Final Work Days

We are now in the twilight days of first semester. The rest of our time will be spent getting ready for the final, which will consist of 12 questions taken from your previous unit tests. Numbers will be changed if math is involved.

I do not have a study guide for you; your old tests are your study guide. I hope you didn't throw them away.

You are allowed ONE side of ONE 8.5"x11" piece of paper as a cheat sheet for the final.

EXEMPTIONS
 There are two ways to get exempt:

1. You have an A now and you had an A at first quarter, plus no unexcused absences.
2. You have a good enough grade now that even with a zero on the final, you would still have an A.

Finally...the finals days:
Tuesday, December 18: 5th and 6th
Wednesday, December 19: 3rd and 4th
Thursday, December 20: 1st and 2nd

Have a great break. We're back on January 7th.

Conceptual: Kinematics Test

Today is your last unit test. I will have it graded tomorrow!

Conceptual: Unit 6 Study Guide

Today and tomorrow are your study guide days for your Kinematics test on Thursday. You also have homework due today: Kinematics II.

Career Fair

Ohayou gozaimasu! Because of the Career Fair I will only see 6th period today. They have homework due and the period will be work time. Everyone else: your homework is due tomorrow.

The Teacher Is In!

Hey everyone! The jury service I warned you all about last week has been cancelled, so I WILL be in the classroom this week! I was really worried about being out the last regular week of the semester when lots of you need to pick up your grades. Please take advantage of this stroke of luck and get your missing work turned in!

Honors: Newton's First Law

In addition to bellwork we talked about whiplash, fixing loose hammers, and whipping the tablecloth out from under dishes.

Conceptual: Projectile Motion (2D)

Today we talked very briefly about how to deal with an object moving in both the horizontal and vertical dimensions. The rest of the day was spent working on your last assignment of the semester (below).

Honors: Kinematics Test Overview

Today I passed back the test you took on Tuesday and we went over a few of the problems.

Conceptual: Vector Components

Conceptual: Scalars and Vectors

Today we talked about the difference between vectors and scalars. We also added vectors graphically. Tomorrow we will add them with the Pythagorean Theorem.

Honors: Forces

Today we started talking about forces. We are only going to work on this unit for a few days before switching to finals review next week. Remember, I may not be here next week due to federal jury duty, so PLEASE come in for missing work/tutoring THIS week.

Honors: Kinematics Test

Fourth Test! Last unit test of the semester!

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!

Conceptual: More Kinematics Word Problems Practice

After bellwork we had time to finish Kinematics Word Problems, which is due today.

Honors: Kinematics Study Guide

Study guide work time today and Monday! Test Tuesday!

Conceptual: Solving Kinematics Word Problems

Conceptual: More Kinematics Equations Practice

First we went over some of yesterday's problems as bellwork. The rest of the period was spent with more practice in the form of Concept-Development 2-2.

Conceptual: Kinematics Equations

 

Honors: 2-D Kinematics Practice

Today we quickly finished yesterday's example (see yesterday's post for a better picture of the right side) then had work time to practice with Kinematics Word Problems II.

Honors: Solving 2-Dimensional Kinematics Problems

We didn't quite finish, but here's how far we got. We will finish tomorrow.

Conceptual: Graphs of Motion part II

First we finished yesterday's notes, then we used our new-found motion graphing skills to complete Graphs of Motion. Due tomorrow.

Honors: Vector Components

Bellwork and notes, followed by homework.

Graphs of Motion part I

We will be finishing this and getting homework tomorrow.

Work Day

Today is a work day for everyone. I will be checking last week's stamp count for the conceptual classes and we will be counting stamps and checking them in the honors classes. Please get missing work turned in and graded work corrected.

Have a great Thanksgiving.

Conceptual: Signs of x, v, a

 First, some bellwork to help with last night's homework. The instructions are the same as Acceleration II; I just didn't write it all on the board.










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

No homework tonight.

Honors: Adding Vectors Graphically

I gave you some prepared notes on the graphical methods of adding vectors, but below are some overhead notes:




Homework: Concept-Development 3-2