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Wednesday, September 24

  • 5th
  • P. 50; 43-45, 53-55 due
  • Go over problems in class
  • 6th/7th
  • P. 50; 43-45, 53-55 due
  • Go over problems in class
  • *Finish going over problems
  • Test questions?

    Thursday, September 25

    • 5th/6th
    • Test questions?
  • *Chapter 2 Test
  • 7th
  • Chapter 2 Test

    Friday, September 26 – No school – Teacher Professional Development Day

    Monday, September 29

    • 5th
    • Intro. to two dimensional motion
    • What if relative motion is two dimensional?
    • Adding vectors isn't the same as adding numbers
    • Finding components of vectors
  • Computing angles in vector problems
  • A few examples of vector addition with displacement and velocity
  • 7th
  • Intro. to two dimensional motion
  • What if relative motion is two dimensional?
  • Adding vectors isn't the same as adding numbers
  • Finding components of vectors
  • Computing angles in vector problems
  • A few examples of vector addition with displacement and velocity

    Tuesday, September 30

    • 5th
    • Velocity and Acceleration Lab Due
    • Vector addition examples
    • 6th/7th
    • Velocity and Acceleration Lab Due
    • Vector addition examples
    • *Intro. to Flying in the Wind lab

    Wednesday, October 1

    • 5th
    • Intro. to Flying in the Wind lab
  • 6th/7th
  • Flying in the Wind lab (both periods)

    Thursday, October 2

    • 5th/6th
    • Your plane
    • Crosswind landings
    • The meaning of negative vectors
    • Flying in the Wind lab (both periods)
  • 7th
  • Independence of motion
  • The meaning of negative vectors
  • More example problems/work on homework

    Friday, October 3 *Periods 6 & 7 are only 21 minutes long due to pep rally.

    • 5th/6th
    • P. 74, 9-10, 12-14 due
    • Go over problems
    • *Independence of motion
    • Homework questions?
    • 7th
    • P. 74, 9-10, 12-14 due
    • Go over problems

    Monday, October 6 – Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded today

    • 5th
    • Nobel Prize in Physics and Physiology information
    • Work on problems
  • 7th
  • Nobel Prize in Physics and Physiology information
  • Work on problems
  • *Intro. to projectiles lab.
  • continue working on problems

    Tuesday, October 7 – Nobel Prize in Physics awarded today

    • 5th
    • P. 73; 1, 5-8 analytical solutions due
    • Questions?
    • Collect homework
    • Example Projectile Problems
  • 6th/7th
  • P. 73; 1, 5-8 analytical solutions due
  • Questions?
  • Collect homework
  • Example Projectile Problems
  • *Intro. to Projectiles Lab and type 3 projectiles
  • The monkey gun demonstration (don't tell the other class!)

    Wednesday, October 8 – Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded today

    • 5th
    • Nobel prize information
    • Monkey gun demonstration and type 3 projectiles
    • Finish example projectile problems
    • Questions on tomorrow's homework?
    • *Intro. to projectiles lab
    • 6th/7th
    • Nobel prize information
    • *Projectiles Lab

    Thursday, October 9 – Nobel Peace Prize

    • 5th/6th
    • P. 76, 35-39 due
    • *Projectiles Lab
    • 7th
    • P. 76, 35-39 due
    • More fun with projectiles - example problems

    Friday, October 10 – No school – Fall break

    Monday, October 13 – No school – Teacher Professional Development Day

    • Nobel Prize in Economics

    Tuesday, October 14

    • 5th
    • P. 75, 22-27 due
    • Go over problems
    • 6th/7th
    • P. 75, 22-27 due
    • Go over problems
    • *Work on homework/labs

    Wednesday, October 15

    • 5th
    • Flying in the wind lab due
    • Finish working on Projectiles Lab
    • Work on problems in class
    • 6th/7th
    • Flying in the wind lab due
    • *Sailing with Bernoulli
    • The trig. to soccer

    Thursday, October 16 – Mr. Flint away at a meeting today

    • 5th/6th
    • Chapter 3 Problems in class (solutions at the end of the period)
    • *Sailing with Bernoulli
    • The trig. to soccer
    • 7th
    • Chapter 3 Problems in class (solutions at the end of the period)

    Friday, October 17

    • 5th/6th
    • P. 76, 28 to 32 due
    • Go over problems
    • *Intro. to chapter 4
    • Newton's three laws of motion
    • Comparing force and mass; S.I. & B.E.S. and their units
    • Four fundamental forces
    • Example: A 3200 kg truck undergoes acceleration from an 8000 N force from the engine. What is its acceleration rate? What about if it has 1000 kg of cargo aboard?
    • 7th
    • P. 76, 28 to 32 due
    • Go over problems

    Monday, October 20

    • 5th
    • Chapter 3 Test
    • 7th
    • Chapter 3 Test

    Tuesday, October 21

    • 5th
    • Chapter 3 Extra Credit due
    • Projectiles Lab due
    • 6th/7th
    • Chapter 3 Extra Credit due
    • Projectiles Lab due
    • Intro. to chapter 4
    • Newton's three laws of motion
    • Comparing force and mass; S.I. & B.E.S. and their units
    • Four fundamental forces
    • Example: A 3200 kg truck undergoes acceleration from an 8000 N force from the engine. What is its acceleration rate? What about if it has 1000 kg of cargo aboard?