February 22-March 2 (updated on 2/28)

• Wed/Thurs 2/22-2/23:  Turn in Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy Worksheet.  Hand out 14+15 Review and work on it.  Rolling Balls Lab.  Complete and turn in today.
• Fri/Mon 2/24-2/27:  Go over 14+15 Review.  Introduce Pendulum Lab.  Write problem statement, background, hypothesis, variables, diagram, procedure, and data table.  When ready, take data!!
• Tues/Wed 2/28-2/29:  14+15 Test. Take data for Pendulum Lab.  2nd draft of Pendulum Lab due Mon/Tues 3/5-3/6.
• Thurs/Fri 3/1-3/2:  Talk about data processing and conclusion-writing for Pendulum Lab.  Introduce Energy Debate.  Go to library for research.  Next Mon/Tues will be further research and the debate will be on next Wed/Thurs.  Remember that the 2nd draft of your Pendulum Lab is due next Mon/Tues 3/5-3/6.

February 6-February 21

Welcome to the 2nd Semester!  For all of you, that means a fresh start.  If you weren't as successful as you wanted to be 1st semester, this is a chance to do things differently.  Resolve to get all of your assignments in on time.  If you don't understand something, ask for help right away, and come in for FLEX if you need more.  If you are absent, check the website for work and when you come back, make up assignments and notebook entries right away.  Don't wait until the end of the quarter to try to scramble to get caught up because that freqently backfires.

Mon/Tues 2/6-2/7:  Final Exams back, look at them, and then recollect.  Notes on Work and Power.   Do some work and power problems and then do the Stairs Lab.
Wed/Thurs 2/8-2/9:  Finish work and power problems and stairs lab.  Turn in.  Notes on Machines and Mechanical Advantage.  Lever Lab.
Fri/Mon 2/10-2/13:  Turn in Lever Lab.  Pulley Lab done in Notebook.  Efficiency.  Machine Problems. 
Tues/Wed 2/14-2/15:  Machine Project.  Build Machines in class, make a well-labeled diagram with measurements, and calculate the mechanical advantage of your machine.
Thurs/Tues 2/16-2/21:  Kinetic and Potential Energy.
Fri 2/17:  Senior Seminars Today.  You see all 8 classes for a short time. 
Mon 2/20:  President's Day.  No School.

Final Exam and Note Card Guidelines

Finals for this class are on Wednesday 2/1!  2nd Period's Final is from 8:10-10:05 and 5th Period's is from 10:30-12:25. 

What You Need for the Final in This Class:
1)  Pencils
2)  Notebook Paper
3)  A Scientific Calculator (I cannot provide these)
4)  4" x 6" note card hand-written by you (must be turned in at the end of the test)
5)  Something to do quietly when you are done with the test

Other Rules:
1)  You must finish the test in the time allotted, although I do allow students to stay a short time into the break if they have been working steadily.  Students with 504 plans or IEP's can get more time if their plan allows. 
2)  No trips to the restroom before you have turned in the test.  Afterwards, one student at a time may go.
3)  Absolutely no cell phones out.
4)  Remember that any form of cheating, whether you are looking at another person's test or assisting another student, will result in a 0% on the test.    Don't let that happen to you!  It just isn't worth it.

Finally, remember to be well-rested, eat a good breakfast, and try to relax.    If you run into a question that is stressing you out, move on, and come back to it later.  Check your test over before you turn it in to look for careless mistakes or questions you may have forgotten to answer.

Notebook Check, 11+12 Test, and Late Work/Extra Credit Deadline This Week!!

This is a reminder that we will be doing a Notebook Check on Tuesday/Wednesday this week.  We are looking at entries #15-27 (13 entries) and you need to have Cornell Notes for all of them except the 2 that were labs.

On that same day, we will take the 11+12 Test.  The answers to the Review Sheet Are:
1)  36.7 km        2)  72.2 kg       3)  710 N       4)  6.76 s      5)  0.280 m/s^2

The review sheet with problems worked out is due BEFORE the test.

Finally, don't forget that the deadline for any late work and extra credit is this Friday (1/27) by 3:30 pm.  If you have any questions, e-mail me or ask in class. 

January 18-February 2

We are now heading into the last 2 weeks before final exams.  Make sure that you check your grade and look for missing assignments.  The deadline for late work and extra credit is Friday, January 27th by 3:30 pm.   

• Wed/Thurs 1/18-1/19:  1st side of Newton's 2nd Law worksheet should be completed before class.  Notes on Weight, Free-fall, and Newton's 3rd Law.  Finish 2nd side of Newton's 2nd Law worksheet and turn in.  Finish Skateboard Lab, due Fri/Mon 1/20-1/23.
• Fri/Mon 1/20-1/23:  Turn in Skateboard Lab.  Newton's Laws MiniLabs.  Explain how the laws are involved for each station and turn in.  Notebook Check and Ch 11+12 Test next class period.  Remember to complete your Cornell Notes by then.
• Tues/Wed 1/24-1/25:   Review for 11+12 Test.  Notebook Check.  Turn in Notebooks while you take the 11+12 Test.  After test, pick up the Semester Review Packet and start working on it.
• Thurs/Fri 1/26-1/27:   Deadline for late work and extra credit is Friday by 3:30 pm.  Questions on Semester Review Packet?  Jeopardy Review.   Semester Exam Guidelines.
• Mon 1/30:  See all classes for short periods.  Go over calculation for your desired grade.  Final Review Questions.
• Tues 1/31:  Final Exams for Periods 1, 4, and 7.
• Wed 2/1:  Final Exams for Periods 2, 5, and 8.
• Thurs 2/2:  Final Exams for Periods 3 and 6.
• Fri 2/3:  Teacher Work Day.  No School.

January 3-January 17, 2012

Welcome to the New Year!!  I hope that you had a relaxing winter break.  I know that I sure did.   Now it's time to get ready for the end of the First Semester.  Are you ready??

• Tues/Wed 1/3-1/4:  Questions on velocity problems?  Introduce acceleration.  Begin Wheelchair Races group activity.  Velocity Problems due 1/5-1/6 (must show work using 3-step method!!)
• Thurs/Fri 1/5-1/6:  Turn in Velocity Problems.  Finish Wheelchair Races Poster.  Introduce momentum.  Work on Acceleration/Momentum Problems, due 1/9-1/10.
• Mon/Tues 1/9-1/10:  Turn in acceleration and momentum worksheet.   Motion Detector Lab.  Turn in Lab Worksheet when finished.
• Wed/Thurs 1/11-1/12:  Notes on Forces. Write hypotheses for Skateboard Lab.  Take data and crunch the numbers.
• Fri/Tues 1/13-1/17:  Writing the conclusion for Skateboard Lab.  Lab due 1/20-1/21.  Notes on Newton's 1st and 2nd Laws.   Newton's 2nd Law problems.  Problems due 1/18-1/19.  Newton's 3rd Law.

No School on Monday 1/16 due to Martin Luther King Day.

December 5-December 16

Can you believe we are down to the last 2 weeks before winter break??  This is a good time to get caught up with missing work and to plan any extra credit you may want to do over winter break.  Remember that your 2nd Draft of the Reaction Rates Lab is due this Mon/Tues!!  Short Chapter 7 Test is on Thurs/Fri.

• Mon/Tues 12/5-12/6:   Bring in completed 2nd draft of lab.  Exchange labs and "Color-Mark" (a type of peer-editing).  Give the lab back to the other student and discuss strengths and weaknesses.  Final Lab is due next Tues/Wed 12/13-12/14 with the Color-Marked version.  Go over Chapter 7 Review.  Introduce Solubility Vocabulary.  Read 8.1 and 8.2.
• Wed/Thurs 12/7-12/8:  Turn in Chapter 7 Review.  Take Chapter 7 Test.  Dissolving Lab.  Read 8.3.
• Fri/Mon 12/9-12/12:  Solubility Curves.  Forming Crystals.   Turn in Solubility Worksheet.  Acids and Bases Lab.  Read 8.4.
• Tues/Wed 12/13-12/14:  Turn in Final Draft of Reaction Rates Lab and Color-Marked Version.  pH and strength of acids and bases.  Acid and Base Worksheet.  Chapter 8 Review.  Short Chapter 8 Test on Thurs/Fri.
• Thurs/Fri 12/13-12/14:   Turn in Acid and Base Worksheet.  Take Chapter 8 Test.  Start motion.

Have a Relaxing Winter Break!!