Fri 8/31 (B1,2,3), Tue 9/4 (W4)
1. Go over Mathematics Assessment
2. Read "Graphing Techniques" and (following), page one and two of Unit I Reading: Graphical Methods.
3. Begin Physics Introductory Lab Activity: Motorized Cars

Wed 9/5 (B1,2,3), Thu 9/6 (W4)
1. Finish Physics Introductory Lab Activity: Motorized Cars - due next class
2. Read pages 3-6 of Unit I Reading: Graphical Methods.
3. Do "Determining Relationships from Graphs" - finish next class
3. You will need a copy of the program "Graphical Analysis" for which we have a site license, for your home computer. Go to Yahoo! mail, username = lewiston_supernova password = stargazer. You will find an email inthe "inbox" that says "graphical analysis". Put all three attached files into one folder on your computer. One file looks like a text file but you need to download it to make the program work.

Fri 9/7 (B1,2,3), Mon 9/10 (W4)
1. Grade your lab report, Physics Introductory Lab Activity: Motorized Cars on the Lab Report Grading Sheet. Use the sample lab report, "Describing the Motion of Dune Buggies" - staple lab and grading sheet together and pass in
2. Finish "Determining Relationships from Graphs". - due next class
3. Begin Unit 1 WS I: Graphing Practice using the Graphical Analysis program. - finish next class

Tue 9/11 (B1,2,3), Wed 9/12 (W4)
1. Whiteboard "Determining Relationships from Graphs".
2. Discuss the quarter 1 project, Edible Race Cars - if you have time at the end of the period, you may begin research on the internet, car race is on Tue 9/25 (B1,2,3) Wed 9/26 (W4)
3. Finish Unit 1 WS I: Graphing Practice using the Graphical Analysis program. - due next class
4. Do Uncertainty in Measurements online and fill in the printed copy as you go - due next class

Thu 9/13 (B1,2,3), Fri 9/14 (W4)
1. Whiteboard Unit 1 WS I: Graphing Practice
2. Read Unit 1 Reading: Significant Figure
3. Do Unit 1 WS 2 - Significant Figures - due next class
4. Quiz next class over graphing

Mon 9/17 (B1,2,3), Tue 9/18 (W4)
1. Take Unit 1 Quiz 1 & 2
2. Whiteboard Unit 1 WS 2 - Significant Figures
3. Discuss pendulum lab

Wed 9/19 (B1,2,3), Thu 9/20 (W4), Fri 9/21 (B1,2,3), Mon 9/24 (W4)
Work on pendulum lab* - graphs due on Tue 9/25 (B1,2,3), Wed 9/26 (W4) final reports due on Thu 9/27 (B1,2,3), Fri 9/28 (W4)
2. Do extra practice on Significant Figures and check your answers here
*If you are absent during the day we collect data for the lab, you can take data using this simulation: Simple Pendulum. Since this is a simulation, you do not need to do multiple trials for each length, etc, because there is no experimental error. Find the period for at least 10 different lengths, 10 masses, and 10 angles. Don't forget to record the values you hold constant for each experiment.

Tue 9/25 (B1,2,3), Wed 9/26 (W4)
1. Discuss results of pendulum lab
2. EDIBLE CAR RACE!!!

Thu 9/27 (B1,2,3), Fri 9/28 (W4)
1. Pass in lab reports
2. Do Unit 1 Review - due by the end of the period, check your answers here, test next class!
3. If time, begin MBL exercises motion detectors, Lab Pros and computers

Mon 10/1 (B1,2,3), Tue 10/2 (W4)
1. Unit 1 Test
2. Continue MBL exercises motion detectors, Lab Pros and computers

Wed 10/3 (B1,2,3), Thu 10/4 (W4)
1. Finish MBL exercises using motion detectors, Lab Pros and computers - pass in
2. Read Lesson 1: Describing Motion with Words up until here. On a piece of paper, write down the definition of all words in bold and do all the problems with pull-down menus (show your work) - due by the end of the period, pass in
3. Do Unit II Worksheet 1 - due next class for W4 and Wed 10/10 for B1,2,3 (because I will be out Friday)

Fri 10/5 (B1,2,3), Tue 10/9 (W4)
1. Whiteboard homework (W4 only)
2. Online (so you can check answers) do the following:Resource Lesson - Constant Velocity: Position-Time Graphs, Resource Lesson - Constant Velocity: Velocity-Time Graphs, Position-Time Graph #3 and Velocity-Time Graphs #1 (you may want to look at these notes) - pass in by the end of the period
3. Do Unit II Worksheet 2 - due next class

Wed 10/10 (B1,2,3), Thu 10/11 (W4)
1. Whiteboard homework (UII WS1 for blue classes and UII WS2 for white class) and discuss material so far (if you are absent, get packet of notes)
2. Do Unit II Worksheet 3
- due next class
3. Quiz next class over position vs time and velocity vs time graphs

Fri 10/12 (B1,2,3), Mon 10/15 (W4)
1. Whiteboard homework (UII WS2 and 3 for blue classes and UII WS3 only for white class) and discuss motion maps - make sure you give me back you graph packets if you took them to study for the quiz!!!
2. Unit II Quiz A
3. Read Unit II reading - Motion Maps
4. Do Unit II Worksheet 4 - due next class

Tue 10/16 (B1,2,3), Wed 10/17 (W4)
1. Whiteboard UII WS4
2. Do Constant Velocity: Converting Position and Velocity Graphs - due by the end of the period, check your answers online
3. Do Unit II Worksheet 5 - due next class

Thu 10/18 (B1,2,3), Fri 10/19 (W4)
1. Whiteboard UII WS5
2. Quiz over motion maps next class
3. Write hypotheses for Motion on an Inclined Plane lab, you may use a motion detector to help you with this
4. Do Unit II Review and practice quiz on motion maps- due next class

Mon 10/22 (B1,2,3), Tue 10/23 (W4)
1. Whiteboard Unit 2 Review and practice quiz
2. Take data and do graphs for Motion on an Inclined Plane lab, you may use a motion detector to help you with this - begin taking data if time
3. Unit II test next class

Wed 10/24 (B1,2,3), Thu 10/25 (W4)
1. Unit II test
2. Work on lab reports - due Thu 11/1 for B1,2,3 and Fri 11/2 for W4, these will count on 2nd quarter

Fri 10/26 (B1,2,3), Mon 10/29 (W4), Tue 10/30 (B1,2,3), Wed 10/31 (W4)
1. *Half the class will work on lab reports - b>due Thu 11/1 for B1,2,3 and Fri 11/2 for W4
2. *Half the class Unit III: Graphs and Tracks worksheet and Unit III: Graphs and Tracks worksheet 2 - do on Macintosh computers, pass in by the end of the period
*switch next class

Thu 11/1 (B1,2,3), Fri 11/2 (W4)
1. Read Uniformly Accelerated Motion
2. Do Accelerated Motion: Graph Shape Patterns (check answers online), Unit III Worksheet I and Stacks of Curves - due next class

Mon 11/5 (B1,2,3), Tue 11/6 (W4)
1. White board Unit III WS 1 and Stacks of Curves (we'll go over this next class as I am not here today)
2. Read SVA: Slopes and Area Relationships
3. Do SVA Relationships #2(check answers online)", Unit III, Worksheet 2 and Unit III WS 2a
4. Quiz next class over stacks of curves
*If you need extra help, read lessons 3 and 4 at PhysicsClassroom.com:1-D Kinematics.

Wed 11/7 (B1,2,3), Thu 11/8 (W4)
1. Whiteboard Unit I, Stacks of curves
2. Quiz on stacks of curves (postponed until next class for B2 due to assembly)
3. Do Position-Time Graph "Story" Combinations (check answers online), and Unit III WS 3 - due next class (even for B2!!!)

Fri 11/9 (B1,2,3), Tue 11/13 (W4)
1. Stacks of Curves quiz for B2 only (due to assembly last class) 2. Whiteboard Unit III WS2 and WS2a
3. Do Moo Motion- due next class

Wed 11/14 (B1,2,3), Thu 11/15 (W4)
1. Whiteboard Unit III WS3 (B1 already did this)
1. Read Derivation of the Kinematics Equations for Uniformly Accelerated Motion
2. Do Kinematics Equations #1 (check answers online - you MUST show your work to get credit, DO the problems!!! it doesn't help just to write down answers) - due next class
3. If time, start Unit III Worksheet 4 - due by the end of next class

Fri 11/16 (B1,2,3), Mon 11/26 (W4)
Finish Unit III WS 4 - we will go over before the end of the period

Tue 11/27 (B1,2,3), Wed 11/28 (W4)
1. Do "Experiment 5: Picket Fence Free Fall" - due by the end of the period, one set of preliminary and analysis questions per group, NO FORMAL LAB REPORT NECESSARY! There are 5 lab stations, 3 with labpros (the green things that look like calculators) on the PC's and two with ULI boxes on Macs (to the left and right of room in front against the walls). You'll see the ringstands with photogates around the room. On all but the oldest mac, you will need to open the program LoggerPro on the desktop to get to the necessary file. The old mac has a sign on it telling you to open the ULI Timer folder and the "Picket Fence". You have used photogates before - you should be able to do this. Help each other if you get stuck.
2. Quiz over v vs t graphs next class - for a review do 1-D Kinematics Graphs (this was stapled to "Moo Motion" so you already have it). ON this quiz, you will be given two velocity vs time graphs and asked to do the following:
find displacement (area under curve)
find average velocity (displacement/time)
describe motion in words
draw a motion map including acceleration vectors if applicable
sketch a position vs time graph

Thu 11/29 (B1,2,3), Fri 11/30 (W4)
1. Pass in lab
2. Quiz over v vs t graphs
3. Do "Speeder and the Patrolman Problem" - due next class
4. W4 only - if you were not able to do the lab last class you have this as homework: Virtual Freefall Lab, to get to the simulation, go to www.explorelearning.com and log in: username: perryscience, password: physics. On the new screen that comes up, click "Launch gizmo" under "Freefall Laboratory".

Mon 12/3 (B1,2,3)
snow day

Tue 12/4 (W4), Wed 12/5 (B1,2,3)
1. Do Wile E. Coyote on the Planet Newtonia, Wile E Coyote in Free Fall on Newtonia's Moon - due by the end of the period
2. Do Unit III Review - due next class

Thu 12/6 (W4), Fri 12/7 (B1,2,3)
1. Go over review - test next class
2. Do Unit IV - Force Table Lab. No formal lab report - just fill out the sheets provided. A tutorial on adding vectors can be accessed here. Also visit the Vector Addition Applet
**Alternate plan if sub - Go to Newton's Laws and do all "Check your understanding questions" for Lessons 1 & 2 on paper - this will be collected next class

Mon 12/10 (W4), Tue 12/11 (B1,2,3)
1. Unit III Test
2. Finish Unit IV - Force Table Lab - due next class

Wed 12/12 (W4), Thu 12/13 (B1,2,3)
1. *Discuss freebody diagrams (do "Forces" tutorial and read Unit IV - Reading Force Diagrams).
2. *Do "Freebody" problems on the Mac computers - the program "Freebody" should be on the desktop
*IF SUB or if you are absent - do Forces and Freebody Diagrams instead of the above.

Fri 12/14 (W4), Mon 12/17 (B1,2,3)
1. Finish "Freebody" problems and pass in.
2. Do Unit IV Worksheet 1 - due next class

Tue 12/18 (W4), Wed 12/19 (B1,2,3)
1. Whiteboard Unit IV WS 1
2. Do Newton's Laws.
3. Don't forget your toothpick towers!

Thu 12/20 (W4), Wed 1/2 (B1,2,3)
Snow days

Thu 1/3 (W4), Fri 1/4 (B1,2,3)
Toothpick Tower test day!

Mon 1/7 (W4), Tue 1/8 (B1,2,3), Wed 1/9 (W4), Thu 1/10 (B1,2,3)
Newton's 1st and Newton's 3rd Law labs - half the class do one and half the other and switch next period.
IF SUB EITHER DAY - do Basic Trigonometry and Vector Math (correct link for the simulation is here) instead and we will do labs next class

Fri 1/11 (W4)
1. Do Basic Trigonometry - pass in today
2. Do Vector Math (correct link for the simulation is here) - pass in today

Mon 1/14 (B1,2,3)
snow day

Tue 1/15 (W4), Wed 1/16 (B1,2,3)
Do Physics Midterm Exam Review and Physics Midterm Prelab in the midterm exam packet- this is due next class and counts as 10 points on your exam
*I will be passing out your exam today. The midterm exam packet includes the grading sheet, review, prelab, references and the exam itself. You have exam day to complete this, BUT computers are limited and time will be as well. I STRONGLY suggest that you get as much done of your exam as possible at home and that you try using the simulation and graphical analysis on your home computer before the weekend so that you can ask me for help if you are not sure how to use it. You may NOT have extra time beyond scheduled exam time - what ever you have done at the end of that period is what you will be graded on

Thu 1/17 (W4)
Work on midterm

Fri 1/18 (B1,2,3)
snow day

Week of Tue 1/22
Midterm exams

Tue 1/29 (B1,2,3), Wed 1/30 (W4)
1. Discuss the trigonometric method of vector resolution and static equilibrium problems (refer to Unit IV Reading - Force Diagrams which your got before midterms)
2. Do Unit IV Worksheet 2 and page 1 of Unit IV WS 3 - due next class
*If sub, re-read Unit IV Reading - Force Diagrams (you got this before midterms - if you can't find it, print it out again) and read the trigonometric method of vector components/vector resolution. Do static equilibrium problems - write out your work on a separate sheet of paper, check your answers online and pass in today

Thu 1/31 (B1,2,3), Fri 2/1 (W4)
1. Whiteboard Unit IV WS 2 and page 1 of WS 3
2. Finish Unit IV WS 3 - due by the end of the period
3. Do #7 on Ropes and Pulleys in Static Equilibrium to help study for quiz- do this online to check answer, we will do #1-8 next class
4. Quiz next class over Worksheets 1-3 (be able to draw a freebody diagram, find vector components and do a simple static equilibrium problem)

Mon 2/4 (B1,2,3), Tue 2/5 (W4)
1. Check your answer to Worksheet 3
2. Quiz
3. Do Ropes and Pulleys in Static Equilibrium, #1-8 -do this online to check answer, due next class

Wed 2/6 (B1,2,3), Mon 2/11 (W4)
1. Go over any questions on homework and pass in
2. Do Lesson 4: Newton's 3rd Law of Motion (this is a printout of the questions from the Glenbrook physics site parts a and b of Lesson 4 on this page)
3. Do Unit IV WS 4 - due next class

Thu 2/7 (W4)
snow day

Fri 2/8 (B1,2,3)
1. Go over Unit IV Worksheet 4
2. Do "Unit IV Review" (you'll have to get this from me if you are absent) - due by the end of the period (get answer sheet when done)/b>

Tue 2/12 (B1,2,3)
, Fri 2/15 (W4)
Extra review on static equilibrium - test next class
NOTE - if there is a snow day on Wed 2/13, the test for W4 will be on Wed 2/27 (the extra review will be given out on Monday and will be done as homework, not in class, Wed's work on the Atwood machine will be done on Mon)

Wed 2/13 (W4)
snow day

Thu 2/14 (B1,2,3), Mon 2/25 (W4)
Unit IV Test

Fri 2/15 (W4)
1. Go over Unit IV Worksheet 4
2. Do "Unit IV Review" (you'll have to get this from me if you are absent) - due by the end of the period (get answer sheet when done)
3. Extra review on static equilibrium will be passed out with answer key and is optional to help study over vacation

Mon 2/25 (B1,2,3), Tue 2/26 (W4), Wed 2/27 (B1,2,3), Thu 2/28 (W4)
1. Discuss 3rd quarter project, Roller Coasters and experiment with metal loop-de-loop - due Mar 18 and 19
2. Do Prelab and Atwood Machine Lab - online version - lab reports are due Fri 3/1 for blue classes and Mon 3/4 for white classes
W4 ONLY - pick up take-home exam on Tue 2/26, due Thu 2/28

Fri 2/29 (B1,2,3), Mon 3/3 (W4)
Do Online Lesson - Friction - finish next class

Tue 3/4 (B1,2,3), Fri 3/7 (W4)
1. Finish Online Lesson - Friction - pass in
2. Do sliding lab prelab. (blue classes only)
3. Scout out place to do sliding lab and decide on procedure, make sure you know who is bringing what next class when you take data (blue classes only)

Wed 3/5 (W4)
snow day

Thu 3/6 (B1,2,3)
Do sliding lab - reports due Wed 3/12

Fri 3/7 (W4)
1. Finish Online Lesson - Friction - due next class
2. Do Unit IV take home test - due next class

Mon 3/10 (B1,2,3), Tue 3/11 (W4)
1. Take loop-de-loop data for roller coaster prelab
2. Do Roller Coaster – Conservation of Energy - due Friday for B1,2,3, by the end of the period for W4
3. Coordinate what needs to be done on lab reports from last class. (blue classes only)

Wed 3/12 (B1,2,3), Thu 3/13 (W4)
Do Elevator Mini Lab - online version - finish for homework, due next class

Fri 3/14 (B1,2,3), Mon 3/17 (W4)
Do Unit V WS 1 and Unit V WS 2 - due Thu 3/20 for blue classes and Fri 3/21 for white classes

Tue 3/18 (B1,2,3), Wed 3/19 (W4)
Roller Coaster testing day!!!!!!

Thu 3/20 (B1,2,3), Fri 3/21 (W4)
1. Whiteboard Unit V WS 1
2. Finish Unit V WS 2 if you haven't already
3. Begin Systems of Bodies and the last five questions (dealing with the inclined plane) on Freebody Diagrams #4 and check answers online - you must show work to get credit (check answers online)
4. Quiz next class over Atwood lab, Elevator lab, Worksheet 1, and Worksheet 2

Mon 3/24 (B1,2,3), Tue 3/25 (W4)
1. Go over Unit V WS 2
2. Quiz
3. Finish Systems of Bodies and the last five questions (dealing with the inclined plane) on Freebody Diagrams #4 and check answers online - you must show work to get credit (check answers online), pass in next class

Wed 3/26 (B1,2,3), Thu 3/27 (W4)
Do Freebody Diagrams #1 and Freebody Diagrams #2 - must show work, check answers online, due next class

Fri 3/28 (B1,2,3), Mon 3/31 (W4)
Do Unit V WS 3 - due next class

Tue 4/1 (B1,2,3), Wed 4/2 (W4)
1. Whiteboard Unit V WS 3
2. Do Unit V WS 4

Thu 4/3 (B1,2,3), Fri 4/4 (W4)
1. Whiteboard Unit V WS 4
2. Do Unit V Review, answers are here - due next class

Mon 4/7 (B1,2,3), Tue 4/8 (W4)
1. Go over Unit V Review, test next class, if sub, check your answers here and I will answer questions for you before the test next class or you may see me before school tomorrow.
2. Begin Spring has Sprung - If you are absent or if there is a sub, use this simulation to do this lab. NOte - you won't see anything until you click "Increase Load". When you click on the rectangle that the spring is hanging from and hold the mouse down and drag, a measuring tape will appear. Do springs of two different stiffnesses. Don't forget to record the initial spring length. If you use this simulation, you should be able to finish collecting data and do your graphs in a period.

Wed 4/9 (B1,2,3), Thu 4/10 (W4)
1. Unit V test
2. If time, work on Spring has Sprung - due next class

OPTIONAL 4th QUARTER PROJECT - Toys Through Time - you may work with a partner, deadline to choose toy is Mon, 4/28, final deadline for project is Fri, May 16

Fri 4/11 (B1,2,3), Mon 4/14 (W4)
1. Finish Spring has Sprung, click here for help with the conclusion - pass in
2. Read Conservation of Energy notes
3. Do Unit VII Worksheet 2 and Unit VII Worksheet 1 - due halfway through next period

Tue 4/15 (B1,2,3), Wed 4/16 (W4)
Finish and whiteboard Unit VII Worksheet 2 and Unit VII Worksheet 1

Thu 4/17 (B1,2,3), Mon 4/28 (W4)
Do Conservation of Energy online lab - due next class

Tue 4/29 (B1,2,3), Wed 4/30 (W4)
1. Do Unit VII Worksheet 3a - check answers when done and get it checked by teacher, due by the end of the period
2. Begin Unit VII Worksheet 3b, here are notes to help
3. Quiz next class over springs, energy pie charts and qualitative bar graphs
4. Don't forget cash and permission slip for Funtown is due next class

Thu 5/1 (B1,2,3), Fri 5/2 (W4)
1. Quiz over springs, energy pie charts and qualitative bar graphs
2. Finish Unit VII Worksheet 3b, here are notes to help - due next class

Mon 5/5 (B1,2,3)
1. Whiteboard Unit VII Worksheet 3b
2. Do Unit VII Worksheet 4 - due next class

Tue 5/6 (W4)
Do all "Check Your Understanding Questions" in Lesson 2: The Work-Energy Relationship: Application and Practice Questions and Lesson 1: Basic Terminology and Concepts: Power - YOU MUST SHOW WORK TO GET CREDIT!!! TURN IN BY THE END OF THE PERIOD

Wed 5/7 (B1,2,3)
no class

Thu 5/8 (W4)
1. Whiteboard Unit VII Worksheet 3b
2. Do Unit VII Worksheet 4 - due next class

Fri 5/9 (B1,2,3), Mon 5/12 (W4)
1. Whiteboard Unit VII Worksheet 4
2. Do Unit VII Worksheet 5 and Unit VII Review - due next class

Tue 5/13 (B1,2,3), Wed 5/14 (W4)
1. Whiteboard Unit VII Worksheet 5 and Unit VII Review - test next class
2. Begin Circular Motion Activities and The Flying Pig

Thu 5/15 (B1,2,3)
FUNTOWN!!!!

Fri 5/16 (W4), Mon 5/19 (B1,2,3)
1. Unit VII test
2. Continue work on Circular Motion Activities and The Flying Pig

Tue 5/20 (W4), Wed 5/21 (B1,2,3)
Finish Circular Motion Activities and The Flying Pig and pass in

Thu 5/22 (W4), Fri 5/23 (B1,2,3), Tue 5/27 (W4),Wed 5/28 (B1,2,3)
Pass both papers in at the end of the 2nd class
1. Do Elastic Collisions and Inelastic Collisions (online labs). Click here for the applet (URL is incorrect on lab sheet)
2. Do Linear Momentum - must show work to get credit

Thu 5/29 (W4), Fri 5/30 (B1,2,3)
Work on Funtown packets

Mon 6/2 to Thu 6/19 - Blue 1,2,3 only (no juniors W4)
Juniors this packet of labs should be completed by the end of your final exam day. Do as much as you can each day (answers questions at home if you have to). If you are absent or if there is a sub, do the online alternative for the lab where you left off. This packet will count as a test grade - a great way to bring up your average!
1. Exp. 27: Plane Mirrors, online alternative if you are absent - Images in a Plane Mirror
2. Do Exp. 28: Curved Mirrors, online alternatives if you are absent - Curved Mirror Images
3. Exp. 29: Index of Refraction of Glass, online alternative if you are absent - Refraction Analysis
4. Exp 30: Converging Lenses, online alternative if you are absent - Optics Bench and Lenses
5. Exp. 31: Focal Length of A Diverging Lens, online alternative if you are absent - Optics Bench and Lenses
6. Exp 33: Diffraction and Interference (to check that you are seeing what you are supposed to, look at this applet) - online alternative, Wave Theory of Light (even though this mentions using diffraction gratings and wave tanks, you can also answer these questions with the online simulations mentioned in the handout)
7. Exp. 35: The Polarization of Light, Here is some info to help with the questions - Polarization