Agenda Information 

August 28: Welcome to Physics :)

Intro to Class

Introduce Lab: Buggy Lab

Homework/ Announcements 




August 29

Sounds Like/ Look Like

Math Pretest

Look over introductions & procedures 

Homework/ Announcements

1- Intro to Accuracy and Precision- complete the activity 

2- Notes: Linearization.  Go through the notes and complete the practice problems in your notebook( practice problems on slide 10)



August 30 

Finish going over draft procedures 

Introduce -Science and Technology Interview. HERE are the questions

Discuss topics covered in AP1

Discussion/notes- Accuracy & Precision

Discussion- how to measure with time accuracy & precision

Homework/ Announcements


August 31

Get math pre-tests back

Go over  data tables

Discussion: how to create a graph with time to start in class

Discussion: error and labs groups discuss

Homework/ Announcements


September 1

Handout: Equation Sheet( KEEP AT ALL TIMES)

Go over significant figure practice problems

Notes- Calculations with S.F, metric prefixes & conversions( 1&2step)

Notes- how would you describe the motion of a car?


Homework/ Announcements

September 4- No School:)

September 5

Discuss: another method of conversions 

Go over linearization hw from last week  & linearization Class Practice. HERE are the steps to make a proper conclusion for linearization

Groups :whiteboard practice problems on distance & displacement

Notes: Speed & velocity with whiteboard problems ( #1-6)

Set up lab: motion of an object down a slope

Homework/ Announcements

September 6

Go over metric conversion HW from Friday

Speed & velocity problems round 2- finish from Tuesdays class

Motion down a slope lab

Extra time- work on labs


Homework/ Announcements

September 7

15 minutes- time to work on motion down a slope lab 

Lab peer review using THIS rubric

Notes- Scalars v Vectors.( will not go over in class. get the notes on your own)

Notes- Acceleration 

Extra time: work on labs

Homework/ Announcements

a. how you determined your time measurement( discussion on precision)

b. error ( identify, impact on data & how to improve)


September 8

Quiz

Continue with acceleration notes 

Activity- Sign of acceleration

Handout- acceleration investigation( did not have time for this in class)

Notes- Kinematic Equations

Homework/ Announcements

a. how you determined your time measurement( discussion on precision)

b. error ( identify, impact on data & how to improve)

September 11

Go over hw

Experimental design question- no online copy. See Ms. Lewis if absent 

Kinematics class practice

Lab- Jumping Jumpers. Groups take data for their two jumpers assigned 

Homework/ Announcements


September 12

Groups plot data and continue with next steps 

Notes- Motion Graphs

Notes- Free-fall part 1

Homework/ Announcements



September 13

discuss jumper lab

Go over graphing practice in groups

Free-fall notes continued

Extra time- study/ work

Homework/ Announcements

September 14

Kinematics Quiz

Handout- Relationship between position, velocity & acceleration- no online copy. See Ms. Lewis if absent 

Unit 1- Conceptual Questions

Go over the equation sheet

Introduce basketball drop lab

Extra time- AP Classroom MC- if not I unlocked unit 1 MC practice. you should find it under my assignments 


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September 15

Discuss conceptual questions in groups 

Discuss equation sheets

Last round of problems 

Unit 1 FRQ

Rest of time- study/work

Homework/ Announcements

September 18

Rocket Problem

Kinematics Review Activity - HERE is the link. It is given as a hw assignment but it is NOT graded 

Groups take data for basketball drop lab- for large and small object

Vector Addition POGIL

Homework/ Announcements

September 19

Unit 1 MC Practice 

Take data for the large object for the basketball drop lab

Notes: Adding vectors algebraically 

Introduce Vector Draft 2023( if I did not introduce just read the handout)

Simulation- projectile motion


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September 20

Vector Draft Groups

Intro to motion in 2D

Notes- Horizontal Case with in class practice

Extra time- study/ work

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September 21- Celebration of Knowledge Day!

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September 22

MC practice- Horizontal Projectiles- no online version of this . if absent see me for handout

Notes- Full projectile with practice

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September 26

Challenge Problem

More practice with 2D kinematics-whiteboard problems 

Introduce Youtube Physics

Introduce Buzz Lightyear lab( if time). If not just read THIS handout

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September 27

Go over hw

Vector Draft groups plan their strategy.

Groups have time to work on Youtube Physics - Sign Up HERE FIRST

Movie Physics( no online version.. just more practice )


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September 28

Vector Draft

Vector Addition Practice problems

Extra time- Work on youtube physics 

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September 29

Vector Addition quiz 

Vote for Logo of vector draft

Groups work on 1-4 of Buzz Lightyear Lab. Monday we will take data 

Conceptual questions Unit 2


HW/ Announcements 


October 2

Buzz Lightyear lab

While not collecting data groups should

Extra time- study for quiz/ work on youtube physics 


HW/ Announcements 


October 3

Quiz- projectile motion

Groups discuss FRQ's 

TIPERS Unit 2

Rest of time- work on Youtube Physics 

Vote for logo- had to redo from yesterday!


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October 5

Vote for logo- had to redo from yesterday!

Youtube Physics Class Presentations


HW/ Announcements


October 6

Go over quiz

Groups get actual range of projectile 


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October 9

Go over POGIL in groups

Notes: Newton's First Law & types of forces

How to draw Free Body Diagrams

Rest of time- study/ work on missing work. HERE is a Kahoot review if interested( it says its an assignment but it is not.)


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October 10

Unit 2 Celebration


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October 11

Newton's Laws First Law Concept Check

Handout Forces in 2D

Notes: Tension Day 1

Start on simulation

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October 12

HW

1- Quiz- October 17 Newtons Laws( w/o friction)

2-Complete THIS handout . You are solving for EVERY force in each example.

3. Here is the online book. Here is the book problems and answers for chapter 4 forces.

October 13

Mass v weight recap

go over hw

Newton's Laws whiteboards round 1

Friction Notes- Part 1

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October 16

Fix the mistakes

Whiteboards Round 2

Friction Lab

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October 17- Ms. Lewis Out

I have completly lost my voice and will not be in school today. While I am out do the following

October 18- Ms. Lewis out

I will not be in class today. While I am out do the following

Here are the answers to both


October 19- Ms. Lewis out

While I am out do the following activities 

I like to use these simulations to make sure I can get the magnitudes of each force


October 20

Quiz date announcement- Monday Oct 23

Review friction notes 

Whiteboards- Friction Round 1

Introduce Friction Mini-Lab activity( work on part 1 at home; work on 2-3 in class)

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October 23

Quiz

Friction Whiteboards Round 2

Time to work on friction mini labs

Notes- Atwood machines Day 1


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October 25

Groups will have 15 minutes to work on part 3 of the friction mini labs

Atwood machines with friction with class practice 


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October 26

Groups go over

Notes- Newton's Third Law

Newton's Laws Activity


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October 27

Quiz

Start of new unit--- Work & Energy

Notes- Work 


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October 31

go over hw

Notes: Types of Energy & Conservation of ME

Conservation of ME Round 1

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November 1

Go over hw

Notes- W/KE Theorem with practice 

Start mini lab day


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November 2

Grade FRQ

Notes- Conservative v. Non conservative forces

Time in class for  energy mini labs
If time- Notes- Power

HW


November 3

Go over AP Workbook hw

Notes- Power

Introduce Spring Constant Lab with time to work on procedures 



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November 6

In class timed FRQ practice- 13 minute timer

Get quizzes back

Groups have time to work 

HW.


November 8

Interested in potential tutoring- Click HERE 

Groups discuss conceptual questions & complete MC review 

Notes- Momentum

Extra time


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November 9

Newton's laws/ Work & Energy Exam

Notes- Conservation of Momentum &Types of Collisions


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November 13

Go over hw

Discuss what needs to be done for spring constant lab( go to page 2 of the instructions)

HERE are the problems in class we did not work 

Notes- Collisions in 2D

Notes- Ballistic Pendulums

Activity- Momentum Video Analysis

Introduce Mechanics Practical 


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November 14

Go over FRQ 

Conceptual Questions- Momentum

Practical Practice 

If time- Final Round of Practice(if we run out of class time do this on your own if needed. my answer key is in class)


HW

November 15

Mechanics Practical 

20 minutes- Time to work on spring constant lab or momentum practice

Notes- Rotational Kinematics


HW


November 16- Ms. Lewis Out

While I am out do the following


HW- make sure 1-3 is done for tomorrow's class

November 20

Quiz

Go over hw

Notes- Torque not at 90 degrees 


November 27

Notes- Rotational Inertia

HW

November 28

Notes- Angular Momentum & Rotational Kinetic Energy( this is the end of the unit)

Activity- Yoyo derivations- make sure the derivations end up in your notebook


HW

November 29

Go over hw

FRQ practice- torque- just three today. Do the other two on your own


November 30

More time to work on Torque FRQ from yesterday

AP Classroom work time for torque/momentum to study

December 1- Visit From UNC Day 1


December 4- Visit From UNC Day 2


December 5

Groups work on Conceptual Questions on momentum & torque

Extra Credit Challenge


December 6

Notes- Circular Motion( horizontal/ & vertical circles including banked curves)

Introduce Roller Coaster Project

HW- 


December 7

Unit exam


HW- Read about Roller Coaster Physics

December 8

Notes- Gravitation & Gravitational Fields

Notes- Physics of Roller Coasters

Time to work on roller coaster physics 


HW

December 11

Notes- Gravitational Potential Energy Revisited 

Notes- Escape Velocity 

Time to work on roller coaster physics 


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December 12

TIPERS- Circular Motion( no online copy)

Go over hw 

Groups work on FRQ practice- just the first one

Rest of time- work on roller coaster physics


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December 13

Review Activity- Here it is if you want to play again

Day 1: Work through FRQs from most recent years

Rest of time- work on roller coaster physics

December 14

Quiz- 30 minutes 

Rest of time work on project

Get tests back

December 15

Gallery walk of roller coaster posters

Day 2 Work through FRQs from most recent years

A Holiday Story


January 3: Happy New Year !!

Introduce Spring Investigation; Slides for lab


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January 4


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January 5


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January 8


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January 9



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January 10


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January 11

Groups go over FRQ practice from Tuesday

Groups continue to work on Light Prototype Project. Today should be spent


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January 12- Ms. Lewis absent

January 16

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January 17


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January 18



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January 19

HW- none :). 

All work needs to be submitted by Monday at 8:55 am to count for Q2. The last day for test remediation is Tuesday lunch

January 22


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January 23


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January 24

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January 25


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January 29



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January 30 


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January 31


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February 1

tomorrow we move on to Thermodynamics after the Bernoulli challenge!

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February 2

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February 5 


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February 6

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February 7

HW- study for your exam. Tomorrow all work is due by 8:55 am

February 8- Fluids exam

February 12


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February 13


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February 14



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February 15

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February 16- Ms. Lewis out

While I am gone do the following(All handouts should be at the front of the room)



February 19

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February 20

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February 21

Start new unit: Optics


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February 22

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February 23

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February 26

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February 27- No class

February 28 

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February 29

Thermodynamic Exam- 70 minutes 


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March 1

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March 4



Images to add for notes

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March 6

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March 7

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March 8- Ms. Lewis out

I have assigned AP Classroom and practice in Cengage 

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March 11

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March 12

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March 13

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March 14

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March 15

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March 18

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March 19

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March 20

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March 21

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March 22

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March 25


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March 26


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March 27

Notes: Capacitors & Capacitance


Notes- Capacitors in Series & Parallel

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March 28

Have a great break!!

April 8

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April 9

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April 10

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April 11

Lab Link

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April 12

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April 15

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April 16

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April 17

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April 18

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April 22

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April 23

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April 24


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April 25

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April 26- Ms. Lewis out

While I am gone do the following

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April 29

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April 30

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May 1

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May 2- Ms. Lewis out

While I am gone do the following- I would recommend working in your final project groups/ if working on your own then join another small group! It would also be helpful to use an equation sheet as you go through these notes to see what is given and what is not.

May 3

May 6

May 7

May 8

Here is a great resource. This youtube channel works the FRQs from previous years!

Here is a presentation that gives FRQ tips- starting on slide 19 

Here are some super cram videos for Physics 1 &2

May 9

Physics  MC Activity day 1

May 10

May 15- Ms. Lewis Out 

Here are some additional resources to practice for the exam

May 17- Exam day!

I wish you all the best today! 

You got this!

May 20- May 23

Dont forget that you have until May 30 to take your magnetism exam. The exam takes 15 minutes. It can be done during lunch/ flex time.

This week  time should be spent

May 28-30

Todays class we will 

Dont forget that you have until May 30 to take your magnetism exam. The exam takes 15 minutes. It can be done during lunch/ flex time.

This week  time should be spent

HW

June 6

Period 2

Final Project Presentations.


Period 3