| WK 37 LIGHT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 5/29 | T 5/30 | W 5/31 | Th 6/1 | F 6/2 |
| [HOLIDAY] |
LIGHT, COLORS & BRIGHTNESS
N Notes for the week W Wkt 1 Light Basics |
UNSEEN COLORS
W Wkt 2 UV & IR |
THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
W Wkt 3 E-Mag Spectrum |
SECRETS OF THE PSYCHICS
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| WK 36 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 5/22 | T 5/23 | W 5/24 | Th 5/25 | F 5/26 |
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[KEYSTONE TESTING]
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[KEYSTONE TESTING] |
STANDING WAVES
N Notes for the week W Wkt 1 Standing Waves |
NATURAL FREQUENCY & RESONANCE
W Wkt 2 Natural Frequency & Resonance |
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
W Wkt 3 Musical Instruments |
| WK35 FINAL PROJECT |
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| due Wed, June 7 |
| Final Project |
| WK 34 SOUND | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 5/8 | T 5/9 | W 5/10 | Th 5/11 | F 5/12 |
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SOUND BASICS & HUMAN HEARING
N Notes for the week W Wkt 1 Sound Basics & Human Hearing |
DOPPLER EFFECT & SONIC BOOMS
W Wkt 2 Doppler & Sonic Booms |
RADAR & SONAR
W Wkt 3 SONAR & RADAR |
WRAP UP
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GHOSTS PT 2
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| WK 33 WAVES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 5/1 | T 5/2 | W 5/3 | Th 5/4 | F 5/5 |
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WAVE BASICS & INTERFERENCE
N Notes W Worksheets 1 and 2 |
WAVE PROPERTIES & FREQUENCY
N Notes W Worksheets 3 and 4 |
WAVE SPEED & SOUND VS LIGHT
N Notes W Worksheets 5 and 6 |
LAB
L PhET Waves on a String Sim REVIEW |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz (on paper) |
| WK32 AMUSEMENT PARK PHYSICS |
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| Amusement Park Physics Assignment |
| WK 30 & 31 MODERN PHYSICS: INTERSTELLAR |
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| Relativity Story Assignment |
| WK29 COLLISIONS: MOMENTUM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 3/27 | T 3/28 | W 3/29 | Th 3/30 | F 3/31 |
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FINISH UP EGG CAR TESTS
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TOTAL MOMENTUM
N Notes for the week W Worksheets 2 and 3 |
INELASTIC COLLISIONS
W Worksheets 4 and 5 |
ELASTIC & 2D COLLISIONS
W Worksheet 6 |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz (on paper) |
| WK28 COLLISIONS: IMPULSE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 3/20 | T 3/21 | W 3/22 | Th 3/23 | F 3/24 |
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COLLISIONS & IMPULSE
N Notes W Worksheet V Crash Test: Poor V Crash Test: Good |
EGG CRASH CAR PROJECT
A Egg Crash Project |
EGG CRASH CAR PROJECT
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EGG CRASH CAR PROJECT
|
EGG CRASH CAR PROJECT |
| WK27 ROLLER COASTER PHYSICS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 3/13 | T 3/14 | W 3/15 | Th 3/16 | F 3/17 |
|
HOW TO CALCULATE COASTER SPEEDS
N Roller Coaster Notes W Wkt 1: Coaster Worksheet N Sample Coaster with answers |
WORK ON YOUR COASTER
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WORK ON YOUR COASTER
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WORK ON YOUR COASTER
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WORK ON YOUR COASTER |
| WK26 CONSERVATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 3/6 | T 3/7 | W 3/8 | Th 3/9 | F 3/10 |
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TYPES OF ENERGY
N Energy Types Notes N Sample questions with answers A Work & Energy Activities |
CALCULATING TOTAL MECHANICAL ENERGY
N Sample problems with answers W Wkt 1: Total Mech. Energy, and Conservation of Energy |
GPE & KE
N Sample problems with answers W Wkt 2: Gravitational PE & Kinetic E |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz (on paper) |
INTRO ROLLERCOASTER PROJECT |
| WK25 CENTER OF MASS/ROTATION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 2/27 | T 2/28 | W 3/1 | Th 3/2 | F 3/3 |
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CENTER OF MASS INTRO
N Notes for the week W Wkt 1: Center of Mass |
CENTER OF MASS & TOPPLING
W Wkt 2: Toppling & Stability V Video: Tipping Block |
TORQUE & ROTATION
W Wkt 3: Torque V Video: PIT maneuver V Video: Chubby Checker V Video: Helicopter Accident V Video: Guy Norris |
ROTATIONAL INERTIA
W Wkt 4: Rotational Inertia & Spin Stability V Video: Figure Skating (Safari recommended) V Video: Back Flip (Safari recommended) V Video: Tops (Safari recommended) |
Q Quiz (on paper) |
| WK24 NATIONAL ENGINEER'S WK | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 2/20 | T 2/21 | W 2/22 | Th 2/23 | F 2/24 |
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[HOLIDAY]
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PENNY CUP CHALLENGE
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NEUTRAL BUOYANCY CHALLENGE
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CORPORATE CHALLENGE
|
THE GREAT GUMBALL GUNKULATOR |
| WK23 SPINNY RIDE PROJECT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 2/13 | T 2/14 | W 2/15 | Th 2/16 | F 2/17 |
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SPINNY RIDE BUILD
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SPINNY RIDE BUILD
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SPINNY RIDE TESTING
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[IN-SERVICE] | [HOLIDAY] |
| WK22 CIRCULAR MOTION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 2/6 | T 2/7 | W 2/8 | Th 2/9 | F 2/10 |
|
TANGENTIAL VELOCITY
N Notes W Wkt 1: Angular vs Regular V W Wkt 2: Regular V is Tangent V Staggered Start Video V Differential Gear Video W Wow Mystery |
CENTRIPETAL ACCELERATION
N Notes W Wkt 3: Centripetal Accel W Wkt 4: Calculating Centrip Accel V Coney Island Video |
CENTRIPETAL FORCE
N Notes W Wkt 5: Centrip Force |
CENTRIFUGAL "FORCE" & RIDES
N Notes |
INTRO SPINNY RIDE PROJECT |
| WK21 PROJECTILE MOTION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 1/30 | T 1/31 | W 2/1 | Th 2/2 | F 2/3 |
|
HORIZONTAL LAUNCHES
W Wkt 1: Horizontal Launches A Hot Wheel Wow |
COMPONENTS
W Wkt 2: Components I Practice we did in class |
ANGLED LAUNCHES 1
W Wkt 3: Finding time and Vx I Practice we did in class |
ANGLED LAUNCHES 2
W Wkt 4: Finding Vx and Vy I Practice we did in class |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz (on paper) |
| WK20 2D MOTION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 1/23 | T 1/24 | W 1/25 | Th 1/26 | F 1/27 |
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UP THE DOWN ESCALATOR
W Wkt 1: Resultant Vx W Wkt 2: Calculating with Vx |
ESCAPE JURASSIC PARK PHYSICS STYLE
W Wkt 3: Jurassic Park |
CROSS CURRENTS
W Wkt 4 Vx and Vy |
HORIZONTAL LAUNCHES
W Wkt 5 Horizontal Launches A Wow |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz (on paper) |
| WK19 DROP TOWER | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 1/16 | T 1/17 | W 1/18 | Th 1/19 | F 1/20 |
| I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. - MLK |
DROP PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS
P Drop Project Report & Instructions I How to Record in Quicktime |
DROP PROJECT |
DROP PROJECT
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DROP PROJECT
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| WK18 FREE FALL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 1/9 | T 1/10 | W 1/11 | Th 1/12 | F 1/13 |
|
WHAT IS FREE FALL?
I Cheat Sheet W Wkt1: Free Fall or Not? V Video: Colonel Joe Interview V Video: Colonel Joe's Jumps |
FREE FALL PROBLEMS
W Wkt2: Free Fall Problems |
TRICKY PROBLEMS
W Wkt3: Free Fall Problems (tricky) |
UPWARD THROWS
W Wkt4: Up & Down |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz (on paper) |
| WK17 MOTION EQUATIONS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 1/2 | T 1/3 | W 1/4 | Th 1/5 | F 1/6 |
| [HOLIDAY] |
IDENTIFYING VARIABLES
W Wkt: Identifying Variables |
CHOOSING EQUATIONS
W Wkt: Picking Equations |
SOLVING EQUATIONS
W Wkt: Solving Equations |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz (on paper) |
| WK16 MOTION GRAPHS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 12/12 | T 12/13 | W 12/14 | Th 12/15 | F 12/16 |
|
FINISH THE STORY OF RACE
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GRAPHS 1: STOPPED VS MOVING
W Wkt1 - Beginner |
GRAPHS 2: SPEED UP VS SLOW DOWN
W Wkt2 - Intermediate |
GRAPHS 3: NUMBERS
W Wkt3: Matching and Numbers I Numbers on Graphs - Practice W Wow |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz (on paper) |
| WK15 MOTION INTRO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 12/2 | T 12/3 | W 12/4 | Th 12/5 | F 12/6 |
|
DOTS REFRESHER
W Wkt1 - Dots and Numbers |
TRACKING WITH NUMBERS
W Wkt2 - Usain and Asapha W Wkt3 - Position and Velocity |
TRICKIER PROBLEMS
W Wkt4 - Tricky! |
AVG SPEED ACTIVITY
A Activity - Average Speed |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz (on paper) |
| WK14 CARTOON PHYSICS PROJECT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 11/28 | T 11/29 | W 11/30 | Th 12/1 | F 12/2 |
|
APOLLO 13
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APOLLO 13 |
CARTOON PHYSICS PROJECT
P Cartoon Physics Project L Cartoon clips for the project (UM students only) |
CARTOON PHYSICS PROJECT | CARTOON PHYSICS PROJECT |
| WK13 APOLLO 13 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 11/21 | T 11/22 | W 11/23 | Th 11/24 | F 11/25 |
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APOLLO 13
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APOLLO 13 | APOLLO 13 | [HOLIDAY] | [HOLIDAY] |
| WK12 3rd LAW | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 11/14 | T 11/15 | W 11/16 | Th 11/17 | F 11/18 |
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FORCE PAIRS
A Force-Pair Situations V Video #1: Chris Running V Video #2: Swimming in Rio V Video #3: Tires W Wkt 1: Pushing & Pushing Back N Notes 1 W Wkt 2: Naming Force Pairs |
FORCE PAIRS EQUAL
A Equal Forces Situations V Video #4: ISS & the 3rd Law W Wkt 3: Equal Forces N Notes 2 W Wkt 4: Recoil |
INTERNAL VS EXTERNAL FORCES
A Internal Forces X-Games Situations V Video #5: X-Games 1 V Video #6: X-Games 2 V Video #7: X-Games 3 W Wkt 5: Internal Forces N Notes 3 A Sailboat Question |
WILL IT GO?
W Wkt 6: 3rd Law Conundrums W WOW Opportunity |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz in Schoology |
| WK11 2nd LAW | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 11/7 | T 11/8 | W 11/9 | Th 11/10 | F 11/11 |
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2nd LAW RECAP
W Wkt 1: Reminder ACCELERATION N Notes W Wkt 2: Speed Change Rate |
[INSERVICE DAY] |
SITUATIONS
W Wkt 3: Situations W Wkt 4: Tricky Situations |
Fnet & 2nd LAW
W Wkt 5: Net Force W Wkt 6: WOW |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz (on paper) |
| WK10 ROCKET WEEK! | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 10/31 | T 11/1 | W 11/2 | Th 11/3 | F 11/4 |
| ROCKET BRIEFING | ROCKET BUILDING & LAUNCHING | ROCKET BUILDING & LAUNCHING | ROCKET BUILDING & LAUNCHING | FINAL LAUNCHES |
| WK9 MASS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 10/24 | T 10/25 | W 10/26 | Th 10/27 | F 10/28 |
| HOLIDAY |
MASS VS WEIGHT
W Mass vs Weight wkt I Notes for the week |
WHICH ONE MAKES TOUGH TO CHANGE SPEED?
W Situation 1 wkt W Situations 2 & 3 wkt W Mass or Weight? wkt L NASA and Space Junk |
SITUATIONS
W Inertia & Speed Gain wkt W Speed Change Factor wkt |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz in Schoology |
| iFly Video Lab | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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W iFly Lab Sheet
V Part 1 video: Different Weights V Part 2 videeo: Different Diameters |
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| WK8 Zero-g | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 10/17 | T 10/18 | W 10/19 | Th 10/20 | F 10/21 |
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WHAT IS ZERO-G LIKE?
W Being on the Moon vs Being in Orbit wkt I 1. Life on ISS I 2. Life on the Moon I 3. Life on the Moon I 4. Life on the Moon |
MOON VS ORBIT
W What would work? Moon vs ISS wkt |
WHY WEIGHTLESS IN ORBIT?
W Why are orbiting astronauts weightless? (WRONG REASONS) wkt W What is Free Fall like? wkt |
ORBIT & FREE FALL
W How to put something in orbit wkt W The Orbit - Free Fall Connection L Newton's Cannon Simulation |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz in Schoology |
| WK7 FRICTION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 10/10 | T 10/11 | W 10/12 | Th 10/13 | F 10/14 |
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HOW DO YOU WIN TUG-OF-WAR?
A Tug-of-War Questions V Tug-of-War video 1 V Tug-of-War video 2 V Tug-of-War video 3 V Tug-of-War video 4 V Tug-of-War video 5 V Tug-of-War video 6 V Tug-of-War video 7 HOW DO GET MORE FRICTION? A Friction Challenges |
2 FRICTION INVESTIGATIONS
N Friction Notes W Friction and Weight Investigation W Friction and Surface Investigation |
PSATS - NO CLASS |
COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION
N Using CoF Notes W Using CoF Wkt A Too Heavy to Move Investigation |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz on Paper I Wow Possibility |
| WK6 DRAG | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 10/3 | T 10/4 | W 10/5 | Th 10/6 | F 10/7 |
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DO HEAVIER OBJECTS FALL FASTER?
A Do Heavier Objects Fall Faster Investigation I Heavy vs Light Drop Video I Dropping on the Moon Video W Do Heavier Objects Fall Faster Wkt A Low Drag/High Drag Challenge W Low Drag/High Drag Wkt |
WHAT DRAG DEPENDS ON
A Drag Basics Investigation W Drag Basics Wkt I Skydiving Video W Skydiving Wkt |
[HOLIDAY] |
TERMINAL SPEED
A Terminal Speed Investigation W Terminal Speed Wkt |
EDDIES & VORTICES
I Friendly Floaties Website I Mysterious Leaf Pile at the old Caley I Parking Lot Eddies WRAP UP Q Schoology Quiz |
| WK5 NORMAL & WEIGHT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 9/26 | T 9/27 | W 9/28 | Th 9/29 | F 9/30 |
| [HOLIDAY] |
WEIGHT INVESTIGATION
A Weight Force Activity N Weight Force Notes W Weight Force Problems |
NORMAL FORCE INVESTIGATION
A Normal Force Activity N Normal Force Notes W Normal Force Problems |
JUMP INVESTIGATION
W Jump Prediction A Jump Activity |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz I Wow Possibility |
| WK4 NET FORCE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 9/19 | T 9/20 | W 9/21 | Th 9/22 | F 9/23 |
|
WHEN THERE'S NO FRICTION
- New Worth a Closer Look - Walking on Ice - Piloting in Space W Pilot the Rocket Wkt L Pilot the Rocket Simulation L Dock the Rocket Simulation |
MEASURING FORCE
- Devices for Measuring Force. - Units of Force. - Stopped and Staying Stopped. A Force Measurement Activity N Direction of Forces Notes |
DIAGRAMMING FORCES
- Free Body Diagrams. - More than one Force? W Force Diagrams & Motion Wkt A or B |
WHEN THERE'S MORE THAN ONE FORCE
- Net Force. - Net Force & Motion. N Net Force: Add or Subtract W Net Force & Motion Wkt A or B N 1st Law Better Version |
WRAP UP
QUIZ in Schoology |
| DOT PATTERN LOGGER PRO LAB |
|---|
|
Instructions
Logger Pro Guide |
| Wk 3 1st Law of Motion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 9/12 | T 9/13 | W 9/14 | Th 9/15 | F 9/16 |
|
ARISTOTLE VS GALILEO
I Bowling Ball Thought Experiment W Wkt1: Released While Moving |
1st LAW OF MOTION
N 1st Law of Motion Notes W Wkt2: Slippery Roads & Seatbelts V Slippery Road Video 1 V Slippery Road Video 2 V Seatbelts vs no seatbelts |
DOTS AND FORCES
W Wkt2: Slippery Roads & Seatbelts |
WHEN THINGS DON'T KEEP UP
W Instructions for the day V A Bridge Too Far V Mythbusters V The Matrix V Airplane & Flare |
WRAP UP
QUIZ in Schoology I Wow Possibility |
| Wk 2 Dot Patterns of Motion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 9/5 | T 9/6 | W 9/7 | Th 9/8 | F 9/9 |
| [HOLIDAY] |
BASIC DOT PATTERNS
Story Time: Hit and run in West Chester! N Notes on Dot Patterns W Dot Pattern Worksheet A OR B |
COMPLEX PATTERNS
W Complex Dot Patterns (pick one) TICKER TAPE TIMER INTRO A Ticker Tape Timer Activity |
W Dot Forensics (pick one)
DOTS IN LOGGER PRO A Logger Pro Activity I How to: Insert Movie into Logger Pro & make dots I How to use Logger Pro to take video & insert dots |
WRAP UP
Q Quiz in Schoology I 2 Wow Possibilities (pick one) |
| Lab 1 |
|---|
| BALL PIT LAB |
|
Take measurements and calculate the cost to fill the classroom with ball pit balls up to the height of the tables.
Ball Pit Calculation Sheet |
| topics & materials | M | T | W | Th | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WK1 CLAIMS, EVIDENCE & REASONING
 Inattentional Blindness video
 UMAHS aerial view 1
UMAHS aerial view 2
 Claims, Evidence & Reasoning
Maine beach at low tide
 Tracks on tracks
Running vs walking on the beach
KOP 1942-2010
King of Prussia Historical Society - aerial photos from all over the district (and more stuff)
HOW GRADES WORK
Quiz in Schoology |
8/29 |
8/30 |
8/31 |
9/1 |
8/30 [HOLIDAY] |