September Assignments--IB Physics 1
2017-18 School Year
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Wednesday, Sept. 6
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Welcome to IB Physics!!
Seating chart Introductions and ice-breaker Announcements/To-do's: WebAssign, turnitin.com, Remind, course expectations, survey HW:
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Thursday, Sept. 7
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How well do you remember your metrics? Let's find out today!
Warm-up Whiteboard work: check-in questions; practice problems; group work HW: Make sure you work on the list of enrollments listed yesterday. There will also (soon) be a WebAssign assignment of metric conversion practice, which will be due by next Thursday. |
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Friday
Sept. 8 |
Ice Breaker game! (20 minute classes...)
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Monday, Sept. 11
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We get our textbook today! You'll primarily be leaving it at home and using it as a reading reference throughout the year.
Warm-up: None today In-class activity: Log in to ActivelyLearn.com and join the class (info on worksheet); choose 4 of the 7 articles available and read, answer the guiding questions, and/or take notes on your thoughts and questions that are brought up. (worksheet for today) HW: Whatever articles (of the 4 you choose) you did not finish in class, please finish taking notes on them tonight. Homework for tomorrow: remember what you read; print off notes and answers that you had for each article; be prepared to discuss the question in your groups that you are assigned to tomorrow. |
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Tuesday, Sept. 12
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Warm-up: none today Due Today: signature sheet and all digital registrations/enrollments
In-class: Mini-Socratic seminar (10-15 minutes) - in groups assigned today, have a respectful discourse on the following question: Should the US move towards being a fully Metric country in the near future? - In table groups: Create a poster-sized flyer to persuade others to your side of the question. Instruction Sheet Poster will be due tomorrow at the end of the period. |
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Wednesday
Sept. 13 |
Warm-up: None today (this is a weird week with very few warm-ups... :) )
Finish posters When/if you finish early, you can work on the WebAssign. Computers are available, or you can use your phone for this. Due Friday: HW1-Metric Conversions. Also due Friday: "Intro to WebAssign"--graded for completion/attempts only. If you never look at this and try some of the questions, you won't get any credit for it. |
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Thursday
Sept. 14 |
Review of metric units and prefixes
Notes and examples: Order of Magnitude (OM) short video--TedEd "Scale of the Universe" Journal Question--Entrance Q for tomorrow: How many times will your heart beat in your lifetime? We measured your heartrate (beats per minute) in class. Use that value to get an estimated number of lifetime heartbeats. Show your work for the calculation. Convert that calculated value to an OM. |
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Friday, Sept. 15
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Due today: WA #1: Metric Conversions
Warm-up: turn and talk--compare your value for the estimated number of heartbeats in your lifetime with your table group members. Are the values similar? Are the OMs similar? In class: Landscaping dilemma activity HW: Finish calculations for the Landscaping dilemma if you do not finish in class. HW: OM Practice worksheet--due Monday also, if you have not yet done so, please complete the G4 project survey for student information |
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Monday, Sept. 18
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Sig. Figs
Accuracy and precision HW: WA2--OM and Sig Figs--due Wednesday |
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Tuesday, Sept. 19
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In-class: Learn how to read a Vernier Caliper and a Micrometer
In-class: Mini-lab: Measurement--various types of measurement with various precisions of measuring tools |
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Wednesday
Sept. 20 |
Due today: WA2 OM and Sig Figs
Finish working on mini-lab measurement activity; questions due EOP |
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Thursday Sept. 21
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Discuss results of mini-lab
Systematic and Random Errors Quiz on Monday covers content through this point |
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Friday, Sept. 22
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Uncertainties in measurement; quantifying errors
HW: Review notes Quiz on Monday (will not take whole period) |
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Monday, Sept. 25
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Quiz: Metrics, OM, and Sig Figs
After the quiz: interactive journal entry related to propagating uncertainty through a calculation HW: Due next Tuesday, Oct. 2: WA--Uncertainties and Error Propagation |
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Tuesday, Sept. 26
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Aluminum Density--a first experience with uncertainties and propagation of uncertainties within a lab report
Today--work on collecting data |
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Wednesday, Sept. 27
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AM: IB G4 Introductory Meeting
Arrive and find your groups 8:15 - 8:30 (if you're in pre-TOK, come as soon as you can after that) 8:30 - 9:45: meeting and initial brainstorming session with your groups In-class--Q/A time for G4 project, if necessary Finalize data collection Corrected worksheet with updated information (especially for Period 2 or people absent yesterday) |
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Thursday, Sept. 28
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Work Day:
Work on one or more of the following items Lab Report: First Draft due on Wednesday, Oct. 4--follow the guide to get your data reported and analyzed; bring a printed copy of your report to class on Tuesday; Submit a copy of your final report to www.turnitin.com no later than 8:00 AM Tuesday, Oct. 10. WA: Uncertainties and Error Propagation--due Wednesday, Oct. 4, 4 PM |
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Friday, Sept. 29
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Work Day:
Work on one or more of the following items Lab Report: First Draft due on Wednesday, Oct. 4--follow the guide to get your data reported and analyzed; bring a printed copy of your report to class on Tuesday; Submit a copy of your final report to www.turnitin.com no later than 8:00 AM Tuesday, Oct. 10. WA: Uncertainties and Error Propagation--due Wednesday, Oct. 4, 4 PM |
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Monday, Oct. 2
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Work Day:
Work on one or more of the following items Lab Report: First Draft due on Wednesday, Oct. 4--follow the guide to get your data reported and analyzed; bring a printed copy of your report to class on Tuesday; Submit a copy of your final report to www.turnitin.com no later than 8:00 AM Tuesday, Oct. 10. WA: Uncertainties and Error Propagation--due Wednesday, Oct. 4, 4 PM |
