Unit 2: Light & Color

Weekly Reading:  Sections 27.1 - 27.3, 27.7 - 27.9
(Link to Textbook Page)

In Class:  Optical Illusions

In Class:  Shady Business Lab (Due Wednesday)

Polarization of Light by UCLA Video
Demo using a slinky showing polarization

Understand Polarization in 4 Minutes
This goes into more detail than you really need.  It still presents some good info

Due Today:  Shady Business Lab

In Class:  Electro-Magnetic Spectrum Research (Due Friday)

Powers of Ten Website

Discuss E-M Waves, Polarization, and Light in General
Notes

Light Goodness (Due Friday)

No Class

Due Today:  Light Goodness (Solutions) and Electro-Magnetic Spectrum Research (Key)

In Class:  Pixel Peeping Lab (Due Monday)

Appel Colors File

Color Vision - Photons | Monochromatic Light | White Light - PhET Interactive Simulations (colorado.edu)

Color Thesaurus

Unit 1: Waves & Sound

Weekly Reading:  None This Week

Due Today:  Speed of Sound Lab

In Class:  Waves - Things to Consider (Solutions)

Original Plan:  Pan Phlutes Concert

Pan Phlutes Music Sheets ***

In Class:  Prep for Waves Test / Make Index Card

Waves - Things to Consider (Solutions)

No Classes -- Super Wednesday

All Seven Periods

In Class:  Waves and Sound Test

***If absent, you will take test in class the next day you are present***

No School

Unit 1: Waves & Sound

Weekly Reading:  Sections 26.1 - 26.5
(Link to Textbook Page)

Due Today:  Harmonic Goodness XE Part 1 (Solutions)

In Class:  Discuss Harmonics for Soda Bottles (aka Open-Closed)

Harmonic Goodness XE Part 2 (Due Tuesday)

Due Today:  Harmonic Goodness XE Part 2 (Solutions)

In Class:  Discuss Sound

Stand By Your Wave (Due Wednesday)

Standing Wave Math (Due Wednesday)

Due Today:  Stand By Your Wave (Solutions) and Standing Wave Math (Solutions)

In Class:  Speed of Sound Lab (Due Monday and There Will Be a Lab Question on the Unit Test)

No Class

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: HIB

In Class:  Build Paper Towers

Original Plan:  Discuss Speed of Sound Lab

Introduce Pan Phlutes (Performance on Monday)

Pan Phlutes Music Sheets ***

Unit 1: Waves & Sound

Weekly Reading:  Sections 25.7 - 25.11, 26.6 - 26.10
(Link to Textbook Page)

In Class:  Discuss Wave Interference / Doppler Effect / Shock and Bow Waves
Notes
Flipping Physics Superposition Video (YouTube)
Next-Time Question 25-2 with Answer

Concept-Development 25-2 (Due Tuesday)

Due Today:  Concept-Development 25-2 (Solutions)

In Class:  Introduce Resonance / Beats / Standing Waves
Notes
Next-Time Question 25-1 with Answer
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Video (YouTube)
Millenium Bridge Wobble Video (YouTube)
Flipping Physics Standing Waves Video (YouTube) -- Jump to 4:40

Superposition of Waves (Due Wednesday)

Due Today:  Superposition of Waves (Solutions)

In Class:  Waves Can Stand? Lab (Due Friday)

Link to PhET Simulation: Wave on a String

No Class

Modified Schedule -- Homecoming Assembly

Due Today:  Waves Can Stand? Lab

In Class:  Introduce Harmonics for Guitars (aka Fixed-Fixed or Closed-Closed) and Bathtubs (aka Open-Open)

Harmonic Goodness XE Part 1 (Due Monday)

Unit 1: Waves & Sound

Weekly Reading:  None This Week

Due Today:  Let's Do the Wave Lab

In Class:  Discuss Let's Do the Wave and Introduce Waves
Notes
Wave Picture
Wave on a String PhET Simulation
Transverse and Longitudinal Waves Demo

In Class:  Wave Goodness  (Due Wednesday)

Concept-Development 25-1 (Due Wednesday)

Due Today:  Wave Goodness (Solutions) and Concept-Development 25-1 (Solutions)

In Class:  Solve Wave Problems on Tables (You'll Be checked off during class, or if not checked off will do the work as homework)

Ranking Pendulums and Waves (Due Friday)

No Class

Due Today:  In Class Wave Problems Checked Off (Solutions) and Ranking Pendulums and Waves (Not Due) (Solutions)

In Class:  Short Waves Quiz

Work on Wave Concept Builders
Frequency and Period
Period and Frequency of a Pendulum
Rocking the Boat
Wave Basics
Matching Pairs: Wave Characteristics
Wavelength
Waves - Case Studies

No School

Unit 1: Waves & Sound

Weekly Reading:  Sections 25.1 - 25.6 and Book of Phyz - Wave Notes
(Link to Textbook Page)

Due Today:  Keep Up With the Buggy Lab

In Class:  Introduce Period / Frequency / Amplitude
Blank Notes Sheet

More Get to Know You

In Class:  A Swinging Good Time Lab (Due Friday)

Link to PhET Simulation: Pendulum Lab

Discuss Lab / Introduce Wavelength / Wave Speed
Warm-Up Question
Notes

No Class

Due Today:  A Swinging Good Time Lab

In Class:  Let's Do the Wave Lab (Due Monday)

Link to PhET Simulation: Wave on a String PhET Simulation

No School

No School

First Day of School

Modified Schedule -- Short Periods

Unit 1: Waves & Sound

Weekly Reading:  None This Week

In Class:  Introduce Keep Up With the Buggy Lab (Due Tuesday)

Modified Schedule -- All Seven Periods

In Class:  Finish Keep Up With the Buggy Lab (Still Due Tuesday)

Modified Schedule -- Welcome Back Assembly

In Class:  Discuss Buggy Lab

Welcome to Physics by Appel

Discuss the Class and Some Rules and Regs

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