PHYSICS   

3rd Hour

 

Each planned class period is by class meeting day number (not date or day of the week).

Teacher Work Day

 

 

1

Intro to Class

Go over class rules and read handbook.

Hand out Textbooks.

Assign thinking problem “Bombshelter”

Work as Individuals.

5

Work on bomb shelter problem.  Work as groups.

What are the steps involved in the scientific method?

 

 

 

 

6

Work as a class and discuss “Bombshelter” problem.

Assign Chapter 1 to read and problems.  Brief introduction to Physics.

What is physics?

Lecture Chapter 1.1-1.8.

How does measurement relate to the scientific method?  What is the metric/SI system?  What is a fundamental and a derived unit?  What is the value of scientific notation?

Finish Lecture chapter 1.9-1.12.

What is accuracy and precision?  What are significant digits and how are they used?

 

 

10

Work on Chapter 1 problems all hour in groups.

 

 

 

 

 

11

Finish Chapter 1 problems in class

 

Go over chapter 1 problems in class.

Assign Chapter 2 to Read and problems.

Lecture chapter 2.1-2.5.

What are the laws of sines and cosines?

Whay are units in equations important?

What is the importance of graphs?

15

Conclude Lecture chapter 2.

What is an inverse variation?  What is a linear relationship? What is slope?  What is trigonometry?

16

Work on chapter 2 questions.

 

 

Work on chapter 2 questions.

What are the functions of angles (sine, cosine, tangent)?  What is the law of sines?  What is trhe law of cosines?

Go over chapter 2 questions in class.

Chapter 2 Quiz.  Assign chapter 3 to read and questions.

 

 

20

Go over chapter 2 quiz.  Work on chapter 3 questions all hour.

 

 

21

Lecture chapter 3-1.  v = d/t

What is speed/velocity?

Correct section 1 problems in class.

Lecture chapter 3-2. a = (vf –vi)/t

What is acceleration?

Lecture 3.3.

What is a vector and scalar quantities?  What is acceleleration due to gravity on the earth?

25

Lecture 3.4.

What is average speed?

26

Lecture chapter 3.5  Finding final velocity when initial velocity is 0.

Go over problems in 3.2 and 3.3 in class.

Go over problems in 3.4 in class.

Go over problems in 3.5 in class.

30

Finish lecture chapter 3.

 

 

31

Workr on chapter 3 problems.

Go over chapter 3 problems in class.

Review chapter 3 for test.

Chapter 3 test.  Assign chapter 5 to read and problems.

35

Lecture chap 5.1.

What is dynamics?

 

 

36

Lecture 5.2.  F = ma

What is the relationship between force and acceleration?

 

Lecture chap 5.1.

What is dynamics?

Lecture 5.3-5.6.

What are the 2 ways to measure mass?  What is the difference between mass and weight?

Work on chapter 5 problems all hour.

 

 

40

Work on chapter 5 problems all hour.

 

41

Work on chapter 5 problems all hour.

Conclude lecture chapter 5.  Newtons 3 laws.

What is free fall?  What are the effects of friction?

Begin going over chapter 5 problems in class.

Review for test.

Continue going over chapter 5 problems in class.

Review for test.

45

Finish going over chapter 5 problems in class.

Review for test.

46

Chapter 5 test.  Assign chap 4 to read and problems.

Go over chap 5 test.  Work on Chap 4 questions the rest of the hour.

Work on chapter 4 problems in class.

Work on chapter 4 problems in class.

 

50

Work on chapter 4 problems in class.

 

 

 

51

Lecture 4.1

How is a graph interpreted?

Lecture 4.2.

What is a position-time graph?

Lecture 4.3

What is a velocity-time graph?

Lecture 4.4

What is an acceleration time graph?

Chap 4 problems due—go over in class.

Review for chapter 4 test.

 

 

55

Test Chap 4.

Assign chap 5 questions/problems.

 

56

Go over chapter 4 test.  Work on chapter 5 questions all hour.

Lecture chapter 5.1-5.3.

What are Newton’s 3 laws?  What is a force?

Lecture 5.4-5.6.

What is the difference between mass and weight?  What are the 2 ways to determine mass?

Conclude lecture chapter 5.

What is net force?  What is acceleration due to gravity?

 

60

Finish chapter 5 problems in class.

61

Go over chapter 5 questions in class.  Review for chapter 5 test.

Chapter 5 test.  Assign chapter 6 problems.

Go over chapter 5 test.  Assign chap 6 problems.

Work on chapter 6 problems all hour.

65

Lecture chapter 6.1?

What is a vector?

 

66

Lecture chapter 6.2-6.4.

What is the law of sins and cosines?

Conclude lecture chapter 6.

How are vectors added mathematically and graphically?

Work on chapter 6 problems all hour.

Correct chapter 6 problems.

 

70

Quiz—Chapter 6—go over in class.

 

71

Review chapter 6.  Give take-home test.

 

 

Chapter 6 test due.  Assign chapter 7 problems and work on all hour.

Go over chapter 6 test.  Work on chapter 7 problems the rest of the hour.

Lecture chapter 7.1.

What is a projectile?

 

75

Conclude lecture chapter 7.1.

How can motion in 2 dimensions be separated and treated independently even though they act together?

76

Lecture chap 7.2.  Work on problem assignment.

What is projectile motion?  What is motion in 2 dimensions and how does it differ from simple motion?

Lecture chap 7.3.

What is circular motion?

Conclude lecture chap 7.

What is an orbit?  What is a pendulum?

Review chap 7 and correct problems.

 

 

 

80

Chap 7 Test.  Assign chap 8 problems.

81

Go over chap 7 test.  Lecture chap 8.

What is gravity?

Go over chap 8 problems and review for test.

Chap 8 Test.  Assign problems for chap 9.

Go over chap 8 test.

 

85

EXAM

 

 

86

Lecture chapter 9.

What is momentum and how does it relate o Newton’s 3rd Law?

Conclude chapter 9 lecture.

What is conservation of momentum?

Go over chapter 9 problems.

Review chapter 9.

 

 

90

Chapter 9 test.  Assign chap 10 problems.

 

91

Go over chap 9 test.  Work on chap 10 problems in class.

Lecture chap 10.1-.3.

What is a machine?  What is work?

Finish lecture chapter 10.

What is power?

What is mechanical advantage?

Work on chapter 10 problems in class.

 

95

Review chapter 10 and go over problems in class.

 

96

Chapter 10 test.  Assign chapter 12 problems.

Go over chapter 10 test.  Work on chapter 11 problems for the rerst of the hour.

Lecture chapter 11.1-11.3.

What is energy?  What is conservation of energy?

Lecture chapter 11.3-11.6.

What is an elastic collision?

 

100

Go over chapter 11 problems in class.

 

 

101

Review chapter 11.

Chapter 11 Test.  Assign chap 12 problems.

Go over chap 11 test.  Work on chap 12 problems for the rest of the hour.

Lecture chapter 12.1-12.4.

What is thermal energy?

What are the 3 temperature scales?

105

Lecture chapter 12.5-12.6.

What are the laws of thermodynamics?  Which way does heat flow?

106

Lecture chapter 12.7-end.

What is specific heat?  What heat is involved in change of state of a substance (latent heat)?

Go over chapter 12 questions in class.

Review Chapter 12 for test.

Chapter 12 Test.

Assign Chap 13 Questions.

 

 

110

Go over chap 12 test. Work on chap 13 questions the rest of the hour.

111

Lecture chapter 13.1-.4.

What is Boyles Law?  How does a barometer work?

Finish Lecture chapter 13.

What is Charle’s Law?  What are the combined gas laws?  What is a real gas?  What is an ideal gas?

Work on chapter 13 problems the entire hour.

Correct Chapter 13 questions in class.

 

 

115

Review chap 13 for test.

 

 

 

116

Chap 13 test.  Assign chapter 14 problems.

Go over chap 13 test.  Work on chap 14 assignment in class.

Lecture chapter 14.1-14.2.

What is hydrostatics?  What is buoyancy?  What is Archimedes’ Principle?

Lecture chapter 14.3-14.5.

What is hydrodynamics?  What is hydrolics? What is pneumatics?

120

Lecture chapter 14.5-14.7.

What are the characteristics of each of the 3 states of matter?  What is adhesion?  What is cohesion?  What is surface tension?

121

Lecture chapter 14.8-14.9.

What is a fluid?  What are evaporation & condensation?  What is elasticity?  What are fluids?  What is thermal expansion?  What is plasma?

Go over chapter 14 questions in class.  Review for test over chapter 14.

Chap 14 test.  Assign chapter 15 questions?

Go over chapter 14 test.  Work on chapter 15 questions the rest of the hour.

 

125

Lecture chapter 15.

What are the different types of waves?  What are the characteristics of waves?

126

Conclude lecture chapter 15.

How fast do waves travel?   What is a medium? What is interference?  How do waves behave at boundaries?

Go over chapter 15 problems—correct in class.  Review for chapter 15 test.

Chapter 15 test.  Assign chapter 16 questions.

Go over chapter 15 test in class.  Work on chapter 16 questions in class for rest of hour.

130

Lecture chap 16.

What are the characteristics of sound? What causes sound?

What is sound quality?

131

Go over chap 16 questions.  Review for quiz.

Chap 16 quiz.  Assign chap 17 & 18 questions.

Go over chap 16 quiz in class.  Work on chap 17 questions the rest of the hour.

Lecture chapter 17.1-17.3.

What is the nature of light?

What is the speed of light?

What is illumination?

135

Lecture chapter 17.4-17.5

What is polarization?  What is interference?

136

Lecture chapter 17.6-17.8.

What are colors?  What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

Lecture chapter 18—all.

What are reflection, refraction, diffusion, and dispersion?

Go over chapter 17-18 questions in class.  Review for test.

Chapter 17-18 test.  Assign chapter 19-20 questions.

 

140

Go over chapter 17-18 test in class.  Work on chapter 18-19 questions for the rest of the hour.

141

Lecture chap 18

Lecture chap 19

Go over chap 18-19 questions in class.  Review for quiz over chapter 18-19

Chapter 18-19 quiz.  Assign chapter 20 questions.

 

 

145

Go over chapter 18-19 quiz in class.  Work on chapter 20 questions the rest of the hour.

146

Lecture chapter 20.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labs:  Molecule size

Labs: Work, energy and pulleys.

Labs: detrermination of absolute zero.