CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS

 

Course Syllabus/Expectations

ASSIGNMENT SHEETS :

Assignment Sheet: Chapters 10-12

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENTS:

Concept Development 10-1

Concept Development 11-1

Concept Development 11-2

Concept Development 11-3

Concept Development 12-2

CHAPTER EXERCISES:

Chapter 10 Exercises

Chapter 11 Exercises

Chapter 12 Exercises

 

12-5:   Center of Mass & demos:  Ch. 11 Ex: p. 3-4

12-2:   Mousetrap car report due; Balancing Torque Java Applet Ch. 11 Ex: p. 1-2

12-1:  Balancing Torque Worksheet/Demo

11-30:  Torque Worksheet

11-29:  Chapter 10 Exercises: p. 3-4

11-28:  Chapter 10 Exercises: p.1-2

11-25  Thanksgiving Break

11-24  Thanksgiving Break

11-23  Thanksgiving Break

11-22:  Mousetrap car calculations & report

11-21:  Mousetrap car calculations & report

11-18:  No School

11-17:  Test Chapters 8-9

11-16:  MouseTrap Car Competition - BRING YOUR CARS

11-15:   Practice Test 8-9

11-14   Chapter 9 Exercises (p. 5-6)

11-11:  Simple Machines, Work, Energy

11-10: Power; Conservation of Energy - demo; (Ch. 9 Exercises p. 3-4)

11-9:   MouseTrap Cars in Class - Practice

11-8:   Energy: Mechanical, Potentil, Work (Ch. 9 Ex. p. 1-2), Quiz Ch. 8

11-7:   Impulse/Momentum Collision - More Conservation of Momentum Practice

11-4     Conservation of Momentum;  Chapter 8 Exercise (p.3-4)

11-3:    Finish Collision / Conservation of Momentum Lab

11-2:    Collision / Conservation of Momentum Lab (see link above during the unit)

11-1:    Demonstrations, Newton's Cradle, review of impulse; Conservation of Momentum;  work on assignments to defend.

10-31:  Momentum & Impulse; Chapter 8 Exercises p.1-2

10-28:  No School

10-27:  Test Chapter 4-7

10-26:  Work Day on Mousetrap Cars

10-25:  Practice Test 4-7, Finish Notecard, Chapter 7 Exercises p. 5

10-24:  Chapter 7 Exercises p. 3-4; p. 5; Make Notecard

10-21:  Chapter 7 Exercises p. 1-2; Quizzes back

10-20:  Quiz Chapter 6; Newton's 3rd Law; Action/Reacion Pairs Handout (HW)

10-19:  Make up Assignments

10-13:  Pressure discussion; Pressure worksheet; Ch. 6 Ex. (p. 3-4)

10-12:  More Practice with Newton's 2nd Law:  Weight,

10-11:  Force & Acceleration (direction demo), Ch. 6 Ex (p. 1-2)

10-10:  Ch. 5 Ex. (p.3-4); Newton's 2nd Law (demo); Free Body Diagrams

10-7:  Finish Red Rocket Lab Outside

10-6:  WebBased Rocket Lab

10-5:  Red Rocket Lab Outside

10-4:  Quiz Chapter 4; more with projectile motion; Monkey in the Tree

10-3:  Projectile Motion, components of vectors; Ch. 5 Exercises (p.1-2); Projectile Apparatus

9-30:  interpreting graphs of motion, Ch. 4 Exercises (p. 3-4)

9-29:  Free Fall & Air Resistance - wingsuit;

9-28:  Hang-Time / Reaction Time Lab

9-27:  Free Fall: How fast, how far?  How far/How fast problems

9-26:  Linear Motion, Ch. 4 Exercises (p. 1-2)

9-22: Test Chapters 1-3

9-21: Practice Test 1-3, Notecard for test

9-20: Quiz Chapter 2, Ch. 3 Exercises (p.3-4)

9-19: Ch. 3 Exercises p. 1-2; Defending starts!

9-16: Mass, Weight, Volume, Density - work on asn. sheet

9-15: Ch. 2 Exercises p.2-3; Introduce Assignment Sheet - work day asn. sheet

9-14: Mechanical Equilibrium, Adding & Subtracting Vectors Practice

9-13: Forces, Vectors; Ch. 1 Exercises (p.3), Ch 2 Exercises (p.1)

9-12: Running Labs in, Motion Detector activity- matching graphs, position vs. time

9-9: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration; Running Lab;

9-8: Finish Mystery Jug Activity; Ch. 1 Exercises (p.1-2)

9-7: Physics Intro, Chapter 1 science, 2 word game, Mystery Water Contraption

9-6 Introduction/Syllabus