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November 3rd & 4th

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Continue Softball Throw Lab:
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Discuss analysis, part I and II

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Create 4 vector graphs:
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Velocity Vector
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Low Angle Throw

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High Angle Throw

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Distance Vector
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Low Angle Throw

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High Angle Throw

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Discuss conclusion, real world application, and recommendations

 

Today's PP Notes: Day 21

 

HW:    Finish Final Draft of Softball Throw Lab

            Print out Exam Review Worksheet and Study Guide for class next time

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 5th & 6th

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Peer Edit of Softball Labs

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Work on Exam Review Worksheet and Study Guide

 

Today's PP Notes: Day 22

 

HW:    Finish Exam Review Worksheet and Study Guide

            Study for Kinematics, Gravitational Acceleration and Projectile Motion Exam

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 7th & 10th

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EXAM - Kinematics, Gravitational Acceleration and Projectile Motion

 

Today's PP Notes: Day 23

 

HW:    Print out History of Motion  Reading and comic strip requirements for class next time

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 12th & 13th

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Question of the Day: What is a force? How do we use the word force in normal conversation? How do we use it in scientific conversation?

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Hand back tests

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Motion and Force Concept Pre-Test

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History of Motion Reading
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Make Comic Strip that displays each scientists contribution (requirements)

 

Today's PP Notes: Day 24

 

HW:    Finish History of Motion Comic Strip

            Print out Newton's 1st Law Worksheet for class next time

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 14th & 17th

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Question of the Day: In space, is it harder to move a bowling ball or a refrigerator, or are they equally easy to move?  Why?

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Review History of Motion (volunteers share comic strips)

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Introduce Newton's First Law of Motion
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PowerPoint Notes

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Dry Ice Exploration

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Textbook reading assignment (pages 43-48)

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Begin Newton's 1st Law Worksheet

 

Today's PP Notes: Day 25

 

HW:    Finish Newton's 1st Law Worksheet

            Finish Conclusion for Dry Ice Exploration

            Print out Force Diagram Reading and Worksheet for class next time

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 18th & 19th

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Question of the Day: How does going up in an elevator affect your mass? ...your weight?

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Discuss Dry Ice Exploration

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Review HW problems

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Elevator Exploration: What is the effect of the elevator's motion on my weight?

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Force Diagrams
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Reading (Read pages 1 - 3 only)

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Worksheet (#1-3, 6-8, 11, 13, 15-18 only)

 

Today's PP Notes: Day 26

 

HW:    Finish Force Diagram Worksheet

            Print out Newton's Laws in Action Lab for class next time

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 20th & 21st

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Question of the Day: What is needed to cause a force?

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Review Force Diagram Worksheet

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Introduce Newton's Second Law of Motion (See PowerPoint notes)

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Begin Newton's Laws in Action Lab
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Pre-Lab

 

Today's PP Notes: Day 27

 

HW:    Finish Pre-Lab for Newton's Laws in Action Lab

            Draw force diagrams for the six situations from our Elevator Exploration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 24th (Periods 1,3, & 5)

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Question of the Day: What is an inverse relationship? What would it look like on a graph? How could you determine the inverse of a number?

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Newton's Laws in Action Lab
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Collect Data

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Create Graphs

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Write Conclusion, Real World Applications, and Future Research paragraphs

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Peer edit rough drafts

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Complete textbook reading assignment: pages 48-53.

 

Today's PP Notes: Day 28

 

HW:    Finish Newton's Laws in Action Lab

            Print out Elevator Problem Worksheets for class next time

 

 

 

 

 

November 25th & 26th (All periods)

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October Sky video

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving!!!