Corona Diary Week 7 Distance Learning

DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME + LESSONS FOR THE WEEK + PLAYLIST

DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME

MEGAWHOOSH
As I told the google meet classes last week, the best clue to whether the Megawhoosh video was for real was the splash.

With all that momentum to the right, after the collision with the water, that momentum won't disappear. Most of it will be transfered to the water which will then continue moving to the right.

The splash in the video is rather small, and straight upward - clear evidence that the video is faked. Soon after the video went viral, the makers of the video came out and said that it wasn't for real.

MINORWHOOSH
You can easily find videos of smaller scale ramps and kiddie pools that show the dangers of actually trying this. In the first video, you can see how the water takes the momentum and continues to the right, splashing toward the house.

In the second video, the person does not collide with enough water and ends up keeping his momentum. In other words, he doesn't stop.

That and the fact that you might miss the pool entirely is why you should not try this yourself. It's never a good time to do something stupid and end up in the hospital, but during a pandemic is an especially bad time.

The last video is the original water balloon video that was referenced in last week's worksheet. As most of you figured out, it was thrown toward the grass.

CP LESSONS

	CP Lesson 1: Explosion Question Does the Law of Conservation of Momentum apply to explosions? Take a look at the video and answer the question in the worksheet below. Send me a pic of your answers and I'll let you know how you did. Explosion Question
	CP Lesson 2: Somewhat Elastic Collisions Take a look at the video & notes. The worksheet is below. Send me a pic of your answers and I'll let you know how you did. Notes Worksheet
CP Wow Opportunity Choose one of the Crime Scene Cases to analyze. Crime Scene Wow Activity PhET Collision Lab

HONORS LESSONS

	Honors Lesson 1: Somewhat Elastic Collisions Take a look at the video notes. The worksheet is below. Send me a pic of your answers and I'll let you know how you did. Wkt 1: Somewhat Elastic Collisions

	Honors Lesson 2: KE Before & After Take a look at the video notes. The worksheet is below. Send me a pic of your answers and I'll let you know how you did. Wkt 2: KE Before & After
	Honors Lesson 3: Perfectly Elastic Collisions Take a look at the video notes. The worksheet is below. Send me a pic of your answers and I'll let you know how you did. Wkt 3: Perfectly Elastic Collisions
Honors DU Option: Crime Scene Analysis Choose one of the Crime Scene Cases to analyze. Must be submitted by Friday 9 PM. Crime Scene Analysis PhET Collision Lab

THE PLAYLIST

Corona Week 7 Playlist
Some songs not on Spotify (see below).

Song	Artist	Year	Comments
Beautiful Day	U2	2000	This song always makes me think of Archibald MacLeish's poem You, Andrew Marvel. Seeing the Earth spinning below you.
Super Rappin' No. 2	Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five	1983	This is a slightly different version from the one I have on vinyl that I transferred to digital. I apologize if the lyrics are inappropriate in this version.
I'm Free	The Who	1969
Golden Brown	The Stranglers	1981	How often do you hear harpsichord in a pop song? Especially one by an 80s punk/new wave band.
Home	Zero 7	2004	I always appreciate song suggestions! This one was suggested by a student back in 2005. What a great song.
Take Five	Dave Brubeck Quartet	1959	Jazz can be an acquired taste. This piece is a bit more accessible.
Hunger Strike	Temple of the Dog	1991	Members of Pearl Jam combined with members of Soundgarden on this song.
I Can See For Miles	The Who	1967
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In	The 5th Dimension	1969
Old Man	Neil Young	1972
Iris	The Goo Goo Dolls	1998
Elama	Yasser Habib	2004	I recall being in the old Borders Bookstore, Bryn Mawr in its final days before closing. (That's where many of my postcards came from.) A strange compilation CD called Sahara Lounge was in the sale rack. It was mostly music from the Middle East by Turkish, Arab and Persian artists. I took a chance and bought it without even knowing any of the songs. What a great decision! Not in Spotify. But you can find it on youtube.
Pretty Penny	Stone Temple Pilots	1994	I wouldn't say that I'm a huge Stone Temple Pilots fan, but on each of their albums, there's a couple of songs I really like.
Hey World (Don't Give Up)	Michael Franti	2008
Let Down	Radiohead	1997	My favorite Radiohead song.
My Culture	1 Giant Leap	2002	The monologue in the beginning is spoken by George Nuku, A Maori sculptor. (The Maori are the native people of New Zealand.) I'm the sum total of my ancestors I carry their DNA We are representatives of a long line of people And we cart them around everywhere This long line of people That goes back to the beginning of time And when we meet, they meet, other lines of people And we say bring together the lines of me. I like that way of thinking about us.
Fingertips (Part 2)	Stevie Wonder	1963	Back then, he was known as Little Stevie Wonder.
Tango	Throwing Muses	1996	Not in Spotify. I can only find the whole album on youtube, so you have to fast forward to 21:13 for the song. I wouldn't have thought that this song would be so hard to find.
Strange Days	The Doors	1967	Yet another excellent Doors song that was not a hit.
The Ocean	Led Zeppelin	1973	Quintessential summer song. The title is an allusion to their live audiences who seemed like an ocean of people.
Rock Lobster	The B-52s	1979	There was a time in the 80s when this song was played at every school dance. And as soon as it came on, everyone came out to the dance floor. During the "Down, down, down" part, we all slowing sagged down to the floor, just like in the Blues Brothers movie where Otis Day & the Nights sing "Shout" where they start to sing "Little bit softer now". Strange forgotten customs.
Paint It Black	The Rolling Stones	1966
Tears of a Clown	The English Beat	1983	A great ska-oriented cover of the Smokey Robinson song.
Only Time Will Tell	Asia	1982	Strange to think that Asia was formed from members of the best groups of progressive rock in the early 70s: Yes, King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. They had a new lease on life as a successful pop group in the 80s.
Joe's Record	Sarandon	2009	Another song from a free record company sampler I found on Amazon. Quite a catchy little tune.
Thank You	Led Zeppelin	1969	One of the only times you will hear Jimmy Page singing. You can hear him singing alongside their usual vocalist Robert Plant at about 1:05. And don't get fooled by the fake fade-out at 4:15. I think they did it just to mess with radio DJs who would often talk over the ends of songs.
Frederick	Patti Smith Group	1979	One of my favorite love songs. Patti met Fred "Sonic" Smith of the MC5 while touring. They fell in love and married. Sadly, Fred passed away in 1994.
One Night in Bankok	Murray Head	1984	You might have heard this song before, but did you know it came from a musical called Chess about a chess tournament during the Cold War? Strange but true. Spotify only has the long version; start at 1:48 if you want to avoid the long intro.
Beginnings	Chicago	1969	Such a nice song. So upbeat.
Skateaway	Dire Straits	1980