S.T.E.P. information for 2007-2008 Physics Classes

S.T.E.P. 2007-2008 (Physics)

S.T.E.P. (Science Thematic Enrichment Program) will be held on Monday evening, February 11.

You will present your project on S.T.E.P. night. The following guidelines for your project must be followed:
1. must be consistent with the class theme
2. must include library research
3. must include an experiment with experimentally collected data (cannot be just a library research project)
4. must include a written paper (5 pages in length) with a bibliography
5. must include a poster board which will provide an overview of your project and results and be displayed during S.T.E.P. night


Main Theme: Physics of Sports

To stay on task, the following time-line should be followed.

Topic / Due Date

STEP groups / November 9

Project ideas from each group / November 20

Initial Project Bibliography / November 28

Initial Experimental Design / December 6

All Experimental Work Must be Completed / before January 22

Final 4 page paper (with bibliography) / January 11

Experimental Results (minimum of 1 page) / January 22

Poster Boards Completed / February 1

Judging / February 4-8

S.T.E.P. Night / February 11

Daily Assignments

Tuesday, August 21: finish lab calculations (Lab:Displacement) - due 8-23-07

Thursday, August 23: page 860 6,9; p81 82;p861 9

Monday, August 27: Lab: Marble Roll (due next class)

Wednesday, August 29: Test on chapter 2 and section 3.1

Friday, August 31: page 82 107,110 and worksheet "Physics:velocity,acceleration,distance"

Wednesday, September 5: video "Super Racers"

Friday, Sep 7: p83 106;p862 18-20; Lab:Free Fall; test for chap 3 will be Sep 17

Tuesday, Sep 11: Lab:Rocket Car

Thursday, Sep 13: review worksheets

Monday, Sep. 17: Test on chapter 3

Wednesday, Sep. 19: start chap. 4:Forces in 1 Dimension
HW p114 73,89,90; Lab:Superball Bounce

Friday, Sep. 21: Field Trip-ITT in Sylmar for NASA day

Tuesday, Sep. 25: HW p113 79,88,89

Thursday, Sep. 27: Lab:Rocket Launch; HW worksheet "Rockets"

Monday, Oct. 1: HW worksheet "Terminal Velocity"

Wednesday, Oct. 3: HW p864 16-18; Lab:Connected Masses

Friday, Oct. 5: video:Newton's Dark Secrets

Monday, Oct. 8: no school

Wednesday, Oct. 10: Test on chap. 4

Friday, Oct. 12: start chap 5:Forces in 2 Dimensions
HW p142 85,86,88,97,103; Lab:Force Components

Tuesday, Oct. 16: HW p144 106 and p866 8,10,11; Lab:Force of Friction

Wednesday, Oct. 17: no classes

Friday, Oct. 19: HW p867 16 and p143 100,105; Lab:Friction on an Incline

Tuesday, Oct. 23: Test on chap. 5

Thursday, Oct. 25: videos: Sport Science (physics of sports)

Monday, Oct. 29: start chapter 10:Energy,Work,Power
HW p278 61,64,67,70,75; Lab:Coefficient of Restitution for a Bouncing Ball

Wednesday, Oct. 31: HW p278 63,68,91; Lab:Power (Running Stairs)

Friday, Nov. 2: No School

Monday, Nov. 5: Start chap 11-Conservation of Energy; Lab-Conservation of Energy

Wednesday, Nov. 7: review chapters 10 and 11

Friday, Nov. 9: video:Sport Science; library time for S.T.E.P.

Monday, Nov. 12: no school

Wednesday, Nov. 14: Test on chapters 10 and 11

Friday, Nov 16: Physics of Superheroes

Tuesday, Nov 20: Mythbusters

Thursday, Nov 22 through Sunday, Nov 25: Thanksgiving Break

Monday, Nov 26: start chapter 12: Thermal Energy
HW: p873 7,8 and p337 63,64,73; Lab-Calorimetry

Wednesday, Nov 28: start chapter 13: States of Matter
HW: p369 77,79,93,96

Friday, Nov 30: Buoyancy
HW: p370 84,85 and p874 10,15

Tuesday, Dec 4: Lab-Buoyancy; HW: worksheet

Thursday, Dec 6: review for semester 1 final

Monday, Dec 10: Physics of Christmas