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Topic Outline--print off before Wednesday, 9/14/11
 | Unit Objectives:
This is a summary of the syllabus statements that are detailed on the
topic outline. Part A: Mechanics
Part B: Electricity
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Units of Study:
| Unit Activities Part A:
Part B:
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| Key Terms and Equations
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| Equations
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| Unit Notes
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Week 3
| Monday | 9/12/11 | Go over gravitation problems from Friday Review of linear kinematics Demonstrations: horizontally launched projectile; human kinematics cart HW: WA--Horizontal projectiles; due Friday BOP |
| Tuesday | 9/13/11 | QUIZ: Gravitation Video analysis of horizontally launched projectile; whiteboard results |
| Wednesday | 9/14/11 | Notes and Practice problems: Horizontally launched projectiles |
| Thursday | 9/15/11 | Lab Practical: Horizontal projectiles Work on Practice problems for horizontal projectiles |
| Friday | 9/16/11 | "Applefest" fun activities |
Week 4
| Monday | 9/19/11 | video: "The Pluto Files" |
| Tuesday | 9/20/11 | In class work on WebAssign (Projectile Motion #1) |
| Wednesday | 9/21/11 | In class work on WebAssign (Projectile Motion #1) |
| Thursday | 9/22/11 |
go over WebAssign problems; video demonstrations (ballistics car; “monkey gun”); “Shoot-the Target” demonstration; pre-lab Marble Launcher lab
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| Friday | 9/23/11 | Lab: Marble Launcher Lab report including variables descriptions, DCP, and CE will be due Monday, Oct. 3--reminder: because there are 2 purposes studied in this lab activity, you will have a longer report than normal. You will have several data tables (raw and processed) and multiple graphs. |
Week 5
| Monday | 9/26/11 | Lab (pt. 2): Marble Launcher HW: Graphs--the graphs for your data will be required for Wednesday's class discussion. |
| Tuesday | 9/27/11 | Lab (pt. 3): Marble Launcher--finish up part
2--Velocity vs. Range HW: graphs for this problem are due on Thursday |
| Wednesday | 9/28/11 |
discuss results of pt. 1 (range vs. angle); discuss effects of air
resistance on projectiles’ trajectories HW: worksheet #1 of practice problems--due tomorrow |
| Thursday | 9/29/11 |
discuss results of pt. 2, linearized data; discuss quantitative kinematics of projectile motion—range equation, practice problems; HW: worksheet of practice problems; HW: 9.1.1-9.1.4 |
| Friday | 9/30/11 | go over worksheet problems; stamp syll. Statements; Preliminary questions (clicker) on uniform circular motion; notes: uniform circular motion |
Week 6
| Monday | 10/3/11 |
Marble launcher lab report DUE; Notes and practice problems--projectile motion |
| Tuesday | 10/4/11 | lab practical--horizontally launched projectiles (?? I may be off on this date...) |
| Wednesday | 10/5/11 | Quiz: Projectile Motion |
| Thursday | 10/6/11 | Lab: Tension vs. speed for circular motion OR Lab: radius vs. speed for circular motion |
| Friday | 10/7/11 |
Lab, Day 2: Tension vs. speed for circular motion OR Lab: radius vs. speed for circular motion |
Week 7
| Monday | 10/10/11 | warm-up: critical thinking question about circular
motion lab whiteboarding: summarize results on whiteboards for each problem questions lab discussion: Force vs. Velocity |
| Tuesday | 10/11/11 | Lab results discussion: Radius vs. Velocity and mass vs. Velocity; derive equations for uniform circular motion--Lab due Friday |
| Wednesday | 10/12/11 | PSAT schedule--no class for 4th period; Mythbusters for 1st period |
| Thursday | 10/13/11 | Practice problems--uniform circular motion. Don't forget there's a WebAssign due on Monday |
| Friday | 10/14/11 | Practice problems and lab practical--flying pigs |
Week 8
| Monday | 10/17/11 | Practice problems/review: uniform circular motion--whiteboards and clickers |
| Tuesday | 10/18/11 | Lab due; Quiz on uniform circular motion notes/discussion: gravitational potential and orbits
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| Wednesday | 10/19/11 | Notes/discussion: orbital motion
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| Thursday | 10/20/11 | |
| Friday | 10/21/11 |