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Term 1 Week 4
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In Class ActivitiesCollec
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M 5
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Neighborhood Watch Project (Act. 1.9) is due today
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Collect N. Watch projects; Final questions on Ch. 1?; Bicycle Brainstorm
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Tu 6
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Complete a 1-page Summary of Chapter 1 ; Prepare your Physics Toolbox with equations from Ch. 1;
Study for the Chapter 1 Exam
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Chapter 1 Exam (toolbox and calculator allowed. full period.)
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W 7
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Complete Interlude 1, Part A, p. 23 (Blue and Purple: midterm progress report form due)
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Begin Chapter 2 and Rampage!
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Th 8
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Work on Interlude 1B Research/Poster project. Go over your returned Exam 1;
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Measuring ramps and making predictions, Act. 2.1
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All classes: Get progress report signed; Do detailed revisions of Ch. 1 Exam in Assessments section.
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F 9
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Make sure you have made predictions on the ramps and recorded your reasoning.
Work on Interlude 1B Research/Poster project.
Go over your returned Ch. 1 Exam;
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Sharing out Act. 2.1 Ramp Predictions; Developing procedures for Ramp Speed measurements, Act. 2.2.
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Term 1 Week 5
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Work Due This Class
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In Class Activities
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M 12
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COLUMBUS DAY
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Tu 13
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Work on Interlude 1B Research/Poster project.
Go over your returned Exam 1; Find a book for the Book Report Project
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Ramps - finalizing procedures and starting to take data!
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W 14
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Ramps - taking data and then processing it.
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Th 15
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Ramps - taking data and then processing it.
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F 16
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DUE TODAY: - Interlude 1, Part B Poster. See p. 23-24 for details and rubric.
- Book Proposal submitted online with this online form.
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Interlude 1B: Country Poster-Session: Complete Discussion Questions sheet as you compare different country posters. Then discuss as a class.
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Term 1 Week 6
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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 19
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Complete your group's two Ramp Posters (see Act. 2.2 for details); Have these posters ready to share on Monday in class. Don't forget graphs and conclusions.
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Activity 2.3 Peer Review; Discussion of: - confidence and disagreements between groups
- can we say which is the fastest ramp?
- what class patterns can we agree on? what factor(s) affect a ramp's speed?
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Some of you still need to submit a Book Proposal (use this online form).
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Tu 20
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No new HW; start reading your non-fiction science book!
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Activity 2.4: Data Distribution 1
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W 21
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Complete Activity 2.5, Questions 1 and 2;
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Activity 2.5: Data Distribution 2; Try to calculate SD for the 5 trials for your fastest ramp.
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Th 22
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Complete all of Interlude 1, Part C, on pages 24-25. Then, you must enter your answers and complete the survey here. This will count as a HW assignment, and must be done before class Thursday.
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National Teach-in on Global Climate Change: we will discuss Interlude 1C and relate it to Global Climate Change? If time: SD calcs in groups.
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F 23
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Finish calculating SD for the fastest 4 ramps (bottom of P. 33 - but show your calcs on separate paper)
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What can we do with SD?
Reconsidering the ranks of ramps; Submit a new conclusion for your group on which ramp(s) is fastest.
Second half of class: Start Activity 2.6
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Term 1 Week 7
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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 26
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Complete the rest of Activity 2.6 (Questions 1-8), trying to understand energy as a theory to explain ramp results
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Survey on Ramps and data distribution.
Going over Act. 2.6 to introduce the concept of energy conservation.
If time, start on Act. 2.7 - units and equations.
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Tu 27
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Complete Activity 2.7
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Finish key ideas of Act. 2.6 - Conservation of Energy;
Go over Survey 2.5a
Go over Act. 2.7; units and simple energy calcs.
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W 28
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Ch. 2 Practice Problems 1-5 Complete Grade Proposal form and attach detailed grade proposal reflection in Journal Section; Make sure your binder is organized correctly;
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Activity 2.8
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Binders will be collected and evaluated either Wed, Thurs or Friday depending on class.
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Th 29
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F 30
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T1
Closes
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