Fall 2011 Calendar
Honors physics
August
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
2
3
4
5
8
9
Unit 1:
Mathematical
toolkit
10
Scientific
notation
11
Scientific
notation quiz
12
converting units
math preassessment
H.W.: Scientific
notation
worksheet
17
More algebra
converting units
15
Significant
figures
16
Scientific
notation quiz
re-take
diagnostic quiz
Algebraic
manipulation
22
TEST:
Mathematical
toolkit
23
2.1:
Displacement
and Velocity
Begin Unit 2:
Linear &
projectile
motion
Motion graphs
24
2.2 Acceleration
velocity-time
graphs
H.W.: p. 70 nos.
19-25 odd (First
block only)
H.W. p. 44, 1-6.
29
Ticker-timer
lab report due
Free fall lab
30
2.3 Falling
objects
31
Quiz: Linear
motion
H.W.: p. 880
nos. 8, 10, 12, &
16 (second block
only)
3.1 Vectors
18
go over quiz
H.W. : Finish
unit conversion
worksheet
19
review for test
(Short block
because of
GHSWT
practice.)
25
Ticker-timer lab
26
More Equations
with uniform
acceleration
September
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1
3.2 Vector
operations:
Resultants and
components
Friday
2
Finding
resultants
graphically
Free fall lab
report due
5
12
TEST: Linear &
projectile
motion
Unit 3: Newton’s
Laws, Forces &
momentum
H.W. p. 124, 1-6
19
26
TEST: Forces
Begin Unit 4:
Energy and
momentum.
H.W. p. 163 1-6
6
Finding
resultants
mathematically
7
3.3 projectile
motion
Resolving
vectors
H.W.: p. 92, 1-4
H.W.: p. 89, 1-4
13
4.1-4.3
Newton’s three
laws.
8
3.3 projectile
motion
9
Review for test
H.W. p. 99, 1-4
14
Calculating
static and
kinetic friction
15
Forces
computer
simulation
activity
16
Friction lab
report due
22
Forces review:
study guide
23
Forces review
trivia game
29
Conservation of
mechanical
energy
30
Stair climb lab
Friction Lab
Calculations
with F = ma
drawing freebody diagrams
H.W. worksheet
(due 9/15)
20
Finish computer
simulation lab
21
Calculating 2-D
force vectors
Calculations
with friction
H.W. p. 147, nos.
36-39
H.W. p. 139 no.
3; p. 883, nos.
95, 96 & 105
27
GHSWT: Lesson
plan TBA
28
Work, kinetic
and potential
energy
H.W.: Cons. of
energy
worksheet
October
Monday
3
More
conservation of
energy
Tuesday
4
Roller coaster
lab
10
11
TEST: Energy
& Momentum,
17
Calorimetry lab
18
Calorimetry
problems
H.W.: 316, nos.
2, 3 & 4
24
Review:
Temperature
and heat
Wednesday
5
Momentum and
impulse,
Conservation of
momentum
pp. 223-225;
11, 13, 22 & 29
12
Unit 5:
Temperature
and heat
Friday
6
Roller coaster
lab report due
7
More review:
Energy &
momentum
Review: Energy
& momentum
13
14
Specific heat
capacity
19
Calorimetry lab
report due
20
Conservation of
energy
21
Review
conservation of
energy problems
Latent heat
H.W.
Conservation of
energy problem
set.
H.W.: Latent
heat problem
set
25
TEST:
Temperature
and heat
Thursday
26
Unit 6: Waves
and sound
27
Wave
vocabulary bingo
H.W. p. 388, 1-5
H.W. p. 387 1-4
31
Finish sound
waves lab
Introduce
musical
instrument
project
H.W.: Waves &
Vibrations
worksheet
study guide
28
Sound waves lab
November
Monday
Tuesday
1
Wave
interference &
superposition
Wednesday
2
Sound wave lab
report due
Thursday
Friday
3
Harmonics
4
Waves and
Sound trivia
review
10
Curved mirrors,
ray diagrams
11
17
Lens & mirror
lab
18
Diffraction and
lasers
Sound intensity
H.W. P. 394,
nos. 1-5
7
Musical
instrument
project due
8
Waves and
sound review
Begin Unit 7:
Optics
(Student
presentations)
14
Mirror
calculations,
Concave and
Convex.
15
Color and
polarization.
Refraction.
H.W. p. 462, 2 &
3, P. 466, 2 & 3
H.W. Refraction
worksheet
21
22
28
Lens & mirror
lab report due
29
TEST: Optics
review for test
H.W. p. 420,
nos. 1-5
9
Test: Waves
and Sound
Begin unit 8:
Electricity and
magnetism
H.W. p. 563, 1-6
Ch. 13.2, Flat
mirrors.
H.W. p. 454 1-6.
16
Index of
refraction,
Snell’s law
H.W. Study
guide
Lenses,
dispersion
p. 501, 2-4
23
30
Coulomb’s Law,
electric fields
24
25
December
Monday
5
Electrostatics
quiz.
Begin circuits
Tuesday
6
EOCT schedule:
2nd block 7:3010:15
1st block 11:402:30
Wednesday
7
EOCT schedule:
Class does not
meet
DC circuits lab
(no lab report)
Thursday
Friday
1
Computer lab:
Electric field
hockey.
2
Electrostatics
problem-solving
fiesta
H.W. p. 568. no.
1
H.W.
Electrostatics
problem set
9
Extra-credit
biography paper
due.
8
Resistance in
series and
parallel
H.W. p. 667,
nos. 16-19,
p. 686, 1-4.
Begin magnetism
12
13
14
Circuits and
magnetism quiz
15
Review for final
16
Review for final
19
Final Exam
1st block
20
Final Exam
2nd block
21
22
23
(2nd block
meets as usual)
(1st block meets
as usual)
26
27
28
29
30