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MAY 2010   PHYSICS 1               SOUTHWICK

 Term 4 Week 8

Date

Work Due This Class

In Class Activities

Comments

M 3

 Complete all of Activity 5.20:  make sure to spend some time learning about power;

Complete Practice Problems thru Problem 18;

Make sure you are caught up!  This is a big week.

 Quick Survey 5.19

Go over Power, activity 5.20;

The Electron Shuffle activity.

 Note:  Ch. 5 Exam is Thursday

Tu 4

 Review power and act. 5.20;

Complete Practice Problems 19-24 
(remember to use your toolbox, our series and parallel rules, and get these figured out!)

Follow-up on Electron Shuffle activity - exploring the model.

Go over Practice Problems;

In groups:  work on Pract. Prob 27: Christmas lights

 

W 5

 Practice Problems 25-29

Use these problems to review all of Ch. 5

 Final review, going over pract. probs, etc.

 See link at bottom of page for answers to Pract. Probs!

Th 6

 Review all activities, surveys and practice problems for the Ch. 5 Exam

See link at bottom of page for answers to Pract. Probs!

 Chapter 5 Exam;

(includes material from activities through 5.20 and practice problems 1-29)

 

F 7

 No HW due, but you can work on Act. 5.21 and the final project (Act. 5.22)

 TBD;

Final comments and issues with Electricity;

Assigning and clarifying Home Electrical project;

AC/DC, our electrical grid, etc.

  T4 Closes Today;

Also, start working on Home Electrical Analysis Project!

Term 5 Week 1

Date

Work Due This Class

In Class Activities

Comments

M 10

 Activity 5.21 is due;

Term 4 grade proposals and binders (for non-seniors) are due;  See form attached at bottom of the page if you didnt get one.

Also, continue working on Home Electrical Analysis Project!

 Questions on Home Project?

Go over Activity 5.21

Talk about the power grid, AC120

(you can read more yourself at this link from howstuffworks.com)

 Continue working on Home Electrical Analysis Project!  Due Mon 5/17

Tu 11

Continue working on Home Electrical Analysis Project!  Bring questions about devices to class.

 (In class makeup for Ch. 5 exam)

Talk about AC/DC and power grid;  or Work with groups on home electrical analysis.  

 

W 12

 Continue working on Home Electrical Analysis Project!  Bring questions about devices to class.

 Thermal energy: What is temperature?

Activity 6.3 

 

Th 13

Continue working on Home Electrical Analysis Project!  Bring questions about devices to class. 

Discuss Activity 6.3 and the Kinetic Model;  Discuss the thermometer.

Complete Activity 6.4 (click here for simulation)

 

F 14

Finish Activity 6.4 (click here for simulation)

Note:  Home Electrical Analysis Project!  Due Monday 5/17 

 Going over Kinetic Model, temperature and Solids, Liquids and Gases

Start working on Activity 6.5 and Activity 6.5B.

 

Term 5 Week 2

Date

Work Due This Class

In Class Activities

Comments

M 17

Home Electrical Analysis
Project Due Today
 

Complete Activity 6.5B: An Ice Cube in Three Phases (click here for Act. 6.5B simulation

Start working on Activity 6.5C: Exploring Gas Properties (click here for Act. 6.5C simulation)

 

Tu 18

 

 1st half:  Finish Activities 6.5, 6.5B and 6.5C

2nd half: debrief on all three activities, final comments on Kinetic Model

 

W 19

 Review everything we've done from Ch. 6.  Catch up if you missed any activities for MCAS, field trips, etc.  Links are posted above.

 Survey 6.5a 

Final Comments on Kinetic Model and thermal energy

 

Th 20

 

 The Wave!!  Starting Chapter 7

 

F 21

 

 Properties of Waves, Activity 6.2

 

Term 5 Week 3

Date

Work Due This Class

In Class Activities

Comments

M 24

 Study chapter exams, chapter summaries, surveys, etc. in preparation for FINAL EXAM

Comments on Ch. 5 Exam:  class misconceptions about current, series and parallel, etc.  

 

Tu 25

 Study chapter exams, chapter summaries, surveys, etc. in preparation for FINAL EXAM

FINAL EXAM (Part 1): A cumulative exam assessing big ideas and skills from Chapters 1 through 5.   

 

W 26

 

Give back senior Exams;

Go over waves basics, Act. 7.2 

 

Th 27

 

Work on Activity 7.3 using these:

Simulation A (PhET)

Simulation B (use for Mass)

 

F 28

 

Finish Activity  

 

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  • EOT Grading Report 09.doc - on May 10, 2010 2:45 AM by Jesse Southwick (version 1)
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