Welcome to Mr. Klansek's Physics Class

2013-2014

 

 
Daily Journal

I intend to keep an ongoing record of our class including a daily agenda and assignments.

(Technically my official communication platform is still the whiteboard in my room.)

Lab Reference

Lab Report Formatting-Mine.doc
Lab Rubric 1st draft - Consant Acceleration.pdf
Free Fall Lab.docSpark Interval Data & Questions.docx
Grade my group II.doc 

ch 7 notes.pdf

Ch 7 ppt - pdf.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

12-8 

Due: Paragraph about research grant

Due: Passage map re:

 

12-7

  • Journal: What is equilibrium?
  • Discuss Journal (when to apply Fma)
  • Close-Read:3rd read – Second Chunk
  • Close-Read: last read
  • Discuss: Where does this research take place?
  • Assign: Write a letter to an investigator seeking employment in their lab. (Monday 12/14)

12-4

  • Journal: What college do you wish to attend?
  • Demonstrate passage mapping strategy 
  • Close-Read:2nd read – 1st chunk 

12-3

  • Journal: Just how small is an atom?
  • Demo: Size of universe (http://htwins.net/scale2/)
  • Close-Read:1st read – Finish & address questions (definitions & concepts)

12-2

  • Journal – What is Friction?
  • Review: Mass & FBD
  • Close-Read:1st read: Viewpoint: Friction at the Atomic Scale Egberts & Carpick September 18, 2013• Physics 6, 102
  • HW: Rd & notes on 5.2 (Friction)

12-1 (Absent) - Video

11-30 Thanksgiving Break

11-27 Thanksgiving Break

11-26 Thanksgiving Break

11-25

  • Work on Labs

11-24

  • Journal – What causes acceleration?
  • HW Quiz – ppt:
    • What does a free-body diagram show?
    • What is the mathematical relationship between force & acceleration
      •   (What happens to acceleration when force doubles?)
    • What is the mathematical relationship between mass & acceleration?
      • (What happens to acceleration when force doubles?)
    • What happens if more than one force acts on a body at one time?
    • What are Newton’s first & second laws?
  • Review & apply – Cornell notes (PPT examples)
  • Review – 4.1: (Using HW Quiz as guideline - FBD, Weight, Normal Force, Net Force, Unbalanced force)

HW/CW – Review 4.1  

11-23
  • Unit 3 Test

11-20

  • Unit 3 Test
  • Rough draft constant acceleration lab due Monday

11-19

  • Journal: Pair up & review Journal Questions for Unit 2 & 3. One person reads Unit 2, the other reads Unit 3.
  • DUE: Chapter Review
  • Problems & test review 
  • Lab: Data Analysis

11-18

  • Journal: Which problems in your practice do you struggle with?
  • RVW: WS 3.3 # 6-10; Text # 42, 44, 46
  • Lab: Data Analysis

11-17

11-16
  • Quiz 3.2 - Constant Acceleration Propblems
 

11-13

  • Journal: What is ‘hang-time’?
  • Discuss journal
  • Rvw: /Extra Practice
  • Group time
  • CW/HW: WS 3.3 – Freefall Problems #1-3

11-12

  • Journal: How do you choose a kinematics equation?
  • RVW: Wkst 3. 3 – Concept Development page 4-1: Free Fall
  • RVW: Quiz 3.1 – Graphing motion
  • Review Labs & group time
  • Extra Practice: #30-33 Text

 

11-11

No School - Veterans' day

11-10

  • Journal: How should you keep lab notes?
  • Due: Constant Acceleration Spreadsheets
  • RVW: 4-step Problem-solving strategy
  • Demo: Using Microsoft Excel to organize and visualize data
  • Lab: Finish data collection – Rough draft due Friday 11/13
  • HW: Wkst 3.3 – Concept Development page 4-1: Free Fall 
11-9
  • Journal: How do equations allow us to manipulate the simple relationships we find in nature?
  • Review wkst 3.2
  • Demonstrate: 4-step Problem-solving strategy
  • Review assessments (2.Test)
  • Demo: Collect freefall data (strike-timers)
  • HW: Read & take notes on 3.3 - Freefall

11-6

  • Finish Derivations
  • Review HW (lab graphs)
  • Demo: Measuring free-fall acceleration (collecting data)
  • CW/HW: Finish data spreadsheet

11-5

11-4 (Sub)

11-3

  • Quiz: Geometric Analysis of Graphs
  • HW: Re-read 3.2 noting deviation of kinematics equations
11-2
  • Finish collecting data
  • Review: Geometric graphical analysis (on board)
  • HW: Graphical Analysis of acceleration – Spreadsheets due Friday
  • HW: Re-read 3.2

10-30

  • Journal: What happens to acceleration as the angle of incline increases?
  • Lab: Collect data for constant acceleration
  • Lecture & demonstration: Formatting and analyzing data in the labs
  • Group time: work on Labs
  • HW: Re-read 3.2 for Monday
  • HW: Finish rough draft of constant acceleration lab due Friday 11/7

10-29

Due:  Wkst 3.1 (2.4) – Analyzing VvT graphs 3.1.WS.Answers - Motion Graphs 2 Solutions.pdf

  • Journal: What information is available by graphical analysis of VvT graphs?
  • Review # 25 in text (w/ journal): Δx from VvT graph
  • Review HW
  • Lecture & demonstration: Formatting and analyzing data in the labs
  • Group time: work on Labs

10-28

Due: Text # 22-25
  • Journal: Do you understand all figures, graphs & tables in 3.2?   What is confusing?
  • Use # 24 to demonstrate XvT à VvT
  • Use PPT to demonstrate graphical analysis
  • HW: Wkst 3.1 (2.4) – Analyzing VvT graphs

10-27

  • Journal: Create XvT & VvT graphs for yesterday’s scenario.
  • Demonstrate: VvT à XvT using Journal
  • Review: Practice work from 3.1
  • Review concepts in 3.2 ?
  • HW: Practice graphical analysis #22-25 Text
10-26
  • Journal: What happens when position & velocity are positive, but acceleration is negative?
  • Due: Rough draft of acceleration lab reports
  • Review Journal Question 10/19 to present (conceptual acceleration)
  • Review: Notes 3.1

 

10-23

Due: Section Review #12-16 3.Text Solutions.pdf

  • Students will discuss HW
  • Groups will continue to write lab reports and collect data as necessary
  • HW: Rough draft of acceleration lab  Lab Report Format Instructions.doc

10-22

Due: 1 paragraph on article
Due: Rough draft of constant velocity lab Lab Report Format Instructions.doc
  • Journal: Describe the curve of a XvT graph constant acceleration? What about a VvT graph?
  • Students will share their research with groups of four.
    • Each student  will take notes:
    • 1 noteworthy thing from 3 other papers
    • 3 questions to answer about their paper
    • Paragraph re-write due Monday.
  • Lab: Groups will use meter sticks and balls to collect data about the motion of an object in constant acceleration.
    • Problem: How can motion be quantified and predicted?
    • Students should collect data using at least 10 different angles.
    • Create & analyze XvT and VvT graphs
  • HW: Section Review #12-16 3.Text Solutions.pdf

10-21

  • Journal: What are current scientist researching?
  • Grade-my-group forms (for instruction manual)
  • Students will work on writing lab reports
  • CW/HW: use the online resource: http://www.omicsonline.org/scientific-journals.php to find a current research article.  Students must be able to explain what was discovered to classmates.
10-20
  • Journal: Describe the curve of a XvT graph constant velocity? What about a VvT graph?
  • Lab: Form Lab groups <=3
    • Problem: How can motion be quantified and predicted?
    • Collect data using constant velocity cars
    • Create & analyze XvT and VvT graphs
    • Rough draft due Thursday
10-19
  • Journal : What is acceleration?
  • Group discussion: new terms in 3.1
  • Group practice: text # 1-11
  • HW: Read & take notes 3.2

 

 10-16

10-15

  • Journal: What concept from this unit is still confusing?
  • Review: all questions, quizzes, ch rvw
10-14
  • Collect lab data – Constant Velocity
  • CW: Wkst 2.3 Velocity Practice problems odd # (in class)
  • Continue Review – Ch. 2. Rvw. (practice in groups) 
10-13
  • Journal: If you have a video of a car crash, how could tell if the driver was speeding?
  • Review wkst 2.1
  • Distribute Directions & rubric for lab write-up
  • CW/HW: Chapter Review (Due Thu)
  • Exit Ticket: Journal write-up 

10-12

Teacher in-service

 

10-9

  • Journal: Why does the EM drive matter?
  • Close read – 3rd chunk & questions
  • Return/Review Quizzes 2.1
  • Practice: interpreting & making predictions using a XvT graph (use PPT)
  • CW/HW: XvT practice (wkst 2.1) (due Tuesday)
  • HW: Letter to the editor due Tuesday

 

10-8

  • On board: Close read – 1st full
  • Close read – 1st chunk & questions
  • Close read – 2nd chunk & questions
  • Review # 5
  • HW: #6-7

 

10-7

  • Journal: How has motion changed in the last 200 years?
  • Review: #29-32
  • Review: # 1-4 on wkst 2.1
  • Ask: How does science fiction think we’ll move in the future (Star Wars, etc)
  • Invite vocab questions
  • HW: #5 on wkst

 

10-6
  • Journal: Connect 2: Motion diagram & XvT graph
  • Review # 14-18
  • Return/Review Quizzes 1.2
  • PPT: 2.3 Graphing motion
  • CW/HW: Do # 1-4 on wkst 2.1
  • CW/HW: Do # 29-32
 
10-5
  • Journal: If a graph is a visualization of a relationship, what is the slope?
  • Check notes & lab activity
  • Discuss graph of pi (from lab)
  • CW – Do #9 11 13
  • Review # 9-13
  • CW/HW – Do #14-18
  • HW – Read 2.4 & take notes (Due Tuesday)

 

10-2

  • Quiz: 2.1 & 2.2 - Dimensions of motion

10-1

Due: Wordsplash: position, distance, displacement, time, time interval, magnitude, direction, coordinate system, origin

9-30

Due: Rd 2.2

9-29
Due: Rd 2.1

9-28

Due: Instruction Manual, Cornell Notes, Ch Review

  • Math Test Unit 1 

9-25

Ch 1 Text Solutions.pdf

  • Review Quizzes, Ch Rvw

9-24

  • Group Time

9-23 Teacher in-service: No School

 

9-22

Due: Notes 1.2 Measurments
  • Quiz: Scientific

9-21

Due: 1.3

  • Graphing

 

9-18

Due: Final draft of instructions  (Rubric)

  • Re-take Quiz

9-17

Due: #18-22 (answers)

  • Review for Quiz
  • Group Time

9-16

Due: #13-17 (answers)

  • Scientific Notation
9-15
Due: Notes 1.2 Measurments
  • Accuracy & Precision

9-14

  • Math Quiz

9-11

9-10

  • Absent: Work on projects

9-9

  • LEQ: Why do conversion factors work?
  • Math review & practice
9-8
  • Rvw CE
  • Introduce group project: Math Instruction Manual

9-7

Labor day - no school 

9-4

  • Current Events

9-3

  • Science
  • peer review & scientific journals

9-2

  • Conell Notes
9-1
  • Syllabus
  • Grading policies

8-31

  • 1st day
  • textbooks, safetly, order of class

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         Journal: What information is available by graphical analysis of VvT graphs?

·         Review # 25 in text (w/ journal): Δx from VvT graph

·         Review:  Wkst 3.1 (2.4) – Analyzing VvT graphs

·         Demonstration: Data collection for constant acceleration

·         Journal: What is ‘hang-time’?

·         Discuss journal

·         Rvw: /Extra Practice

·         Group time

·         CW/HW: WS 3.3 – Freefall Problems #1-3

·         Learning Journal – What causes acceleration?

·         HW Quiz – ppt:

o    What does a free-body diagram show?

o    What is the mathematical relationship between force & acceleration?

§  (What happens to acceleration when force doubles?)

o    What is the mathematical relationship between mass & acceleration?

§  (What happens to acceleration when force doubles?)

o    What happens if more than one force acts on a body at one time?

o    What are Newton’s first & second laws?

·         Review & apply – Cornell notes (PPT examples)

·         Review – 4.1: (Using HW Quiz as guideline - FBD, Weight, Normal Force, Net Force, Unbalanced force)

HW/CW – Review 4.1 graphics 

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