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March Assignments--IB Physics 2
2016-17 school year


Tuesday, Mar. 1

Wednesday
Mar. 1

Thursday, Mar. 2

Friday, Mar. 3

Monday, Mar. 6
Notes and concept questions:  Electromagnetic induction and Faraday's Law

Tuesday, Mar. 7
Notes and concept questions:  Lenz' Law and Faraday's Law

Wednesday,
Mar. 8


Pop quiz:  magnetic fields and forces (RH rules, etc.)--on WebAssign.  If you were absent, please see me before looking at the questions online.

Thursday, Mar. 9

Pop-quiz corrections
​concept questions related to EM induction

Friday, Mar. 10
wrap up electromagnetic induction with some concept questions (Ppt of questions used)

Work time on packet of EM Induction IB questions.  MC due at the end of the period.  Rest of packet due next Tuesday

Monday, Mar. 13
DC Motor construction, day 1
​Please remember your question packet is due tomorrow.

Tuesday, Mar. 14
DC motor construction, day 2

Answer key to EM Induction IB Question packet (answers are at the end of this document)

Wednesday
Mar. 15
Work on motor construction

HW:  Read the following information on how motors work
  1. DC Motors-how they work (solarbotics.com)
  2. DC motors--how they work (video, 5 min.)  (learnengineering.org)​
  3. HyperPhysics: DC Motors
  4. ​HyperPhysics: Torque

HW:  Analysis of DC motors--part 1: prove to me that your motor works.  
Either show me in person, or show me a short video showing you starting your motor, keeping it going, and include your face and/or voice and hands. :)  Due...before your written analysis and/or shortly after your motor is completed. If you do NOT get a motor to fully work, you must show me that you made a complete kit and have troubleshooted as much as you could. :)
HW:  Analysis of DC motors--part 2:  written analysis.
I am working on putting questions into WA for your post-lab analysis.  I will let you know when it's completed.  It will be due 1 week after I get it posted. :)  Hopefully I will have it done and posted tomorrow or Friday.

Thursday, Mar. 16
Notes and Demos:  How an AC generator works
​Intro to AC 

Friday, Mar. 17

Monday, Mar. 20
Notes:  Alternating current--quantifying power from AC

Tuesday, Mar. 21
concept questions, notes and demos:  Alternating Current, Transformers
​​discussion:  eddy currents, efficiency of transformers

Wednesday, Mar. 22
practice problems:  Power transmission


Thursday, Mar. 23
Video:  Power Grid

Friday, Mar. 24
Begin research/discussion re: alternative energy sources, energy production

Monday, Mar. 27
​Quiz:  AC and Power Transmission

Tuesday, Mar. 28
Research day:  Energy sources and energy production
work on info for poster (infographic) and digital presentation (notes)
Wednesday, Mar. 29
work on posters and presentations
posters due Friday--will be hung in hall
digital presentation due Friday and will be posted online here
Thursday, Mar. 30
work on posters and presentations
posters due Friday--will be hung in hall
digital presentation due Friday and will be posted online here

Please make sure to pick up Questions packet (note packet) and begin working on it.
Begin reading chapter 8
Friday, Mar. 31
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