November Assignments--IB Physics 2
2018-19 School Year
Thursday, Nov. 1
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Lab: intro to mechanical waves--Slinky wave behavior--day 2
finish lab HW: WA Post-lab, Intro to Mechanical Waves-- Due Monday, Nov. 5 When everyone's done with lab data collection, we're going to talk about damping and its effects on oscillations |
Friday, Nov. 2
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IA questions due--hand in legible list in class
HW: reminder--WA Post lab due Monday |
Monday, Nov. 5
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Notes and demos: reflection of waves; post-lab discussion of Slinky lab.
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Tuesday, Nov. 6
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Notes and demos: standing waves and harmonics
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Wednesday,
Nov. 7 |
Work day on IA--questions returned and finalized. if you did not finalize in class today, you need to make sure to communicate with Ms. F before the end of the day Friday of this week. :)
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Thursday, Nov. 8
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Finish up discussion of standing waves and resonance
--resonance in open and closed pipes (air columns) discussed cool article and pictures: music notes resonating in water |
Friday, Nov. 9
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Work day on planning/research for IA
Note: www.gradegorilla.com is a good site with practice multiple choice questions for all IB topics (and other tests, too--make sure you've gone to the IB specific page). |
Monday, Nov. 12
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Veteran's Day (observed)--No School
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Tuesday, Nov. 13
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Mid-term, part 1: written response/short answer
- cumulative from beginning of course |
Wednesday
Nov. 14 |
Mid-term, part 2: multiple choice
- cumulative from beginning of course |
Thursday, Nov. 15
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Friday, Nov. 16
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Monday, Nov. 19
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Notes and discussion: Resonance and forced vibrations
video demos: resonance Video: collapse of the Tacome Narrows Bridge |
Tuesday, Nov. 20
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Notes/discussion: Q factor and analysis of damping
HW: Worksheet of IB Practice for resonance--due tomorrow |
Wednesday, Nov. 21
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Go over worksheet
Resonance extra credit announced--speed of light in a microwave. Please email me your response (photos, calculations, comparison to expected) to my school email no later than Tuesday of next week. Intro to Electromagnetic Waves |
Thursday, Nov. 22
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Happy Thanksgiving! No School!
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Friday, Nov. 23
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No School
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Monday, Nov. 26
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Lab, day 1: Ripple Tank--wave behavior
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Tuesday, Nov. 27
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Lab, day 2: Ripple Tank--wave behavior
You will find information at this link To help you answer the questions for the Demo questions on the first couple pages of your packet. :) Plus there's information in your notes. |
Wednesday
Nov. 28 |
Last day of ripple tank observations.
Make sure your packet is complete--stamped off Friday. |
Thursday, Nov. 29
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1. Take notes on the EM spectrum from the posters we made last Wednesday. Table to fill out available in class.
2. Work on the IB Practice Problems: Wave Behavior--due TOMORROW 3. IA Project Plan was checked off. If you have time, work on the background research portion of the IA written report. Rough draft of the personal engagement and background information is due to www.turnitin.com next Tuesday. |
Friday, Nov. 30
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Go over Ripple Tank questions and the IB Wave Behavior packet
KEY for Ripple Tank--check your work Discussion of the different wave behaviors: reflection and refraction |