Week 1 – Accelerated Physics – 1D Kinematics – 2011-2012
Day
8/22
8/23
Objectives/skills
Freshman day
Course
Introduction
Class Activities
Work Assigned
Introductions
Syllabus
Web site
What is physics?
Web page assignment: survey
Read & sign safety contract
Get book & binder
Textbook inventory
8/24
Collab
Measurement
Activity
Safety contract quiz &
discussion
Water displacement lab
(assign teams of 3)
Book & binder
Textbook inventory
Web page assignment
Signed safety contract
Water disp. Lab
Binder Covers
8/25
Measurement
Activity
Water displacement lab
Discussion
Textbook inventory
Book & binder check
Water Disp. Lab Report
Lab guidelines
8/26
Measurements
Units & conversion
Accuracy &
precision
Math & formulas
Measurement.ppt
Activities:
 Transparency ruler
 Disk area
 Pendulum period
 Page thickness
Complete math and measurement
packet
Text Inventory
Math and
measurement practice
packet
4 days
Work Collected
Handouts/Online
Syllabus
Advice from the past
Safety contract
Textbook inventory
Measurement objctvs
Week 2 – Accelerated Physics – 1D Kinematics – 2011-2012
Day
8/29
Objectives/skills
Graphing
Class Activities
Discuss math practice:
-One key per table
Work Assigned
Measurement Prelab
Work Collected
Explain Measurement prelab
Handouts/Online
Graphing techniques
Measurement lab
-Show materials
Discuss graphing rules
-Act: Graph Penny M vs V
8/30
Measurement Lab
Measurement lab
Collect lab results on Google
forms
8/31
Collab
Intro to Motion
 Position,
displacement
and distance
 Speed and
velocity
x-t graphs
Instantaneous Vel.
All motion is relative (brief)
Address card demo
Gridiron worksheet (x,Δx,d)
Activity: Walking the talk
Read 2.1-2.2
Gridiron worksheet
Ant worksheet
Walking-the-talk
Objectives
Gridiron/Ant Sheet
Walking Activity
Relative velocity video clips
Discuss ant & act. results
x-t graph activity
Model problem-solving
Read 2.1-2.3
Chapter 2 Problems 1-10
Follow format exactly!
x-t graph activity
Problem format
x-t graphs
Discuss HW problems
Velocity Quiz
Motion sensor activity
9/1
9/2
5 days
Check-in prelabs
Measurement lab
Motion Sensor activity
Week 3 – Accelerated Physics – 1D Kinematics – 2011-2012
Day
9/5
9/6
Objectives/skills
Labor day
Acceleration
9/7
Collab
Motion diagrams
X=1/2at2
9/8
Equations of
Motion for
Constant
Acceleration
9/9
Equations of
Motion for
Constant
Acceleration
4 days
Class Activities
Work Assigned
Acceleration
 Definition
 Formula, examples, units,
 Vectors vs scalars
 Accel vs Decell
 Tables
 Problem-solving
Chapter 2 – Due Wednesday
 Read sections 4-6
 Do problems 11-14, 16-19
Makeup quizzes Wed 3:20
Acceleration tables
Chap 2 Problems 11-14, 16-19
Due tomorrow
CVM/CAM packet
Packet #1-10
Equations of motion
Solving Motion
Problems Packet
Return labs/quizzes
Motion diagram predictions
CVM vs CAM: Ball & track
videos and worksheet together
x-t graphs x=1/2 a t 2
Questions on homework
Solving problems for motion
with constant acceleration
Examples:
 x=vt+1/2at2
 vf2=vi2+2ad
Solving motion problems
Quiz
Packet – complete to 18
Chapter 2 problems 21-28
Work Collected
Handouts/Online
Week 4 – Accelerated Physics – 1D Kinematics – 2011-2012
Day
9/12
Objectives/skills
Photogate Lab
Class Activities
Discuss HW problem(s)
Activity: using photogates
to measure time and
velocity.
9/13
Photogate Lab
Photogate data and analysis
9/14
Collab
Photogate Lab
9/15
v-t graphs
Groups enter Google data
(teams sit together – 1
laptop per table)
Discuss results
Discuss motion sensor act
Collect motion sensor data
Discuss fits to xt and vt
Quiz – Kinematics Problems
v-t graphs
9/16
v-t graphs
5 days (18)
Area trick
Motion graphing packet
Work Assigned
Inclined plane prelab: Write a
story (paragraph form)
describing your procedure and
intended method of analysis.
Must include 1 fully labeled
figure (PPT or paint) TYPED!
Lab
 Write analysis (handwritten)
 Write reflection (typed)instructions for reflection
are on our class website.
Quiz tomorrow – using
kinematics equations for
constant acceleration
Motion graphing packet
Work Collected
None
Typed prelab
Lab
 analysis
(handwritten)
 reflection (typed)
Handouts/Online
None
Week 5 – Accelerated Physics – 1D Kinematics – 2011-2012
Day
9/19
9/20
Objectives/skills
Free fall
Free fall
9/21
Collab
9/22
9/23
Free fall
Half-day testing
People in motion
4 days (22)
Class Activities
Intro
Vertical throws
Problem solving
Hang and reaction time acts
Quiz
Tracker practice with ball
videos
Work Assigned
Problems
Problems
Work Collected
PIM lab writeups
Handouts/Online
Week 6 – Accelerated Physics – 1D Kinematics – 2011-2012
Day
9/26
9/27
9/28
Collab
9/29
9/30
Objectives/skills
People in motion
lab
People in motion
lab
Review
Class Activities
Collect video data
Test
Test
3 days (25)
Analyze data
Miller motion card activity
Work Assigned
Work Collected
People in motion lab
Handouts/Online