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April Assignments--IB Physics 1
2018-19 school year


Monday, Apr. 1

Tuesday, Apr. 2

Wednesday,
Apr. 3

Thursday, Apr. 4


Friday, Apr. 5
Quiz:  Gas Laws

Monday, Apr. 8
No School--Spring Break

Tuesday, Apr. 9
No School--Spring Break

Wednesday
Apr. 10
No School--Spring Break

Thursday, Apr. 11
No School--Spring Break

Friday, Apr. 12
No School--Spring Break

Monday, Apr. 15
Notes/discussion: Intro to thermodynamics and thermodynamics processes

demo: fire syringe

Tuesday, Apr. 16
Handout: Paperwork for Silverwood field trip.  Please return the intent sheet and/or the signed permission slip by next Wednesday, April 25

continue discussion of thermodynamic processes; video demos of adiabatic expansions

Wednesday, Apr. 17
notes/discussion: 1st law of thermodynamics

Thursday, Apr. 18
video:  Absolute Zero--the Conquest of Cold
Take notes on the applications of the laws of thermodynamics as related to the processes discussed in class and thermodynamic cycles.

Friday, Apr. 19
Finish video
pre-lab (Heat Engines)
Work on IB Thermodynamics practice worksheet--due next Friday

Monday, Apr. 22
Lab, day 1:  Heat Engines
Save all data files/graphs that you complete in LoggerPro while collecting data. You will need some of them for your analysis. Save them to your school profile so you can access them again from class as needed (and/or email them to yourself)

Tuesday, Apr. 23
Lab, day 2: Heat Engines

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Wednesday,
Apr. 24
Lab, day 3: Heat Engines
answers to question, filled in data tables, and printed off linear graph and PV diagrams all due on Friday

Thursday, Apr. 25
work time on lab analysis as well as work time on Thermodynamics practice question worksheet.
​in-class practice problems similar to worksheet, also.

Friday, April 26
post-lab discussion and results
discuss the general idea of heat engines and how they work
quick review of concepts for mid-term (that is now on Monday)

Answers to Thermodynamic IB Question Packet

Monday, Apr. 29
Mid-term--covering topics from 1st semester and 3rd quarter (more heavily proportioned to 3rd quarter material)--all multiple choice.

Tuesday, Apr. 30
Warm-up packet for 3rd quarter will be collected tomorrow:
worksheets and mini-labs to be included:
  1. Collisions & Explosions  (key)
  2. Work Energy and Power note packet
  3. Work Energy and Power IB questions  (key)
  4. Roller coaster mini-lab (conservation of energy)
  5. Specific and Latent Heat questions  (key)
  6. Calorimetry (specific heat) mini-lab
  7. Heat Engines lab

notes/discussion: Heat Engine fundamentals
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