1st Semester Assignments for 2011-12

Friday, August 12
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 24

Tuesday, August 16
worksheet "Average Velocity and Displacement Problems"
Lab-Displacement
test for chapter 2 and section 3.1 will be Wednesday, August 24

Thursday, August 18
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 22
Lab-Marble Roll

Wednesday, August 24
Test on chapter 2 and section 3.1
Quiz on the Introduction to "The Physics of Superheroes"

Friday, August 26
start chapter 3
ex p82 86, 88, 89, 92, 94
p82 107, 110
worksheet "Physics: Velocity, Acceleration, Distance"

Tuesday, August 30
p83 106; p862 18-20
Lab-Free Fall
test for chapter 3 will be Thursday, September 8

Thursday, September 1
Lab-Parachute Army Men (measuring their acceleration and velocity)

Monday, September 5 - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday, September 6
review worksheets

Thursday, September 8
Test on chapter 3

Monday, September 12
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. 20

Wednesday, September 14
worksheet "Physics Example Problems for Newton's 2nd Law"
class work-Supplemental Problems worksheet: problems 2-5, 10, 13
p113 79,88

Friday, September 16
Lab-Rocket Launch
worksheet "Rockets"

Tuesday, September 20
worksheet "Terminal Velocity"
Quiz on chapter 1 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Thursday, September 22
video analysis-"Speed Demons and Daredevils"

Monday, September 26
Connected Masses
ex p115 92,96
Lab-Connected Masses
p864 16-18

Wednesday, September 28
video-"Newton's Dark Secrets"-a docudrama about the life and work of physicist Isaac Newton

Friday, September 30
Test on chapter 4

Tuesday, October 4
start chapter 5-Forces in 2 Dimensions
ex p121 1; p142 87; p125 6; Strongman with m=1 kg and angle=1 degree and 30 degrees
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 11

Thursday, October 6
ex p128 17,19; p142 91,92,94
HW page 144 106; and page 866 8,10,11
Lab-Force of Friction

Monday, October 10 - NO School (Columbus Day)

Tuesday, October 11
Quiz covering chapters 4 and 26 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

ex p135 38,39,40
HW page 867 16; and page 143 100,105
Lab-Friction on an Incline

Wednesday, October 12 - NO Classes (School-wide testing)

Friday, October 14
Test-chapter 5

Tuesday, October 18
Begin chapter 10-Energy,Work,Power
ex p262 5,6,7,8; p279 62,
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 Wednesday, October 26

Thursday, October 20
Power
ex p264 9,10,11,12,
HW page 278 63,68,91
Lab-Power (running stairs)

Monday, October 24
Begin chapter 11-Energy and its Conservation
GPE and KE and Conservation of Energy
ex p872 6,7; p311 2,7
HW p308 79-81; p872 9
Lab-Conservation of Energy

Wednesday, October 26
Quiz on chapter 12 of the book "The Physics of Superheroes"
review chapters 10 and 11 of the textbook

Friday, October 28
Test on chapters 10 and 11 of the textbook

Tuesday, November 1
Start chapter 12-Thermal Energy
Specific Heat and Heats of Fusion and Vaporization
Lab-Calorimetry
HW p873 7,8; p337 63,64,73
Read chapter 13 of "The Physics of Superheroes"
 
Thursday, November 3
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"
 
Friday, November 4 - NO School (8th Grade Step-Up Day)
 
Tuesday, November 8
13.3 Buoyancy
video-Mythbusters "Buoyancy"
HW-p370 84,85; p875 10,15
 
Thursday, November 10
review worksheets-Thermal Energy and States of Matter
 
Friday, November 11 - NO School (Veterans' Day)
 
Tuesday, November 15 (period 6 is first)
Period 6 will do this today: Lab-Buoyancy of a Solar Bag
Period 2 will do this today: Sports Science
 
Thursday, November 17
Test on chapters 12 and 13
Quiz on chapters 5, 6, 13, 14, 15 of "The Physics of Superheroes"
 
Monday, November 21 (period 2 is first)
Period 2 will do this today: Lab-Buoyancy of a Solar Bag
Period 6 will do this today: Sports Science

Wednesday, November 23
Read chapters 16-19 in "The Physics of Superheroes" over Thanksgiving Break
video-Punkin Chunkin
The Physics of Pumpkin Launching

Thursday, November 24-Sunday, November 27: Thanksgiving Break

Tuesday, November 29
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 1
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 5
chapter 29-Solid state Electronics
Light Emitting Diodes
LED physics
LED physics animation
LED lighting
LEDs-How Stuff Works
Physics of Christmas Lights
Physics of Christmas Lights part 2
Physics of Christmas Lights part 3
Christmas Lighting Technology
HW p795 55,56,63 and Supplemental Problems worksheet (chap 29) 3,4,17
read chapter 24 in "The Physics of Superheroes"

Wednesday, December 7
review for Semester 1 Final
Quiz on chapters 16-19 and 24 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Friday, December 9
Physics of Christmas
a) video-Science of Christmas
b) Physics of Santa handout (you'll find this document on Net Classroom)
c) Star of Bethlehem and an interactive site about the Star of Bethlehem