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JANUARY 2010   PHYSICS 1               SOUTHWICK

 Term 3 Week 1

Date

Work Due This Class

In Class Activities

Comments

M 4

 Practice Problems 32-35 Due for all classes;

Binders and Grade Proposals due for PURPLE

Welcome back!

Plan for this week; Wrapping up Chapter 3! 

Final preparation for slingshot launch! 

 Afterschool until 3:30

Tu 5

Activity 3.13  (very important activity to try at home, spend time considering)

Binders and Grade Proposals due for YELLOW

Slingshot Launch!!  (beginning of class);

Go over Activity 3.13 and notes about work in vertical situations 

 Afterschool for slingshot relaunch until 3:30

W 6

Practice Problems 37&38

AND

Online Slingshot Reflection due by wednesday's class.

Slingshot debrief, comments;

Slingshot survey 3.12a

Go over Act. 3.13

Go over problem 35 (if time)

 

Th 7

 Practice Problems 40-42

Start reviewing Ch. 3 and preparing summary.

Pass back/go over survey 3.12a

Activity 3.14:  Power

Go over Practice problems and final questions/review of ch. 3

 

F 8

 Review for Chapter 3 Exam and write a 1-page CHAPTER 3 SUMMARY;

 Go over Practice problems and final questions/review of ch. 3

 

Term 3 Week 2

Date

Work Due This Class

In Class Activities

Comments

M 11

Study for Ch. 3 Exam

Work on Non-Fiction Science Book Report
(due Friday Jan. 15)

 Chapter 3 Exam

 

Tu 12

Work on Non-Fiction Science Book Report
(due Friday Jan. 15)

 Start Chapter 4/ Overview

Activity 4.1

 

W 13

 Activity 4.2: calculating acceleration;

(finish 4.1 if you didn't finish in class)

 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

 

Th 14

 Finish Activity 4.3;

Go over and start revisions of Ch. 3 Exam.

 Go over Act. 4.3;

Start on Practice problems 1-5

  Review Ch. 3 exam!

F 15

 Science Non-Fiction Book Report DUE TODAY

Collect Book Reports;

Talk about Mr. S Leave

Act. 4.4

 Review Ch. 3 exam!

Term 3 Week 3

Date

Work Due This Class

In Class Activities

Comments

M 18

MLK DAY

NO SCHOOL

Review Ch. 3 exam! 

Tu 19

Ch. 4 Practice Problems 1-6;

Work on your Ch. 3 Exam revisions (due thurs 1/21)

 Finish Act. 4.4 in groups;

Go over Act. 4.4, Newton's 3rd Law


  Review Ch. 3 exam!

W 20

 Ch. 4 Practice Problems 12-18 (3rd Law)

 More on Newton's 3rd Law - go over Practice Problems

Review Ch. 3 exam! 

Th 21

Ch. 3 Exam Revisions Due;

Ch. 4 Practice Problems 20-27 (3rd Law)

 

Go over more 3rd Law problems

Survey 4.4a  

Activity 4.5:  Speed vs. Velocity

 

F 22

 

 Activity 4.6 Investigating Collisions (with Carts)

 

Term 3 Week 4

Date

Work Due This Class

In Class Activities

Comments

M 25

 

Activity 4.7 Simulating Collisions
http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/collision.htm

 

 

 

Tu 26

Complete Activity 4.7 (all) if not finished in class.  Make sure to study your results and consider the concepts.

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.   

 

W 27

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.

Go over Pract. Probs 28-32;  See if everyone in the class can master these.

Continue working on Practice Problems 33-36

 

 

Th 28

Finish Pract. Probs 33-36 

 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")

 

F 29

 Complete Activity 4.9 at home if not finished in class.

 Activity 4.10:  Circular Motion Applications


 See February for HW due Feb 1.

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