Monday, October 27, 2008

S.T.E.P. 2008-2009

S.T.E.P. 2008-2009 (Physics)

S.T.E.P. (Science Thematic Enrichment Program) will be held on Monday evening, February 23.

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 project)
4. must include a written paper (5 pages in length) with a bibliography
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: Projectiles (NO flammable fuels allowed)

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

Topic Due Date

Class theme October 29, 30

STEP groups October 31, November 3

Project ideas from each group November 11

Initial Project Bibliography November 26

Initial Experimental Design December 1

All Experimental Work Must be Completed December 1-January 30

Experimental Results Due February 2

Final 5 page paper (with bibliography) Due February 2

Poster Boards Completed February 9, 10

Judging February 12, 13

S.T.E.P. Night February 23


Some ideas for your group sub-theme:
What is the maximum speed you can achieve?
What is the highest altitude you can achieve?
What is the maximum distance you can achieve?
What is the largest mass you can propel at least 20 meters?What is the greatest time-of-flight (hang time) you can achieve?

Thursday, September 11, 2008

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

If you have not done so already, you must purchase and begin reading this weekend the book "The Physics of Superheroes" by James Kakalios. Start reading the book's Introduction as well as chapter 1 and answering the associated questions in the study guide that you received in class on either Thursday, September 11 (period 6) or Friday, September 12 (periods 3 &5)

If you are in period 6:
Have finished the Introduction by Wednesday, September 17 and chapter 1 by Tuesday, September 23.

If you are in period 3 or 5:
Have finished the Introduction by Thursday, September 18 and chapter 1 by Monday, September 22.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Daily Assignments 2008-2009

Monday, August 18 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, August 19 (period 6)
worksheet "Average Velocity and Displacement Problems"
Lab-Displacement

Wednesday, August 20 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, August 21 (period 6)
page 860 6,9; p81 82;p861 9
2 worksheets: "Sports Figures Tracking Speed" and "Tracking Speed-Usain Bolt's 100m WR"

Friday, August 22 (periods 3&5) and Monday, August 25 (period 6)
Lab: Marble Roll (due next class)

Tuesday, August 26 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, August 27 (period 6)
Test on chapter 2 and section 3.1

Thursday, August 28 (periods 3&5) and Friday, August 29 (period 6)
Start chapter 3
page 82 107,110 and worksheet "Physics:velocity,acceleration,distance"

Monday, September 1 (No School)

Tuesday, September 2 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, September 3 (period 6)
p83 106;p862 18-20; Lab:Free Fall; test for chap 3 will be Sep 10 (periods 3&5) and 11 (period 6)

Thursday, September 4 (periods 3&5) and Friday, September 5 (period 6)
Lab:Rocket Car

Monday, September 8 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, September 9 (period 6)
review worksheets

Wednesday, September 10 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, September 11 (period 6)
Test on chapter 3

Friday, September 12 (periods 3&5) and Monday, September 15 (period 6)
start chap. 4:Forces in 1 Dimension
HW p114 73,89,90; Lab:Superball Bounce

Tuesday, September 16 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, September 17 (period 6)
worksheet "Physics Example Problems for Newton's 2nd Law"
p113 79,88,89

Thursday, September 18 (periods 3&5) and Friday, September 19 (period 6)
Lab-Rocket Launch
worksheet "Rockets"

Monday, September 22 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, September 23 (period 6)
worksheet "Terminal Velocity"

Wednesday, September 24 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, September 25 (period 6)
video "Speed Demons and Daredevils"

Friday, September 26 (periods 3&5) and Monday, September 29 (period 6)
Connected Masses
Lab-Connected Masses
HW page 864 16-18

Tuesday, September 30 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, October 1 (period 6)
video-"Newton's Dark Secrets"-a docudrama about the life and work of physicist Isaac Newton

Thursday, October 2 (periods 3&5) and Friday, October 3 (period 6)
Test-chapter 4
Begin reading chapters 5 and 24 in the book "The Physics of Superheroes"-you will be quizzed on them during our work in chapter 5 of the textbook

Monday, October 6 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, October 7 (period 6)
start chapter 5-Forces in 2 Dimensions
HW page 142 85,86,88,97,103
Lab-Force Components
read chapters 5 and 24 in the book "The Physics of Superheroes" and answer the study guide questions-you will be quizzed on them on Tuesday, October 14

Wednesday, October 8 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, October 9 (period 6)
HW page 144 106; and page 866 8,10,11
Lab-Force of Friction

Friday, October 10 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, October 16 (period 6)
HW page 867 16; and page 143 100,105
Lab-Friction on an Incline

Monday, October 13-No School (Columbus Day) :-)

Tuesday, October 14 (all classes meet for about 45 minutes)
Quiz on chapters 5 and 24 from the book "The Physics of Superheroes"

Wednesday, October 15-No Classes (school-wide testing day)

Thursday, October 16 (period 6)
HW page 867 16; and page 143 100,105
Lab-Friction on an Incline

Friday, October 17 (periods 3&5) and Monday, October 20 (period 6)
Test-chapter 5

Tuesday, October 21 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, October 22 (period 6)
Begin chapter 10-Energy,Work,Power
HW page 278 61,64,67,70,75
Lab-Energy on an Incline
Read chapter 11 in "The Physics of Superheroes"-you will be quizzed on this chapter on Wednesday, October 29 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, October 30 (period 6)

Thursday, October 23 (periods 3&5) and Friday, October 24 (period 6)
HW page 278 63,68,91
Lab-Power (running stairs)

Monday, October 27 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, October 28 (period 6)
Begin chapter 11-Energy and its Conservation
HW p308 79-81; p872 9
Lab-Conservation of Energy

Wednesday, October 29 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, October 30 (period 6)
Quiz on chapter 11 of the book "The Physics of Superheroes"
review chapters 10 and 11 of the textbook

Friday, October 31 (periods 3&5) and Monday, November 3 (period 6)
library time for STEP research

Tuesday, November 4 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, November 5 (period 6)
Test on chapters 10 and 11

Thursday, November 6-all classes meet for ~45 minutes
Physics of Superheroes

Friday, November 7-no classes (8th grade day)

Monday, November 10-no classes (Veterans' Day)

Tuesday, November 11-all classes meet for ~45 minutes
Physics of Sports

Wednesday, November 12 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, November 13 (period 6)
Start chapter 12-Thermal Energy
Lab-Calorimetry
HW p873 7,8; p337 63,64,73
Read chapter 12 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Friday, November 14 (periods 3&5) and Monday, November 17 (period 6)
Start chapter 13-States of Matter
HW p369 77,79,93,96
Read chapters 7,10,13,and 14 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Tuesday, November 18 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, November 19 (period 6)
Buoyancy
video-Mythbusters "Buoyancy"
HW-worksheet

Thursday, November 20 (periods 3&5) and Friday, November 21 (period 6)
Fluids
HW p370 84,85; p874 10,15

Monday, November 24 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, November 25 (period 6)
Test on chapters 12 and 13
Quiz on chapters 7,10,12,13,and 14 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Wednesday, November 26
video-Sport Science

Monday, December 1
read chapters 16,18,19 and 23 from "The Physics of Superheroes"
video-Punkin Chunkin (ideas for your STEP projects)

Tuesday, December 2 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, December 3 (period 6)
chapter 22-Current Electricity
examples p594 2-4; p598 9-11; p605 28,29
HW p612 87,92,95,96
Lab-Electrical Appliances (take home)
read chapters 16,18,19, and 23 in "The Physics of Superheroes"

Thursday, December 4 (periods 3&5) and Friday, December 5 (period 6)
chapter 23-Series and Parallel Circuits
PowerPoint-Circuits
examples p619 4; p622 10; p623 12; p626 16,19
HW p638 71,72,93,95; p883 6,13

Monday, December 8 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, December 9 (period 6)
chapter 29-Solid state Electronics
Light Emitting Diodes
HW p795 55,56,63 and Supplemental Problems worksheet (chap 29) 3,4,17

Wednesday, December 10 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, December 11 (period 6)
review for Semester 1 Final

Friday, December 12 (periods 3&5) and Monday, December 15 (period 6)
Physics of Christmas
a) video-Science of Christmas
b) Physics of Santa handout
c) Star of Bethlehem handout

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Magic Mountain Field Trip on April 7

We will leave school around 9:30am and return to Crespi around 6:15pm. Be sure to bring money for lunch and snacks.

Monday, January 7, 2008

2nd Semester Daily Assignments

Monday, Jan 7: Start chapter 6-Motion in 2D
Lab-Projectile Motion-horizontal launches
HW p165 51,52,58

Wednesday, Jan 9: Lab-Projectile motion-launched at an angle
HW p152 6; p165 60

Friday, Jan 11: analysis-Robbie Knievel Building to Building Jump

Tuesday, Jan 15: analysis-Robbie Knievel Head-On Train Jump

Thursday, Jan 17: analysis-Evel Knievel jumps

Tuesday, Jan 22: Lab-Circular Motion
HW worksheet "Physics Circular motion Problems"

Thursday, Jan 24: analysis-Steve Trotter Pendulum Swing

Monday, Jan 28: Test for chapter 6

Wednesday, Jan 30: video

Friday, Feb 1: work on poster boards

Tuesday, Feb 5: STEP Judging

Thursday, Feb 7: Start chapter 8-Rotational Motion
Torque and Moment of Inertia
HW "Supplemental Problems" worksheet-numbers 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,13,14

Monday, Feb 11: Equilibrium
HW p224 103; p870 16-18

Wednesday, Feb 13: start chapter 9-Momentum
impulse/momentum and conservation of momentum
HW p251 66,70,72,73,90
Lab-Conservation of Momentum

Friday, Feb 15: 2D collisions
HW p871 10-12 (chap 9)
video-Asteroid Apocalypse

Wednesday, Feb 20: video analysis-"Armageddon"

Friday, Feb 22: review

Tuesday, Feb 26: test - chapter 9

Thursday, Feb 28: start chapter 14-vibrations and waves
Hooke's Law, Potential Energy of a Spring, Pendulums
HW p397 74,94,98,99
Lab-Pendulum lab from page 392

Monday, Mar 3: Wave Properties (section 14.2)
HW p398 78,81,82; p876 8,9 (from chapter 14)

Wednesday, Mar 5: start chapter 15-Sound
Loudness and Doppler Effect
HW p425 60-68
Lab-Sound Intensity and Distance

Friday, Mar 7: Physics of Music (standing waves on strings and in pipes)
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/GBSSCI/PHYS/CLASS/sound/u11l5c.html
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/GBSSCI/PHYS/CLASS/sound/u11l5d.html
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/GBSSCI/PHYS/CLASS/sound/u11l5b.html
HW do the worksheet found at: http://www.jburroughs.org/science/mschober/soundmusic/ws3.html
Lab-Standing Waves on a String

Tuesday, Mar 11: review chapters 14 and 15

Thursday, Mar 13: Test on chapters 14 and 15

Tuesday, Mar 18-Sunday, Mar 30: Easter Vacation

Monday, Mar 31: Start chapter 17-Reflection and Mirrors
PowerPoint on Mirrors
HW p480 62,66,67,71
Ray Diagram Worksheets
Lab-Mirrors

Wednesday, Apr 2: Magic Mountain Calibration

Friday, Apr 4: Magic Mountain PowerPoint and Ride Packet Preview

Monday, Apr 7: Field Trip to Magic Mountain (9:30am-6:15pm)

Tuesday, Apr 8: work on Magic Mountain Ride Packet in class

Thursday, Apr 10: Chapter 18-Refraction and Lenses
HW p510 90,91,100
Lab-Lenses

Monday, Apr 14: Test for chapters 17 and 18

Wednesday, Apr 16: Start chapter 20-Static Electricity
HW p559 46,48,50 and challenge problem on page 552
Lab-Charges on a Balloon

Friday, Apr 18: Start chapter 22-Current Electricity
HW p611 64,68,87,95,98
Lab-Voltages/Current/Resistance on page 606 of textbook
Take home Lab-Electrical Appliances

Tuesday, Apr 22: Start chapter 23-Series and Parallel Circuits
HW p637 65,71,68,73,86
Lab-Series and Parallel Circuits on page 632 of textbook

Thursday, Apr 24: Special Relativity-Energy
HW worksheet "Relativistic Energy Homework"
video-Trinity and Beyond (download the video worksheet here:http://www.badongo.com/file/8728467)

Monday, Apr 28: finish video and then more Special Relativity (Length Contraction and Time Dilation)
HW worksheet "Relativistic Length Contraction and Time Dilation Homework"-download the worksheet here:http://www.badongo.com/file/8728439

Wednesday, Apr 30: Test-chapters 20,22,23

Friday, May2: video-"Einstein Revealed" (download the worksheet here:http://www.badongo.com/file/8728486)

Tuesday, May 6: finish video

Thursday, May 8: video-"BBC History of WWII:Hiroshima"

Monday, May 12: video-"Elegant Universe"

Wednesday, May 14: finish video

Friday, May 16: special topics in physics

Tuesday, May 20: senior finals