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Physics Honors: Semester 2, Week 19 [May 21 - 25]

Monday
Class Business
  • Canoe Papers are Due (Turnitin.com)
  • Canoe Pictures / Sketches Due (Tumblr)
New Material
  • Final Review of Relativity
Homework
  • None
Tuesday
Class Business
  • Questions?
New Material
  • Relativity Quiz
  • Final Exam Review Session (Handout)
Homework
  • Study for the Final Exam
Wednesday
Class Business
  • Questions?
New Material
  • Final Exam Review Session
Homework
  • Study for the Final Exam
Friday
Class Business
  • Questions?
New Material
  • Final Exam Review Session
  • Final Class Meeting Period
Homework
  • Study for the Final Exam
  • Friday, June 1st (10:45 am – 12:15 pm)
  • CSS Students start at 9:00 am
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Physics Honors: Semester 2, Week 18 [May 14 - 18]

Monday
Class Business
  • None
New Material
  • Introduction to Relativity
  • VIDEO LINK (Episode 42)
Homework
  • None
Tuesday
Class Business
  • Questions?
New Material
  • Relativity Continued
  • VIDEO LINK (Episode 43)
  • Relativity Questions (Worksheet)
Homework
  • Canoe Work
Wednesday
Class Business
  • None
New Material
  • No Class – AP English Exam
Homework
  • Canoe Work
Friday
Class Business
  • Questions?
New Material
  • Relativity
  • In-Class Review of Handout Questions
Homework
  • Canoe Building
  • Paper submitted to Turnitin.com
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Physics Honors: Semester 2, Week 17 [May 7 - 11]

Monday
Class Business
  • None
New Material
  • After drawing a basic design for your canoe, calculate the depth that it would be submerged.
  • Both the sketch and the calculation are due by the end of the period.
  • Be sure and label your drawing with estimated measurements. Include your group names, group number and canoe name. Note: there will be a quiz on buoyancy on Friday of this week.
  • This is due at the end of class
Homework
  • Typed MLA Citation example
  • Submit a typed (short) example of information cited using MLA style as required for this paper.
Tuesday
Class Business
New Material
  • How do I prove floatation?
  • Finish Buoyancy Presentation
Homework
  • Canoe Work
  • Buoyancy Practice
  • Quiz will be taken from problems in chapter
Wednesday
Class Business
  • Questions?
New Material
  • Buoyancy Practice Problems
  • Quiz will be take from one of the problems
Homework
  • Study for Quiz
Friday
Class Business
  • Questions?
New Material
  • Quiz: Buoyancy
Homework
  • Canoe Planning
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Physics Honors: Semester 2, Week 16 [April 30 - May 4]

Monday
Class Business
  • Collect LNB – GA Lab Report
  • Turnitin.com for GA Lab Report
New Material
  • Circuit Analysis – Kirchoff’s Laws
Homework
  • Study for Circuit Quiz
Tuesday
Class Business
  • Questions?
New Material
  • Circuit Quiz
Homework
  • No HW
Wednesday
Class Business
  • Questions?
New Material
  • Introduce Canoe Project
  • Buoyancy Ideas
Homework
  • No HW
Friday
Class Business
  • Questions?
New Material
  • Buoyancy Practice
Homework
  • No HW
  • Think about Canoes
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Physics Honors: Semester 2, Week 15 [April 23 - 27]

Monday
Class Business
  • Lab Report Due Next Monday
  • Reminder about logistics
New Material
  • Circuit Analysis
Homework
  • Ohm’s Law Practice Worksheet
Tuesday
Class Business
  • Questions?
New Material
  • Circuit Analysis Practice
Homework
  • No HW
Wednesday
Class Business
  • Questions?
New Material
  • Circuit Analysis Practice
Homework
Friday
Class Business
  • Questions?
New Material
  • Kirchoff’s Circuit Rules
  • Practice
Homework
  • Finish Lab Report
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Physics Honors: Semester 2, Week 14 [April 16 - 20]

Monday
Class Business
  • Logistics for field trip
  • Lots of material – LINK
New Material
  • Amusement park physics
  • How to measure?
  • What to record?
Homework
  • Prepare for the park worksheet
  • Bring Accelerometer to class
Tuesday
Class Business
  • Questions about trip?
New Material
  • Sample park data collection
  • work in groups
Homework
  • Prepare for the park
  • full pre-lab in your LNB (each person)
  • be ready to make all measurements
Wednesday
Class Business
  • Meet at 9:00 am
  • Field trip day!
New Material
  • Great America Physics
Homework
  • Park Lab Report work
  • finish all calculations in LNB
Friday
Class Business
  • Questions?
New Material
  • Debrief on amusement park
  • work in groups on lab report
Homework
  • GA Lab Report DUE MONDAY, APRIL 30th
  • Turnitin.com