Anna Lewis Webpage - Semester 1: AP Physics 1 Agenda

2025-26 Agenda

What is the agenda?

It is your responsibility to check this page DAILY to make sure that you are prepared for class and kept up to date. I will do my absolute best to mention everything in class. CANVAS is NOT the agenda. CANVAS will serve as a place to turn in digital assignments.
Notes will NOT be posted as I write them on the board daily. If you are absent see the topic covered and ask someone for the notes or see me the next day( part of your daily responsibility) You are responsible for all material covered even in absence. If you have questions of course let me know. Also most of the notes( other than some problems) come from the textbook so just look there to make up the content missed.
How to help!: If a link does not work, goes to the wrong page or is simply not there, send me an email!! Thanks . Ms. Lewis
most links will be available AFTER class

August 25

Intro to Class
Introduce Buggy Lab:

Lab Handout
General guidelines to write a lab report
Discuss introductions and groups have time to brainstorm

Read the syllabus. Complete THIS activity once read
Write a sample introduction & procedure according to the guidelines and submit yours HERE. Due next class
Get a notebook for class( I would make it a three subject as we will take a lot of notes)
Go over the CANVAS page and the agenda. Jot down any questions you may have. Make sure to BOOKMARK the agenda
Make sure you can log into your college board account. We will sign up for both courses sometime this week
Bring a calculator- tomorrow we will have a math pretest( ungraded)

August 26

Discuss

grading policy
guide to success
physics advice from previous students

Math pretest- 40 minutes
Discuss introductions/ procedures

groups have time to adjust

Intro to Accuracy and Precision. Take notes as you watch the video
Notes: Linearization. Go through the notes and complete the practice problems in your notebook( practice problems on slide 10). You can use graph paper if you would like

August 27

Finish going over introductions/ procedures.

General guidelines to write a lab report

Introduce science and technology interview. Here are the questions to ask
Discuss topics covered in AP1
Groups go over accuracy and precision video notes
Continue with buggy lab

go over data tables using general guidelines to write a lab report
groups consider how to incorporate accuracy and precision into their data collection
instructions on how to record a regular video/ timelapse video on your chromebook
groups take formal data and place in lab report

Handout: Equation Sheet( KEEP AT ALL TIMES)

Look over the equation sheet and find something
You already know about
Something interesting
Something you have a question about

Type up data tables and submit HERE. Due tomorrow
Science Interview is due next Wednesday. Submit HERE
Helpful resources if needed. Below are some great video resources in case you need a refresher! Some of the videos are repetitive but practice makes perfect!!

video 1-Order of operations- Order of Operations - Made Easy! - YouTube
video 2-How to rearrange formulas- How to Rearrange Formulas & Isolate Variables (youtube.com)
video 3- rearranging equations #2- GCSE Maths - How to Rearrange Formulas #48 (youtube.com)
video 4- rearranging equations #3-Rearranging Equations - GCSE Physics - YouTube
video 5- rearranging equations #4( challenging ) -Rearranging Physics Equations (youtube.com)

August 28

Continue with buggy lab

go over data tables
Document: how to create a graph
Document: error

Get math preassessments back
Rest of class: start HW

Watch THIS Edpuzzle then complete THIS worksheet. Take notes as needed as you watch the video
In your own words define the following terms: frame of reference, position, change of position, distance, speed & velocity. Look them up if you need to!
Create a graph of your data using graph paper according to the guidelines discussed- see link above
For each problem you got wrong on the math pretest you need to redo the problem AND show your work on a separate sheet of paper. Staple the original pretest to the corrected answer sheet and turn in. This is due next Tuesday.
Science Interview is due next Wednesday. Submit HERE
Optional :if you would like a SOH/CAH/TOA refresher: Watch THIS video . Take notes if needed

August 29

Go over significant figures practice problems
Notes: Metric Prefixes & Conversions

practice problems. we will not do all problems if you need to then do that!

Notes: How would you describe the motion of a car?

practice problems

Notes: Speed & Velocity

Science & Society interview due Wednesday .Submit HERE
Math pretest revisions due Wednesday
Quiz Wednesday on math skills( significant figures, metric conversions, isolating x, area problems, SOH/CAH TOA)

Here is a list of all the problems we have done in class
Optional: Metric Conversions Round 2

September 2

Warm up : distance/displacement worksheet
Speed & velocity whiteboard problems ( #1-6) 20 minutes
Go over quiz topics-- see below
Recap Linearization

slides

Introduce Jumping Jumpers Lab with time to start

discuss OAIM format for procedures
put in your data here

Graph your data by hand for jumping jumpers. Due tomorrow

data to graph

Science & Society interview due tomorrow. Submit HERE
Math pretest revisions due tomorrow
Quiz tomorrow on math skills( significant figures, metric conversions, isolating x, area problems, SOH/CAH TOA)

Here is a list of all the problems we have done in class

Your buggy lab will be due TUESDAY September 9. Next Friday we will peer review. We are going to talk about the graphs & conclusions Thursday. Bring as much of your lab report done by Monday to get feedback.

Lab Handout
General guidelines to write a lab report
Document: how to create a graph
Document: error

September 3

Quiz: Math Skills - 15 minutes
Continue with speed/velocity whiteboard problems ( #1-6)
Continue with Jumping Jumpers Lab. Groups have time to discuss

the data tables to include is for YOUR two jumpers not the class data table

Notes: Start Acceleration

Watch THIS video on the sign of acceleration. Add to your notes from class. After you watch the video complete the Sign of acceleration worksheet. We will go over this worksheet tomorrow
Notes- Scalars v Vectors.( will not go over in class. get the notes on your own)
Jumping Jumpers Lab due Wednesday September 10. You will submit this to CANVAS. All graphs should be done by hand. This is not a formal lab write up. You can format the lab by following Part 1-3 and including the relevant information neatly in each part.

most groups will need to come in for part 2 during lunch. It should take no more than 5 minutes. To make the most of the time you need to come with your linearized equation done. You will show me this equation before getting your jumper for part 2

Your buggy lab will be due TUESDAY September 9. You will submit this to CANVAS. Friday we will peer review. We are going to talk about the graphs & conclusions Thursday. Bring as much of your lab report done by Monday to get feedback.

Lab Handout
General guidelines to write a lab report
Document: how to create a graph
Document: error

September 4

Go over sign of acceleration HW
Acceleration practice problems
Notes: Motion Graphs

- here are the slides from class

If time: work on graphs for buggy lab or jumping jumpers

Complete both handouts below

Handout 1: on page 1 only do 1-9 and on page 2 do 1-8
Handout 2: on position/ velocity v time graphs. For each you will need a magnitude and direction( for example: speeding up in the positive x axis).

Jumping Jumpers Lab due Wednesday September 10. You will submit this to CANVAS. All graphs should be done by hand. This is not a formal lab write up. You can format the lab by following Part 1-3 and including the relevant information neatly in each part.

some groups will need to come in for part 2 during lunch. It should take no more than 5 minutes. To make the most of the time you need to come with your linearized equation done. You will show me this equation before getting your jumper for part 2

Your buggy lab will be due TUESDAY September 9. You will submit this to CANVAS. Friday we will peer review. We are going to talk about the graphs & conclusions Thursday. Bring as much of your lab report done by Monday to get feedback.

Lab Handout
General guidelines to write a lab report
Document: how to create a graph
Document: error

If you would like more practice for the sign of acceleration see below. This is completely optiional. I have the answer key for when you finish

Acceleration investigation

September 5

Desmos graphing activity

click here to join our class
Go through the graphing activity and work with your groups to complete

Peer Review: Buggy Lab

peer review document

Notes: Kinematic Equations

Complete THIS WORKSHEET using the kinematic equations. Make sure to show your work. We will go over this Monday. Upload a photo of your work HERE
Kinematics Quiz: next Wednesday
Jumping Jumpers Lab due Wednesday September 10. You will submit this to CANVAS. All graphs should be done by hand. This is not a formal lab write up. You can format the lab by following Part 1-3 and including the relevant information neatly in each part.

some groups will need to come in for part 2 during lunch. It should take no more than 5 minutes. To make the most of the time you need to come with your linearized equation done. You will show me this equation before getting your jumper for part 2

Your buggy lab will be due TUESDAY September 9. You will submit this to CANVAS.

Lab Handout
General guidelines to write a lab report
Document: how to create a graph
Document: error

Optional: Visualizing Kinematic Equation. Link to activity. Link to handout
Here are some additional practice with motion graphs

September 8

Kahoot: recap of last week
Go over kinematics hw
Kinematic Equations whiteboard
Notes: Free-Fall day 1
Get math quiz back

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

Kinematics Quiz: Wednesday
Jumping Jumpers Lab due Wednesday September 10. You will submit this to CANVAS. All graphs should be done by hand. This is not a formal lab write up. You can format the lab by following Part 1-3 and including the relevant information neatly in each part.

some groups will need to come in for part 2 during lunch. It should take no more than 5 minutes. To make the most of the time you need to come with your linearized equation done. You will show me this equation before getting your jumper for part 2

Your buggy lab will be due TUESDAY September 9. You will submit this to CANVAS.

Lab Handout
General guidelines to write a lab report
Document: how to create a graph
Document: error

Until we get our online book HERE is a resource you can use( currently chapter 2). The worked problems however I will post from another book. HERE is a folder of problems and the answer key to those problems

September 9

1D kinematics review activity
Free-fall notes continued

go over initial conditions
whiteboard problems

Introduce basketball drop lab

groups write procedures for both small and large object in OAIM format

Kinematics Quiz: tomorrow
Jumping Jumpers Lab due Wednesday September 10. You will submit this to CANVAS. All graphs should be done by hand. This is not a formal lab write up. You can format the lab by following Part 1-3 and including the relevant information neatly in each part.

some groups will need to come in for part 2 during lunch. It should take no more than 5 minutes. To make the most of the time you need to come with your linearized equation done. You will show me this equation before getting your jumper for part 2

September 10

Kinematics quiz- 15 minutes
Groups collect data for small object for basketball drop lab
Introduce free-fall analysis video activity with time to work

HW
1. Free Fall Analysis Videos due Friday

September 11- Ms. Lewis out

While I am not in class do the following below

Make sure you have a procedure for the large object for tomorrow. We will collect the data tomorrow. This lab will be due next Wednesday.
Work on the following. All handouts can be found at the front of the room. Work in groups!

Unit 1 Conceptual questions- make sure to answer with complete answers!
Unit 1 FRQs-
Last round of in class problem- tomorrow we will go over the answers in class. Do these in your notebook

Your first exam is Tuesday. All work that I have collected via CANVAS is due by then. If you have assignments missing I would get that done

September 12

Rocket problem
Groups gather data for basketball drop lab
Go over practice problems from yesterday
Get back quizzes
Go over unit 1 topics and study resources

---------start unit 2---------

Vector Addition POGIL

Vector Addition POGIL due Monday
Unit 1 exam: Tuesday
Basketball drop lab due Wednesday