Study Guide Day

Today everyone is working on a study guide for our first test. Period 1, yours is in Friday's post. Everyone else (honors classes), yours is below with answers.

Honors: Word Problems in 2 Dimensions

First we walked through a typical word problem in two dimensions on the bellwork. Unfortunatley, I forgot my iPod and so do not have a picture. The rest of the day was spent working on Kinematics Word Problems II, which is due Monday.

Conceptual: Kinematics Study Guide

Today and Monday period 1 is working on the study guide for the kinematics test, which is Tuesday. Below are the study guide and the answers to the study guide. Also, don't forget to turn in Kinematics II!

Word Problems in 2 Dimensions

Today we worked through a classic 2 dimensional kinematics word problem:

Your homework is Kinematics II. The front is here and a picture of the back is below.

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!

Kinematics Story Problems Practice

First I ranted about my supplies being missing. Then we did this bellwork:

The rest of the period was work time for Kinematics Word Problems (Conceptual, Honors).

Solving Kinematics Story Problems

Kinematic Equations Continued

First we did a bellwork that mimics the back of last night's homework:

The rest of the period was work time to finish Concept-Development 2-1 (due today) and start Concept-Development 2-2 (Due Monday).

Kinematics Equations

Today we used your lab results as a jumping off point for the three kinematics equations we'll be using (blue). Your homework is to start Concept Development 2-1, which we will finish tomorrow.

Free Fall Lab

Today (Wednesday for period 4 and 6) we completed a lab in which we dropped a ball from different heights and timed the fall. We then graphed height vs. time. Here's the bellwork:

Acceleration

This Week in Review

First we spent bellwork explaining how to do the back of last night's homework. That is due today.

Next we worked on a bunch of problems that span everything we learned this week. This is due on Monday:

Kinematics I (Conceptual), Kinematics I (Honors)

Velocity

Building from our lab, today we talked a little more about velocity. We also have homework and we will be going over the problem on the back (last photo) tomorrow for belllwork. Have the front (People on Trains) done tonight and at least try the back.

Graphs of Motion Lab

Today (Wednesday for periods 4 and 6) we are completing a lab in which we use Vernier equipment to graph our position vs. time. We then used our results to define some things about velocity.

Lab Setup
The lab itself was a file too large for Google Drive, so I took pictures of it and put them below.

No homework tonight.

Distance vs. Displacement

No homework tonight.

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.

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).