Grade 11 Physics

Welcome to Grade 11 Physics! For this course your will need a 3-ring binder, graph paper, and a scientific calculator.

Please click on the links below to check for an outline of daily lessons, and homework.

Regular practice will lead to success in this course!

Week of March 9-14

Monday, March 9

  1. More Projectile Motion

HW: p. 82 #1, p. 84 #3,5,6,8,9,10

Tuesday, March 10

  1. Phet: Projectile Motion Activity

HW: p. 86 #6,7, 11,13, 19,21,28

Wednesday, March 11

  1. Review Period for Test - see Google Classroom for details

Thursday, March 12

Kinematics Unit Test

Friday, March 13

NEW UNIT: Forces

Week of March 2 - March 6

Monday, March 2

  1. Vectors in 2 Dimensions

HW: complete the worksheet

Tuesday, March 3

  1. Acceleration Lab

HW: Graphs are due by Friday at the latest. If you wish to do a formal lab report, this will replace your mark for your previous lab.

Wednesday, March 4

  1. 5 Equations of Motion Quiz
  2. Breaking down Vectors into Components

HW: p. 69 #1-3, p. 75 #1-4,10

Thursday, March 5

  1. Adding Vectors Using the Component Method

HW: p. 73 #1,2 p. 75 #6,13

Friday March 6 - Early Release

1. Projectile Motion - Day 1

HW: p. 78 #2,3 p. 81 #1



Week of Feb. 24 - Feb. 28

Monday, Feb. 24

  1. Finding Displacement from a Velocity-Time Graph
  2. Constructing a Position-Time Graph from a Velocity-Time Graph

HW: p. 22 #1,2 p. 25 #7,13 p. 27 #13

Tuesday, Feb. 25

  1. Formative Quiz - Interpreting Graphs
  2. Instantaneous Velocity

HW: complete both handouts

Wednesday, Feb. 26

  1. Equations of Motion (Derivations)

HW: p. 55 #5,6,8,9,12,14

Thursday, Feb. 27

  1. Graphing Quiz
  2. Objects in Free-Fall (under the influence of gravity only)

HW: p. 66 #1-3,5,7,9

Friday, Feb. 28

  1. Objects in Free Fall - Largest Vacuum Chamber in the World!
  2. More Problem Solving
  3. Exit Ticket

HW: p. 56 #19,23,25,26


Week of Feb. 17-Feb. 21

Monday, Feb. 17

FAMILY DAY - no school

Tuesday Feb. 18

  1. Review of Uniform Motion in 1D
  2. Kahoot on Uniform Motion

HW: Chapter 1 Review, p. 26 omit #3,6,7,12,13. Please check your answers. Full solutions are posted on Google Classroom

Wednesday, Feb. 19

  1. Uniform Motion Lab: Full Lab report due on Monday, Feb. 24

Thursday, Feb. 20

  1. Uniform Motion Quiz
  2. Acceleration and Velocity Time Graphs

HW: complete the first page and a half of the worksheet and p. 47 #4,5,8,9

Friday, Feb. 21

Week of Feb. 10 - Feb. 14

Monday, Feb. 10

  1. Introduction to Motion: Vector, scalar, uniform motion, non-uniform motion, position, distance, displacement

HW: p. 8 #1-3, p.13 #1,2,5,7 study for quiz tomorrow

Tuesday, Feb. 11

  1. Quiz
  2. Speed, velocity, average velociy

HW: complete all problems from the handout

Wednesday Feb. 12

  1. Graphing Uniform Motion in 1Dimension (d-t and v-t graphs and analysis
  2. Moving Man simulation

HW: Complete the graphing analysis handout and p. 11 #1, p. 13 #4-6

Thursday, Feb. 13

NO School

Friday, Feb. 13

Problem Solving: How do we analyze problems when there are more than 1 object involved?

HW: p. 25 #8-11, p. 26 #10

Week of Jan. 31-Feb. 7

Friday, January 31

  1. Course Expectations, Google Classroom and Teacher website
  2. Why are learning skills so important? How can they help me to be successful in the course

HW: sign up for Google Classroom and complete the student profile.

Monday, Feb. 3

LG: To understand the metric system and use it to represent a variety of measurements in particular units for both small and large numbers.

  1. Metric System & Conversions
  2. Scientific notation

HW: Complete the handout

Tuesday, Feb. 4

LG: It be able to identify the number of significant digits in a measurement and multiply and divide numbers appropriately

1. Significant Digits

HW: Complete the package and finish the student profile

Wednesday, Feb. 5

LG: To measure a variety of quantities accurately and record the values appropriately. To be able to explain the validity of a measurement.

1. How does Our Classroom Measure UP?

HW: Complete all questions from the activity and upload your conclusion to Google Classroom.

Thursday, Feb. 6

1. Review of Lab Report Guidelines, Graphing in Science and Error Analysis

HW: Complete the graphing assignment and the error problems.

Friday, Feb. 7

PL Day - no school for students