22-23 AP Physics Agenda

Welcome to Physics!

• Class Syllabus

• Challenge Activity

  • Level 0

  • Level 1

  • Level 2

  • Level 3

  • Can you crack this one??

• Lab: Buggy Car- Discuss introductions and groups have time to brainstorm

  • Lab Handout

  • Guidelines to how to write a lab report

HW

1- Read the syllabus ( link above). Complete THIS activity once read

2- Write a sample introduction according to the guidelines and submit yours HERE 

3- Get a notebook for class

4- Make sure to BOOKMARK the agenda

5 -Complete this assignment in your notebook: Write a paragraph that tells what you think the perfect classroom should be like. (This is not fiction/fantasy writing; you should describe the atmosphere of an ideal real classroom.) You will be sharing your story in your table groups tomorrow 

Discussion of class norms & actionable norms & covenant of learning 

Math Pretest

Look over introductions

• discuss data tables & procedures

• groups take practice data and create a practice procedure

HW

1- Intro to Accuracy and Precision- complete the activity 

2- Notes: Linearization.  Go through the notes and complete the practice problems( linked in the slides)

3- Craft your own statement of a class statement using the words/phrases that were listed on the board. HERE is an image. Tomorrow you will work on this further.

Introduce- Science and Technology Interview. HERE are the questions 

Discuss topics covered in AP1

Recap linearization with extra practice- we will do this another class 

Notes- Accuracy & Precision

Discussion- how to measure time with accuracy & precision

• groups consider discussion into their procedure

• groups take formal data

If time- Notes- Intro to significant figures with practice 

HW

1- Finish significant figure practice- DID NOT GET TO

2- Type up procedure and data tables- turn in HERE

Go over procedures & data tables

Discussion: how to create a graph

Discussion- error and lab groups discuss

Notes- Uncertainty Calculations 

Notes- Significant Figures with practice 

HW

1- In your own words define the following: frame of reference, position, change in position, distance, speed, velocity 

2- Create a graph of your data using graph paper according to the guidelines discussed

3- Watch THIS video and answer the questions 

4- Finish significant figures practice if not done in class 

Notes- Calculations with S.F, metric prefixes & conversions  with practice 

Handout- Equation Sheet ( keep at ALL times)

Notes: how would you describe the motion of a car

• practice: distance/displacement 

• whiteboard practice problems

Notes: Speed & Velocity 

Get math pre-test back

HW

1- Goals for AP1- Keep this in your notebook 

2- Optional Practice: Extra uncertainty calculations. THIS WILL NOT BE DISCUSSED IN CLASS BUT I HAVE A KEY FOR YOU TO CHECK. Only do parts 1 &2(# 3-5 are not relevant to our class). We already did 1a& 2a

3- Quiz- Friday 9/7 on math skills

4- Vote HERE on our class mission statement

5- Get the speed from your buggy lab. You will have to show your work in your lab report.

6- Metric Conversions round 2

Linearization Class Practice

Problem Solving Skills

Speed & Velocity with practice round 1( problems 1-6)

Set-up lab: motion of an object down a slope 

• groups will have time to practice set-up for tomorrows class 

HW

1- Thursday we are going to be peer reviewing the lab report. The only sections we have not discussed are the analysis & conclusion sections. At this point you have enough information to do so and you have the guidelines. I would come to class Thursday with a complete lab report so it can be peer reviewed

2- Make sure table is set up for motion down a slope lab

Go over metric conversion HW

Discuss analysis & conclusion

Lab: Motion down a slope

HW

1- Work on motion down a slope lab.  Due Friday

2- Math skills quiz on Friday. Optional extra practice for metric conversions- I have the key if you want to check 

3- Bring your lab report( buggy lab) for tomorrow's peer review. 

Speed & velocity problems round 2

Lab peer review using THIS rubric 

Notes- Vectors & Scalars ( one of my few online presentations)

Notes- Acceleration with practice 

time to work on labs

HW

1- Quiz tomorrow on math skills( significant figures, metric conversions, isolating x, operations with significant figures)

2- Sign of acceleration 

3- Motion down a slope lab due tomorrow. Add to your lab in a brief statement about error( identify, impact on data & how to improve)

Quiz

Discuss sign of acceleration 

Acceleration investigation 

Notes- Kinematic Equations with practice round 1

HW

1- Lab report due- Tuesday at 8:55 am. Submit HERE

note: for your buggy lab no longer are you required to put in an acceleration v time graph.

2- Kinematics Quiz- next Thursday 

3- Complete these problems  in your notebooks 

Next Week

1- continue with kinematic practice

2- Notes: Graph interpretation

3- Free Fall practice

We will get our textbook on Monday

Upcoming: Unit 1 test September 20

warm-up: experimental design( NO ONLINE COPY- SEE MS. LEWIS IF YOU WANT A COPY)

Go over hw problems

Kinematic practice round 2

Lab- Jumping Jumpers.

• lab instructions 

HW

1- Buggy Lab- Due tomorrow. Submit HERE

2- Jumping Jumpers Lab- Due Friday. Only answer what is asked in the lab report

Groups plot data and continue with next steps 

Notes- Motion Graphs

• practice handout- will upload during the day 

Notes- Free-fall part 1

HW

1- kinematics quiz Thursday

2- determine the initial conditions for the following scenarios: ball dropped, ball tossed up, round trip.

• initial conditions to determine( assign a value or a sign to each term)

  • acceleration

  • delta x( really y)

  • velocity initial

  • velocity final

  • time

3- Complete THIS handout- OPTIONAL. IF YOU DO THIS SEE MS. LEWIS FOR THE KEY 

4- Graph jumper lab data by hand. 

Graphing Practice

Free-fall notes continued( initial conditions, whiteboard practice problems)

Rearranging Physics - Unit 1

Go over equation sheet

discuss jumper lab

Get quizzes back

HW

1- kinematics quiz tomorrow

2- continue working on jumping jumper lab- will let you know the official due date-  Wed 9/21

3- HERE is our old book problems on unit 1. In the folder you will have access to the problems and the odd answers. If you do the evens see me for the key

4- Finish free-fall problems from class it done

Kinematics Quiz

Last round of problems 

Unit 1- Conceptual Questions

Introduce basketball drop lab

• groups should write a procedure for the small & large object. Lab is going to be next Wednesday 

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

HW

1- Unit test September 20.

2- Jumping Jumper lab due 9/21

3- Have basketball drop lab procedure ready

discuss conceptual questions 

There has been a crime!

Rocket Problem

HW

1-  Unit test September 20. We will start unit 2 on Monday .

2- Jumping Jumper lab due Wednesday 

graphing x vs. t 

FRQ practice Unit 1

Discuss basketball drop lab

• groups discuss procedures and create data tables 

Vector Addition POGIL

Notes: How to add vectors algebraically with in class problem

HW

1- Unit test tomorrow!

Celebration of Knowledge  !!!!!

HW

1- Jumping jumper lab due tomorrow. Submit HERE

2- Basketball drop lab is tomorrow make sure to have your procedure ready

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

HW

1- continue working on the basketball drop lab- due next Wednesday

Notes- Vector addition graphically with practice( depends on if I can find protractors if not we will do this later)

Intro into motion in 2D

Simulation- projectile motion

• handout

Introduce Vector Draft 2022

HW

1- Quiz- next Thursday- vector addition( only algebraically) 

2- Start working on your pre-lab for vector draft- due next Wednesday

3- continue working on basketball lab- due  next Wednesday 

4- Finish simulation if not done in class- we will go over this tomorrow 

Adding vectors graphically 

Go over simulation

Notes- Horizontal Case with in class practice

Notes- Full Projectile- just equations

HW

1- Quiz- next Thursday- vector addition( only algebraically) 

2- Start working on your pre-lab for vector draft- due next Wednesday

3- continue working on basketball lab- due  next Wednesday 

4- Complete problems 22,24 & 26 found HERE in your notebook 

Graphical Practice- vectors 

MC practice- Horizontal Projectiles- no online version of this 

Notes- Full projectile with practice- round 1

• whiteboard problems 

HW

1- Vector Addition quiz- October 3( just algebraic)- this has been moved from this Thursday

2- Basketball drop lab- due tomorrow. Submit HERE

3- Vector pre-lab due tomorrow. You will submit this BY HAND tomorrow at the start of class. 

Mc Practice- Full Projectiles- no online copy of this

Whiteboards- Round 2

Challenge Problem 

Groups strategize for Vector Draft- groups submit strategy plan

• plan due at the end of class

• roster sign up

textbook sign up

HW

1- Make sure you are ready for the draft tomorrow

2- Complete THESE problems 

3- Today we signed into Webassign- this will mainly be our place for hw problems. Your first assignment is due Oct 6. 

• if you were absent and did not get the class key email me

4- Solve the challenge problem 

Go over hw problems

Go over challenge problem

Vector Draft Day

Introduce Buzz Lightyear

• groups start if time 

HW

1- Vector Lab- Due October 6. You will turn this lab  in by hand

2- See tomorrow for plan since I will be out of the classroom

Ms. Lewis Out 

In my absence do the following 

1. Read about Youtube Physics- you will sign up Monday for the type of problem you will do. 

2. Buzz Lightyear- Groups should write their procedure using the OAIM method for the projectile launcher lab. We will take data to get our horizontal velocity Monday. Upload your procedure HERE

3. FRQ practice- Unit 2. Complete these in your notebook. We will go over Monday

4. Continue working on your Webassign practice problems- due October 6 

5. Upcoming:.

   1. Quiz- Vector Addition- October 3

   2. Quiz: Projectile Motion October 6

   3. Unit Celebration  October 12

   4. Webassign Problems due October 6

Note- The only topic that I will not focus on in class is relative motion/velocity- section 3.4 in the e-book. Read it and take notes. Also in AP Classroom I will assign a video to watch if you need it ( you should find it under my assignments). You will need both a conceptual understanding as well as to be able to do some problems with them

Discuss Youtube Physics

• group sign up 

Groups have time to write Buzz Lightyear 1-4

• submit 

Movie Physics 

Extra Time- you choose

• whiteboard round 3

• webassign problems 

HW

1. Upcoming:.

   1. Quiz- Vector Addition- October 4

   2. Quiz: Projectile Motion October 6

   3. Unit Celebration  October 12

   4. Webassign Problems due October 6

   5. Vector Draft due October 6

   6. Submit Buzz Lightyear 1-4 HERE

Note- The only topic that I will not focus on in class is relative motion/velocity- section 3.4 in the e-book. Read it and take notes. Also in AP Classroom I will assign a video to watch if you need it ( you should find it under my assignments). You will need both a conceptual understanding as well as to be able to do some problems with them

Quiz- Vector Addition 

Finish movie physics 

Groups take data for velocity initial and determine vi

• groups should also make notes on error analysis 

FRQ Practice

Conceptual Questions- Unit 2

Youtube Physics Sign Ups- HERE

HW

1. Upcoming:.

   1. Quiz: Projectile Motion October 6

   2. Unit Celebration  October 12

   3. Webassign Problems due October 6

   4. vector draft- October 6. For the draft all you need to submit is your groups final resultant vector and direction based on what you chose. Show work algebraically.  turn in by hand 

   5. Groups should have determined velocity initial based on data 

   6. Youtube Physics due October 13

   7. Buzz Lightyear Lab Report Due- October 14

Note- The only topic that I will not focus on in class is relative motion/velocity- section 3.4 in the e-book. Read it and take notes. Also in AP Classroom I will assign a video to watch if you need it ( you should find it under my assignments). You will need both a conceptual understanding as well as to be able to do some problems with them 

Go over webassign problems

Quiz- Projectile Motion 

TIPERS- Unit 2

Groups discuss equations sheets

Groups have time to collect data again if needed/Groups are given the angle  predict range

• place predicted ranges here

HW

1- Make sure conceptual questions, TIPERS & FRQ practice are completed for tomorrow's class. We are going to go over them tomorrow

2- Unit 2 Exam- October 12

3- Youtube Physics- due October 13

4- Buzz Lightyear- due October 14

5- make sure to update predicted ranges for buzz lightyear- see link above 

Note- The only topic that I will not focus on in class is relative motion/velocity- section 3.4 in the e-book. Read it and take notes. Also in AP Classroom I will assign a video to watch if you need it ( you should find it under my assignments). You will need both a conceptual understanding as well as to be able to do some problems with them 

Groups take data to get actual range- we wilL do this MONDAY

Discuss conceptual questions & FRQ practice from Unit 2

 Introduce New Unit: Welcome to Newton's World!

• Notes: Newton's First Law & types of forces

• How to draw Free Body Diagrams

  • handout 

• Newton's First Law Pogil

Rest of time - youtube Physics 

HW

1- Unit 2 Exam- October 12

2- Youtube Physics- due October 13

3- Buzz Lightyear- due October 14

Note- The only topic that I will not focus on in class is relative motion/velocity- section 3.4 in the e-book. Read it and take notes. Also in AP Classroom I will assign a video to watch if you need it ( you should find it under my assignments). You will need both a conceptual understanding as well as to be able to do some problems with them 

groups take actual data for ranges 

Newton's First Law Concept Check

Handout- Forces in 2D

Tension Problems Day 1

Simulation- Newton's 2nd Law

• handout 

HW

1- Finish simulation

2- Review section 4.2.1 in your book. Add to your notes as needed 

Mini-Lab: Mass v Weight

• best song ever!

Go over simulation 

Rest of Time

• study

• work on youtube Physics

• work on buzz Lightyear- based on what we have done so far 

HW

1- Unit 2 Celebration tomorrow 

• Note- The only topic that I will not focus on in class is relative motion/velocity- section 3.4 in the e-book. Read it and take notes. Also in AP Classroom I will assign a video to watch if you need it ( you should find it under my assignments). You will need both a conceptual understanding as well as to be able to do some problems with them

• For extra resources dont forget about

  • unit resources for unit 2

  • Kinematics Unit 2 Review in Webassign

  • In cengage, go to personal study plan, click on overview, open chapter 3 and you will find practice quizzes

  • old whiteboard problems- you will have to find them based on the date given

2- Youtube Physics due 10/13. Submit your presentation HERE.  Also email me your presentation to make sure that I have it in the correct format( only one person in the group needs to send the email

Unit 2 Celebration !!!!!!

HW

1- YouTube Physics Presentations are tomorrow. Submit your presentation HERE. Your presentation will work as followed

• show your video

• lay out the problem/ initial conditions 

• show the different parts you asked to solve 

  • we will spend some time calculating it( so have the solutions on another slide so we dont give it away)

• answer questions if I have them

Handout- mass v. weight recap

Intro into Newton's 2nd Law

• Notes- Forces on an Incline 

• More Tension Practice

Whiteboards- Newton #1

HW

1- Quiz- October 18: Newtons Laws( w/o friction)'

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

4- Buzz Lightyear lab report- due next Friday. Instead of testing the actual range, in your lab report you will just show your predicted range calculations. Your error analysis will just include finding the initial velocity of the horizontal case. 

Youtube Physics Presentation Day

HW

1- Mass v. weight mini- lab due tomorrow. Submit HERE

2- For the Buzz Lightyear lab- I will update you in the morning. 

go over hw

Fix the mistakes

Whiteboards- Newton's Laws Round 2

Friction Notes- Part 1

Friction Lab- start- we will see how far we get 

HW

1- Quiz tomorrow- Newton's Laws so far

2- Finish Friction Lab questions 3

3- Buzz Lightyear lab due Friday. For your lab report you will do error analysis on how you calculated your velocity initial and show your derivation/calculation for how you determined your predicted range. The only parts you will not be able to do is the error analysis on the range BUT you can show what the predicted one would be. 

Quiz- Newton's Laws( 1&2)

Friction Notes Continued

• use THIS simulation for graphs if needed later 

Whiteboards- Friction Round 1

HW

1- Buzz Lightyear Lab due Friday. Submit HERE 

For your lab report you will do error analysis on how you calculated your velocity initial and show your derivation/calculation for how you determined your predicted range. The only parts you will not be able to do is the error analysis on the range BUT you can show what the predicted one would be. 

Friction Mini-Lab activity

• for part three use a shoe!

HW

1- Quiz next Wednesday- Newton's Laws with friction 

2- Friction mini-lab due Monday

3- In your textbook do the following problems #14,20,22,26,28,35,40. For these problems you will be in the topic review section of the online book and just go through the pages to find the numbers 

4- Buzz Lightyear Lab due Friday. Submit HERE 

For your lab report you will do error analysis on how you calculated your velocity initial and show your derivation/calculation for how you determined your predicted range. The only parts you will not be able to do is the error analysis on the range BUT you can show what the predicted one would be. 

Go over hw 

take data for part 3 of friction mini lab 

Atwood machines Day 1 with and without friction 

HW

1- Buggy Lab due tomorrow. Submit HERE

2- Finish equilibrium practice if not done in class. THIS WILL BE OPTIONAL. IF YOU WANT TO DO IT THEN CHECK ANSWERS WITH ME

Are you superhuman?

Finish Atwood Machines with and without friction 

HW

1- Finish Atwood machine problems from class!

Upcoming: next week we will finish up Newton's Laws and start our new unit!

2- Quiz next Wednesday -Newton's laws WITH friction

3- Friction Mini-Lab due Monday. Submit HERE

Note: the last assignments to go in Q1 is the buzz lightyear lab as well as the friction mini-labs. the last day I am accepting any work for this quarter is next Wednesday.

Go over Atwood machines

Friction Round 2 Problems

2nd Law conceptual questions & FRQ Practice 

HW

1- Webassign - Unit 3 . Due next Tuesday. It should already be assigned to you. 

2- Quiz Wednesday- Newton's Laws WITH friction 

3- Finish conceptual questions if  not done in class

In my absence today use class time to :

1) work on Webassign problems

2) Study for quiz tomorrow( Newton's Laws with friction)

tomorrow is the last day I am accepting ANY work for q1

Quiz- Newton's Laws with friction

Groups discuss conceptual questions 

Notes- Newton's Third Law 

AP Classroom- Forces ( called Unit 2 Progress Check)

HW

1- Webassign due next Tuesday

2- Use this time to get review forces. tomorrow we will be moving on to our next unit. the unit test is combined with forces. Go through the online book and work practice problems if you need to. Visit AP Classroom and watch videos of topics covered in class ( I do not have to assign them I believe) 

Newton's Laws Activity 

Notes- Work

• time to work on THESE problems( haha...)

Notes: Types of Energy & Conservation of ME

• qualitative conservation

HW

1- Webassign- due next Tuesday

2- Finish work problems if not done in class

3- Finish qualitative conservation if not done in class

Conservation of ME practice Round 1

HW

1- Webassign problems due Tuesday

2- Quiz: Thursday Work & Energy 

Notes- W- KE Theorem with practice

Mini-Lab Day

• Lab: Potential to Kinetic Energy

• Energy Loss Lab

• Springy Pen Lab

• A Closer Look at the movie Walle

HW

1-Mini Labs due next Monday. I would work on the two labs you had time for today and get that completed 

2- Complete THIS frq practice in your notebook- set  a timer for yourself of 15 minutes 

Grade FRQ

Finish W-KE practice 

Notes: Conservative v. Non-Conservative Forces. HERE they are did not have time for it in class

Time to work on Mini-Labs

HW

1- Complete the following problems in your notebook ( we are in chapter 5 and start with problems 5.1 and follow the numbers) # 11, 13, 16,21, 24, 27, 34, 47

2- Mini Labs due next Monday.

3- AP Classroom handout - no online copy 

go over hw/ handout 

Groups finish mini-lab 4

Notes: Power 

• mini-lab

Introduce Spring Constant Lab

HW

1- Mini-Lab due Monday

2- Power Questions due Wednesday

3- Unit 3 Celebration- Thursday

4- In your notebook, write a procedure for how you would calculate the spring constant of a projectile launcher. Tomorrow you will get into groups decide which two you will do and collect data method 1

Power Lab

Groups decide on procedures spring constant lab( write them down!)

Conceptual Questions

• TIPERS- this is optional extra conceptual questions practice 

FRQ Practice - 13 minute timer

• scoring guidelines 

AP Classroom- Newton's Laws / Energy & Work- it is already assigned

Next week we will start our next unit: Momentum, Rotational Motion  &  Torque :) !!!

HW

1- MiniLabs due Monday. Submit HERE

2- Spring Constant Lab due November 14. 

3- Power Lab due Wednesday

4- Unit 3 Celebration- Thursday . For your exam I have assigned practice in Webassign for you . HERE is another handout that we did not have time for

• AP Classroom has practice MC for both Newton's Laws and Work/ Energy

• in Webassign I published two new assignments for review 

• dont forget about the personal study plan in webassign to for extra practice- see me if you dont know how to access this 

Groups take data for one of their methods for spring constant lab

• other groups should be doing AP Classroom problems 

Notes- Momentum( including conservation) & Impulse

• whiteboard problems 

HW

1- Power Lab due Wednesday

2- Unit 3 Celebration- Thursday 

3- Finish momentum problems if not done in class 

Go over hw

Groups take data for method 2

Notes- Types of Collisions

Extra Time- study!

HW

1 -Celebration tomorrow! Dont forget about the practice in AP Classroom & practice in Webassign!

HW

1- Lab Report due Tuesday. Submit HERE

Notes- Collisions in 2D with  practice problems 

Notes- Ballistic Pendulum

Activity- Momentum Video Analysis

•  instructions 

• check your answer HERE 

Introduce Mechanics Practical with practice 

HW

2- FRQ Practice Momentum

3- Quiz Friday: momentum

4- Submit your spring constant lab HERE

5- Mechanics Practical Wednesday 

6- Complete momentum video analysis  if not done so in class

Go over FRQ Practice

groups work on Conceptual Questions- Momentum

Partner Collisions Activity. You need to use THIS tool

Final Round of practice- momentum & collisions 

HW

1- Finish momentum problems if not done in class 

2- mechanics practical tomorrow 

Go over hw

Mechanics Practical

• video 

• if absent you will need to make this up 

Rotational Kinematics 

HW

none!

whiteboard problems- rotational motion 

Notes- torque & equilibrium at 90 degrees

HW

1- Watch and take notes on this video. I used to give out an activity that goes with the ideas of center of mass. If you need an acitivty to make sure you understand the concept do this handout 

2-if you need extra practice on rotational kinematics do these 

continue with torque at 90 degrees

Notes- torque not at 90 degrees 

torque practice from class

simulation that helps with FBD

HW

1- complete practice problems in your notebook 

discuss Nov 30 & Dec 1

go over hw

notes on rotational inertia  with Equilibrium practice 

• moments of inertia table 

HW

1- Unit 4 exam( momentum/ rotational motion/ torque- December 6

notes- angular momentum & rotational kinetic energy

Introduce yoyo lab

• by the end of class each group will submit their derivations of both energy and kinematics( tomorrow before you start you will get numbers so you can calculate actual velocities)

•  groups determine procedure- data collection will take place tomorrow 

Rest of time- AP Classrrom Day 1- you will find questions unlocked for unit 5 & 7

HW

1- I have unlocked momentum and rotational motion hw problems in webassign. 

2- Unit exam: next Tuesday( momentum, rotational kinematics, torque)

3- make sure procedure and derivations for the yo-yo lab are ready to go

4- Rotational KE Handout- no online copy- see me if absent 

Groups take data and calculate experimental velocity

FRQ practice -just torque 

extra time- AP Classroom MC practice 

HW

1- yoyo lab due Dec 9

2- Webassign problems are assigned and available for practice for the upcoming unit exam next Tuesday

We will begin our next unit with some help from UNC- Day 1

HW

1- webassign practice and AP classroom practice 

FRQ Practice- finish from Tuesday if needed 

Extra Credit Challenge

AP Classroom practice- momentum / rotational motion/ torque

HW

1- work on yoyo lab

2- tomorrow we will go over the frq pactice from tuesday

Visit from UNC Day 2

HW

1- yoyo lab due next Thursday

2- Unit test- tuesday. Topics: momentum, rotational kinematics, torque 

• practice in AP classroom and webassign are available 

Take official yo-yo data and determine % error

Continue with FRQ practice from last week- we will only do 2 of the remaining 3

Go over equation sheet 

Recap- What we should take away from our Galaxy Lesson 

• pick up notes on  circular motion 

Introduce Roller Coaster Project

Video of Rolling without slipping 

HW

1- Celebration tomorrow !!!!. 

• use your webassign practice & AP classroom for extra practice 

2- yoyo lab due Thursday 

Celebration Day!

HW

1- yoyo lab due Thursday

2- read roller coaster physics details 

Go over roller coaster physics

Notes- Recap circular motion 

Notes- Banked Curves

HW

1- Start working on roller coaster physics - tomorrow we will take about g forces and how to determine them but you can draw a rough sketch 

2- yoyo lab due Friday . Submit here 

Notes- Roller coaster physics

time to work on roller coaster physics 

HW

1- yo yo lab due tomorrow submit here

Notes- Gravitation & Gravitational Fields 

Time to work on project

HW

1-  Roller coaster project due Thursday
2- Circular motion quiz Wednesday 

3- read the following sections in your textbook and take notes( 7.5.1 & 7.5.2). Make sure to take note on the equations and why the negative sign is present. 

Notes- Escape Velocity 

• what's on the golden record 

Introduce Spring Investigation

HW

1- quiz Wednesday on circular motion

2- Golden record revision due tomorrow submit here 

3- do the following problems in your notebook  from the textbook #18, 19( see section 7.3.2 for assistance calculating a total), 22,23,24,32,33,35,40

Go over hw

Groups collect data for Spring Mass System

Rest of time work on project

HW

1- quiz tomorrow- circular motion

2- roller coaster physics due Thursday 

3- graph your data. Use the lab sheet to see what to grade. Upload your graphs here 

Quiz

time to work on roller coaster physics 

HW

1- roller coaster physics due tomorrow. Make sure to bring the following

• paper drawing of roller coasters

• calculations table

• letter to the board 

Gallery walk of roller coasters

Groups have time to collect data for S-M Lab

• finish collecting data do the following

  • discuss how each variable affects the period( as mass increases period....). Actually write this down for each variable tested 

  • graph each data- 

    • based on each graph decide how to linearize it( regraph it)

    • your lab report will need the unlinearized and linearized graph

  • come up with T=?

  • error discussion

Story time

HW

1- none( unless you have missing work. Turn in by tomorrow )!

Enjoy your break and see you in 2023 !!!!!

Work on test corrections

Review Activity 

Review: Period of a spring mass oscillator

• groups graph original data and linearize

• T=?

• time to discuss error

Mini Lab- Period of a Pendulum

• link 

Lab- Proving amplitude does not affect period of a pendulum

Extra time- work on lab report

HW

1- Lab report due Monday

2-  Amplitude lab due Wednesday . Hardcopy What you need to turn in is 

• 3 trial data with g calculations- calculated with relevant equations. Make sure to include 

• conclusion based on data collected. Use numbers to make argument stronger. 

continue mini pendulum lab- make sure to calculate g for each mass used 

notes: dynamics of horizontal springs & vertical; conditions for SHM

• visuals you might find helpful

HW

1- Waves POGIL( working on making the online copy.. not available yet)

2-  Amplitude lab due tomorrow. Submit HERE What you need to turn in is 

• 3 trial data with g calculations- calculated with relevant equations. Make sure to include g for each mass in each trial. 

• conclusion based on data collected. Use numbers to make argument stronger. go back to the prove statement to guide your writing 

Springs and Pendulum practice problems( do them in your notebook or whiteboard )

Go over POGIL

• key & notes from previous years 

• Discuss Friday's quiz 

Notes- Wave Interference

• interference practice - no online copy see Ms. Lewis if absent 

• simulation 

one of my favorite videos :)

HW

1- TIPERS Oscillations 

2- Waves FRQ practice

3-AP Classroom has MC practice assigned for waves/ springs

4- Quiz Friday - wave anatomy 

go over FRQs

• FRQ grading guidelines for the second one

Conceptual questions 

Introduce Light Prototype Project- Groups work on Day 1. Download the instructions into a KAMI file so you can work virtually 

Work through FRQs from most recent years

• 2021; scoring guidelines

• 2022; scoring guidelines ( we may or may not have time for this one)

HW

1- quiz Tuesday on springs/waves 

2- bring in any additional materials for your light prototype- you will have part of the class to work on it 

Assignment- The Great Pumpkin 

Groups work on light prototype 

HW

1- Quiz Tuesday on all of waves, springs, pendulums

2- Submit your Spring Investigation Lab HERE. Due Monday

3- Monday you will take actual data for your light prototype project. make sure you have your procedure and data tables ready to go

Timed FRQ for Physics 1- question 2

• rubric

• Q2 sample responses with AP1 grader feedback

• presentation - general info for those interested 

Time to work on Light Prototype - official data collection should take place today. I want multiple points (trials done). I want to see a clear shape on graphs. If you have outliers make sure to indicate this but make sure to have enough data outside of this

HW

1- quiz tomorrow- waves, pendulum and springs 

2- continue to work on light prototype. By the end of class today you should have your data taken. Tonight you should

• graph data

• linearize

• come up with equation

Quiz- Waves & Springs

Last Day to work on Light Prototype 

• with your linearized graph, test it with various songs 

HW

1- test day for light prototype is tomorrow

2- light prototype lab report- due Friday

Light Prototype Day

• online metronome 

Time to work on projects- paper due Friday. This is a group paper 

HW

1- paper due Friday. This is the last assignment for Q2. Submit HERE

2- If you received the extra credit for the toilet paper challenge you have until Wednesday morning to inform me which assessment you would like your points added

MC of Physics 1- introduce 

Go over topics of physics 2

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Start of Physics 2- Fluids

Notes: density & pressure

HW

1- lab report due tomorrow. Submit HERE

Pressure Problems continued 

Notes- Fluid Forces 

HW- none. Next week is a hw free week. The last day to submit any work for Q2 is Wednesday at the START of class

Activity: Pneumatic  Train

Practice Problems- Pressure

Intro- Buoyant Force

HW- none. All work for q2 needs to be submitted by tomorrow at 8:55 am

Activity- Buoyant Force

• link

Continue with Buoyant Force Notes

Fluid- TIPERS

Discuss conceptual questions 

Practice Problems on Buoyancy 

If time- Introduce Archimedes Challenge 

• video of his discovery if your interested 

• time to plan

Notes- Flowrate & Continuity

Notes- Bernoulli's Principle 

Archimedes Challenge Day- take data and determine material 

HW

1- Quiz Friday on fluids so far( pressure & buoyancy)

2- Archimedes Challenge due Thursday- hard copy. Make sure it is legible

3- Finish Bernoulli phet if not done in class

• link

Take notes on derivation of Bernoulli's Principle 

• time to work on simulation. LINK

• analysis of a water tank / Bernoulli tips

Activity- Bernoulli practice problems

HW

1- quiz Monday on Fluids( everything covered before this week)

2- Bernoulli activity- due Friday

3 -Archimedes Challenge due tomorrow- it is just the handout 

4- Decide who in your group is going to bring in a water bottle, 2 L bottle for the challenge. You need to do that for tomorrow

Notes- RMS

KMT Handout

FRQ Practice

Conceptual Questions

Extra Time- study for Monday's exam

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Notes- Heat Transfer 

• practice problems

Notes-Work done in Thermodynamic Processes 

HW

1-Fluids Celebration Monday!

Time to work on simulation work from yesterday

Introduce Bernoulli challenge

• instruction sheet

• data sheet 

HW

1- FRQ practice( it is #1 and time yourself for 20 minutes). complete in your notebook

2- Simulation Activity due tomorrow.

3- Quiz Monday on Fluids( everything covered before this week)

4- Webassign practice problems due next Friday( stop at #11- the other problems are not necessary for the class but you can try them if you want to!)

Go over FRQ

Conceptual Questions

Bernoulli challenge- time to continue working

• instruction sheet

• data sheet 

HW

1- Quiz Monday

• Pressure

• Buoyancy

2- After the quiz, it is Bernoulli test day! make sure you are ready to go 

Quiz

Bernoulli challenge day

Rest of time

• go to AP classroom to practice MC( we are in the Physics 2 page)

• work on webassign practice problems 

tomorrow we move on to Thermodynamics!

HW

1- Fluids exam next Monday

2- Webassign problems are due Friday( stop after #11)

3- Bernoulli challenge document due Wednesday( only submit one per group). Make sure to include

• error analysis( include %error as well as error discussion)

• ways to improve

• Make sure it is neat, values are provided and work is clear!

Notes

• Transforming Energy

• Thermal Energy V. Temperature 

• Thermal Expansion

Practice Problems- in the textbook ch. 10 # 11, 12, 16, 20, 21a,28)

HW

1- Read pages in your textbook. Read section 10.2 in your textbook. This goes over temperature scales. I am not going to cover this in class.

2- Fluids Unit Celebration on Monday 

3- finish practice problems if not done in class 

4- Bernoulli challenge document due tomorrow

Notes- Laws of Thermodynamics 

HW

1- Read and take notes on section 10.4 in your textbook. This is going over the ideal gas law. I am not going to cover this in class so make sure to take notes on the equations and do the practice problems. Look at THIS video for a recap if your interested 

Finish 2nd Law of Thermodynamics 

Classwork- Derivation of KMT

Rest of time- FRQ practice. ch.10- only did the first two.. other can be for fluids practice 

HW- none use this time to study for fluids or review what we have covered so far OR finish frq practice if not done in class 

Review topics on Fluids exam

Notes- RMS

KMT Handout- no  online copy of this. See Ms. Lewis if absent

HW

Unit Celebration Monday on Fluids 

Unit Celebration: Fluids

While I am out

1- Answer THESE conceptual questions- the handout should be at the front. If not place the answers in your notebook/ make a copy and print later. 

2- Do these problems in your notebook( they are a review of ch. 10). Section 10.5 # 41, 42,43,44, 47,49 . If you need to do extra problems in Ch. 10 do that. For rms you may need to use the table in section 10.5 There should be a list of speeds

3- AP classroom problems unlocked for ch. 10. There may be a few questions we have not talked about but we will cover it in the rest of the unit. ( It is called MC A in Physics 2)

4- Notes- Look through and take notes on this presentation. We will not spend much time on this in class. 

5- I also assiged some webassign practice problems for ch. 10- not due until next Friday but there are more practice for you there in case you would want to do more. 

HW

1- Finish 1-5 above if not done in class

Tomorrow I will continue with Ch. 11 so use this time to get as comfortable with 10 as possible!

Notes- Heat Transfer

• simulation on physics aviary 

Introduction- Ideal Gas Processes

• simulation 1, simulation 2

• activity- add a column for example scenario 

HW

1- Do the following practice problems in your textbook # 42,43, 48, 52

2- Finish Ideal Gas Process simulation if not done in class

Go over hw problems from previous days

Notes- Ideal Gas Processes with practice problems

PV Diagrams Worksheet-  no online copy see me if absent 

HW- none 

PV diagram practice continued 

• PV Simulation if extra help is needed 

HW

1- Quiz Tuesday- Ch. 10 & 11 on Tuesday

2- Thermodynamics Exam Feb 21

Quiz 

Finish PV diagram practice from last week 

Notes- Carnot Cycle 

Ms. Lewis out

While I am out do the following

1. Activity- Pressure & PV diagrams- handout should be at the front . No online copy 

2. FRQ practice- handout should be at the front

3. More PV diagram practice problems- see Webassign for Ch. 12 that is due next week. 

4. TIPERS- Thermodynamics - handout is at the front 

5. AP Classroom Thermodynamics Review it is unlocked

Tomorrow the plan is to go over the frq's and move on to the next unit on optics!

Go over FRQ's & equation sheets 

New Unit - optics

• Notes- reflection v. refraction

  • activity- using THIS simulation 

  • in class practice( you will need to use this table)

HW

1- finish in class practice/ & activity if not done in class

Go over practice problems 

Introduce challenge with time to work

Notes - TIR

• simulation handout ( just page 1) & link

• practice. - did not have for this in class will do on Monday

HW

1- Thermodynamics exam next Thursday

2- Challenge due next Wednesday

Continue with TIR notes

• practice

Groups have time to work on challenge

Notes- Reflection & Intro into ray tracing for plane mirrors 

• handout

Get test back

HW

1- Thermo exam Thursday

2- Challenge due Wednesday. Submit HERE

3- Determine the name of the materials. Here is an index table 

4- If you need TIR practice see the link above 

Notes- Mirrors

• handout with simulation to check

• mirror review 

• ray tracing practice 

Extra time- work on challenge

HW

1 - Complete ray tracing worksheet given in class- see link above 

2- continue to work on challenge. Due date has been changed to Friday

3- Thermodynamic Exam  this Thursday 

Survey 

Give out Reflection class lab

Notes- Mirror Equation derivation 

Rest of time

• work on lab report

• study

HW

1- Thermo celebration tomorrow!!!! 

Thermodynamic Celebration

HW

1- index of refraction lab due tomorrow submit HERE

Mirror Practice- class practice 

Notes- Lens

• simulation for notes- handout

• ray tracing with lenses( page 3 is more mirror practice)

Images to add for notes

• sign conventions for mirrors

• sign conventions for lens

HW

1- Quiz: Thursday on optics so far( including combination lens)

Notes- Lens equation

• Lens handout 

• whiteboard problem

Notes- Combination lens with practice day 1 

Images to add for notes

• sign conventions for mirrors

• sign conventions for lens

HW

1- Do the following problems in your textbook chapter 23 # 7,9, 14, 19, 31, 33, 35

Go over hw problems

Additional Practice- Combination lens

AP classroom- copy of mirror/lens

FRQ practice

HW

1- finish frqs if not done in class

2- Webassign assigned due next week. Only focus on what we have covered in  class. Remember Thursday is your mirror/lens quiz so I would do the problems before then!

Groups discuss FRQ's

Optics Bench Lab

HW

1 -Optics Bench lab due Friday

2- Quiz tomorrow- mirrors & lens

Quiz

Class time to work on optics lab

HW

1- Optic Bench lab due Monday- due date has been ch

Time to work on optics bench lab

Notes- Waves speed 

• practice

Notes- Polarization with AP Classroom Practice

• simulation

HW

1- Take notes on THIS presentation

2- Read this handout and view this presentation on Young's experiment. take notes . here is a useful simulation for the double slit as well as a video

3- Optics bench lab due Monday. Submit HERE. you may choose to submit hard copy or online.

4- Optics exam March 20

5- simulation. Sound waves are longiuduinal. Imagine the troughs are rarefactions and the crests are compressions. For the simulation explain how distance( wavelength) contributes to the amount of sound heard. When would the sound be at a maximum & when would it be at a minimum. 

Handout- Young's Recap

Introduce Slit Spacing lab

• Groups determine procedure 

Start wave/optics FRQ 

HW

1- Finish FRQs assigned if not done in class

2-Diffraction write up due next . this is what you need to turn into CANVAS

• Goal of Lab

• Procedure- with included sketch of situation( included variables measured)

• Data Table

• Graph( unlinearized and linearized). Value of d given from graph. show this calculation

• conclusion

  • error analysis

  • error

  • improvement

  • future studies