Unit 4 Homework Packet

1.  Assemble the packet in the order listed below

Anticipation Guide (tan, stamped = 100)
Projectile Motion Notes/ Cancun problem (binder paper, no stamp = 50)
Unit IV Worksheet 1 (grey, stamped = 100)
Unit IV Worksheet 2 (salmon, stamped = 100)
Worksheet 6-2 (Ivory, stamped = 100)
Projectile Motion Review (Green, stamped = 100)
Trigonometry Review (Green, no stamp but must be complete and corrected= 50)
Projectile Motion Simulation (lilac, stamped = 100)
Wii Ski Jump Lab (yellow, stamped = 100)
*********************  End of Point Totals***********************
Quiz 1 (blue)
Quiz 2 (pink)
Quiz 3 (tan)

2.  Write the point totals for each item at the top right corner of each page.  Stamped, complete and corrected = 100 points, anything else complete and corrected = 50 points

3.  Write the total of the packet on the front.

Projectile Motion Review

We graded quiz #2 in class, and took and graded quiz #3.  I also checked the Projectile Motion Anticipation guide, but we didn't have time to go over it in class.  Check your answers here, as they are a good source of multiple choice questions.  The last part of the period was spent creating your own projectile motion problem, then having someone else solve the problem for you.  If you didn't get a stamp on it or the Wii Fit activity, you will need to get that for your homework packet.

HW:  Assemble your homework packet, download and complete a practice test (remember, it does you no good to complete it and not check your answers!  Answers available in tutorial tomorrow), study for test

Wii Ski Jump Lab

The first half of the period we corrected Quiz #1, took quiz #2 and went over the homework.  There will be a quiz on the homework on Wednesday.  The second half of the period we learned about projectiles fired at angles and used this information to determine the velocity a ski jumper would need to achieve the distances reported in the Wii game.   As it turns out, there is more to ski jumping than simple projectile motion.  We watched this video to learn more about it.

HW:  Finish the Anticipation Guide, study for quiz, test on Friday

More Projectile Motion and Trig Review

I checked the homework and we whiteboarded it.  We also took a quiz on WS 1.  The remainder of the period we reviewed the trig functions sine, cosine and tangent and how to use them to calculate the length of the sides of a right triangle.

HW:  WS 6-2

Bullseye Lab

I checked WS 1, but we did not correct it.  You will need to check your answers here.  You will have a quiz on the Cancun Problem/WS1 on Monday.

Most of the period was spent doing the bullseye lab.  The last 20 minutes we watched the Mythbusters episode:  Bullet fired vs. Bullet dropped.

HW:  Finish WS 2; Correct WS1 and study for quiz

Projectile Motion Simulations

We began the period discussing what a projectile is and how to determine if something is a projectile.  Then we looked at the simulations below, determining what factors determine how far a projectile will travel in the horizontal direction.

We also looked at the Snowboarder picture and determined that the motion of a projectile in the horizontal direction can be described as constant velocity and the motion in the vertical direction is non-constant velocity.  Lastly, we learned how to make calculations for projectiles, like a person jumping off of a roof into a swimming pool.

HW:  WS 1

Unit 3 Test

I gave a brief (10 minute) review before the test.  I also showed this clip to lighten the mood before the test:

After the test was over, we had about 20 minutes to watch the Nova episode of Fabric of the Cosmos: Space.

HW:  Part 1 of the Projectile Motion Anticipation Guide

Unit 3 Wrap-up

I checked and we went over the review sheet (having technical difficulties uploading...email if you want a copy).  Complete answers to the review sheet are available here.  We also took quiz 3 and graded it in class.  I gave back all of the quizzes from the unit, as they will be helpful in studying for your test.  You can also download and complete the practice test to help you prepare.  If you come in to tutorial with a complete test, I will stamp it and you can correct it for 5 extra credit test points.

HW:  Study for test; re-do the review sheet if necessary

Unit 3 Homework Packet

Unit III Worksheet 1 (buff-stamp=100)
Unit III Worksheet 2 (grey -stamp=100)
Unit III Worksheet 3 (tan-stamp=100)
Unit III Review Sheet (grey- stamp=100)
Unit 1 Review Sheet (yellow- stamp=100)
R:Racing Evolution (stamp-blue=100)
Reaction Time Lab (pink 1/2 sheet)
Free-Fall and Terminal Velocity (ivory-stamp=100)
Youtube Physics (lilac-stamp=100)
Practice Quiz (pink)
Kinematic Curves Notes (salmon)
Navigating the Curves (blue)
Ramp-n-roll (pink stamp=100)
------------ End of homework packet points--------
Quiz 1-gold
Quiz 2- blue
Quiz 3- lilac
Kinematics Curves Quiz- buff

You Tube Physics

I checked and we went over the average/instantaneous velocity homework.  There will be a quiz on calculating instantaneous velocity from a position-time graph next time we meet.  We also graded quiz #2 in class.

Most of the period was spent completing the youtube Physics activity.  The clips for each problem are listed below.

HW:  Study for quiz on instantaneous velocity; finish review sheet (test is on Thursday)

Problem #1

Problem #2

Problem #3

Problem #4

Terminal Velocity and Instantaneous Velocity

We started the period with the quiz on WS 2.  We also graded quiz 1.  We continued our discussion of free-falling objects, this time focussing on position-time, velocity-time and acceleration-time graphs and the conditions that produce terminal velocity.  To go along with this, we watched the Mythbusters episode about the penny falling from the Empire State Building.  At the end of the period we discussed average versus instantaneous velocity.  They are both calculated the same way, the main difference is that an average velocity is calculated over a large time period.  The instantaneous velocity is a velocity of an accelerating object at one brief moment in time.

HW:  Finish WS 3; Unit Test on 11/10