Advanced Physics	AUGUST 2009

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9	10 Professional Development	11 Staff Development Day	12 First Day of School Welcome-Day 1 Handout Sheet Note- First web homework is due Sunday August 23, 2009. Get EID and sign up for course # 40501 by midnight 8/14	13 Take Physics "Force Concept Inventory" (a pre-test to determine your basic conceptual understanding of forces)	14 questions about Syllabus, web homework Do "The Meaning of Graphs" Sheet You should have EID by midnight tonight Suggested Reading- Student Guide to Methods of Graphical Analysis	15
16	17 Whiteboard and Discuss "The Meaning of Graphs" Sheet Discuss why you can't just rely on statistics Discuss methods of Graphical Analysis. Suggested Reading- Student Guide to Methods of Graphical Analysis	18 Discuss Pendulum lab Collect Pendulum data for relationship #1 ( board notes ) Lab sheet STOPWATCH Program	19 Get Books (call lab groups up front) Pendulum Lab- - Discuss graph analysis for pendulum activity Collect Data - Graph Data STOPWATCH Program vocabulary list: pg 1, pg	20 discuss web-homework - due Sunday hand out Graph Summary Sheet Do re-graphs, Get Stats for lab ,Get Textbook Equation for Pendulum Lab, Finish lab analysis- GA reference sheet Lab sheet Need Help finding the slope look here? Sample Data from Pendulum Lab	21 Staff Development Day	22
23 Web Homework #1 is due (11:59 pm Central Time)	24 Lab Discussion- Presentations	25 Turn in Pendulum Lab-- . Intro "Graphical Analysis" computer program... notes Work on Data sets Note: On the test you will have to analyze a data set by yourself At home?- Demo Copy of Graphical Analysis class notes- pg 1, pg 2 extra information: Data Example (and extra practice) Graphical Analysis (the computer program) Information user guide sheet for Graphical Analysis Program	26 a few more notes... Work on Data sets Note: On the test you will have to analyze a data set by yourself At home?- Demo Copy of Graphical Analysis class notes	27 Finish Data sets; whiteboard data sets At home?- Demo Copy of Graphical Analysis	28 Present Data sets Turn in Data Sets At home?- Demo Copy of Graphical Analysis	29
30	31 Take Practice Test (Note: you can not take the practice test home, but you can come in before or after school and look at it if you wish) Go over Practice Test Practice- Demo Copy of Graphical Analysis

Advanced Physics	SEPTEMBER 2009

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		1 Lab Practicum	2 IMMEX Problem Horse Sense User ID: Hour_Group_ Password: fizix If you get done early practice a data set for the test tomorrow note: if you were absent use your last name as your user ID, password fizix	3 Unit 1 Test	4 *Define- fact, law, and theory* Explain the development of a theory Relate JFK conspiracy theories to scientific theory	5
6	7 Labor Day	8 Begin Unit 2-- Understanding Constant Velocity Notes on kinematics vocabulary- for more information about terminology click here. e-mail self checks for group Name: Hour__Group__ (or H__G___) Ms. Gill’s e-mail address: Karen.gill@fayette.kyschools.us	9 Warmups begin for Unit 2 e-mail self checks for group Chapter 2 Once you score 100% e-mail to Ms. Gill Name: Hour__Group__ (or H__G___) Ms. Gill’s e-mail address: Karen.gill@fayette.kyschools.us if you are absent e-mail results using your own name 5th and 6th hour Homerooms for Testing Pre-Administration	10 Battery Powered Car Lab-- Data Taking + graph Instructions Lab group assignments Lab Template	11 Discuss lab - whiteboard graph + empirical equation write Lab Conclusion for battery powered car lab - turn in lab ("textbook") results: x_f= vt + x_i x_f and t are your variables. You can do a % error analysis on x_i,but for v you will discuss the reasonableness of the value.	12
13	14 Go through Worksheet 2 (1-4) as a class Applet Graphing Activity -- relating motion and graphs-- Position Vs Time (1-5); Velocity vs time (1-4) - Do match -hit the "print screen" button and paste into a "Word" document- print and turn in Extra Practice: Understanding Positon-time graphs Understanding Velocity-time graphs	15 Fall Testing Day Freshmen and Sophomores - PLAN Juniors - ACT Seniors- Writing 6th hour do self checks for group Chapter 2 Once you score 100% e-mail to Ms. Gill Name: Hour__Group__ (or H__G___) Ms. Gill’s e-mail address: Karen.gill@fayette.kyschools.us if you are absent e-mail results using your own name	16 Review meaning of graph shapes on different graphs constant velocity graph summary fill in graph description sheet -- "similar, different, describe" finish applet graph match activity from Monday --Position vs time ; Velocity vs time- turn in	17 use motion detectors to create graph matches for graph description sheet Print x-t graph matches for #6-10 and v-t graph matches #5-10 (copy graphs and paste into word document-shrink, then print)	18 Turn in graph description sheet + printed graph matches Groups whiteboard Problems WS 1 U2W3 (#3 only) U2W4 (#2 only) U2W5 (all) reading about motion maps motion maps example on board	19
20	21 Present Whiteboards from Friday notes- speed and velocity; problem solving- notes: pg 1, pg 2	22 End 6 weeks WS 6 Class Example Problems- Smartboard (examples A, B, 1 from WS 6) Extra Notes- Problems 1 and 2 (pg 1, pg 2, pg 3)	23 Finish Example Problems Smartboard (Examples 3,4,2 from WS 6) Counselors meet with Juniors during 5th and 6th hours Note: You should be able to do all web homework problems at this point	24 Solve problems - working by yourself in class if you finish early work on web homework. Counselors meet with Seniors during 2nd and 3rd hours	25 Work on Web Homework quest.cns.utexas.edu/ Constants - Conversions Locked Password Help	26
27	28 Staff Development Day Web Homework #2 Due quest.cns.utexas.edu/ Constants - Conversions Locked Password Help	29 Practice Test Vocabulary review graphs read sections 1-4 of Physics Companion STUDY PROBLEM SHEETS!	30 Go over Practice Test

Advanced Physics	OCTOBER 2009

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				1 Unit 2 Test - Constant Velocity	2 Acceleration Notes and Problems	3
4	5 Do Worksheet #1 "Graphs and Tracks" Program is located on Classroom Computers it is not online. Note: Grades for Acceleration Test have been entered into Infinite Campus, and updated grades sheets are posted on bulletin board in entryway (grades posted by student number)	6 Each group whiteboards their group number problem for Worksheet #1 Groups Present Whiteboards - everyone turn in worksheet 1 at the end of the hour	7 Do "Graphs and Tracks" 8 "example" problems - Program is located on Classroom Computers web version of "Graphs and Tracks)- web version does not have the challenge problems, but is good practice.	8 e-mail self checks for group Chapter 3 Accelerated Motion Section 1: Self-Check Quiz Section 2: Self-Check Quiz Section 3: Self-Check Quiz Name: H_G_(Hour__Group__), if you are absent from class then use your own name Ms. Gill’s e-mail address: Karen.gill@fayette.kyschools.us	9 Race Track Game (Limited Acceleration) History and Rules of the Race Track Game Java version	10
11	12 Video	13 Video	14 Video	15 Records day	16 No School	17
18	19 Discuss WS 1 Whiteboard WS 3 Notes- Deriving kinematics equations graphically	20 Present WS 3	21 Example Problems Problem solving suggestions Problem Example1 Problem example Work on WS 4	22 Reaction time example Work on and turn in WS 4 Work on web homework when WS 4 turned in	23 turn in WS 4 example problems speeder and patrolman: question, solution	24.
25	26 Ball Toss Analysis iSchool site (standard school log-in and password, access key Fizix)	27 (example car passing train) problem examples.htm Extra examples-- Accelerated Motion Problems" (WS 5) Solutions--- ../Physics/Unit 3 Worksheets/Acceleration Problems 1&2.tif ../Physics/Unit 3 Worksheets/Acceleration Problems 3,4 &5.tif ../Physics/Unit 3 Worksheets/Acceleration Problems 6&7&8.tif	28 Whiteboard Practice Problems Worksheet 6: If you have trouble using your calculator see the Calculator Tutorial TI-83 Calculator Tutorial Using the Equation Solver	29 Present Problems Worksheet 6:some example Whiteboards are pictured below: Problem 1 (gr 8) Problem 2 (gr 7) Problem 3&4 (gr 6) Problem 5 (gr 5) Problem 6 (gr 4) Problem 7-9 (gr 3) Problem 10 (gr 2) Problem 11 (gr 1)	30 Work on Web Homework	31

Advanced Physics	NOVEMBER 2009

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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Web Homework #3 is due

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Practice Test

practice test problems

practice test problem answers

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Test Unit 3

4
IMMEX Problem-
"Daredevil Train Jump"
IMMEX Problem
User ID: Hour_Group_

Password: fizix

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Begin Unit 4: Forces and Equilibrium
Video- Fundamental Forces

Notes - Forces (pg 1)

Note: You may Finish IMMEX Problem today and get an OMIT for the video grade

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Finish notes Forces (pg 1)

Read Chapter 4 in "Light and Matter - Newtonian Physics" (starts on pg 123)-- turn in reading questions

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Notes
Universal Gravitation - Discuss - do Worksheet
(Problems) and Ranking Task
- will be turned in
Gravitational Force Applet

Discuss Universal Gravitation Problems, show why weight = mg

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Julius Sumner Miller video

1st law - part 1 & 2

2nd law- part 1 & 2

3rd law - part 1

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Lab - (part 1- demo) Relationship between mass and period (analogy to inertia) and (part 2) the relationship between mass and weight

lab notes- pg 1

lab notes - pg 2

LoggerPro Force probe set-up

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Mass Lab Due

receive forces summary information sheet

do Forces Summary/Recognizing forces worksheet

Help recognizing forces

Summary of Forces

Turn in Forces Summary/Recognizing forces worksheet

Do Intro to Vectors Activity (how to do vector math)

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discuss/ turn in Vectors Activity

notes - Intro to Force Body Diagrams-and dealing with x and y components-
notes pg 1

notes pg 2

Do U4WS1

Go over solutions to U4WS1( solutions: pg 1, pg2)

Computer "Free Body "Program- fill in sheet

Extra: Home Practice pseudo- FreeBody Program, with Fill in sheet (use if you were absent)

Notes- Vector Components and how to get numerical values of
vector components-
Component notes

work on "Freebody" Program (15-20 min)

Extra: reading about vector components

Wednesday,

December 16, 2009

Thursday,

December 17, 2009

Friday,

December 18, 2009

8:25-9:26AM

3^rd period class

1^st period class

2^nd period class

9:31-11:28AM

FINAL EXAM

2^ND PERIOD

FINAL EXAM

3^RD PERIOD

FINAL EXAM

1^ST PERIOD

11:33-1:13 PM

6^TH period class

4^th period class

5^th period class

1:18-3:15 PM

FINAL EXAM

5^TH PERIOD

FINAL EXAM

6^TH PERIOD

FINAL EXAM

4^TH PERIOD

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