Conceptual: Independence of x and y

Don't believe me? Watch this clip of MythBusters.  Then check out these short notes:
  
And look!  If you want to shoot a monkey that will drop from rest when the gun goes off, you need to aim AT the monkey.  The bullet will fall too!

Honors: Adding Vectors Graphically

Homework: Concept-Development 3-2

Conceptual: Trinity and Beyond

Today and Monday we will be watching Trinity and Beyond, a documentary about the US nuclear weapons program from 1945 to 1963.  There is a reading guide that you will turn in on Monday.

No homework tonight, so have a great three day weekend!

Honors: Position vs. Time Graphs

Honors: Kinematics Story Problems

After bellwork we worked on Kinematics Story Problems I and II. They are due tomorrow.

Conceptual: Nuclear Fusion

Homework tonight: Concept-Development 40-1

Honors: Kinematics Equations Practice

After bellwork we continued working on Concept-Development 2-1 and 2-2. Those are due Wednesday.

Conceptual: Nuclear Fission

Honors: Using Kinematic Equations: Free Fall

After bellwork we continued working on Concept-Development 2-1 and 2-2.  Those are due Wednesday.

Honors: Intro to Kinematics Equations

We spent a fair amount of time on the bellwork, practicing finding the sign of acceleration conceptually:


We then started creating an equation sheet. You will be adding to this equation sheet for the rest of the year, so don't lose it!

Homework is the FRONT ONLY on Concept-Development 2-1.

Conceptual: Decay Series

Bellwork:





There aren't really any notes today.  We started the homework, Conceptual Development 39-2, together, and it is due Monday.

Conceptual: Half-Life

No real notes today, except for bellwork:


We then completed the Half-Life Lab, which is due tomorrow.

Honors: Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Signs

Bellwork:








Then we practiced finding the signs of position, velocity, and acceleration for a ball thrown straight up in the air.

Honors: Velocity Practice and Acceleration Intro

Bellwork followed by some notes:

Homework tonight are Ranking Tasks Velocity II and Acceleration II.

Conceptual: Kinds of Decay

Bellwork:

Notes:

Homework tonight is to finish Concept Development 39-1.  Due tomorrow.

Honors: Velocity and Relativity

Homework: Ranking Tasks People on Trains and Velocity I

Conceptual: Nuclear Intro Lab

Today we started our Nuclear unit. Bellwork:



Then we used cloud chambers to see the trails of radiation emitted from uranium in the glaze of some old Fiestaware.  I can't set this up for you again if you missed it, but here is a video of a giant cloud chamber in Berlin.

Homework tonight is to read through and complete Nuclear Technology Affects Us All.  I do not have an electronic version.

Honors: Position and Speed

And so begins our kinematics unit. Most students from previous years have told me that this is the most difficult unit because we use quite a lot of math. First, some bellwork:

And notes:



Homework is Kinematics I, due tomorrow.