Regents+Physics+07-08

Begin filling out Information Sheet Course introductions and policies <[|00 EXPECTATIONS MIN Physics R 07-08 B.doc]> ||
 * WED 9/5 #1**
 * **HW DUE** || None ||
 * **DO NOW** || Grab a packet ||
 * **2 x 15 min** || Find your seat

CLASS** || Ball Bounce Activity (data collection, prediction, testing) For those who finish early: Start Worksheet <[|BALL BOUNCE ANALYSIS 07-08.doc]> Debrief: Observe, Measure, Model, Predict, Assess Carl Sagan Quote "...laws of nature..." ||
 * THU 9/6 #2**
 * **HW DUE** || Information Sheet and Book Money ||
 * **DO NOW** || "I feel successful when ___." Explain with specific examples. ||
 * **IN

Information Sheet and Book Money || CLASS** || Based on WBs results: Graphing Skills Controls, Variables, Axes, Best Fit, Showing Work, Slope, Equation of Line, Numerical and General Models <[|BOUNCING BALL MODEL TEMPLATE 07-08.doc]>
 * FRI 9/7 #3**
 * **HW DUE** || Worksheet <[|BALL BOUNCE ANALYSIS 07-08.doc]>
 * **DO NOW** || On WB: sketch HW graph, draw line of best fit, find slope, find equation of the line. ||
 * **IN

Computer Lab -- Learning Style Survey, SnapGrades, WebAssign, start first problem set (00: Basic Skills) <[|03 Using WebAssign 07-08.doc]> ||

WebAssign 00: Basic Skills 11:59 PM || CLASS** || Discuss Worksheet Measurement / Sig Fig Activity <[|ACTIVITY Measurement and Calculations 07-08.doc]> ||
 * MON 9/10 #4**
 * **HW DUE** || Worksheet <[|WORKSHEET Scientific Models 07-08.doc]>
 * **DO NOW** || Whiteboard HW ||
 * **IN

CLASS** || Discuss HW Position: "Where is the Orange Cone?" and WB Discussion Position = Origin + How Far + Direction Vectors vs. Scalars
 * TUE 9/11 #5**
 * **HW DUE** || Measurement / Sig Fig Activity ||
 * **DO NOW** || Whiteboard HW ||
 * **IN

Introduce Buggy Lab: "What is the Position of the Toy Buggy?" Take buggy data ||

CLASS** || Graphing Quiz Lab Notebook Format <[|RUBRIC Lab Notebook CHECKLIST 07-08.doc]> ||
 * WED 9/12 #6**
 * **HW DUE** || Study for graphing quiz ||
 * **DO NOW** || Get lab notebook, textbook, book card, fill out book card ||
 * **IN

CLASS** || Period 1 Finish graphing Buggy Lab. Find numerical models. Should have handed out sample lab report: <[|Sample Lab Zero 07-08.doc]>
 * MON 9/17 #7**
 * **HW DUE** || None. WebAssign 01: Graphing Models due tonight 11:59 PM ||
 * **DO NOW** || Get lab notebook and continue working on Buggy Lab ||
 * **IN

Period 2 Whiteboard graphs and models. Discuss meaning of slope and intercept. Determine general model. <[|CV MODEL TEMPLATE 07-08.doc]> ILD: Buggy predictions w/ motion detector <[|ILD Buggy Graphs 07-08.doc]>

If time: #1 and #2 <[|WORKSHEET PositionTimeGraphs 07-08.doc]> (no time in 07-08, too much time working on graphs) ||

CLASS** || Discuss HW, definitions of distance, displacement, average velocity, average speed. (Use <[|HANDOUT MotionConcepts 07-08.doc]> for this in 08-09) ||
 * TUE 9/18 #8**
 * **HW DUE** || <[|WORKSHEET PositionTimeGraphs 07-08.doc]> ||
 * **DO NOW** || Whiteboard HW ||
 * **IN

CLASS** || Period 1 Go over do now ... this took most of the period. Motion Maps. <[|WORKSHEET MOTION MAPS 07-08.doc]> Revisit previous worksheets with motion map question.
 * WED 9/19 #9**
 * **HW DUE** || None ||
 * **DO NOW** || <[|HANDOUT MotionConcepts 07-08.doc]> (assign earlier in 08-09) ||
 * **IN

Period 2 Velocity-Time graphs. < (The Moving Man applet was useful here.) Graph matching activity.<[|const_v_motion_detector_lab.pdf]> (Computers down, used one demo set-up instead.) (Next year, do dueling buggies instead) ||

CLASS** || Go over HW (except #8). Moving Man useful again. Gave back Modeling/Graph Quiz A. Discussed conclusion section of lab. ||
 * THU 9/20 #10**
 * **HW DUE** || Velocity-Time Graph Worksheet ||
 * **DO NOW** || none :( ||
 * **IN

CLASS** || Period 1 CV Quiz A (no v-t graphs) Go over #8 of V-T graph Worksheet (area under graph) Discuss Displacement = Area under V-T Graph
 * FRI 9/21 #11**
 * **HW DUE** || none ||
 * **DO NOW** || Get ready for Quiz ||
 * **IN

Period 2 Dueling Buggy Lab Practical ||

CLASS** || Discuss HW. Go over quiz. ||
 * MON 9/24 #12**
 * **HW DUE** || Displacement and V-T graph worksheet ||
 * **DO NOW** || Answers on WB ||
 * **IN

Webassign due at 11:59 || CLASS** || WORKSHEET Slopes and Tangent Lines <[|WORKSHEET Tangent Lines 07-08.doc]> RAMP LAB! -- Have students do only **one** angle ramp...but vary angle among lab groups. (Between 3 and 6 books high.) ||
 * TUE 9/25**
 * **HW DUE** || Buggy Lab due at 2:30
 * **DO NOW** || none :( ||
 * **IN

CLASS** || Continue work on ramp lab ... drawing tangents, calculating slopes, graphing velocity vs. time. HANDOUT which outlines requirements for Ramp Lab ||
 * WED 9/26 #14**
 * **HW DUE** || WebAssign was due last night ||
 * **DO NOW** || Get equation of parabola using graphing calculators ||
 * **IN

CLASS** || DAMAGE CONTROL! We went to the computer lab and graphed position-time in LoggerPro and got a best fit parabola. Then we input the parabola into our TI calcs and drew tangents and recorded slopes. Then we used the slopes to graph velocity-time back in LoggerPro and got a best fit line. Afterwards, students answered post-lab "nudge" questions on a worksheet. Remaining time was given for WebAssign. All kids finished both x-t and v-t graphs in the double period.
 * THU 9/27 #15**
 * **HW DUE** || Slopes of tangents, possible v-t graph ||
 * **DO NOW** || none :( ||
 * **IN

NEW handout for Ramp Lab requirements

NOTE: Graphing by hand is disastrous...people work at different paces, some understand while others don't. It's boring for half the class (those that get it) and frustrating for the other half (those that don't). So let's use technology to bypass that boredom/frustration and focus on the physics! ||

CLASS** || N205 computer lab! QUIZ: Sci Models B and Constant Velocity B After quiz: Go on a computer and do Moving Man worksheet We'll do general models from Ramp Lab on Monday. ||
 * FRI 9/28 #16**
 * **HW DUE** || WebAssign was due last night ||
 * **DO NOW** || None...substitute coverage while I'm at SmartBoard meeting ||
 * **IN