Physics First Semester Schedule 2007-2008

 

Text:  Physics Principles With Applications, 4th ed., 1995, Prentice-Hall by Giancoli

 

Date        Topic                               Pages                     Assignment                                 Other

 

8-17 Intro & Welcome

8-20 Survey, Pretest, Books                ---                            ---                                                            ---

8-21         1A- Method,Physics           1-6                           ---                                                            Pretest                   

8-22         1B-Uncertainty                     7-8                      1,4,6,8                                                          Report Info

8-23         1C-SI & Canceling               9-11                         9-12                                                         Reaction Time

8-24         1D-Order of Magnitude    11-14                         19,29,30                                                  Stopwatches

8-27         2A-Speed & Frames of        18-20                       1,4,10                                                      Contest Info         

8-28         2B-Velocity                           21-23                      Q 1,4, P 9                                               Vocab 1

8-29         Walk, Jog, Run Outside      ---                           ---                                                            ---

8-30         Galileo Lab Investigation    ---                            ---                                                            Galileo

8-31         Lab-Galileo                            ---                            ---                                                            Galileo   

9-3           Labor Day

9-4           2C-Acceleration                   24-31                       13, 15a, 16,23,24*                  ---          

9-5           2D-Falling Bodies & g       31-36                        34,35,38,41*,62*                                   ---                           

9-6         2E-Graphing                            37-39                       Q 16,17, P 52, 53 DT                             Circles

9-6           Open House, 6:30 p.m.

9-7           Circles Lab                            ---                            Make Tubes for heights                     Circles

9-10         Graphing Motion (s,v,a) segment if time          ---                                                            Powers of 10                    

9-11         2E-Review                             40                                 33,36,60 all DT                 Comp1,2

9-12         SID and catch up                                                                 ---                                            Vocab 2

9-13         3A-Vectors, Scalars             47-50                            Q 1,8,9,14,P1,2                  ---                           

9-14         3B- Components, Trig       50-52A                          P 8,10,13*                                         ---                           

9-17         Outside for Heights with tubes ---                                    ---                                            Height w/tube

9-18         3C-Vector Problem Solving    56-59        21,24,29*,30,33*                              Topic Chosen      

9-19         Test                                        ---                            ---                                                            Test 1,2

9-20        Half-day and Parent Conferences

9-21        Parent-teacher Conferences

9-24         3D-Projectile Motion           59-61                            Q 14, P 37, 38                                    ---                           

9-25         3D-continued and test        62-66                            39,41,42                                             ---                           

9-26         3E-Parabolic Motion            66                                 P 51,52,53                                          Leaf Blower

9-27         Summary                                67                                 ---                                                       ---

9-28         Lab 7-2                                   ---                                 ---                                                       Vocab 3

9-29         Homecoming Parade at 10:00 a.m. and game at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday

10-1         Scholastic Bowl Organizational Meeting

10-1         4A-Newton's 1st & 2nd      74-79                            Q2,4,7,12,13,P2,3,5                           BallisticCart

10-2         4A-continued with force diagrams and Video-Bill Nye: Powerful Forces if time       ---                           

10-3         4B-Newton's 3rd Law          80-83                            Q 14,15                                              Spring Carts

10-4         Unbelievable World:  Newton’s Laws                                                                              Comp 3,4               

10-5         4C-Weight & Normals         83-85                             P1,17                                 ---                          

10-8         Columbus Day

10-9         Rocket (height & 3rd law)    handout                                 worksheet                              Rockets

10-10       Rockets continued               ---                                            ---                                            Rockets

10-11       Rockets continued               ---                                            ---                                            Rockets

10-12       4D-Free Body Diagrams      86-92                             P21,27,29                                          Comp 5,6

10-13     Patriot Cross Country Invitational, 1:30 p.m. @ Detweiller  on Saturday

10-15       4D-continued

10-16       4E-Friction                             92-98                             Q16,18,P35,39,52*                          Outline&Bibliog

10-17       4E-continued with Sports video #3 Friction                    ---                                            ---

10-18       4F-Summary                          99-101                                      ---                                           ---                           

10-19       5A-Centripetal A                  107-110   Q 5, P 1,2                  ---                                          Vocab 4

               

 

 

Comp is abbreviation for computer programs.  See the pink sheet.  Due on listed dates.

Reading and Assignments due the next class.  Tests on the date indicated.  Bold faced items indicate contest events.  Extra credit problems marked with * and must be neat, with sequential, labeled work.

 

 

 

Physics Second Grade Period  2007-2008

 

Date        Topic                                      Pages                     Assignment                          Other

 

10-22     5B-Circular Motion                110-115                   4,12,15,59*                             H2O Bucket                          

10-23       Test                                        ---                            ---                                            Test 3,4

10-24       5C-Gravity, Weightless       118-126                   Q 9, P 23,26,36,38  ---

10-25       Space Video #3 Gravity and Weightlessness if time

10-26       5D-Kepler Laws,                   126-131                   Write the 3 laws                   ---

10-29       5E-Four Forces, Summary   ---                            P 48,57,64*                            Comp 1,2

10-30     6A-Work                 137-141                   Q3,P 1,3,4,5,13,15                  Vocab5

10-31       Simple Machines & MA in Modern Physics   145-47                                    MA&Pulleys

11-1         Simple Machines & MA continued                  Worksheet                            MA&Pulleys

11-2         Lab-Simple Machines          ---                            ---                                            Simple Machines

11-5         6B-KE,PE, Springs               142-144                   Q 12,P18,24,25                       PE&KE Track       

11-6         Lab                                         ---                            ---                                            Hooke’s Law

11-7         Lab                                         ---                            ---                                            Hooke’s Law

11-8         6C-Springs                            144-47                     29,31                                       Report                   

11-9         6D-Cons. of Mech. E           149-152                   30,35                                       Oral

11-11     Veterans Day

11-12       6E-Cons. of E., Heat Loss 154-57                       48, (DT 49)                             Oral

11-13       6F-Power                              157-159                   59,60*63                 Power @ Deck

11-14       SID and power                     ---                            ---                                            Oral

11-15       Power, Roller Coaster Handout         40,52;      p. 219 #21                              Oral

11-16       Lab-Cheetos and Heat        ---                           ---                                            Oral

11-19       Labs-continue and catch up ---                         ---                                            Oral

11-20       Labs-continue and catch up ---                         ---                                            Oral , Comp 3,4

11-21       Teacher Institute and WYSE practice, TBA

                Thanksgiving Vacation

11-26       Summary                                160                          ---                                            Oral

11-27       7A-Momentum                     166-171                   1,2,4,11                                   Oral, Ballistics Cart

11-28       Bill Nye momemtum video at 2mm from start                                   Vocab 6, Oral

                                                                                                                                                Newtonian Demo

11-29       7B-Impulse, Collisions          171-176 15-17,21,24,26                        Spring Carts, Oral

11-30       Lab/Demo                              ---                            ---                                            Egg/sheet, tablecloth

12-3         7C-Collisions,CM 178-181A               41                                            In&Elastic Collisions

                                                                                                                                                BB& Tennis Demo

                                                                                                                                                Oral

12-4         7D-Summary, Review          186                          Worksheet                            Oral, Vocab 7

12-5         8A-Rotational Motion         193-199                   1,3,4*,5,10,18                         Oral

12-6         Review test and contest     ---                            Worksheet                            Rolling Cans

12-7         Test                                        ---                            ---                                            Test 5,6,7

12-10       Catch up and contest          ---                            ---                                            Egg Throw

12-11       Road Runner DVD and evaluation                    ---                                            Comp5,6

12-12       8B-Torque, I                          199-205A               Q 5,10,11, P 27                       Ring & Disk

12-13       8C-Rotational KE &             207-210                   Q 13,15,27, P 46,57                Stool &Wheel

                      Cons. of Angular Momentum & Gyroscope                                             Oral Quiz            

12-14       Contest                                  ---                            ---                                            Ping Pong BB                     

12-17       8D-Coriolis “Force”             215-217,217-218                   Q 22, 26                  ---

12-18       Exam review                                                                                                          Vocab 8 

12-19       Exams 1, 2, 3;  WYSE Practice TBA

12-20       Exams 4, 5, 6;  WYSE Practice TBA

12-21       Exams 7, 8                                                                             

                Merry Christmas

 

Comp is for computer programs on the pink sheet; due on listed dates. Readings and Assignments due the next class.  Tests on the date indicated.  Bold faced for contest events.  Extra credit problems with * must have a diagram (if appropriate) and neat work.

 

Physics Second Semester Schedule 2007-2008

 

Text:  Physics Principles With Applications, 4th ed., 1995, Prentice-Hall by Giancoli

 

Date        Topic                                      Pages                                     Assignment          Other

 

1-7           9A-Seesaw                            227-229,232, 235B,                3,17,25*                  Torque

1-8           Lab                                         ---                                            ---                            Lab 10-2

1-9           9B-Bones & Torque            235-38; 240-41                       P33-5,38 Forearm

1-10         9C-Arches & Bridges          245-249                                   70*                          Arch Demo

1-11         Bridge Video re contest      ---                                            ---                            WYSE                   

1-12         Frosh-Soph Scholastic Bowl Invitational @PHHS, 9:30 a.m

1-14         9D-Summary                         217-218                                   ---                            Vocab 9

1-15         10A-Fluids,D,P,Lab10:2  259-263                                       8,18,20,82               Torque.

1-16         10B-Pascal,Archimedes   263-270                                      10,24,28,32             ---

1-17         Lab 13:1                                 ---                                            ---                            Archimedes

1-18         Test                                        ---                                            ---                            Test 8,9

1-21         MLK Day, Scholastic Bowl Practice 9:00-10:30; WYSE 10:30-12:00 a.m., lunch

1-22         10C-Bernoulli,Torricelli       272-276A,284B-287             ---                            Magnus

1-23         10D-Surface Tension, Heart & Pumps                                                              PingPong

1-24         Summary and Contest         288                                          ---                            Airplanes

1-25         11A-Lab 14 Pendulum and time to work on contest       ---                            Comp 1,2

1-28         11B-Waves, Pendulum        295-297,305-306                    Q 2, P 28,31            Vocab 10

1-29         Lab-Pendulum                      ---                                            ---                            Pendulum

1-30         11C-Resonance, Waves    307-313,314B                           35,36,42                  Sound Box

1-31         11D-Reflect,Interference    316-326                                    50,51,52,55             Tuning Forks

2-1           11E-Standing Waves, Summary        ---                            ---                            Comp 3,4

2-4           12A-Sound, Intensity,         332-335,341-350                    P32,42                     Vocab 11

                        Music, Beats                                                                                 Tubes&Bucket

2-5           Music and Kazoo Manufacture                                         ---                            Kazoos                  

2-6           SID to use as catch-up day ---                            ---                            Vocab 12

2-7           12B-Doppler, Sonic,             350-351A,354-359 ---                            Sonogram

                Sonogram, Summary

2-8           Test                                        ---                                            ---                            Test 10-12                             

2-9          Frosh-Soph Prairieland Invitational Scholastic Bowl, 9:30 a.m.(tentative)

2-11         13A-Kinetic Theory             365-371                                   5,6,25,54,55            WYSE   

2-12         13B-Gas Calculations          375-80                                     27,28,32,36             WYSE

2-13         13B-& Contest/WYSE         389-92                                     39,58                       WYSE   

2-14         Contest                                  ---                                            ---                            AAPT, Part I

2-14         WYSE Regional at ICC

2-15         Parent-Teacher Conferences

2-18         President’s Day

2-19         14A-Heat                               401-11,413-16A     Q2,8,12, P1,16,23,52*           Vocab 13                               

2-20         15A-Laws, Heat Engines    424-28A                 ---                                            Vocab 14

2-21         Contest Preparation and/or WYSE Preparation              ---                            ---

2-22         15B-HVAC                            430-34,435-37        Q1,13,P16,18,20,30*             Bimetals

2-25         15C-Entropy & Evolution   438A,440-42A       Q20                                         WYSE

2-26         15D-Energy Summary          444-50     no claculations from reading              WYSE

2-27         23A-Reflection                                     644-49                     P1,2,4                      WYSE

2-28         23B-Mirrors                                           650-56                     P16,22                     WYSE                                   

2-29         Reflection and Mirrors                        ---                            Worksheets          Vocab 23

3-3           Contest                                                  ---                            ---                            Mousetrap Car

3-4           23C-Refraction  & Snell’s Lab            657-60                     P31                          Snell’s Law

3-4           IHSA Scholastic Bowl Regional

3-5           Lab                                                         ---                            ---                            Snell's Law

3-6           23D-Lenses &Summary                      660-68, 672-73    P48,51,52   Light Lab

3-6           WYSE Sectional at Bradley, leave TBA                          ---                            Comp 5,6

3-7           22A-Spectra                                          625                          Q 4,5                       Vocab 15

 

Comp is for computer programs on the pink sheet.  Due on listed dates. Readings and Assignments due the next class.  Tests on the date indicated.  Extra credit with*.   Bold faced lettering indicates contest events.

Physics Fourth Grade Period  2007-2008