Today: Assignment 1-1 (Solutions) In Class: Practice with Constant Velocity (Solutions) |
Due Today: Practice with Constant Velocity (aka Assignment 1-2) (Solutions) and Acceleration Ramp Lab
In Class: Introduce Acceleration Acceleration on a Ramp Lab (Due Today) |
No Class
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Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: Welcome Due Today: Assignment 1-3 (Solutions) In Class: Kinematics Equations Packet (Due Monday) |
| September 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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No School
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First Day of School Modified Schedule -- Short Periods In Class: Welcome to Physics by Appel
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Weekly Reading: Sections 1-1 to 1-6 In Class: Keep Up with the Buggy Lab (An Extra Credit Opportunity? No Way!) (Due Friday, 9/8)
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No Class
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Modified Schedule -- Welcome Back Assembly Due Today: Keep Up with the Buggy Lab In Class: Introduce the Class / Get to Know Each Other Significant Figures Info Sheet
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| August 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| August 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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