Welcome to Mr. Klansek's Physics Class

2013-2014

 

 
Last year's Journal (2014-15)

 

This is last year's agenda.

It may be a useful tool if I haven't updated our current Daily Journal (for worksheets, etc...)

It is in order of descending date (oldest on bottom)

 

4th quarter Optional Project

6/5

Last Day

6/4

Underclass Finals: Math & Science

6/3

Underclass Finals: History & English

6/2

Last day of class

  • Year in Review

6/1

Senior Finals: Math & History

  • Year in Review

5/29

Senior Finals: English & Science

  • Fundamental Force Quiz

5/28

  • Strong & Weak Force

5/27

  • Electromagnetic Force

5/26

  • Electromagnetic Force

5/25

Memorial Day

5/22

  • Physics Day at Hershey Park

5/21

  • Gravity

5/20

  • Gravity

5/19

  • Teacher In-service

5/18

  • EM Quest

5/15

  • Iridescence
  • 3D vision

5/14

  • Light Sources

5/13

  • EMR as a particle
  • Photoelectric Effect

5/12

  • Refraction
  • Mirages & Rainbows
  • Total internal reflection

5/11

  • EMR as a wave
  • Diffraction & polarization

5/8

Prom / Mr. K. absent

5/7

 Due: 

  • EMR spectrum

5/6

  • Electromagnetic Spectrum

5/5

  • What is light?
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • HW 16.2 & #14-17, 22,23

5/4

Due  14.2 wkst Soln 12-21.pdf

5/1

Due:  text rvw: 32-37,41-48,52-57

  • Review ch 14

4/30

Due: 14.3, #22,23,25

  • Review HW
  • Disuss Wave behavior
  • Do: #27-29
  • HW: text rvw: 32-37,41-48,52-57

4/29

Due 14.2 & #15-21 odd

  • Review HW
  • Discuss wave features
  • HW: 22,23,25, notes 14.3

4/28

  • Introduce Waves
  • HW: Notes 14.2 Waves
  • HW: text 15-21 odd

4/27

Due  14.2 wkst Soln 12-21.pdf

  • Review SHM
  • Resonance
  • Review HW

4/24

Due: #13-21 odd 14.2 wkst Soln 12-21.pdf

  • Review

4/23

Due: Wkst 1: #1-11 14.1 wkst soln 1-11.pdf

4/22

Due Text#1-11 odd

4/21

  • Introduce Simple Harmonic Motion
  • Hw Text#1-11 odd

4/20

Due Notes Ch 6 Sec 1

  • Waves pre-test

4/17

  • Relativity

4/16

  • Ch 6 Test: Projectile motion, Uniform Circular motion & relative motion

4/15

Due Text#69,70,72,76,63,65.PDF

  • Review Test

4/14

Due Text#13,14,23,24

  • Review Relative velocity
  • Practice problems for test

4/13

Due Wkst #4-7

  • Introduce Relative Velocity

4/10

1-3 Horiz. Circ. Motion WS 1 Sol.pdf

  • Rvw HW
  • HW: #4-6
  • Return Energy Tests

4/9

Due: Text#13,14

4/8

  • Horizontal Circular Motion
  • Concepts from ppt
  • HW: Text #13-14

4/7

Due: Read 6.2

  • Horizontal Circular Motion
  • Concepts from ppt

4/6

No School

  • .

4/2

No School

4/1

3/31

  • Rvw Projectiles

3/30

Due: Text # 2,3,4,7,10,34,43,53,56,57.PDF 

3/29

3/27

*Absent

3/26

Due: #4-6 WS Projectile Motion 1.doc

  Projectile Motion WS 1 SOLUTIONS.pdf

  • Review HW

3/25

Due: #1-3 WS Projectile Motion 1.doc

  Projectile Motion WS 1 SOLUTIONS.pdf

3/24

3/23

Due: 6.1 Notes

  • HW Quiz
  • Introduce projectiles

3/20

  • Test on Machines (10.2)

CHAPTER 10 and 11 POWERPOINT.pdf

 Machines ppt.ppt

3-13

  •  Pi day
  • Work on the guide to machines
3-12

3-11

  • Unit Test: Work & Energy

3-10

3-9

3-6

Teacher In-service

3-5
Snow-Day

3-4

Due: Wkst 10-3 #3-5

  • Do: Text# 14,17,84,89
  • Review

3-3

2-hour Delay

Due: Text #19-21, Wkst 10-3 #1&2

  • Review

3-2

Mr. K. Absent

2-27

Due: Wkst 3 # 1 & 2; Text #19,20,21

2-26

Due: #19 & 20

  • Do # 21 in text
  • Do # 1 & 2 on worksheet 10-3

2-25

Due: #Rd 11.2

2-24

  • Quiz: Conservation of Mechanical Energy

2-23

 
  • Review Conservation of Energy

2-20

Due: All

2-19

Due: #6-9

  • Absent - String Theory Video

2-18

Due: #1-5

2-17

Due Egg Drop Handout.doc 

  • Finish WebQuest

2-16

Off

2-12

2-11

2-10

  • Introduction to energy
  • Video
  • Demos

2-9

  • Quiz: Work-Energy Theorem
  • Types of Energy

2-8

Due: 10.1 #9-17 all Worksheet 1.doc

  • Reveiw HW
  • Review Concepts

2-6

Due: Chapter 10 Worksheet 1 #1-7 odd

Worksheet 1 Solutions.PDF

2-5

Due: Notes 10.1

2-4

  • Test - Momentum

2-3

  • Review Momentum
  • Introducel Work

2-2

Due: Text # 19,20,73,74    Ch.9.text.3#19,20,27,73,74,77,80,84.PDF

  • Reveiw HW
  • Review Concepts

1-30

Due: Text # 15-18, 21, 78   ch.9.text.2#15-18,21,78,82,90.pdf

1-29

Due: Rd 9.2

  • Discuss applicaitons
  • Introduce problems
  • practice problems

1-28

  • Quiz: 9.1 Impuse-Momentum Theorem
  • Introduce Conservation of Momentum

1-27

  • Review Graphing
  • Review concepts

1-26

  • Snow day

1-23

  • 2-hr delay
  • Practice problems/review Impulse-Momentum Theorem
  • Practice FvT graphs

1-22

Due: 56, 57, 64, 66, 69

Ch.9.text.1#1-5,56,57,64,66,69,70,71.pdf

  • 2-hr delay
  • Review HW

1-21

Due: Text# 1-5

Ch.9.text.1#1-5,56,57,64,66,69,70,71.pdf

  • Review HW
  • Practice problems

1-20

Due: Ch 9 Sec 1

  • Introduce Impulse-Momentum Theorem

1-19

MLK day - off

 Ch 9 Preview:

9.Study Guide.pdf
9.wkst Impulse - Momentum.doc
9.wkst.answers - Impulse - Momentum Answers.doc
Ch.9.text.1#1-5,56,57,64,66,69,70,71.pdf
ch.9.text.2#15-18,21,78,82,90.pdf
Ch.9.text.3#19,20,27,74,77,80,84.PDF
Ch.9.text.4#22,25.PDF

1-16

  • Study time

1-15

  • Study time

1-14

  • Midterms

1-13

  • Midterms

1-12

  • Review

1-9

  • Review

1-8

  • Test

1-7

Review

1-6

  • Quiz - 2D force problems

1-5

Review

 12-23

  • Review for Test

12-22

  • Quiz - 2D Problems

 

 12-19

 12-18

  • Review Problems
  • HW: 7 evens from 5.3 & 5.4

  12-17 

 12-16

  • Reveiw 5.3 Friction
  • Introduce Equilibrant (Ppt.pdf)
  • HW: 5.3 11-23 Odd

12-15

 

 12-12

12-11

Due: Notes 5.2 

  • Demonstrate solving force problems that include friction

 12-10

12-9

Due: 5 problems from Adding Disp. Vedtors 1 & 2

  • Review problems
  • Practice problems

12-8

12-5

Due: Trig worksheets, Notes 5.1

12-4

Due: #1-10,68,72

5.text.1 #2,3,6,7,10,49,67,69,72,78,85,86,88.PDF

12-3

  • Finish Test - Ch 5
  • Review basic vector addition
  • CW/HW: Independent notes on Ch 5 Sec 1 
  • CW/HW: Do #1-10,68,72
  • CW/HW: Trig 5.0.1 SOHCAHTOA.pdf

12-2

  • Finish Test - Ch 5

12-1

  • Thanksgining Break

 

11-22

  • Practice

11-21

  • Review

11-20

Due: 

3.3.Practice - Newton's Laws of Motion #3 WS.pdf
3.3.Practice - Newton's Laws of Motion WS 3.doc


3.3.Practice.Answers - Newton's Laws #3 Answers.PDF

  • Review - Homework
11-19
  • Practice – Equilibrium with >1 Force
  • Review – PPT Ch 4
  • "Cake Problem" - Interactions in one system (Solution)
  • Normal Force Question.jpgFind normal acting on box A

  • HW – Finish Worksheet
  • P

11-18

  • Introduce  Systems problems (using Newton's 3rd)
  • #36 & 37 in text


11-7 

11-6 

Due – Read 4.2

  • Review – Mass v weight (use ppt)
  • Demonstration – Newton’s Research on force, mass & acceleration
  • Demonstration – Finding apparent weight – no acceleration
  • Homework – 15 & 17 text

11-5

  • Quiz
11-4

11-3

  • Journal – What is inertia & how is it measured?
  • Review - Use powerpoint to review 4.1
  • Group review – HW questions

   

10-31

  • Journal – What is equilibrium?
  • Review – Use powerpoint to review 4.1
  • Practice – Drawing FBD
  • Homework – #1-13 odd

 10-30

Due Rd 4.1

  • Journal – How do you draw a free-body diagram?
  • Practice – Drawing simple FBD
  • Review & apply – Cornell notes

 10-29

  • Learning Journal – what causes acceleration?
  • Video – history of force. (PBS website) 
10-28
  • Unit 2 Test II

 10-27

Due: Notebook

  • Unit 2 Test

 

 

10-24

Due: Practice Problems (at least 3 from 3.2 or 3.3)

10-23

10-22

Due: Worksheets for Review

10-21

Due: Textbook #32, 34, 42-43, 45, 49

   #32: 1160m, 34: -1.3m/s, 42-43: (-)39m/s & (-)78m, 45a:25.8m b:4.60s, 49:9.2m/s

Due: Lab-Final draft

 

 

  • Derive Kinematics Equations
  • Review 3.3-Free Fall

10-20

Due: # 32-24

  • Derive Kinematics Equations

 

  10-17

Due:  #33

  • Work on final drafts

10-16

Due: # 29

  • Review Acceleration
  • CW: #26 & 28

10-15

Due: #27

  • Review Graphical Analysis (VvT & Displacement)
  • Review Acceleration
  • Review # 27
10-14
  • Review Graphical Analysis (XvT & VvT)
  • Introduce Kinematics Equations (Physics Classroom)

10-13

Due: Lab-Rough draft  Format

Have all sections done.  Answers don't have to be right.  I just want to see that you know what goes where.

  10-10

Due: #19 & 21, p64 

  • Review 
  • Lab time.

10-9

Due: #8, p64

10-8

Teacher In-service (1/2 period)

Due: Read 3.2, Comfortable with material from:

  • Practice; Text # 7 & 9 (p64), 
10-7
  • Evaluate Lab data
 

10-6

Mr K absent

  • Data Evaluation OR Video on X-prize

 

10-3 

  • More on Acceleration 

10-2

Due: Read 3.1

  • Gather Lab Data - Acceleration

10-1

9-30

9-29

Due: #49-51

  • Ch 2 Review

9-26

Due: #54 (p53)

  • Problem Solving Strategy (example problem in ppt)
  • Review 54

9-25

  • No School: In-service

9-24

  • Review Unit 1 Test
  • Focus: Cornell Notes 
9-23
Due: Read 2.4

9-22

Due: Read 2.3

9-19

Due: Read 2.1-2.2

9-18

9-17

  • Test: Unit 1
9-16
  • Chapter Review
    • SI system, Conversions, Algebra, Dimensional Analysis, Science Definitions, Graphing

9-15

  • Review: Math quiz & wrong answer journals

 

9-12

  • Do (text) # 67a,c,e, 68 a,c, 69, 70 a-d, 71 a-b, 72 a-b, 77-79, 82, 86, 90, 91
  • Standard test prep (p29 in text)
  • Answers

9-11

  • Review # 83-85 in text
  • Discuss proportions

9-10

  • Circle Lab (Per 1 & 4)
  • Graphing & relationships
    • Review 1.3 Sec.Rvw.
    • Do # 83-85 in text
9-9
  • Math Quiz
    • SI system, Conversions, Algebra, Dimensional Analysis

9-8

  • Conversions

9-5

  • Wrong Answer Journals (Quiz 1.1) 

9-4

  • Quiz 1.1 
    • 6 areas of physics, SI system, SigFigs, Algebra
  • Start Circle lab

9-3

  • LEQ: Why do conversion factors work?
  • HW quiz 1.3
  • Math review & practice
9-2
Due Math Worksheet (answers)
  • Rvw text Ch1#36-45
  • Scentific Notation discussion

9-1

Labor day - no school 

Due 8-29

Due 8-28

Due 8-27

  • Rd1.2
Due 8-26
  • Rd 1.1

Due 8-25

  • 1st day

 

 

 

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