Tuesday September 2 ------------ Introduction to the class------- Homework---- Get a notebook and also get your syllabus signed.
Wednesday September 3----- We will bury the I can't statements. Watch a video on doing your best. Begin going over metric conversion sheet---- Going from metric to metric. We then went from converting from the English to the metric system. If time permits we will do a lab over using the correct units to measure
Thursday , September 4-------- More complicated conversion---- making sure that we know how to find volume, density, mass and area of an object
Friday September 5------------ Physics A Pre-Test
Monday September 8------ We will go over the following terms---- scalar, vector, distance, displacment, speed and velocity and also determine the speed and velocity of various objects. Homework---- Worksheet over distance, displacement, speed and velocity.
Tuesday, September 9------ Go over the homework------ Work out some more speed and velocity problems---- We will do speed and velocity in a square.
Wednesday September 10----- Working on tougher speed and velocity problems, when finished we worked on speed and velocity around a square, and Conceptual Physics 23 problems...
Thursday September 11 ----- Practice quiz at beginning of class to determine speed and velocity of an object----- We will then look at which object had the largest speed based on a graph---------- Begin working with photogates------ We will determining the average speed of objects going down an inclined plane--- We will be working on determining the average speed between 2 photogates and the instantaneous speed at one photogate. More problems where we have to calculate the speed and velocity of an object GREAT DAY------- BEGIN GOING OVER Distance versus time graphs and determining the velocity that objects travel based on the distance time graphs.
Friday, September 12----- Quiz over the weekly materials---- We will then begin doing more graphing exercises.
Monday September 15th---- Hand back Friday's quiz---- Introduction to acceleration formula----- We will then do a lab where we find the speed, velocity, and acceleration of a moving vehicle.
Tuesday, September 16th---- More work with acceleration problems, the big four formulas.
Wednesday, September 17th------ NWEA Testing----- Seniors and those students who have taken this test please bring other materials
Thursday, September 18th---- Cards of fun----- Finish up the lab determining the initial velocity, the final velocity and the average speed of a moving object. We will then go to the whiteboard and work on a problem to determine the acceleration of a moving object. Then we will go back to the photogates to determine the acceleration of a moving object.
Friday, September 19th---- Weekly quiz over the acceleration of an object.
Monday September 22---- Welcome to Week # 4---- Today we begin work on the big 4---- These will be the 4 basic motion formulas----- With these formulas we will be able to work many problems------ 1 dimensional, 2 dimensional, vertical as well as vertical---- Homework---- We will do formulas working these problems.
Tuesday September 23--- More work with the big 4----- We will work with today rearranging the big 4 formulas and solving problems.
Wednesday September 24---- Index cards will be given out---- Work out the big 4 formulas with index cards.
Thursday September 25-------- Take the big 4 formulas and complete a lab with the formulas,
Friday September 26----- Weekly quiz---- Went up town to use the acceleration formulas
Monday September 29---- Work on Motion problems, Then we will look at solving problems based on oil drops
Tuesday September 30---- Work on motion problems based on a distance versus time graph.
Wednesday October 1st---- Have a review for the 2nd gift which will be on Friday.
Thursday October 2nd---- Went up town to do an acceleration lab
Friday October 3rd---- Had a gift over the weeks materials
Monday October 6th----- Continued working on the acceleration formulas
Tuesday October 7th--- Went outside to do a lab on free fall
Wednesday October 8th---- I was out the building students did acceleration formulas----- two worksheets.
Thursday October 9th---- Had a speaker come in from the University of Toledo--- Speaking about careers in Physics.
Friday October 10th---- Went over the Worksheet from Wednesday.
Monday October 13th----- Students received the Physics Study Guide for the next gift in class
Monday, October 6---- Do an acceleration and speed warm up problem in class--------- We will then look at P-T graphs and what they look like----- We will then break into groups and do a Physics classroom assignment on graphs.
Tuesday, October 7------ Quick warm up over P-T graphs, then we did some work with graphs V-t Graphs transposed from P-T graphs. We will do a lab where we graph out the P-T of an object
Wednesday, October 8----- Short quiz over graphs and speed. We then got ready to begin an acceleration lab where we calculated the accerlation of an object.
Thursday, October 9------ Went over the V-T worksheet that was given for homework, We then went to the acceleration lab---- then we worked on P-T graphs and V-T graphs speed and velocity problems to get ready for the quiz on Friday
Friday, October 10------ Quiz over weekly material----- Know your graphs
Monday September 30------- Collect uptown lab, also finish the lab we did in class using the big four------- I will also review the acceleration formulas and get ready for a quiz on Tuesday. We will begin going over free fall, using the big 4 formulas
Tuesday October 1------- Short quiz over acceleration and graphing----- We will also be given some free fall problems to work on in class, if time permits we will go outside and calculate the time for free fall of a falling object.
Wednesday October 2------Short quiz over free fall----- We will then watch a road runner coyote video over the free fall of an object.
Thursday October 3----- We then began going over weight---------------- We did a weight lab----- Remember 2.2 lbs = 1kg and to find weight we take the mass in kg X 9.8 m/s squared
Thursday October 4------- We are going to find more about mass, volume, and density. We will be working on a density lab------- Questions to ponder----- Does the largest mass have the greatest volume------ Do objects with a large volume have a large mass or density. Do objects which are dense has a large mass or volume
Friday October 5------ Finding mass, density and volume of cylinders in class---- Took a quick quiz over the density of objects.
Monday October 7---------- Finish up the lab that we took in class---- We will work on the three types of free fall problems Quiz over mass, volume, and density------- We will then go back over free fall problems------- We will focus on objects which are dropped, thrown down or tossed upwards off a cliff. Questions to ponder------- What is the acceleration of an object which is thrown downwards off a cliff, Which will fall to the ground faster------ Remember Gravity will always be 9.8 m/s squared and is dependent on the on the mass of the planet
Tuesday October 8--------- Quiz over free fall work------- We will then show the road runner coyote video with several free fall problems and laws of Physics which have been violated
Wednesday October 9----- I will not be in class------ Work on Newtons laws
Thursday October 10------ Begin going over Newton's Laws--------- We will begin by going over free body diagrams and the net force that objects feel based on what is happening to them---------- New Concepts---- Force of friction, Force Normal and Net force a. An object moving at a constant Acceleration b. An object accelerating is it moves down a road c. An object which is slowing down as it moves down a road d. An object which is free falling and increasing its speed e. An object which has reached its terminal velocity We will begin by looking at what the acceleration of an object is that is experiencing a net force and is feeling the effects of friction. ma= Force Applied- Force of Friction
Friday October 11------- We will have a short quiz over free body diagrams and what is happening in each situation------ We will then move on to what is happening with an inclined plane and the acceleration that an object will feel that is moving down an inclined plane. We will be working on these inclined plane problems for a few days
Monday, October 12------------ Begin class going over Coefficient of Friction problems, and free fall problems as well as cliff acceleration problems------ We will then begin going over the inclined plane problems that measure the acceleration of an object down an iclined plane
Tuesday October 13----- Assembly Shortened class
Wednesday October 14--------- Edible car material.
Thursday October 15---------- Begin work on Triangles----- Work on finding sides and angles of triangles.
Friday October 15--------- More work on triangles we will work on Triangles of fun assignment.
Monday October 21--------- Finish the triangle of fun activity, we will also take a quiz over triangles of an object.
Tuesday October 22---- Dealing with multiple forces on an object, looking at the multiple forces and finding the resultant and the equlibriant force.
Wednesday October 23------ Begin looking at Force tables and calculating the force on these tables.
Thursday October 24-------- Force table challenge.----
Friday October 25----------- I will be gone this day----------- We will go down to the library to work on a Newton's Law assignment.
Monday October 28---------- Work on the Force Table Challenge-------- Who will get to sign the Force table.
Tuesday October 29------------- Begin going over Mu and the coefficient of friction problems.
Wednesday October 30----------- Go over vertical and horizontal motion and and how the object accelerates based on friction.
Thursday October 31------------- Did the shoe lab and calculating the Mu of a sliding shoe.
Friday November 1------------ No school Teacher Inservice
Monday November 4----------- No school Teacher work Day.
Tuesday November 5-------------- We will calculate the Mu of a sliding shoe across the floor based on the object moving at a constant velocity.
Wednesday November 6---------- Look at the accerlation of an object going down an incline plane
Thursday November 7------------- More acceleration problems down an incline plane with a pully attatched to them.
Friday November 8------------- Double inclined plane problems to calculate the acceleration of a moving object going down a hill.
Monday November 11----- Worked on inclined plane problems----- Worked on the coefficient of friction of a shoe
Tuesday November 12------ Worked on incline plane problems------ Worked on the
Wednesday November 13---- Began cliff problems, where we calculated the amount of time that it takes for an object to fall or be launched off a cliff
Thursday November 14-------- Cliff problems, Where we calculate the amount of time it takes for an object to fall off a cliff.
Friday November 15-------- Took a quiz over the friction problems
Monday November 18---- Launch Lab---- Students will be given a piece of paper, a half sheet of paper and a quarter piece of paper-------- They will have to calculate the distance that an object will go out off the table.
Tuesday November 19-------- We will begin looking at motion in 2 dimensions----- Objects which are launched at an angle.
Wednesday November 20------ Do more work on 2 dimensional problems-------- Do a lab where we calculate the amount of time-------- it takes for a flying object to hit the ground.
Thursday November 21------- Work on cliff problems and 2 dimensional cliff problems-------- with index cards.
Friday November 22-------- Quiz over Week 3 materials.
No School November 25-29 Thanksgiving Vacation
Monday December 2------- Go over the Physics Classroom problems over cliff problems and projectile motion. We will work on projectile motion problems from physics classroom.
Tuesday December 3 We will then begin going over Centripetal Force problems----- It is very important that you know the difference between Centripetal Velocity, Acceleration and force. Work on problems 49-52 pg. 172-173. 1-14 pg. 125-126 in Physics book
Wednesday December 4------ Go over centripetal force problems, Give handout over centripetal problems go over in class--------- Then we will do a centripetal force lab where we calculate the centipetal velocity, acceleration and force of a spinning object. then a review over centripetal forces, and then begin going over pendulum problems--------
Thursday December 5-------- Quiz over centripetal force materials------ Remember Centripetal velocity is tangent, and Centripetal acceleration and Centripetal force are directed towards the center---------- There is no outwards or Centrifical force
Friday December 6------ Major quiz over Circular motion--------- We will then do a worksheet------ Lab over centripetal force
Monday December 9------- More work on Centripetal force problems, and Centripetal Velocity problems----- We will be working with calculating the centripetal Velocity and acceleration of an object being spun in a circle. We will also do some of the Physics classroom formulas.
Tuesday December 10---------- Quiz over centripetal velocity and acceleration, and working on the Physics classroom materials.
Wednesday December 11-----Begin going over universal gravitation and BIG G
Thursday December 12---Quiz over the weeks material----- Do an activity where we calcualte the Period, Gravitational Foce and Velocity of a moving planet
Friday, December 13----- Continue with Universal Gravitation and add finding the velocity and the period of a planet or a satellite as it orbits a planet---- We will work on problems 6-8 pg. 188, Also Work on section 8:2 problems 9-15
Tuesday December 16------- Go over Homework then we will begin work on finding the velocity and the period of an orbiting body around space. Homework problems in the book
Wednesday December 17------ Study guide for the test on Friday over centripetal force, periodic motion, and uninversal gravitation.
Thursday December 18--------- We will do a project where we calculate the velocity, period, and acceleraiton of a revolving body in space.
Friday December 19---------- Final Test before the Break.
Monday, January 6------ Began out work on momentum, The momentum impulse theorem. Remember the reason that you move your hand back when you catch a baseball is to spread the force out over a longer period of time.
Tuesday, January 7----- Continued working on Momentum the law of conservation of momentum, sometimes object collide and there velocity stays the same and sometimes they bounce off each other and their velocity can't be factored out.
Wednesday, January 8------ Short pre-quiz over momentum, We then began going over angular momentum problems and calculating the velocity of objects that collide at an angle.
Thursday January 9-------- Quiz over impulse momentum problems, and collision problems. Went over homeowork---------- . We then did a lab over momentum as a product of mass X velocity.
Friday January 10-------- Do some problems which incorporate force with momentum------- We will then restart the lab and then calcualte the momentum, acceleration, and velocity of a body going down an inclined plane. Students will be given a study guide to get ready for quiz on Monday
Monday January 13------- Go over momentum worksheet-------- Then get ready for our quiz.
Tuesday January 14--------- We will begin going over energy-------- KC4 forms of energy and how energy is converted in different situations----- We had a major focus on + and - Work and how much work is done by different forces and different directions
Wednesday January 15----- Do the energy resources worksheet------- We will then take a short quiz over the amount of work done in different situations------- We will then do a short lab calculating the amount of work done in lab situations.
Thursday January 16 ------ Go over home work problems----- Finish Lab from yesterday to find work------- Quiz over problems 6-8 pg. 229 We will then do the horsepower lab------ To calculate the horsepower that we can generate-------
Friday January 17------- GET READY FOR EXAM
Monday January 20------ GET READY FOR EXAM
Tuesday January 21------ GET READY FOR EXAM
Weds-FridayJan 22-24 Exam DAYS!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday Feb 7------ Began working on Relating PE=KE =Work all of these are measured in Joules and can be related by a formula------- We also calculated how much work was required to lift an object to a height
Friday Feb 8----No school Snow day
Monday Feb 11------ No School Snow day
Tuesday February 12------- Went over three homework problems------ We then did a lab where we calculated the PE and KE of a car moving down an inclined plane
Wednesday February 13----------- Finish up the lab from Tuesday, Then we will take a short quiz over potential Energy, Kinetic Energy and work--------- We will then do a lab where we calculate the amount of work to lift an object, how much Potential Energy it has at the height of the cliff, and finally how much energy and how fast it will be going when it hits the ground
Thursday Feb 14------- Quiz over Work, Power, Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, and Total Mechanical Energy---------We will then begin covering simple machines------- and how they increase the amount of force that you can apply, but at a trade off with distance
Friday Feb 15--------- No School
Monday Feb 18 --------- No School
Tuesday Feb 19------ Quick Review quiz over work, potential energy, and kinetic energy----- Introduction to simple machines----- We will demonstrate how simple machines can decrease the effort force but at the expense of increasing the effort distance---- I want to go over how to find the mechanical Advantage of a simple machine, ideal mechanical advantage of a machine, Work input, Work output, and efficiency----- We will work on several problems which demonstrate this
Wednesday Feb 20-------- More work on simple machine problems------ Then we will begin a lab over pulleys where we calculate the amount of work done by a simple machine------ Putting concepts into action
Thursday Feb 21----- Quiz over simple machines----- The we will do a lab over levers and calculate the potential energy of an incline plane, the kinetic energy at the bottom of an inclined plane the work input work output and the efficiency of an incline plane
Friday Feb 22---------We will take our final quiz over energy------ Then we will begin reviewing for the final exam-------- Monday and Tuesday of next week are important days do not miss them we will continue our review of the final exam.