GRADES CLOSE ON October 21 at 3PM. All work not in by 3PM on Friday (including lab reports, test corrections, extra credit, and written and online homework) will not be counted as part of first quarter grades.
Test 2: Friday Oct 14; Test 3: Thursday Nov 17
Rough Draft of Gravity Lab Report: Monday Oct 10 at 10PM
Final Draft of Gravity Lab Report Nov 3 at 10 PM
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Homework 9
- Gryffindor Monday 9/26
- Hufflepuff Monday 9/26
- Ravenclaw Tuesday 9/27
- Slytherin Monday 9/26
Introduction to Motion
Learn about motion and velocity
Read Blog
OR Read Textbook Chapter 3 (Sections on Speed, Velocity), Appendix A (US Customary System, System International, Appendix B (first column only) AND Workbook p iv (How to use This Book), Chapter 1 pp 1-2 (Speed Velocity, NOT acceleration), Read Examples 1-3
- Learn about Methods for Measuring Velocity on Blog
- Do Workbook Questions: Write the answers IN your workbook: Chapter 1 pp 5-6 Do Ex. 1-3
- Do Visual Classroom HW Questions on Motion
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Homework 10
- Gryffindor Tuesday 9/27
- Hufflepuff Tuesday 9/27
- Ravenclaw Wednesday 9/28
- Slytherin Wednesday 9/28
Motion and graphing:
Learn about motion and graphing
- Read Blog
- OR YouTube Video
- Or Read Textbook Appendix C (Graphs, Cartesian, Area and Slope)
Do Visual Classroom HW Questions on graphs of Constant V
Do Workbook Questions: Write the answers IN your workbook: For the A problems at the end of the chapter you can show your work on a separate sheet of paper Chapter 1 p 12 Do Ex. A1-A6
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Homework 11: Graphing motion and acceleration
- Gryffindor Thursday 9/29
- Hufflepuff Wednesday 9/28
- Ravenclaw Thursday 9/29
- Slytherin Thursday 9/29
Learn about acceleration
- Read the Blog page
- OR YouTube Video
- Or Read Textbook Chapter 3 (Sections on acceleration, Galileo Inclined Plane), Appendix B (Computing velocity and distance on inclined planes and when acceleration is constant) AND Read Workbook p 2 (Acceleration) and p 5 (Example 5)
Do Workbook problems (do problems in the workbook) pp. 6-7 Exercises 5-8
DO Visual Classroom HW Questions on acceleration
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Homework 12: Accelerating motion:
- Gryffindor Friday 9/30
- Hufflepuff Thursday 9/29
- Ravenclaw Friday 9/30
- Slytherin Friday 9/30
Learn about Kinematic Equations and constant accelerating motion
- Read the Blog page
- Or Read Textbook Chapter 3 (How fast, How far, How quickly How Fast Changes) AND Read Workbook Chapter 2 p 8-9 (Free Fall) and (Examples 6-9)
Visual Classroom Questions on Free Fall
Do Workbook problems p 10-11 Exercises 9-14
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Homework 13: Free fall and Inertia:
- Gryffindor Monday 10/3
- Hufflepuff Monday 10/3
- Ravenclaw Tuesday 10/4
- Slytherin Monday 10/3
Learn about Galileo and free fall and Newton’s 2nd Law
- Read Textbook Chapter 4 (Newton’s second law of motion, when acceleration is free fall), Chapter 9 (Newtonian Synthesis, Universal Law of gravity) AND Workbook Chapter 7 p 97 and p101.
Visual Classroom Questions on Free Fall Problems
Do Workbook p 12 Exercises A7, A8, A9, A12, A15 , B1, B5
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Homework 14: Lab Report Guidelines:
- Gryffindor Tuesday 10/4
- Hufflepuff Tuesday 10/4
- Ravenclaw Wednesday 10/5
- Slytherin Wednesday 10/5
Learn about writing a lab report on the Blog Page
- Read an outline for the introduction to lab report:
- Find primary sources, start doing background research: Post a quote to Visual Classroom
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Homework 15: Introduction to lab report:
- Gryffindor Wednesday 10/5
- Hufflepuff Wednesday 10/5
- Ravenclaw Thursday 10/6
- Slytherin Thursday 10/6
Write the introduction to lab report: Submit to Blackboard
Minimum 500 words, Maximum 1250 words
Introduction will be an ungraded assignment, but you will receive feedback
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Rough Draft of Gravity Lab Report: Monday Oct 10 at 10PM
