Honors Physical Science (Section 3) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. A. Steindamm
- Terms
- Fall 2013
- Spring 2014
- Department
- Science
- Location
- G-203
- Description
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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. Basic rocket science. How a supernova has created everything around you, including you. The physics of bowling. Physics and math.Hopefully by the end of the year you will:
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. Since this is an honors class we will be covering material either faster and/or with more detail (which including a more mathematical intensive perspective of physics). The flow of the class and your success depends on following the procedures, routines, and rules.
Classroom Routines
- Come to class and start working at your assigned desk before the bell rings – warm ups will be displayed at the beginning of class.
- Turn in your homework before the bell rings – if you do not it will be marked late (a 10% decrease in your homework grade). If you did not turn homework in on the day it was due you may turn it in for late credit before the bell rings for the next class period (again, for a 10% decrease in your grade).
- Assigned group/partner work – yes, I will have you pairing up with each other to complete lessons, check each other’s work, or discussion what was learned in the lesson.
- Ask permission to use the bathroom.
- Remain inside the class at all times.
- Take note of the homework assignment on the overhead and write it down.
- If you were absent it is your responsibility to see me about what assignments need to be made up (do not ask during class). You need to have your absences excused in order to get make up work. Understand that if you do not get excused you may receive a 0 for that assignment.
Classroom Rules/Guidelines
- Be here – falling behind is not fun.
- Be on time.
- Be prepared – bring all necessary materials to class.
- Be focused – listen and pay attention to what’s going on.
- Be respectful of yourself and others.
- Be honest with your work – DO NOT CHEAT!
- Audio/video devices (mp3 players, game consoles, laptops, and cell phones) are to be put away and not to be used during class (this is a school-wide policy, you may be suspended if this becomes a problem).
- Have an open mind.
Negative Consequences
- Warning.
- Detention and/or student-teacher conference.
- Phone call home.
- Referral to administration office.
Positive Consequences
- Good grades.
- Phone call home (the good kind).
- Opportunity and success.
Grading Policy
· Daily Work – 50 %
o Homework
o Practice worksheets
o Class activities
o Quizzes
o Labs
· Tests/Projects – 50 %
o Tests
o Projects
o Interactive Binder
Grade Scale
100 – 97 A+
96 – 93 A
92 – 90 A-
89 – 87 B+
86 – 83 B
80 – 82 B-
79 – 77 C+
76 – 73 C
72 – 70 C-
69 – 60 I*
59 – 0 F
Class Materials
· Three ring binder with 3 dividers – 1 inch (with clear cover insert)
· Multicolored pens/pencils
· Highlighter(s)
· Calculator (can’t use a cell phone calculator!)
· Ruler (with inches and centimeters)
· Textbook – Conceptual Physics
Contact Information
· Telephone: 327 – 4300, ext. 2305
· E-mail: [email protected]
· School Website: www.khswaveriders.org (to check your homework)
- Come to class and start working at your assigned desk before the bell rings – warm ups will be displayed at the beginning of class.
Files
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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The Physics Song Project
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Physics Song Project update! You are allowed to read from your lyrics while performing your song! #yourewelcome
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Chapter 12, Plug & Chug 1-5
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Universal Law of Gravity Quiz.
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Ch. 25 Bookwork
- Plug and Chug 1-5
- Think & Solve 1-4
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Waves Quiz
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Take notes on Chapter 25.
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Chapters 18-20 Test and binder check.
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Chapters 18-20 Review Worksheet (to help you study for your test on Tuesday).
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Chapters 18-20 Review Worksheet (to help you study for your test on Tuesday).
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Chapter 20 Bookwork
- Review Questions 11-17
- Think & Explain 2, 3, 9, 13
- Think & Solve 1
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Chapter 20 Bookwork
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- Take notes on Chapter 19.
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Things to remember for the bowling field trip,
- Meet at the bus pick up area at 8:45.
- Don’t forget to bring socks.
- Stay in the bowling alley.
- Stay in your groups.
- Spend the first two frames just warming up – don’t worry about collecting data.
- Prep your lab report before tomorrow’s field trip.
- You must finish your lab report before you can do anything else – it has to be checked by me first.
- We may be leaving around 12:15.
- Clean up before we leave – throw away trash, put back chairs & bowling balls, etc.
- Thank the staff – they cut us a pretty good deal.
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- Prepare your lab report (only do the sections that you can for now) and bring a typed draft on Monday so I can check it for you.
- Read this link before you do your predictions worksheet.
- See attachment below if you lost the guidelines and/or prediction sheet.
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Study for bowling test on Monday.
- Memorize all the steps and equations.
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Density Lab Report
- I found out that the black cubes were PVC.
Discussion Questions (2 paragraph essay)
1) Explain how the volume of each object is determined.
2) Which object(s) were you not confident in identifying? Why?
3) How many objects were you able to correctly identify?
4) Which object(s) did you not identify correctly, why do you think that was?
5) What did you learn from this lab?
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Return bowling field trip form and money (see attachment).
- If you are in my periods 1, 3, or 5 have your teachers for periods 1-3 sign your permission form.
- If you are in my periods 4 or 6, have your period 5 teacher sign your permission form.
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Chapter 18 (Solids) quiz.
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Chapter 18 Bookwork
- Review Questions 4-8
- Think and Explain 1 & 2
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Expectations for Haiku
- Make 3 haikus for 3 different elements (except hydrogen)
- Make sure that you follow 5-7-5 syllable pattern
- Each haiku has to have 2 facts about the element
- Make sure you have no grammatical or spelling errors
- Make your haikus neat and presentable (in ink or typed)
- Provide a colorful, descriptive drawing of one of your haikus
- Recite to haiku music for extra credit!
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Chapter 17, Matter Test (no binder check).
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Chapter 17 Bookwork
- Review Questions 1-17
- Think & Explain 1-4
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Take notes on Chapter 17 (add this to your in class matter notes).
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Water Bottle Rocket Essay Questions (at least 1 page, typed)
How long was your rocket in the air? What did you do to try to maximize it’s flight
time?
What direction did your rocket take? Why do you think that is?
Did you follow the blueprint you submitted? If not, what changes did you make and
why did you decided to make them?
Approximately how long was your rocket? Why did you make it this length?
What improvements would you have made if you launched your rocket again?
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Finish up, adjust your rocket for Friday's launch!
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Finish bottle rocket.
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Water bottle rocket blueprint and hypothesis.
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Lever Project Essay (use the following prompts below, 1 page)
- Did you achieve the purpose? Explain.
- What materials did you use and where you get them?
- How much time was put into this?
- Did you get help? Who helped?
- What improvements would you make? Why?
- What did you like/dislike about this project?
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Lever Contest Project
- Must be less than 1 meter (39 in) long, tall, & wide.
- It must be able to project a tennis ball 30 feet (at least).
- Extra credit will be given if a lever has to be constructed.
- No part of your body can be used as a part of your lever.
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Lever Project due!
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Scientific Notation Test and binder check.
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Bring in 2 liter soda bottle and other materials.
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"Scientific Notation" & "Multiply/Dividing" Worksheets.
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Take notes on page 648, under the "Scientific Notation" section only.
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Simple Machines Test.
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Simple Machines Binder Check
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Simple Machines Test and Binder Check guide.
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Pulley Lab Report
Discussion (2 paragraphs).
1. What is the purpose of wheels in a pulley systems?
2. Since pulleys don't work perfectly, where do you think that the lost work went to? Why?
3. What happens to the efficiency of a pulley system as the MA increases? Why?
4. What did you find difficult about this lab? What made it easier? Explain.
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"Mechanical Advantage" Worksheet
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Take notes on 8.7 - 8.9
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Energy Test and Binder Check (see attachment).
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- Chapter 8 Bookwork
- Review Questions 11-13.
- Think & Expl. 3 – 7
- Think & Solve 1-4
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"Law of Conservation of Energy" Worksheet
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"Energy" Worksheet.
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Energy in Your Home Project (see attachment for details).
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Discussion (2 paragraphs at least).
- Who did the most work? Why?
- Who had the most power? Why
- Why is it difficult to burn calories?
- How many horses are you equivalent to?
- Did this lab help you to learn about work and power? Explain.
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Chapter 8 Bookwork
- Review Questions 1-5
- Plug & Chug 1-4, 6
- Think & Explain 1 & 2
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- Raisin Spit Lab Report
- Discussion Questions (2, six sentence paragraphs).
- Who ended up being the fastest spitter? Provide multiple reasons.
- What difficulties did you have? Explain.
- Did you like the lab? Why/Why not?
- Have you had enough of projectile motion or can you not get enough of it?
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Take notes on Chapter 8.1 - 8.6
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Marble Lab Report - final draft.
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Marble Lab Report (rough draft).
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"Sid and Herberta" Marble Worksheet
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"How I'm going to improve grade" Essay
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Physics Extra Credit options (due Dec. 13th, see attachments).
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Marbles worksheet
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Momentum Test
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Collision Jigsaw Activity.
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- "O the Weather..." Worksheet
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Yes, you guessed it! Detailed Chapter 7 notes!
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Bill Nye Astronomy Video WS.
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Test and binder check on Newton's 3rd Law of Motion (see attachment for details!).
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Balloon Rocket Lab Report (see attachment).
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Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion WS (see attachment).
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Another change in plans! Newton's 2nd Law of Motion binder check postponed AGAIN to Wednesday. See attachment if you need the details on the binder check.
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Chapter 6 Bookwork
- Think & Explain 1-10
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Take good notes on Chapter 6...almost done with Newton's Laws of Motion - woohoo!
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Newton's 2nd Law of Motion Exam (see attached for details).
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- Due date changed!
- Around the World with Newton's 2nd Law of Motion Worksheet. (see attachment below for problem set).
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"Some Mo' of tha 2nd Law Yo" Worksheet (see attached for the WS).
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Ch. 5 Bookwork
- Review Questions 1-7,
- Plug & Chug 1 & 2
- Think & Expl. 1-4
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- Finish "Around the World with Newton's 1st Law" Worksheet
- See attachments below if you didn't finish.
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Newton's 1st Law Test and Binder Check. See attachment for details!
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- Net Force Worksheet.
- Mass & Weight Worksheet
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Penny Lab Report Discussion Questions (in essay format)
- ·Use Newton’s 1st Law to explain what happens to the pennies? Please be thorough.
- ·Was one penny or many stacked easier? Why?
- ·Problems, improvements, comments?
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Chapter 4 Bookwork
- Review Questions 6-11,
- Plug & Chug 1 & 2,
- Think & Expl. 5 & 6
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"Inertia and Mass" Worksheet
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- Chapter 4 Bookwork
- Review Questions 1-5
- Think & Explain 1-4
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- Read Chapter 4 and take notes.
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- Study for Vectors Quiz
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- Vectors Worksheet
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- Read Chapter 3.1. - 3.3
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- "Finding Joy in Kinematics" Worksheet
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- Final day to complete extra credit options (see attachments below for details).
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- 2nd Kinematics Worksheet.
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- Kinematics Worksheet
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- Free fall test and binder check!
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- Due date extended!
- Experimental "g" Lab Report
- Remember to show all work for your calculations.
- Include all of the data taken in your data chart
- Please type this!
- See below attachment for discussion questions and other details.
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- "Throwing Up" Lab Report
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- Ch. 2 Review Questions 15- 25, Think & Explain 4-6
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- Study for test and prepare for binder check on Linear Motion.
- Make sure all notes have at least 5 questions and a 5 sentence summary.
- Update your word wall, table of contents, and equation chart.
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"Excelling in Acceleration" Worksheet
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Chapter 2 Bookwork
- Review Questions 8 - 14
- Plug & Chug 3 & 4
- Think & Explain 3
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- Speedy Scavenger Hunt Lab Report.
- Check the attachment below for further instructions and assistance.
- Must be typed!
- Come and see me if you need any help!
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- Ch. 2 Bookwork
- Review Questions 1-7,
- Plug & Chug 1 & 2, Think & Explain 1 & 2
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Read pages 11-16
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- Study for test and prepare for binder check on percent error, lab report, and the scientific method.
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- The "Question Activity."
- Must be typed.
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- Percent Error Quiz
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- Complete the following for your Percent Error Notes
- Finish Questions (5 questions, 2 must be at least level. 2)
- Summary (at least 5 sentences)
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- Percent Error Worksheet
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- Ch. 1 Bookwork
- Review Questions 5-10
- Think & Explain 1 & 2
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- Chapter 1 Worksheet
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- Physics Book Survey WS
- Math Assessment Feedback WS
- Study for a Math Assessment Retake on Monday
- Make sure you study the following...
- Mistakes you made
- Units for each quantity
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- Bring all required class materials (see class syllabus).
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Complete your "Student Information" sheet.
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Make a cover sheet for your physics binder.
On your cover sheet write…
- Physics
- Period ?
- Name.
- 2013-2014
- Include color (3 or more).
- Be legible (neat).
- Include drawings/designs
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- 1 page.
- Stuff to think about for "The Physics Essay"
- *What are your expectations for this class?
- *What are you going to do to get an "A"?
- *What are some things that you wonder about in science?
- *What do TRUTH and HONESTY have to do with science?
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Get materials and sign syllabus.