Monday, 01/05

• Welcome Back - A Fireball!
• Puzzle: The Crash
• Discuss Bridge Building Interactive
• Demonstrations and Discussion: Forces as Pairs (Newton's 3^rd)

Homework: U4WS#5 and U4WS#6 (DUE: Wednesday, 01/07)

Tuesday, 12/16

• WB U4WS#4
• Bridge Building Interactive

Homework: Bridge Building Interactive (DUE: Thursday, 12/18)

Friday, 12/12

• Equilibrium Lab

Homework: U4WS#4 (DUE: Tuesday, 12/16)

Wednesday, 12/10
(Early Release)

• Discuss U4WS#3
• Begin Equilibrium Lab

Homework: Complete Theoretical Portion (Calculations) for Equilibrium Lab (DUE: Friday, 12/12)

Monday, 12/08

• Discuss U4Q#1
• Discussion: Forces at Angles and Vector Components
• U4WS#3 (see Vector Analysis Reading)

Homework: U4WS#3 (DUE: Wednesday, 12/10)

Thursday, 12/04

• Discuss U4WS#2
• WB Friction Force Lab
• Post-Lab: Coefficients of Kinetic and Static Friction, Quantitative Friction
• Physics Lab Reports (see sample)
• U4Q#1

Homework: Friction Force Lab Report (DUE: Monday, 12/08)

Tuesday, 12/02

• Video Clip: Einstein's Gravity
• Frictional Force Lab

Homework: U4WS#2 (DUE: Thursday, 12/04). Short Quiz Next Time.

Wednesday, 11/26

• WB U4WS#1 (turbo)
• Gravitational Force Lab
• Eureka!
• Post-Lab: Weight
• Physics Lab Reports (see sample)

Homework: Gravitational Force Lab Report (DUE: Tuesday, 12/02)

Monday, 11/24

• Bowling Balls and Hoverdisk
• Forces and Force Diagrams

Homework: U4WS#1 (DUE: Wednesday, 11/26)

Thursday, 11/20

• Complete Interactions and Forces
• WB Force-Time Graph

Homework: None

Tuesday, 11/18

• Interactions and Forces
• WB Soccer Ball Kick

Homework : None

Friday, 11/14

• Discuss U3 Review
• U3 Super Quiz

Homework: None - Notebooks Collected for Grading

Wednesday, 11/12

• Discuss Free Fall on Newtonia
• WB U3 Review

Homework : U3 Review (DUE: Friday, 11/14). Super Quiz Next Time - You're Allowed a 3" x 5" Notecard.

Friday, 11/07

• Discuss Science in the News
• Free-Fall Lab
• Feather and Hammer (see link)
• Complete Dueling Fan Cars (Extra Credit)

Homework: Free Fall on Newtonia (DUE: Wedneday, 11/12)

Wednesday, 11/05

• WB U3WS#5
• Begin Dueling Fan Cars

Homework : Science in the News (see sample) (DUE: Friday, 11/07)

Monday, 11/03

• Discuss U3WS#4
• Complete Acceleration Motion Stations
• Discussion: Kinematic Equations of Motion

Homework: U3WS#5 (DUE: Wednesday, 11/05)

Thursday, 10/30
(Early Release)

• Discuss U3WS#3
• Discuss U3Q#1
• Begin Acceleration Motion Stations

Homework : U3WS#4 (DUE: Monday, 11/03)

Tuesday, 10/28
(Early Release)

• Discuss U3WS#2
• U3Q#1

Homework: U3WS#3 (DUE: Thursday, 10/30)

Friday, 10/24

• Discuss U3WS#1
• Complete Speeding Up and Slowing Down
• WB Speeding Up and Slowing Down

Homework : U3WS#2 (DUE: Tuesday, 10/28). Short Quiz Next Time.

Wednesday, 10/22

• Collect Lab Reports
• WB Speeding Up and Slowing Down
• Begin Lab Portion of Speeding Up and Slowing Down

Homework: U3WS#1 (DUE: Friday, 10/24)

Monday, 10/20

• WB Rolling Sphere Data
• Post-Lab: Uniform Acceleration

Homework : Rolling Sphere Lab Report (DUE: Wednesday, 10/22)

Thursday, 10/16

• The Rolling Sphere Part II

Homework: Complete Graph and Math Model (v vs. t plot) for Part II (DUE: Monday, 10/20)

Tuesday, 10/14

• Discuss U2 Super Quizzes
• The Rolling Sphere of Doom

Homework : Complete Graph and Math Model for Rolling Sphere of Doom (DUE: Thursday, 10/16)

Thursday, 10/09

• Discuss U2 Review
• U2 Super Quiz

Homework: None - Notebooks Collected for Grading

Tuesday, 10/07

• Discuss U2WS#3
• WB U2WS#4

Homework : U2 Review (DUE: Thursday, 10/09). Super Quiz Next Time - You're Allowed a 3" x 5" Notecard.

Friday, 10/03

• Discuss U1Q#1
• WB U2WS#2

Homework: U2WS#3 (DUE: Tuesday, 10/07)

Wednesday, 10/01

• U1Q#1
• Discuss Multiple Representations of Motion
• Dueling Buggies!

Homework: U2WS#2 (DUE: Friday, 10/03)

Monday, 09/29

• Discuss U2WS#1
• Multiple Representations of Motion

Homework: Complete Multiple Representations of Motion (DUE: Wednesday, 09/29). Short Quiz Next Time.

Thursday, 09/25

• Discuss U1Q#1
• Discussion: v vs. t Plots and Motion Maps
• U2WS#1

Homework: Complete U2WS#1 with Motion Maps Reading and Physics Survey (DUE: Monday, 09/29)

Tuesday, 09/23

• WB Super Buggy Lab
• Post-Lab: Constant Velocity Motion
• Physics Lab Reports (see sample)

Homework: Super Buggy Lab Report (DUE: Thursday, 09/25)

Thursday, 09/18

• Discuss U1WS#2
• Super Buggy Lab (Scenario #2)
• Physics Lab Reports (see sample)

Homework: Draft of Super Buggy Lab Report Without Conclusion (DUE: Tuesday, 09/23)

Tuesday, 09/16

• Discuss Science in the News
• Proportional Analysis
• Begin Super Buggy Lab (Scenario #1)

Homework: U1WS#2 (DUE: Thursday, 09/18)

Friday, 09/12

• Complete the Quest for Pi: The Circle Lab
• Discuss Circle Lab
• Science in the News (see sample)
• U1Q#1

Homework: Science in the News (DUE: Tuesday, 09/16). Notebooks Collected for Grading.

Wednesday, 09/10

• Discuss U1WS#1
• WB Spaghetti Bridge Lab and U1WS#1
• Begin the Quest for Pi: The Circle Lab

Homework: Complete Spaghetti Bridge Lab. Short Quiz on Friday, see Experimental Design and Graphing Reading and Graphical Analysis and Mathematical Models Reading (DUE: Friday, 09/12)

Monday, 09/08

• Physics Syllabus
• Mathematical Models in Physics
• Complete Spaghetti Bridge Lab
• U1WS#1

Homework: U1WS#1 (DUE: Wednesday, 09/10)

Thursday, 09/04

• Welcome and Introductions!
• Distribute and Set-Up Physics Notebooks
• Spaghetti Bridge Lab
• Quality Graphing in Physics

Homework: Complete quality graphs for U1WS#1 (DUE: Monday, 09/08)