Physics I Honors
Chapter 1
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Updated 9.18.2011
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Chapter 1 Outline
Monday, August 29 (1st period is 30 minutes in length; rest are ~16 minutes)
- 4th/5th
- First day of school
- Hand outs: syllabus, parent letter, Chapter IV notification
- Hand out True or False? and read as much as you can by Friday
- * Hand out books & fill out receipts
- Look at MrFlint.com
- 6th
- First day of school
- Hand outs: syllabus, parent letter, Chapter IV notification
- Hand out True or False? and read as much as you can by Friday
- 7th/8th
- First day of school
- Hand outs: syllabus, parent letter, Chapter IV notification
- Hand out True or False? and read as much as you can by Friday
- * Hand out books & fill out receipts
- Look at MrFlint.com
Tuesday, August 30
- 4th/5th
- Any syllabus questions?
- *Hand out A Very Brief History of Science and the Universe (44k .pdf)
- Pass out Algebra review
- What is truth? How should we go about life? Don't believe everything you hear or read!!!
- True or false? To test something scientifically (experimentation) requires that you have a hypothesis to prove something true and another hypothesis to prove it false.
- Current physics news articles - how do scientists know what they know?
- 6th
- Student information sheet
- Hand out books & fill out receipts
- Look at MrFlint.com
- Any more syllabus questions?
- *Hand out A Very Brief History of Science and the Universe (44k .pdf)
- Pass out Algebra review
- What is truth? How should we go about life? Don't believe everything you hear or read!!!
- True or false? To test something scientifically (experimentation) requires that you have a hypothesis to prove something true and another hypothesis to prove it false.
- Current physics news articles - how do scientists know what they know?
- 7th/8th
- Student information sheet
- Hand out books & fill out receipts
- Look at MrFlint.com
- Any more syllabus questions?
Wednesday, August 31
Thursday, September 1
- 4st
- Intro. to Measurement Lab
- 5th/6th
- *Finish research in physics
- Intro. to Measurement Lab
- 8th
- Intro. to Measurement Lab
Friday, September 2
- 4th
- Parent Letter Slip due today
- Measurement Lab
- 6th
- Parent Letter Slip due today
- Measurement Lab
- 7th/8th
- Parent Letter Slip due today
Monday, September 5 – No school (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 6
- 5th
- Algebra Review due
- MKS vs. CGS
- Fundamental and derived units
- True or False?
- 7th/8th
Wednesday, September 7
Thursday, September 8 – No school due to flooding
Friday, September 9
- 4th
- Measurement Lab Due
- Conversion factor examples
- Significant figure examples
- 5th/6th
- Measurement Lab Due
- Conversion factor examples
- Significant figure examples
- 8th
- Measurement Lab Due
- Conversion factor examples
- Significant figure examples
Monday, September 12
- 4th/5th
- Work on more examples
- *Reaction Time Lab
- 6th
- Work on more examples
- Reaction Time Lab
- 7th/8th
- Work on more examples
- *Reaction time lab
Wednesday, September 14
- 4th
- P. 20, 15 to 21 due
- Parallax error
- 6th
- P. 20, 15 to 21 due
- Parallax error
- 8th
- P. 20, 15 to 21 due
- Parallax error
Thursday, September 15
- 4th
- Reaction Time Lab due
- Go over problems
- *Go over Algebra revew
- Work on review problems and interpreting graphs
- 5th/6th
- Reaction Time Lab due
- Go over problems
- *Go over Algebra revew
- 8th
- Reaction Time Lab due
- Go over problems
Friday, September 16
- 4th
- Interpreting Graphs due download a copy
- Graphing scientific data & interpreting graphs - hand out "how to graph scientific data"
- Answer questions on homework and Interpreting Graphs W.S.
- 5th/6th
- Interpreting Graphs due download a copy
- Graphing scientific data & interpreting graphs - hand out "how to graph scientific data"
- Answer questions on homework and Interpreting Graphs W.S.
- 8th
- Interpreting Graphs due download a copy
- Hand out review
- Go over Algebra Review
Monday, September 19
- 4th/5th
- Chapter 1 Review Due
- Go over review
- 6th
- Chapter 1 Review Due
- Go over review
- 7th/8th
- Chapter 1 Review Due
- Go over review
- Work on review
- *Intro. to mechanics
- Kinematics vs. dynamics vs. statics
- Coordinate systems and directions
Tuesday, September 20
- 4th/5th
- Chapter 1 Test
- *Intro. to mechanics
- Kinematics vs. dynamics vs. statics
- Coordinate systems and directions
- 6th
- Chapter 1 Test
- 7th/8th
- Chapter 1 Test
- *Intro. to mechanics
- Kinematics vs. dynamics vs. statics
- Coordinate systems and directions
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