1st Semester assignments for 2010-2011

Friday, August 13
go over syllabus, math check, etc.
remember to read the Introduction of the book "The Physics of Superheroes" - you will be quizzed on it on Wednesday, August 25

Tuesday, August 17
worksheet "Average Velocity and Displacement Problems"
Lab-Displacement
test for chapter 2 and section 3.1 will be Wednesday, August 25

Thursday, August 19
Interpreting Graphs (the chapter 2 test is based on this)
p860 6,9; p81 82; p861 9
2 worksheets "Sports Figures Tracking Speed" and "Tracking Speed-Usain Bolt's 100m WR"

Monday, August 23
Lab-Marble Roll

Wednesday, August 25
Test on chapter 2 and section 3.1
Quiz on the Introduction to "The Physics of Superheroes"

Friday, August 27
start chapter 3
p82 107, 110
worksheet "Physics: Velocity, Acceleration, Distance"

Tuesday, August 31
p83 106; p862 18-20
Lab-Free Fall
test for chapter 3 will be Thursday, September 9

Thursday, September 2
Lab-Rocket Car

Monday, September 6 - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday, September 7
review worksheets

Thursday, September 9
Test on chapter 3

Monday, September 13
start chapter 4: Forces in One Dimension
p114 73,89,90
Lab-Superball Bounce
Read chapter 1 in "The Physics of Superheroes" - quiz will be Tuesday, Sep. 21

Wednesday, September 15
worksheet "Physics Example Problems for Newton's 2nd Law"
class work-Supplemental Problems worksheet: problems 2-5, 10, 13
p113 79,88

Friday, September 17
Lab-Rocket Launch
worksheet "Rockets"

Tuesday, September 21
worksheet "Terminal Velocity"
Quiz on chapter 1 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Thursday, September 23
video analysis-"Speed Demons and Daredevils"

Monday, September 27
Connected Masses
Lab-Connected Masses
p864 16-18

Wednesday, September 29
video-"Newton's Dark Secrets"-a docudrama about the life and work of physicist Isaac Newton

Friday, October 1
Test on chapter 4

Begin reading chapters 4 and 26 in the book "The Physics of Superheroes"-you will be quizzed on them during our work on chapter 5 in the textbook

Tuesday, October 5
start chapter 5-Forces in 2 Dimensions
HW page 142 85,86,88,97,103
Lab-Force Components

read chapters 4 and 26 in the book "The Physics of Superheroes" and answer the study guide questions-you will be quizzed on them on Tuesday, October 12

Thursday, October 7
HW page 144 106; and page 866 8,10,11
Lab-Force of Friction

Monday, October 11 - NO School (Columbus Day)
 
Tuesday, October 12
Quiz covering chapters 4 and 26 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

HW page 867 16; and page 143 100,105
Lab-Friction on an Incline

Wednesday, October 13 - NO Classes (School-wide testing)

Friday, October 15
Test-chapter 5

Monday, October 18 - NO School (faculty retreat)

Wednesday, October 20
Begin chapter 10-Energy,Work,Power
HW page 278 61,64,67,70,75
Lab-Work on an Incline
Read chapter 12 in "The Physics of Superheroes"-you will be quizzed on this chapter on Thursday, October 28

Friday, October 22
HW page 278 63,68,91
Lab-Power (running stairs)

Tuesday, October 26
Begin chapter 11-Energy and its Conservation
HW p308 79-81; p872 9
Lab-Conservation of Energy

Thursday, October 28
Quiz on chapter 12 of the book "The Physics of Superheroes"

review chapters 10 and 11 of the textbook

Monday, November 1
Test on chapters 10 and 11 of the textbook

Wednesday, November 3
Start chapter 12-Thermal Energy
Lab-Calorimetry
HW p873 7,8; p337 63,64,73
Read chapter 13 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Tuesday, November 9
Start chapter 13-States of Matter
13.1 Pressure and 13.4 Solids
HW p369 77,79,93,96
Lab-Fusion of Ice
Read chapters 5, 6, 13, 14, and 15 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Thursday, November 11
13.3 Buoyancy
video-Mythbusters "Buoyancy"
HW-p370 84,85; p875 10,15

Monday, November 15 (period 4 is the first class of the day)
Period 4 will do this today:
Lab-Buoyancy of a Solar Bag
Period 6 will do this today:
review worksheets-Thermal Energy and States of Matter

Wednesday, November 17 (period 6 is the first class of the day)
Period 6 will do this today:
Lab-Buoyancy of a Solar Bag
Period 4 will do this today:
review worksheets-Thermal Energy and States of Matter

Friday, November 19
Test on chapters 12 and 13
Quiz on chapters 5, 6, 13, 14, 15 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Tuesday, November 23
Read chapters 16-19 in "The Physics of Superheroes" over Thanksgiving Break
Sport Science

Wednesday, November 24 (1-7 schedule with an 11:30 dismissal)
video-Punkin Chunkin

Thursday, November 25-Sunday, November 28 - Thanksgiving Break

Tuesday, November 30
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 16-19 in "The Physics of Superheroes"

Thursday, December 2
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
read chapter 24 in "The Physics of Superheroes"

Monday, December 6
chapter 29-Solid state Electronics
Light Emitting Diodes
LED physics
http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/lighting_daylighting/index.cfm/mytopic=12032
HW p795 55,56,63 and Supplemental Problems worksheet (chap 29) 3,4,17
read chapter 24 in "The Physics of Superheroes"

Wednesday, December 8
review for Semester 1 Final

Quiz on chapters 16-19 and 24 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Friday, December 10
Physics of Christmas
a) video-Science of Christmas
b) Physics of Santa handout
c) Star of Bethlehem handout