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Topic Outline--print off before Tuesday, September 6, 2011
bulletUnit Objectives:  This is a summary of the syllabus statements that are detailed on the topic outline.

Part A (mechanics):
bulletGravitational Force and Field:
bulletUnderstand and apply Newton's universal law of gravitation
bulletUnderstand the concepts of gravitational fields and gravitational forces between masses

(Part B (electricity/magnetism)
bulletElectric Force and Field:
bulletUnderstand the concept of electrical charge and the conservation of charge
bulletExplain the different properties of electrical conductors and electrical insulators
bulletUnderstand the concepts of electric field strength and electric force for various configurations of charged points
bulletMagnetic Force and Field:
bulletUnderstand how magnetic fields are created
bulletExplain how magnetic fields, forces, and electric currents are related to each other
bulletUnderstand how gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields and forces are similar in their characteristics

bulletUnit Activities

Part A
bulletTeam-building exercise--bowling ball relay
bulletDesign lab (primarily to get us back in the swing of things for lab reports!)
bulletPhET Gravity simulation

Part B
bulletElectrostatic Charging:  friction rods
bulletDemonstrations:  electrophorous, electroscope, Van de Graaf generator
bulletLab:  Coulomb's Law--computer simulation
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bulletKey Terms
bulletNewton's universal law of gravitation
bulletgravitational field strength
bulletelectric charge
bulletneutral
bulletelectrical conductor
bulletelectrical insulator
bulletelectric field
bulletelectric field strength
bulletCoulomb's law
bulletElectrostatic force (Coulombic force)
bullettest charge
bulletCoulomb
bulletelectrical permittivity
bulletelectric field lines
bulletelectric dipole
bulletmagnetic field strength
bulletmagnetic flux
bulletTesla
bulletbar magnet
bulletmotor effect
bulletRight-Hand rules (both of them!)
bulletSolenoid
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bulletEquations

 
 

bulletUnit Notes
bullet Graphical Patterns handout 1 (You should have this from last year...if not, print out another one for your reference)
bulletGraphical patterns handout 2 (this is the one that I put on the screen in class...)
bulletGravitation

 
bulletElectrostatic Charging (friction, induction, contact)
bulletDistribution of charges
bulletElectric Fields

Online practice problems...

 
 
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Unit Assignments (shortcut link to Magnetism assignment listings (sem. 2!))

Week 1

Monday    
Tuesday 8/30/11 Assign lab groups for this unit
Team-building exercise
HW:  Print off course expectations--we will be discussing them in class on Thursday;  Fill out the form at THIS Google Link
Wednesday 8/31/11 Design:  Spinner Lab--based on observations and class discussion, design a low-tech experiment and collect data.
Pre-lab ONLY today
HW:  think about relationships to study and possible procedures

HW: initial analysis--complete rough draft of calculations (if necessary) and linearized graph  tomorrow
Thursday 9/1/11
Group Whiteboarding activity--post-lab discussion
go through course expectations--any questions?
HW:  First draft lab report due on Tuesday--D, DCP, and CE
final draft lab must be submitted to Turnitin.com no later than 11:59 PM on WEDNESDAY
Friday 9/2/11 Quiz:  Clicker re-introduction quiz regarding class procedures
Finish data collection, work on lab
HW:  1st draft lab report

 

Week 2

Monday    
Tuesday 9/6/11 First draft Spinner lab due
Pre-lab: clicker questions
Introduce/demonstrate PhET simulation--Gravity Force activity

HW:  Syll. State. 6.1.1-6.1.5 due next Tuesday, 9/13/11
Wednesday 9/7/11 PhET simulation--Gravity Force activity--DCP for each purpose due on Friday
(Submit your final DCP to turnitin.com no later than 7:15 AM Friday)

HW:  If you do not finish data collection in class, you need to finish at home  PhET simulation is at THIS LINK
Thursday 9/8/11 Whiteboard discussion of results
Notes:  Gravitation and Gravitational Field
Friday 9/9/11 Notes and practice:  Gravitation and Gravitational Field
Group Whiteboard practice problems
HW:  News Article--A Matter of Gravity: Read and watch the video animation.  Your warm-up question tomorrow will be related to this article.
HW:  WebAssign--HW1 Gravitation--due Monday

 

Week 3

Monday 9/12/11 Group Whiteboard WA questions
 
Tuesday   Quiz on gravitation!
Wednesday    
Thursday    
Friday    

 

Electrostatics

     
     
     
     
     

 

Monday 11/7/11 Video:  Mythbusters--do cell phones (and static) cause gas stations to explode?
Tuesday 11/8/11 Notes/demos:  distribution of charge on conductors
Wednesday 11/9/11 Notes/demos:  electric fields and electric field strength
Thursday 11/10/11 Video:  Mythbusters--will piercings make it more likely that a person will be struck by lightning?
Notes/Discussion:  lightning
Homework:  Reading questions--find article and questions at This Link

Homework:  Syllabus Statements 6.2.1-6.2.8
Friday 11/11/11  

 

Magnetism Unit Assignments--Beginning of Semester 2

Friday 1/27/12 Video:  NOVA--Magnetic Storm
HW:  Read articles to prepare for Socratic Seminar on Monday.  Instructions and links to the articles are found HERE (Word document:  Magnetism SocSem Article Links)
Monday 1/30/12 Socratic Seminar, focusing on geomagnetic flip video and articles from Friday and the weekend.
Tuesday 1/31/12  
Wednesday 2/1/12  
Thursday 2/2/12  
Friday 2/3/12