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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
January 19 20 21 22 23

No School

 

Modified Schedule -- 35 Minute Periods then 6th Period Final

In Class:  Prepare for Retake

Modified Schedule -- 2nd and 4th Period Finals

No Class

 

Modified Schedule -- 3rd and 7th Period Finals

No Class

 

Last Day of First Semester

Modified Schedule -- 1st and 5th Period Finals

In Class:  Retake a Test

 

January 26 27 28 29 30

No Classes

 

Unit 5: Linear Kinematics

Weekly Reading:  Sections 4.1 - 4.3

In Class:  Introduce Position, Displacement, Velocity

Position, Displacement, Velocity Sample Questions (Due Block Day)

 

 

No Class

 

Due Today:  Position, Displacement, Velocity Sample Questions (Solutions)

In Class:  Walk the Graph Lab (Lab Quiz Friday, 2/13)
Handout
Basic Graph Shapes

LoggerPro Files
Position vs Time (aka Distance vs. Time)
Velocity vs. Time
Both Graphs on One Screen

 

 

In Class:  Minds-On Physics 4 -- Position vs. Time Graphs
Questions
Answer Sheet

 

February 2 3 4 5 6

Unit 5: Linear Kinematics

Weekly Reading:  Sections 4.4 and 4.7

In Class:  Minds-On Physics 9 -- Velocity vs. Time Graphs
Questions
Answer Sheet

 

In Class:  Discuss Graphing
Graphing Standards
Bad Graphs vs Good Graphs

Prelab of Constant Speed Billiard Ball Lab (Due Block Day)

No Class

 

Due Today:  Constant Speed Billiard Ball Lab
Pre-Lab at Beginning of Class
Full Lab by End of Class

In Class:  Constant Speed Billiard Ball Lab

The Purcell Files (Notes on Converting Graphs):
Converting Position vs Time (x vs t) to Velocity vs Time Graphs (v vs t)

Convert Graphs, x vs t to v vs t (Due Friday)

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable

Due Today:  Convert Graphs, x vs t to v vs t (Solutions)

In Class:  Introduce Acceleration

Acceleration Sample Questions (Due Monday)

February 9 10 11 12 13

Unit 5: Linear Kinematics

Weekly Reading:  Sections 4.5, 4.6, 4.8, and 4.9

Due Today:  Acceleration Sample Questions (Solutions)

In Class:  Meaning in Graphs (aka Analyzing Graphs)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Convert Graphs, v vs t and x vs t (Due Tuesday)

The Purcell Files (Notes on Converting Graphs):
Converting Velocity vs Time (v vs t) to Position vs Time Graphs (x vs t)

 

Due Today:  Convert Graphs, v vs t and x vs t (Solutions)

In Class:  More with Graphs

What Do They Mean? (Due Block Day)

Create and Analyze Graphs (Due Block Day)

 

 

Due Today:  What Do They Mean? (Solutions) and Create and Analyze Graphs (Solutions) and Graphing on Tables (Solutions) (Done in Class)

In Class:  Graphing on Tables (Checked Off Today)

In Class:  Walk the Graph Lab Quiz ***

Graphing Quiz ***

 

February 16 17 18 19 20

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

No School

 

February 23 24 25 26 27

Unit 5: Linear Kinematics

Weekly Reading:  Kinematics Reading (First 2 Pages) and Freefall Reading

In Class: Are You Inclined to Accelerate? Lab (Due Tuesday) ***

 

Due Today:  Are You Inclined to Accelerate? Lab

In Class:  Introduce the Big Five (Pages 3 and 4 from Kinematics Reading Due Block Day) ***

No Class

 

Due Today:  Pages 3 and 4 from Kinematics Reading (Solutions) and Figure Out g

In Class:  Figure Out g ***

Introduce Freefall ***
Notes
Sample Questions (Due Friday)
Solutions

 

Due Today:  Freefall Sample Questions (Solutions)

In Class:  Uniform Accelerated Motion (UAM) Practice (Due Monday) ***

 

March 2 3 4 5 6

Unit 5: Linear Kinematics

Weekly Reading:  None This Week

Due Today:  Uniform Accelerated Motion (UAM) Practice (First Two Pages) (Solutions)

In Class:  Uniform Accelerated Motion (UAM) Practice ***
(Last Two Pages) (Due Tuesday)

 

Due Today:  Uniform Accelerated Motion (UAM) Practice
(Last Two Pages) (Solutions)

In Class:  Solve Problems with Graphs and Equations ***

No Class

 

Due Today:  Solve Problems with Graphs and Equations (Solutions)

In Class:  Solve Problems Your Way (Solutions) ***

Graph Stuff 1 - 4 (Solutions) ***

Speeding Through Motion (Answers) ***

PhyzSpringboard v vs t to x vs t and Vice Versa (Answers) ***

Practice Multiple Choice (Key) ***

 

 

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable

In Class:  Review Questions (Solutions) ***

 

March 9 10 11 12 13

Unit 5: Linear Kinematics

Weekly Reading:  None Until Wednesday

In Class:  Review Day 2 ***

Solve Problems Your Way (Solutions) ***

Graph Stuff 1 - 4 (Solutions) ***

Speeding Through Motion (Answers) ***

PhyzSpringboard v vs t to x vs t and Vice Versa (Answers) ***

Practice Multiple Choice (Key) ***

Review Questions (Solutions) ***

 

In Class:  Unit 5 Test -- Linear Kinematics ***

 

No Class

 

 

 

 

 

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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