CONCEPTS OF PHYSICS

Mr. Walkowiak

Week of 25 August-29 August

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, 25 August

 

                                                NO SCHOOL

 

Tuesday

 

 

                                                NO SCHOOL

 

Wednesday

                TSW receive their texts, go over class rules and review the class syllabus.

 

I.                     Syllabus

II.                   Books

III.                 Student Info Sheet

IV.                 Grading Policy Sheet

 

Thursday

                TSW be introduced to some of the various ideas that will be discussed this year in Concepts of Physics.

 

I.                     What is Physics?

II.                   Physics Demo Day

 

Homework:

                Read Chapter 1

                Review Questions 1-10

               

 

Friday, 29 August

                TSW review basic math skills and the metric system.

 

I.                     Math Skills WKSHT 1

II.                   Metric System Review

 

Homework:

                Finish anything that  is not finished in class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONCEPTS OF PHYSICS

Mr. Walkowiak

Week of Sept 1- Sept 5

 

Monday, Sept 1

 

                                                                No School- Labor Day

 

 

Tuesday

                TSW be able to distinguish between direct and inverse relationships and they will be able to graph both types of relationships.

 

I.                     Review Homework

II.                   Graphing Skills

a.        Relationships

b.       Nomenclature

c.        Procedure.

 

Homework:

                Assigned data to graph

 

Wednesday

                TSW be able to distinguish between a scientific fact, a theory and a hypothesis.  Also, the student will be able to state the scientific method and apply it.

 

I.                     Review graphing homework

II.                   Scientific Method

III.                 Science vs. Technology

 

Homework:

                Study for Test on Graphing and Chapter 1

 

Thursday

                TSW  take a test on Chapter 1 and Graphing skills.

 

                                Test:  Chapter 1 and Graphing Skills

 

Homework:

                Read and be ready to discuss 2.1-2.3

 

Friday, 5 September

                TSW be able to describe the relativity of motion, define speed and velocity, and distinguish between the two.

 

I.                     Are You Moving?

II.                   Rates

a.        Speed

b.       Velocity

 

III.                 Sample Problems

 

Homework:

                Assigned speed and velocity  problems

                Read 2.4

CONCEPTS OF PHYSICS

Mr. Walkowiak

Week of  8 Sept- 12 September

 

Monday, 8 September

                TSW complete a small group activity that will serve as a review for a unit test on Chapter 1.

 

I.                     Chapter 1 Review sheet.

 

Homework:

                Study for Unit Test on chapter 1, graphing, factor-label method, and scientific notation.

 

Tuesday

                TSW take a unit test.

 

                                Test Day:  Unit 1

 

Homework:

                Read and be ready to discuss 2.1-2.3

 

Wednesday

                TSW be able to describe the relativity of motion, define rate, speed and velocity and they will also be able to distinguish between speed and velocity.

 

I.                     Are you moving?

II.                   Rates

a.        Speed

b.       Velocity

III.                 Sample problems

 

Homework:

                Assigned problems

                Read 2.4

 

Thursday

                TSW be able to define acceleration, give examples of it, and be able to make calculations of it.

 

I.                     Acceleration

a.        Define

b.       Units

c.        Positive or Negative

d.       Sample problems

 

Homework:

                Assigned problems

                Re-Read 2.1-2.4

 

Friday, 12 September

                TSW be able to experimentally describe the motion of a ball accelerating down an incline plane

 

                Lab:  Accelerated Motion Lab #1

 

Homework:

                Complete calculations for the lab.

 

 

CONCEPTS OF PHYSICS

Mr. Walkowiak

Week of 15 Sept- 19 September

 

 

Monday, 15 September

                TSW experimentally investigate the characteristics of uniformly accelerated motion.

 

                                Lab:  Accelerated Motion Lab #1

 

Homework:

                Complete lab

                Acceleration Worksheet 1-4,6,8,9,10

 

Tuesday

                TSW be able to solve various acceleration problems  through classroom activities.

 

I.                     Acceleration Wksht

a.        Sample Problems

b.        Review Homework

c.        Deceleration Examples

 

 

Homework:

                Assigned problems from worksheet

                Labs due Wednesday

 

Wednesday

                TSW be able to interpret distance vs. time graphs.

 

I.                     Distance vs. Time Graphs

a.        Examples 1,2

b.        Graphs 3 &4 on their own

c.        Assigned work

 

II.                   Interpretation

a.        Speed

b.        Distance

 

Homework:

                Assigned d vs. t graphs

 

Thursday

                TSW  be able to interpret velocity vs. time graphs

 

I.                     Velocity vs. Time Graphs

a.        Examples 1,2

b.        Graphs 3,4 on their own

 

II.                   Interpretation

a.        slope = acceleration

b.        distance

 

Friday, 19 September

                TSW work in class on the interpretation of d vs. t and v vs. t graphs

 

                Class Work:  Review Graphs

Homework:

                Study for Quiz on Graphs

 

 

CONCEPTS OF PHYSICS

Mr. Walkowiak

22 Sept-26 September

 

 

 

Monday, 22 September

                TSW review motion graphs in preparation for a quiz.

 

I.                     Review Homework

II.                   Analysis of Motion graphs

a.        Slope

b.       Horizontal lines

c.        Units of slope

 

Homework:

                Study motion graphs

 

Tuesday

                TSW take a quiz on motion graphs ( v vs. t  & d vs. t).

 

 

                                Quiz Day:  Motion Graphs

 

Homework:

                Bring texts to class

 

Wednesday

                TSW review quiz and be able to solve various problems pertaining to speed , velocity, acceleration and distance traveled during constant acceleration.

 

I.                     Review Quizzes

II.                   Assigned problems

 

Homework:

                Bring texts to class

                Finish any unfinished class work problems

                Read 2.1-2.4

 

Thursday

                TSW  review for a unit  test on horizontal motion.

 

I.                     Review Homework

II.                 Review for Test ( 2.1-2.4)

 

Homework:

                Study for unit test on horizontal motion

 

Friday, 26 September

                TSW  take a unit test on Horizontal Motion.

 

 

                                                TEST DAY:  HORIZONTAL MOTION

 

 

CONCEPTS OF PHYSICS

Mr.  Walkowiak

Week of  29 Sept- 3 Oct

 

 

Monday, 29 Oct.

                TSW  be able to define free fall and they will be able to calculate the speed of an object in free fall for various times.  They will also be able to  describe the acceleration due to gavity.

 

I.                     Review Test Scores

II.                   Vertical Motion

a.        Define free fall

b.        Derive the “how fast”  equation

c.        Acceleration due to gravity

 

Homework:

                Assigned problems

                Read 2.5

 

Tuesday

                TSW be able to calculate how far an object in free fall will fall using the “how far” equation.

 

I.                     Review Homework

II.                   Vertical Motion

a.        How far?

b.        Y = ˝ gt

 

Homework:

                Read 2.6

                Assigned problems

 

Wednesday

                TSW will be able to calculate how far and how fast an object will fall in a given period of time.

Also, they will be able to calculate how long  it will take for an object to fall a certain distance and how long it will take to attain a certain speed.

 

I.                     Problem Solving Day

II.                   Prep for Vertical Motion Lab # 1

 

Homework:

                Finish assigned problems

                Read 2.5-2.6

 

Thursday

                TSW experimentally evaluate an object in free fall.

 

I.                     Vertical Motion Lab #1

 

Homework:

                Work on lab

                Finish assigned problems

 

Friday, 3 October

                TSW complete Vertical Motion Lab # 1 and then they will be able to describe the motion of an object that is thrown straight up into the air.

 

I.                     Finish lab

II.                   Object throw straight into the air

a.        v  =  0

b.        distance, time, velocity, acceleration

 

Homework:

                Finish assigned problems

                Labs due on Monday, 6 October

 

 

 

 

 

CONCEPTS OF PHYSICS

Mr. Walkowiak

 Week of 6 October-10 October

 

 

 

 

Monday, 6 October

                TSW watch a video and discuss the life of Galileo Galilei and his contributions to classical mechanics.

I.                     Collect Labs

II.                   Video:  Galileo

 

Homework:

                Assigned vertical motion problems

                Read 2.5 & 2.6

 

Tuesday

                TSW be able to solve various vertical motion problems using previously-derived equations.

 

I.                     Review Homework

II.                   Problems Using g = 32 ft/s/s

III.                 Prep for Lab

 

Homework:

                Re-read lab

                Any unfinished vertical motion problems

 

Wednesday

                TSW experimentally verify that motion in the vertical direction is an accelerated motion.

 

                Lab:  Washer & String Lab

 

Homework:

                Any unfinished lab work.

 

Thursday

                TSW  finish the vertical motion lab that they started yesterday.

 

                Lab Day # 2

 

Homework:

                Finish Lab

                Study for Vertical Motion Quiz where Voy = 0 m/s

 

Friday

                TSW take a quiz on vertical motion where Voy = 0 m/s