Physics Honors – Week 6
Monday Quiz on Vector Addition New Material: 2-D Motion Separate into two parts solve the math Posted Notes Homework Finish problem in class Solve using technique shown in class Posted Solution … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Lab 04 – Addition of Vectors
Purpose The intent of this activity is to practice adding and manipulating vectors using both graphic and mathematical means. Procedure Students are given graph paper, rulers and protractors for the assignment. Students are … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 5
Monday Quiz on 1 – D Motion Graphs New Material – Vectors Draw Basics Unit Circle Reference Homework Khan Academy Videos (Take Notes on two videos) on Vectors Note: Videos found … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Lab 03 – Acceleration Due to Gravity
Purpose the purpose of this lab is to determine the acceleration due to gravity of an object in free fall Procedure Students are responsible for writing their own procedures to … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 4
Monday Quiz 1 – D Motion New Material – Derived Formulas Special Cases How to use them Examples Homework Handout – Conceptual Questions (1-10) Note: Homework Policy modified from prior explanation … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 3
Monday Class Business Tumblr Blog listing New Material – Data & Representing Relationships Wordle Activity – what makes “good” data collection? qualities of clear data collection and reporting Excel tutorial … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 2
Monday No School – Labor Day Tuesday Class Business Keep Tumblr posts related to physics pictures and rotations Blog names – post titles BTSN Wednesday Journal Define: displacement, velocity, acceleration … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Week 1
Monday Introduction Syllabus Overview of course process Bring laptop to class Tuesday Tuesday Class Business Document Sharing in Google Docs Tumblr Blog – Create New Blog First Lab Position Matching … Continue reading
Physics Honors – Final Exam
The final exam in Physics Honors is Tuesday, May 31st at 9:00 am. The exam will be structured as follows: The exam will cover only material from the second semester. … Continue reading
Got Finals?
Over the past few weeks, I have been reflecting on what is appropriate to include on the final exam for physics honors this semester. It might surprise you to know … Continue reading
Cardboard Canoes = Fun
This Friday is the annual (7th?) cardboard canoe race, held at the SHP Aquatic Center (note: this truly is an aquatic center and not just a “pool”). Students from all … Continue reading
Post Amusement Park Reflection
The day after: so how did it go? There were certainly some bumps in the trip. The main issue we faced was the weather, and by “weather” I mean the … Continue reading
Digital Data Collection
The upcoming amusement park trip is the perfect opportunity to try out the digital data collection devices current owned by the school. While I have been reluctant to have students … Continue reading
Amusement Park Measurements II
I’ve been thinking about the challenge of making measurements at the amusement park. Specifically, many of the assigned problems require an application of kinetic energy (KE = 1/2 mv2), gravitational … Continue reading
Sample Amusement Park Problem
Objective: Determine the average stopping force of the water on a log in the water ride as it comes to a stop after the ride down the chute. Approach: We … Continue reading
Measurement & Estimating
With the trip to the amusement park only days away, it is prudent to examine how a student might begin to make appropriate measurements. The use of accelerometers while at the … Continue reading
Amusement Park Physics Assignment
On Wednesday I will lead my students on a field trip to the local amusement park (Great America). The goals of this trip are quite simple and summed like this: … Continue reading
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