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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: 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

 

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

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 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

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 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 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)

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

Create Index Card for Test

 

In Class:  Prep for Waves Test / Make Index Card

Waves - Things to Consider (Solutions)

 

No Classes -- Super Wednesday

 

All Seven Periods

In Class:  2-D Motion

In Class:  Waves and Sound Test

 

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

 

No School

 

October 13 14 15 16 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Homecoming Assembly

 

October 20 21 22 23 24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: Disability History Lesson

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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