DGS Physics
Week of 5/13-17
Monday 5/13- I know the definition, algebraic symbol, and unit for voltage, current, resistance, and power. I know the rules for voltage and current in series and parallel.
Circuits basics google form pre-test. Card sort activity. Re-do the google form until you get 100%! Homework: Finish stations calculations. Keep practicing the google form.
Tuesday 5/14- I can calculate voltage, current, resistance, energy, or power for a series or parallel circuit.
Discuss stations worksheet 6. Homework: Review/revise stations calculations. Study for test Friday.
Wednesday/Thursday 5/15-16- All learning targets this unit. *Last chance to make up labs/quizzes/homework*
Finish discussing stations worksheet 6. Cost of energy calculations. Review. Homework: Study for test Friday!
Friday 5/17
Circuits test!
Week of 5/6-10
Monday 5/6- I can compare current and voltage at various locations within series and parallel circuits.
Quantitative example problem. Standing discussion worksheet 5. Homework: Activity 13 predictions. Study for quiz 5 on block day over activities 10-12 and worksheet 5
Tuesday 5/7- I can identify the variables that increase power output in a circuit. I know that the brightness of a lightbulb indicates the amount of power it is dissipating.
Finish standing discussion worksheet 5. Activity 13. Homework: Activity 13 conclusions. Ask your family for an electricity bill, photo of your refrigerator technical sticker, and location of circuit breaker and electric meter. Study for quiz 5 on block day over activities 10-12 and worksheet 5
Wednesday/Thursday 5/8-9- I can calculate power in units of Watts, and energy in units of Joules or kilowatt-hours.
Activity 13 consensus. Quantitative example problems. Quiz 5: Voltage and current patterns in parallel and series. Reading 6. Begin worksheet 7. Homework: Study for quiz Monday over power, voltage, current, and resistance calculations.
Friday 5/10- I can calculate power, current, voltage, and resistance in parallel and series circuits.
Worksheet 6 calculation stations. Homework: Finish stations calculations
Week of 4/29-5/3
Monday 4/29- I can identify where voltage gains and losses happen within a circuit. I know the total voltage around any closed loop.
Go over activity 10. Notes on Kirchoff's loop rule. Begin activity 11.
Tuesday 4/30- I can compare the voltage across a battery and resistors in parallel and series circuits.
Finish activity 11. Homework: Study for Ohm's Law (V=IR) quiz on block day by practicing concept builder
Wednesday/Thursday 5/1-2- I can compare the current at various locations within parallel and series circuits.
Intro to activity 12. Quiz 4: Ohm's Law in series circuits. Acticvity 11 conclusions & consensus. Activity 12. Homework: Finish activity 12.
Friday 5/3- I can compare the current and voltage at various locations within parallel and series circuits.
Activity 12 consensus. Voltage video. Reading 5. Worksheet 5.
Week of 4/22-26
Monday 4/22- What is the effect of adding batteries with opposing cells on the bulb brightness and flow of charge in a circuit?
Finish going over worksheet 4. Activity 9. Homework: Study for quiz on block day over series and parallel patterns- how does adding bulbs in series/parallel affect current, resistance, bulb brightness? What happens if 1 bulb goes out in series/parallel?
Tuesday 4/23- I can graphically and mathematically model the relationship between voltage and current.
Activity 9 consensus. Voltage and Current lab. Homework: Finish graphs & math models. Study for quiz on block day over series and parallel patterns- how does adding bulbs in series/parallel affect current, resistance, bulb brightness? What happens if 1 bulb goes out in series/parallel?
Wednesday/Thursday 4/24-25- I can calculate the overall voltage, current, or resistance in a series circuit.
Quiz 3: series and parallel circuits. Finish post-lab discussion. Concept builder calculation practice. Begin activity 10.
Friday 4/26- What is the voltage across each element in a circuit?
Activity 10. Homework: Finish activity 10, including graphs and analysis questions
Week of 4/15-19
Monday 4/15- How does adding resistors in series affect the current and resistance of the circuit?
Activity 6 consensus. Worksheet 3. Activity 7 predictions. Homework: Finish worksheet 3 and activity 7 predictions
Tuesday 4/16- How does adding resistors in parallel affect the overall resistance of the circuit?
Activity 7. Homework: Study for quiz on block day over current, resistance, and series circuits (activities 5, 6, worksheet 3)
Wednesday/Thursday 4/17-18- How does adding resistors in parallel affect the overall current and resistance of the circuit?
Quiz 2: current and resistance in series circuits. Activity 7 consensus. Activity 8. Reading 4.
Friday 4/19- What is the relative resistance of a wire?
Activity 8 consensus. Reading 4, worksheet 4. Activity 9 predictions.
Week of 4/8-12
Monday 4/8- I can draw a schematic diagram. I can name the particles that move when electricity flows.
Go over worksheet 2. Simulation visualization of a circuit. Circuits quiz 1. Model a solar eclipse!
Tuesday 4/9- What are the differences between the filamens of round and long bulbs? How is air moving through straws analogous to charge moving through a filament?
Activity 5
Wednsday/Thursday 4/10-11
Good luck on the SAT! No classes.
Friday 4/12- How does adding bulbs in series affect a circuit?
Activity 5 conclusions & consensus. Activity 6.
Week of 4/1-5
Monday 4/1- What happens to light bulbs in a circuit when you disconnect wires at various points?
Intro to Circuits labs. Hand out packets. Activity #1, conclusions, and consensus.
Tuesday 4/2- What type of object, when inserted into the loop, will allow test bulbs to light?
Conclusions and consensus #1. Activity 2. Homework: Worksheet 1 due Friday
Wednesday/Thursday 4/3-4: How can you get a lightbulb to light using only one cell, one wire, and one bulb?
Activity 3. Activity 4. Worksheet 1 work time. Go over momentum tests and retake policy. Homework: Finish worksheet 1
Friday 4/5- What do the symbols in a schematic circuit diagram represent? Compare and contrast open vs closed loop circuits.
Consensus and new terms activities 3 and 4. Go over worksheet 1. Text mark schematic diagrams readings. Worksheet 2. Homework: Prepare for quiz Monday over closed loop, conductors & insulators, schematic diagrams
Week of 3/18-22
Monday 3/18
Momentum test! Last chance to check in late homework.
Tuesday 3/19 (ISSA testing for Juniors)
Energy source debate.
Wednesday/Thursday 3/20-21- I can describe how the greenhouse effect leads to global warming. I can make a claim regarding the effects of climate change, and use evidence to support the claim.
Intro to the greenhouse effect. Groups research effects of climate change, prepare slides. Homework: Prepare presentation for Friday.
Friday 3/22- I can make a claim regarding the effects of climate change, and use evidence to support the claim.
Group presentations. Summary lecture.
Monday 3/11- I can use momentum and impulse bar graphs to solve for force, time, or velocity.
Standing discussion worksheet 1. Homework: review worksheet 1 for quiz tomorrow
Tuesday
Quiz over worksheet 1. Work time worksheet 2 #1-3. Homework: Finish Worksheet 2 #1-3.
Wednesday/Thursday
Discuss worksheet 2 #1-3. Collision safety lab. Discuss worksheet 2 #4. Homework: Study for test Monday!
Friday
Discuss worksheet 2. Review. Homework: Study for test Monday!
Week of March 4-8
Monday 3/4- I can model the relationship between initial and final momentum. I can show that the initial and final momentum are equal in a closed system.
Post-lab discussion and notes. Intro to momentum and impulse. Homework: calculate momentum for your data point in the spreadsheet
Tuesday 3/5- I can draw bar graphs representing the momentum stored in a closed system. I can write a momentum conservation equation.
Finish post-lab discussion: analyze total final momentum vs total initial momentum. Hand out momentum packets. Momentum concept builder and example problems. Homework: review problems from standing discussion.
Wednesday/Thursday 3/6-7: I can use momentum to solve for the velocity of an object in a collision.
Work time worksheet 1. Go over energy tests and retake policy. Go over worksheet 1 #2. Standing discussion worksheet 1. Homework: review problems from standing discussion
Friday 3/8- I can use momentum and impulse to solve for a velocity, force, or time in a collision.
Warm-up examples. Impulse example problem. Standing discussion worksheet 1. Homework: Complete Worksheet 1 #6, 7 for homework; review all of worksheet 1. Quiz Tuesday.
Week of February 26 - March 1
Monday 2/26- All targets this unit
Review day. Homework: Study!!! Test tomorrow!
Tuesday 2/27
Energy test
Wednesday/Thursday 2/28-29: Happy Leap Day! Given the initial mass and velocity of two vehicles, I can predict the outcome of the collision.
Collision pre-lab and data collection. Homework: Finish entering data into spreadsheet
Spirit Week of February 19-23!
Monday 2/19- No school, Presidents' Day
Tuesday 2/20- I can solve quantitative energy problems. I can define power.
Standing discussion worksheet 4. Intro to power.
Wednesday/Thursday 2/21-22- I can calculate power.
Most Powerful Mustang activity. Standing discussion: power problems. Homework: Study for quiz Friday over quantitative problem solving
Friday 2/23- I can solve quantitative energy problems
Quiz over worksheet 4: quantitative problem solving. Standing discussion: Power problems. Homework: Study for test Tuesday!
Week of February 12-16
Monday 2/12- I can use bar charts to show changes in energy storage accounts.
Finish going over worksheet 1. Intro to worksheet 3. Worksheet 1 quiz. Homework: Finish worksheet 3 #1 all parts
Tuesday 2/14- I can determine whether working is done on a system.
Standing discussion worksheet 3
Wednesday/Thursday 2/15-16- I can use bar charts to show changes in energy storage accounts. I can write energy conservation equations.
Bar chart standing discussion: real life scenarios. KaHoot!
Friday 2/17- I can solve quantitative energy problems.
Intro to quantitative problem solving. Standing discussion quantitative problem solving
Week of February 5-9
Monday 2/5- I can use an analogy to describe conservation of energy.
Intro lecture: show me the money! Begin energy skate park activity.
Tuesday 2/6- I can describe situations where kinetic, gravitational, elastic, or dissipated energy are increasing.
Finish energy skate park. Go over results. Energy notes.
Wednesday/Thursday 2/7-8: I can use bar charts to show changes in energy storage accounts.
Finish energy notes. Energy bar chart example. Work time worksheet 1. Go over U6 tests. Go over wkst 1 #2. Homework: Finish worksheet 1
Friday 2/9- I can use bar charts to show changes in energy storage accounts.
Discuss worksheet 1. Quiz Monday over worksheet 1!
Week of January 29-February 2
Monday 1/29- I can predict the landing location of a horizontally launched projectile.
Test lab practicum! Quiz.
Tuesday 1/30- I can predict the landing location of a projectile fired at an upward angle from the ground.
Go over practicum results. Angle vs range calculation. Review. Homework: Study for test Friday!
Wednesday/Thursday 1/31-2/1- All learning targets this unit.
Test angle launch predictions. Launch & catch demo. Review. Homework: Study for test Friday!
Friday 2/2- All learning targets this unit.
Test!
Week of January 22-26
Monday 1/22- I can solve 2D kinematic equations, using time as the link between horizontal and vertical motion. I can identify given information, sorting variables into horizontal and vertical motion.
Demo: ball dropped in a moving vehicle. Horizontal launch example. Problem solving practice: Turd the Target. Homework: Practice Turd the Target. Quiz Friday.
Tuesday 1/23
Lab practicum instructions. 2D problem solving. Homework: Prepare for lab practicum, complete e-learning problem set.
Wednesday/Thursday 1/24-25
Answer questions from e-learning assignment. Angled projectile example. Standing discussion. Lab practicum prep time. Homework: Prepare for lab practum Friday, quiz Monday
Friday 1/26
Lab practicum! Homework: Prepare for quiz Monday
Week of January 15-19
Monday 1/15- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr day. No school
Tuesday 1/16- I can use kinematic equations to solve vertical projectile problems.
Watch example problem video. Complete vertical projectile problems practice set on google classroom. Homework: Projectile Lab Quiz CER due today. Vertical projectile practice set due by start of class on block day
Wednesday/Thursday 1/17-18- I can use kinematic equations to solve vertical projectile problems. I can draw a motion map for 2D motion and describe how the vertical and horizontal velocity vectors change each second.
Standing discussion of vertical projectile problems. Intro to projectile motion maps. Homework: Review vertical projectile problems, redo practice set on google classroom if needed.
Friday 1/19- I can use kinematic equations to solve 2D projectile problems, using __ as the link between horizontal and vertical motion.
Pythagorean theorem conceptual physics worksheet. Drop vs launched projectile demo. Variable notes and 2D example problem. Homework: Review variable notes. Continue to practice vertical projectile problems if needed.
Happy New Year 2024! Welcome back for Semester 2
Tuesday 1/9- I can graphically model horizontal and vertical position, velocity, and acceleration for a projectile.
Predictions and data analysis for projectile lab.
Wednesday/Thusday 1/10-11- I can graphically model horizontal and vertical position, velocity, and acceleration for a projectile. I can identify whether a projectile accelerates or not in the vertical and horizontal directions, and I can use evidence and reasoning to support my claims.
Finish data analysis. Post-lab discussion. Homework: Prepare for CER lab quiz Friday. Bring lab notes home to be prepared in case of e-learning day.
Friday 1/12 (E-Learning)- I can identify whether a projectile accelerates or not in the vertical and horizontal directions, and I can use evidence and reasoning to support my claims.
Google meet (Required!) to take attendance and go over instructions. Google meet link is on google classroom. Assignment: CER lab quiz on google classroom. Quiz is open note, must be completed individually. Homework: CER Lab Quiz due 1/16.
Monday 12/11
Worksheet 2 Quiz. Standing discussion worksheet 3. Homework: review/revise worksheet 3. Study for Unit 5 Test Monday
Tuesday 12/12- I can solve problems involving both kinematics and dynamics. I know to use acceleration as the link between kinematics and dynamics.
Warm up: select the force diagram that matches each motion model. Standing discussion worksheet 3. Homework: Review/revise worksheet 3.Study for Unit 5 Test Monday.
Wednesday/Thursday 12/13-14: I can solve problems involving both kinematics and dynamics. I know to use acceleration as the link between kinematics and dynamics.
Finish standing discussion worksheet 3. Study time. Homework: Study for unit 5 test Monday.
Friday 12/15- All targets this unit.
Practice quiz. Study time. Homework: Studyyyyyyy!!!! Last test of the semester Monday!
Monday 12/4- I can solve quantitative unbalanced force problems using the 2nd Law Equation: Net Force = mass x acceleration.
Go over tests. Discuss worksheet 2A. Homework: Review/revise worksheet 2A.
Tuesday 12/5- I can solve quantitative unbalanced force problems using the 2nd Law Equation: Net Force = mass x acceleration.
Finish discussing 2A. Scale reading demo. Standing discussion workshet 2B.
Wednesday/Thursday 12/5-6- I can solve quantitative unbalanced force problems using the 2nd Law Equation: Net Force = mass x acceleration.
Bell ringer warm-up. Standing discussion Worksheet 2B additional problems (posted on classroom). Homework: Study for quiz Monday over worksheets 2A, 2B, and 2B additional problems.
Friday 12/7- I can solve problems involving both kinematics and dynamics. I know to use ___ as the link between kinematics and dynamics problems.
Finish worksheet 2B. Intro and work time worksheet 3. Homework: Study for quiz Monday over worksheets 2A, 2B, and 2B additional problems (on classroom). Review worksheet 3 notes.
Monday 11/27- I can graphically and mathematically model the relationship between net force and acceleration.
Data collection continued. Begin post-lab analysis. Homework: Complete and "submit" Atwood Lab spreadsheet on google classroom.
Tuesday 11/28- I can graphically and mathematically model the relationship between net force and acceleration. I know the equation for the second law of motion.
Edit graphs. Post-lab discussion. Homework: review, revise Atwood lab notes for lab quiz Friday. Complete seating survey on google classroom.
Wednesday/Thursday 11/29-30- I can draw unbalanced force diagrams, using length of arrows to compare strength of forces. I can use the 2nd Law equation to solve quantitative unbalanced force problems.
Finish post-lab discussion. Hand out Unit 5 Packets. Intro to worksheet 2. Go over science elective options. Work time worksheet 2. Scale reading demo & example. Homework: Study for lab quiz. Finish worksheet 2.
Friday 12/1
Juniors: elective survey. Atwood Lab Quiz. Concept builder: matching force diagrams to a description of motion. Homework: Finish elective paper and google form. Review/revise worksheet 2A.
Monday 11/20- All learning targets unit 4!
Unit 4 test!
Tuesday 11/21- I can graphically and mathematically model the relationship between force and acceleration.
Atwood Lab data collection and post-lab analysis. Homework: On google classroom, complete and submit the google sheet with your data table, graph, and post-lab questions.
Monday 11/13- I can use a force diagram and net force equations to solve for a missing force.
Quantitative force problem demo. Go over worksheet 5A #2. Standing discussion worksheets 5A and 5B. Homework: Memorize force notes table.
Tuesday 11/14- I can use a force diagram and net force equations to solve for a missing force.
Go over worksheet 5A #4. Standing discussion worksheet 5B. Homework: Study all of unit 4! Test Monday
Wednesday/Thursday 11/15-16: All learning targets this unit
Kinematics retake OR review day for Unit 4: Forces. Homework: Study! Test Monday.
Friday 11/17: I can graphically and mathematically model the relationship between force and motion for an Atwood Machine.
Introduction to the Atwood Lab. Homework: Study! Test Monday
Monday 11/6- I can draw and label a system schema and free body diagram, including congruency marks.
Finish discussing worksheet 2. Go over unit 3 tests and retake policy. Homework: Retake request packets due Monday 11/13. Review worksheet 2. Memorize force notes table.
Tuesday 11/7- I can define mass and weight, and identify which changes during interplanetary travel. I can identify third law pairs.
Mass, Weight, Gravity kaHoot! Practice quiz: Force diagrams, mass, and weight. Homework: Retake request packets due Monday 11/13. Memorize force notes table.
Wednesday/Thursday 11/8-9- I can draw system schema and 2 force diagrams for a pair of interacting objects. I can identify third law pairs. I can solve quantitative balanced force problems.
3rd Law of Motion demo and pear deck. 2 body system example. Quantitative problem solving example. Homework: Retake request packets due Monday 11/13. Memorize force notes table.
Friday 11/10- I can solve quantitative balanced force problems.
Standing discussion worksheet 5. Homework: Retake request packets due Monday 11/13. Memorize force notes table.
Monday 10/30
BROOMBALL FINALLY!!! Worksheet 2 force diagrams. Homework: Finish all of worksheet 2 (schemas and force diagrams) due Friday
Tuesday Spooky Day
Gravity lab, post-lab discussion.
Wednesday/Thursday 11/1-2
Mass and weight practice set on google classroom. Finish worksheet 2- system schema and force diagram for every problem. Force diagram example video posted on google classroom.
Friday 11/3
Go over mass, weight, gravity practice set. Discuss worksheet 2. Homework: Continue to practice with gravity, mass, and weight problems until you can consistently get them right with no notes or help. Review and revise worksheet 2.
Monday 10/23- All learning targets unit 3
Unit 3 test!
Tuesday 10/24- I can identify the variable that connects force and motion.
New packets handed out. Readings 1 and 2. Intro to force video, notes. Homework: Finish video notes, text mark readings 1 and 2 according to instructions on google classroom
Wednesday/Thursday 10/25-26- I can draw force diagrams and system schemas.
Worksheet 1. Homework: Finish worksheet 1
Friday 10/27- I can draw force diagrams and system schemas.
Intro to system schemas. Draw system schemas for worksheet 1, all problems.
Monday 10/16- I can use kinematic equations to solve quantitative motion problems. I know that the acceleration in freefall is always -10 m/s/s.
Standing discussion worksheet 4. Intro to freefall and worksheet 5. Homework: Review worksheet 4. Study for test next Monday
Tuesday 10/17- I can solve quantitative freefall problems. Given the time to the peak, I can calculate the height and initial velocity of my rocket.
Feather & bowling ball video. Freefall example & notes. Discuss worksheet 5. Prep time for bottle rocket quiz. Homework: prep for open note bottle rocket quiz. Quiz will include calculating height and initial velocity of a rocket, describing your experiment.
Wednesday/Thursday 10/18-19- I can solve quantitative freefall problems. Given the time to the peak, I can calculate the height and initial velocity of my rocket. I can design an experiment using a bottle rocket.
Go over wkst 5 #1f. Continue discussion. Rocket quiz prep time. Open note rocket quiz. Kahoot! Review time. Homework: Study for test Monday! If, the first time you tried the vocab google form, you got less than 10/11, do it again until you consistently get 100%.
Friday 10/20- Homecoming Assembly. All learning targets this unit.
Acceleration concept builder. Kahoot! Match Graph. Homework: STUDYYYYYYY!
Monday 10/9- Indigenous Peoples' Day, no school
Tuesday 10/10- I can design an experiment using a bottle rocket.
Identify a purpose question. Build rockets. Quiz feedback. Homework: Finish rocket if needed. Review material from quiz as needed. Dress WARM for rocket launches tomorrow!
Wednesday/Thursday 10/11-12. I can design an experiment using a bottle rocket.
Launch rockets! Record time to max height.
Friday 10/13- I can use kinematic equations to solve quantitative motion problems.
Problem solving example. Standing discussion worksheet 4. Homework: Review worksheet 4. Study for test Monday, 10/23
Week of October 2-5
Monday 10/2- I can identify situations where velocity is zero and acceleration is nonzero, and vice versa. I can use a velocity vs time graph to find displacement and acceleration.
Discuss worksheet 2. Go over unit 2 tests and retake policy. Homework: Review worksheet 2 and kinematic graph notes.
Tuesday 10/3- I can use a velocity vs time graph to find displacement and acceleration. I can use kinematic equations to solve quantitative motion problems.
Kinematic graph jamboard notes: finding displacement from a velocity graph. Standing discussion worksheet 3. Homework: Study for quiz over worksheet 3 Thursday
Wednesday 10/4- I can use a velocity graph or kinematic equations to solve quantitative motion problems.
Finish discussing worksheet 3. Intro to worksheet 4. Homework: Study for quiz tomorrow over worksheet 3
Thursday 10/5 (Conferences begin, 1:30 dismissal)- I can use a velocity graph or kinematic equations to solve quantitative motion problems.
Intro to rocketry. Quiz over worksheet 3. Standing discussion worksheet 4. Homework: Bring 2 liter bottle, 3 nickels, and any other desired rocket materials.
Friday 10/6- Conferences, no school. Enjoy your long weekend!
Week of September 25-29
Monday 9/25- I can graphically and mathematically model the relationships between position, velocity, and time for a cart travelling down an incline.
Cart on an Incline lab- data collection, begin post-lab discussion.
Tuesday 9/26- I can graphically and mathematically model the relationship between velocity and time for a cart travelling down an incline. I can draw a motion map for an object that is speeding up or slowing down.
Finish post-lab discussion. Spark table demo and motion map lecture. Homework: Study for lab quiz on block day.
Wednesday/Thursday 9/27-28- I can graph position vs time, velocity vs time, acceleration vs time, and a motion map for objects that are changing speed.
Lab quiz. Lab extension. Homework: Watch lab extension video if you haven't already. Review lab extension.
Friday 9/29- I can draw position, velocity, and acceleration vs time graphs and motion maps for objects that are changing speed. I can identify situations where velocity is zero and acceleration is not zero and vice versa.
Kinematic graph notes slides 2-5. Standing discussion worksheet 2. Go over unit 2 tests. Unit 3 Vocabulary google form- must earn 100% for credit. Homework: review kinematic graphs jamboard. Earn 100% on Unit 3 Vocab google form. You may study and retake the form as many times as needed.
Week of September 18-22
Monday, 9/18- I can calculate distance and displacement. I can calculate displacement from a position graph by subtracting final position - initial position. I can calculate displacement using the area of a velocity graph.
Kinematic graph notes. Position, distance, displacement reading and check for understanding. Work time worksheet 4. Homework: Finish worksheet 4. Study for quiz tomorrow over worksheets 1 and 2. Study for test Friday.
Tuesday, 9/19- I can calculate displacement from a position graph by subtracting final position - initial position. I can calculate displacement using the area of a velocity graph.
Lab practicum instructions. Quiz over worksheets 1 and 2. Discuss worksheet 4. Homework: Prepare a plan for lab practicum. Study for test Friday.
Wednesday/Thursday 9/20-21: Given time and initial position, I can predict the final position of a battery powered vehicle. All other targets this unit.
Finish discussing worksheet 4. Lab practicum. Review time for test tomorrow. Homework: Study for test Friday.
Friday 9/21- All learning targets this unit
Unit 2 test!
Week of Sept 11-15
Monday, 9/11- I can draw a motion map. I can translate between motion maps and position vs time graphs.
Go over back of half sheet. Intro to motion maps. Work time worksheet 1. Homework: Finish wkst 1. Study for Battery Powered Vehicle Lab Quiz on block day.
Tuesday, 9/12- I can translate between motion maps and position vs time graphs. I can describe an object's motion based on a position vs time graph. I can describe what's happening at the intersection of two position vs time graphs.
Discuss worksheet 1. Complete descriptions and motion maps for "Multiple Representations of Motion" lab. Homework: Complete written descriptions #1-8 for "Multiple Representations of Motion" lab. Study for Battery Powered Vehicle Lab Quiz.
Wednesday/Thursday, 9/13-14: Given a position vs time graph, I can create a velocity graph, written description, and motion map.
Battery Powered Vehicle Lab Quiz. Multiple Representations of Motion Lab.
Friday, 9/15: Given a position vs time graph, I can create the velocity vs time graph and vice versa.
Group work on worksheet 2. Homework: Finish worksheet 2
Week of Sept 4-8
Monday, 9/4- Labor Day, no school
Tuesday, 9/5- I can graphically and mathematically model the motion of a battery powered vehicle.
Battery powered vehicle pre-lab. Begin data collection.
Wednesday/Thursday 9/6-7- I can graphically and mathematically model the relationship between position and time for a battery powered vehicle.
Intro to graphing in google sheets. Continue data collection. Complete lab spreadsheet: graph and post-lab questions. Homework: Complete lab spreadsheet
Friday 9/8- I can graphically and mathematically model the relationship between position and time for a battery powered vehicle.
Battery Powered Vehicle post-lab discussion. Complete and turn in exit ticket on half sheet.
Week of August 28-Sept 1
Monday, 8/28- I can graph data in standard format.
Discuss worksheet 2. Homework: Review worksheet 2 and revise Spaghetti Lab graph.
Tuesday, 8/29- I can write a mathematical model and meaning statements for the slope and y-intercept of a linear graph.
Intro to worksheet 3: slope, intercept, mathematical model notes. Work time worksheet 3. Intro, work time, and discussion worksheet 1. Homework: worksheet 3
Wednesday/Thursday 8/30-31- I can write a mathematical model and meaning statements for the slope and y-intercept of a linear graph.
Physics pre-survey. Get to Know You Survey. Go over worksheet 3. Homework: Finish and submit Get To Know You Survey. Study for open note lab quiz tomorrow over Spaghetti Lab, worksheet 2, and worksheet 3.
Friday 9/1 (1:30 dismissal)- I can write a mathematical model and meaning statements for the slope and y-intercept of a linear graph. I can graph data in standard format.
Warm-up review of worksheets 2 & 3. Open note Spaghetti Lab Quiz.
Week 1! August 21-25
Monday, 8/21 (half day, 8 periods)
Pick up syllabus. Introductions. Materials list (paper organization binder/folder/etc, paper/notebook, pencil, calculator). Begin spaghetti lab.
Tuesday, 8/22 (8 periods)- I can create a graphical model of pasta strands vs breaking point mass that can be used to predict the outcome of future trials.
Review materials list, cell phone policy. Spaghetti lab reminders- purpose, variables, academic integrity. Begin data collection. Revise procedures as needed. Homework: Graph data
Wednesday/Thursday, 8/23-24- I can graphically and mathematically model the relationship between number of noodles and breaking point mass.
Vocab worksheet instructions. Review mathematical models. Spaghetti lab data collection. Finish worksheet front & back (except not #8). Post-lab discussion. Homework: Lab worksheet due tomorrow, except not #8. Vocab worksheet due tomorrow.
Friday, 8/25 (8 periods)- I can identify units and independent, dependent, and control variables. I can graph quantitative data in standard format.
Open house presentation. Go over vocab worksheet. Reading 2. Go over graphing rubric. Work time worksheet 2. Homework: Finish worksheet 2.