Teacher: Pia M Denzmore
Room: 107/108
Classes: Magnet Physics (A2,B1, B2, B3) PreAP Physics (A3)
Cycle I: Fall 2013
Day/Date
08/26
A/B Day
Monday
Aug 26th – Oct 4th
Lesson for each period
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For HR and Periods 1-8:
Distribute 1st day forms
Discuss Class Syllabus
Homework
HR: Return lunch forms,
enrollment form, etc.
All: Get supplies for class and
return parent signature info
8/27-8/28
A/B day
Tue/Wed
08/29-30
A/B day
Th/Fri
9/3 -9/4
A/B day
Tue/Wed
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In pairs, Students will draw a picture of physics
in action, then discuss with class
What is physics video?
Review metric system
Review significant figures, dimensional analysis,
unit conversions with worksheet
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Discuss HW Questions
Students work on more practice problems in
class p 19 1-4, p 28: 11-22
2nd half of period: Math Skills Quiz
Syllabus signature form due!
 Discuss Basic Skills Quiz from prior week
 Begin Chapter 2: Motion/Displacement
 Discuss distance vs displacement
 Discuss speed vs velocity
 Differentiate between average and instantaneous
speed
 In class activity: SR p. 6, p. 47 #3
9/5-9/9
A/B/A day
Thu/Fri/Mo
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9/5- ASVAB test (affects A2)
09/10-11
B/A day
Tues/Wed
Unit I Test
09/12-16
B/A day
Thurs/Mon
Discuss acceleration and begin discussion of kinematic
equations
09/17-18
B/A day
Tue/Wed
Continue chapter 2 but focus on graph skills
displacement, velocity, speed, distance graphs
In class activity: SR p.7
Continue Kinematic Equations
In class activity: p. 59 #5
Read Chapter 1 in Holt Physics
Math Skills Quiz on 8-30 / 8-31
(No calculators allowed!)
Dimensional analysis problems
(TBA)
Read Chapter 2.1
Magnet:
p. 44 1,3,5,6
p. 47 5,6
PreAP
p. 44 1-6, p. 47 5,6
PW pp. 3-4 4,7
Review problems for Unit I
Test: p.27 7,10-13,16,18 p. 69
1-14 (all due on test day)
p. 49 3,4,5
p. 53 1,4,5
Magnet HW
p.55 3,4
p. 58 2,3,5
p. 59 1-4
PreAP HW
p.55 3,4
p. 58 2,3,5
p. 59 1-4
Teacher: Pia M Denzmore
Room: 107/108
Classes: Magnet Physics (A2,B1, B2, B3) PreAP Physics (A3)
09/19-20
B/A
Thurs/Fri
Discuss free fall as a special case of motion
In class activities:
problems from p.65 and SR p.8
Magnet
P.64 1,3,4
Free Fall Worksheet
Kinematics Worksheet due
quiz day (skip 6, 9, 12)
PreAP
p. 64 1,3,4-6
Free Fall Worksheet
Kinematics Worksheet due
quiz day
09/23-24
B/A day
Mon/Tue
Group Activity: Graphing different kinds of motion
09/25-26
B/A
Wed/Thurs
Acceleration/Free fall quiz
09/2709/30
B/A day
Fri/Mon
Discuss acceleration/free fall quiz
Acceleration/Free fall lab
10/1-10/2
B/A day
Tue/Wed/
Begin Chapter 3- 2D Motion and Vectors (not on
acceleration/free fall test!)
10/03-04
B/A day
Thurs/Fri
Acceleration/Free Fall Test
Test review problems due on
test day:
Magnet: SR p. 9-10
p. 70-75 17-29 (odds), 30, 34,
38, 49, 55,57
PreAP: same as magnet plus
#31, 39, 42, 46, 47
Magnet: SR p. 9-10
p. 70-75 17-29 (odds), 30, 34,
38, 49, 55,57
PreAP: same as magnet plus
#31, 39, 42, 46, 47
TBD