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CYCLE 28: Musical Instruments & Light (5/24/23 to 6/1/23)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
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	GHOSTS/ALIENS

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
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

CYCLE 27 FINAL PROJECT
due Wed, June 7
Final Project

CYCLE 26: Waves Intro & Sound (5/2/23 to 5/9/23)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
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	REVIEW

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
WRAP UP Q Quiz (on paper)	SOUND BASICS & HUMAN HEARING N All Notes for Sound W Wkt 1 Sound Basics & Human Hearing	DOPPLER & SONIC BOOMS W Wkt 2 Doppler & Sonic Booms	SONAR & RADAR W Wkt 3 SONAR & RADAR

CYCLE 25: Modern Physics: Interstellar (4/24/23 to 5/1/23)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
AMUSEMENT PARK PHYSICS LAB Amusment Park Physics Lab HIGHER DIMENSIONS N Flatland Notes	RELATIVITY N Relativity Notes	BLACKHOLES & WORMHOLES N Blackholes & Wormholes Notes	QUANTUM MECHANICS N Quantum Notes

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
THE TESSERACT N Tesseract Notes	PHYSICS DAY	WAVES INTRO	WAVES INTRO

CYCLE 24: Momentum (4/13/23 to 4/20/23)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
EGG CRASH PROJECT	EGG CRASH PROJECT	EGG CRASH PROJECT	IMPULSE AND CHANGE IN MOMENTUM W wkt 1 Impulse & Momentum N Notes

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
TOTAL MOMENTUM W wkt 2 Total Momentum N Notes	CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM W wkt 3 Conservation of Momentum N Notes	2D MOMENTUM W wkt 4 Momentum Concepts N Notes W Review	Q Momentum Quiz on paper. FLATLAND: HIGHER DIMENSIONS

CYCLE 23: Work & Energy (3/28/23 to 4/12/23)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
CONSERVATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY W wkt 1 Multiple Energies N Notes	ROLLER COASTER PROJECT W wkt: Coaster Sample Calculations N Notes	ROLLER COASTER PROJECT	ROLLER COASTER PROJECT

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
ROLLER COASTER PROJECT W wkt: Coaster Sample Calculations N Notes	COLLISIONS: IMPULSE W wkt: Impulse N Notes	COLLISIONS: SAFE CAR DESIGN W wkt: Crashworthiness N Notes	EGG CAR PROJECT W Egg Car Project

CYCLE 22: Rotation, Work & Energy (3/20/23 to 3/17/23)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
TORQUE CONCEPTS N Notes W wkt: Torque Concepts (p1)	CALCULATING TORQUE N Notes W wkt: Torque Calculation (p2)	ROTATIONAL INERTIA & ANGULAR MOMENTUM N Notes W wkt: Rotational I & Angular Momentum	REVIEW N Review

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
CALCULATING WORK W wkt 1 Calculating Work N Work & Energy Notes N Energy Types	WORK & ENERGY W wkt 2 Work & Energy N GPE, EPE & KE Notes	ENERGY CONVERSIONS W wkt 3 GPE, EPE & KE	CONSERVATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY W wkt 1 Multiple Energies N Notes

CYCLE 21: Spinny Ride, Center of Mass, Rotation (3/10/23 to 3/17/23)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
SPINNY RIDE PROJECT LAB Spinny Ride Project	SPINNY RIDE PROJECT	CENTER OF MASS N notes W wkt: Center of Mass	TOPPLING & STABILITY N notes W wkt: Toppling

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
TORQUE CONCEPTS N Notes W wkt: Torque Concepts (p1)	CALCULATING TORQUE N Notes W wkt: Torque Calculation (p2)	ROTATIONAL INERTIA & ANGULAR MOMENTUM N Notes W wkt: Rotational I & Angular Momentum	REVIEW N Review

CYCLE 20: Circular Motion (3/2/23 to 3/9/23)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
TANGENTIAL VS ANGULAR VELOCITY CONCEPTS W 1 Tangential & Angular V Concepts N Notes	CALCULATING TANGENTIAL & ANGULAR V W 1 Tangential & Angular V Calculations N Notes	CALCULATING TANGENTIAL & ANGULAR V (continued)	CENTRIPETAL ACCEL N Notes W 2 Centripetal Accel Concepts

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
CALCULATING CENTRIPETAL ACCEL W 3 Centripetal Accel Calculations N Notes	CENTRIPETAL FORCE W Centripetal Force N Notes	CENTRIFUGAL "FORCE" N Centrifugal "Force" Notes REVIEW W Review W Review Hints W Review Answers	COMPETENCY QUIZ Q Circular Motion Quiz on paper.

CYCLE 19: Drop Project/Engineer's Week (2/22/23 to 3/1/23)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
CUP & PENNY CHALLENGE	ZERO-BUOYANCY CHALLENGE	CORPORATE CHALLENGE	THE GREAT GUMBALL GUNKULATOR

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
PROJECTILE MOTION: UNEVEN LAUNCH & LAND N Notes W Wkt 4: Different Heights	DROP PROJECT LAB Drop Project Google Doc	DROP PROJECT	DROP PROJECT

CYCLE 18: Projectile Motion (2/9/23 to 2/21/23)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
FREE FALL & UPWARD THROWS N Notes W Wkt 1: Free Fall Kinematics	PROJECTILE INTRO	HORIZONTAL LAUNCH N Notes W Wkt 1: Horizontal Launches	ANGLED LAUNCH CONCEPTS L PhET Projectile Simulator A Simulation Activity N Notes

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
ANGLED LAUNCH PROBLEMS N Notes W Wkt 2: Angled Launches	REVIEW W Review with answers	COMPETENCY QUIZ Q Projectile Motion Quiz on paper.	CIRCULAR MOTION INTRO

CYCLE 17: 2D Motion (2/1/23 to 2/16/23)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
Motion Assessment ASMT Motion Assessment on PaperA	UP THE DOWN ESCALATOR N Notes W Wkt 2: Resultant Velocity	CROSSING THE RIVER, HEADWINDS AND TAILWINDS N Notes W Wkt 3: Vx and Vy W Wkt 4: River Crossing	RESULTANTS FOR ANY VECTORS N Notes W Wkt 5: Non-90 Degree Resultants

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
CANCELING OUT THE CURRENT REVIEW W Review	Q 2D Motion Quiz on Paper	FREE FALL KINEMATICS N Notes W Wkt 1: Free Fall Kinematics	UPWARD THROWS N Notes W Wkt 1: Free Fall Kinematics

CYCLE 16: Motion Assessment (1/24/23 to 1/31/23)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
Q Kinematics Quiz on Paper	CHASE AND COLLISION PROBLEMS N Notes W Wkt 1: Chases & Collisions N Chase/Collision Problem Steps	FREE FALL DETAILS N Notes BIG GRAPHS N Notes W Wkt 2: Big Graphs	REVIEW N Notes W Review Problems L Math is Fun Quadratic Solver

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
CONTINUE REVIEW W DU#2: Road & Track	CONTINUE REVIEW	CONTINUE REVIEW	CONTINUE REVIEW

CYCLE 15: Kinematics (1/13/23 to 1/23/23)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
GETTING EVERYTHING FROM THE VELOCITY GRAPH N Notes: Getting Info from the V Graph W Wkt 8: V Graphs	VELOCITY GRAPHS: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE N Notes: V Graphs with Positive & Negative Velocity W Wkt 8: V Graphs Tricky	REVIEW W Review with answers	QUIZ Q Quiz on Paper

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
KINEMATICS EQUATIONS N Notes: Kinematics Equations & Variables KINEMATICS INTRO N Notes: Kinematics Intro W Wkt1: Basic Kinematics	MORE KINEMATICS W Wkt2: More Kinematics	KINEMATICS ACTIVITIES LAB These 3 activities count together as a lab A HotWheels® Activity A Popper Activity A Reaction Time Activity	REVIEW W Review

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CYCLE 14: Motion Graphs (1/5/23 to 1/12/23)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
REVIEW FOR QUIZ W Wkt 5: Review	MOTION INTRO QUIZ	VISUALIZING MOTION: CONSTANT V N Wkt 1: Constant Zero V W Wkt 1: Constant Zero V W Wkt 2: Constant Positive V W Wkt 3: Constant Negative V	COMPOUND GRAPHS; RACES W Wkt 6: Constant V Compound Graphs

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
PRACTICE WITH MOTION SENSORS	ACCELERATIONS W Wkt 4: Acceleration: Speed Up W Wkt 5: Acceleration: Slow Down	STARTING FROM THE VELOCITY GRAPH N Notes: V and X Graph Connections W Wkt 7a: Matching	EVERYTHING FROM V GRAPHS N Notes: Getting Info from the V Graph W Wkt 8: V Graphs

CYCLE 13: Apollo 13 & Motion Basics (12/19/22 to 1/4/23)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
APOLLO 13 MOVIE	APOLLO 13 MOVIE	APOLLO 13 MOVIE	APOLLO 13 MOVIE

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
APOLLO 13 MOVIE	AVERAGE VS INSTANTANEOUS N Notes; Average Speed vs Average Velocity N Notes: Average vs Instantaneous W Wkt 1 & 2: Average Speed & Average Velocity; Average vs Instantaneous	TRACKING POSITION, VELOCITY & ACCELERATION N Notes: Tracking Position, Velocity & Acceleration W Wkt 3: Position, Velocity & Acceleration W Wkt 4: Tricky Problems	REVIEW FOR QUIZ W Wkt 5: Review

CYCLE 12: 2nd & 3rd Law Assessment, Lab 3 (12/9/22 to 12/16/22)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
LAB 3 LAB Lab 3 Instructions (part 1) ASSESSMENT REVIEW W Review Sheet for Assessment	Work on lab & review.	Work on lab & review.	Two sample problems.

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
Two more sample problems.	Go over review sheet.	David Blaine!	ASSESSMENT Assessment on paper.

CYCLE 11: 3rd Law of Motion (12/1/22 to 12/8/22)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
WRAP UP & REVIEW W wkt: Review	QUIZ Q Quiz on paper	PUSHING AND PUSHING BACK A 3rd Law Situations V Chris Running V Swimming Rio 2016 V Tires W Wkt 1: Naming Force Pairs	3rd LAW N 3rd Law rough draft W Wkt 2: Force pairs Equal RECOIL N 3rd Law Better Version W Wkt 3: Recoil

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
INTERNAL FORCES A Internal Forces X-Games Questions 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: Internal Forces A Sailboat Question	3rd LAW CONUNDRUMS W Wkt 6: 3rd Law Conundrums W DU: Tricky! WRAP UP	QUIZ Q Quiz in Schoology	LAB INTRO

CYCLE 10: 2nd Law of Motion (11/21/22 to 11/30/22)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
MASS VS WEIGHT N Notes MOON VS ISS W wkt2: Works on Moon vs ISS	IT'S MASS! N Notes A Three Situations W wkt1: Mass or Weight?	WHY ARE THEY WEIGHTLESS? N Notes 2nd LAW N Notes W F_net & Speed Change	QUIZ Q Quiz in Schoology

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
2rd LAW: ACCELERATION AS A SPEED CHANGE N Notes	2rd LAW: F_NET TO ACCELERATION N Notes W Wkt: Fnet and Acceleration WHY HEAVIER OBJECTS DON'T FALL FASTER N Notes	2rd LAW: SPEED UP & SLOW DOWN N Notes W F_net & Speed up and Slow Down	WRAP UP & REVIEW W wkt: Review

CYCLE 9: ADVANCED COMPONENTS PROBLEMS & ZERO-G (11/11/22 to 11/18/22)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
INCLINE CONCEPTS N Notes: Incline Concepts	INCLINE PROBLEMS Fnet=0 N Notes: Incline Problems (Fnet=0)	INCLINE PROBLEMS Fnet=0 W Wkt: Incline Problems (Fnet=0)	INCLINE PROBLEMS WITH Fnet N Notes: Incline Problems WITH Fnet W Wkt: Incline Problems with Fnet

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
REVIEW W Review	QUIZ Q Competency Quiz on Paper	ZERO-G N Notes V Jump on the Moon video V Falling down on the Moon video V Strolling on the Moon video V Life on ISS in Orbit video	ASTROSMILES VIDEO

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CYCLE 8: ROCKET PROJECT & ADVANCED COMPONENTS PROBLEMS (11/4/21 to 11/11/21)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
ROCKET WEEK!	ROCKET WEEK!	ROCKET WEEK!	ROCKET WEEK!

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
ROPE PROBLEM CONCEPTS N Notes: Components Investigation	ROPE PROBLEMS N Notes: Rope Problems W Rope Problems wkt	2-ANGLE ROPE PROBLEMS N Notes: 2 Angle Rope Problems W 2 Angle Rope Problems wkt	INCLINE PROBLEM CONCEPTS N Notes: Incline Investigation

CYCLE 7: COMPONENTS & ROCKET PROJECT (10/25/21 to 11/2/21)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
ASSESSMENT ASSMT Forces Assessment on Paper	COMPONENTS AS PROJECTIONS N Notes: Components as Projections W wkt: Components as Projections	TRIG INTRO N Notes: Trigonometry Intro	TRIG PRACTICE N Notes: Sample Problems W wkt: Trig Practice

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
F_NET PROBLEMS WITH COMPONENTS N Notes: Fnet Problems with Components W wkt: Fnet Problems with Components	ROCKET WEEK!	ROCKET WEEK!	ROCKET WEEK!

CYCLE 6: LAB #2 & FORCES ASSESSMENT (10/14/22 to 10/21/22)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
WRAP UP Q Competency Quiz on Paper	LAB #2 INTRO LAB Lab #2: Drag or Friction Investigation	LAB TIME	LAB TIME

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
REVIEW FOR ASSESSMENT W Review Problems	REVIEW FOR DU W Review DU Problems	ASSESSMENT INCLUDING DU PROBLEMS	COMPONENTS INTRO N Notes: Components as Projections W wkt: Components as Projections
OPTIONAL DEEPER UNDERSTANDING DU DU: Make up your own problems

CYCLE 5: COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION, BUNGEE JUMPING & SKYDIVING (10/6/22 to 10/13/22)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
COEFF OF FRICTION GRAPHS W wkt: Coeff of Friction Graphs N Coeff of Friction from Graphs Notes	WRAP UP Q Competency Quiz in Schoology	BUNGEE JUMPING W wkt: Bungee Prediction W wkt: Bungee Experiment	ROPE JUMPING? W wkt: Bungee with Rope Experiment SKYDIVING W wkt: Skydiving

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
COEFF OF FRICTION PROBLEMS N Using Coefficient of Friction Notes W wkt: Using Coefficient of Friction	NORMAL FORCES ADJUST N Adjusting Normal Force Notes W wkt: Adjusting Normal Force COEFF OF FRICTION WITH ADJUSTED NORMAL FORCE	COLLEGE & CAREER DAY	MORE PRACTICE W Review Sheet
OPTIONAL DEEPER UNDERSTANDING DU DU#3: Jump/Elevator Screenshot two of the three pages into a google product of your choice and answer the questions.

CYCLE 4: FRICTION & DRAG (9/27/22 to 10/4/22)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
FRICTION CHALLENGE A Friction Investigation 1 N Friction Notes	REVIEW W Review Sheet I Review Sheet answers	WRAP UP Q Competency Quiz in Schoology AND on Paper	DRAG CHALLENGE Fall as fast as possible vs fall as slow as possible

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
FOCUS ON: DRAG A Drag Investigation N Drag Notes	DRAG, TURBULENCE & EDDIES	DO HEAVIER OBJECTS FALL FASTER? W wkt: Terminal Velocity 1 N Terminal Velocity Notes	FRICTION INVESTIGATION A Friction Investigation 2 N Friction Notes 2
OPTIONAL DEEPER UNDERSTANDING DU DU#3: Jump/Elevator Screenshot two of the three pages into a google product of your choice and answer the questions.

CYCLE 3: LAB 1 & FORCES INVESTIGATIONS (9/16/22 to 9/23/22)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
LAB 1: DOTS & FORCES LAB Lab Instructions ILogger Pro Guide: Insert Movie I Sample Lab (U) I Sample Lab (DU)	CONTINUE LAB 1	FORCES & FBDs I Directions of Forces W Force Diagrams Wkt A or B FOCUS ON: WEIGHT (GRAVITY FORCE) A Weight Investigation N Weight Notes	FOCUS ON: NORMAL FORCE A Normal Force Investigation N Normal Force Notes

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
FORCES IN THE Y W Y-direction Forces Wkt	TOO HEAVY TO MOVE? A Too Heavy To Move Investigation L The Moai of Easter Island	GAINING SPEED VS LOSING SPEED N Gaining vs Losing vs Constant Speed Notes FORCES IN X & Y W X & Y Forces Wkt	FOCUS ON: TENSION FORCE A Tension Investigation N Tension Notes HOW DO YOU WIN TUG-OF-WAR? A Tug-of-War Video Investigation 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

CYCLE 2: 1ST LAW OF MOTION (9/8/22 to 9/15/22)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
ARISTOTLE VS GALILEO	CONNECTING FORCES TO MOTION I Air puck vs block dots & graph A Air puck vs block investigation N A Law of Motion (First Draft) I Bowling Ball Question	GALILEO'S THOUGHT EXPERIMENT A Ball released while moving investigation DOT PATTERNS AND FORCES W Dots and Forces A or B V Air puck on cart video NEW AVENUES TO EXPLORE - Can you do a constant speed with forces? - Why did gravity have no effect on the forward motion of the ball?	DO X AND Y FORCES/MOTION INTERFERE WITH EACH OTHER? A X and Y Investigation V Airplane & Flare video V Projected and Dropped video V Ball Rolls Off Table N Notes: X and Y

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
NET FORCE A Airplane Question N Net Force W Fnet and Motion Worksheet A or B	NET FORCES & MOTION: 1ST LAW N 1st Law Better W Trickier Problems Worksheet A or B	CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS A Conceptual Questions	WRAP UP Q Competency Quiz in Schoology

CYCLE 1: ABCD MODEL, DOT PATTERNS (8/29/22 to 9/7/22)
CLASS 1	CLASS 2	CLASS 3	CLASS 4
HOW WELL DO YOU OBSERVE? N ABCD Model I UMAHS Aerial Photo	ABCD PRACTICE A Running vs Walking on the Beach	KoP I KOP 1942-2010 I King of Prussia Historical Society - aerial photos from all over the district (and more stuff) CLASS PROCEDURES I How grading Works I Acceptable and Unacceptable Academic Behaviors	ORIGINS OF PHYSICS Aristotle's Claims DOT PATTERNS OF MOTION Story time: Living in West Chester N Dot Patterns Dot Interpretation Practice

CLASS 5	CLASS 6	CLASS 7	CLASS 8
DOT PATTERNS OF MOTION A Ticker Tape Timer Activity W Dot Practice A or B	HIGH TECH DOTS A Logger Pro Dots Activity I Logger Pro Dot How-To W Dot Forensics (Pick one)	MORE TIME FOR LOGGER PRO UMAHS INVESTIGATION	BACK TO ARISTOTLE There's more going on COMPETENCY QUIZ Quiz in Schoology

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