2nd Semester Assignments 2009

Monday, Jan 12 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, Jan 13 (per 6)
Start chapter 6-Motion in 2D
Projectile Motion-Horizontal Launches
examples: p150 1-3 (and impact angle)
Lab-Projectile Motion-horizontal launches
HW p165 51,52,58

Wednesday, Jan 14 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, Jan 15 (per 6)
Projectile Motion-Launched at an Angle
examples: p165 57; p867 1; p152 4 (solve for velocity)
Lab-Projectile motion-launched at an angle
HW p152 6; p165 60

Friday, Jan 16 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, Jan 20 (per 6)
analysis-Robbie Knievel Building to Building Jump

Monday, Jan 19 - No School (Martin Luther King Day)

Wednesday, Jan 21 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, Jan 22 (per 6)
analysis-Robbie Maddison Las Vegas Jump

Friday, Jan 23 (periods 3&5) and Monday, Jan 26 (per 6)
analysis-Evel Knievel jumps

Tuesday, Jan 27 (periods 3&5)
Circular Motion
Lab-Circular motion with Hot wheels
HW-worksheet:Circular Motion

Wednesday, Jan 28 - special schedule:all classes meet for 45 minutes
periods 3&5: go over HW
period 6: Circular Motion - HW is the worksheet "Circular Motion"

Thursday, Jan 29 - special schedule:all classes meet for 30 minutes
periods 3&5: chapter 6 supplemental problems 13-16
period 6: Lab-Circular Motion

Friday, Jan 30-NO SCHOOL

Monday, Feb 2 - special schedule: all classes meet for 45 minutes
1. STEP paper is due
2. Quiz on chapter 4 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Tuesday, Feb 3 (period 6) and Wednesday, Feb 4 (periods 3&5)
Vertical Circles
handout-vertical circles
video analysis of Steve Trotter's Pendulum Swing

Thursday, Feb 5 (period 6) and Friday, Feb 6 (periods 3&5)
review

Monday, Feb 9 (period 6) and Tuesday, Feb 10 (periods 3&5)
test on chapter 6

Wednesday, Feb 11 (period 6) - Career Day
video

Thursday, Feb 12 (periods 3&5) and Friday, Feb 13 (period 6)
work on STEP posters in class-this is your only time to work on them in class-use your time wisely!

Monday, Feb 16 - NO SCHOOL (Presidents' Day)

Tuesday, Feb 17 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, Feb 18 (period 6)
STEP Judging (in class)

Thursday, Feb 19 (periods 3&5) and Friday, Feb 20 (period 6)
start chapter 9-Momentum
impulse/momentum
conservation of momentum
examples p233 4,5
examples p238 14,15,17,18
examples p240 19,21
HW p251 66,70,72,73,90
Lab-Conservation of Momentum
read chapter 3 from "THe Physics of Superheroes" and be prepared for a quiz

Monday, Feb 23 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, Feb 24 (period 6)
2D Collisions
examples p243 23-25
HW p871 10-12 (chap 9)
video-Asteroid Apocalypse

Wednesday, Feb 25 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, Feb 26 (period 6)
video analysis of "Armageddon"

Friday, Feb 27 (periods 3&5) and Monday, March 2 (period 6)
finish "Armageddon" analysis and review for test

Tuesday, March 3 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, March 4 (period 6)
Test for chapter 9

Thursday, March 5 (periods 3&5) and Friday, March 6 (period 6)
start chapter 14-Vibrations and Waves
Hooke's Law, Potential Energy of Springs, Pendulums
examples p397 70,73,88,92,95
examples p380 challenge problem
HW p397 74,94,98,99
Lab-Pendulum (p392)

Monday, March 9 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, March 10 (period 6)
Wave Properties
examples p398 75,77,80,91
HW p398 78,81,82; p876 8,9

Wednesday, March 11 (periods 3 &5) and Thursday, March 12 (period 6)
start chapter 15-Sound
Loudness/decibels, Doppler Effect
examples p409 7-9
classwork p425 60-68 all (due today)
Lab-Sound Intensity and Distance

Friday, March 13 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, March 17 (period 6)
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 worksheet
Lab-Standing Waves in a Pipe

Wednesday, March 18 (period 6)
finish lab
review for test

Thursday, March 19 (periods 3&5) and Friday, March 20 (period 6)
test on chapter 15-sound

Monday, March 23 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, March 24 (period 6)
Start chapter 17-Reflection and Mirrors
PowerPoint on Mirrors
HW p480 62,66,67,71
Ray Diagram Worksheets
Lab-Mirrors

Wednesday, March 25 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, March 26 (period 6)
Chapter 18-Refraction and Lenses
HW p510 90,91,100
Lab-Lenses

Friday, March 27 (periods 3&5) and Monday, March 30 (period 6)
review

Tuesday, March 31 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, April 1 (period 6)
test for chapters 17 and 18

Thursday, April 2 (period 3&5) and Friday, April 3 (period 6)
special physics topics

April 4-April 19 : Easter Break

Monday, April 20 (all classes meet)
Magic Mountain Calibration

Tuesday, April 21 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, April 22 (period 6)
Magic Mountain PowerPoint and Ride Packet Preview

Thursday, April 23 (periods 3&5) and Friday, April 24 (period 6)
Special Relativity-Energy
HW worksheet "Relativistic Energy Homework"
video-Trinity and Beyond
read chapters 6, 17, 20-22, and the Afterward from the book "The Physics of Superheroes"
-these chapters will appear on the final

Monday, April 27
Field Trip to Magic Mountain (leave school at 9:30am and return to school around 6:15pm)

Tuesday, April 28 (period 6) and Wednesday, April 29 (periods 3&5)
work on Magic Mountain packet

Thursday, April 30 (period 6) and Tuesday, May 5 (periods 3&5)
finish video and then more Special Relativity (Length Contraction and Time Dilation)
HW worksheet "Relativistic Length Contraction and Time Dilation Homework"

Friday, May 1 (Senior Breakfast and Prom)

Monday, May 4 (period 6)
physics video
read chapters 6, 17, 20-22, and the Afterward from the book "The Physics of Superheroes"
-these will appear on the final

Wednesday, May 6 (period 6) and Thursday, May 7 (periods 3&5)
video-"Einstein Revealed"

Friday, May 8 (period 6) and Monday, May 11 (periods 3&5)
finish video
video-"BBC History of WWII:Hiroshima"

Tuesday, May 12 (period 6) and Wednesday, May 13 (periods 3&5)
video-"Elegant Universe"

Thursday, May 14 (period 6) and Friday, May 15 (periods 3&5)
finish video

Monday, May 18 (period 6)
special topics

Tuesday, May 19 (senior finals)
periods 6-2-4-5

Wednesday, May 20 (senior finals)
periods 7-1-3-X