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
Unit VI Homework Packet
Spring Lab
Powerhouse Lab

Heat

Momentum
Momentum Homework Packet
Tailgated by a a Dart

Universal Gravitation
Universal Gravitation Homework Packet

Waves
Waves Homework Packet
Standing Wave Lab
Casio Lab

Electricity
Electricity and Magnetism Homework Packet

Magnetism

Optics
Light Homework Packet
Reflection Lab
Refraction Lab
Seeing the Light Lab
Shadow Lab

Field Trip and Physics Project
Project Proposal
Great America Assignment

Optics and Great America Homework Packet

Great America Review Sheet (Pink- Stamp)
Using an Astrolabe for Triangulation (Grey- Stamp)
Properties of Light Notes (Pink- Stamp?)
Pinhole Lab (Grey- Stamp only if you were here on Senior Ditch Day)
Reflection Worksheet (Pink- Stamp)
True Colors/Refraction Worksheet (Blue- no Stamp)
Rainbow Lab (white- No Stamp)
Chapter 27 Review Questions (Stamp)

Colors and Rainbows

If you did not get a stamp on Friday's classwork but finished it, I stamped it.  Please correct it here.  You will have a quiz on the Law of Reflection on Friday.

I also debriefed the refraction lab and we did a quick activity to see how light refracts and disperses into all of the colors of a rainbow through a prism.  I set up a demonstration showing how you can add light to produce "white" light as well.

The culmination of the day, and the light unit was the Rainbow Lab.  If you know where to look to find a rainbow, you will see a lot more of them!

HW:  Quiz on reflection, Physics project due Monday.

Reflection and Plane Mirrors

I taught how to draw ray diagrams and we did the reflection and plane mirror worksheet in class.

HW:  Work on physics project

Refraction Lab

I passed back work and we debriefed the shadow lab.  We took a quiz on the properties of light.  Most of the period was spent doing the refraction lab.

Plane Mirror Lab

I checked the Pinhole Worksheet, but didn't discuss it since so many people still need to complete it.  Most of the period was spent completing the Plane Mirror Lab.  We also watched part of the Modern Marvels episode "Captured Light."

HW:  Study for quiz on properties of light; work on physics project

Great America Alternate Assignment

Read the article Physics for the Adventurous by Don Rathjen and write a 2 page typed summary.  Be sure to include information about each major section (i.e. Front and Back Cars on Coasters, Horizontal Curves and Banking, etc.) as well as the boxed section on g forces and accelerometers.

Your write up will be due to your teacher at your next class meeting (Monday for Mrs. Peters, Tuesday for Mr. Hammack, Mr. Nazari or Mr. Minyard) or you may email an electronic version to your teacher before then.  If you choose not to read and write during this period you must choose another QUIET activity.

Pinhole Viewer Lab

We did the Pinhole viewer lab and followed up with Worksheet 2 (most people finished in class).

HW:  Correct Great America Review Sheet tonight! (after going to Great America it will be too late)

Since many students were absent, I'd like to follow up with a few reminders about our trip to Great America:

This is a reminder that you need to be on the front lawn no later than 7:45 tomorrow morning.

Bring:
Great America Packet (the assignment)
Astrolabe
Pencil
Smart Phone (that has a calculator and timer)
Sun screen and/or hat (it will be sunny!)
Money for lunch or a bag lunch
Your enthusiasm

You  must ride the bus you were assigned.  If you miss the bus you must attend your regularly scheduled classes.

You will get your tickets after we leave LGHS, but before we arrive at the park.

You will need to get your vertical accelerometer after we arrive- come up to me with all your team members and I will give you an accelerometer.

You will need to be walking out of the park no later than 2:45. The buses will leave the park NO LATER than 3 pm, after we take roll. 

More Great America Preparations

I checked the review sheet, but we did not go over the answers.  Answers will be posted on Thursday.  We spent most of the period making an astrolabe and doing the calculations for determining the height of a distant, tall object.

HW:  Physics project proposals are due on Thursday!

Great America Preparations

We spent most of the period preparing for our trip to Great America.

HW:  Great America Review Sheet; Read Ch. 27 and do review questions if you didn't do them last time

Final exam

We took the final today.

HW:  Assemble E & M packet

Properties of Light and Shadow Lab

I did a number of demos using the green laser and the fog machine.  We learned that you cannot see light from a laser unless there is something to reflect the light into your eyeball.  Therefore, this clip from Oceans 12 is just Hollywood special effects.

We also did the Shadow Lab and turned it in.

HW:  Read Chapter 27; Review Questions 1-23

Intro to Physics Project and Light Stations Lab

I introduced the physics project.  Key dates for the project:

Proposal due Thursday, May 17
Project due Wednesday, May 30

We also did a station lab.  Each station demonstrated different properties of light.  If you missed the lab you can make it up in tutorial on Friday or Monday.

HW:  None

E&M Homework Packet

Sticky Tape Lab (Yellow)
Sticky Tape Summary (pink)
Electric Charge Convention (blue)
Circuit Inquiry Lab (Green)
Ohm's Law (Lilac)
Series/Parallel Practice Quiz (Blue)
Series/Parallel Summary (Salmon)
Magnetic Explorations (Buff/Yellow)
Chapter 35 Review Questions (#1-13)
Chapter 32 Review Questions #1-17
Real Life Circuits
Forces Review Sheet (tan)
Energy Review Sheet (pink)
Waves Review sheet (salmon)
E&M Review Sheet (pink)

If there are additional STAMPED items that are not on the list, please leave a comment below.

I don't remember what all was stamped, so please just assemble in the order listed above.  Remember, if you want full credit for items with a stamp, or half credit for non-stamped items, it must be corrected in red pen.

More review for final

I checked the E&M worksheet and corrected it in class.  I also passed back the practice final that we did and students made test correction.  We also assembled HW packets.

HW:  Study for final exam (60 questions); redo review sheets (forces, energy, waves, E&M); correct all review sheets (forces, energy, waves, E&M) if you haven't already done so.

I am available before school Wednesday and Thursday from 7-8 am if you have questions, or just email me!

Practice Final Exam

We did a group "Practice Final", corrected the waves review sheet and I gave out the E & M Review Sheet.

HW:  E &M Review Sheet

Review Newtonian Test- More Review Time

I checked the Energy and Momentum review sheet and you can check your answers here if you didn't get a chance to go over them in class.  We also reviewed the Newtonian test answers.

HW:  Waves and Projectile Motion review sheets

Welcome Back! STAR and Final Review

I checked the Forces and Motion Review sheet.  If you were unable to check your answers, you can check them here.  We also took a test to see if how if you are a Newtonian thinker.  The last part of the period was spent working on the Energy, Momentum and Heat review sheets.

HW:  Finish review sheet

Circuits, Circuit Breakers and Magnets

We went over the circuits worksheets and took the circuits quiz.  I also did a demo with a circuit breaker and discussed how they worked and learned how to use the power equation.  The last 30 minutes in class was spent doing a magnet inquiry activity.

HW:  Read Ch. 36; Review Questions 1-13

Current and Circuits

I gave a quiz on electrostatics and checked the homework.  I also lectured about current and we did the Circuit Inquiry lab.

HW:  Ohm's Law worksheet

Electrostatics

I checked the homework but did not have time to go over it.  We spent most of the period doing the Sticky Tape Lab and discussing electrostatics.

I showed a portion of the Paul Hewitt Electrostatics video and ended with a few demonstrations on the Van De Graff generator.

HW:  Finish Sticky Tape Summary; Electric Charge conventions

Waves Test

I collected the Waves homework packet and gave the waves test.  The last 30 minutes we watched the Modern Marvels episode on batteries.

HW:  Read the Conceptual Physics chapter on Electrostatics.  Review Questions #1-17

Waves Homework Packet

Waves Notes (Pink- no stamp)
Constructive Interference Graphing (Grey- Stamp)
Wave On-line Simulation (Grey-- other side of Constructive Interference Graphing- No Stamp)
Worksheet 25-1 (Blue- stamp)
Chapter 25 Review Questions (stamp)
Review Sheet (Grey- Stamp)
***************end of scored assignments********************
Attach all 3 quizzes

Total = 500 pts

Water Waves

I checked the review sheet and gave time to correct it.   We also corrected the quizzes. We did a short wave tank activity. Complete this form this form for full credit.  We also watched the KQED Quest Science of Big Waves clip.

 In preparation for the test, you might also want to review the wave and sound notes.

HW:  Assemble HW Packet; study for test; Complete optional practice test

Casio Lab

We took 2 quizzes today and completed the Casio Lab.

HW:  Review Sheet, Test on Thursday of next week; get permission slip signed and get $ for Great America

Discuss Sound and Begin Casio Lab

I checked the homework and went over it.  We will have a quiz on the wave calculation and parts of a wave next class period.  We also took a quiz on adding waves.

I discussed the Great America Fieldtrip that occurs on Friday, May 18.  Money and permission slips are due on Thursday, March 29.

I also began our discussion of sound, focussing on frequency and decibel measurements.  I did a high frequency hearing test.

The last 15 minutes of class was spent learning how to use the Soundcapture software in Data Studio to analyze waves.

HW:  Study for Quizzes

Standing Waves

We discussed standing waves and did the Standing Wave Lab.  We also discussed Resonance.

HW:  Finish on-line activities (links below); WS 25-1; Quiz on constructive interference homework

Links for on-line activity
Constructive and Destructive Interference

Standing Waves

Planetary Motion Test

Today we took the test on the Unit IX and turned in the Homework Packet.  The packet consisted of:


Worksheet 11-1 (stamp = 100 points)
Worksheet 12-1 (stamp = 100 points)
Review Sheet (corrected with red = 100 points)
Black Hole video (no stamp= 50 points)
Seasons Notes (no stamp= 50 points)
History of Planetary Motion (no stamp= 50 points)
Mini Labs and Demos (no stamp= 50 points)

HW:  Read Chapter 25; review questions 1-20

Seasons and Black Holes

I checked and corrected the homework (page 1 :: page 2)and lectured about the seasons and Einstein.  We watched a video on black holes also.  For homework, please complete the review sheet, then correct it using red pen.

HW:  Review Sheet; bring materials to class to assemble homework packet

History of Planetary Motion- Day 1

We began our discussion of planetary motion and the people involved in discovering what we know about our solar system and the universe.  We also did a number of activities on the Planetary Motion Demos and Mini-Labs hand-out.

HW:  period 2, ws 12-1; period 4 and 6 ws 11-1

Momentum Test

I collected the homework packet and we took the momentum test.  The last 30 minutes we watched a portion of Cosmos: Harmony of the Worlds

HW:  None

Momentum Review

I gave a practice quiz on Momentum to get everyone's head back in the game after the break.  Then we whiteboarded the review sheet, and I followed it up with the real quiz.  With the remaining 15 minutes of class students assembled their homework packets.

HW:  Review for test (download the practice test here); assemble HW packet

Answer keys to Review Sheet; Worksheet 1

Momentum Homework Packet

Chapter 7 Worksheet (grey- stamp)
Worksheet 1 (yellow stamp)
Unit Review (pink stamp)
Inelastic Collision Demo (yellow stamp)
Momentum Simulations (blue stamp)
Chapter 5 1-11 (notebook paper stamp)
Chapter 7 1-19 (notebook paper stamp)
Practice Quiz (notebook paper no stamp)
***************** End scored Material *********
Third Law Quiz (pink)
Momentum Quiz #1 (Ivory)
Momentum Quiz #2 (green)

More Momentum

We went over WS 1, graded a quiz and did the Tailgated by a Dart lab.

HW:  Review Sheet; Quiz on WS 1

More Impulse and Momentum

I checked and we went over the review questions from the text book.  We also discussed impulse and momentum equivalencies.  Click here for more review on momentum.

We watched two videos... The Mythbusters Blown Away segment and Understanding Car Crashes: It's Basic Physics.

HW:  WS 1

Collision Simulations

We did the Collision Simulation Lab in class.

HW:  Study for quiz on roller skating problem, ready ch. 7, review questions 1-19.

Third Law and Momentum

I checked the Newton's Third Law homework and we whiteboarded it.  I also did a momentum and impulse demonstration throwing an egg at a sheet.  I derived the impulse-momentum equation based on Newton's second law, and we did the inelastic collision demo lab that demonstrates that momentum is conserved.

HW:  Study for quiz on Newton's third law; finish momentum demo lab; worksheet 7-1

Energy Exam

We took the energy exam and began discussing Newton's Third Law.  Click here for a brief tutorial.

HW:  Read Ch. 5, Review Questions 1-11; Think and Explain- choose 5;  You must write the question and answer or rewrite the question as part of your answer.

Energy Review

I checked and went over the review sheet.  We also did a clicker review, took a quiz and graded 2 quizzes.

HW:  Assemble HW packet; do practice test

Energy Homework Packet

Worksheet 1 (Blue-stamp)

Worksheet 2a (Yellow-stamp)

Worksheet 2b (Gold-Stamp)

Worksheet 3 (Green- Stamp)

Worksheet 4 (Grey- Stamp)

Review (Salmon-stamp)

Roller Coaster Problem (Stamp)

Energy Notes (no stamp)

Popper Lab (Pink-Stamp)

Niagara Falls (Ivory- Stamp)

In Hot Water (purple-Stamp)

******** End of Scored Material*******

Quiz 1 (purple)

Quiz 2 (pink)

Quiz 3 (salmon)

Quiz 4 (Tan)
Quiz 5 (yellow)

Quiz 6 (blue)

In Hot Water!

I checked the homework.  You will need to correct your answers, as there will be a quiz on Friday.  We also took a quiz on power.  Most of the period was spent discussing heat capacity and doing the In Hot Water lab.  We discussed it and I stamped it.  The remainder of the period was spent working on the review sheet.

HW: correct HW, study for quiz, review sheet (due Friday)

Heat

I collected the Powerhouse Lab and we took a quiz on WS 3.  We graded it immediately and also graded the quiz from the previous block.

The remainder of the period was spent talking about the mechanical equivalent of heat and using the equation Q=mcDT to calculate changes in temperature.  I did a demo lab where we calculated the temperature of the Tirrel Burner flame.

HW:  Complete WS 4; quiz on power

Powerhouse

We checked and corrected the homework.  If you didn't finish correcting it, you can find the answer key here.  The quiz next time will be on the slide problem.  We also took a quiz on WS 2b and corrected the Roller Coaster Quiz.

The remainder of the period was spent learning about power and completing the Powerhouse Lab.

HW:  Study for quiz; finish lab.

More Work

We took the quiz on the Roller coaster problem.  I also checked and we Whiteboarded WS 2b.  The remaining 30 minutes was spent working on homework.

HW:  Worksheet 3; study for quiz on WS 2b

More Energy, Less Work

I checked the Roller Coaster Problem and went over a little bit about how to solve it.  Answers for all parts can be found here.  We also corrected the Spring Lab quiz.

Most of the period was spent learning how to solve energy problems the "easy" way.  We assume there are only two energy types present, one in the initial condition and a different one in the final condition.  By assuming that 100% of the initial energy is transferred completely to the final energy type, you can set the two equations equal to each other.  This allows you to solve for a variable in the equation without having to solve for the energy first.

The rest of the period we did the Popper Lab.

HW:  Finish Popper Lab; WS 2b

Energy Bar Graphs and Energy Types

I checked and went over a few of the HW problems.  Full answers can be found here.  We also took a quiz on the spring lab and I collected the lab.

We discussed more about energy types and how to identify them.  We also talked about energy inventories and how the initial amount of energy an object has will remain constant throughout a situation, however the type of energy it will have will change.  For example, a ball sitting at the top of a hill would possess 100% Gravitational Potential energy.  I compared this with a graduated cylinder filled with 100 mL of water.  As the object loses GPE, it will gain KE, thus the amount of water in the graduated cylinder can be transferred to another cylinder, but it would still be 100 mL.

Finally, we learned the equations for GPE and KE and used them in the roller coaster problem.

HW:  Finish the roller coaster problem; finish WS 2b

Discuss Spring Lab and Elastic Potential Energy

I checked the Spring Lab for completeness and students corrected it in class.  There will be a quiz on the lab the next time we meet.  We also took notes about energy, energy types and the equations that apply to the energy stored within a spring (EPE).

I gave class time to work on Worksheet 1 and we watched the video Ring of Truth: Change.

HW:  Finish WS 1, Study for Quiz on Spring Lab

Welcome Back

I spent a good deal of time dealing with second semester issues, STAR testing, motivation, Graduation, grades, etc.  Then we started our new unit on energy and completed the Spring Lab.

HW: Finish lab if you didn't finish it in class.