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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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

River Problems Handout

River Problems Sample Questions (Solutions)

 

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

Discuss Kinematics Quiz

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 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

Due Today:  Assignment 1-5 (Solutions)

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

River Problems Handout

River Problems Sample Questions (Solutions)

 

No School

 

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

 

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)

 

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

Cut This Part in Favor of Group Quiz:  Find the Acceleration of a Falling Object Mini-Lab
Whiteboard Directions
Data Table (Due Friday)

 

No Class

 

Modified Schedule -- Homecoming Assembly

In Class:  Introduce Freefall
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Falling for UAM (Solutions)

September 14 15 16 17 18

Unit 1: Kinematics

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

Due Today:  Assignment 1-3 (Solutions) and 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 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 (Moved to 9/14) and
Structured Acceleration on a Ramp Lab

In Class:  Kinematics Equations Packet (Due Monday)

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

 

August 24 25 26 27 28

Summer

 

Summer

 

Summer

 

Summer

 

Summer

 

August 17 18 19 20 21

Summer

 

Summer

 

Summer

 

Summer

 

Summer

 

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