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March Assignments--IB Physics 1
2016-17 school year


Wednesday
Mar. 1
Notes and pre-lab:  Calorimetry techniques

Thursday, Mar. 2
Lab: Determination of the Specific Heat Capacity for an unknown metal 
​HW:  Post-lab (WebAssigh) and fill out worksheet (calculations) for the journal entry portion of this lab.


Friday, Mar. 3
Practice Problems:  Calorimetry, specific heat capacity

Monday, Mar. 6
Notes/demos:  latent heats and phase changes

Tuesday, Mar. 7

Wednesday,
Mar. 8


Notes:  latent heats and phase changes

Thursday, Mar. 9

Practice problems:  Latent heat and phase changes

Friday, Mar. 10
Practice problems:  specific heat and latent heat
​Due Tuesday:  Packet of IB Questions of Specific and Latent Heats.

Monday, Mar. 13
Notes/discussion: Pressure and characteristics of a gas
​Pre-Lab:  Effect of changing volume on the pressure of a gas

Tuesday, Mar. 14
Data collection for lab:  Effect of volume on the pressure of a gas.

Packet: Answer Key (answer key is at the end of the worksheet)

Wednesday
Mar. 15
Lab:  Effect of Volume on the Pressure of a Gas--fix data collection if necessary, work on analysis.  
(.docx) Analysis expectations are on the last page of this document
Analysis and data table(s) will be written/taped neatly into your journal.  
Post-Lab WA due on Tuesday
Lab report in journal due on Tuesday, also.
Today is the only class day for working on this analysis. Please do not leave the remainder all for Monday night.

Thursday, Mar. 16
Quiz:  Specific heat, latent heat, calorimetry

​when you're done with your quiz, use the time as quiet work time on the lab or other homework

Friday, Mar. 17
Notes and demos:  kinetic theory of matter

Monday, Mar. 20
Notes and practice problems:  Moles and Molar mass

Tuesday, Mar. 21
notes and video demos:  Gas Laws

Wednesday, Mar. 22
Finish discussion of gas laws (equation of state for an ideal gas)
​concept questions and practice problems for gas laws
HW:  WA--Ideal Gas (multiple choice questions), Due Friday
HW:​  Worksheet packet: ideal gas IB questions, Due Friday

Thursday, Mar. 23
Work day on packet and WA, both due tomorrow
Video:  The Conquest of Cold (no need to make up if you aren't here--it will be playing while people work on their worksheets)

Friday, Mar. 24

Monday, Mar. 27
​Quiz:  Gas Laws
HW:
 Worksheet--kinetic energy of molecules

Tuesday, Mar. 28
Check worksheet--tape into your journal

Video:  NOVA: The Conquest of Cold
Wednesday, Mar. 29
Finish video (~5-8 minutes)
​Discussion/Notes:  intro to Thermodynamics
Thursday, Mar. 30
Notes:  Thermodynamic processes
Friday, Mar. 31
Lab:  Heat Engines (exploring thermodynamic processes)
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