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Friday 22 Nov 2019
Announcements:
- Final exam schedule:
- Tues 11/26: Per 2 & 4 classes
- Wed 11/27: Per 1, 3 & 5
Mon:
Tues:
- Per 1: (30 min period)
- Per 2: (90 min period)
Wed:
- Per 1: (90 min period)
- Final exam
- Course evaluation
- Per 2: (30 min period)
- Final exam back
- Course evaluation
Thurs & Fri:
- No school – Thanksgiving holiday
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Friday 15 Nov 2019
Announcements:
- ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 1 DUE: WED 11/20 @ 3:30 PM!
- Ch 24 homework puzzle due: Wed 11/20
- Final Exams:
- Per 1: Wed 11/27
- Per 2: Tues 11/26
Mon:
- Revise Fri class notes
- Continue Lab 24A – Harmonic Motion
Tues:
- Direct instruction: Period & frequency of waves
- Concept practice: Period & frequency of waves
- Finish Lab 24A
- debrief
- lab report due Wed
Wed:
- ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 1 DUE TODAY @ 3:30 PM!
- Hand in ch 24 homework puzzle
- Hand in Lab 24A report
- Revise Tues class notes
- Direct instruction: Wave speed
- Concept practice: Wave speed
- Ch 24 review packet – begin tonight – full review Fri:
Thurs:
- Revise Wed class notes
- Lab: Sound
Fri:
- Ch 24 review
- Begin Final exam review
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Thursday 07 Nov 2019
Announcements:
- Test: Ch 7: Energy: Thurs 11/14
- Ch 24 homework puzzle due: Wed 11/20
- ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 1 DUE: WED 11/20 @ 3: 30 PM!
Mon:
- No school – Veteran’s Day
Tues:
- Direct instruction: Power & efficiency
- Concept practice: Power & efficiency
- Finish “Physics of Sports” video – hand in question sheet
- Ch 7 review packet – begin this evening, to be completed in class tomorrow
Wed:
- Revise Tues class notes
- Ch 7 review packet & debrief
Thurs:
- Hand in ch 7 review packet
- Test: Ch 7: Energy
- Begin Ch 24 homework puzzle: due Wed 11/20
Fri:
- Debrief test
- Demo: waves
- Direct instruction: intro to waves
- Lab 24A: Harmonic motion – day 1
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Friday 01 Nov 2019
Announcements:
- Ch 7 homework puzzle due: Tues 11/5
- Lab 7A: Energy in a system: report due Tues 11/5
- Lab 7B: Work & energy: report due Tues 11/12
- Test: Ch 7: Energy: Thurs 11/14
- ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 1 IS DUE: WED 11/20 AT 3:30 PM!
Mon:
- Revise Fri class notes
- Debrief KE & PE problem practice handout from Friday
- Lab 7A: Energy in a system
Tues:
- Hand in ch 7 homework puzzle
- Hand in Lab 7A report
- Direct instruction: Work
- Concept practice: Work
- Video: Physics of sports – begin
Wed:
- Revise Tues class notes
- Lab 7B: Work & energy – begin
Thurs:
Fri:
- No class meeting – teacher professional development day
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Friday 25 Oct 2019
Announcements:
- Test: Ch 6: 3 Laws of Motion: Tues 10/29
- Final rocket launch: Wed 10/30 (weather permitting)
- Final rocket report due: Thurs 10/31
- Ch 7 homework puzzle due: Tues 11/5
Mon:
- Revise Fri class notes
- Ch 6 review packet & debrief
- Work on rocket re-build – final launch Wed
Tues:
- Hand in ch 6 review packet
- Test: Ch 6: 3 Laws of Motion
- Begin ch 7 homework puzzle – due Tues 11/5
- Work on rocket re-build – final launch tomorrow
Wed:
- Final rocket launch (weather permitting)
- Begin final report – report due tomorrow
Thurs:
- Hand in final rocket project reports
- Debrief Tues test
- Video: Crash course: Humans and energy
- complete question sheet and hand in
Fri:
- Direct instruction: Kinetic and potential energy
- Kahoot review: KE & PE
- Concept practice: KE & PE problems
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Friday 18 Oct 2019
Announcements:
- Rocket launch #1: Wed – 10/23 (weather permitting)
- Test: Ch 6: 3 laws of motion: Tues 10/29
Mon:
- Rocket build
- rockets must be ready for evaluation Tues, halfway through period
Tues:
- Finish rockets – 30 min
- Rocket evaluations – 35 min
- Rocket launch #1 tomorrow! (weather permitting)
Wed:
- Rocket launch #1
- Analyze data
- complete part 1 of reports
Thurs:
- Direct instruction: 3rd law of motion
- Lab 6B: 3rd law of motion
Fri:
- Revise Thurs class notes
- Debrief Lab 6B: 3rd law of motion
- Direct instruction: Momentum
- Concept practice: Momentum
- Rocket rebuild
- final launch: Wed 10/30 (weather permitting)
- Ch 6 review packet – begin over the weekend – full review Mon 10/28 in class
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Wednesday 09 Oct 2019
Announcements:
- Ch 6 homework puzzle due: Thurs 10/17
- Lab 6A report due: Thurs 10/17
- Rocket project materials need to be in room S7 by: Fri 10/18
Mon:
- Debrief Friday test
- Direct instruction: 1st Law of Motion
- Demo: 1st Law of Motion
- Concept practice: Net force and 1st Law of Motion
- Rocket materials to class by Friday! (see list above)
Tues:
- Revise Mon class notes
- Discuss ch 6 homework puzzle – due next class meeting (Thurs)
- Lab 6A: 1st and 2nd Laws of Motion
- Rocket materials to class by Friday! (see list above)
Wed:
- No class meeting – all school testing/career readiness day
Thurs:
- Hand in ch 6 homework puzzle
- Hand in Lab 6A report
- Direct instruction: 2nd Law of Motion
- Concept practice: 2nd Law story problems & debrief
- Rocket materials to class by tomorrow! (see list above)
Fri:
- Revise Thurs class notes
- Rocket project
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Friday 04 Oct 2019
Announcements:
- Test: Ch 5: Force: Wed 10/9
- Ch 6 homework puzzle due: Thurs 10/17
- Rocket project materials must be in class by Thurs 9/17
Mon:
- Hand in lab report: Lab 5B: Force & friction
- Revise Fri class notes
- Direct instruction: Equilibrium
- Concept practice: Equilibrium
- Kahoot review: Equilibrium
- Ch 5 review packet
Tues:
- Revise Mon class notes
- Ch 5 review packet & debrief – test tomorrow!
Wed:
- Hand in ch 5 review packet
- Test: Ch 5: Force
- Begin ch 6 homework puzzle: due Thurs 10/17
- Rocket project materials: must be in class by Thurs 10/17
Thurs:
- No class meeting: teacher professional development & midterm grading
Fri:
- No school: statewide inservice day
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Friday 27 Sep 2019
Announcements:
- Test: Ch 4: Motion: Mon 9/30 – review packet due before test
- Lab 5A: What is a newton?: report due: Thurs 10/3
- Ch 5 homework puzzle due: Fri 10/4
- Lab 5B: Force and friction: report due Mon 10/7
- Test: Ch 5: Force: Tues 10/8
Mon:
- Hand in Ch 4 review packet
- Test: Ch 4: Motion – 2 parts
- Begin Ch 5 homework puzzle – due Fri 10/4
Tues:
- Debrief tests
- Direct instruction: Force
- Lab 5A: What is a newton?
Wed:
- Revise Tues class notes
- Debrief lab 5A
- Direct instruction: Weight and mass
- Concept practice: Weight and mass
Thurs:
- Revise Wed class notes
- Debrief Weight and mass concept practice
- Collaborative study groups: ch 5 homework puzzle
- Lab 5B: Force and friction
Fri:
- Hand in ch 5 homework puzzle
- Finish Lab 5B
- Debrief lab – report due Mon 10/7
- Direct instruction: Friction
- Ch 5 review packet
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Friday 20 Sep 2019
Announcements:
- Lab 4B: Acceleration: report due: Wed 9/25
- Balloon jet car report due: Wed 9/25
- Ch 4 test: Motion: Mon 9/30
Mon:
- Revise Fri class notes
- Lab 4B: Acceleration
Tues:
- Debrief lab 4B – report due tomorrow
- Finish testing cars – report due tomorrow
Wed:
- Hand in Lab 4B report
- Hand in Balloon jet car report
- Direct instruction: Free-fall
- Videos: Free fall
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- Activity: Analyzing graphs of motion
Thurs:
- Revise Wed class notes
- Concept practice: Acceleration calculations
- Ch 4 review sheet – look over in prep for tomorrow’s review
Fri:
- Ch 4 review sheet & debrief
- If time: Kahoot review
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