Physics Schedule

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Physics Course Schedule

2014/15

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Unit

Week.#

Day

Date

CatalystNotes/Labs/Activities/Tests or

Objectives: Students will be able to

Homewo

(Due)

MON

2014-09-08

Ch.3 #5, 8, 10 3.2: Motion with Constant Acceleration -!determine mathematical relationships

among position, velocity, acceleration, and time and apply graphical and

mathematical methods to solve constant acceleration problems.

Ch.3 #18, 1

22, 24, 27-

odd (5.16)

TUE

2014-09-09

Review Chapter 2

EVEN

2014-09-11

Clear desks,

prep. for test

Test 2: Chapter 2 Representing motion

F-Interims

2014-09-12

Ch.3 #26, 30 3.3: Free Fall

!define acceleration due to gravity and solve problems involving objects in free

fall.

Ch.3 #42, 4

46 (5.17)

MON

2014-09-15

Review Chapter 2 Test

TUE

2014-09-16

Ch.3 #44 6.1: Projectile Motion -!recognize that the vertical and horizontal motions of a

projectile are independent;!relate the height, time in the air, and initial vertical

velocity of a projectile using its vertical motion, and then determine the range using

Ch.6 #1, 3

(5.18)

EVEN

2014-09-18

See

whiteboard

Lab 3: Velocity and acceleration

...relate velocity and acceleration to the motion of an object and create velocity-time

graphs.

Finish lab

(6.2)

FRI

2014-09-19

Ch.6 #2 6.1: Projectile Motion

!explain how the trajectory of a projectile depends upon the frame of reference

from which it is observed.

Ch.6 #4-6

MON

2014-09-22

TUE

2014-09-23

Review Chapter 3 and 6

EVEN

2014-09-25

Clear desks,

prep. for test

Test 3: Chapters 3 and 6 Motion in two dimensions

FRI

2014-09-26

Review Chapter 3 and 6 test

(slinky videos)

Unit1:Motion

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Unit

Week.#

Day

Date



Homewo

(Due)

MON

2014-09-29

Ch.6 #10 4.1: Force and Motion

...define force and use Newton's second law to solve problems.

Ch.4 #1-5 o

(9.32)

TUE

2014-09-30

Ch.4 #2, 8 4.1: Force and Motion - ...explain the meaning of Newton's first law.

4.2: Using Newton's Laws

...describe how the weight and the mass of an object are related.

Ch.4 #6, 7,

15, 17, 18

EVEN (LS)

2014-10-02

Lab 4: Air Resistance and Terminal Velocity Finish lab

(including

graphs) (8.

FRI

2014-10-03

Ch.4 #16 4.2: Using Newton's Laws

...differentiate between actual weight and apparent weight.

Ch.4 #19, 2

(9.32)

MON

2014-10-06

4.3: Interaction Forces - ...define Newtons 3rd law and explain the tension in ropes

and strings in terms of that law; ...define the normal force and determine the value

of the normal force by applying Newtons 2nd law.

Ch.4 #29, 3

32, 33 (9.3

TUE

2014-10-07

Ch.4 #28 5.1: Vectors -!determine the components of vectors, and solve for the sum of two

or more vectors, algebraically, by adding the components of the vectors.

5.3: Force and Motion in Two Dimensions

Ch.5 #6, 9,

35, 36 (11.3

EVEN

2014-10-09

Ch.5 #7 5.2: Friction

...define friction force and distinguish between static and kinetic friction.

Ch.5 #17, 1

21 (11.38)

FRI

2014-10-10

Ch.5 #18 5.2: Friction

...define friction force and distinguish between static and kinetic friction.

Ch.5 #23, 2

(11.38)

MON

2014-10-13

Review Chapter 4

TUE

2014-10-14

Aspire (6th-9th), PSAT (10th/11th) testing

Note: ODD day is T-10/14/14, EVEN day is Th-10/16/14

EVEN

2014-10-16

Clear desks,

prep. for test

Test 4: Chapter 4 Forces in One Dimension

F-End Q1

2014-10-17

Teacher In-Service

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Unit

Week.#

Day

Date



Homewo

(Due)

MON

2014-10-20

Ch.5 #34 5.3: Force and Motion in Two Dimensions

...analyze the motion of an object on an inclined plane with and without friction.

Ch.5 #39, 4

(11.38)

TUE

2014-10-21

6.2: Circular Motion

!explain why an object moving in a circle at a constant speed is accelerated.

!describe how centripetal acceleration depends upon the objects speed and the

EVEN

2014-10-23

Ch.5 #22 Lab 5: Friction (or something else)

FRI

2014-10-24

Review Chapter 4 test

MON

2014-10-27

Clear desks,

prep. for test

Test 5: Chapter 5 Forces in Two Dimensions, Part 1

TUE

2014-10-28

Clear desks,

prep. for test

Test 5: Chapter 5 Forces in Two Dimensions, Part 2

EVEN

2014-10-30

Lab 6: Centripetal Acceleration Finish lab

(11.42)

FRI

2014-10-31

Review Chapter 5

MON

2014-11-03

Ch.6 #12 6.2: Circular Motion

!identify the force that causes centripetal acceleration.

Ch.6 #13, 1

(14.52)

TUE

2014-11-04

Ch.6 #14 7.1: Planetary Motion and Gravitation

!relate Keplers laws to the law of universal gravitation.

!calculate orbital speeds and periods.

Ch.7 #1, 3,

(14.52)

EVEN (LS)

2014-11-06

Ch.7 #4 7.2: Using the Law of Universal Gravitation

!solve orbital motion problems, relate weightlessness to objects in free fall,

describe gravitational fields, and compare views on gravitation.

Ch.7 #12, 1

15, 16 (14.

FRI

2014-11-07

Ch.7 #14, 19 8.1: Describing Rotational Motion

!describe angular displacement, calculate angular velocity and angular

acceleration, and solve problems involving rotational motion.

Ch.8 #1, 3

(16.56)

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Unit

Week.#

Day

Date



Homewo

(Due)

MON

2014-11-10

Veteran's Day

TUE

2014-11-11

Ch.8 #2 8.2: Rotational Dynamics

!describe torque and the factors that determine it.

!calculate net torque.

Ch.8 #11, 1

15 (16.56)

EVEN

2014-11-13

Ch.7 #19 Lab 7: Gravitation

F-Interims

2014-11-14

Ch.8 #14 8.2: Rotational Dynamics, continued

!describe torque and the factors that determine it.

!

calculate net torque.

Ch.8 #17, 1

(16.56)

MON

2014-11-17


!calculate the moment of inertia.

Ch.8 #21, 2

(16.56)

TUE

2014-11-18


!calculate the moment of inertia.

Ch.8 #27, 2

(16.56)

EVEN

2014-11-20

Lab 8: Equilibrium Finish lab

(15.54)

FRI

2014-11-21

Clear desks,

prep. for test

Test 6: Chapters 6 and 7 Circular motion and orbits none

MON

2014-11-24

Ch.8 #26

Ch.8 #38

8.3 Equilibrium

!define center of mass, explain how the location of the center of mass affects the

stability of an object, and define the conditions for equilibrium.

Ch.8 #37

(16.56)

TUE

2014-11-25

9.1: Impulse and Momentum

!define the momentum of an object and determine the impulse given to an object.

Ch.9 #1, 3,

(17.60)

WED

2014-11-26

Day before Thanksgiving Day

THU

2014-11-27

Thanksgiving Day

FRI

2014-11-28

Day After Thanksgiving Day

Unit2:Force


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Unit

Week.#

Day

Date



Homewo

(Due)

MON

2014-12-01

Review Chapter 5 test

TUE

2014-12-02

Ch.9 #2 9.2: Conservation of Momentum

!relate Newtons third law to conservation of momentum in collisions and

explosions and recognize the conditions under which momentum is conserved.

Ch.9 #13, 1

18, 19,

21 Ch.10 #

EVEN (LS)

2014-12-04

Ch.9 #16

Ch.10 #12

11.1: The Many Forms of Energy

!calculate kinetic energy and determine the gravitational potential energy of a

system.

Ch.11 #1, 3

5, 7 (17.60

FRI

2014-12-05

Teacher In-Service

MON

2014-12-08

Ch.11 #2 11.2: Conservation of Energy

!solve problems using the law of conservation of energy and analyze collisions to

find the change in kinetic energy.

none

TUE

2014-12-09

10.2: Simple Machines

!demonstrate a knowledge of the usefulness of simple machines.

!differentiate between ideal and real machines in terms of efficiency.

EVEN

2014-12-11

Clear desks,

prep. for test

Test 8: Chapters 9-11 Momentum and energy

FRI

2014-12-12

Review Chapter 9-11 test

MON

2014-12-15

TUE

2014-12-16

Period 2 (8:00 - 9:20)

Period 3 (9:40 - 11:00)

Period 4 (11:15 - 12:35)

WED

2014-12-17

Period 5 (8:00 - 9:20)

Period 6 (9:40 - 11:00)

THU

2014-12-18

Clear desks,

prep. for test

Period 1 (8:00 - 9:20)

Period 7 (9:40 - 11:00)

F-End Q2,

S1

2014-12-19

Unit3:Energyand

Momentum


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Unit

Week.#

Day

Date



Homewo

(Due)

MON

2015-01-05

TUE

2015-01-06

WED

2015-01-07

Ch.10 #28 10.2: Simple Machines

!recognize different types of simple machines.

!analyze compound machines in terms of simple machines.

Ch.10 #25-

(20.67)

THU

2015-01-08

12.1: Temperature and Thermal Energy

!describe thermal energy and compare it to potential and kinetic energies.

!distinguish temperature from thermal energy.

Ch.10 #29,

(20.67)

FRI

2015-01-09

Lab 10: Machines

MON

2015-01-12

Lab 10: Machines, continued Finish lab

(20.67)

TUE

2015-01-13

Clear desks,

prep. for test

Test 9: Chapter 10.2 Machines none

EVEN

2015-01-15

Rubber-band

thermometer

12.1: Temperature and Thermal Energy Ch.12 #1, 2

(22.75)

FRI

2015-01-16

12.1: Temperature and Thermal Energy

!define specific heat.

!calculate heat transfer.

Ch.12 #3, 4

7, 9 (22.75

MON

2015-01-19

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

TUE

2015-01-20

Ch.12 #5, 8 12.2: Changes of State and the Laws of Thermodynamics

!define heats of fusion and vaporization.

Ch.12 #19,

(22.75)

EVEN

2015-01-22

Lab 11: Calorimetry Finish lab

(22.73)

FRI

2015-01-23

Ch.12 #20 12.2: Changes of State and the Laws of Thermodynamics

!state the first and second laws of thermodynamics, distinguish between heat and

work, and define entropy.

Ch.12 #23,

25, 32-34

(22.75)

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Unit

Week.#

Day

Date



Homewo

(Due)

MON

2015-01-26

Ch.12 #26 Review Chapter 12

TUE

2015-01-27

14.1: Periodic Motion

!describe the force in an elastic spring, determine the energy stored in an elastic

spring, and compare simple harmonic motion and the motion of a pendulum.

Ch.14 #1, 3

5, 6, 7 (25.

EVEN

2015-01-29

Clear desks,

prep. for test

Test 10: Chapter 12 Thermal Energy none

FRI

2015-01-30

GOOD TIME FOR PROJECT TO BE DUE

MON

2015-02-02

Ch.14 #8 14.2: Wave Properties

!identify how waves transfer energy without transferring matter, contrast

transverse and longitudinal waves, and relate wave speed, wavelength, and freq.

Ch.14 #15,

17, 19, 21

(25.85)

TUE

2015-02-03

Ch.14 #16 * Video: The Nature of Waves

* 14.3 Waves at Boundaries

!relate a waves speed to the medium in which the wave travels.

Ch.14 #27-

(25.85)

EVEN (LS)

2015-02-05

Ch.14 #30 15.1 Properties and Detection of Sound

!demonstrate the properties that sound shares with other waves.

!relate the physical properties of sound waves to our perception of sound.

Ch.15 #1, 3

(25.85)

F-Interims

2015-02-06

Ch.15 #4 15.1 Properties and Detection of Sound, continued

!identify some applications of the Doppler effect.

Ch.15 #7, 9

(25.85)

MON

2015-02-09

Ch.15 #10 15.2 The Physics of Music

!describe the origin of sound.

!demonstrate an understanding of resonance, as applied to air columns & strings.

Ch.15 #19,

(25.85)

TUE

2015-02-10

Ch.15 #10 15.2 The Physics of Music

!explain why there are variations in sound among instruments and among voices.

Ch.15 #27,

(25.85)

EVEN

2015-02-12

Ch.15 #20 Lab 12: Speed of Sound Finish lab

(25.85)

FRI

2015-02-13

Unit3:EnergyandMomentum

Unit4:WavesandL

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Unit

Week.#

Day

Date



Homewo

(Due)

MON

2015-02-16

President's Day

TUE

2015-02-17

16.1: Illumination (The Ray Model of Light, The Speed of Light)

!develop the ray model of light.

!solve problems involving the speed of light.

Ch.16 #11,

(29.101)

EVEN

2015-02-19

Clear desks,

prep. for test

Test 11: Chapters 14-15 Waves and Sound

FRI

2015-02-20

Ch.16 #13 16.2: The Wave Nature of Light (show some color illusions)

!describe how diffraction demonstrates that light is a wave.

!

predict the effect of mixing colors of light and pigments.

Ch.16 #18-

(29.101)

MON

2015-02-23

Ch.16 #21 16.2: The Wave Nature of Light, continued

!explain phenomena such as polarization and the Doppler effect.

Ch.16 #15,

(29.101)

TUE

2015-02-24

Ch.16 #16 17.1: Reflection from Plane Mirrors

!explain the law of reflection.

!distinguish between specular and diffuse reflection.

Ch.17 #1-3

(29.101)

WED

2015-02-25

VCServes (10th-12th)

THU

2015-02-26

Ch.17 #5 17.1: Reflection from Plane Mirrors, continued

!locate the images formed by plane mirrors.

Ch.17 #9, 1

(29.101)

FRI

2015-02-27

Ch.17 #11 17.2: Curved Mirrors

!explain how concave and convex mirrors form images, describe properties and

uses of spherical mirrors, and determine the locations and sizes of mirror images.

Ch.17 #13-

ODD (29.1

MON

2015-03-02

Ch.17 #16 or

#18

Practice (ray diagram worksheet)

TUE

2015-03-03

18.1: Refraction of Light

!solve problems involving refraction.

Ch.18 #1, 3

(29.101)

EVEN (LS)

2015-03-05

Lab 13: Concave mirrors Finish lab

(28.95)

FRI

2015-03-06

Ch.18 #4 18.1: Refraction of Light, continued

!explain total internal reflection.

!explain some optical effects caused by refraction.

Ch.18 #12,

14, 15, 17,

19, 21, 23

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Week.#

Day

Date



Homewo

(Due)

MON

2015-03-09

18.2: Convex and Concave Lenses

!describe how real and virtual images are formed by single convex and concave

lenses and locate images formed by lenses using ray tracing and equations.

Ch.18

Challenge

prob. (29.1

TUE

2015-03-10

EVEN

2015-03-12

Lab 14: Convex lenses Finish lab

(29.99)

F-End Q3

2015-03-13

Teacher In-Service

MON

2015-03-16

Ch.11 #20 Review for final

TUE

2015-03-17

EVEN

2015-03-19

Clear desks,

prep. for test

Test 12: Chapter 16-18 none

FRI

2015-03-20

MON

2015-03-23

TUE

2015-03-24

EVEN

2015-03-26

FRI

2015-03-27

Unit4:Wav

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Unit

Week.#

Day

Date



Homewo

(Due)

MON

2015-03-30

TUE

2015-03-31

EVEN (LS)

2015-04-02

FRI

2015-04-03

MON

2015-04-13

TUE

2015-04-14

EVEN

2015-04-16

F-Interims

2015-04-17

MON

2015-04-20

TUE

2015-04-21

EVEN

2015-04-23

FRI

2015-04-24


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Unit

Week.#

Day

Date



Homewo

(Due)

MON

2015-04-27

TUE

2015-04-28

EVEN

2015-04-30

FRI

2015-05-01

MON

2015-05-04

TUE

2015-05-05

EVEN (LS)

2015-05-17

FRI

2015-05-08

MON

2015-05-11

TUE

2015-05-12

EVEN

2015-05-14

FRI

2015-05-15


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Week.#

Day

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Homewo

(Due)

MON

2015-05-18

TUE

2015-05-19

EVEN

2015-05-21

FRI

2015-05-22

MON

2015-05-25

Memorial Day

TUE

2015-05-26

WED

2015-05-27

THU

2015-05-28

F-End Q4,

S2

2015-05-29

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