CALENDAR
PHYSICS
QUARTER 1
ROTATION 1
Thursday, August 13 (1, 4)
ROTATION 2
Monday, August 24 (1, 4)
ROTATION 3
Wednesday, September 2 (1, 4)
ROTATION 4
Monday, September 14 (1, 4)
ROTATION 5
Wednesday, September 23 (1, 4)
ROTATION 6
Monday, October 5 (1, 4)
QUARTER 2
ROTATION 7
Thursday, October 15 (1, 4 - Both Online)
ROTATION 8
Wednesday, October 28 (1, 4)
ROTATION 9
Friday, November 6 (1, 4)
ROTATION 10
Tuesday, November 17 (1, 4)
ROTATION 11
Thursday, December 3 (1, 4)
TEST 6 "MOMENTUM" - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 @ 11:00 A.M. - NOON IN S106 (our regular classroom)!!
QUARTER 3
ROTATION 12
Monday, January 4 (1, 4)
ROTATION 13
Wednesday, January 13 (1, 4)
Monday, January 25 (1, 4)
ROTATION 15
Wednesday, February 3 (1, 4)
Thursday, February 4 (1) or Friday, February 5 (4)
Friday, February 5 (1) or Monday, February 8 (4)
Tuesday, February 9 (1, 4)
Wednesday, February 10 (1) or Thursday, February 11 (4)
ROTATION 16
Tuesday, February 16 (1, 4)
Wednesday, February 17 (1) or Thursday, February 18 (4)
Thursday, February 18 (1) or Friday, February 19 (4)
Monday, February 22 (1, 4)
Tuesday, February 23 (1) or Wednesday, February 24 (4)
ROTATION 17
Thursday, February 25 (1, 4)
Friday, February 26 (1) or Monday, March 1 (4)
Monday, March 1 (1) or Tuesday, March 2 (4)
Wednesday, March 3 (1, 4)
Thursday, March 4 (1) or Friday, March 5 (4)
ROTATION 1
Thursday, August 13 (1, 4)
- Class Information and Syllabus
- Rearranging Literal Expressions
- Estimation in Measurement; Significant Figures; Rules for Determining Significant Figures; Operations with Significant Figures
- Scientific Notation; Conversions Between Scientific and Decimal Notation; Operations with Scientific Notation
- MKS/SI Units; Standard vs Derived Units; Metric Prefixes; Factor-Label Method
- Go Over Metric/Factor-Label Homework
ROTATION 2
Monday, August 24 (1, 4)
- Science Graphing Techniques
- Graph Relationships (Direct, Inverse, Quadratic, Square Root)
- Using OneNote Class Notebook
- Work on Test 1 Review
- Go Over Test 1 Review
- TEST 1 "MATH REVIEW AND GRAPHING" (Chapter 1)
- Period 1 - PIVOT Registration and Activity - "The Ping Pong Ball Bazooka"
- Period 4 - Computer Issue
ROTATION 3
Wednesday, September 2 (1, 4)
- Period 1 - Study Period
- Period 4 - PIVOT Registration and Activity - "The Ping Pong Ball Bazooka"
- Kinematics: Displacement vs. Distance; Velocity vs. Speed; Vector vs. Scalar; Position-Time Graph
- Acceleration; Velocity-Time Graph for Displacement and Acceleration
- "Big Four" Equations for Uniform Acceleration
- Free Fall; Acceleration Due to Gravity, g; Dropped Object; Object Thrown Directly Upwards
ROTATION 4
Monday, September 14 (1, 4)
- Graphing Motion Worksheet
- Go Over Test 2 Review
- TEST 2 "ONE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION" (Chapter 2)
- PIVOT "Free Fall Five" Activity
- Trigonometry Review: Basic Right Triangle Trigonometry
ROTATION 5
Wednesday, September 23 (1, 4)
- Text Sections 3.1-3.2: Adding Perpendicular Vectors; Standard Direction
- Text Section 3.2: Finding Components of Vectors; Adding Non-Perpendicular Vectors Using Components
- Review for Vectors Quiz
- VECTORS QUIZ (Section 3.2)
- Additional Vector Problems Worksheet
ROTATION 6
Monday, October 5 (1, 4)
- Text Section 3.3: Projectile Motion; Horizontal vs. Vertical Motion; Horizontal Launch (Problems #1-3)
- Text Section 3.3: Angled Launch Projectiles (Problems #11 and 14)
- Review for Test 3
- TEST 3 "PROJECTILE MOTION" (Section 3.3)
- PIVOT Projectile Motion Activity "Three Views of Projectile"
QUARTER 2
ROTATION 7
Thursday, October 15 (1, 4 - Both Online)
- Go Over Test 3
- Review PIVOT Lab "Three Views of Projectile"
- PIVOT Lab Activity "Motion Graphing a Dry Ice Puck on a Ramp" (Not Parts 2 or 3)
- Text Chapter 4: Force (Unit N); Newton's Laws of Motion; Inertia; F = ma; Action and Reaction
- Text Chapter 4: Weight; Normal Force and Apparent Weight; Friction - Static vs. Kinetic
ROTATION 8
Wednesday, October 28 (1, 4)
- Text Chapter 4: Net Force; Free-Body Diagrams; Air Resistance; Terminal Velocity
- Work on Test 4 Review
- Review for Test 4
- TEST 4 "DYNAMICS AND NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION" (Chapter 4)
- Work on Additional Force Problems
ROTATION 9
Friday, November 6 (1, 4)
- Go Over Test 4
- Text Section 5.1: Work - Definition; Formula; Unit
- Text Section 5.4: Power - Definition; Formula; Unit
- Text Section 5.2: Kinetic Energy; Work-Energy Theorem; Gravitational Potential Energy
- NO SCHOOL - Weather Day
- Text Section 5.3: Conservation of Mechanical Energy
ROTATION 10
Tuesday, November 17 (1, 4)
- Review for Test 5
- TEST 5 "WORK AND ENERGY" (Chapter 5)
- Study Period
- Text Section 6.1: Impulse and Momentum; Impulse-Momentum Theorem
- Text Section 6.2: Conservation of Momentum; Inelastic Problems; Recoil Problems
ROTATION 11
Thursday, December 3 (1, 4)
- Text Section 6.3: Elastic vs. Inelastic Collisions
- Work on Test 6 Review
- Go Over Test 6 Review and Test 5
- PIVOT Lab Activity "Blowdart Cart Collision"
- Final Study Period
TEST 6 "MOMENTUM" - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 @ 11:00 A.M. - NOON IN S106 (our regular classroom)!!
QUARTER 3
ROTATION 12
Monday, January 4 (1, 4)
- Review Test 6
- Text Section 7.2: Universal Gravitation
- Text Sections 11.1-11.2: Simple Harmonic/Periodic Motion; Period vs. Frequency; Pendulum; Mass on a Spring; Hooke's Law
- Work on Quiz 7 Review Worksheet
- Quiz 7 Review
- QUIZ 7 "GRAVITATION AND PERIODIC MOTION" (Chapter 7.2 and 11.1-11.2)
ROTATION 13
Wednesday, January 13 (1, 4)
- Text Section 7.1: Circular Motion; Period vs. Frequency; Tangential Speed; Centripetal Acceleration
- Text Section 7.1 (continued): Centripetal Force
- Text Section 7.4: Torque; Rotation and Lever Arm; Rotational Statics; Sign of Torque
- Work on Centripetal Force and Torque Worksheet
- Work on Test 8 Review Worksheet
Monday, January 25 (1, 4)
- Review for Test 8
- TEST 8 "CIRCULAR MOTION" (Chapter 7.1 and 7.4)
- PIVOTS Lab "Period of a Pendulum"
- Junior Day (Study Period)
- KAHOOT Mechanics Quiz
ROTATION 15
Wednesday, February 3 (1, 4)
Thursday, February 4 (1) or Friday, February 5 (4)
Friday, February 5 (1) or Monday, February 8 (4)
Tuesday, February 9 (1, 4)
Wednesday, February 10 (1) or Thursday, February 11 (4)
ROTATION 16
Tuesday, February 16 (1, 4)
Wednesday, February 17 (1) or Thursday, February 18 (4)
Thursday, February 18 (1) or Friday, February 19 (4)
Monday, February 22 (1, 4)
Tuesday, February 23 (1) or Wednesday, February 24 (4)
ROTATION 17
Thursday, February 25 (1, 4)
Friday, February 26 (1) or Monday, March 1 (4)
Monday, March 1 (1) or Tuesday, March 2 (4)
Wednesday, March 3 (1, 4)
Thursday, March 4 (1) or Friday, March 5 (4)