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April Assignments--IB Physics 1
2017-18 school year


Monday, Apr. 2
Lab:  Effect of changing volume on the pressure of a gas

Tuesday, Apr. 3
Choices assembly schedule
Study hall--work on lab analysis and WebAssign

Wednesday,
Apr. 4
Correct Practice worksheet of Gas Law multiple choice concept questions
Work on lab
​Book questions (end of chapter 3):  #3, 8, and 11b need to be answered completely in your journal.

Thursday, Apr. 5

Notes/discussion:  Carnot engines and Efficiency

Friday, Apr. 6
Q3 journal check today!
notes/discussion: 2nd law of thermodynamics and entropy

HW:  finish WA, due Tuesday
​HW:  read pages 567-569 (entropy and 2nd law)


Monday, Apr. 9
No School--Spring Break

Tuesday, Apr. 10
No School--Spring Break

Wednesday
Apr. 11
No School--Spring Break

Thursday, Apr. 12
No School--Spring Break

Friday, Apr. 13
No School--Spring Break

Monday, Apr. 16
review:  thermodynamic processes
Intro to the internal combustion engine and thermodynamic engines

Tuesday, Apr. 17
Notes/discussion:  1st law of Thermodynamics

Wednesday, Apr. 18
Notes/discussion:  engines and thermodynamics cycles

Thursday, Apr. 19
Notes/discussion:  Heat Engines

Friday, Apr. 20
work day/study day--WA Thermodynamics is due next Friday, April 27

Monday, Apr. 23
Mid-term (moved from last Thursday to today)--covering topics from 1st semester and 3rd quarter (more heavily proportioned to 3rd quarter material)--all multiple choice.

Tuesday, Apr. 24
Notes/discussion/demos:  Heat engines (examples); efficiency of engines; Heat pumps


Wednesday,
Apr. 25
Discussion:  Internal Combustion engines

​Periods 4 and 5:  work day (grades had to be submitted...)

Journal Check score sheet

Thursday, Apr. 26
Discussion:  Efficiency and Entropy
Period 2:  partial work day :)

​reminder, WA due tomorrow!

Friday, April 27
Q3 journal check today!
notes/discussion: 2nd law of thermodynamics and entropy

HW:  finish WA, due Tuesday
​HW:  read pages 567-569 (entropy and 2nd law)
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