PHYSICS 
3rd Hour
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Each planned class period is by class meeting day
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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Lecture chapter 17.1-17.3. What is the nature of
light? What is the speed of
light? What is illumination? 135 |
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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.
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Chapter 17-18 test. Assign chapter 19-20 questions. 140 |
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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 |
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Go
over chapter 18-19 quiz in class. Work
on chapter 20 questions the rest of the hour. 146 |
Lecture chapter 20. |
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Labs: Molecule size |
Labs: Work, energy and
pulleys. |
Labs: detrermination of
absolute zero. |
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