Quarter+1+2015-16

Quarter 1 - Newton's Laws and Motion
Last chance to get in make-up work Mythbusters replacement assignment
 * Fri 11/6**

Quiz on Newton's Laws and acceleration
 * Thu 11/5**

Make-up work: Write down one example each that shows Newton's 3 different laws of motion Used videos and demos to review all 3 of Newton's laws
 * Wed 11/4**

//__Make-up work:__ CD 7-2 front side (in file)// Saw how Wall-E gets around outer space Newton's 3rd Law: Equal and opposite reaction forces Worksheet practice
 * Tue 11/3**

Make-up work: //F=ma practice sheet 1-4// Whiteboard practice of Newton's 2nd Law Worksheet practice
 * Mon 11/2**

Make-up work: Watch the first 6 minutes of this video [] and answer 1) What did they "turn off" to get the apple to stay still above the table? 2) What causes acceleration? 3) What happened when the robot arm pushed its hardest against the "heaviest" and "heavy" masses? What causes acceleration? Watched video and took notes.  Practiced using Newton's 2nd Law: F= ma
 * Fri 10/30**

Make-up work: Worksheet pg 15 (all) & 16 (# 2) What does direction mean for velocity? Is acceleration a vector? Reviewed falling things Learned how to predict where things would be in free fall.
 * Thu 10/29**

Make-up work: Get instructions for PhET moving man simulation (need java, probably won't work on smartphones) and complete 2 pages. Example of acceleration Used Moving Man simulator to connect motion to graphs
 * Wed 10/28**

Make-up work: Get Physics rate change worksheet and complete Q 1-6 Reviewed speed, velocity, and acceleration Whiteboard practice on rate change problems (DJ pay, football yardage) Worksheet with more practice on rates changing (not enough time...)
 * Tue 10/27**

Mon 10/26 - Inservice Day, no students

Make-up: Google "mythbuster results" and summarize how they tested any 3 myths ( [] ) Terminal velocity is equilibrium for falling objects Mythbusters test if a penny thrown off the Empire State Building could kill someone
 * Fri 10/23**

Make-up work: Watch the youtube videos below and then visit this page for more information [] Answer the following questions 1) Which has more mass, the elephant or the feather? 2) If dropped on the earth, which would hit the ground first? 3) If dropped on the moon (where there is no air), which would hit the ground first? []  []  []  Observed falling books, feathers, golf balls, ping pong balls, and tissues.  Terminal Velocity = equilibrium for falling objects
 * Thu 10/22**

Make-up work: Answer questions 1-8 on worksheet CD 4-1 (in file) Review speed and velocity Define acceleration is change in velocity over change in time Washer drop demo 1st 8 questions of worksheet 4-1
 * Wed 10/21**

// __Make-up:__ Schedule a time with Leslie to make-up the test // Q1 Test #1: Equilibrium, Inertia, Motion
 * Tue 10/20**

// Make-up: N/A // Jeopardy review: Inertia, mass, weight, speed, equilibrium
 * Mon 10/19**

MEA Weekend, no school
 * Thu 10/15 - Fri 10/16**

Make-up: Google "mythbuster results" and summarize how they tested any 3 myths ( [] ) Tracking Speed video and Mythbusters surfboard myth video
 * Wed 10/14**

Make-up: Complete speed and velocity worksheet Math Reaction video Speed and velocity worksheet Catchy Physics Phrases
 * Tue 10/13**

( ** Mon 10/12 ** - Power Out, School canceled)

// __Make-up:__ Complete Distance and Speed sheet for runner data // Collected runner data for worksheet and graphs
 * Fri 10/9**

// __Make-up:__ Obtain runner data and complete all the calculations on the worksheet // Graphed speed vs. time for the bowling ball Used Vocab chart to review all the concepts of this quarter
 * Thu 10/8**

// __Make-up:__ Obtain bowling ball motion data and make a graph of Distance (side) vs. Average Time (bottom) // Defining Motion, Bill Nye clip Defining speed Bowling Ball motion
 * Wed 10/7**

// Make-up: N/A // Review Challenge Day - worked as a team to answer tough questions on the things we've been studying
 * Tue 10/6**

Make-up work: Use the notes to learn about mass, weight, and Inertia. Do CD 3-1 & 3-2. (in file) Eureka video - mass Review Mass vs Weight Review Inertia and Newton's 1st Law CD 3-1 and 3-2
 * Mon 10/5**

Make-up: Google "mythbuster results" and summarize how they tested any 3 myths ( [] ) Mythbusters on motorcycle tablecloth trick and Lethal Weapon surfboard
 * Fri 10/2**

// __Make-up:__ Complete Newton's 1st Law - Mass, Weight, Volume #1-5 (in file) // We've been learning Newton's 1st Law Inertia is the name for matter tending to do what it was already doing. Matter resists changes to its motion. Talked about differences between mass, weight, and volume Whiteboard practice Worksheet practice
 * Thu 10/1**

// __Make-up:__ Complete "Jigsaw" sheet for all 3 scientist articles (in file) // Review objects at rest and in motion Scientist and Motion jigsaw activity Equilibrium review word search - write sentences using the words as a make-up assignment
 * Wed 9/30**

// __Make-up:__ Newton's 1st law reading and questions (in file) // Review of kinds of equilibrium Flicking a card and leaving the penny behind & the tablecloth trick =Objects sitting still tend to stay sitting still Action figure goes over a cliff =Objects in motion tend to keep moving
 * Tue 9/29**

// __Make-up:__ Read section on dynamic equilibrium and answer 3 questions (in file) // Review Equilibrium Apple on a desk results / Support Force Balancing cards on a book while riding in a car? 2 kinds of equilibrium: static and dynamic Looked at a graph of speed vs. time Played with Phet Forces in 1d simulator
 * Mon 9/28**

// __Make-up__: CD 2-1 Nellie Newton worksheet (in file) // Review net force Practice using the equilibrium rule
 * Fri 9/25**

Thu 9/24 - Staff Development = No School

// __Make-up:__ Read section on forces and answer 3 circled questions at the end // Forces, vectors, what is a net force
 * Wed 9/23**

// __Make-up:__ Read Nature of Science packet (in file) and answer 3 questions at the end // Group sorted cards into science IS and IS NOT Talked about which were hard or easy to decide Watched youtube video to decide for sure where things should be
 * Tue 9/22**

//__Make-up:__ Get and RHR grid (in file) and find ones you think are important as well as ones you're not sure about.// Introduce Daily 3 Leslie's RHR classroom grid Answers to "Interview the Teacher"
 * Mon 9/21**

//__Make-up:__ See Leslie during Advisory time to find out how to make up the project// Vee Chart Project
 * Monday 9/14 - Fri 9/18**

Make-up work: Fill out a "Getting to Know You" sheet
 * Thu 9/10 - Fri 9/11 ** (MAP Testing some periods each day)
 * Raise your hand
 * Favorites
 * What is Physics
 * Read over syllabus and think of a question