College Preparatory Physics 1

Updated 04-09-24

Back to home:  Ms. Walkup's Home Page  

 

Google Drive With Everything:  Link


Online Textbook:

    Your book is in this Google Drive Folder:  Link.  Each chapter is in a separate PDF.

    You will need Adobe Acrobat reader to view the online text pdf:  Adobe


Assignment submissions: 

All assignments may be submitted either on paper in class or via the assignment portal in Google Classroom.


Grading: 

Classroom Activities:  Tests, Quizzes, Labs:  70%

Learning Activities:  Classwork, Homework, Participation, Science News:  15%

Quarterly Assessments:  Common tasks and Quarterly exams:  15%


Course Information:


Labs:  

Although most labs require working together to complete the task, each student is responsible for handing in his or her own written lab report.  It is reasonable that data from the same group is identical, however, student responses to questions should be unique and in your own words.  Labs that are more similar than is reasonable will receive no credit.  The students in question will be dealt with according to the student handbook.

Lab directions:   Download and Rubric:  Download

How to graph WITH A TREND LINE AND R2 VALUE in Google Sheets  Link.


Lab documents can be download here:  Link

Ch 1 Lab:  Hand-y lab!:  HS-PS2-1 PS2.A;  HS-ETS1-2 ETS1.C

Ch 2 Lab:  Reaction Time & Kinematics:  HS-PS2-1 PS2.A;  HS-ETS1-2 ETS1.C

Ch 5 Lab:  Parallel and Perpendicular Forces:  HS-PS2-1 PS2.A;  HS-ETS1-2 ETS1.C

Ch 6 Lab:  Projectile Motion: Marble Launcher:  HS-PS2-1 PS2.A;  HS-ETS1-2 ETS1.C

Ch 7 Lab:  Rotational Motion:  HS-PS2-1 PS2.A;  HS-ETS1-2 ETS1.C

Ch 9 Lab:  Momentum Cart:  HS-PS2-2 PS2.A;  HS-ETS1-2 ETS1.C; HS-ETS1-3; ETS1.B 

Ch 14 Lab:  Hooke's Law:  HS-PS3-2 PS3.A; HS-PS3-1 PS3.A PS3.B;  HS-ETS1-2 ETS1.C

Ch 14 Lab:  Resonance & Standing Waves:  HS-PS2-1 PS2.A;  HS-ETS1-2 ETS1.C

Ch 15 Lab:  Harp Lab:  HS-PS2-1 PS2.A;  HS-ETS1-2 ETS1.C

Ch 23 Lab:  Mirror Lab:  HS-PS2-1 PS2.A;  HS-ETS1-2 ETS1.C


Documents and links by topic:

Unit 1:  Laws of Motion, Velocity, Displacement, Acceleration, Chapters 1, 2, 3:

          -  Video playlists:  Link - Units, Metric, Laws.

 Unit 2:  Forces and Universal Gravitation, Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7:

            -  Video playlists:  Link - Fundamental Forces.

            -  Video playlists:  Link - Gravity.

            -  Video playlists:  Link - Astrophysics.

            -  Ms. Walkup does the Slinky Drop:  Link.

          -  What happens to humans in space, or other zero G environments?

            -              -  Gravity Hurts so Good - effects of zero G's on the human body.  Link.

            -              -  More about the effects of long term space exposure on humans:  Link.

            -              -  Why isn't Zero G the same thing as Zero Gravity?  Link.

            -  Everybody Jump!  http://what-if.xkcd.com/8/

           -  Chapter 6-2 - Rotational Motion:

            -  Velocity on banked turns:  Link.

            -  Chapter 7 - Kepler's Laws: 

            -  Video playlists:  Link - Kepler's Laws.

  Unit 3:  Momentum and Energy, Chapters 9, 10:

            -  Video playlists: Link - Momentum.

            -  Video playlists:  Link - Energy.

            -  How to choose wood for board breaking exercises:  Link.

            -  The physics of board breaking:  Link.

            -  Ms. Walkup's board breaking demo from Fall, 2015:  Link.

            -  Ms. Walkup's board breaking demo from Fall, 2016:  Link.

            -  Ms. Walkup's board breaking demo, TWO BOARDS, Fall, 2018:  Link.

            -  Ms. Walkup's board breaking demo, TWO BOARDS, Spring, 2019:  Link.

Unit 4:  Mechanical Waves, Chapter 14, 15:

            -  Video playlists:  Link - Waves 1: Waves.

            -  Video playlists:  Link - Waves 3: Sound and Hearing.

            - A set of wave simulators:  Link.

Unit 5:  Electromagnetic Waves, Chapter 18:

            -  Video playlists:  Link - Waves 2: Color and Vision.

            -  Video playlists:  Link - EM Radiation.

             -  For your reading pleasure:  The Mantis Shrimp.

 Unit 6:  Thermodynamics, Chapter 12:

            -  Video playlists: Link.


Portfolio & Common Task Information:   Link

You must take a picture of your cover page and rubric from your common task.  These must be uploaded.  You must also write a 2 - 3 paragraph reflection on your task.  This reflection must score a 3 or 4 on the reflective writing rubric.  Here is a link to the 2022 Portfolio Information Packet:  Link


Exam Review:  Link

Exam Information:  Link


Reference Information for Astronomy: 

My Astronomy page:  Link

Video playlists:  Link - Astrophysics.