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
Monday, January 7, 2008
Monday, November 5, 2007
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
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
Monday, September 10, 2007
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
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
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