Term 1 Week 0

Date

Work Due This Class

In Class Activities

Comments

Th 10

• Welcome! 
• Activity 0.1:  How We Learn
• Pass out course handouts

F 11

• Read over course documents.
• Fill out student/parent info sheet.  
  
• Bring in binder (1-2 inch)
  

• Activity 0.2: What is Physics?
• Pass out workbooks
  

Term 1 Week 1

Date

Work Due This Class

In Class Activities

Comments

M 14

• Read pages 1-3 in workbook
• bring any questions you have about the course to class.
• set up binder with 4 required, labeled sections.
• answer:  1)  what is energy?  2) why is there an energy crisis?

Tu 15

Bring in materials needed to measure speed (Act. 1.1) 

W 16

 Build prototypes and do trial runs in preparation for official measurements thursday.

Th 17

CLICK HERE to take a short reflection survey for homework.

Make sure your group is all ready to go out and make measurements.

Also make sure you have finished completing the boxes of Act. 1.2

 OUTSIDE for MEASUREMENTS, completing all of Act. 1.3

F 18

Complete all of Act. 1.3 with your data and calculations.  Dont forget the refection at the bottom. 

 Completing Act. 1.4:  Make Posters!  Plan out posters in groups.

(Note:  Purple class (R7) is a day behind, must complete measurements and Act. 1.3 by monday.)

Term 1 Week 2

Date

Work Due This Class

In Class Activities

Comments

M 21

 Posters must be completed (for all classes but Purple) by class today.

Activity 1.5:  Peer Review 

Tu 22

 Activity 1.7 (yes, 1.7) (all classes)

 Activity 1.6:  Making the data useful by converting to a class standard.

W 23

Complete Act. 1.6 items 1&2, converting each person's speed to class standard units.  You must try the conversion.

(Purple:  write out a proposal for which class units and why, and what we'll do to convert speeds to these units.)

Sharing the class-standard speeds;

Teaching the Multiply-by-1 Conversion Method.

Begin Activity 1.8: Modern-day units.

Th 24

 Complete Activity 1.8 (back side too!)  You must use the Conversion Method.

(purple:  see above HW due wed.  Acti 1.6 1&2)

 Sharing meters/second speed;

EQ:  Calculating Mr. S speed;

Going over 1.8 and then 1.7

F 25

 Survey 1.8;

Finish discussion of 1.7 and Average vs. Instantaneous Speed;

Introduce and Assign N. Watch Project, Activity 1.9 Due Mon Oct. 5

Term 1 Week 3

Date

Work Due This Class

In Class Activities

Comments

M 28

•  Complete Unit Conversion Extra Worksheet (all)
• Start planning out your Neighborhood Watch, Act. 1.9!  Due Oct. 5
  

 Heads-up:  the Chapter 1 exam is scheduled for Tuesday October 6.

Tu 29

•  Ch. 1 Practice Problems 7-10
  (reminder:  write out full solutions on separate paper, using the steps outlined on p. 19 and in class).
• Start working on Act. 1.9 Neighborhood Watch!
  

• Activity 1.10 (new activity) about Average Speed
  
• Go over Pract. Probs 1-10
  

W 30

•  Ch. 1 Practice Problems 11-13 (writing out all details as discussed in class)
• Keep working on Neighborhood Watch!
  

•  Survey 1.8b
• Check answers to Practice Problems (through 9)
• Whiteboard share-out solutions for Problems 10-13
  

Th 1

• Ch. 1 Practice Problems 14-17 (writing out all details as discussed in class)
• Keep working on Neighborhood Watch!

• Go over Survey 1.8b
• Questions on N. Watch?
• Classwork:  Work on Practice Problems 18-24 

 Warning:  if you are having trouble with the survey or homework problems, now is the time to get it - these are foundations for physics.

F 2

•  Finish Ch. 1 Practice Problems Through 24 (writing out all details as discussed in class)

• Keep working on Neighborhood Watch!

 N. Watch Activity 1.9 is due Monday Oct. 5!  Get questions answered before then!  Leave time for analysis and adjustments!