Second Semester Notebook Organization

Your Physics Notebook should have the following order for second semester. You should also have all of your work from 1st semester. Please bring your notebook to class on the day of the final. You will NOT get your notebook back unless you give leave me a note in the notebook indicating that you would like it back. If you do want the ENTIRE notebook and its contents, you may pick it up AFTER you graduate, whenever that may be. I will not be checking your materials (i.e. pencil pouch, etc.) If you would like to donate it to next year's students, you may leave it in your notebook and I will remove it.

Energy and Heat
Energy Homework Packet
Spring Lab
Powerhouse Lab

Momentum and Newton's 3rd Law
Momentum Homework Packet
Tailgated by a a Dart Universal
Inelastic Collision Demo Lab

Universal Gravitation and Planetary Motion


Waves and Sound
Waves Homework Packet
Light Lab Conclusion

Electricity and Magnetism
E&M and Final Review Homework Packet
Ohm's Law Lab

Field Trips 
Great America Assignment
Great America Review Sheet
Using an Astrolabe

Physics Project
Project Proposal and Rough Draft

Finish Einstein Revealed and Work on Projects

We finished the Einstein Video.  If you didn't see the end, here are the clips.

Watch Einstein Revealed on PBS. See more from NOVA.

Watch Einstein Revealed on PBS. See more from NOVA.

Students who were here also worked on their projects.

Watch Einstein Revealed on PBS. See more from NOVA.

HW: Finish projects and work on Essays.

Einstein Revealed

The entire period was spent watching the NOVA special Einstein Revealed.  If you need to watch any portion of the episode, click here.

HW:  Work on essay; due 6/3 to turnitin.com; projects due on 6/3

Turnitin.com enrollment info:

More Physics Projects Work Time

The winners of the Great America Instagram Contest are:


Artistic Category:  Cody Molho

 Physics Category: Lauren Schusterman and Kevin Sinclair

The rest of the time in class was spent working on physics projects and watching the second half of Newton's Dark Secret.

Part 4-6 of 6

Watch Newton's Dark Secrets on PBS. See more from NOVA.

Watch Newton's Dark Secrets on PBS. See more from NOVA.

Watch Newton's Dark Secrets on PBS. See more from NOVA.

Physics Projects and Newton's Dark Secret

I looked over the rough drafts of physics projects and we watched the first part of Newton's Dark Secret.  If you missed it, you can watch the first 3 segments here:

HW: work on projects

Watch Newton's Dark Secrets on PBS. See more from NOVA.

Watch Newton's Dark Secrets on PBS. See more from NOVA.

Watch Newton's Dark Secrets on PBS. See more from NOVA.

Great America Assignment

If you did not go to Great America your alternate assignment is due the next block that I see you.  Fill in the ride data for the following rides in your Great America packet and complete each activity.

Roller Coasters- Demon

Before you ride data

Height at highest point 30.5 m

Height at lowest point 7.5 m

Length of train 15.0 m

Time for a train to pass a point at the top of the first hill 3.0s

Time for train to pass a point at the bottom of the first hill 0.7s

While you ride

Centripetal acceleration 3 g's

Other values not needed for calculations

Vertical Loops- Flight Deck

Before you ride

Time for point A 0.5 s

Timve for point C 1.1 s

Time for point E 0.6 s
Length of Train 12.0 m

While you ride

Vertical Acceleration at A 4 g

Vertical Acceleration at C 1 g

Vertical Acceleration at E 4 g

Carousel

Data

Time for 1 revolution 12.0 s

Radius for outside rider 5.0 m

Radius for inside rider 3.0m

Lateral accelerations inside 0.8 g… outside 1.4g's

More Great America Preparation and Reminders!

We discussed making measurements at Great America as well as what to do and NOT do while you are there.  The remainder of the period we worked on physics projects.  Reminders:

School Arrival Time: 7:45 on front steps Buses roll at 8 am
Please ride on your assigned bus.
     Period  1, 2 3(Bronec and Borrison) = Bus 5
     Period 3, 4 (A-Vanderhaegen)= Bus 6
     Period 4 (Variot-Zicovich)= Bus 7

Leave Great America at 2 pm; buses are loaded by 2:15 pm; buses roll at 2:30 pm

Make sure you remember to bring: Great America packet, astrolabe, pencil, calculator, timing device.

HW: Project rough drafts due next time!

Measuring at Great America
Great America Review Key

More Great America Prep

We continued our preparations for Great America by learning how to make measurements while at the park and reviewing the energy transfers involved in roller coasters.  We watched this great episode Newton's Apple:

HW: Great America Review Sheet

Modern Marvels- Roller Coasters periods 1,3 only

Since so many students were taking the AP English Language test we didn't do much in class.  I passed back project proposals and discussed projects that were rejected.  We also watched the Modern Marvels episode on Roller Coasters

Green WS (Class Set) and Triangulation Lab - Mr.B.

Triangulation

We began our preparation for Great America by constructing and learning how to use an astrolabe.

HW: Finish lab

Physics Project Introduction

I introduced the physics project and showed sample projects for most of the period.  I allowed people in class time to begin brainstorming their ideas.

HW: Proposal due next time!

Review Day 2 (50 Minute Period)

I stamped the two review sheets (Waves and E&M) and discussed the answers from the Newtonian test we took the previous block.  I showed about 20 minutes of a Paul Hewitt (author of your textbook) lecture about Magnetism.

HW: Correct review sheets (E&M, Waves) and study for final

Blank Review sheets (Forces, Energy, Waves, E&M)

Are You Newtonian?

I gave the same test that I gave students at the beginning of the year to see if they are Newtonian Thinkers.  I also stamped the review sheets and gave out the last 2 review sheets in preparation for the final.  The overview for the next two weeks:

HW: Correct Forces and Motion and Energy and Momentum Review Sheets; Finish E and M and Wave Projectile review sheets

Wrap up of Circuits and Circuit Breakers

I checked the homework (Circuit Review Sheet) and we took the quiz on series and parallel circuits.  We graded the quiz, as well as a number of previously taken quizzes.  We also used the power equation to calculate the current that flows through a parallel circuit when 3 different blow driers are in use, and then learned about how circuit breakers work.

HW:  Forces and Motion Review Sheet; Energy and Momentum Review Sheet; correct Circuit Review

Discuss Ohm's Law Lab and Series and Parallel Circuits

We debriefed the Ohm's Law Lab and I collected it.  The remainder of the period we developed the ideas of Series and Parallel Circuits using a PHET simulation.

HW: Correct Blue WS; Finish Green WS

Ohm's Law Lab

I collected the circuit inquiry lab and we took a quiz on WS 4.  Most of the period was spent collecting the data for the Ohm's Law Lab.

HW: None!

More on Electric Fields and Begin Circuits

We took the quiz on electric fields then worked on WS 4 in class and debriefed it.  The last part of class we did the circuit inquiry lab.

HW: study for quiz on WS 4; finish lab questions

Electric Field Exploration

We took a quiz on Coulomb's Law and discussed the difference between electric forces and electric fields.  More about electric fields here.  Most of the period was spent doing the simulations found here:

Part I Simulation Link

Part II - Parallel Plates

HW: Quiz on Lab activity

Finish Coulomb's Law Lab

We finished graphing the data from the lab and developed Coulomb's law.  We spent about 30 minutes in class working on the homework.

HW: Finish WS 3; quiz on how to use your calculator... be sure to bring one!