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Unit 2 Schedule
2013-2014
The following schedule information was prepared at the beginning of the
unit. It is not fixed in stone. It's
role is to serve as an organizational tool for
students to find both required and helpful resources relevant to daily
activities. The schedule is seldom updated as the unit progresses; if
we fall behind, then topics or depth of topics will be reduced in order
to keep the overall pace required to maximize coverage of the entire
curriculum.
Day 1: Monday, September 16
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Plan:
- Organization: lab notebooks; Unit 2 Packet and MOP Sheets; test comments (getting a plan), introduce Unit 2
- Refraction Demos: discuss
the what, when, why, and when not; discuss v = c/n, Theta i and Theta R
- Direction of Bending Lab; discuss the how (in which direction) of refraction; FST and SFA; do/complete lab
- A&W Root Beer Demo
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Announcements:
- Today represents an opportunity to begin fresh
or to maintain your strength.
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| Day 2: Tuesday, September 17 |
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Plan:
Sports Assembly - 40 minute classes
- Warm-up: Light Refraction (p. 1) w/Key
- Post-lab RL2; discuss the direction of bending, FST and SFA
- Discuss optical density and speed, v = c/n equation; do Qs #1-11 on pp. 3-4
- Collect data for How Much? Lab (RL4); record data in Logger Pro for graphing purposes
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| Day 3: Wednesday, September 18 |
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Plan:
- Warm-up: p. 4, #11-12 of Packet
- Demonstration: p. 4, #13
- Introduce SOH CAH TOA and right triangle trigonometry; do pp. 5-6, #1-4 with two calculator types
- How Much? Lab (RL4); graph, print and analyze on Logger Pro; pool class results for
slope and COR; relate to Snell's Law
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| Day 4: Thursday, September 19 |
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Plan:
- SOH CAH TOA ; complete pp. 5-6, #2, 3, 4, ...
- Discuss
origin of the Snell's Law equation; do one Snell's Law calculation and
diagram; discuss algebra manipulation and calculator use; use pp. 7-8, #1, 2 , ...
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Homework:
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Announcements:
- There is one week left in the quarter; sublevels 1-3 of MOP will be due at the end of the quarter. Your lab
notebook will also be turned in for the last time this quater on the next physics day.
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| Day 5: Friday, September 20 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Using Snell's Law to analyze a layer problem (p. 9 of
packet)
- Combining Snell's Law and SOH CAH TOA to analyze a refraction situation (p. 10, Q#8)
- Using Snell's Law to find the index of refraction (p.
8 of packet)
- The Unknown n Lab (RL5)
- Collect Lab Notebooks
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Announcements:
- Lab RL5 will be handed in hear the end of the unit; it will count towards quarter 2.
- MOP codes, subs 1-3 wil be handed in soon.
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| Day 6: Monday, September 23 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Return Lab Notebooks
- Snell's Law, p. 8 (Q#4)
- Discuss using Snell's Law and its use with SOH CAH
TOA to analyze physical situations; p. 10, Q#7 and submarine problem
- Complete the Unknown n Lab (RL5)
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- There will be a quiz on the next Physics day
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| Day 7: Tuesday, September 24 |
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Lesson
Plan:
Late Arrival: 35 minute classes
- Introduce the concept of total internal reflection w/Demos
- Quiz on Refraction and Snell's Law
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Announcements:
- Today marks the end of the first quarter.
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| Day 8: Wednesday, September 25 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Total internal reflection:
definition,
two requirements, meaning of a critical angle; many great
demos!
- Review TIR: do #1-4 on p. 11; demo R & R with green laser and fish tank; do p. 11+, #5-8 Quickly
- Do It's Critical Lab (RL7); pool data and
post-lab
- Discuss critical angle calculations; complete
p. 12
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Homework:
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Announcements:
- We are half-way through the unit; the
remainder of the unit will reflect a pattern similar to unit 1 with the
curved mirror discussion.
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| Day 9: Thursday, September 26 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Lab RL8 Exploring Lenses Lab (no writeup)
- Demo: pinhole image demo; optics bench demo; parallel light ray demo
- Do Lenses (Packet, pp. 13-14)
- Passage - Science Reasoning
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Homework:
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Announcements:
- Stay on top of your work as the end of the unit
is nearing.
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| Day 10: Friday, September 27 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Check Ray Diagrams on pp. 15-17 (QUICKLY)
- Lens Equation Mathematics - equations and sign
conventions; do selected Qs on pp. 19-20
- Start the Magnification Ratio Lab (Lab RL11)
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Homework:
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Announcements:
- Course notebooks will be handed in soon; a test
is coming soon.
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| Day 11: Monday, September 30 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Any early MOP codes? Hand them over.
- Lens Equation Problems (2 ZINGERS - Hendy specials)
- Continue Magnification Ratio Lab (Lab RL11); post-lab
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Homework:
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Announcements:
- The Unit 2 test is coming soon.
Use The
Review Session to assist in your preparations.
- Course notebooks will be handed in on the test day.
- MOP codes will be collected on the next physics day.
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| Day 12: Tuesday, October 1 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Hand in MOP Codes (assignments RL5, RL6, RL9, and
RL11); pick up an un-NSpired calculator for practice
- Object-Image relationships (Web Animation)
- Do difficult Lens Equation problems (ZINGERS on p. 21-22)
- Review critical angle and R&R (WebAnimation)
- Work time: complete Lab RL11; work on last WebAssign
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Homework:
- Prepare Lab notebook for submission (labs RL5, RL7, and RL11)
- Prepare for Test. Visit The Review Session.
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Announcements:
- There is a test on the next Physics day.
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| Day 13: Tuesday, November 13 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Hand in Course Notebook (labs RL5, RL7, and
RL11)
- Unit 2 Test on Refraction and Lenses
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Homework:
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Announcements:
- Unit 3 begins on the next physics day;
your course notebooks will be returned at that time.
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