December 11th - December 12th

Warm Up:
Calculate the actual mechanical advantage of a pulley attached to a 435-N load, but requiring only 75 N to operate.

Today's Focus:

Completion of Stations:

1.       Station1 -Practice calculating mechanical advantage: http://saintdorothy.org/documents/2015/3/Mechanical%20Advantage%20Worksheet%204.pdf 2.        Station 2 -Online Practice: http://glencoe.mheducation.com/sites/0078778115/student_view0/unit6/chapter20/math_practice_2.html 3.       Station 3 – Calculating Weight 4.       Station 4- Measuring distance and time 5.       Station 5- Calculating work and Power based on station 1 and 2 6.       Station 6 – Practice Calculating work and power 7.   Station 7 - Work and Power Lab

December 5th - 6th

Monday Warm Up:
Explain Newton's First Law of Motion with an example.

If a desk is pushed across the floor and it stops, what unbalanced force is acting on it?

When you ride a bus, why don't you fall forward, when the bus stops moving?

Today's Focus:
Quick Lab: C'mon Lever A Little (Introduction to Machines)

Guided Notes on Work and Power.

Tuesday Warm Up:

Newton’s 1st Law of Motion is sometimes called the Law of _____________.

Today's Focus:

Quick Lab:  First Law Magic (Reviewing Newton's First Law of Motion)

•A. WORK AND MACHINE NOTES (20 MINUTES) Complete from previous day

•B. VIDEO – WORK AND POWER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWPNwElEB0Q

•C. Stations

•- CALCULATING WEIGHT

•-MEASURING DISTANCE

•-CALCULATING WORK AND POWER’

•-PRACTICE

•D. exit ticket

Homework:  

Work and Power Practice Calculations: http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/dschlott/workpp.html

December 2nd

Warm Up:uTen seconds after starting from rest a car is moving at 40 m/s. What is the car’s average acceleration?

AAfter warm up:

A  ALMOST THERE TEST TODAY :) FORCE AND MOTION

     Assignment after test:  

      Online Virtual Lab: http://www.gigaphysics.com/graphs_lab.html

        

        Compare and contrast: Speed Time Graphs and Distance Time Graphs

       http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/compcontrast/map.html

    Homework;  Interpreting Graphs 

December 1st

Study Practice Links to complete the stations from the previous day.

Links for the QR Coding Activity are as follows:

A. Forces, Friction and Jeopardy Game:
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/forces-friction-gravity-quiz-review

B.  What is Gravity Review Quiz:
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=NzE2MTI2MC0M

C. Forces Review
http://www.sciencequiz.net/jcscience/jcphysics/force/mcq/force_mcq.htm

D. Acceleration Practice:
http://glencoe.mheducation.com/sites/0078617707/student_view0/chapter1/math_practice_2.html

E. MOTION QR Code Video Assignment:

Video Link to use to answer the questions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM8ECpBuQYE&feature=youtu.be&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtN0ge7yDk_UA0ldZJdhwkoV
Questions to answer:
Web Address: https://youtu.be/ZM8ECpBuQYE?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtN0ge7yDk_UA0ldZJdhwkoV 1. The four main conditions of the cars movement are time, position, velocity, and __________________________________________________.

 2. ______________________________________________ __ lets you know where you are or where you were.

3. The change in position is known as _____________________________________________.

4. _______________________________________ is the way your position changes over time.

 5. Acceleration is measured in the unit ______________________.

6. Average ______________________ = Δx
                                                                   Δt

7. Average _______________________________= Δv
                                                                                    Δt

8. The symbol Δ is called _____________________________________.


 9. The force of gravity pulling something down is making the object acceleration at a rate of _________________________.


HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR UNIT TEST ON FRIDAY

November 30th

WARM UP:

Acceleration is defined as the change in:

GLOGSTER PROJECT: NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION DUE YESTERDAY

TODAY'S FOCUS:
JIGSAW ACTIVITY ON NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION:

http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/marksmith11/502/jigsaw.html

HOMEWORK:  PLEASE COMPLETE THE PRACTICE LINKS ON THE BLOG POST FOR NOVEMBER 29TH

November 29th

Warm Up:

Explain the difference between a scalar and vector. TODAY'S FOCUS: GLOGSTER PROJECT - NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION (DUE TODAY) Students who complete the GLOGSTER Project: Please review the following links below:  (EARN EXTRA POINTS BY SHOWING ME YOU HAVE COMPLETED THESE ACTIVITIES) - PLACE INFORMATION IN YOUR ISN :) A. Distance Time Graphs and Speed Time Graphs: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_aqa/forces/forcesmotionrev1.shtml B. Compare and contrast the differences between Speed Time Graphs and Distance Time Graphs using the following online graphic organizer: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/compcontrast/map.html C. Graphing Motion Quiz: http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=graphing-motion-quiz D. Time-Distance and Speed Practice: http://www.scienceunleashed.ie/Games/Timedistancespeed.swf E. ACCELERATION PRACTICE: http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/science/acceleration_practice_problems/quiz1589.html F. Speed and Velocity: https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/physical-processes/speed-and-velocity/e/speed-and-velocity-questions G. FORCE AND MOTION REVIEW GAME: http://reviewgamezone.com/game.php?id=451 H. GRAVITY REVIEW GAME (RAGS TO RICHES)  https://www.quia.com/rr/599839.html I.  NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION REVIEW  https://www.quia.com/quiz/1321898.html

November 28th

UNIT TEST ON FRIDAY - DECEMBER 2ND

Today's focus::

WARM UP QUESTION FOR TODAY:

What two measurements are necessary for calculating average speed? Assignment for today: GLOGSTER PROJECT (NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION) Due 11/29/16 Homework: Speed, Distance and Time Practice http://www2.guilford.k12.ct.us/sites/slifsteinc/documents/Speed-Distance-TimePracticeProblems.pdf