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Term
3 Week 1
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Work Due This Class
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In Class Activities
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Comments
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M 4
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Practice Problems 32-35 Due for all classes; Binders and Grade Proposals due for PURPLE
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Welcome back! Plan for this week; Wrapping up Chapter 3!
Final preparation for slingshot launch!
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Afterschool until 3:30
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Tu 5
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Activity 3.13 (very important activity to try at home, spend time considering)
Binders and Grade Proposals due for YELLOW
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Slingshot Launch!! (beginning of class); Go over Activity 3.13 and notes about work in vertical situations
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Afterschool for slingshot relaunch until 3:30
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W 6
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Practice Problems 37&38 AND
Online Slingshot Reflection due by wednesday's class.
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Slingshot debrief, comments; Slingshot survey 3.12a
Go over Act. 3.13 Go over problem 35 (if time)
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Th 7
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Practice Problems 40-42 Start reviewing Ch. 3 and preparing summary.
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Pass back/go over survey 3.12a
Activity 3.14: Power
Go over Practice problems and final questions/review of ch. 3
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F 8
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Review for Chapter 3 Exam and write a 1-page CHAPTER 3 SUMMARY;
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Go over Practice problems and final questions/review of ch. 3
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Term 3 Week 2
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Work Due This Class
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In Class Activities
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Comments
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M 11
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Study for Ch. 3 Exam
Work on Non-Fiction Science Book Report
(due Friday Jan. 15)
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Tu 12
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Work on Non-Fiction Science Book Report
(due Friday Jan. 15)
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Start Chapter 4/ Overview
Activity 4.1
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W 13
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Activity 4.2: calculating acceleration; (finish 4.1 if you didn't finish in class)
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Go over and discuss 4.1, 4.2, Newton's 2nd Law, a big physics idea. Start Activity 4.3 Pass back Ch. 3 Exam
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Th 14
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Finish Activity 4.3; Go over and start revisions of Ch. 3 Exam.
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Go over Act. 4.3; Start on Practice problems 1-5
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Review Ch. 3 exam!
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F 15
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Science Non-Fiction Book Report DUE TODAY
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Collect Book Reports; Talk about Mr. S Leave
Act. 4.4
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Review Ch. 3 exam!
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Term 3 Week 3
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Date
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Work Due This Class
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In Class Activities
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Comments
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M 18
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MLK DAY
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NO SCHOOL
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Review Ch. 3 exam!
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Tu 19
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Ch. 4 Practice Problems 1-6; Work on your Ch. 3 Exam revisions (due thurs 1/21)
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Finish Act. 4.4 in groups; Go over Act. 4.4, Newton's 3rd Law
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Review Ch. 3 exam!
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W 20
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Ch. 4 Practice Problems 12-18 (3rd Law)
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More on Newton's 3rd Law - go over Practice Problems
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Review Ch. 3 exam!
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Th 21
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Ch. 3 Exam Revisions Due; Ch. 4 Practice Problems 20-27 (3rd Law)
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Go over more 3rd Law problems
Survey 4.4a Activity 4.5: Speed vs. Velocity
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F 22
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Activity 4.6 Investigating Collisions (with Carts)
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Term 3 Week 4
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Work Due This Class
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In Class Activities
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Comments
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M 25
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Tu 26
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Complete Activity 4.7 (all) if not finished in class. Make sure to study your results and consider the concepts.
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Activity 4.8 Big idea: We can use conservation of momentum to solve problems: add up the total momentum "before" on the left side, and add up the total momentum "after" on the right. Solve for the unknown.
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W 27
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Practice Problems 28-32
Tip: Use Pbefore = Pafter as a solution template.
Tip: make sure to keep track of negative signs when objects go backwards.
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Go over Pract. Probs 28-32; See if everyone in the class can master these.
Continue working on Practice Problems 33-36
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Th 28
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Finish Pract. Probs 33-36
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Activity 4.9: Circular Motion
(Here is the online simulation needed for number 6: PhET Motion in 2D - can also be found by googling "PhET" and finding "Motion in 2D")
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F 29
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Complete Activity 4.9 at home if not finished in class.
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Activity 4.10: Circular Motion Applications
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See February for HW due Feb 1.
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