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Unit 6 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 0: Wednesday, November 13 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Any MOP codes? (first call)
- Do Pigments and
Paints (pp. 17-18)
- Demo: Complementary Flag, Bird in the Cage
- Organization: packets, MOP codes;
introduction to Mechanics and Unit 6
- Lab K1 Modified - Those Wheels are Hot! Lab - do and post-lab
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Homework:
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Announcements:
- The rigor of the course has just increased; give serious attention to staying on top of your work.
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Help:
- Describing Motion with Words:
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Day 1: Thursday, November 14 |
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Lesson
Plan:
Shortened Periods - 35 minutes (Late Arrival)
- Any MOP codes? (second call)
- Discuss Reading Guide 1 w/emphasis on vocabulary
of kinematics: scalar, vector, distance, displacement, speed, velocity;
average v equations; do selected Qs from pp. 1-5 of Packet
- Twosomes: pp. 1-2
- If time allows: start pp. 3 on Speed vs. Velocity
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Homework:
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Announcements:
- The rigor of the course has just increased; give serious attention to staying on top of your work.
- Unit 5 will end tomorrow with a Unit 5 Test; Lab L9 and MOP Codes will be collected
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Help:
- Describing Motion with Words:
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Day --: Friday, November 15 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Hand in Unit 5 MOP codes
- Hand in Lab Notebook (Lab L9)
- Take Unit 5 Test
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Homework:
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Announcements:
- The rigor of the course has just increased; give serious attention to staying on top of your work.
- Take advantage of all online resources to further solidify your understanding of kinematics.
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Help:
- Describing Motion with Words:
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Day 2: Monday, November 18 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Discuss ave. speed and ave. velocity: do selected Qs on pp. 4-6 (Qe.g., #9, 11, 13 and 14)
- Discuss Reading Sheet 2 - acceleration and dot diagrams; then do Qs#1-9 on pp. 7-8; do p. 11, Q#1
- Name That Motion Activity (pp. 9-10)
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Homework:
- Do MOP: assignment
KC3-KC5
- WebAssign: Position-Velocity-Acceleration
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Announcements:
- The rigor of the course has just increased; give serious attention to staying on top of your work.
- Take advantage of all online resources to further solidify your understanding of kinematics.
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Online
Help:
- Describing Motion with Words:
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Day 3: Tuesday, November 19 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Warm-up: pp. 11-12, Q#1, 3-5
- Review acceln dir'n (p. 8, #10)
- Describing Motion with Numbers: pp. 13-14
- Lab K4 - Position-Time Graphs Lab
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Homework:
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Announcements:
- There is a lot of internet-based homework this unit; keep up with the
assignments and be responsible enough to notify me of problems
immediately.
- There may be a pop quiz on the next physics day.
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Day 4: Wednesday, November 20 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Collect MOP Codes - Kinematic Concepts
- Post-lab; generate connections between shape and
motion; do p.
19, #1-2; discuss slope and velocity; discuss displacement and
coordinate reading
- Review position-time graphs: do pp.
15-16
- Very Short Quiz (maybe)
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Homework:
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Day 5: Thursday, November 21
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Lesson
Plan:
- Review Position-Time Graphs
- Do Lab K6 - Velocity-Time Graphs Lab
- Post-lab; generate connections between shape and
motion; do p.
19, #3-4; discuss slope and acceleration; discuss area and displacement
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Homework:
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Announcements:
- Velocity-time graphs are one of the hardest conceptual aspects of
the course. Give careful attention to your reading and your lab
findings.
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Day 6: Friday, November 22 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Discuss Reading Sheet on v-t Graphs
- Describing Motion With Velocity-Time Graphs
(pp. 17-18)
- Graphs <--> Words <--> Diagrams: p. 20
- Kinematic Graphing - Mathematical Analysis (p. 25)
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Homework:
- Do MOP:
assignments KG5-KG7
- WebAssign: Velocity-Time Graphs
- Lab Notebooks: Labs K1, K4, K6
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Announcements:
- Keep up with your lab work. Lab notebooks will be collected soon.
- Keep up with your MOP; we are 2/3rds through the module.
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Day 7: Monday, November 25
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Lesson
Plan:
- Warm-up: Interpretting Velocity-Time Graphs (p. 23)
- Kinematic Graphing - Mathematical Analysis (p. 26)
- Conceptual Graphing Review: p. 24 (maybe)
- Graph That Motion Activity (pp. 21-22)
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Homework:
- Do MOP:
assignments KG9-KG12
- WebAssign: Graphing Motion
- Lab Notebooks: Labs K1, K4, K6 (to be collected)
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Announcements:
- Keep up with your lab work. Lab notebooks will be collected soon.
- Keep up with your MOP; we are 2/3rds through the module.
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Day 8: Tuesday, November 26 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Collect MOP Codes (first call)
- Kinematic Graphing - Mathematical Analysis (p. 27-28)
- Lab K9 - Free Fall; do and post-lab
- Collect Lab Notebooks
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Homework:
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Announcements:
- Beginning next time, our direction turns
heavily mathemtical, algebraic and oriented towards solving physics
word problems.
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Day 9: Monday, December 2 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Collect MOP Codes - Kinematic Graphing
- Return Lab Notebooks
- Discuss free-fall reading sheet; do p. 33
- Discuss kinematic equations; do selected questions
from pp. 31-32
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Homework:
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Announcements:
- We are nearing the end; buckle down.
- The last part of the unit will focus on the use of The Big Four. Commit the four kinematic equations to memory and be able to use them.
- The Unit 6 Test is on Friday, April 19. Use The Review Session to prepare.
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Day 10: Tuesday, December 3 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Kinematic equations; do selected questions from pp.
31-32
- Discuss free fall; p. 34
- Work time on computers
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Homework:
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Announcements:
- We are very much near the end; buckle down!
- The Unit 6 Test is on Friday, April 19. Use The Review Session to prepare.
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Day 11: Wednesday, December 4 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Kinematic equations; do p. 32, Q#10
- Work time for WebAssign (Kin. Eq'ns) in
Science Computer Lab
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Homework:
- Prep for Test
- WebAssign: Kinematic Equations - Ass't 3
- Lab Notebooks: Lab K9
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Announcements:
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Day 12: Thursday, December 5 |
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Lesson
Plan:
- Collect Lab Notebooks (Lab K9)
- Test on Unit 6
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Homework:
- WebAssign - Reading Sheet, Vectors and Projectiles, Lesson 1
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Announcements:
- The next unit is titled Vectors and Projectiles. We will
learn many math tricks and ultimately learn to analyze situations
involving objects moving in two dimensions - mainly projectiles.
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