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Physics Calendar

August 2008
25 Monday Syllabus, Key words, Video: What is physics?, Scientific Method Lab. Read chapter 1.
26 Tuesday Free Falling Object Lab, Introduce Base Units. Read chapter 2.1
27 Wednesday Measurement Lab. Read chapter 2.2
28 Thursday Significant Digits, Scientific Notation, Factor-Label Method Notes
29 Friday Quiz on everthing so far. Read chapter 2.3

September 2008
1 Monday Labor Day- Student Holiday
2 Tuesday Graphing Lab Using the motion detectors
3 Wednesday Graphing Practice. Slope of a line Lab.
4 Thursday Putting it all together.
5 Friday Video: Not Your Average Average. Speed/Distance/Time Lab- Work/Power/Time Lab
8 Monday Video: Tracking Speed. Calculate Speed/Distance/Velocity/Acceleration
9 Tuesday Notion of Motion Lab
10 Wednesday Motion Notes
11 Thursday Motion Review and September 11
12 Friday Chapter 1-3 Review. Bonus questions p. 60 3, 4 p. 61 17, 18, 20
15 Monday Chapter 1-3 Test. Read chapter 4.1
16 Tuesday Read chapter 4.2 Video: Victory With Vectors.
17 Wednesday Chapter 4 Problems p. 67. q. 1-4.
18 Thursday Components of Vectors Problems p. 71, q. 5-10
19 Friday Chapter 4 Problems p. 74, q. 11-14. Chapter 4 Study Guide is due Wed. September 24.
22 Monday Chapter 4 Practice Problems. Family Night- No homework!
23 Tuesday Chapter 4 Review Putting it all together
24 Wednesday Chapter 4 Quiz (80 %) and Chapter 1-3 Test (20%)
25 Thursday Graphing Motion in One Dimension and Graphing Velocity in One Dimension
26 Friday Graphing Acceleration
29 Monday p. 753, q. 16-20
30 Tuesday Chapter 5 Study Guide

October 2008
1 Wednesday Cambridge Lab
2 Thursday Review
3 Friday Chapter 5 Test and Six Weeks Test----- End of the Six Weeks
6 Monday Six weeks test corrections. Questions Chapter 5.4. p. 109, q. 23-26.
7 Tuesday Chapter 5.4 and 6.1 Notes, Read chapter 6.1. Calculate your weight in Newtons.
8 Wednesday Newton's 2nd Law Video.
9 Thursday Newton's 2nd Law Video Quiz and Lab.
10 Friday Newton's First Law Video and Notes. Extra Credit Problem (Hover Craft)
13 Monday Student Holiday
14 Tuesday ESPN Video Newton's Hat Trick and Chapter 6 Notes
15 Wednesday Chapter 6 Chapter Review
16 Thursday Friction Investigation Lab
17 Friday Chapter 7 Notes
20 Monday Day of mourning
21 Tuesday Chapter 7.1 Notes
22 Wednesday Motion in Two Directions Lab
23 Thursday Physics Problems WS
24 Friday Chapter 6 and 7.1 Review
27 Monday Chapter 6 and 7.1 Test
27 Monday Free Fall Lab
28 Tuesday Projectile Notes and Hang Time Video
29 Wednesday Flight of a Projectile WS

November 2008
3 Monday Centripetal Acceleration Notes and Problems
4 Tuesday Cetripetal Acceleration Lab
5 Wednesday Centripetal Acceleration Lab
6 Thursday Centripetal Acceleration Lab, Chapter 7 Physics Problems Review
7 Friday Chapter 7 Physics Problems Quiz
10 Monday Chapter 8.1 Notes, p. 184, q. 1-4
11 Tuesday Chapter 8.1 Homework Quiz, Planetary Motion Period WS
12 Wednesday Chapter 8.1 Completion
13 Thursday Six Weeks Test Review
14 Friday Six Weeks Test---- End of the Six Weeks
17 Monday Super Massive Black Hole Video
18 Tuesday Chapter 8.2 Notes and 2 homework questions
19 Wednesday Finish 8.2, Chapter 8 Study Guide
20 Thursday Kepler's Laws Lab
21 Friday Kepler's Laws Lab and Study Guide Due. Go eat Turkey!
24 Monday Thanksgiving Break
25 Tuesday Thanksgiving Break
26 Wednesday Thanksgiving Break
27 Thursday Thanksgiving Break
28 Friday Thanksgiving Break

December 2008
1 Monday Chapter 9.1 Notes
2 Tuesday Chapter 9.1 Notes and Chapter 9.1 Homework problems p. 217, q. 1 and 4, p. 218, 22-25.

January 2009
16 Friday End of the Six Weeks and End of Semester One
19 Monday Student Holiday

February 2009
16 Monday Student Holiday
27 Friday Six Weeks Test---- End of the Six Weeks

March 2009
9 Monday Spring Break
10 Tuesday Spring Break
11 Wednesday Spring Break
12 Thursday Spring Break
13 Friday Spring Break

April 2009
10 Friday Student Holiday
17 Friday Six Weeks Test---- End of the Six Weeks
24 Friday Student Holiday

May 2009
25 Monday Student Holiday

June 2009
4 Thursday Graduation

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