Rube Goldberg Projects – 2011
The Physics Honors students completed their Rube Goldberg projects today and I have to admit that I was very impressed. I am certainly blessed to have dedicated students who earnestly wish to … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 14
Monday & Tuesday Rube Goldberg Checking In Machines and Usefulness Mechanical Advantage What is required to submit? Homework Rube Goldberg Work Wednesday Rube Goldberg Video Viewing Homework No Homework Friday … Continue reading
AP Chemistry – Week 14
Monday New Material Orbital Activity (Map of Campus) Where are electrons? Four Quantum Numbers Homework Be sure and finish weekend’s assigned homework Tuesday Got a question? Please come by during … Continue reading
Simple Machines
Lately I am answering a great many questions regarding the implementation of simple machines in the Rube Goldberg Project. There are a great many resources on the Internet to supplement the discussions … Continue reading
Rube Goldberg Project
Background The goal of this project is to build a “Rube Goldberg Machine.” Rube Goldberg, (1883-1970), was a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist, sculptor, and author. After graduating from University of … Continue reading
AP Chemistry – Lab 08 – Atomic Spectra
Purpose The goal of this lab is to examine the spectra of different elements and determine the identity of an unknown substance Procedure Notes using the spectrometer, record the spectrum … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Lab 09 – Conservation of Momentum
Purpose The purpose of this lab is to verify the conservation of momentum when two carts collide Procedure the procedure is outlined in the handout from class Additional Considerations Is … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Weeks 12/13
Monday In-Class Work Ch. 5 Packet (9, 13, 33, 37) Be sure show all work Homework Finish assigned class work Quiz on Tuesday Tuesday Recap Energy work: conservative and on-conservative … Continue reading
AP Chemistry – Weeks 12/13
Monday In-Class Work Finish worksheet problems for Wednesday Homework Quiz on Thermodynamics on Wednesday Tuesday Got a question? Please come by during office hours Wednesday Finish Thermodynamics final questions Examples … Continue reading
AP Chemistry – Lab 07 – Hess’s Law
Purpose The goal of this lab is to verify Hess’s Law: if the sum of two chemical reactions is a third reaction then the sum of the two reaction enthalpies … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Lab 08 – Conservation of Energy
Purpose The purpose of this lab is to verify the conservation of energy of a cart rolling down a track Procedure each student group is asked to write a procedure … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 11
Monday Class Business grades updated lab notebooks, lab data, lab posting reminders about this week did you know all textbook answers posted online? New Material Energy! Kinetic, Potential definitions, units, … Continue reading
AP Chemistry – Week 11
Monday Class Business Homework Check Overview of the week’s schedule Using Soxteacher when I am gone New Material Enthalpies of Reaction Hess’s Law Example Class Notes [LINK] Lab on Wednesday … Continue reading
Lab Notebooks
Please refer to updated guidelines: LINK You will be required to use a lab notebook throughout your course of study this year. This will serve as your lab and activity … Continue reading
The Lab Process
Ugh – how I truly hate grading lab reports. To point, if there was one aspect of the course that I would put off until absolutely necessary it would be … Continue reading
Students’ Problem-Solving Audience
Try as I might to be open about how students should complete and submit homework problems, I have arrived at an old conclusion: the audience matters. What exactly does this … Continue reading
AP Chemistry – Week 10
Monday Class Business hand back exams comments on process and showing work scoring and grades New Material Introduction to thermodynamics the stapler is my favorite object Homework no homework – … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 10
Monday Friction Problems practice using coefficient of friction class notes [LINK] Homework Prepare for lab in LNB Purpose, procedure, data tables Tuesday Lab: Coefficient of Friction [LINK] Homework Write results … Continue reading
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