September Assignments--IB Physics 1
2018-19 School Year
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Wednesday, Sept. 5
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Welcome to IB Physics!!
Seating chart Introductions and ice-breaker Announcements/To-do's: WebAssign, turnitin.com, course expectations, safety, class survey HW:
Please enroll in all of these by next Tuesday (9/11). See Important Digital Information for more details about all of these! |
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Thursday, Sept. 6
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In-Class reading jig saw--IB Learner Profile
Power Point with Discussion Questions HW: Reflection assignment for Learner Profile discussion. Please upload a Word document to www.turnitin.com by Monday evening. |
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Friday
Sept. 7 |
Ice Breaker game! (20 minute classes...)
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Monday, Sept. 10
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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. You will also be given access to a digital version.
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. G4 Project Survey: Please fill out THIS SURVEY by the end of the week! You only need to fill it out ONCE, no matter how many IB Science classes you're taking this year. Please fill it out, regardless of whether or not you've already completed the G4 project last year. |
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Tuesday, Sept. 11
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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. HW: WebAssign #1--Metric Units and Conversions--Due Monday, 9/17, 8 AM |
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Wednesday
Sept. 12 |
Finish posters
When/if you finish early, you can work on the WebAssign that is due Monday. Computers are available, or you can use your phone for this. Due Monday: HW1-Metric Conversions. Also due Monday: "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. 13 |
Reminder--Due Monday: WA #1: Metric Conversions
Notes/Discussion: Review of metric units and prefixes HW: Assessment Statements 1.1.1 - 1.1.3 -- due Monday, in your Assessment Statement composition book HW: Textbook reading: Please read pages 1-4 (metric system) and 7 (OM) Notes and examples: Order of Magnitude (OM) Handout: OM Ranges for distance, energies, mass, and time 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. also, if you have not yet done so, please complete the G4 project survey for student information |
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Friday, Sept. 14
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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? short video--TedEd "Scale of the Universe"--fun video that you could watch on your own :) In class: Landscaping dilemma activity HW: Finish calculations for the Landscaping dilemma if you do not finish in class. Reminder: Don't forget about the WA: Metric Conversions due Monday as well. |
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Monday, Sept. 17
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DUE: WA--Metric Conversions
DUE: Intro to WebAssign Any problems with metric conversions? Reminder of fundamental units Sig. Figs and intro to uncertainty HW: OM Practice worksheet--due Wednesday HW: WA--OM and Sig. Figs due Wednesday HW: A.S. 1.1.4 - 1.1.7 due Friday Warm-up Packet #1 collected Friday (should include 6 warm-ups total through Friday, plus your conversions for heartbeats per lifetime, the landscaping dilemma conversion and questions, the OM practice worksheet, plus the measurement mini-lab we'll be doing tomorrow/Wednesday) |
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Tuesday, Sept. 18
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Notes/Discussion: Accuracy and Precision, experimental errors
How to read a Vernier Caliper and micrometer |
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Wednesday
Sept. 19 |
correct OM practice worksheet
Begin measurement mini-lab |
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Thursday Sept. 20
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finish measurement mini-lab
Due EOP: Measurement mini-lab When done with the lab, work on Assessment Statements due tomorrow. Make sure you get your lab stamped for completion before you leave today! |
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Friday, Sept. 21
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Due: A.S. 1.1.4 - 1.1.7
Due: Warm-up packet #1 Quiz: Metric units and conversions, OM, sig figs, accuracy/precision, experimental errors
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Monday, Sept. 24
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Tuesday, Sept. 25
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Wednesday, Sept. 26
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Thursday, Sept. 27
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Friday, Sept. 28
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