Honors Unit 1 - One Dimensional Motion
Physics Honors One-Dimensional Motion Standards
CV1: I can move between multiple representations of constant velocity (words, motion maps, position graphs, and velocity graphs).
CV2: I can differentiate between distance/displacement and speed/velocity.
CV3: I can use graphs and equations to solve constant speed/velocity problems.
CA1: I can determine the initial position, the average velocity, and the instantaneous velocity from an x vs. t graph; I can determine the initial velocity, the average acceleration, and the displacement from a v vs. t graph.
CA2: I can move between multiple representations of uniform acceleration (words, motion maps, position graphs, velocity graphs, and acceleration graphs).
CA3: I can use graphs, motion maps, and equations to solve uniform acceleration problems.
Tuesday 2/2/21
livestream
Seating Chart
viewed instructional test questions and viewed Rules Powerpoint. .. Test tomorrow on Google Classroom. Here is the test with the answers filled in for you to study from last year. There are a couple of changes due to COVID!!
discussed Physics Honors Syllabus 2021
advertised the Remind class (text @3ekfh6 to recipient 81010) ... most students joined using their phone.
discussed T.L. Hanna Physics website
students enroll in MasteringPhysics ... here are instructions...will finish this tomorrow
students enrolled in UT Quest ... here is site
discussed Google Classroom
knots lab preview
Wednesday 2/3/21
viewed instructional test questions and viewed Rules Powerpoint. .. Test on Google Classroom today. Here is the test with the answers filled in for you to study from last year. There are a couple of changes due to COVID!!
students enroll in MasteringPhysics ... here are instructions...finished today
students conducted knots lab - to graphically and mathematically model the relationship between the number of knots in a cord and its length:
one cord per student
used Graphical Analysis app to plot graphs (linear) and find mathematical relationships
discussed types of typical relationships we will see in physics class: no relationship, linear, top-opening, side opening, and inverse
Thursday 2/4/21
discussed types of typical relationships we will see in physics class: no relationship, linear, top-opening, side opening, and inverse
identified coordinate axis components: origin, direction, and units
previewed robot lab: What can we measure? - students said distance, velocity, and time...actually, all three of these quantities are calculations - we will try measuring position and clock reading.
students conducted robot lab with the following purpose: (tgammtrb position and clock reading for a dune buggy)
students use Graphical Analysis to determine graphical and mathematical model for the relationship between position and clock reading.
No Recording today...failed to hit the record button but checked with quarantine students who attended online and they said recording unnecessary
Friday 2/5/21
students use Graphical Analysis to determine graphical and mathematical model for the relationship between position and clock reading.
identified vertical intercept meaning as initial position
identified slope meaning as velocity
defined displacement as change in position
defined distance as how far an object moves
defined velocity as displacement divided by time interval
defined speed as total distance divided by time interval
students worked individually on Practice 1, Practice 2, Practice 3
Monday 2/8/21
discussed solutions to Practice 1, Practice 2, Practice 3
began with asking the following questions: how do you: find the displacement from an x vs. t graph? find the distance traveled from an x vs. t graph? find the velocity from an x vs. t graph? find the speed from an x vs. t graph?
introduced motion maps (also, see notes)
introduced the concept of v vs. t for constant velocity; determined that the area bounded by the graph and the time axis meant displacement
handed out Practice 4, and
Practice 5for homework
Tuesday 2/9/21
discussed solutions to Practice 4
students worked on Practice 5 for homework
Wednesday 2/10/21
discussed solutions to Practice 5
began with asking the following questions: how do you: find the displacement from an x vs. t graph...a v vs. t graph? find the distance traveled from an x vs. t graph...a v vs. t graph? find the velocity from an x vs. t graph...a v vs. t graph? find the speed from an x vs. t graph...a v vs. t graph?
finished Robots Day 1
students joined Pivot Interactives
students worked on Pivot Interactives: Intro to Motion Graphs: Ping-Pong Ball Bazooka (Scaffolded)
Thursday 2/11/21
students helped collect data for two simultaneous experiments (associated with a car rolling down a ramp) running at the same time:
a. tgammtrb position and clock reading for a car on a ramp
b. tgammtrb instantaneous velocity and clock reading for a car on a ramp
students used their chromebooks to plot data sets for above experiments.
The x vs. t graph came out as predicted...top opening.
The v vs. t graph came out linear.
Friday 2/12/21
discussed additional examples of analysis of CV motion (x vs. t graphs, v vs. t graphs, and motion maps)
students took Unit 1 Quiz 1
discussed the answers to the questions: for the v vs. t graph, what does the vertical intercept mean (initial velocity) and what does the slope mean (acceleration)
Monday 2/15/21
reviewed the answers to the questions: for the v vs. t graph, what does the vertical intercept mean (initial velocity) and what does the slope mean (acceleration)
reviewed the answers to the questions: for the v vs. t graph, what does the vertical intercept mean (initial velocity) and what does the slope mean (acceleration)
discussed what the area of the v vs. t graph means (still displacement)
students determined different mathematical relationships for finding the displacement from a linear v vs. t graph: rectangle+triangle, trapezoid, big rectangle, and non-shaded triangle
listed the most common CA equations
began v vs. t graphs with the robots (for CV)
Tuesday 2/16/21
discussed solutions to Unit 1 Quiz 1
finished v vs. t graphs with the robots (for CV)
compared Constant Velocity Model to Constant Acceleration Model
found x vs. t, v vs. t, a vs. t, and motion map for:
object speeding up in the positive direction
object slowing down in the positive direction
object speeding up in the negative direction
object slowing down in the negative direction
students helped determine answers to kinematics stacks
discussed a unique characteristic for the CA Model: the average velocity over a time interval is equivalent to the instantaneous velocity in the middle of that time interval
handed out Unit 1 - Practice 6
handed out Unit 1 - Practice 7 for homework
Wednesday 2/17/21
livestream
students continued helping determine answers to kinematics stacks
discussed a unique characteristic for the CA Model: the average velocity over a time interval is equivalent to the instantaneous velocity in the middle of that time interval
worked rest of Unit 1 - Practice 6 together
handed out Unit 1 - Practice 7 for homework
Thursday 2/18/21
livestream
students took retake on Unit 1 Quiz 1
given a v vs. t graph, determine mathematical model, x vs. t data table, and x vs. t graph
discussed solutions to graphs and motion maps for Unit 1 - Practice 7
students began working throughUnit 1 Practice 8objects A,C,Dstudents began working on two Pivot Interactives Labs: Motion Graphing a Dry Ice Puck on a Ramp and Free Fall Five: Analyzing Motion of Objects in Free Fall
Friday 2/19/21
Sub Day: no livestream today
students completed 2nd Pivot Interactives Lab: Free Fall Five: Analyzing Motion of Objects in Free Fall
students began working through Unit 1 Practice 8 objects A,C,D...need to complete for homework this weekend.
Monday 2/22/21
livestream
discussed results of 2nd Pivot Interactives Lab: Free Fall Five: Analyzing Motion of Objects in Free Fall
discussed three examples of free fall motions
discussed solutions to Unit 1 Practice 8 objects A,C,D
introduced goal-less problems (you are given the physical situation and have to figure out everything you can - no questions are asked though!)
Tuesday 2/23/21
eLearning
no livestream
go to Google Classroom and find assignment HP2s 2021....read instructions....complete as much as possible.
MasteringPhysics HP2s 2021 is the assignment.
No Recording
Wednesday 2/24/21
discussed Unit 1 Practice 8 object B
Goal-less problems bonanza!
Thursday 2/25/21
Goal-less problems bonanza continued!
Today's Recording
Friday 2/26/21
discussed solutions to goal-less problem slides 137, 139, and 141
students worked on review packets:
Monday 3/1/21
went over solutions to review packets: CV review packet and CA review packet
discussedvideo demoand developed Newton's 1st Law: An object will maintain a constant velocity unless acted upon by a net forcereviewed demo to show how pushes/pulls (forces) change motion (data here)...students came up with Newton's 1st Law: An object will maintain a constant velocity unless acted upon by a net force (defined as a push or pull in a particular direction) (summaryhere)discussed how forces can be represented by arrows: magnitude is represented by length of arrow; direction is represented by direction arrow pointsdiscussed types of forces...developed the idea that the normal force is the force that a surface exerts on an object touching it...it is called the "normal force" since it pushes out always in a perpendicular, or normal, direction (force catalog here)discussed the nature of the normal force - normal forces are forces that occur when surfaces push against each other. The direction of this force is always perpendicular (or normal) to the surface.discussed the appropriate use ofinteraction diagramsto identify interaction forces between objectsstudents worked onUnit 2 Practice 1, a series of situations in which students identified the forces acting on a block and sketched appropriate force diagrams...each vector representing a force was labeled using the "on,by" subscript notation.
Tuesday 3/2/21
no livestream today
students took Unit 1 Exam
No Recording Today