Sunday, October 7, 2012

Monday October 8th, 2012

Physics

Second Law Lab.  Remember to check your equations with me before you start the data collection.  Secondly, make sure the cart is just before the first gate when you release the cart.  The goal is to have an initial velocity of zero when the first gate timer is tripped. 

When done, please show the data to me.  I will check the numbers and your % error. 

Finish the summary questions individually. 

HW: pg 93, 95, 98,100, 101 (q's 6-21)

Physical Science A

Test Today, be sure to get computers out and start them up. 

Pick up a binder checklist. 

Any last minute questions.

Test over forces.

When done, please pick up the objectives and vocabulary for the next unit. 

HW:  Vocabulary needs to be defined.  Secondly, please read and take notes on chapter 5 in the text. 
Friday October 5th, 2012

Physical Science A:

Bellwork
    1.  What is the weight of an 880 N object?
   
    2.  How much pressure is being exerted by a 400 N object that has an area of contact of .8m2?

    3.  Explain the motion of a rocket using Newton's Third Law.


Objectives:
    -Review all the concepts discussed in class.

Go over the homework.  Check and discuss.

Practice Test.  Focus on good test taking skills, reading carefully, and relaxing.

When finished, study for the test.






Physics

Bellwork:
    1.  Draw a free body diagram of a situation where a person pulls on a box with a rope causing the box     to move with a constant acceleration.  Is there a net force acting on the object?  If so, what is     producing the net force?


Go over and check the prelab.

Discuss forces, free body diagrams, and newton's second law.

Explain the Second Law Lab. 

HW: pg 93, 95, 98,100, 101 (q's 6-21)



Thursday, October 4, 2012

Thursday, October 4, 2012
Physics

Go over the quiz, discuss answers, problem areas. 

Check and go over the free body diagram homework.

Discuss forces, list examples of everyday forces, newton's three laws of motion.

Demonstration First Law of Motion

HW: Prelab on 2nd Law of Motion. Q's 1-5 on pg. 89.

Physical Science A

Bellwork:
    1.  A group of students are arguing about weight.  The first student explains that weight will stay the     same no matter where you are.  While the second student explains that it will change but can't     remember why.  Which student is correct?  What should student 2 have also included in his     explanation?

    2.  What is the mass of an object that weighs 4500 N on Earth?

    3.  How does pressure relate to forces?

Objectives:
    1.  Explain Newton's Laws of Motion.
    2.  Explain how rockets are propelled through the air.
    3.  Explain how the concept of pressure is useful when explain the effects of an applied force.

Go over and check the pressure problem.

Demo glass bottle

Discuss Newton's Third Law of Motion

HW: Laws of Motion Review Sheet.

Tomorrow we will take a practice test.  This will be a nice review and will provide you with a idea of where you are at with you understanding of the concepts.  You will be able to keep these and use to study.

Wed. October 3, 2012

Physics

Go over a couple of example problems.

Quiz: Projectile Motion

When you are finished with the quiz.  Please begin reading all of chapter 4 and section 5.2 of chapter 5. 

While reading and taking notes is will be handy to answer the following questions:

            What is a force?

            What are some common examples of forces?

            What happens when more than one force acts on an object?
   
            What are the laws related to forces?

Discuss what forces are, how we describe them, and how we draw simple vector diagrams/free body diagrams to analyze a situation.

HW: Free Body Diagrams.  Draw the free body diagram for the situation given.  If forces are there are two forces that are in the same or opposite direction, identify the net force or if they are equal.


Physical Science A
Bellwork:
    1.  Using your knowledge of the material up to this point, write a math problem for the following     concepts: Acceleration, Newton's Second Law, and Weight.  When you have finished, quiz the person     to the right of your seat.

    2.  Explain what happens to the gravitational force between two object when the size of one of the     objects is tripled?  What happens to the force if the distance between the objects is cut in half.

    3.  How does the acceleration of a bowling ball and the acceleration of a marble compare to each other     if they are dropped at the same time from the same height?

Objective:
    -Explain the factors used to calculate the weight of an object. 
    -Explain how pressure relates to applied forces and how the applied pressure is calculated.

Check and go over the weight problems

Demo:
    -dixie cups, student in a bag, bed of nails, snow shoes, ice rescue

Discuss pressure

Demo:
    -glass bottle/hydraulics

HW:Pressure problems worksheet

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

October 2, 2012
Physics

Bellwork:
    1.  A bird traveling at 25 m/s drops its recently caught prey from a height of 400m.  Find the horizontal    
         distance the prey traveled before striking the ground.  How long did the prey fall?  What was its final          vertical velocity before striking the ground.

    2.  A boy tosses a ball to his dad who is 3.5 meters away.  If the ball were thrown with an initial velocity          of 2.5 m/s at an angle of 24 degrees to the horizontal, will the ball land in the dads if it stays in the air          for .22 seconds?
 
Check and go over the homework problems.

Discuss projectile motion and satellites

Study for quiz tomorrow.

Physical Science A

Bellwork:
    1.  State Newton's First two laws of motion.

    2.  Make a list of all the forces we have talked about up to this point and write out all of the formulas.

    3.  What is the acceleration of a 80 kg cart that has a force of 240 N acting on it?

    4.  What happens to the force of gravity between two objects if the distance between them increases?      Decreases?

Objectives:
    1.  List and describe the typical force that you experience and interact with on a daily basis.

    2.  Draw vector diagrams (arrows with magnitudes) that Identifies the magnitude and direction of          everyday forces (e.g., wind, tension in ropes, pushes and pulls, weight).

    3.  Explain how the weight of an object is calculated.

    4.  Explain how air resistance affect a falling object.

Finish the Scavenger Hunt, be sure to find the mass of the objects.  We will go over the answers today in class and go through a few examples of how to solve the gravitational force problems.

Today we will discuss weight and air resistance.

??Will a larger object fall faster than a smaller object??
-Demo to analyze this concept.

HW: Weight Calculations.  Determine the weight/mass of an object in a given situation.  ALSO, finish the calculations for the scavenger hunt

Additional: If you are struggling with remembering the forces, formulas, and concepts, you could make flash cards on quizlet