Physics A

11/18

  • Oceans 11 problem

11/17

  • Monkey shoot lab

11/16

  • Finish snowman data and application

11/15

  • Projectile motion lab, data collection

11/14

  • Chapter 3 reviews problems
  • Projectile motion lab setup

11/11
  • No school for students
11/10
  • Working lunch - Monkey shoot
11/9
  • Review quiz
  • Intro - Monkey shoot
  • Scale model - projectile
11/8
  • ATB - football kicking situation(graded)
  • Projectile Lab - hit the cup
11/7
  • Review - vectors
  • Review - Given R, calculate vectors

11/4
  • Review vectors, parallelogram method, and polygon method
  • Introduce projectile motion
  • Vector quiz
11/3
  • Computer lab - student written problems with diagrams and solutions
11/2
  • Butcher paper diagrams - day 2 
  • Parallelogram method reviewed
  • Polygon method
11/1
  • Butcher paper group activity
  • Vector addition and subtraction
  • "Clean" vectors @ right angles
  • Vector grids
  • Parallelogram method
  • Calculating the resultant
10/31
  • Speed review
  • Lab - calculating g

10/28
  • Sample projectile problems (motion in two directions)
  • Notes, practice problems and solutions (motion in two directions)
  • Simple vector addition/subtraction
  • Complete test results
10/27
  • Sneak peak test results
  • Preview chapter #3 - groups: need to know vs. want to learn
  • Quick discussion
  • Assign group topics:Triangle method, Polygon method, Parallelogram method, Vector subtraction
10/26
  • Unit two test
10/25
  • ATB - ten question self check quiz
  • Test review and review packt
10/24
  • Projectile motion and review; horizontal and vertical movement of a projectile.

10/21
  • No school for students
10/20
  • Test review
  • Chapter problems
  • Finish data, charts, lab write ups
10/19
  • Projectile problem (scale drawing) - individual student practice
  • Projectile motion student challenge problem - Draw a scale diagram and show all work
  • One chance to launch and hit the desired target at: a) 1 click b) 2 clicks
10/18
  • Bullet dropped vs. bullet fired myth - Video
  • Ball dropped vs. fired - in class Demo
  • Finish calculating v for respective projectile launchers at 1 and 2 "clicks"
10/17
  • Partner quiz - Bolder Toss (calculating position and location)
  • Does a (-) dy makes sense? Explain
  • Introduce projectile motion - projectile launcher
  • Measuring dy and dx
  • Calculating t
  • Solving for v


10/14
  • Projectile motion problem - review
  • Finish data table from Oriole field
  • V0 calculations
  • Clean up balloon and ball math/ data tables
10/13
  • Projectile motion activity...
  • Oriole Field water balloon launches and data collection
10/12
  • Introduce projectile motion
  • Sample problem and solution
  • Using the GUESS method for solving
  • Outdoor sports projectile toss and data collection
  • Chase scenario quiz
10/11
  • Police scenario, review, walk through GUESS method
  • Police chase #2 - practice w/ answers
  • Ironman homework - Edmodo online - Due Wednesday, 10/11 before midnight
  • Reaction time lab - data collection
10/10
  • ATB Due - From Friday...
  • 2 individual problems
  • New problem - police car accelerating in the same direction as a speed car moving at constant speed (a=0).
  • Sample police chase problem #2
  • Reaction time lab - 3 senses...
10/7

  • Edmodo problem due
  • 3 ATB problems (show work)
  • Review PASCO setup 
  • Collect data from acceleration lab
  • Organize data (table)

10/6
  • Review acceleration problems
  • Lab - increasing acceleration with time?

10/5
  • Magnitude, scalar, vector, and instantaneous group definitions
  • (Video clip - vector)
  • Define acceleration
  • Average acceleration
  • Two sample problems and notes
  • Typed relative motion summaries are due

10/4

  • Limited class available due to Mayor's Youth Meeting
  • Finish data collected from relative motion activity

10/3
  • ATB quiz - speed and velocity in two directions ( + and -)
  • Student designed motion lab setup and execution
9/30
  • No school for students

9/29
  • Motion is relative videos....
    • Predictions
    • Discussion
  • Linear motion problem. Problem #2 adding a brake during the race....
  • Edmodo discussion and videos
  • Motion is relative matchbox lab design

9/28
  • Talk through
    • Motion
    • Speed
    • Velocity
    • Ways to learn? Ideals? Wants...
  • Linear motion notes, formulas, and examples
  • Motion is relative video assignment
  • Edmodo.com demonstration

9/27

  • Popcorn lab due
  • Unit #1 Test


9/26

  • Review: Calculating height without measuring
  • Click review
  • Boink labs I and II due
  • Popcorn lab due Tuesday

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