Chapter+4

--Review Chapter 3 Concepts --Prepare for Chapter 4 --What is Chapter Challenge? --What is happening at GA? --Concepts of S1 and S2, hand out “NOT A QUIZ” || --What is Chapter 4 about? --//Potentially// building roller coasters as Chapter Challenge --Concepts of S1 and S2 NOTAQUIZ: || {NONE} || Tuesday || --Begin Investigation 3 --Measuring Spring Potential Energy indirectly --Energy from SPE – KE – GPE || --Begin Section 3 --Energy moving from SPE to KE to GPE --What is **spring constant**? || {PTG #1, 2, 4} || Wednesday || --Complete Investigation 3 --Physics Plus --Physics to Go questions || --Completing Investigation --Do Physics Plus, and **measuring spring constant** --Review PTG HW Rubric for Ch4S3: || {PTG #8,10,12} Prepare for quiz || Thursday || //Potentially Quiz S3// --Review PTG and Physics Plus --Review Section 3 concepts || --Review Section 3 --Using Spring Potential Energy --//Potentially Quiz// || {NONE} Prepare for quiz || Friday || //Potentially Quiz S3// --Begin Section 4 || --//Potentially Quiz// --Begin Section 4 || {NONE} ||
 * Date || Goal || Activities || Assignment/Homework ||
 * April 30, 2012 – Monday || --Review Test
 * May 1, 2012 –
 * May 2, 2012 –
 * May 3, 2012 –
 * May 4, 2012 –

Tuesday || --Review Quiz: || --Do Now!: Analyze a problem with **spring launcher** with different mass --Review Quiz, PTG and Investigation --Discuss //why// I want to see them use the KE+GPE+SPE = KE+GPE+SPE method --Show an example of its use --Review why it’ll be good for the Chapter Challenge --Introduce Section 4 Tuesday || --How does this relate to Chapter Challenge? --Begin S4: Newton’s Law of Gravitation: “How can Australians stay stuck to the Earth?” || --Discuss Universal Gravitation --Begin Investigation: measuring **g** from the PAER video --Working the investigation; mapping out gravitational field; --Discuss, “What is a field?” ||  || Wednesday || --Complete Investigation --Supplementary virtual lab --Review PTG || --Review the PTG problems --How strong is gravity? --Describing the inverse-square pattern Thursday || --Complete Section 4, Quiz || --Answer any wayward questions --Complete Quiz --Calculator I made to help you: --Postponement on the Investigation. || There will be practice problems posted here: || Friday || --Begin S5 Hooke’s Law: How can we **know** what weight corresponds to any mass? || --Begin Investigation: how we use springs to measure **force** and determine **mass** || Complete the Investigation using the Excel calculator --Complete the PTG --Due on Monday ||
 * Date || Goal || Activities || Assignment/Homework ||
 * May 7, 2012 –
 * [[file:acpmvannucci/Ch4 Sec 4 Student.pdf|Ch4 Sec 4 Student.pdf]] || --Reading Physics Talk ||
 * May 8, 2012 –
 * May 9, 2012 –
 * [[file:acpmvannucci/Investigation 4 -- Universal Gravitation.xlsx|Investigation 4 -- Universal Gravitation.xlsx]] -- Investigation Seed File
 * Rubric for Section 4: [[file:acpmvannucci/Rubric Ch4 Sec 4.docx|Rubric Ch4 Sec 4.docx]] || --Complete {1, 2 with calc, 7, 10} problems ||
 * May 10, 2012 –
 * May 11, 2012 –

Monday || --Review gravitation HW --Quiz on Gravitation --Begin S5 || --PTG and Quiz --What is your **at rest** weight? --How does **scale reading** actually found? --Hooke’s Law || --Read and Summarize Physics Talk section from Section 5 || Tuesday || --Discuss reading --What you **feel** on an elevator? --How do scales //measure// weight? || --Do Now! --Discuss the reading, notes --Begin investigation --Example, sample problems || {NONE} || Wednesday || --Complete investigation --Look at sample problems --How do you **find** spring constant? || --Begin with a Do Now! on Hooke’s Law --Discuss the **results** of investigation; how does **force** depend on **stretch**? --Complete Investigation || {NONE} || Thursday || --Class work on PTG || --The class will **complete** their PTG questions and prepare any questions for Mr. V for his return on Friday || {STUDY FOR QUIZ} || Friday || --Review PTG work and discuss sample problems --Quiz, S5 || --Review PTG --Review concept of Hooke’s Law --Quiz on S5 || {READ Ch4 S6 Physics Talk} ||
 * Date || Goal || Activities || Assignment/Homework ||
 * May 14, 2012 –
 * May 15, 2012 –
 * May 16, 2012 –
 * May 17, 2012 –
 * May 18, 2012 –

Monday || --Complete the PTG problems on Hooke’s Law --Quiz on Hooke’s Law --Hand out review sheet; work on it || --Complete the PTG problems on Hooke’s Law --Quiz on Hooke’s Law --Hand out review sheet; work on it || {NONE} || Tuesday || --Review GA handout --Assign coasters --How to measure **time** and **length** at GA || --Do Now!: Theoretical vs. Actual Velocity --Measuring **car length** --Measuring **car time** || {NONE} || Wednesday || --Go to Great Adventure || --Go to Great Adventure || {NONE} || Thursday || --Complete Great Adventure Assignment --Hand in before class-end || --Complete Great Adventure Assignment --Hand in before class-end || {NONE} || Friday || {OFF} || {OFF} || {OFF} ||
 * Date || Goal || Activities || Assignment/Homework ||
 * May 21, 2012 –
 * May 22, 2012 –
 * May 23, 2012 –
 * May 24, 2012 –
 * May 25, 2012 –

Monday || {OFF} || {OFF} || {OFF} || Tuesday || --Review Section 5 work --Begin Section 6 || --Do Now! Finals Prep --Review Section 5 work --Begin Section 6: Apparent weight --Return to **circular motion**; what about centripetal force? || Physics Talk Reading: Section 6 || Wednesday || --Continue Section 6: What weight do you //feel// at the top of a roller coaster? --Water-glass demo --Complete Investigation || --Do Now! Finals Prep --Continue Apparent weight; how does the **scale reading** change with motion up or down? --How do you feel at the top and bottom of a roller coaster? || PTG 1,2,3 || Thursday || --Do Physics To Go --Review || --Do Now! Finals Prep --Complete Investigation --Do Physics To Go in class together; when you are riding an elevator, **when do you feel heavier or lighter**? || PTG 4,7,9
 * Date || Goal || Activities || Assignment/Homework ||
 * May 28, 2012 –
 * May 29, 2012 –
 * May 30, 2012 –
 * May 31, 2012 –

Rubric for Ch4 Section 6

Friday || --Complete PTG and Physics Plus
 * 1) Investigation – Completed, and correct
 * 2) PTG Problems, 1,2,3,4,7,9 – Each out of 3 points, Total = 18 pts
 * 3) Quiz, out of 10 points ||
 * June 1, 2012 –

--Quiz || --Do Now! Finals Prep --Review PTG and Plus work --Quiz || {NONE} ||

Friday || --Review Section 6: Apparent Weight --Quiz, Section 6 || --Do Now! Apparent Weight --Hand back labs/PTG’s --Quiz || {NONE} || Friday || --Review for Unit Test; Chapter 4 || --Finals Do Now! --Discuss quizzes/PTGs from Chapter 4 --Answer questions/prepare || --Study for Unit Test-- || Wednesday || --Review Game: Chapter 4 || --Finals Do Now! --Review Game: --PhET Skate Park || --Study for Unit Test-- || Friday || --Unit Test, Chapter 4 || --Finals Do Now! --Unit Test: Chapter 4 --Review Game: || {NONE} || Friday || --Begin finals prep || --Finals Do Now! --Review Open Ended Problems for Final --Solutions for Review Guide: || {NONE} ||
 * Date || Goal || Activities || Assignment/Homework ||
 * June 4, 2012 –
 * June 5, 2012 –
 * June 6, 2012 –
 * June 7, 2012 –
 * June 8, 2012 –

CP Final Review Solutions: [[file:CP Final Study Guide Solutions.PDF]]
Monday || Final Review || Final Review || {NONE} || Tuesday || Final Review – Review Game || Final Review – Review Game || {NONE} || Wednesday || Final Review || Final Review || {NONE} || Thursday || Exams 2/7 || Exams 2/7 || {NONE} || Friday || Exams 3/4 || Exams 3/4 || {NONE} ||
 * Date || Goal || Activities || Assignment/Homework ||
 * June 11, 2012 –
 * June 12, 2012 –
 * June 13, 2012 –
 * June 14, 2012 –
 * June 15, 2012 –