CALENDAR

AP PHYSICS 1
QUARTER 1
ROTATION 1
Monday, August 12 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, August 13 (7)
  • ​Class Information and Policies
  • Begin the Direct Variation Graphing Labs
Tuesday, August 13 (2, 3) or Wednesday, August 14 (5, 7)
  • Complete the Direct Variation Graphing Labs
Thursday, August 15 (2, 3, 5) or Friday, August 16 (7)
  • Graphing Techniques, Relationships (Direct, Inverse, Quadratic, Square Root), and "Straightening" Graphs
  • ​MKS Units and Factor-Label Method
Friday, August 16 (2, 3) or Monday, August 19 (5, 7)
  • Review Graphical Analysis Worksheet and Science Graphing Techniques
Monday, August 19 (2) or Tuesday, August 20 (3, 5, 7)
  • GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS QUIZ #1
  • Using Logger Pro

ROTATION 2
Wednesday, August 21 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, August 22 (7)
  • Basic Kinematics Terms: Motion, Position, Distance vs. Displacement, Speed vs. Velocity, Acceleration
Thursday, August 22 (2, 3) or Friday, August 23 (5, 7)
  • 2.1 and 2.2: Constant Velocity; Graphing Displacement vs. Time and Velocity vs. Time
Monday, August 26 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, August 27 (7)
  • Logger Pro Graph of Constant Velocity Car Due
  • 2.4 to 2.6: Acceleration; Slope of a v-t Graph; Signs of v and a; The "Big Four" Equations
Tuesday, August 27 (2, 3) or Wednesday, August 28 (5, 7)
  • 2.3: Instantaneous Velocity; Graphing Uniformly-Accelerated Motion (x-t, v-t, a-t); Concavity on x-t Graph
Wednesday, August 28 (2) or Thursday, August 29 (3, 5, 7)
  • Free-Response Solving Strategy and Expectations; Free Response Concept Abbreviations
  • 2.7: Free Fall; Acceleration Due to Gravity, g

ROTATION 3
Friday, August 30 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, September 3 (7)
  • Class Time to Work on Homework Chapter 2 (SUBSTITUTE Periods 2, 3, 5)
  • Period 7 - HURRICANE DAY
Tuesday, September 3 (2, 3) or Wednesday, September 4 (5, 7)
  • HURRICANE DAY
Thursday, September 5 (2, 3, 5) or Friday, September 6 (7)
  • Periods 2, 3, 5 - HURRICANE DAY
  • Period 7 - Class Time to Work on Homework Chapter 2
Friday, September 6 (2, 3) or Monday, September 9 (5, 7)
  • Test Review Worksheet; Multiple Choice Test Question Examples from Text
Monday, September 9 (2) or Tuesday, September 10 (3, 5, 7)
  • HOMEWORK CHAPTER 2 DUE!
  • Logger Pro Video Analysis of Ball Drop; Videotaping Accelerating Toy Car

ROTATION 4
Wednesday, September 11 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, September 12 (7)
  • REVIEW for TEST #2 (Chapter 2: One-Dimensional Motion)
Thursday, September 12 (2, 3) or Friday, September 13 (5, 7)
  • TEST #2 (Chapter 2: One-Dimensional Motion)
Monday, September 16 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, September 17 (7)
  • Logger Pro Graphs of Accelerating Car Due
  • 3.1 and 3.2: Adding Perpendicular Vectors; Standard Direction
Tuesday, September 17 (2, 3) or Wednesday, September 18 (5, 7)
  • 3.2: Finding Vector Components; Adding Non-Perpendicular Vectors
Wednesday, September 18 (2) or Thursday, September 19 (3, 5, 7)
  • Vector Problem Examples

ROTATION 5
Friday, September 20 (2, 3, 5) or Monday, September 23 (7)
  • VECTORS QUIZ #3
  • 3.3 and 3.4: Acceleration on a Ramp; Motion in Two Dimensions
Monday, September 23 (2, 3) or Tuesday, September 24 (5, 7)
  • 3.5 and 3.6: Projectile Motion - Horizontal and Angled Launch 
Wednesday, September 25 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, September 26 (7)
  • Projectile Motion Problem Examples
Thursday, September 26 (2, 3) or Monday, September 30 (5, 7)
  • Range of a Projectile; 3.7: Circular Motion and Centripetal Acceleration
Monday, September 30 (2) or Tuesday, October 1 (3, 5, 7)
  • 3.8: Relative Motion; Two-Dimensional Motion Free-Response Examples

ROTATION 6
Wednesday, October 2 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, October 3 (7)
  • HOMEWORK CHAPTER 3 DUE!
  • Two-Dimensional Motion Conceptual and Multiple Choice Questions
Thursday, October 3 (2, 3) or Friday, October 4 (5, 7)
  • REVIEW for TEST #4 (Chapter 3: Motion in Two Dimensions)
Monday, October 7 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, October 8 (7)
  • TEST #4 (Chapter 3: Motion in Two Dimensions)
Tuesday, October 8 (2, 3) or Wednesday, October 9 (5, 7)
  • Periods 2 and 3 - Alternate Test Date
  • Periods 5 and 7 - Free Throw Logger Pro Video Analysis
Wednesday, October 9 (2) or Thursday, October 10 (3, 5, 7)
  • Acceleration on a Ramp Lab

QUARTER 2
ROTATION 7
Tuesday, October 15 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, October 17 (7)
  • Types of Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
Thursday, October 17 (2, 3) or Friday, October 18 (5, 7)
  • Review Free-Body Diagrams
  • Periods 2 and 3 - Free Throw Logger Pro Video Analysis
  • Periods 5 and 7 - Study Time
Monday, October 21 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, October 22 (7)
  • FREE-BODY DIAGRAMS QUIZ
  • Begin Unit #5 (Chapters 4 and 5: Dynamics and Newton's Laws of Motion)
Tuesday, October 22 (2, 3) or Wednesday, October 23 (5, 7)
Wednesday, October 23 (2) or Thursday, October 24 (3, 5, 7)

ROTATION 8
Friday, October 25 (2, 3, 5) or Monday, October 28 (7)
Monday, October 28 (2, 3) or Tuesday, October 29 (5, 7)
Wednesday, October 30 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, October 31 (7)
Thursday, October 31 (2, 3) or Friday, November 1 (5, 7)
Friday, November 1 (2) or Monday, November 4 (3, 5, 7)

ROTATION 9
Tuesday, November 5 (2, 3, 5) or Wednesday, November 6 (7)
Wednesday, November 6 (2, 3) or Thursday, November 7 (5, 7)
Friday, November 8 (2, 3, 5) or Monday, November 11 (7)
Monday, November 11 (2, 3) or Tuesday, November 12 (5, 7)
Tuesday, November 12 (2) or Wednesday, November 13 (3, 5, 7)

ROTATION 10
Thursday, November 14 (2, 3, 5) or Friday, November 15 (7)
Friday, November 15 (2, 3) or Monday, November 18 (5, 7)
Tuesday, November 19 (2, 3, 5) or Wednesday, November 20 (7)
Wednesday, November 20 (2, 3) or Thursday, November 21 (5, 7)
Thursday, November 21 (2) or Friday, November 22 (3, 5, 7)

ROTATION 11
Monday, December 2 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, December 3 (7)
Tuesday, December 3 (2, 3) or Wednesday, December 4 (5, 7)
Thursday, December 5 (2, 3, 5) or Friday, December 6 (7)
Friday, December 6 (2, 3) or Monday, December 9 (5, 7)
Monday, December 9 (2) or Tuesday, December 10 (3, 5, 7)

ROTATION 12
Wednesday, December 11 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, December 12 (7)
Thursday, December 12 (2, 3) or Friday, December 13 (5, 7)
Monday, December 16 (2, 3, 5, 7)