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October Assignments--IB Physics 1
2019-20 School Year


Tuesday, Oct. 1
Work time on lab report

Wednesday,
Oct. 2


No Classes for IB Physics 1 on Wednesday

Thursday, Oct. 3

Work time on Uncertainty DBQ packet

Friday, Oct. 4
​Peer edit first draft of Aluminum Density lab​

final draft due to www.turnitin.com (only) no later than Monday, Oct. 7, at 11:59 PM (or, honestly, as soon as you can this week--some people had more to do than others over the weekend)

Monday, Oct. 7
Notes and examples: Vectors, Scalars, and Vector Addition methods
HW:  A.S. 1.3.1-1.3.4, due next Tuesday
HW: WA4: Vectors and Vector Addition--due Friday

Tuesday, Oct. 8
Finish Discussing vector components method of vector addition
Sample problems

HW: Vector Addition MC worksheet--due Thursday
WebAssign 4 (Vectors and Vector Addition)--due next Tuesday

We will have a re-do of last week's quiz this coming Friday. The quiz on Vectors and vector addition will be next Tuesday

​Reminder: G4 project plan should be uploaded by the end of the day on Friday to your Team's files channel.

Wednesday
Oct. 9
No Classes for IB Physics 1 on Wednesday

Thursday, Oct. 10
Vector addition--sample problems
​Map exercise--due Tuesday

Friday, Oct. 11
Quiz: Take-2 of the Uncertainties and Error Propagation quiz
(no need to re-take it if you are satisfied with your grade from the 1st one)

Work on WebAssign, Map, Assessment Statements, or G4 work.

Monday, Oct. 14
No School for Students

Tuesday, Oct. 15
*Regular 7-period schedule!
Quiz: Vectors and Vector Addition
Vector map collected (Sample Key)
Assessment statements not stamped...we'll catch those later this week!
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Pre-lab for mini-lab (relative velocity) on Thursday.  please at least skim through the powerpoint that is posted in the Mechanics unit page, "Intro to Mechanics"

Wednesday, Oct. 16
PSAT testing day--special schedule (testing, then flex time starting at 2:55)--No classes other than Flex Time

Thursday, Oct. 17
Lab, pt. 1: Relative Velocity

Friday, Oct. 18
Lab, pt. 2: Relative Velocity
Post-lab discussion
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HW:  Finish lab answers from packet (due Monday), also there is a Post-Lab WebAssign for Relative Velocity--due Thursday, 10/24

Monday, Oct. 21
Post-lab discussion and sample problems for Relative Velocity
Pre-lab discussion introducing graphing techniques for linear motion

Reminder: Watch your G4 deadlines--you have a deadline of this Friday for uploading the research your group has been collecting for your project. :) 

Tuesday, Oct. 22
Lab: Motion Graphing with a Cart on a Ramp
Not a formal lab report; all analysis will be done on loose sheets of paper that will be inserted into your lab section of the binder.

Wednesday, Oct. 23
No Classes for IB Physics 1 on Wednesday

Thursday, Oct. 24
Finish data collection for lab, work on Post-lab analysis
Note for tomorrow's quiz: relative velocity additional resource for review
If time: notes and post-lab: linear motion and graphing (if not, we'll do this Friday post-quiz)

Friday, Oct. 25
Quiz: Relative velocity and average speed and velocity
(graphs will be on next week's quiz)

Monday, Oct. 28
Notes and Practice: Intro to Kinematics

HW: A.S. 2.1.1 - 2.1.5 and 2.1.7 - 2.1.10, due next Monday (11/4)
Reminder that your mid-term (part Multiple Choice, part short answer/calculations) covers all material since the beginning of the course and will be on Tuesday, 11/5.

HW: WA Uniform Accelerated Motion--due Monday, 11/4

Tuesday, Oct. 29
Lab: Uniform Accelerated Motion
Formal Data Analysis will be due on Tuesday, 11/12.
Wednesday, Oct. 30
No Classes for IB Physics 1 on Wednesday
Thursday, Oct. 31
Notes and Practice Problems: Kinematic Equations
Connections to lab results
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Friday, Nov. 1
Quiz: graphing motion and accelerated motion
post-quiz: work on Lab, WA, or A.S.
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