Weeks of 1/5 -1/31
Monday & Tuesday (1/5 & 1/6): New Seats, Cell Phones in Pouches, Discuss End of Last Semester/Semester Grades, Discuss New Semester ("Start Over" & Re-dedicate yourself to WebAssign/Journal, Go Back & ENter WebAssign through ClassLink, Hand Out Kinematics/Projectiles in 2-D Packet, Demo-2-Ball Drop, Discuss Kinematics in 2-D Equations, Discuss Problem-Solving in 2-D, Try a few problems,
HW: Start the first WebAssign on horizontal projectiles,
Wednesday & Thursday (1/7 & 1/8): Practice a few more problems with horizontally fired projectiles, discuss overall velocity vector at any point on the trajectory, Introduce Summative Lab, Remember the "1-Bounce Rule", Start lab to do Mission 1-Finding the horizontal velocity of the sphere leaving the table after rolling down the ramp,
HW: WebAssign due on Monday!
Friday & Monday (1/9 & 1/12): Summative Lab--Day 2: Launch for a grade!, No trial runs at new height, This activity will take the entire class period,
HW: Finish first WebAssign by Monday and look at starting the next assignment with projectiles fired at angles
Tuesday & Wednesday (1/13 & 1/14): Horizontal projectiles quiz (1 problem), Review how the Summative lab went, Discuss how to handle a projectile where there is an initial vertical velocity, breaking up an initial velocity into its x & y components, Discuss how to solve for the time in the air, the maximum height, and the maximum range (x-displacement), practice a few problems
HW: Look at new WebAssign
Thursday & Friday (1/15 & 1/16): Hand out papers for today, try practice problem on worksheet (answer on website), Discuss formative assessment worksheet--conceptual questions & problems, Start Projectiles fired at angles Lab Simulation from The Physics Classroom, Continue work with lab partners
HW: Continue with WebAssign & working on Lab Simulation & Formative Assessment
**Notes:
Angled projectiles WebAssign due on Wednesday 1/21
Review WebAssign is due on Friday 1/23
Lab Simulation due on day of test!
Formative Assessment due on day of test!
Test on Projectile Motion will take place on Friday 1/23 & Monday 1/26
Monday 1/19: MLK Jr. Day: No Classes!
Tuesday 1/20: Institute Day: No Classes!
Wednesday & Thursday (1/21 & 1/22): Review for Test on Unit 6: Projectile Motion, Any ? on The Physics Classroom Simulation, Do ranking task packet, Discuss Formative Assessment & Review WebAssign, Hand out MCQ packet, Start looking at this packet (answers are given!), Review for test
HW: Continue with review WebAssign & working on Lab Simulation & Formative Assessment
**Notes: Due to Friday being a day off for cold:
Review WebAssign is NOW due on Monday 1/26!!
Lab Simulation due on day of test!
Formative Assessment due on day of test!
Test on Projectile Motion will take place on Monday 1/26 (even class) & Tuesday 1/27 (odd class)!!
Friday 1/23: Cold Weather day: No Classes!
Monday & Tuesday (1/26 & 1/27): Test on Unit 6: Projectiles
Wednesday & Thursday (1/28 & 1/29): Hand out papers for Unit 7 Rotational Dynamics, Introduce rotational kinematic variables, re-write kinematic equations for constant angular acceleration, try a few problems, Go over Unit 6 test on Projectiles,
HW: Start first WebAssign for this unit--Stick to the due dates for all 4 WebAssigns for this unit!
Friday & Monday (1/30 & 2/2)