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Week of
2/6/12-2/10/12
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Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
Reviewed for the Test tomorrow over Chapter 6: Newton's Third Law of Motion |
Study! |
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Week of
1/30/12-2/3/12
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Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
reviewed 6.4, discussed new material in 6.5 Do Action & Reaction Forces Cancel |
read 6.4, 6.5; answer questions on pg 83: 7-11, 21, 22, 24, 26-31 |
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| Tuesday |
went over the questions assigned yesterday; notes and discussion on 6.6 The Horse-Cart Problem |
Science Current Event |
Friday |
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Wednesday |
finished 6.6 notes; announced test next Tuesday |
none |
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KH |
| Thursday |
worked on questions at the end of the chapter--reminder: Test next Tuesday |
pg 85: 12-15, 32, 34, 35, 38
Science Current Event |
Friday |
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| Friday |
went over Science Current Events |
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Week of
1/23/12-1/27/12
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Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
Pushed test back to Wednesday--need a little more review time; went over the assignment from Friday |
study |
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LK |
| Tuesday |
reviewed for tomorrow's test |
study |
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Wednesday |
Test over Chapter 5 Newton's 2nd Law of Motion (F=ma) |
read over Chapter 6 |
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ChSch, MG |
| Thursday |
handed back and went over Chapter 5 test; notes and discussion over 6.1/6.2 talking about Newton's 3rd Law of Motion |
Ch6 pg 83: 1-4, 19, 20 |
Friday |
ClSch, MG (partial), AA |
| Friday |
notes on 6.3 Identifying Action & Reaction |
none |
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AA, ClSch |
Week of
1/16/12-1/20/12
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Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
discussed and graded the assignment from last Thursday; notes on 5.5 Pressure |
none |
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TM, CR |
| Tuesday |
did an activity dealing with pressure: Find the pressure that you exert with your shoe on the ground |
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CR |
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Wednesday |
finished the Pressure exercise from yesterday; worked together on a Newton's 2nd Law (F=ma) demonstration |
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| Thursday |
finished Newton's 2nd Law lab/demo |
none |
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| Friday |
notes on 5.6 Free Fall Explained (in terms of Newton's 2nd Law of Motion, F=ma); worked review questions in class; announced Test next Tuesday over Chapter 5 |
Read section 5.7; pg 70: 10-18, 23, 30-34, 40, 41, 43, 44 |
Monday |
ClSc |
Week of
1/9/12-1/13/12
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Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
sub today; read through section 5.1-5.3 and worked on assignment |
pg 71: 1-7, 19, 20, 24 |
Tuesday |
AA, ClSc |
| Tuesday |
discussed and turned in assignment; returned and began going over the semester exam |
Science Current Event |
Friday |
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Wednesday |
finished going over exam; discussion and in class demonstration/activity on 5.4 Friction |
Science Current Event |
Friday |
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| Thursday |
notes on 5.1-5.3 (a summary) and 5.4 Friction; gave assignment that's due Monday; |
pg 71: 8, 9, 21, 22, 25, 27-29, 35-39; Science Current EVent |
pg 70 due Monday; Current Event due tomorrow |
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| Friday |
went over Science Current Events and then worked on pg 71 assignment at the end of classd |
see above |
Monday |
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Week of
12/12/11-12/16/11
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Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
notes on 4.6 Net Force & 4.7 Equilibrium |
Add on to last week's assignment pg 56 questions: 14-18, 21, 22, 25, 31, 32, 33, 39 |
Wednesday |
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| Tuesday |
finished chapter 4 notes with 4.8 Vector Addition of Forces |
see above |
Wednesday |
ClSc, TM |
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Wednesday |
went over Chapter 4 review questions; handed out Semester Exam Review Guides |
Start Studying! |
Exam next Monday |
ClSCh |
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Week of
12/5/11-12/9/11
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Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
returned tests and went over them; learned some memory tricks (see the Home DeFauw home page and the Derren Brown video); Announced Science Current Event on Friday (12/9) |
Science Current Event |
Friday |
AA |
| Tuesday |
Started Chapter 4 Newton's First Law of Motion--Inertia; notes over 4.1-4.3 |
Current event |
Friday |
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Wednesday |
continued notes on 4.3 Galileo on Motion |
Current event |
Friday |
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| Thursday |
notes on 4.4 and 4.5 Newton's First Law--Inertia |
Current Event |
Friday |
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| Friday |
Science Current Events |
pg 56: 1-13 all, 26-30 |
Monday |
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Week of
11/28/11-12/2/11
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Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
notes on projectile problems in 2-D (x and y components) |
none |
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| Tuesday |
notes on projectile motion, 2D motion of a projectile launched horizontally off of a cliff |
finish the problem we started on the worksheet |
Wednesday |
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Wednesday |
went over the projectile problem from yesterday; began in-class review for Test on Friday (announced Monday) |
pp 41-42: 19-27, 29, 34, 37-39, 41, 42, 44 |
Thursday (we'll go over them together) |
CR |
| Thursday |
reviewed for The Chapter 3 Test (tomorrow) |
Study! |
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| Friday |
Took test over Chapter 3: Projectiles |
none |
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Week of
11/21/11-11/23/11
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Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
Substitute teacher today - worked on assignment (to the right) in class |
pg 40: 1-16, 30-32 |
Tuesday |
AA, TM, ClS |
| Tuesday |
went over the assignment from yesterday |
none |
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ClS, AA |
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Wednesday |
corrected the rest of pg 40 assignment, discussed projectile motion vs. free fall |
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ClS, AA |
| Thursday |
No School - Happy Thanksgiving!!! |
| Friday |
Week of
11/14/11-11/18/11
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Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
Did a practice quiz in class for solving 1-D motion problems; Announced quiz on Wednesday over 1-D Motion Problems/Equations of Motion |
1-D Extra Practice Problems Study Sheet |
finish by Wednesday for review for the quiz |
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| Tuesday |
reviewed for the quiz tomorrow over 1-D Motion Problems |
study! |
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Wednesday |
Took 1-D Motion Quiz |
none |
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| Thursday |
Discussed and read section 3.4, 3.5 on projectile motion; rest of the class was a study hall |
none |
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| Friday |
Notes on 3.4 Projectile Motions |
none |
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Week of
11/7/11-11/11/11
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Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
notes on 3.3 Components of Vectors, reviewed trig ratios and Pythagorean Theorem; announced Science Current Event this Friday (11/11) |
solve the 4 right triangles that I wrote on the board
Science Current Event |
Triangles due Tuesday; Articles Friday |
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| Tuesday |
Went over the "ax tv" method for solving constant acceleration problems. Also, defined the 3 Equations of Motion (eom) using x for distance/location. |
Solve problems 1,2 on the 1-D Motion Problems wksht |
Wednesday |
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Wednesday |
worked on equation of motion problems in class (from the worksheet we got yesterday) |
none |
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| Thursday |
Notes on 1-D Motion problems with constant acceleration (continued) |
finish the worksheet from Tuesday; Science Current Event |
Friday |
KH |
| Friday |
Science Current Events; turned in 1-D Motion worksheet |
none |
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Week of
10/31/11-11/4/11
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Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
went over the Chapter 2 Test |
Read sections 3.1-3.4 |
Tuesday |
TM, AA |
| Tuesday |
Engineering Project: Build the longest "bridge" possible using only 5 sheets of paper and 4 ft of tape |
none |
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AA |
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Wednesday |
Notes on 3.1, 3.2 Covering Velocity Vectors |
None |
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LK, AA |
| Thursday |
Notes and discussion on trigonometric ratios (Sine Cosine, Tangent) and their use in Physics |
none |
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CR |
| Friday |
more notes and discussion about trigonometric ratios, right triangles, and Pythagorean theorem |
none |
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CR, ClS |
Week of
10/24/11-10/28/11
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Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
Created our equation/formula notecards (3"x5") together--they can only have symbols, formulas, or equations and no definitions; Announced Test on Friday over Chapter 2; went over the assignment from last Tuesday (pg 26) |
pg 25: 1-25 all
Science Current Event (bonus) |
pg 25: Thursday
Current Event: Wednesday |
TM, AA |
| Tuesday |
Labs: 1) Calculate the height of the Multipurpose Room ceiling using only a stopwatch and a ball. 2) The Physics 500 (lab worksheet) - made calculations of speed doing different activities |
Science Current Event (we'll finish the labs in class tomorrow); continue to study for the test Friday over Ch2 |
Wednesday |
TM |
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Wednesday |
Finished up the lab from yesterday in class; went over the Science Current Events |
finish up the review question (pg 25, 1-25) |
Test Friday |
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| Thursday |
reviewed for the Test tomorrow over chapter 2 by going over pg 25, 1-25 in class, plus fielding questions |
STUDY! |
Test Friday |
TM |
| Friday |
Took Test over Chapter 2: Linear Motion |
none |
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TM |
Week of
10/17/11-10/21/11
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Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
Group work in class covering questions 34-41 (pg 26) |
none |
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| Tuesday |
Additional Chapter 2 Notes on calculating final velocity when initial velocity is not zero; worked on problems the rest of class |
pg 26: 26-33, 43, 44, 47, 49 |
finish 26-33 for tomorrow |
KH |
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Wednesday |
Corrected and discussed 26-33 from the HW together; continued on in the rest of class working on the rest of the assignment |
see yesterday's assignment |
Monday |
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No School - Teacher Convention |
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Week of
10/10/11-10/14/11
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Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
returned and went over Test 1 over Scientific notation, sig figs, and dimensional analysis; notes and discussion on 2.5 Free Fall: How Fast |
read sections 2.5, 2.6 in book; don't forget about Current Events on Friday |
Current Event Friday |
TM |
| Tuesday |
notes and discussion on 2.6 Free Fall: How Far |
Current Event |
Friday |
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Wednesday |
finished notes on 2.6; worked on worksheet in class over linear motion, constant velocity/acceleration, free fall |
Concept Development Practice Page 2-1 (wksht); current event |
Friday |
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| Thursday |
Finished the Practice Page 2-1 wksht in class, used it for notes over 2.7 Graphs of Motion; experimented with Texas Instruments Calculator Based Rangers (CBR) |
Current Event; finish 2-1 wksht (from yesterday) if not done in class |
tomorrow |
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| Friday |
finished notes on 2.7 Graphs of Motion; discussed Science Current Events |
none |
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Week of
10/3/11-10/7/11
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Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
Took TEST over dimensional analysis, scientific notation and significant figures/digits |
read sections 2.1-2.3 (pp 10-12) in the book. Answer questions 1&2 on page 13 on a paper |
tomorrow |
AA |
| Tuesday |
Took notes and discussed sections 2.1 Motion is Relative & 2.2 Speed in the physics book |
none; also, no current events this week |
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Wednesday |
Took the Learning Style & Brain Hemispheric assessments. Go here to learn a little more |
none |
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| Thursday |
Finished discussion about learning styles; no assignment - we'll get back to Physics tomorrow |
none |
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| Friday |
Notes on 2.3 Velocity an 2.4 Acceleration; Announced a science current event for next Friday |
answer questions in sections 2.3, 2.4; read sections 2.5, 2.6 |
Monday |
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