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Final Review

Today is yours to study whatever you need to for your Physics Final. I recommend starting out with either Bill Nye, the reading, definitions, or notes on the problems.  

The only sites you can access during class today (aside from the blog) are below:

http://www.brainpop.com/
(the username and password are on the board under "Agenda")
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/

Great physics review videos

Bill Nye- Balance
Bill Nye- Momentum
Bill Nye- Physics in Sports

Other Bill Nye videos

Review Kinetic Energy, Weight, Gravity

http://physicswithfinch.blogspot.com/2011/10/conservation-of-energy-day-3.html

FINAL Velocity Review

Quiz: Momentum and Collisions

Conservation of momentum in an slingshot.

What: SWBAT calculate how momentum is conserved in elastic and inelastic collisions.
How: By answering word problems correctly with 80% accuracy on the quiz!
Why: To be Academic Achievers we need to use everything we've learned to handle our business on today's quiz.  


Agenda:
1. Do Now - 10 min
2. Physics of slingshots - 5 min
3. Mixed review - 20 min
4. Write your own problems - 15 min
5. QUIZ!

Conservation of Energy Day 7

Elastic Collisions

What: SWBAT solve problems to calculate the momentum of objects after an elastic collision.

How: By solving for final momentum on an exit slip with released CST word problems.

Why: To be critical thinkers we need to connect our prior knowledge of momentum to real life and the ways that we see momentum transferred between objects.

Agenda:
1. Do Now- 10 min
2. Matrix Collisions - 10 min
3. Elastic Collision Notes - 10 min
4. White Board Practice - 10 min
5. HW/Practice Questions - 10 min

What different types of collisions do you see in this video?

Conservation of Energy Day 6

Inelastic Collisions

What: Students will be able to use an equation to solve problems of conservation of momentum with inelastic collisions.
How: Students will complete a multiple choice exit slip to solve word problems
Why: To be critical thinkers we will use our prior knowledge of calculating the momentum of an object to determine how momentum is transferred in collisions.

1. Do Now- Momentum practice questions - 10 min
2. Collision examples videos - 10 min

3. Collision drawings - Elastic and Inelastic - 15 min
4. Collision notes - 10 min
5. Collision white board practice - 15 min
6. Collision HW/practice- 15 min
7. Collision Exit Slip- 10 min

Conservation of Energy Day 5

Conservation of Momentum

Momentum is transferred from the running elephant to the car.

Objective:

What: SWBAT Use an equation to find the momentum of a moving object and synthesize 2 situations where momentum is transferred.

How: Students will correctly apply the equation to word problems with 80% accuracy on an exit slip and create a comic strip that shows the transfer of momentum with 80% accuracy.

Why: To be critical thinkers by connecting our prior lessons about the conservation of energy to the conservation of momentum in moving objects and collisions.  

Agenda:

1. Do Now - 10 min

2. Momentum videos - 5 min

3. Bill Nye Momentum - 30 min

4. Momentum clips - 10 min

5. Momentum comic strip - 15 min

6. Momentum notes - 10 min

7. White Board Practice - 10 min

8. HW / Exit Slip - 10 min

In boxing, the more mass behind a punch the more momentum.





The momentum of the bowling ball continues in the same direction as the car, and ends up hitting the back windshield off.  Momentum from the bowling ball flying through the air is transferred to the car's windshield, which flies off!


The momentum of the water in the water balloon is conserved because the momentum is transferred to his head and to the water moving out in all directions.

Quiz: Kinetic Energy and Conservation of Energy

What to know for the quiz:

- Calculating Kinetic Energy

- Conservation of Energy 

(figure out kinetic energy or potential when you know one and total energy)

All these were covered on Day 3 and 4 of Conservation of Energy

Good Luck!

Conservation of Energy Day 4

Conservation of Potential and Kinetic

AIM: SWBAT determine how much kinetic or potential energy is in a system with 80% accuracy on the exit slip.

Agenda
1. Do Now - Kinetic and potential energy - 10 min
2. Energy Conservation reading - 15 min
3. Xmen clip - 5 min
4. Comparing potential energy - 10 min
5. Pole Vaulting Clip - 5 min
6. Manga Guide to Physics - Conservation of mechanical energy - 15 min
7. Finding potential and kinetic energy with conservation - 15 min
8. Conservation of energy bicycle - 10 min
9. KE and PE HW - 5 min

Kinetic and potential energy

Click to Run

What is pole vaulting?

Conservation of Energy Day 3

Measuring Kinetic Energy

AIM: SWBAT complete problems to measure kinetic energy with an equation with 80% accuracy on the exit slip.

Agenda

1. Do Now - 10 min

2. Kinetic energy video - 10 min
3. James Joule reading - 15 min

3. Kinetic Energy notes - 10 min

4. Kinetic Energy White Board Practice - 25 min

6. Exit Slip - 10 min

7. Kinetic Energy HW

Potential Energy Quiz!

SWBAT answer quiz questions with 80% accuracy on Schoology.

Agenda:
1. Take 15 minutes to watch videos, look over HW study for the quiz, and sign in to Schoology.
2. Put away all papers aside from scratch paper. CLOSE THE BLOG PAGE. You may NOT look at the blog during the quiz. Your time to study is during the beginning of class

3. Silently take the quiz

4. Complete the early finisher word search.

Conservation of Energy Day 2

Potential Energy

SWBAT calculate the amount of potential energy different objects have by using an equation with 80% accuracy on an exit slip

1. Do Now - Potential vs Kinetic energy - 10 min
2. Manga Guide to Physics - 20 min
3. Calculating potential energy notes - 10 min
4. Potential Energy White boards 15 min
5. Partner work - 10 min
6. Potential energy HW
7. Exit slip - Potential Energy CST questions

Videos/links for extra help:

How to solve Potential Energy Problems:

http://mrmackenzie.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/examples-of-potential-energy-problems.pdf

What Is Potential and Kinetic Energy?


What do Potential and Kinetic Energy look like?


Help with Solving problems for Potential and Kinetic Energy:

Conservation of Energy Day 1

AIM: SWBAT create a comic strip explaining gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy with 80% accuracy.

Agenda

1. Do Now - Examples of energy changing forms- 10 min













2. Nuclear energy video - 5 min
3. Brainpop- Potential Energy and Gravitational Energy w/ wkshts- 15 min
4. Bill Nye - Energy w/wksheet - 30 min
5. Create a comic strip showing the transfer of kinetic energy into potential energy and potential energy back into kinetic energy - 15 min

Midterm Equations

F = ma

Early finishers:

http://www.physicsgames.net/

Midterm/Benchmark Study Guide

Here's a list of what you need to know in order to be successful on your Physics Benchmark and Midterm: STUDY HARD!

Vocabulary words to know:

- Velocity

- Acceleration

- Force

- Average Speed

- Distance

- Displacement

- Time

- Mass

- Weight

- Gravity

- Drag

- Air resistance

- Friction

- Inertia

- Free-Body Diagram

- Newton's First Law

- Newton's Second Law

- Newton's Third Law

- Centripetal Force

Concepts you need to be able to use:

- v = d/t

- a = v/t

- F = ma

- Distance time graphs

- w = mg

Motion Day 18

Centripetal Force

(aka how to keep something spinning)

Objective
What: Students will be able to describe characteristics of centripetal force.
How: Students will complete the discussion questions exit slip.
Why: To be able to better describe the world around them.

Agenda:
1. Do Now: V = d/t practice problems
2. Bill Nye- Spinning Things
3. Spinning Eraser Lab
4. Spinning Penny Lab
5. Centripetal Force Exit Slip

Motion Day 16 and 17

Balloon Rocket Lab

SWBAT Use Newton's 3rd Law to propel their Balloon Rocket across the classroom.

Agenda

1. Do Now- Action/Reaction

2. Newton's 3rd Law videos

4. Bill Nye- Flight (watch it on your own by following the links below)
Bill Nye- Flight part 1
Bill Nye- Flight part 2
Bill Nye- Flight part 3

5. Build your rockets!

Motion Day 15

Force, Mass and Acceleration Lab

SWBAT describe the effect of greater mass and acceleration on the force an object has.

Agenda:

1. Do Now: Free Body Diagrams
2. F = MA video

3. Boxes

4. F = MA Lab
5. F= MA problem practice

6. Action/Reaction videos

Motion Day 14

F = MA

AIM: SWBAT create free body diagrams and solve F = ma problems

Agenda
1. Do Now- Inertia Lab reflection
2. Brainpop - Force
3. Physics of space
4. Force notes





5. Free body diagrams
6. HW F=ma Problems + Free Body diagrams



Resources:

Description of Newton's Second Law, with practice f=ma problems at the bottom of the page.
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/u2l3a.cfm

Motion Day 13

Inertia!

SWBAT Use Newton's First Law to make a cartoon demonstrating Inertia.

Agenda:
1. Do Now
2. Bill Nye Friction
3. Phone Book Friction
4. Inertia Cartoon

5. Inertia Lab
6. Astronaut video (if time!)
7. Inertia cartoon creation

Motion Day 12

SWBAT describe effects of forces in the world.

Agenda:
1. Origins

Watch the full episode. See more NOVA scienceNOW.

2. Invisible World - Forces

3. Forces quiz

Motion Day 11

SWBAT Measure the force of gravity on objects on earth and other planets

Agenda:

1. Do Now- Resisting gravity- 10 min
2. Mass, weight and density Brainpop w/activity- 15 min
3. Partner Reading- Universal Gravity - 15 min
4. Bill Nye Gravity- 25 min
5. Weight problems- 15 min
6. Normal Force problems- 10 min


Awesome, interesting and helpful reading
http://physics.info/falling/

Motion Day 10

AIM: SWBAT describe the effects of gravity on objects and create a helicopter to use air resistance to counteract the force of gravity.


Agenda:
1. Do Now: Gravity examples and pictures
2. Brainpop Gravity and Activities
3. Bill Nye Gravity
4. Helicopter Lab
5. Weight HW


Extra:
Mythbusters Moon Gravity Hoax Video

Difference between Mass and Weight

Motion Day 8

SWBAT calculate the velocity and acceleration of objects in the classroom.

1. Penny drop video


2. Manga Guide to Physics- Force and Motion
3. Velocity/Acceleration Lab w/ Golf Ball and Hot Wheels
4. Analyze results and Conclusion
5. Mixed Acceleration and Velocity review problems

TEST ON FRIDAY 9/17!

On friday we'll have our first test!  Are you ready?  Here are the things you will be tested on:

- v=d/t
- a= change in velocity/time
- distance time graphs

Resources to help you study:

Video explaining seed, velocity, acceleration and working through problems:


Velocity and Acceleration problems w/ Solutions
http://see.msfc.nasa.gov/sparkman/section_docs/appendix_c.htm

Practice Velocity problems w/ solutions
http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book8/bk8i18/bk8_18i2.htm


Distance time graphs:
- Examples, and questions with answers
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/morehelp/graphpra/graphs.cfm

- Moving Man!

Click to Run

Motion Day 6

SWBAT find the acceleration of objects in the classroom

Agenda
1. Do Now - V= d/t practice
2. Uniform Acceleration Lab
3. Acceleration Notes

4. Acceleration practice problems

5. HW acceleration problems

Need help calculating acceleration? Watch these!

Motion Day 5

SWBAT Use graphs and charts to describe motion

Agenda
1. Do Now - Acceleration and velocity Q's
2. Distance Time graph notes
http://www.gcse.com/fm/dtg.htm

3. Position Time graph Guided practice
4. Motion graph groupwork
5. HW - Distance time graphs

Super helpful tutorials on Distance-time graphs:

Motion Day 4

SWBAT Use graphs and charts to describe motion Agenda 1. Do Now motion diagrams practice sheet 2. Average velocity lab 3. distance-vs-time-graph-worksheet 4.  HW Rewriting algebra equations 5. HW Motion practice problems

Week 1 Motion Quiz study guide

AIM: SWBAT receive at least an 80% on the week 1 quiz.

Words to know:

-Vector

-Scalar

-Distance

-Displacement

-Velocity

-Distance

-Time

Ideas to know:

- How to solve equations with D = vt

- How to find distance and displacement

Good luck, study hard!

Here are some videos and websites that may help you out:
What is a vector?

D = vt

Websites:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/bitesize/standard/maths_i/numbers/dst_rev1.shtml

Motion Day 2

SWBAT use equations to describe motion and solve word problems. Agenda: 1. Do Now - division practice - 10 min 2. Notes - d=vt – 5 min 3. Mixed velocity practice problems-10 min 4. Brainpop with quiz- 15 min 5. khan intro to motion notes- 10 min 6. Kinematics Reading – 20 min 7. Velocity practice Problems – 15 min 8. Velocity practice problems HW- 5 min Notes from class (click to enlarge them): A short video working out one of the classwork problems to find velocity:

...and this is just ridiculous:

Motion Day 1

I like the way you move...?

AIM: SWBAT describe differences between distance and displacement and apply their knowledge with equations 1. Do Now- 10 min 2. Bill Nye- Motion - 25 min 3. Follow the Finch-  35 mins 4. Distance vs displacement practice probs- 15 mins 5. Start HW- 10 mins Here are the notes from class Here's an intro to help you with the Displacement vs Displacement homework problems:

Intro to science - Day 1

Welcome!

 

AIM: SWBAT identify characteristics that will make them successful in the physics classroom

Agenda:

1. Do Now- Student Name cards 2. Student Search- 15 min 3. Diagnostic – 15 min 4. Expectations drawings/discussion – 25 min 5. HW Finish Expectations drawings