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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
September 1 2 3 4 5

No School

 

First Day of School

Modified Schedule -- Short Periods

Unit 1: Kinematics

Reading:  Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 - 1.6

In Class:  Welcome to Physics by Appel / Introduction to Measurements and Uncertainty

 

No Class

 

In Class:  More with Measurements and Uncertainty

Some Rules and Regs

Modified Schedule -- Welcome Back Assembly

In Class:  Sources of Uncertainty / Sig Figs / Accuracy and Precision
Notes
PowerPoint
Sources of Uncertainty

September 8 9 10 11 12

Unit 1: Kinematics

Reading:  Sections 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8 and Freefall Reading (If curious, here's the original version of this reading:  Freefall Reading-Original)

Due Today:  Assignment 1-1 (Solutions)

In Class:  Dimensional Analysis
Notes
Handout
Filled In Copy

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-2 (Solutions)

In Class:  Introduce Displacement and Velocity
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 

No Class

 

In Class:  Uncertainty in Data Lab (Quiz and Tables Due Thursday, 9/19)
Introduction
Instructions
Sources of Uncertainty
Data Tables
Station Instructions

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: Welcome

Due Today:  Assignment 1-3 (Solutions)

In Class:  Discuss Lab

Introduce Acceleration Including Freefall
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 

September 15 16 17 18 19

Unit 1: Kinematics

Reading:  Sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7

Due Today:  Assignment 1-4 (Solutions)

In Class:  More Linear Motion and The Big Five Kinematic Equations
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-5 (Solutions)

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

No Class

 

Due Today:  Uncertainty in Data Lab Tables

In Class:  Uncertainty in Data Lab Quiz

Linear Motion Goodness (Solutions)

Begin What Does Motion Look Like in Graphs?
Notes
Sample Graphs

Due Today:  Assignment 1-6 (Solutions)

In Class:  What Does Motion Look Like in Graphs?
Notes
Sample Graphs 

Creating Graphs
Notes
Sample Question
Solutions

Graphing Standards

Good Graphs vs. Bad Graphs 

September 22 23 24 25 26

Unit 1: Kinematics

Reading:  Section 2.9

Due Today:  Assignment 1-7 (Solutions)

In Class:  Next Level Graphing Techniques and Analysis
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 

In Class:  Day o' Calculus

I Will Derive Video

Day o' Calculus Handout

** If you have already completed a class in calculus, please bring something to quietly work on.

 

No Class

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-8 (Solutions) and Galileo Data

In Class:  Galileo Lab (Due Monday, 10/6)
Introduction
Handout
Data Tables

Due Today:  Assignment 1-9 (Solutions)

In Class:  Linear Motion Free Response Fun (Solutions)

 

September 29 30 October 1 2 3

Unit 1: Kinematics

Reading:  Sections 3.1 - 3.4, 4.1 - 4.3 and Vectors Reading

Due Today:  Assignment 1-10 (Solutions)

In Class:  Vector Pre-Test (Solutions)

Introduction to Vectors

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-11 (Solutions)

In Class:  Introduce 2-D Motion and Horizontally Launched Projectiles
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

No Class

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-12 (Solutions)

In Class:  Horizontal Projectile Motion Goodness (Solutions)

Monkey Gun with a Focus on Angled Projectiles / Derive Height and Range Equation
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: HIB

Due Today:  Assignment 1-13 (Solutions)

In Class:  More Projectile Motion Goodness (Solutions)

 

October 6 7 8 9 10

Unit 1: Kinematics

Reading:  Sections 4.4 - 4.5

Due Today:  Galileo Lab Report

In Class:  Graphing and Calculus Quiz

Small Dose of Projectile Goodness (Solutions)

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-14 (Solutions)

In Class:  Uniform and Non-Uniform Circular Motion
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

No Classes -- Super Wednesday

 

All Seven Periods

Due Today:  Assignment 1-15 (Solutions)

In Class:  Roundabout Goodness (Solutions)

No School

 

October 13 14 15 16 17

Unit 1: Kinematics

Reading:  Section 4.6

Due Today:  Assignment 1-16 (Solutions)

In Class:  Relative Motion
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-17 (Solutions)

In Class:  Show Me the Goodness!  Two-Dimensional and Relative Motion (Solutions)

No Class

 

In Class:  Appel's Projectile Motion Challenge (Score Sheet Due Friday)

 

Modified Schedule -- Homecoming Assembly

Due Today:  Assignment 1-18 (Solutions) and Projectile Challenge Score Sheet

In Class:  Prep for Test

Work on Unit 1 Progress Check

 

 

October 20 21 22 23 24

Unit 1: Kinematics

In Class:  Test #1

 

Unit 2: Newton's Laws of Motion

Reading:  Sections 5.1 - 5.6

In Class:  Introduce Newton's Three Laws of Motion ***
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 

No Class

 

 

 

 

 

October 27 28 29 30 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Day of First Quarter

 

November 3 4 5 6 7

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Veteran's Day Assembly

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Panorama Survey?

 

November 10 11 12 13 14

No School

 

No School

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: Mandatory Safety Assembly Possibility 1

 

November 17 18 19 20 21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: Mandatory Safety Assembly Possibility 2

 

November 24 25 26 27 28

 

 

Block Schedule -- Odd Periods

 

 

 

No School

 

No School

 

December 1 2 3 4 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 8 9 10 11 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Winterfest Assembly

 

December 15 16 17 18 19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable

 

December 22 23 24 25 26

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

December 29 30 31 January 1 2

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

January 5 6 7 8 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable?

 

January 12 13 14 15 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- MLK Assembly?

 

January 19 20 21 22 23

No School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Day of First Semester

 

January 26 17 28 29 30

No Classes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 2 3 4 5 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable

 

February 9 10 11 12 13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 16 17 18 19 20

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

February 23 24 25 26 27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2 3 4 5 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable

 

March 9 10 11 12 13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 16 17 18 19 20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Springfest Assembly

 

March 23 24 25 26 27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No School -- Possible Snow Make Up Day

 

March 30 31 April 1 2 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Day of Third Quarter

Modified Schedule -- ASB Election Assembly

 

April 6 7 8 9 10

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

April 13 14 15 16 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable

 

April 20 21 22 23 24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 27 28 29 30 May 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 4 5 6 7 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 11 12 13 14 15

 

 

 

 

Real AP Exam in the Afternoon

 

 

 

 

 

May 18 19 20 21 22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Class Office Election Assembly

 

May 25 26 27 28 29

No School

 

No School -- Possible Snow Make Up Day

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule for SBA Testing -- 35 Minute Periods?

 

June 1 2 3 4 5

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

June 8 9 10 11 12

 

 

 

 

Senior Finals?

 

Senior Finals?

 

Modified Schedule -- Farewell Assembly?

 

June 15 16 17 18 19

Modified Schedule (Finals)?

 

Modified Schedule (Finals)?

 

Modified Schedule (Finals)?

 

Modified Schedule (Finals)?

 

No School

 

June 22 23 24 25 26

Modified Schedule (Finals)?

 

Last Day of School

 

Summer--Possible Make Up Day

 

Summer--Possible Make Up Day

 

Summer

 

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