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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
October 6 7 8 9 10

Unit 1: Waves & Sound

Weekly Reading:  None This Week

Due Today:  Speed of Sound Lab

In Class:  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

 

September 29 30 October 1 2 3

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 Thursday)

Standing Wave Math (Due Thursday)

No Class

 

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)

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: HIB

In Class:  Discuss Speed of Sound Lab

Introduce Pan Phlutes (Performance on Monday)

Pan Phlutes Music Sheets

September 22 23 24 25 26

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

Next-Time Question 25-2 with Answer

Concept-Development 25-2 (Due Tuesday)

Flipping Physics Superposition Video (YouTube)

 

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

In Class:  Introduce Resonance / Beats / Standing Waves

Next-Time Question 25-1 with Answer

Superposition of Waves (Due Thursday)

Tacoma Narrows Bridge Video (YouTube)

Millenium Bridge Wobble Video (YouTube)

 

No Class

 

Due Today:  Superposition of Waves (Solutions)

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

Link to PhET Simulation: Wave on a String

 

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)

 

September 15 16 17 18 19

Unit 1: Waves & Sound

Weekly Reading:  None This Week

In Class:  Wave Goodness  (Due Tuesday)

 

Due Today:  Wave Goodness (Solutions)

In Class:  More Practice with Waves

Concept-Development 25-1 (Due Thursday)

Describing Waves (Due  Thursday

 

No Class

 

Due Today:  Concept-Development 25-1 (Solutions) / Describing Waves (Solutions) / In Class Wave Problems Checked Off (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)

 

Due Today:  Ranking Pendulums and Waves (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

 

September 8 9 10 11 12

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 and Hunt for Blue November (Solutions)

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

More Get to Know You

 

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

Link to PhET Simulation: Pendulum Lab

No Class

 

Due Today:  A Swinging Good Time Lab

In Class:  If Necessary, Finish A Swinging Good Time Lab (Still Due Today)

Link to PhET Simulation: Pendulum Lab

Discuss Lab / Introduce Wavelength / Wave Speed

Let's Do the Wave Lab (Due Friday)

Link to PhET Simulation: Wave on a String

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: Welcome

Due Today:  Let's Do the Wave Lab

In Class:  Discuss Let's Do the Wave and Introduce Waves
Notes
Wave Picture

Link to PhET Simulation: Wave on a String

Transverse and Longitudinal Waves Demo

September 1 2 3 4 5

No School

 

First Day of School

Modified Schedule -- Short Periods

Unit 1: Waves & Sound

Weekly Reading:  None This Week

In Class:  Welcome to Physics by Appel 

 

No Class

 

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

 

Modified Schedule -- Welcome Back Assembly

In Class:  Discuss Buggy Lab

Hunt for Blue November (Due Monday)

Discuss the Class and Some Rules and Regs

 

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