Basic Physics (Periods 2, 5, & 6) (Section 2) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. A. Steindamm
- Term
- Fall 2010
- Department
- Science
- Location
- G-203
- Description
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Attention: There are some things available for download in case you lost some of the handouts in class!
Welcome to your first formal class in physics. Physics is the fundamental (basic) science of how things work in nature. Some of the things in physics that we will deal with are:- How a car accelerates.
- How an asteroid could fall towards Earth.
- Why the planets and the moons stay in orbit.
- How a car accident works.
- The way a fighter lands (or takes) a punch or applies a submission.
- How a catapult works.
- How a supernova has created everything around you, including you.
- The physics of bowling.
- Have a complete understanding of what physics is.
- Know what physics could possibly have to do with you and the rest of the universe.
- Know what physics can and is used for.
- Develop organizational and problem solving skills.
- Know what your goals are.
- Understand why knowledge is the most important thing in your life.
Please take this course very seriously since I have very high expectations of you. The flow of the class and your success depends on following the procedures, routines, and rules.
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Past Assignments
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Density Worksheet (see attached file if you don't have the worksheet!).
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- Atomic Structure Worksheet
- Element Haiku.
- Write a 3 haikus about 3 different elements.
- Each haiku must include 3 different characteristics of each element.
- Will also be graded on neatness and appearance.
- Extra credit - recite your haiku out loud to the class.
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Chapter 17 Bookwork
- Review Questions 16-18
- Think & Explain 1, 2
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Chapter 17, Review Questions 8-13
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Chapter 17, Review Questions 1-7
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Permission forms and $14 due this week Friday or you can't go on the Physics Bowling Field Trip!
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- Multiplying/Dividing in Scientific Notation Worksheet
- Scientific Notation Test
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"Getting the Facts Straight" Bowling Worksheet
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Scientific Notation Review Sheet
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Both Multiplication and Division in Scientific Notation Worksheets
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Scientific Notation Test
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Scientific Notation Conversion Worksheet
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- "Getting Ready for the Machines Test" Review Worksheet.
- Study for Simple Machines Exam.
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Pulley Lab Report
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Lever Contest Essay - 1 Page
- Did your achieve the purpose? Explain.
- Materials and where your got them.
- How much time was put into this?
- Did you get help? Who helped?
- What improvements would you make?
- What did you like/dislike about this project?
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"Momentum" Worksheet.
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"Managing Impulse & Momentum" Worksheet (download attached if you don't have it).
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Momentum & Impulse Quiz.
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Chapter 7 Bookwork
- Review Questions 1 & 2
- Plug & Chug 1a & 2a
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Chapter 7 Reading Worksheet (if you need this worksheet please email me and I can put up a copy of it for you)
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Semester 1 Final Exam.
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Test on Newton's 3 Laws of Motion (see attached for study questions).
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Action/Reaction Worksheet
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Chapter 6 Bookwork
- Think & Explain 1-7
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Newton's Thanksgiving Poem
- Create a 10 line poem that uses the following words:
- Newton, Force, Turkey, holiday, motion, accelerate, mass, inertia, Thanksgiving, mashed potatoes, kilogram, rest, Galileo, pumpkin pie
- Poem must be school appropriate, makes sense, rhyme, written neatly (typed is better!)
- Due Monday! If you read your poem outloud you get extra credit
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Chapter 6 Worksheet.
- Fill in the blanks as you read.
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Chapter 6 Bookwork.
- Review Questions 1-8
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Review of the 2nd Law Worksheet (see attached if you don't have it).
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Quiz on net force and Newton's 2nd Law.
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- Finish Cornell Notes for Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
- 10 questions - 4 must be level 2 questions & 2 must be level 3 questions, the can be of your choice.
- Fill out the entire summary box.
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Chapter 5 Bookwork
- Think & Explain 9-12
- Think & Solve 2
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Chapter 5 Bookwork
- Think and Explain 4 & 6
- Think and Solve 4
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Finish Inertia Worksheet
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Quiz on Newton's 1st Law of Motion
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- Inertia Lab Report
- Chapter 4, "Pages 46-52" Worksheet - 2nd half
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Chapter 4, "Pages 46-52", Worksheet - 1st Half
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Chapter 4 Worksheet - Newton's 1st Law of Motion
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Finish Vectors Worksheet
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Chapter 3 Bookwork
- Review Questions 1-5
- Plug & Chug 1, 2
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Study for Free Fall Test
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"How Fast Can You Throw?" Lab Report
- Make sure to write a good, descriptive conclusion and a 1-2 paragraph discussion.
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Chapter 2 Bookwork.
- Plug & Chug 4, 6
- Think & Explain 4 - 6
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"Free Fall" Worksheet
- Use your free fall notes to complete.
- Finish Cornell Notes
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Chapter 2 Bookwork.
- Review Questions 15-21
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- Chapter 2, pages 25 - 27
- Plug & Chug 3
- Think & Solve 1
- Finish Discussion for Speed Lab Report.
- · What did you learn?
· What went wrong/right? Any improvements?
· Did you like the lab? Why/why not?
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- Chapter 2, pages 25 - 27
- Review Questions 7 - 12
- Think & Explain 2, 3
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- Study for quiz on speed, velocity, distance, and time.
- Bring lab report ready to be completed in class.
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- Ch. 2 Bookwork
- Pages 26 & 27
- Plug & Chug 2, Think & Explain 1
- Finish "Speed &Velocity" Worksheet
- Study for Speed & Velocity Quiz next class.
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- Chapter 2 Bookwork Review Questions 1-6, Plug & Chug 1
- Finish Cornell Notes Summary and Questions for Speed and Velocity Notes.
- 10 questions - 5 of which need to be level 2/3 questions.
- 7 sentence summary.