Conceptual Physics
- Course Notes -
2011-2012
Instructor: Nick Szarzak
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Unit: Motion
Chapter 2
Week |
Date | Classnotes |
Homework | Labs & Activities |
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| 1 | Wed Aug 24 |
Syllabus.doc Web Instructions.pdf READ ME.notebook |
Signed Syllabus Signed Safety Contract Due Thurs, Aug 25 |
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| Thurs Aug 25 |
Pre-Lab Bus.notebook | Complete Lab Questions Lab Due Mon, Aug 29 |
Bus Lab.doc | |
| Fri Aug 26 |
Post-Lab Bus.notebook |  Due Today |
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| 2 | Mon Aug 29 |
Counting Sig-Figs.notebook |
Due Today |
Sig-figs Practice.doc |
| Tues Aug 30 |
Graphing Tutorial.notebook Calculations with Sig-Figs.notebook |
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Graphing Tutorial Handout.doc | |
| Wed Aug 31 |
Graphing Round Table.doc | |||
| Thurs Sept 1 |
Estimating and Graphing Quiz |
Due Today Chapter 2 Reading Guide.doc p.1 (front & back) Due Tues, Sept 6 p.2 (front & back) Due Fri, Sept 9  |
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| Fri Sept 2 |
Pre-Lab STD.notebook | Lab DueTues, Sept 6 |
STD Lab.doc | |
| 3 | Mon Sept 5 |
No School - Labor Day | No School - Labor Day | No School |
| Tues Sept 6 |
Post Lab STD.notebook |
Chapter 2 Reading Guide.doc (p.1), Due Today |
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| Wed Sept 7 |
Distance, Velocity and Acceleration.notebook | |||
| Thurs Sept 8 |
Velocity Equations.notebook | Due Today |
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| Fri Sept 9 |
Graphing Worksheet.notebook (Graphs 1 & 2) |
Chapter 2 Reading Guide.doc (p.2), Due Today. |
Graphing Worksheet.doc | |
| 4 | Mon Sept 12 |
Graphing Worksheet.notebook WB 2-1 (front) |
Bring your workbook to class: |
Graphing Worksheet.doc |
| Tues Sept 13 |
WB 2-1 (front) STD Quiz |
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| Wed Sept 14 |
WB 2-1 (back) DVA Graphs Team Game.notebook |
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| Thurs Sept 15 |
Pre-Lab Danceparty.notebook | Due Today |
Dance Party Lab.doc | |
| Fri Sept 16 |
Dance Party Post-Lab John Miller Graphing Game.notebook |
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| 5 | Mon Sept 19 |
Freefall.notebook John Miller Graphing Game.notebook |
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| Tues Sept 20 |
Pre-Lab Bleacher Bums.notebook |
Due Today |
Bleacher Bums Lab.doc | |
| Wed Sept 21 |
Post-Lab Bleacher Bums.notebook WB 2-2 |
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| Thurs Sept 22 |
TEST REVIEW MATERIALS: FSW Motion.doc Interpreting Motion WS.doc Motion Jeopardy Review.ppt |
Due Today |
FSW Motion KEY.doc Interpreting Motion WS KEY.doc |
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| Fri Sept 23 |
Test - Chapter 2 | 3 x 5 Notecard allowed, so you might find this useful: Chapter 2 Formula Sheet.doc Chapter 2 Formula Sheet.pdf Chapter 2 Formula Sheet (3 x 5 printable size).pdf |
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| 6 | Mon Sept 26 |
Video: Mythbusters: Penny Drop |
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| Tues Sept 27 |
Test Review |
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Unit: Vectors & Projectiles
Chapter 3
Week |
Date | Classnotes |
Homework | Labs & Activities |
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| 6 | Wed Sept 28 |
Introduction to Vectors.notebook | Chapter 3 Reading Guide.doc p.1 (front & back) Due Fri, Sept 30 p.2 (front & back) Due Fri, Oct 7 |
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| Thurs Sept 29 |
Vector Walk Pre-Lab.notebook | Vector Walk Lab.doc | ||
| Fri Sept 30 |
Vector Walk Post-Lab.notebook What's Your Vector Victor? (In Class Review Game) |
Chapter 3 Reading Guide.doc (part 1), Due Today Ch. 3 Reading Guide (part 2) Due Fri, Oct 7 |
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| 7 | Mon Oct 3 |
Vector Addition Methods.notebook Review: Vectors Rally Coach KEY.notebook Vectors Rally Coach KEY.pdf Component Vectors Rally Coach KEY.notebook Component Vectors Rally Coach KEY.pdf |
WB 3-2 (FRONT ONLY) Due Tues, Oct 4 |
Vectors Rally Coach.doc Component Vectors Rally Coach.doc |
| Tues Oct 4 |
WB 3-2 (front) reviewed Review for Vectors Quiz Vectors Quiz |
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| Wed Oct 5 |
Monster Truck Vector Demo.notebook Vector Angle Example 1.notebook Vectors SRT.notebook |
Vectors SRT.doc | ||
| Thurs Oct 6 |
Vectors Quiz Review Vector Angle Example 2.notebook |
Due Today |
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| Fri Oct 7 |
Projectile Traits.notebook Projectile Demos.notebook WB 3-1 (start) Calculations for WB 3-1.notebook |
Chapter 3 Reading Guide.doc (part 2), Due Today |
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| 8 | Mon Oct 10 |
No School - Columbus Day | No School - Columbus Day | No School |
| Tues Oct 11 |
No School - Teacher Institute |
No School - Teacher Institute |
No School | |
| Wed Oct 12 |
WB 3-1 (finish) Calculations for WB 3-1.notebook Horizontal Velocity Projectile.notebook Horizontal Projectile Example.notebook |
Trigonometry Packet.doc DueTues, Oct 18 Bring your workbook to class: |
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| Thurs Oct 13 |
Projectile Pre-Lab.notebook |
Projectile Lab.doc | ||
| Fri Oct 14 |
Projectile Demos.notebook WB 3-2 (back) Soccer Ball Projectile.notebook Monkey Gun Demo.notebook |
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| 9 | Mon Oct 17 |
Yard-A-Pult Practice Problem.notebook | Projectile SRT.doc | |
| Tues Oct 18 |
Trig Packet Review.notebook Projectiles Quiz |
Trigonometry Packet.doc Due Today |
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| Wed Oct 19 |
Projectile Quiz Review Projectile Pre-Test SRT.notebook |
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SRT Projectile Pre-Test.doc | |
| Thurs Oct 20 |
Rocket Prelab.notebook | Complete Lab Questions Lab Due Fri, Oct 21 Due Today |
Rocket Lab.doc | |
| Fri Oct 21 |
Rocket Post-Lab.notebook Projectile Motion Jeopardy Review.ppt 1st Quarter Ends |
1st Quarter Ends | 1st Quarter Ends | |
| 10 | Mon Oct 24 |
Test - Chapter 3 | |
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| Tues Oct 25 |
Videos: Mythbusters: Car Jump & Simultaneous Bullet Drop |
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| Wed Oct 26 |
Ch. 3 Test Review Inertia Demos |
Chapter 4 Reading Guide.doc Due Mon, Oct 31 |
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Unit: Newton's Laws
Chapters: 4, 5, & 6
Week
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Homework | Labs & Activities |
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| 10 | Wed Oct 26 |
Ch. 3 Test Review Inertia Demos |
Chapter 4 Reading Guide.doc Due Mon, Oct 31
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| Thurs Oct 27 |
History Introduction.notebook | |||
| Fri Oct 28 |
Newton's 2nd Law Introduction.notebook Video: Mythbusters: Killer Tiissue Box |
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| 11 | Mon Oct 31 |
Track & Phield Post-Lab.notebook |
Track & Phield Physics Lab.doc | |
| Tues Nov 1 |
WB 4-1 |
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| Wed Nov 2 |
Vector Force Table Pre-Lab.notebook | Table Vectors Lab.doc | ||
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Thurs Nov 3 |
Table Vectors Lab continued... Video: Mythbusters: Knight Rider Inertia Friction.notebook Free Body Diagrams.notebook |
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| Fri Nov 4 |
No School - Parent-Teacher Conferences | No School - Parent-Teacher Conferences | No School | |
| 12 | Mon Nov 7 |
Inertia Quiz Vector Force Table Post-Lab.notebook |
Due Today Chapter 5 Reading Guide.doc Due Today
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| Tues Nov 8 |
Inertia Quiz Review Tension.notebook |
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Wed Nov 9 |
2D Force Problems 1.notebook WB 4-2 |
Bring your workbook to class: WB 4-3 (front & back) Due Thurs, Nov 10 |
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| Thurs Nov 10 |
Review WB 4-3 F = ma Practice Activity: Physics Showdown .notebook |
Bring your workbook to class: |
Physics Showdown.doc (with answers) |
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| Fri Nov 11 |
Review answers for F = ma Practice Activity: Physics Showdown .notebook Newton's 2nd Law Quiz |
Due Today Chapter 6 Reading Guide.doc Due Fri, Nov 18 |
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| 13 | Mon Nov 14 |
Newton's 2nd Law
Quiz Review Pressure-Bed of Nails.notebook |
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| Tues Nov 15 |
Friction Pre-Lab.notebook | Friction Lab.doc | ||
| Wed Nov 16 |
Friction Lab Day 2 Friction & Net Force: WB 5-1 (front) |
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| Thurs Nov 17 |
Friction Post-Lab.notebook Falling with Air Resistance: WB 5-1 (back) |
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| Fri Nov 18 |
WB 5-2: F=ma on Multiple Objects.notebook |
Chapter 6 Reading Guide.doc Due Today Bring your workbook to class: |
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| 14 | Mon Nov 21 |
Begin Newton's 3rd Law: Newton's 3rd Law Day 1.notebook |
Due Today WB 6-1 (front & fack) Due Wed, Nov 23 |
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| Tues Nov 22 |
WB 6-1 Continue Newton's 3rd Law: Newton's 3rd Law Day 2.notebook |
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| Wed Nov 23 |
Ping Pong Ball Bazooka.notebook Video: Mythbusters: Phone Book Friction |
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| Thurs Nov 24 |
No School - Thanksgiving Break | No School - Thanksgiving Break | No School | |
| Fri Nov 25 |
No School - Thanksgiving Break | No School - Thanksgiving Break | No School | |
| 15 | Mon Nov 28 |
Newton's Laws Jeopardy Review.ppt | Due Today |
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| Tues Nov 29 |
Test - Ch. 4, 5, 6 | Read Chapters 12 & 13 in the Textbook Due Tues, Dec 6 |
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| Wed Nov 30 |
Tests Returned/Reviewed Moving Inertia Pre-Lab.notebook |
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Unit: Momentum
Chapter: 7
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Unit: Gravity
Chapters: 12 & 13
Week |
Date |
Classnotes |
Homework |
Labs & Activities |
| 18 |
Tues Dec 20 |
Semester Exam and Notecard Information.notebook What is orbit.notebook Solar System, Milky Way: How big is BIG.notebook |
Semester Exam Review Due on the day of your exam Read Chapters 12 & 13 in the Textbook Due Fri, Jan 6 |
Click Below to Access: Power of 10 Java Applet |
WINTER BREAK!!! WINTER BREAK!!! | ||||
| 18 | Wed Jan 4 |
Sir Isaac Newton Jan 4, 1643–March 31, 1727  Happy 369th Birthday!!! Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation.notebook |
Movie Physics Paper Due Today Read Chapters 12 & 13 in the Textbook Due Fri, Jan 6 |
Movie Physics Rubric.doc Click here for Inerestingly Stupid Movie Physics |
| Thurs Jan 5 |
WB 13-1 Black Holes.notebook |
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| Fri Jan 6 |
WB 13-2 Using the Gravity Equation.notebook |
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| 19 | Mon Jan 9 |
Planetary Motion Prelab.notebook | Due Today |
Planetary Motion Lab.doc |
| Tues Jan 10 |
Planetary Motion Post Lab.notebook Gravity Quiz Semester Exam and Notecard Information.notebook Semester Exam and Notecard Information.pdf |
Semester Exam Review Due on the day of your exam |
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SEMESTER EXAMS - GOOD LUCK!!! | |
| 19 | Wed
Jan 11 |
7:40 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. Period 1-2 Exam 9:05 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. BREAK 9:20 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Period 3-4 Exam 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. BREAK 11:00 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. Period 5-6 Exam 12:25 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. Resource Period |
| Thurs Jan 12 |
7:40 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. Period 7-8-9 Exam 9:05 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. BREAK 9:20 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Period 9-10-11 Exam 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. BREAK 11:00 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. Make Up Exam 12:25 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. Resource Period |
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| Fri Jan 13 |
7:40 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. Period 12-13 Exam 9:05 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. BREAK 9:20 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Period 14-15 Exam |
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1ST SEMESTER ENDS |
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Chapters: 12 & 13 - Continued
Week |
Date | Classnotes | Homework | Labs & Activities |
| 20 | Mon Jan 16 |
No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day | No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day | No School |
| Tues Jan 17 |
No School - Teacher Institute | No School - Teacher Institute | No School | |
| Wed Jan 18 |
Video: Greatest Discoveries in Astronomy with Bill Nye |
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Greatest Discoveries WS.doc | |
| Thurs Jan 19 |
Greatest Discoveries in Astronomy, Discussion |
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| Fri Jan 20 |
Greatest Discoveries in Astronomy, Discussion | For more Astronomy, CLICK HERE |
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Unit: Energy
Chapter: 8
Week |
Date | Classnotes | Homework | Labs & Activities |
| 21 | Mon Jan 23 | Making the Grade Pre-Lab.notebook | Chapter 8 Reading Guide.doc Due Fri, Jan. 27 | Making the Grade Lab.doc |
| Tues Jan 24 |
Intro to Work.notebook | |
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| Wed Jan 25 |
Bear in Tree.notebook SRT Energy.doc |
SRT Energy.doc | ||
| Thurs Jan 26 |
Energy Skate Park Pre-Lab.notebook |
Energy Skate Park Lab.doc | ||
| Fri Jan 27 |
Power.notebook WB 8-1 (Front) |
Bring your workbook to class: Chapter 8 Reading Guide.doc Due Today |
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| 22 | Mon Jan 30 |
WB 8-1 (Review Front) WB 8-1 (Back) |
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| Tues Jan 31 |
Muscle Up Pre-Lab.notebook | Due Today |
Muscle Up Lab.doc | |
| Wed Feb 1 |
Muscle Up Post-Lab.notebook Energy Skate Park Post-Lab & Sample Energy Calculations.notebook WB 8-2 (Front) |
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| Thurs Feb 2 |
Cut Short & Conserving Your Energy Pre-Lab.notebook | Cut Short & Conserving Your Energy Lab.doc |
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| Fri Feb 3 |
Cut Short & Conserving Your Energy Post-Lab.notebook WB 8-2 (Review Front) |
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| 23 | Mon Feb 6 |
Energy and Mechanical Advantage Demos.notebook WB 8-2 (Back) |
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| Tues Feb 7 |
WB 8-3 (front) |
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| Wed Feb 8 |
WB 8-3 (back) |
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| Thurs Feb 9 |
Energy Jeopardy Review.ppt | Due Today |
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| Fri Feb 10 |
Test - Chapter 8 |
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| 24 | Mon Feb 13 |
Ch. 8 Tests Returned/Reviewed | Chapter 25 Reading Guide.doc Due Thurs, Feb 16 |
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Unit: Waves & Sound
Chapters: 25 & 26
Week |
Date | Classnotes | Homework | Labs & Activities |
| 24 | Tues Feb 14 |
Waves Introduction.notebook | Chapter 25 Reading Guide.doc Due Thurs, Feb 16 |
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| Wed Feb 15 | Slinky Lab Day 1 Slinky Prelab.notebook | | Slinky Lab.doc | |
| Thurs Feb 16 |
Slinky Lab Day 2 | Chapter 25 Reading Guide.doc Due Today |
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| Fri Feb 17 |
Slinky Post-Lab.notebook String Wave Applet Link |
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| 25 | Mon Feb 20 |
No School - President's Day |
No School - President's Day |
No School |
| Tues Feb 21 |
Slinky Post-Lab.notebook String Wave Applet Link WB 25-3 |
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| Wed Feb 22 |
Slinky Lab GRAPHING tutorial.notebook Wave Practice Problems.notebook |
Wave Practice Problems Handout.doc | ||
| Thurs Feb 23 |
WB 25-1 Waves Quiz |
Bring your workbook to class: Due Today Chapter 26 Reading Guide.doc Due Wed, Feb 29 |
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| Fri Feb 24 |
Quizzes Returned/Reviewed Sounds Waves, Speakers, & Interference.notebook |
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| 26 | Mon Feb 27 |
Doppler Effect.notebook Sonic Boom.notebook 2D Wave Applet Link Interactive Sound Waves Link WB 25-1 (Questions 9-10) |
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| Tues Feb 28 |
WB 25-1 (Bow Waves) Changing the Speed of Sound.notebook |
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| Wed Feb 29 |
Resonance.notebook Video: Mythbusters – Breaking Glass |
Chapter 26 Reading Guide.doc Due Today |
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| Thurs March 1 |
Water Tube Pre-Lab.notebook |
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Water Tube Lab.doc | |
| Fri March 2 |
No School - DuPage County Institute Day | No School - DuPage County Institute Day | No School - Institute Day | |
| 27 | Mon March 5 |
Water Tube Post-Lab.notebook Musical Notes: Palm Pipes.notebook Beat Frequency.notebook |
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| Tues March 6 |
Ripple Tank Pre-Lab.notebook | Ripple Tank Lab.doc | ||
| Wed March 7 |
Ripple Tank Day 2 | |
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| Thurs March 8 |
Ripple Tank Post-Lab.notebook 2D Wave Applet Link |
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| Fri March 9 |
Amplitude, Intensity & Volume.notebook SRT Wave Review.notebook |
SRT Wave Review.doc | ||
| 28 | Mon March 12 |
Moire Patterns, Beat Frequency & Interference.notebook WB 26-1 |
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| Tues March 13 |
Waves Jeopardy Review.ppt | Due Today |
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| Wed March 14 |
Test - Ch. 25 & 26 |
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| Thurs March 15 |
Tests Returned/Reviewed | |||
| Fri March 16 |
Plane Mirror Pre-Lab.notebook 3rd Quarter Ends |
Chapter 29 Reading Guide.doc Due Wed, March 21 3rd Quarter Ends |
Plane Mirror Lab.doc 3rd Quarter Ends |
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Unit: Light (Part 1)
Chapters: 27-29
Week |
Date | Classnotes | Homework | Labs & Activities |
| 28 | Fri March 16 | Plane Mirror Pre-Lab.notebook 3rd Quarter Ends | Chapter 29 Reading Guide.doc Due Wed, March 21 3rd Quarter Ends | Plane Mirror Lab.doc 3rd Quarter Ends |
| 29 | Mon March 19 |
Law of Reflection & Plane Mirrors.notebook | |
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| Tues March 20 | Laser Targeting Pre-Lab.notebook | Laser Targeting Lab.doc | ||
| Wed March 21 |
Curved Mirrors Pre-Lab.notebook | Chapter 29 Reading Guide.doc Due Today |
Curved Mirrors Lab.doc | |
| Thurs March 22 |
Curved Mirrors Lab Day 2 Final Project: Discuss Conceptual Physics Final Project |
Final Project: Conceptual Physics Final Project - 2012 Packet.doc |
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| Fri March 23 |
WB 29-1 Reviewed | Bring your workbook to class: |
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SPRING BREAK!!! SPRING BREAK!!! | ||||
| 30 | Mon April 2 |
More Plane Mirrors.notebook Curved Mirrors.notebook |
Ray Diagram Practice: Mirrors.doc Due Tues, April 3 |
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| Tues April 3 |
dido Equation.notebook Cured Mirrors Online Applet |
Ray Diagram Practice: Mirrors.doc Due Today |
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| Wed April 4 |
Pre-Lab Refraction.notebook |
Final Project: 8 Physics Concepts DUE TODAY |
Refraction Lab.doc | |
| Thurs April 5 |
Refraction Day 1.notebook | |
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| Fri April 6 |
No School - Non-Attendance Day |
No School - Non-Attendance Day |
No School |
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Mon April 9 |
Mirrors Quiz WB 29-3 (front), WB 29-4 (front & back) |
Bring your workbook to class: WB 29-3 (front), WB 29-4 (front & back) Due Tues, April 10 |
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| Tues April 10 |
Review: WB 29-3 (front), WB 29-4 (front & back) Refraction Practice Problem 1: WB 29-4 (Applying Snell's Law).notebook |
Bring your workbook to class: WB 29-3 (front), WB 29-4 (front & back) Due Today |
Refraction Practice Problems.pdf | |
| Wed April 11 |
Mirrors Quiz Reviewed/Returned Refraction Day 2: Calculating Critical Angle.notebook Internal Reflecfion from WB 29-3.notebook |
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| Thurs April 12 |
Refraction Practice Problem 2 & 3: Snell's Law Practice Problems.notebook Internal Reflection, Refraction & Critical Angle.notebook |
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Refraction Practice Problems.pdf SRT Refraction.doc SRT Refraction ANSWERS.doc |
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| Fri April 13 |
Light 1 Jeopardy Review.ppt | Due Today |
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| 32 | Mon April 16 |
Light Test 1 | |
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Unit: Light (Part 2)
Chapters: 27-29
| Week | Date | Classnotes | Homework | Labs & Activities |
| 32 | Tues April 17 | Lens Pre-Lab.notebook | Chapter 30 Reading Guide.doc Due Fri, April 20 | Lens Lab.doc |
| Wed April 18 | Lens Lab Day 2 Final Project: CLICK HERE for tips for taking a better photograph.notebook | Final Project: 1) Trimmed List of Concepts DUE TODAY 2) Five Photo Ideas 3) Print outs/photo copes of Resources | | |
| Thurs April 19 | Light Test 1 Returned/Reviewed Great America Field Trip Information.notebook |  Field Trip Forms Due Thurs, May 10 | ||
| Fri April 20 | Lenses.notebook | WB 30-2 (front & back) Due Mon, April 23 Chapter 30 Reading Guide.doc Due Today | | |
| 33 | Mon April 23 | Vision Correction.notebook WB 30-2 Reviewed | Ray Diagram Practice: Lenses.doc Due Thurs, April 26 Bring your workbook to class: WB 30-2 (front & back) Due Today | |
| Tues April 24 | PSAE TESTING - No School | PSAE TESTING - No School | No School | |
| Wed April 25 | PSAE TESTING - No School | PSAE TESTING - No School | No School | |
| Thurs April 26 | Mirages, Rainbows.notebook | Ray Diagram Practice: Lenses.doc Due Today Final Project: Printed Photos & Videos DUE TODAY | ||
| Fri April 27 | Lens Diagram Review Lenses Quiz Lenses & the dido Equation.notebook Lenses Online Applet | Chapter 28 & 31 Reading Guide.doc Due Wed, May 2 | ||
| 34 | Mon April 30 | Quizes Returned/Reviewed Lenses & the dido Equation.notebook Lenses Online Applet Refraction Demos & Snell's Law.notebook | ||
| Tues May 1 | Diffraction.notebook | Due Today | | |
| Wed May 2 | Diffraction & Interference Pre-Lab.notebook | Chapter 28 & 31 Reading Guide.doc Due Today Final Project: Early Turn-in for Extra Credit STARTS TODAY!!! AAPT Photo Contest Entries for Extra Credit DUE TODAY!!! Chapter 27 Reading Guide.doc Due Mon, May 7 | Diffraction & Interference Lab.doc | |
| Thurs May 3 | Finish Diffraction Scattering.notebook | Click Below to check Chicago's Smog Level: | ||
| Fri May 4 | Finish Scattering & Refraction Phenomena: Eliptical Sunsets Green Flashes Smog Eye Color Scattering.notebook Additive Color Mixing.notebook | WB 28-1 (front & back) Due Mon, May 7 STUDENTS MUST COLOR TO RECEIVE CREDIT!!! | | |
| 35 | Mon May 7 | Review WB 28-1 Subtractive Color Mixing.notebook | Chapter 27 Reading Guide.doc Due Today Bring your workbook to class: | Scooby Doo Coloring Book Extra Credit.pdf |
| Tues May 8 | Polarization Pre-Lab.notebook | Due Today | Polarization Lab.doc | |
| Wed May 9 | Polarization.notebook Thin Film Interference (Iridescence).notebook | | ||
| Thurs May 10 | Light 2 Jeopardy Review.ppt Scooby Doo Coloring Book page KEY.pdf | Due Today Field Trip Form and $$$ DUE TODAY!!! | ||
| Fri May 11 | Test - Light 2 | |||
| 36 | Mon May 14 | Light Test 2 Returned/Reviewed | ||
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Unit: Great America Preparation
| Week | Date | Classnotes | Homework | Labs & Activities |
| 36 | Mon May 14 | Light Test 2 Returned/Reviewed | ||
| Tues May 15 | Great America Prep Day 1.notebook (Atrolab, pace, park info) | WB 9-2 & 9-3(front & back) Due Thurs, May 17 | ||
| Wed May 16 | Great America Prep Day 2.notebook (Accelerometer, Centripetal Motion practice, Forces on Loops) Centripetal Motion.notebook | Final Project: Due TODAY | ||
| Thurs May 17 |
Review WB 9-2, 9-3 Great America Prep Day 3.notebook (Conservation of Energy) | Bring your workbook to class: | ||
| Fri May 18 | Great America Prep Day 4.notebook (Kinematics, freefall) Video: Roller Coaster Physics | | ||
| 37 | Mon May 21 | GREAT AMERICA FIELD TRIP!!! Meet at 8:00 a.m | ||