Friday, October 31, 2014

Happy Halloween

DoNow: Sit in your assigned seat and be nice to the Substitute Teacher.

AIM: I can explain the similarity in the technique for writing all net force equations and the advantage to choosing components relative to inclined plane a masses moving or the radius on the plane an object is rotating on.

Activities:
- Review in a productive manner without annoying the Substitute Teacher.
- Whiteboard Review: Net Force and Gravity (Test Block Day)
- Newton's Laws Phenomenon WS (Submit Block Day)
- What do you think about Newton's Laws? (Submit Block Day)
- Too Mas Blocks HW (Review Monday, Submit Tuesday)
- Childs Play HW (Review Monday, Submit Tuesday)
- Newton's Magazine Ad SpA (Submit Monday)

Homework:
Childs Play HW, Too Mas Blocks HW, Going in Circles HW, Taking a Turn HW,  Newton's Magazine Ad SpA, ...Phenomenon WS, ...think about Newton's Laws?

Textbook Review: Ch 5 & 6

Coming Up:
Doing and Reviewing
BONUS - B Nye: Gravity (1) (2) (3) (25-word x4), Collected Only on: Mon., 03Nov14
BONUS - B Nye: Friction (1) (2) (3) (25-word x4), Collected Only on: Mon., 03Nov14
BONUS - B Nye: Spinning Things (1) (2) (3) (25-words x4), Collected Only on: Mon., 03Nov14
Newton's Magazine Ad SpA Due: Mon., 03Nov14
Newton's Laws Test, Block Day, 05-06 Nov14
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Force Review (Sub Day)

DoNow: Sit in your assigned seat and be nice to the Substitute Teacher.

AIM: I can explain the Spring Force relationship with the distance of stretch from the equilibrium. I can identify at least one topic to review using the textbook.

Activities:
- Review in a productive manner without annoying the Substitute Teacher.
- Whiteboard Review: Net Force and Gravity (Test Block Day)
- Newton's Laws Phenomenon WS (Submit Block Day)
- What do you think about Newton's Laws? (Submit Block Day)
- Too Mas Blocks HW (Review Monday, Submit Tuesday)
- Childs Play HW (Review Monday, Submit Tuesday)
- Newton's Magazine Ad SpA (Submit Monday)

Homework:
Childs Play HW, Too Mas Blocks HW, Going in Circles HW, Taking a Turn HW,  Newton's Magazine Ad SpA, ...Phenomenon WS, ...think about Newton's Laws?

Textbook Review: Ch 5 & 6

Coming Up:
Doing and Reviewing
Newton's Magazine Ad SpA Due: Mon., 03Nov14
Newton's Laws Test, Block Day, 05-06 Nov14
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Spring Force

DoNow: What clarification do you need to further understand the FBD, net centripetal force equations or solving for an unknown value in a rotating mass system?

AIM: I can describe the FBD and direction of forces acting on vertical loop type problems. I can describe how to write the net force equation for objects moving in a circle. I can describe the relationship between force and the amount a spring is moved from equilibrium and the spring constant.

Activities:
- Tableshare & Review Atwood's Machine Experience, In the Woods HW, Taking a Turn HW
- Submit Atwood's Machine Experience & In the Woods HW
- Newton's Magazine Ad SpA
- Whiteboard Ball of Death Problem
- AP 2007 Q1 A1
- Spring Force (notes)
- Whiteboard Review: Net Force and Gravity
- Going in Circles HW

Homework:
Going in Circles HW, Taking a Turn HW,  Newton's Magazine Ad SpA, ...Phenomenon WS, ...think about Newton's Laws?

Textbook Review: Ch 5 & 6

Coming Up:
Force Review
Newton's Magazine Ad SpA Due: Mon., 03Nov14
Newton's Laws Test, Block Day, 05-06 Nov14
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Monday, October 27, 2014

Circular Motion

DoNow: What clarification do you need to further understand the effect a pulley has on the FBD, net force equations or solving for an unknown value in the system?

AIM: I can describe the direction of the net force acting on an object moving in a circle. I can describe the relationship between, distance, time, speed, radius, and centripetal acceleration.

Activities:
- Tableshare & Review At the Woods HW, Atwood's Machine Experience, In the Woods HW
- Submit At the Woods HW
- Whiteboard Circular Motion Problem
- Circular Motion (notes)
- Newton's Magazine Ad SpA
- Taking a Turn HW

Homework:
Taking a Turn HW, In the Woods HW, Atwood's Machine Experience, ...Phenomenon WS, ...think about Newton's Laws?

Textbook Review: Ch 5 & 6

Coming Up:
Spring Force
Atwood's Machine Experience, Due: Tue., 28Oct14
Newton's Magazine Ad SpA Due: Mon., 03Nov14
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Friday, October 24, 2014

Atwood's Review

DoNow: What clarification do you need to further understand the effect a pulley has on the FBD, net force equations or solving for an unknown value in the system?

AIM: I can describe how to derive useful equations from the net force equations. I can describe the direction of velocity and acceleration or force when an object changes direction.

Activities:
- Tableshare & Review I'm Floating HW, Atwood's Machine Experience, At the Woods HW
- Submit I'm Floating HW
- Whiteboard Atwood Mass Problem
- Circular Motion & Force Demo
- In the Woods HW

Homework:
In the Woods HW, At the Woods HW, Atwood's Machine Experience, ...Phenomenon WS, ...think about Newton's Laws?

Textbook Review: Ch 5 & 6

Coming Up:
Rotational Forces
Atwood's Machine Experience, Due: Tue., 28Oct14
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Atwood's Machine

DoNow: What clarification do you need to further understand the support force or apparent weight force under a positive or negative acceleration situation.

AIM: I can describe how to draw FBD's and net force equations to objects connected to massless strings and massless-frictionless pulley systems.

Activities:
- Submit Friction is f uN Lab & Deliverable
- Tableshare & Review Pushing & Pulling HW, I'm Floating HW
- Submit Pushing & Pulling HW
- Whiteboard Multi-Body Problem
- Atwood's Machine Experience
- At the Woods HW

Homework:
At the Woods HW, Atwood's Machine Experience, I'm Floating HW, ...Phenomenon WS, ...think about Newton's Laws?

Textbook Review: Ch 5 & 6

Coming Up:
Rotational Forces
Atwood's Machine Experience, Due: Tue., 28Oct14
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Multi-Body Forces

DoNow: What clarification do you need to further understand the resisting force of friction?

AIM: I can describe the effect a pulley has on the magnitude and direction forces and motion of all objects connected to each other with a string, rope, chain, cable, etc.

Activities:
- Tableshare & Review Friction is f uN Lab, Mew, Mew Mew HW, Pushing & Pulling HW
- Submit Mew, Mew Mew HW
- Submit Friction is f uN Lab & Deliverable
- Whiteboard Multi-body Situation
- I'm Floating HW

Homework:
I'm Floating HW, Pushing & Pulling HW, Mew, Mew Mew HW, Friction is f uN Lab, ...Phenomenon WS, ...think about Newton's Laws?

Textbook Review: Ch 5 & 6

Coming Up:
Atwood's Machine Lab
Friction is f uN Lab, Due: Tue., 21Oct14
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Monday, October 20, 2014

Weigh What?

DoNow: What clarification do you need to further understand the FBD, Fnet equation and Friction Lab?

AIM: I can describe a personal sequence for drawing a FBD for an object and then writing the net force equations for any FBD. I can identify the direction of friction force and describe the f uN equation. I can describe the tension force through a string and components of the force.

Activities:
- Tableshare & Review The Tension HW, Friction is f uN Lab, Mew, Mew Mew HW
- Submit The Tension HW
- Review Friction is f uN Lab Data, Graph & FBD checklist
- Whiteboard Review: Newton's Laws: #8 & #9
- Pushing & Pulling HW

Homework:
Pushing & Pulling HW, Mew, Mew Mew HW, Friction is f uN Lab, ...Phenomenon WS, ...think about Newton's Laws?

Textbook Review: Ch 5 & 6

Coming Up:
More Action-Reaction & Fnet
Friction is f uN Lab, Due: Tue., 20Oct14
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Friday, October 17, 2014

Bring the f uN!

DoNow: Draw the FBD for the Ninja Warrior obstacles. (notes)

AIM: I can describe a personal sequence for drawing a FBD for an object and then writing the net force equations for any FBD. I can identify the direction of friction force and describe the f uN equation.

Activities:
- Tableshare & Review Friction is f uN Lab, The F=ma is Strong HW, Fiction or Friction HW, Friction is f uN Lab, The Tension HW
- Submit The F=ma is Strong HW, Fiction or Friction HW
- Friction is f uN Lab
- Friction (notes)
- Whiteboard Review: Newton's Laws: #8 & #9
- Mew, Mew Mew HW

Homework:
Mew, Mew Mew HW, The Tension HW, Friction is f uN Lab, ...Phenomenon WS, ...think about Newton's Laws?

Textbook Review: Ch 5 & 6

Coming Up:
More Action-Reaction & Fnet
Friction is f uN Lab, Due: Tue., 20Oct14
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

F=uN Experience

DoNow: Whiteboard Problem

AIM: I can describe how to how calculate the components of gravitational force of an object on an inclined plane. I can describe the relationship between the force of friction, the Normal or support force and the coefficient of friction and how to use a graph to determine the coefficient of friction between two surfaces.

Activities:
- Tableshare & Review Use the F=ma HW, Newton's Laws WS1, Newton's Laws WS2, The F=ma is Strong HW, Fiction or Friction HW
- Submit Use the F=ma HW, Newton's Laws WS1, Newton's Laws WS2
- WB Review: Free Body Diagrams
- Friction Force (notes)
- Friction is f uN Lab
- The Tension HW

Homework:
The Tension HW, Friction is f uN Lab, Fiction or Friction HW, The F=ma is Strong HW, ...Phenomenon WS, ...think about Newton's Laws?

Textbook Review: Ch 5 & 6

Coming Up:
Fiction vs. Friction
Friction is f uN Lab, Due: Tue., 28Oct14
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Free-Body Diagrams and Net Force

DoNow: What are Newton's three laws of motion? Which law is used to predict the magnitudes of force, mass and acceleration relationships? Khan Academy youtube tutorial

AIM: I can describe a general sequence for creating the free-body diagram and writing the vertical or horizontal net force equation for an object with either zero acceleration or an acceleration.

Activities:
- Submit Chapter Preview Notes: Ch 5 & 6 Newton's Laws
- Tableshare & Review Use the F=ma HW, Newton's Laws WS1, Newton's Laws WS2, The F=ma is Strong HW
- Fiction or Friction HW

Homework:
Fiction or Friction HW, The F=ma is Strong HW, Newton's Laws WS1, Newton's Laws WS2, ...Phenomenon WS, ...think about Newton's Laws?

Textbook Review: Ch 5 & 6

Coming Up:
Fiction vs. Friction
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Friday, October 10, 2014

Defining & Applying Newton's Laws

DoNow: You apply a pulling force on a spring scale which reads 5 N. How much force does the spring scale pull back on you?

AIM: I can define Newton's Three Laws of Motion, the terms, inertia, weight. I can explain what a Free-Body Diagram (FBD) illustrates. I can describe how to apply Newton's Second Law to create the net force equation which describes the motion of an object.

Activities:
- Tableshare Preview Notes: Ch5 & 6, Use the F=ma HW, Phenomenon WS, What do you think…
- Newton's Tablecloth review video
- Newton's Three Laws (notes) (Khan Academy)
- Newton's Laws WS1
- Net Force Equation (notes)
- Newton's Laws WS2
- The F=ma is Strong HW

Homework:
The F=ma is Strong HW, Chapter Preview Notes, Use the F=ma HW, Newton's Laws WS1, Newton's Laws WS2, ...Phenomenon WS, ...think about Newton's Laws?

Textbook Review: Ch 5 & 6

Coming Up:
Free-Body Diagrams & Net Force
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Intro to Newton's Laws

DoNow: How is motion with constant velocity different from uniformly accelerated motion?

AIM: I can describe a textbook reading strategy called "Previewing Text". I will can describe the difference between mass and force, (concept, units, equations…) I can describe what was observed in at least one force experience we will learn about this semester.

Activities:
- Review & Submit Acceleration of a Popper Experience
- Submit Your Time of Need HW, Racing and Pacing HW
- Dot-or-Not Review & Submit Motion Pet SpA
- Chapter Preview Notes: Ch 5 & 6 Newton's Laws
- Newton's Laws Phenomenon WS
- Intro-view What do you think about Newton's Laws?
- Use the F=ma HW

Homework:
Chapter Preview Notes, Use the F=ma HW, ...Phenomenon WS, ...think about Newton's Laws?

Textbook Review: Ch 5 & 6

Coming Up:
Applying Newton's Laws
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

2D Motion Test

DoNow: Submit Hot Wheels Lab.

AIM: Show you know 2D Motion.

Activities:
- T.E.S.T Taking Formation

Top Performers and Class Averages
PeriodClass AverageTop Performer
1st66.4%Eric & Jia
3rd72.2%Jerry
4th61.8%*Allen*
6th55.7%Ivan & Grace
*perfect score*

- What do you think about Newton's Laws?

Homework:
Your Time of Need HW, Racing and Pacing HW, ...think about Newton's Laws? Acceleration of a Popper Experience & Motion Pet SpA

Textbook Review: Ch 5 & 6

Coming Up:
Intro to Newton's Laws
Acceleration of a Popper Experience, Due Block Day., 09-10 Oct14
Motion Pet SpA, Due Block Day, 09-10 Oct14
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Monday, October 6, 2014

Motion Review

DoNow: Two vectors M and N are added and result in vector P. Describe the resultant, P of the vector addition. (notes)

AIM: I can describe the different motion problem set-ups and how to apply a general solution approach or algorithm to each set-up. I can identify the component of acceleration measured to predict and model motion of an object from another acceleration in a different direction.

Activities:
- Tableshare Don't Work Alone WS, Your Time of Need HW, Racing and Pacing HW, Galileo's Hot Wheels Lab & Acceleration of a Popper Experience
- Submit Don't Work Alone WS
Homework:
Complete Don't Work Alone WS, Your Time of Need HW, Racing and Pacing HW, Galileo's Hot Wheels Lab, Acceleration of a Popper Experience & Motion Pet SpA

Textbook Review: Ch 1 - 4

Coming Up:
The End of 2D Motion (a lot of points to submit)
Galileo's Hot Wheels Lab, Due: Tue., 07Oct14
Projectile Motion TEST, Tue., 07Oct14
Acceleration of a Popper Experience, Due Block Day., 09-10 Oct14
Motion Pet SpA, Due Block Day, 09-10 Oct14
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Friday, October 3, 2014

Scream & Yell Sub Day

DoNow: Find your assigned seat and listen to the substitute for instructions. Go Lions!

AIM: I will review my work and write a general sequence for identifying and solving kinematics problems in 1D or 2D.

Activities (you have a lot to do):
- Don't Work Alone WS (submit Monday)
- Acceleration of a Popper Experience (share Monday)
- Galileo's Hot Wheels Lab (submit Tuesday)
- Your Time of Need HW (share Monday)
- Racing and Pacing HW (share Monday)
- Motion Pet SpA (submit Block Day)
Homework:
Complete Don't Work Alone WS, Your Time of Need HW, Racing and Pacing HW, Galileo's Hot Wheels Lab & Acceleration of a Popper Experience

Textbook Review: Ch 1 - 4

Coming Up:
The End of 2D Motion (a lot of points to submit)
Galileo's Hot Wheels Lab, Due: Tue., 07Oct14
Projectile Motion TEST, Tue., 07Oct14
Acceleration of a Popper Experience, Due Block Day., 09-10 Oct14
Motion Pet SpA, Due Block Day, 09-10 Oct14
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Popper Lab

DoNow: Acceleration of a Popper Experience (share Monday)

AIM: I can describe how to use kinematics relationships to predict v, d, t and a relationships using graphs and equations in two dimension, (horizontal and vertical) uniform acceleration problems.

Activities:
- Tableshare We're Going the Distance HW, We're Going for Speed HW, Don't Work Alone WS & Galileo's Hot Wheels Lab
- Submit We're Going the Distance HW & We're Going for Speed HW
- Motion Pet SpA
- Ranking Task 11 & 13
Homework:
Complete Don't Work Alone WS, Your Time of Need HW, Racing and Pacing HW, Galileo's Hot Wheels Lab, Acceleration of a Popper Experience & Motion Pet SpA

Textbook Review: Ch 1 - 4

Coming Up:
The End of 2D Motion (a lot of points to submit)
Galileo's Hot Wheels Lab, Due: Tue., 07Oct14
Projectile Motion TEST, Tue., 07Oct14
Acceleration of a Popper Experience, Due Block Day., 09-10 Oct14 (infographic)
Motion Pet SpA, Due Block Day, 09-10 Oct14
Consensus Statement Due: Monday, 29Sep14 TBA