Wednesday 10/2/19
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- Unit 1 Test
- read tutorial on Newton's First Law in Physics Classroom
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Monday 9/30/19
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- go Unit 1 practice Test...test on Tuesday (6 min)
answer key
- look at rocket launch in slow mo...
- what is the speed of the rocket leaving the launcher?
- if no air resistance what height would we expect for this initial speed?
- more unit 1 review problems (15 min)
- acceleration Kahoot!
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Monday 9/30/19
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- finish Unit 1 practice Test...test on Tuesday (25 min)
- look at rocket launch in slow mo...
- what is the speed of the rocket leaving the launcher?
- if no air resistance what height would we expect for this initial speed?
- more unit 1 review problems (15 min)
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answer key
Friday 9/27/19
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- Fire Rockets (20 min)
Rocket Airtime Data
- Rocket Prompt (15 min)
- based on your rocket airtime, what can you determine?
- students present results from prompt
- begin Unit 1 Practice Test
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Thursday 9/26/19
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Mythbusters Cannon from Back of Truck
- how does this relate to what we are studying?
- Vertical whiteboard problem (10 min)
- If projectile has initial velocity of 40 m/s, what is the height of the projectile at 3 seconds?
- graph of height vs time of ball thrown in air on Geogebra (10 min)
- students show points on the graph
- show that graphing equation fits the same points
- students generate a graph of velocity vs time
- look at Moving Man simulation and graph position, vel and accel (5 min)
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
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Wednesday 9/25/19
Learning Targets
- Students will be able to analyze the height, velocity and time for a projectile
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Vertical whiteboard problem (10 min)
- If projectile has initial velocity of 40 m/s, what is the height of the projectile at 3 seconds?
- Show graph of height vs time of ball thrown in air on Geogebra (10 min)
- students generate a graph of velocity vs time
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- work on paper rocket build (15 min)
- rockets will be launched on Wednesday
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Tuesday 9/24/19
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration and Free Fall quiz (30 min)
- work on paper rocket build (15 min)
- rockets will be launched on Wednesday
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Monday 9/23/19
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Mythbusters Cannon from Back of Truck
- how does this relate to what we are studying?
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz (30 min)...
answer key
- work on paper rocket build (25 min)
- rockets will be launched on Wednesday
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Friday 9/20/19
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- formative assessment on accel with initi vel(10 min)
- find velocity and height of a ball at a particular time when thrown straight up
- find accel given distance and time down an incline
- work on paper rocket build (25 min)
- rockets will be launched on Wednesday
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Thursday 9/19/19
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (15 min)
- two more problems...
-object is thrown downward with velocity -20 m/s from top of bleachers. Find the displacement after 2 seconds (5 min)
- how long will it take for an object to fall a distance of 30 meters when dropped from rest?
- demo on acceleration of cart down incline (5 min)
- given the distance and the time how can we find the magnitude of the acceleration?
- work on paper rocket build (15 min)
- rockets will be launched on Tuesday
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Wednesday 9/18/19
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (10 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (7 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (15 min)
- two more problems...
-object is thrown downward with velocity -20 m/s from top of bleachers. Find the displacement after 2 seconds (5 min)
- how long will it take for an object to fall a distance of 30 meters when dropped from rest?
- demo on acceleration of cart down incline (5 min)
- given the distance and the time how can we find the magnitude of the acceleration?
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Tuesday 9/17/19
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (25 min)
- in groups of 2 on vertical whiteboards
- check off answers before moving on
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (10 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (7 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (15 min)
- two more problems...
-object is thrown downward with velocity -20 m/s from top of bleachers. Find the displacement after 2 seconds (5 min)
- how long will it take for an object to fall a distance of 30 meters when dropped from rest?
- demo on acceleration of cart down incline (5 min)
- given the distance and the time how can we find the magnitude of the acceleration?
- formative assessment on acceleration problems (15 min)
- find velocity after certain amount of time given initial vel and accel
- find total displacement given accel and time
- find time given initial vel, final vel and accel
- find displacement given initial vel, final vel and accel
- explain paper rocket build and begin build (if time)
- quiz Friday on acceleration and freefall
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Monday 9/16/19
Learning Targets
- Students will graph and analyze an accelerating object's motion
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Accel and Vel Review sheet (10 min)
- in groups of 3
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (10 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (5 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
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Friday 9/13/19
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration, displacement and time
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Acceleration Activity (20 min)
- for a ball thrown straight up in the air....
create a graph of position vs time
estimate the final velocity of the ball
estimate the acceleration of the ball
- Acceleration from Rest notes (10 min)
- run experiment to estimate the height of a drop based on the time to fall (15 min)
- drop tennis ball from bleachers
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (5 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration From Rest (10 min)
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Thursday 9/12/19
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- try Lunar Lander Simulation (5 min)
- discuss...what can we learn about acceleration and velocity from playing with this simulation
- Formative Assessment Whiteboard problems (6 min)
- given initial vel and time to stop find accel and stopping distance
- if initial vel is doubled and accel is same how is stopping dist affected
- Acceleration Activity (20 min)
- for a ball thrown straight up in the air....
create a graph of position vs time
estimate the final velocity of the ball
estimate the acceleration of the ball
- Acceleration from Rest notes (10 min)
- on mini white boards in groups of two (6 min)
- draw graphs to represent the accel v time, vel v time, and pos v time for cart on track
- one group sketches their graphs on front board
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (15 min)
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Wednesday 9/11/19
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (6 min)
- students predict graphs for vel v time and accel v time for different situations
- finish Acceleration notes (8 min)
- Formative Assessment Whiteboard problems (6 min)
- given initial vel and time to stop find accel and stopping distance
- if initial vel is doubled and accel is same how is stopping dist affected
- Acceleration sheet (20 min)
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Tuesday 9/10/19
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (6 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder
- choose a level and see how many you can get in 6 minutes
- Acceleration notes (8 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (6 min)
- students predict graphs for vel v time and accel v time for different situations
- analyze acceleration using track and cart (5 min)
-redo analysis with new information
- Acceleration sheet (10 min)
- do not find distance for these problems
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Monday 9/10/17
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to have positive and negative acceleration
- Students will solve problems involving acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (10 min)
- what does it mean to accelerate?
- what do positive and negative acceleration mean?
- analyze acceleration using track and cart (5 min)
- using slow motion analysis find the acceleration of a cart down an incline when angle of incline is 20 degrees.
- show thoughts on vertical whiteboard
- Acceleration notes (10 min)
- analyze acceleration using track and cart (5 min)
-redo analysis with new information
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- choose a level and see how many you can get in 5 minutes
- do 3 together as a class to assess understanding
- Acceleration sheet (10 min)
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Friday 9/6/19
Learning Targets
- Students will be assessed on distance, displacement, speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- Opening Problem (5 min)
- quiz on Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity (30 min)
- Read section on Acceleration in Physics Classroom Tutorial...under 1-D Kinematics (10 min)
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (5 min)
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Thursday 9/5/19
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will graph and analyze position vs time graphs
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Formative assessment on displacement and velocity using mini white boards (8 min)
- draw position vs time graph based on situations with cart track
- draw velocity vs time graphs based on situations with cart track
- Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz (30 min)
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- review learning targets (1 min)
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Wednesday 9/4/19
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will generate and analyze velocity vs time graphs
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- The Moving Man simulation (5 min)
look at the difference between positive and negative position and velocity
- come up with equation for position as a function of time and velocity
- create position vs. time graph for the biker (10 min)
- what is the bikers average velocity?
- what is the biker's maximum instantaneous velocity?
- create a detailed caption for your graph
- average velocity problems on vertical whiteboards(10 min)
- in groups of 2 (recorder and speaker/questioner)
- show result for each problem then switch recorder\
- simulation on Relative Velocity (2 min)
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- start...Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz (10 min)
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
- review learning targets (1 min)
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Tuesday 9/3/19
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- The Moving Man simulation (5 min)
look at the difference between positive and negative position and velocity
- come up with equation for position as a function of time and velocity
- Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (10 min)
- due on Wednesday
- - create position vs. time graph for the biker (15 min)
- what is the bikers average velocity?
- what is the biker's maximum instantaneous velocity?
- create a detailed caption for your graph
- average velocity problems on vertical whiteboards(8 min)
- in groups of 2 (recorder and speaker/questioner)
- show result for each problem then switch recorder
- review learning targets (2 min)
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Thursday 8/29/19
Learning Targets
- Students will analyze position vs. time graphs
- Students will solve problems involving speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (5 min)
- simulation on Relative Velocity (2 min)
- Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (10 min)
- due on Wednesday
- create a recording...
- showing bike rider going 40 meters
- showing time as biker rides
- showing distance as biker rides
- create position vs. time graph for the biker
- what is the bikers average velocity?
- what is the biker's maximum instantaneous velocity?
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- simulation on Relative Velocity (2 min)
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Wednesday 8/28/19
Learning Targets
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (12 min)
- Assess understanding of distance and displacement by giving a graph and then asking questions...
- what is the distance? what is the displacement? what is the instantaneous velocity? what is the average velocity?
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (20 min)
- review learning targets (1 min)
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Tuesday 8/27/19
Learning Targets
- students will create and analyze position vs. time graphs
- students will know the difference between a scalar and vector
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- go over syllabus as a class (6 min)
- Create a folder in Google Drive (3 min)
file naming format "last name, first name hour, class" e.g. Smith, Jim 3rd hr geom
share this folder with Mr. Klein
you will use this folder to keep assignments or activities for this class
- visit and explore Physics Classroom website (4 min)
- In Physics Classroom... (10 min)
- read about Vectors, and Distance/Displacement taking notes on mini whiteboards
- share main points you learned with table
- Create pos vs. time graphs for different scenarios (4 min)
- on mini whiteboards with a partner
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (10 min)
- Assess understanding of distance and displacement by giving a graph and then asking questions...
- what is the distance? what is the displacement? what is the instantaneous velocity? what is the average velocity?
- review learning targets (2 min)
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Monday 8/26/19
Learning Targets
- Students will grow as a team
- Students will measure and analyze speed
Agenda
- quote activity..."Take care of your pennies and your dollars will take care of themselves"
- what do you think this quote means?
- 90 seconds to think and jot
- share at your table
- share what your partner said
- opening problem (8 min)
- first day questions (8 min)
work individual then share with table
present one answer for each question from you table
- measuring speed activity (20 minutes)
- in groups of 2, using chromebook and meter stick
- find the speed of a person walking
- find the speed of a person running
- share your process for finding speed
- 3 questions (10 min)
"How much time will it take to travel one mile while walking?"
"How far will a person run in 30 minutes?"
"How far ahead will a runner be from a walker in 10 minutes?"
2018-19
Tuesday 10/2/18
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- Unit 1 Test
- read tutorial on Newton's First Law in Physics Classroom
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Monday 10/1/18
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- finish Unit 1 practice Test...test on Tuesday (25 min)
answer key
- more unit 1 review problems (15 min)
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Friday 9/28/18
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Mythbusters Cannon from Back of Truck
- how does this relate to what we are studying?
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- work on Unit 1 practice Test...test on Tuesday (25 min)
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Thursday 9/27/18
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- graph height of ball over time given initial velocity (10 min)
- graph velocity vs time for ball thrown in air
- Fire Rockets
Rocket Airtime Data
- Rocket Prompt
- based on your rocket airtime, what can you determine?
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Wednesday 9/26/18
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- look at Moving Man simulation and graph position, vel and accel (5 min)
- graph height of ball over time given initial velocity (10 min)
- graph velocity vs time for ball thrown in air
- Rocket Prompt (15 min)
- based on your rocket airtime, what can you determine?
- students have 10 minutes to work
- discuss results
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Tuesday 9/25/18
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- graph height of ball over time given initial velocity (10 min)
- graph velocity vs time for ball thrown in air
- Fire Rockets
Rocket Airtime Data
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Monday 9/24/18
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- formative assessment on accel with initi vel(10 min)
- find velocity and height of a ball at a particular time when thrown straight up
- find velocity and displacement of cart at particular time when pushed up an incline
- work on paper rocket build (25 min)
- rockets will be launched on Wednesday
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
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Friday 9/21/17
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration Quiz (30 min)
- work on paper rocket build (15 min)
- rockets will be launched on Monday
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Thursday 9/20/18
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- demo on acceleration of cart down incline (5 min)
- given the distance and the time how can we find the magnitude of the acceleration?
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz (30 min)...
answer key
- explain paper rocket build and begin build (if time)
- quiz Friday on acceleration and freefall
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Wednesday 9/19/18
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- try Lunar Lander Simulation (5 min)
- discuss...what can we learn about acceleration and velocity from playing with this simulation
- one more problem...object is thrown downward with velocity -20 m/s from top of bleachers. Find the displacement after 2 seconds (5 min)
- demo on acceleration of cart down incline (5 min)
- given the distance and the time how can we find the magnitude of the acceleration?
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
- formative assessment on acceleration problems (15 min)
- find velocity after certain amount of time given initial vel and accel
- find total displacement given accel and time
- find time given initial vel, final vel and accel
- find displacement given initial vel, final vel and accel
- explain paper rocket build and begin build (if time)
- quiz Friday on acceleration and freefall
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Tuesday 9/18/18
Learning Targets
- Students will graph and analyze an accelerating object's motion
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Accel and Vel Review sheet (10 min)
- in groups of 3
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (10 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (5 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
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Monday 9/17/18
Learning Targets
- Students will graph and analyze an accelerating object's motion
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration from rest
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- run experiment to estimate the height of a drop based on the time to fall (15 min)
- drop tennis ball from bleachers
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration From Rest (10 min)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (10 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (5 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
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Friday 9/14/18
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration, displacement and time
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- finish Acceleration from Rest notes (10 min)
- run experiment to estimate the height of a drop based on the time to fall (15 min)
- drop tennis ball from bleachers
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (5 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration From Rest (10 min)
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Thursday 9/13/18
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- try Lunar Lander Simulation (5 min)
- discuss...what can we learn about acceleration and velocity from playing with this simulation
- Formative Assessment Whiteboard problems (6 min)
- given initial vel and time to stop find accel and stopping distance
- if initial vel is doubled and accel is same how is stopping dist affected
- Acceleration Activity (10 min)
- using tape, pencil, stopwatch and marble
- for marble rolling down an incline....
create a graph of position vs time
estimate the final velocity of the marble
estimate the acceleration of the marble
- Acceleration from Rest notes (10 min)
- on mini white boards in groups of two (6 min)
- draw graphs to represent the accel v time, vel v time, and pos v time for cart on track
- one group sketches their graphs on front board
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (15 min)
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Wednesday 9/12/18
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (6 min)
- students predict graphs for vel v time and accel v time for different situations
- finish Acceleration notes (8 min)
- Formative Assessment Whiteboard problems (6 min)
- given initial vel and time to stop find accel and stopping distance
- if initial vel is doubled and accel is same how is stopping dist affected
- Acceleration sheet (20 min)
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Tuesday 9/11/18
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- choose a level and see how many you can get in 5 minutes
- finish Acceleration notes (8 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (6 min)
- students predict graphs for vel v time and accel v time for different situations
- on mini white boards in groups of two (6 min)
- draw graphs to represent the accel v time, vel v time, and pos v time for cart on track
- one group sketches their graphs on front board
- Acceleration sheet (10 min)
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Monday 9/10/17
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to have positive and negative acceleration
- Students will solve problems involving acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (10 min)
- what does it mean to accelerate?
- what do positive and negative acceleration mean?
- analyze acceleration using track and cart (5 min)
- Acceleration notes (10 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- choose a level and see how many you can get in 5 minutes
- Acceleration sheet (10 min)
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Friday 9/7/18
Learning Targets
- Students will be assessed on distance, displacement, speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- Opening Problem (5 min)
- quiz on Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity (30 min)
- Read section on Acceleration in Physics Classroom Tutorial...under 1-D Kinematics (10 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (5 min)
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Thursday 9/6/18
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will graph and analyze position vs time graphs
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Formative assessment on displacement and velocity using mini white boards (8 min)
- draw position vs time graph based on situations with cart track
- draw velocity vs time graphs based on situations with cart track
- Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz (25 min)
- Formative assessment on velocity vs time graphs using mini white boards (10 min)
- describe motion given graph
- draw graph based on description
- find average velocity
- In Physics Classroom do "Match That Graph" Interactive (8 min)
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
- review learning targets (1 min)
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Wednesday 9/5/18
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will generate and analyze velocity vs time graphs
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- average velocity problems (5 min)
- Speed Velocity sheet (25 min)
- Formative assessment on velocity vs time graphs using mini white boards (10 min)
- describe motion given graph
- draw graph based on description
- find average velocity
- In Physics Classroom do "Match That Graph" Interactive (8 min)
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
- review learning targets (1 min)
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Tuesday 9/4/18
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- The Moving Man simulation (5 min)
look at the difference between positive and negative position and velocity
- come up with equation for position as a function of time and velocity
- on graph paper (5 min)
- create position vs. time graph for scenario then find average speed and velocity
- Conversion Practice on mini whiteboards (5 min)
- two conversion problems
- show average velocity equation on board
- average velocity problems on mini whiteboards(8 min)
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet (10 min)
- review learning targets (2 min)
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Thursday 8/30/18
Learning Targets
- Students will analyze position vs. time graphs
- Students will solve problems involving speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (5 min)
- simulation on Relative Velocity (2 min)
- work on Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (15 min)
- due on Tuesday
- create a recording...
- showing bike rider going 40 meters
- showing time as biker rides
- showing distance as biker rides
- create position vs. time graph for the biker
- what is the bikers average velocity?
- what is the biker's maximum instantaneous velocity?
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Conversion practice (10 min)
- Conversion assessment on mini whiteboards (8 min)
- with partner
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (6 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- review learning targets (2 min)
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Wednesday 8/30/17
Learning Targets
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (12 min)
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Create pos vs. time graphs for different scenarios (4 min)
- on mini whiteboards with a partner
- speeding up, slowing down, standing still
- Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (20 min)
- review learning targets (1 min)
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Tuesday 8/28/18
Learning Targets
- students will create and analyze dist vs. time graphs
- students will know the difference between a scalar and vector
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- Create a folder in Google Drive (3 min)
file naming format "last name, first name hour, class" e.g. Smith, Jim 3rd hr geom
share this folder with Mr. Klein
you will use this folder to keep assignments or activities for this class
- visit and explore Physics Classroom website (4 min)
- In Physics Classroom... (10 min)
- read about Vectors, and Distance/Displacement taking notes on mini whiteboards
- share main points you learned with table
- share main points with class
- measure the speed of a student that is walking and jogging
- in your groups come up with strategy for measuring speed using a stopwatch and meter stick (4 min)
- do the measurement and collect data for walking, jogging and running (6 min)
- create a graph to show the results (3 min)
- Explore the question, "how is speed represented on a postition vs. time graph?" (4 min)
- Create pos vs. time graphs for different scenarios (4 min)
- on mini whiteboards with a partner
- speeding up, slowing down, standing still
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (10 min)
- review learning targets (2 min)
______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 8/27/18
Materials
four pieces of string 2' long
one rubber band
Learning Targets
- Students will understand the behavioral expectations and procedures for Mr. Klein's classroom
- Students will grow as a team
- Students will know the definition of vectors and scalars
- Students will know the difference between distance and displacement
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- first day questions (8 min)
work individual then share with table
present one answer for each question from you table
- go over syllabus as a class (6 min)
- Create a folder in Google Drive (3 min)
file naming format "last name, first name class, hour, class" e.g. Smith, Jim 3rd hr geom
share this folder with Mr. Klein
you will use this folder to keep assignments or activities for this class
- cup stacking team building (10 min)
- visit and explore Physics Classroom website (4 min)
- In Physics Classroom... (10 min)
- read about Vectors, and Distance/Displacement taking notes on mini whiteboards
- share main points you learned with table
- share main points with class
2017-18
Tuesday 10/3/17
Learning Targets
- Students will be assessed on concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- Unit 1 Test (40 min)
- read tutorial on Newton's First Law in Physics Classroom
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Monday 10/2/17
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- finish Unit 1 practice Test...test on Tuesday (25 min)
- more unit 1 review problems (15 min)
- Mythbusters Cannon from Back of Truck
- how does this relate to what we are studying?
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Friday 9/29/17
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- View slow motion videos of rocket launch (5 min)
- how can we apply to acceleration and velocity
- Lunar Lander Simulation (8 min)
- how can we apply to acceleration and velocity
- Start Unit 1 Practice Test (20 min)
- Closing Task (2 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/28/17
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- go over height vs time graphs (2 min)
- formative assessment on accel with initi vel (6 min)
- find velocity and height of a ball at a particular time when thrown straight up
- find velocity and displacement of cart at particular time when pushed up an incline
- find init vel given dist and time
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- Start Unit 1 Practice Test (20 min)
- Closing Task (2 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/27/17
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- go over rocket flight drawings (5 min)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (15 min)
- formative assessment on accel with initi vel
- find velocity and height of a ball at a particular time when thrown straight up
- find velocity and displacement of cart at particular time when pushed up an incline
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- Graph three situations (15 min)
- height of ball when thrown up from ground level
- height of ball when thrown up from top of cliff
- height of ball when thrown down from cliff with initial velocity
- Closing Task (2 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/26/17
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (15 min)
- formative assessment on accel with init vel
- find velocity and height of a ball at a particular time when thrown straight up
- find velocity and displacement of cart at particular time when pushed up an incline
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/25/17
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (15 min)
- formative assessment on accel with initi vel
- find velocity and height of a ball at a particular time when thrown straight up
- find velocity and displacement of cart at particular time when pushed up an incline
- finish build of paper rocked launch (20 min)
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (6 min)
______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/22/17
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration Quiz (30 min)
- work on paper rocket build (15 min)
- rockets will be launched on Monday
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/21/17
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz (30 min)
- Acceleration practice problems on mini whiteboards (15 min)
- find accel given change in v and t
- find v given a and t
- graph of vel v time...interpret slope and area
- given init v, a and t find displacement
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- begin paper rocket build (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/20/17
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz (30 min)
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- begin paper rocket build (10 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/19/17
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- go over Accel and Vel Review sheet (4 min)
- review the difference between positive and negative acceleration for four situations (3 min)
- Acceleration Kahoot!
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz (30 min)
- make sure students have a shared folder for this class
- give time to work on "Reaction Time Activity" report (10 min)
- due tomorrow
- try Lunar Lander Simulation (5 min)
- discuss...what can we learn about acceleration and velocity from playing with this simulation
- quiz Wednesday? or Thursday?
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/18/17
materials: mini whiteboard and marker for table partners
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- demo on acceleration of cart down incline (5 min)
- given the distance and the time how can we find the magnitude of the acceleration?
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
- formative assessment on acceleration problems (15 min)
- find velocity after certain amount of time given initial vel and accel
- find total displacement given accel and time
- find time given initial vel, final vel and accel
- find displacement given initial vel, final vel and accel
- make sure students have a shared folder for this class
- give time to work on "Reaction Time Activity" report (10 min)
- due tomorrow
- quiz Wednesday on acceleration and freefall
- Closing Task (2 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/15/17
Learning Targets
- Students will graph and analyze an accelerating object's motion
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Accel and Vel Review sheet (10 min)
- Reaction Time Activity with Ruler(15 min)
- use a measurement of your "reaction distance" to find your "reaction time"
- Record data for reaction time activity with partner
- create a report in which you explain the activity and explain the results
- include a picture in your report
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (10 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (5 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/14/17
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration, displacement and time
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- go over Acceleration from Rest sheet (5 min)
- on mini white boards...(8 min)
- ball is dropped from 100 meters...graph the height of the ball each second for 3 seconds
- Record Ball Thrown straight up to analyze in Slow Mo (15 min)
- Link for Online Stopwatch
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration From Rest (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/13/17
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- defining acceleration formative assessment (5 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- choose a level and see how many you can get in 5 minutes
- Acceleration from Rest notes (10 min)
- on mini white boards in groups of two (6 min)
- draw graphs to represent the accel v time, vel v time, and pos v time for cart on track
- one group sketches their graphs on front board
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (15 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/12/17
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- choose a level and see how many you can get in 5 minutes
- finish Acceleration notes (8 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (6 min)
- students predict graphs for vel v time and accel v time for different situations
- on mini white boards in groups of two (6 min)
- draw graphs to represent the accel v time, vel v time, and pos v time for cart on track
- one group sketches their graphs on front board
- finish Acceleration sheet (10 min)
- Acceleration from Rest notes (10 min)
- closing task (1 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/11/17
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to have positive and negative acceleration
- Students will solve problems involving acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (10 min)
- what does it mean to accelerate?
- what do positive and negative acceleration mean?
- analyze acceleration using track and cart (5 min)
- Acceleration notes (10 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- choose a level and see how many you can get in 5 minutes
- Acceleration sheet (10 min)
- closing task (1 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/8/17
Learning Targets
- Students will be assessed on distance, displacement, speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- Opening Problem (5 min)
- quiz on Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity (30 min)
- Read section on Acceleration in Physics Classroom Tutorial...under 1-D Kinematics (10 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (5 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/7/17
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Formative assessment on displacement and velocity using mini white boards (8 min)
- draw position vs time graph based on situations with cart track
- draw velocity vs time graphs based on situations with cart track
- Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz (25 min)
- In "Physics Classroom" read Speed and Velocity under 1-D Kinematics (10 min)
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
- Closing Task (1 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/6/17
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- average velocity problems (5 min)
- Speed Velocity sheet (25 min)
- Formative assessment on displacement and velocity using mini white boards (10 min)
- describe motion given graph
- draw graph based on description
- find average velocity
- Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz (25 min)
- In "Physics Classroom" read Speed and Velocity under 1-D Kinematics
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
- closing task (1 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/5/17
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- The Moving Man simulation (5 min)
look at the difference between positive and negative position and velocity
- come up with equation for position as a function of time and velocity
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (6 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Conversion Practice on mini whiteboards (5 min)
- two conversion problems (3 min)
- show average velocity equation on board
- average velocity problems on mini whiteboards(5 min)
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet (10 min)
- Closing Task (1 min)
______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 8/31/17
Learning Targets
- Students will analyze position vs. time graphs
- Students will solve problems involving speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (5 min)
- go over Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (4 min)
- simulation on Relative Velocity (2 min)
- Conversion practice (10 min)
- Conversion assessment on mini whiteboards (8 min)
- with partner
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (6 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet (10 min)
- Closing Task (2 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 8/30/17
Learning Targets
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (12 min)
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- ball toss team building (5 min)
- Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (20 min)
- Closing Task (1 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 8/29/17
Learning Targets
- students will create and analyze dist vs. time graphs
- students will know the difference between a scalar and vector
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- Create a folder in Google Drive (3 min)
file naming format "last name, first name class, hour, class" e.g. Smith, Jim 3rd hr geom
share this folder with Mr. Klein
you will use this folder to keep assignments or activities for this class
- measure the speed of a student that is walking, jogging and running
- in your groups come up with strategy for measuring speed using a stopwatch and meter stick (4 min)
- do the measurement and collect data for walking, jogging and running (6 min)
- create a graph to show the results (3 min)
- Explore the question, "how is speed represented on a distance vs. time graph?" (4 min)
- Create dist vs. time graphs for different scenarios (4 min)
- on mini whiteboards with a partner
- speeding up, slowing down, standing still
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (10 min)
- Closing Task (2 min)
______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 8/28/17
Materials
four pieces of string 2' long
one rubber band
Learning Targets
- Students will understand the behavioral expectations and procedures for Mr. Klein's classroom
- Students will grow as a team
- Students will know the definition of vectors and scalars
- Students will know the difference between distance and displacement
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- first day questions (8 min)
work individual then share with table
present one answer for each question from you table
- go over syllabus as a class (6 min)
- Create a folder in Google Drive (3 min)
file naming format "last name, first name class, hour, class" e.g. Smith, Jim 3rd hr geom
share this folder with Mr. Klein
you will use this folder to keep assignments or activities for this class
- cup stacking team building (10 min)
- visit and explore Physics Classroom website (4 min)
- In Physics Classroom... (10 min)
- read about Vectors, and Distance/Displacement taking notes on mini whiteboards
- share main points you learned with table
- share main points with class
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Tuesday 9/26/17
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- paper rocked launch
- collect data from classmates on hangtime of your rocket.
- generate drawing showing velocity, acceleration, time and height at key points in rocket flight (12 min)
- sketch three graphs on your drawing...accel vs. time, vel vs. time, and pos vs. time
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- begin Unit 1 practice Test (test on Friday)
_______________________________________________________________________________
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Thursday 9/21/17
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration Quiz
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- continue paper rocket build
_______________________________________________________________________________
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2016-17
Monday 10/3/16
Learning Targets
- Students will be assessed on concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- Unit 1 Test (40 min)
- read tutorial on Newton's First Law in Physics Classroom
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/30/16
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- go over Unit 1 practice Test...test on Monday (10 min)
- more unit 1 review problems (15 min)
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/29/16
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- go over rocket flight drawings
- Unit 1 practice Test (test on Friday)
- speed trap problem (5 min)
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/28/16
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- view video of rocket launch
- write as many statements as you can involving acceleration and velocity
- paper rocked launch
- collect data from classmates on hangtime of your rocket.
- generate drawing showing velocity, acceleration, time and height at key points in rocket flight (12 min)
- sketch three graphs on your drawing...accel vs. time, vel vs. time, and pos vs. time
- speed trap problem (5 min)
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- begin Unit 1 practice Test (test on Friday)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/27/16
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz
- paper rocked launch
- collect data from classmates on hangtime of your rocket.
- generate drawing showing velocity, acceleration, time and height at key points in rocket flight
- sketch three graphs on your drawing...accel vs. time, vel vs. time, and pos vs. time
- speed trap problem
______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/26/16
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Acceleration Lab...data collection (20 min)
- collect data as a class using position sensor
- students generate individual reports
- begin paper rocket build (15 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/23/16
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem
- Acceleration Quiz
- try Lunar Lander Simulation until quizzes are done
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/22/16
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Acceleration Kahoot!
- Ball Throw analysis (15 min)
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz (20 min)
quiz Friday
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/21/16
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Ball Throw analysis (15 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz (10 min)
quiz Friday
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/20/16
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Accel and Vel Review sheet (10 min)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (15 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (6 min)
- Reaction Time activity (6 min)
- Ball Dropped and Throw analysis (15 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/19/16
Learning Targets
- Students will graph and analyze an accelerating object's motion
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- graphing velocity scenarios - mini white board (10 min)
- Reaction Time activity (10 min)
- Accel and Vel Review sheet (10 min)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (10 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (5 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/16/16
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration, displacement and time
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- on mini white boards...(8 min)
- draw pictures to represent the accel, vel, and pos for moving objects
- problem given dist and accel, find the time
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (10 min)
- Graph That Motion Interactive on Physics Classroom (6 min)
- Record Ball Drop and Ball Thrown straight up to analyze in Slow Mo (10 min)
- Link for Online Stopwatch
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/15/16
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration, displacement and time
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)_
- on mini white boards...(8 min)
- draw pictures to represent the accel, vel, and pos for moving objects
- problem given dist and accel, find the time
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (10 min)
- Graph That Motion Interactive on Physics Classroom (6 min)
- Record Ball Drop and Ball Thrown straight up to analyze in Slow Mo (10 min)
- Link for Online Stopwatch
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/14/16
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- defining acceleration formative assessment (5 min)
- Acceleration from Rest notes (10 min)
- on mini white boards...
- draw pictures to represent the accel, vel, and pos for moving objects (8 min)
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/13/16
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Finish Acceleration sheet (12 min)
- analyze pos v time and velocity v time graphs using Vernier position sensor (10 min)
- determine the acceleration of the object
- Go to Name That Motion under Physics Interactives on Physics Classroom
- Acceleration from Rest notes
- on mini white boards...
- draw pictures to represent the accel, vel, and pos for moving objects
Formative Assessment on Acceleration From Rest
- Acceleration from Rest sheet
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/12/16
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to have positive and negative acceleration
- Students will solve problems involving acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (10 min)
- what does it mean to accelerate?
- what do positive and negative acceleration mean?
- analyze pos v time and velocity v time graphs using Vernier position sensor (10 min)
- Acceleration notes (10 min)
- Acceleration sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/9/16
Learning Targets
- Students will be assessed on distance, displacement, speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- Opening Problem
- quiz on Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity
- Read section on Acceleration in Physics Classroom Tutorial (under 1-D Kinematics)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration
- analyze pos v time and velocity v time graphs using Vernier position sensor
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/8/16
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- opening problem
- Formative assessment on displacement and velocity using mini white boards (10 min)
- describe motion given graph
- draw graph based on description
- find average velocity
- Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz (25 min)
- observe position vs. time graphs using "position sensor" and cart track
- In "Physics Classroom" read Speed and Velocity under 1-D Kinematics
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/16/16
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- average velocity problems (5 min)
- Speed Velocity sheet
- Formative assessment on displacement and velocity using mini white boards (10 min)
- describe motion given graph
- draw graph based on description
- find average velocity
- Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz (25 min)
- In "Physics Classroom" read Speed and Velocity under 1-D Kinematics
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/5/17
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- The Moving Man simulation (5 min)
look at the difference between positive and negative position and velocity
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (8 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Conversion practice (10 min)
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/1/16
Learning Targets
- Students will analyze position vs. time graphs
- Students will solve problems involving speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (5 min)
- finish - Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (10 min)
- watch Usain Bolt 100 meter record run
- Usain Bolt Velocity Activity (5 min)
- The Moving Man simulation (4 min)
look at the difference between positive and negative velocity
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 8/31/16
Learning Targets
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (12 min)
- The Moving Man simulation (4 min)
look at the difference between positive and negative velocity
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (15 min)
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 8/30/16
Learning Targets
- students will create and analyze dist vs. time graphs
- students will know the difference between a scalar and vector
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- measure the speed of a student that is running
- in your groups come up with strategy for measuring speed using a stopwatch and meter stick (4 min)
- do the measurement (6 min)
- create a graph of the motion of the runner(3 min)
- Explore the question, "how is speed represented on a distance vs. time graph?" (4 min)
- Create dist vs. time graphs for different scenarios (4 min)
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 8/29/16
Learning Targets
- Students will understand the behavioral expectations and procedures for Mr. Klein's classroom
- Students will know the definition of vectors and scalars
- Students will know the difference between distance and displacement
Agenda
- opening problem
- first day questions
- go over syllabus as a class
- Create a folder in Google Drive
file naming format "last name, first name class, hour, class" e.g. Smith, Jim 3rd hr geom
share this folder with Mr. Klein
you will use this folder to keep assignments or activities for this class
- Trivia Kahoot!
- Mission Statement Mad Lib
- visit and explore Physics Classroom website
- In Physics Classroom...discuss Introduction, Vectors, and Distance/Displacement
2015-16
Friday 10/9/15
Learning Targets:
Students will use the concept of acceleration to analyze the flight of a rocket
Agenda
- opening problem
- build paper rocket
- Work on Rocket Prompt
- Go to Physics Classroom Interactive
under 1-D Kinematics open Graphs and Ramps interactive
Thursday 10/8/15
Learning Targets
Agenda
- opening problem
- Unit 2 Pretest
- Go to Physics Classroom Interactive
under 1-D Kinematics open Graphs and Ramps interactive
- build paper rocket
Wednesday 10/6/15
Learning Targets
- Students will take assessment on Unit 1
Agenda
- Unit 1 Test
Tuesday 10/6/15
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem
- finish Unit 1 Practice Test (test on Wednesday)
- more unit 1 review problems
- Measure and analyze hang-time for jumping person
- Acceleration Lab (data collection)
Monday 10/5/15
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem
- Redo graphing height of object
- Unit 1 Practice Test (test on Wednesday)
- Measure and analyze hang-time for jumping person
- Acceleration Lab (data collection)
Friday 10/2/15
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- Acceleration Quiz
- try Lunar Lander Simulation until quizzes are done
- Measure and analyze hang-time for jumping person
Thursday 10/1/15
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz
quiz Friday
- Measure and analyze hang-time for jumping person
Wednesday 9/29/15
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem
- Reaction Time activity
- graph height of ball over time for two situations
- Ball Dropped and Throw analysis
Tuesday 9/29/15
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem
- Demo of cart accelerating down track
(show both ways to find acceleration)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity
- Reaction Time activity
- Ball Dropped and Throw analysis
Monday 9/28/15
Learning Targets
- Students will graph and analyze an accelerating object's motion
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem
- Accel and Vel Review sheet
- Ball Dropped and Throw analysis
Thursday 9/24/15
Learning Targets
- Students will graph and analyze an accelerating object's motion
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Ball Dropped and Throw analysis
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Thursday 9/24/15
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration From Rest
- Acceleration 1 Sheet
- Graph That Motion Interactive on Physics Classroom
- Record Ball Drop and Ball Thrown straight up to analyze in Slow Mo
- Link for Online Stopwatch
Wednesday 9/23/15
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem
- Go to Name That Motion under Physics Interactives on Physics Classroom
- Acceleration from Rest notes
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration From Rest
- Acceleration 1 sheet
Tuesday 9/22/15
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem
- Finish Acceleration sheet
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration
- Examine the question, "how far will an object fall in one second if released from rest".
Discuss this question then take a slo-mo video to see the results.
Monday 9/21/15
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem
- Position vs. Time and Velocity vs. Time graphs
- Acceleration notes
- Go to Name That Motion under Physics Interactives on Physics Classroom
- Acceleration sheet
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration
Friday 9/18/15
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem
- Distance and Velocity Graphs
- Acceleration notes
- Go to Name That Motion under Physics Interactives on Physics Classroom
- Acceleration sheet
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration
Thursday 9/17/15
Learning Targets
- Students will be assessed on distance, displacement, speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- opening problem
- quiz on Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity
- Read section on Acceleration in Physics Classroom Tutorial (under 1-D Kinematics)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration
Wednesday 9/16/15
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- opening problem
- Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz
- In "Physics Classroom" read Speed and Velocity under 1-D Kinematics
- Quiz Thursday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
Tuesday 9/15/15
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- Opening Problem
- The Moving Man simulation
- Speed Velocity sheet
- In "Physics Classroom" read Speed and Velocity under 1-D Kinematics
- Quiz Thursday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
Friday 9/11/15
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- Opening Problem
- finish - Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet
- watch Usain Bolt 100 meter record run
- Usain Bolt Velocity Activity
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet
- Speed Velocity sheet
- The Moving Man simulation
Thurs 9/10/15
Learning Targets
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- Opening Problems
- finish Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes
- Graphing position vs. time formative assessment
- Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet
- The Moving Man simulation
Wed 9/9/15
Learning Targets
- students will know the difference between a scalar and vector
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- measure the speed of a student on cart
- use motion detectors to graph motion on person walking in the room
(constant speed, speeding up, slowing down, etc.)
- Explore the question, "how is speed represented on a distance vs. time graph?"
Tues 9/8/15
Learning Targets
- Students will understand the behavioral expectations and procedures for Mr. Klein's classroom
- Students will know the definition of vectors and scalars
- Students will know the difference between distance and displacement
Agenda
- entrance problems
- go over syllabus as a class
- Create a folder in Google Drive
file naming format "last name, first name class, hour, class" e.g. Smith, Jim 3rd hr geom
share this folder with Mr. Klein
you will use this folder to keep assignments or activities for this class
- about Mr. Klein survey
question 1
question 2
question 3
question 4
question 5
- visit and explore Physics Classroom website
- In Physics Classroom...discuss Introduction, Vectors, and Distance/Displacement
- ball toss team building
Tues 9/2/14
Opening Day Digital Citizenship Lessons
Wed 9/3/14
Intro to Velocity using Motion Detector
what is speed?
how do you determine speed from a graph?
what is meant by average speed?4/4
Thurs 9/4/14
Semester 1 Pretest
Fri 9/5/14
Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity Notes
Mon 9/8/14
Speed Velocity sheet
Tues 9/9/14
Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet
The Moving Man simulation
Wed 9/10/14
Velocity Practice Quiz
Distance and Velocity sheet
Thurs 9/11/14
Displacement, Velocity, Time Review
Fri 9/12/14
Displacement, Velocity Time Quiz
Explore acceleration
data link
Mon 9/15/14
Explore acceleration data
The Moving Man simulation
Acceleration notes
Acceleration sheet
Tues 9/16/14
Examine acceleration of falling object
Wed 9/17/14
Acceleration from Rest notes
Acceleration 1 sheet
Thurs 9/18/14
Examine acceleration with initial velocity
Practice problems on acceleration
Fri 9/19/14
Accel and Vel Review sheet
Observe free-fall with initial velocity
Mon 9/22/14
Acceleration with initial velocity notes
Tues 9/23/14
Hangtime for object thrown in the air activity
online stopwatch
Reaction time activity
Acceleration and Freefall practice sheet
Wed 9/24/14
Review of Acceleration Problems for quiz tomorrow
Thurs 9/25/14
Acceleration and Freefall Quiz
Fri 9/26/14
Graphing Problems with Excel
Mon 9/29/14
Measure and analyze hang-time for jumping person
Begin Unit 1 Practice Test
Tues 9/30/14
Finish Unit 1 Practice Test
Wed 10/1/14
Unit 1 Test
10/2/14
Reaction Time Activity
Bridge Building Challenge
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- Unit 1 Test
- read tutorial on Newton's First Law in Physics Classroom
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/30/19
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- go Unit 1 practice Test...test on Tuesday (6 min)
answer key
- look at rocket launch in slow mo...
- what is the speed of the rocket leaving the launcher?
- if no air resistance what height would we expect for this initial speed?
- more unit 1 review problems (15 min)
- acceleration Kahoot!
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/30/19
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- finish Unit 1 practice Test...test on Tuesday (25 min)
- look at rocket launch in slow mo...
- what is the speed of the rocket leaving the launcher?
- if no air resistance what height would we expect for this initial speed?
- more unit 1 review problems (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
answer key
Friday 9/27/19
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- Fire Rockets (20 min)
Rocket Airtime Data
- Rocket Prompt (15 min)
- based on your rocket airtime, what can you determine?
- students present results from prompt
- begin Unit 1 Practice Test
____________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/26/19
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Mythbusters Cannon from Back of Truck
- how does this relate to what we are studying?
- Vertical whiteboard problem (10 min)
- If projectile has initial velocity of 40 m/s, what is the height of the projectile at 3 seconds?
- graph of height vs time of ball thrown in air on Geogebra (10 min)
- students show points on the graph
- show that graphing equation fits the same points
- students generate a graph of velocity vs time
- look at Moving Man simulation and graph position, vel and accel (5 min)
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
____________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/25/19
Learning Targets
- Students will be able to analyze the height, velocity and time for a projectile
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Vertical whiteboard problem (10 min)
- If projectile has initial velocity of 40 m/s, what is the height of the projectile at 3 seconds?
- Show graph of height vs time of ball thrown in air on Geogebra (10 min)
- students generate a graph of velocity vs time
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- work on paper rocket build (15 min)
- rockets will be launched on Wednesday
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/24/19
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration and Free Fall quiz (30 min)
- work on paper rocket build (15 min)
- rockets will be launched on Wednesday
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/23/19
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Mythbusters Cannon from Back of Truck
- how does this relate to what we are studying?
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz (30 min)...
answer key
- work on paper rocket build (25 min)
- rockets will be launched on Wednesday
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/20/19
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- formative assessment on accel with initi vel(10 min)
- find velocity and height of a ball at a particular time when thrown straight up
- find accel given distance and time down an incline
- work on paper rocket build (25 min)
- rockets will be launched on Wednesday
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/19/19
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (15 min)
- two more problems...
-object is thrown downward with velocity -20 m/s from top of bleachers. Find the displacement after 2 seconds (5 min)
- how long will it take for an object to fall a distance of 30 meters when dropped from rest?
- demo on acceleration of cart down incline (5 min)
- given the distance and the time how can we find the magnitude of the acceleration?
- work on paper rocket build (15 min)
- rockets will be launched on Tuesday
_______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/18/19
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (10 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (7 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (15 min)
- two more problems...
-object is thrown downward with velocity -20 m/s from top of bleachers. Find the displacement after 2 seconds (5 min)
- how long will it take for an object to fall a distance of 30 meters when dropped from rest?
- demo on acceleration of cart down incline (5 min)
- given the distance and the time how can we find the magnitude of the acceleration?
______________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/17/19
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (25 min)
- in groups of 2 on vertical whiteboards
- check off answers before moving on
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (10 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (7 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (15 min)
- two more problems...
-object is thrown downward with velocity -20 m/s from top of bleachers. Find the displacement after 2 seconds (5 min)
- how long will it take for an object to fall a distance of 30 meters when dropped from rest?
- demo on acceleration of cart down incline (5 min)
- given the distance and the time how can we find the magnitude of the acceleration?
- formative assessment on acceleration problems (15 min)
- find velocity after certain amount of time given initial vel and accel
- find total displacement given accel and time
- find time given initial vel, final vel and accel
- find displacement given initial vel, final vel and accel
- explain paper rocket build and begin build (if time)
- quiz Friday on acceleration and freefall
_____________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/16/19
Learning Targets
- Students will graph and analyze an accelerating object's motion
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Accel and Vel Review sheet (10 min)
- in groups of 3
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (10 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (5 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/13/19
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration, displacement and time
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Acceleration Activity (20 min)
- for a ball thrown straight up in the air....
create a graph of position vs time
estimate the final velocity of the ball
estimate the acceleration of the ball
- Acceleration from Rest notes (10 min)
- run experiment to estimate the height of a drop based on the time to fall (15 min)
- drop tennis ball from bleachers
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (5 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration From Rest (10 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/12/19
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- try Lunar Lander Simulation (5 min)
- discuss...what can we learn about acceleration and velocity from playing with this simulation
- Formative Assessment Whiteboard problems (6 min)
- given initial vel and time to stop find accel and stopping distance
- if initial vel is doubled and accel is same how is stopping dist affected
- Acceleration Activity (20 min)
- for a ball thrown straight up in the air....
create a graph of position vs time
estimate the final velocity of the ball
estimate the acceleration of the ball
- Acceleration from Rest notes (10 min)
- on mini white boards in groups of two (6 min)
- draw graphs to represent the accel v time, vel v time, and pos v time for cart on track
- one group sketches their graphs on front board
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/11/19
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (6 min)
- students predict graphs for vel v time and accel v time for different situations
- finish Acceleration notes (8 min)
- Formative Assessment Whiteboard problems (6 min)
- given initial vel and time to stop find accel and stopping distance
- if initial vel is doubled and accel is same how is stopping dist affected
- Acceleration sheet (20 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/10/19
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (6 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder
- choose a level and see how many you can get in 6 minutes
- Acceleration notes (8 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (6 min)
- students predict graphs for vel v time and accel v time for different situations
- analyze acceleration using track and cart (5 min)
-redo analysis with new information
- Acceleration sheet (10 min)
- do not find distance for these problems
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/10/17
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to have positive and negative acceleration
- Students will solve problems involving acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (10 min)
- what does it mean to accelerate?
- what do positive and negative acceleration mean?
- analyze acceleration using track and cart (5 min)
- using slow motion analysis find the acceleration of a cart down an incline when angle of incline is 20 degrees.
- show thoughts on vertical whiteboard
- Acceleration notes (10 min)
- analyze acceleration using track and cart (5 min)
-redo analysis with new information
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- choose a level and see how many you can get in 5 minutes
- do 3 together as a class to assess understanding
- Acceleration sheet (10 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/6/19
Learning Targets
- Students will be assessed on distance, displacement, speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- Opening Problem (5 min)
- quiz on Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity (30 min)
- Read section on Acceleration in Physics Classroom Tutorial...under 1-D Kinematics (10 min)
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (5 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/5/19
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will graph and analyze position vs time graphs
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Formative assessment on displacement and velocity using mini white boards (8 min)
- draw position vs time graph based on situations with cart track
- draw velocity vs time graphs based on situations with cart track
- Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz (30 min)
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- review learning targets (1 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/4/19
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will generate and analyze velocity vs time graphs
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- The Moving Man simulation (5 min)
look at the difference between positive and negative position and velocity
- come up with equation for position as a function of time and velocity
- create position vs. time graph for the biker (10 min)
- what is the bikers average velocity?
- what is the biker's maximum instantaneous velocity?
- create a detailed caption for your graph
- average velocity problems on vertical whiteboards(10 min)
- in groups of 2 (recorder and speaker/questioner)
- show result for each problem then switch recorder\
- simulation on Relative Velocity (2 min)
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- start...Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz (10 min)
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
- review learning targets (1 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/3/19
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- The Moving Man simulation (5 min)
look at the difference between positive and negative position and velocity
- come up with equation for position as a function of time and velocity
- Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (10 min)
- due on Wednesday
- - create position vs. time graph for the biker (15 min)
- what is the bikers average velocity?
- what is the biker's maximum instantaneous velocity?
- create a detailed caption for your graph
- average velocity problems on vertical whiteboards(8 min)
- in groups of 2 (recorder and speaker/questioner)
- show result for each problem then switch recorder
- review learning targets (2 min)
______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 8/29/19
Learning Targets
- Students will analyze position vs. time graphs
- Students will solve problems involving speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (5 min)
- simulation on Relative Velocity (2 min)
- Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (10 min)
- due on Wednesday
- create a recording...
- showing bike rider going 40 meters
- showing time as biker rides
- showing distance as biker rides
- create position vs. time graph for the biker
- what is the bikers average velocity?
- what is the biker's maximum instantaneous velocity?
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- simulation on Relative Velocity (2 min)
_______________________________________________________________________-
Wednesday 8/28/19
Learning Targets
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (12 min)
- Assess understanding of distance and displacement by giving a graph and then asking questions...
- what is the distance? what is the displacement? what is the instantaneous velocity? what is the average velocity?
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (20 min)
- review learning targets (1 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 8/27/19
Learning Targets
- students will create and analyze position vs. time graphs
- students will know the difference between a scalar and vector
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- go over syllabus as a class (6 min)
- Create a folder in Google Drive (3 min)
file naming format "last name, first name hour, class" e.g. Smith, Jim 3rd hr geom
share this folder with Mr. Klein
you will use this folder to keep assignments or activities for this class
- visit and explore Physics Classroom website (4 min)
- In Physics Classroom... (10 min)
- read about Vectors, and Distance/Displacement taking notes on mini whiteboards
- share main points you learned with table
- Create pos vs. time graphs for different scenarios (4 min)
- on mini whiteboards with a partner
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (10 min)
- Assess understanding of distance and displacement by giving a graph and then asking questions...
- what is the distance? what is the displacement? what is the instantaneous velocity? what is the average velocity?
- review learning targets (2 min)
______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 8/26/19
Learning Targets
- Students will grow as a team
- Students will measure and analyze speed
Agenda
- quote activity..."Take care of your pennies and your dollars will take care of themselves"
- what do you think this quote means?
- 90 seconds to think and jot
- share at your table
- share what your partner said
- opening problem (8 min)
- first day questions (8 min)
work individual then share with table
present one answer for each question from you table
- measuring speed activity (20 minutes)
- in groups of 2, using chromebook and meter stick
- find the speed of a person walking
- find the speed of a person running
- share your process for finding speed
- 3 questions (10 min)
"How much time will it take to travel one mile while walking?"
"How far will a person run in 30 minutes?"
"How far ahead will a runner be from a walker in 10 minutes?"
2018-19
Tuesday 10/2/18
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- Unit 1 Test
- read tutorial on Newton's First Law in Physics Classroom
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/1/18
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- finish Unit 1 practice Test...test on Tuesday (25 min)
answer key
- more unit 1 review problems (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/28/18
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Mythbusters Cannon from Back of Truck
- how does this relate to what we are studying?
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- work on Unit 1 practice Test...test on Tuesday (25 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/27/18
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- graph height of ball over time given initial velocity (10 min)
- graph velocity vs time for ball thrown in air
- Fire Rockets
Rocket Airtime Data
- Rocket Prompt
- based on your rocket airtime, what can you determine?
_______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/26/18
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- look at Moving Man simulation and graph position, vel and accel (5 min)
- graph height of ball over time given initial velocity (10 min)
- graph velocity vs time for ball thrown in air
- Rocket Prompt (15 min)
- based on your rocket airtime, what can you determine?
- students have 10 minutes to work
- discuss results
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/25/18
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- graph height of ball over time given initial velocity (10 min)
- graph velocity vs time for ball thrown in air
- Fire Rockets
Rocket Airtime Data
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/24/18
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- formative assessment on accel with initi vel(10 min)
- find velocity and height of a ball at a particular time when thrown straight up
- find velocity and displacement of cart at particular time when pushed up an incline
- work on paper rocket build (25 min)
- rockets will be launched on Wednesday
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/21/17
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration Quiz (30 min)
- work on paper rocket build (15 min)
- rockets will be launched on Monday
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/20/18
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- demo on acceleration of cart down incline (5 min)
- given the distance and the time how can we find the magnitude of the acceleration?
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz (30 min)...
answer key
- explain paper rocket build and begin build (if time)
- quiz Friday on acceleration and freefall
______________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/19/18
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- try Lunar Lander Simulation (5 min)
- discuss...what can we learn about acceleration and velocity from playing with this simulation
- one more problem...object is thrown downward with velocity -20 m/s from top of bleachers. Find the displacement after 2 seconds (5 min)
- demo on acceleration of cart down incline (5 min)
- given the distance and the time how can we find the magnitude of the acceleration?
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
- formative assessment on acceleration problems (15 min)
- find velocity after certain amount of time given initial vel and accel
- find total displacement given accel and time
- find time given initial vel, final vel and accel
- find displacement given initial vel, final vel and accel
- explain paper rocket build and begin build (if time)
- quiz Friday on acceleration and freefall
_____________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/18/18
Learning Targets
- Students will graph and analyze an accelerating object's motion
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Accel and Vel Review sheet (10 min)
- in groups of 3
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (10 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (5 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/17/18
Learning Targets
- Students will graph and analyze an accelerating object's motion
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration from rest
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- run experiment to estimate the height of a drop based on the time to fall (15 min)
- drop tennis ball from bleachers
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration From Rest (10 min)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (10 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (5 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
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Friday 9/14/18
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration, displacement and time
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- finish Acceleration from Rest notes (10 min)
- run experiment to estimate the height of a drop based on the time to fall (15 min)
- drop tennis ball from bleachers
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (5 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration From Rest (10 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/13/18
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- try Lunar Lander Simulation (5 min)
- discuss...what can we learn about acceleration and velocity from playing with this simulation
- Formative Assessment Whiteboard problems (6 min)
- given initial vel and time to stop find accel and stopping distance
- if initial vel is doubled and accel is same how is stopping dist affected
- Acceleration Activity (10 min)
- using tape, pencil, stopwatch and marble
- for marble rolling down an incline....
create a graph of position vs time
estimate the final velocity of the marble
estimate the acceleration of the marble
- Acceleration from Rest notes (10 min)
- on mini white boards in groups of two (6 min)
- draw graphs to represent the accel v time, vel v time, and pos v time for cart on track
- one group sketches their graphs on front board
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/12/18
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (6 min)
- students predict graphs for vel v time and accel v time for different situations
- finish Acceleration notes (8 min)
- Formative Assessment Whiteboard problems (6 min)
- given initial vel and time to stop find accel and stopping distance
- if initial vel is doubled and accel is same how is stopping dist affected
- Acceleration sheet (20 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/11/18
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- choose a level and see how many you can get in 5 minutes
- finish Acceleration notes (8 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (6 min)
- students predict graphs for vel v time and accel v time for different situations
- on mini white boards in groups of two (6 min)
- draw graphs to represent the accel v time, vel v time, and pos v time for cart on track
- one group sketches their graphs on front board
- Acceleration sheet (10 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/10/17
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to have positive and negative acceleration
- Students will solve problems involving acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (10 min)
- what does it mean to accelerate?
- what do positive and negative acceleration mean?
- analyze acceleration using track and cart (5 min)
- Acceleration notes (10 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- choose a level and see how many you can get in 5 minutes
- Acceleration sheet (10 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/7/18
Learning Targets
- Students will be assessed on distance, displacement, speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- Opening Problem (5 min)
- quiz on Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity (30 min)
- Read section on Acceleration in Physics Classroom Tutorial...under 1-D Kinematics (10 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (5 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/6/18
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will graph and analyze position vs time graphs
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Formative assessment on displacement and velocity using mini white boards (8 min)
- draw position vs time graph based on situations with cart track
- draw velocity vs time graphs based on situations with cart track
- Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz (25 min)
- Formative assessment on velocity vs time graphs using mini white boards (10 min)
- describe motion given graph
- draw graph based on description
- find average velocity
- In Physics Classroom do "Match That Graph" Interactive (8 min)
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
- review learning targets (1 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/5/18
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will generate and analyze velocity vs time graphs
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- average velocity problems (5 min)
- Speed Velocity sheet (25 min)
- Formative assessment on velocity vs time graphs using mini white boards (10 min)
- describe motion given graph
- draw graph based on description
- find average velocity
- In Physics Classroom do "Match That Graph" Interactive (8 min)
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
- review learning targets (1 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/4/18
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- The Moving Man simulation (5 min)
look at the difference between positive and negative position and velocity
- come up with equation for position as a function of time and velocity
- on graph paper (5 min)
- create position vs. time graph for scenario then find average speed and velocity
- Conversion Practice on mini whiteboards (5 min)
- two conversion problems
- show average velocity equation on board
- average velocity problems on mini whiteboards(8 min)
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet (10 min)
- review learning targets (2 min)
______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 8/30/18
Learning Targets
- Students will analyze position vs. time graphs
- Students will solve problems involving speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (5 min)
- simulation on Relative Velocity (2 min)
- work on Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (15 min)
- due on Tuesday
- create a recording...
- showing bike rider going 40 meters
- showing time as biker rides
- showing distance as biker rides
- create position vs. time graph for the biker
- what is the bikers average velocity?
- what is the biker's maximum instantaneous velocity?
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Conversion practice (10 min)
- Conversion assessment on mini whiteboards (8 min)
- with partner
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (6 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- review learning targets (2 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 8/30/17
Learning Targets
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (12 min)
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Create pos vs. time graphs for different scenarios (4 min)
- on mini whiteboards with a partner
- speeding up, slowing down, standing still
- Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (20 min)
- review learning targets (1 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 8/28/18
Learning Targets
- students will create and analyze dist vs. time graphs
- students will know the difference between a scalar and vector
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- Create a folder in Google Drive (3 min)
file naming format "last name, first name hour, class" e.g. Smith, Jim 3rd hr geom
share this folder with Mr. Klein
you will use this folder to keep assignments or activities for this class
- visit and explore Physics Classroom website (4 min)
- In Physics Classroom... (10 min)
- read about Vectors, and Distance/Displacement taking notes on mini whiteboards
- share main points you learned with table
- share main points with class
- measure the speed of a student that is walking and jogging
- in your groups come up with strategy for measuring speed using a stopwatch and meter stick (4 min)
- do the measurement and collect data for walking, jogging and running (6 min)
- create a graph to show the results (3 min)
- Explore the question, "how is speed represented on a postition vs. time graph?" (4 min)
- Create pos vs. time graphs for different scenarios (4 min)
- on mini whiteboards with a partner
- speeding up, slowing down, standing still
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (10 min)
- review learning targets (2 min)
______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 8/27/18
Materials
four pieces of string 2' long
one rubber band
Learning Targets
- Students will understand the behavioral expectations and procedures for Mr. Klein's classroom
- Students will grow as a team
- Students will know the definition of vectors and scalars
- Students will know the difference between distance and displacement
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- first day questions (8 min)
work individual then share with table
present one answer for each question from you table
- go over syllabus as a class (6 min)
- Create a folder in Google Drive (3 min)
file naming format "last name, first name class, hour, class" e.g. Smith, Jim 3rd hr geom
share this folder with Mr. Klein
you will use this folder to keep assignments or activities for this class
- cup stacking team building (10 min)
- visit and explore Physics Classroom website (4 min)
- In Physics Classroom... (10 min)
- read about Vectors, and Distance/Displacement taking notes on mini whiteboards
- share main points you learned with table
- share main points with class
2017-18
Tuesday 10/3/17
Learning Targets
- Students will be assessed on concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- Unit 1 Test (40 min)
- read tutorial on Newton's First Law in Physics Classroom
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/2/17
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- finish Unit 1 practice Test...test on Tuesday (25 min)
- more unit 1 review problems (15 min)
- Mythbusters Cannon from Back of Truck
- how does this relate to what we are studying?
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Friday 9/29/17
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- View slow motion videos of rocket launch (5 min)
- how can we apply to acceleration and velocity
- Lunar Lander Simulation (8 min)
- how can we apply to acceleration and velocity
- Start Unit 1 Practice Test (20 min)
- Closing Task (2 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/28/17
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- go over height vs time graphs (2 min)
- formative assessment on accel with initi vel (6 min)
- find velocity and height of a ball at a particular time when thrown straight up
- find velocity and displacement of cart at particular time when pushed up an incline
- find init vel given dist and time
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- Start Unit 1 Practice Test (20 min)
- Closing Task (2 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/27/17
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- go over rocket flight drawings (5 min)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (15 min)
- formative assessment on accel with initi vel
- find velocity and height of a ball at a particular time when thrown straight up
- find velocity and displacement of cart at particular time when pushed up an incline
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- Graph three situations (15 min)
- height of ball when thrown up from ground level
- height of ball when thrown up from top of cliff
- height of ball when thrown down from cliff with initial velocity
- Closing Task (2 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/26/17
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (15 min)
- formative assessment on accel with init vel
- find velocity and height of a ball at a particular time when thrown straight up
- find velocity and displacement of cart at particular time when pushed up an incline
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/25/17
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (15 min)
- formative assessment on accel with initi vel
- find velocity and height of a ball at a particular time when thrown straight up
- find velocity and displacement of cart at particular time when pushed up an incline
- finish build of paper rocked launch (20 min)
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (6 min)
______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/22/17
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration Quiz (30 min)
- work on paper rocket build (15 min)
- rockets will be launched on Monday
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/21/17
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz (30 min)
- Acceleration practice problems on mini whiteboards (15 min)
- find accel given change in v and t
- find v given a and t
- graph of vel v time...interpret slope and area
- given init v, a and t find displacement
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- begin paper rocket build (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/20/17
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz (30 min)
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- begin paper rocket build (10 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/19/17
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- go over Accel and Vel Review sheet (4 min)
- review the difference between positive and negative acceleration for four situations (3 min)
- Acceleration Kahoot!
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz (30 min)
- make sure students have a shared folder for this class
- give time to work on "Reaction Time Activity" report (10 min)
- due tomorrow
- try Lunar Lander Simulation (5 min)
- discuss...what can we learn about acceleration and velocity from playing with this simulation
- quiz Wednesday? or Thursday?
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/18/17
materials: mini whiteboard and marker for table partners
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- demo on acceleration of cart down incline (5 min)
- given the distance and the time how can we find the magnitude of the acceleration?
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
- formative assessment on acceleration problems (15 min)
- find velocity after certain amount of time given initial vel and accel
- find total displacement given accel and time
- find time given initial vel, final vel and accel
- find displacement given initial vel, final vel and accel
- make sure students have a shared folder for this class
- give time to work on "Reaction Time Activity" report (10 min)
- due tomorrow
- quiz Wednesday on acceleration and freefall
- Closing Task (2 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/15/17
Learning Targets
- Students will graph and analyze an accelerating object's motion
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Accel and Vel Review sheet (10 min)
- Reaction Time Activity with Ruler(15 min)
- use a measurement of your "reaction distance" to find your "reaction time"
- Record data for reaction time activity with partner
- create a report in which you explain the activity and explain the results
- include a picture in your report
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (10 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (5 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/14/17
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration, displacement and time
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- go over Acceleration from Rest sheet (5 min)
- on mini white boards...(8 min)
- ball is dropped from 100 meters...graph the height of the ball each second for 3 seconds
- Record Ball Thrown straight up to analyze in Slow Mo (15 min)
- Link for Online Stopwatch
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration From Rest (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/13/17
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- defining acceleration formative assessment (5 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- choose a level and see how many you can get in 5 minutes
- Acceleration from Rest notes (10 min)
- on mini white boards in groups of two (6 min)
- draw graphs to represent the accel v time, vel v time, and pos v time for cart on track
- one group sketches their graphs on front board
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (15 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/12/17
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- choose a level and see how many you can get in 5 minutes
- finish Acceleration notes (8 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (6 min)
- students predict graphs for vel v time and accel v time for different situations
- on mini white boards in groups of two (6 min)
- draw graphs to represent the accel v time, vel v time, and pos v time for cart on track
- one group sketches their graphs on front board
- finish Acceleration sheet (10 min)
- Acceleration from Rest notes (10 min)
- closing task (1 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/11/17
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to have positive and negative acceleration
- Students will solve problems involving acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (10 min)
- what does it mean to accelerate?
- what do positive and negative acceleration mean?
- analyze acceleration using track and cart (5 min)
- Acceleration notes (10 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- choose a level and see how many you can get in 5 minutes
- Acceleration sheet (10 min)
- closing task (1 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/8/17
Learning Targets
- Students will be assessed on distance, displacement, speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- Opening Problem (5 min)
- quiz on Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity (30 min)
- Read section on Acceleration in Physics Classroom Tutorial...under 1-D Kinematics (10 min)
- Match that Graph Concept Builder (5 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (5 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/7/17
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Formative assessment on displacement and velocity using mini white boards (8 min)
- draw position vs time graph based on situations with cart track
- draw velocity vs time graphs based on situations with cart track
- Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz (25 min)
- In "Physics Classroom" read Speed and Velocity under 1-D Kinematics (10 min)
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
- Closing Task (1 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/6/17
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- average velocity problems (5 min)
- Speed Velocity sheet (25 min)
- Formative assessment on displacement and velocity using mini white boards (10 min)
- describe motion given graph
- draw graph based on description
- find average velocity
- Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz (25 min)
- In "Physics Classroom" read Speed and Velocity under 1-D Kinematics
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
- closing task (1 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/5/17
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- The Moving Man simulation (5 min)
look at the difference between positive and negative position and velocity
- come up with equation for position as a function of time and velocity
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (6 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Conversion Practice on mini whiteboards (5 min)
- two conversion problems (3 min)
- show average velocity equation on board
- average velocity problems on mini whiteboards(5 min)
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet (10 min)
- Closing Task (1 min)
______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 8/31/17
Learning Targets
- Students will analyze position vs. time graphs
- Students will solve problems involving speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (5 min)
- go over Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (4 min)
- simulation on Relative Velocity (2 min)
- Conversion practice (10 min)
- Conversion assessment on mini whiteboards (8 min)
- with partner
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (6 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet (10 min)
- Closing Task (2 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 8/30/17
Learning Targets
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (12 min)
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- ball toss team building (5 min)
- Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (20 min)
- Closing Task (1 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 8/29/17
Learning Targets
- students will create and analyze dist vs. time graphs
- students will know the difference between a scalar and vector
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- Create a folder in Google Drive (3 min)
file naming format "last name, first name class, hour, class" e.g. Smith, Jim 3rd hr geom
share this folder with Mr. Klein
you will use this folder to keep assignments or activities for this class
- measure the speed of a student that is walking, jogging and running
- in your groups come up with strategy for measuring speed using a stopwatch and meter stick (4 min)
- do the measurement and collect data for walking, jogging and running (6 min)
- create a graph to show the results (3 min)
- Explore the question, "how is speed represented on a distance vs. time graph?" (4 min)
- Create dist vs. time graphs for different scenarios (4 min)
- on mini whiteboards with a partner
- speeding up, slowing down, standing still
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (10 min)
- Closing Task (2 min)
______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 8/28/17
Materials
four pieces of string 2' long
one rubber band
Learning Targets
- Students will understand the behavioral expectations and procedures for Mr. Klein's classroom
- Students will grow as a team
- Students will know the definition of vectors and scalars
- Students will know the difference between distance and displacement
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- first day questions (8 min)
work individual then share with table
present one answer for each question from you table
- go over syllabus as a class (6 min)
- Create a folder in Google Drive (3 min)
file naming format "last name, first name class, hour, class" e.g. Smith, Jim 3rd hr geom
share this folder with Mr. Klein
you will use this folder to keep assignments or activities for this class
- cup stacking team building (10 min)
- visit and explore Physics Classroom website (4 min)
- In Physics Classroom... (10 min)
- read about Vectors, and Distance/Displacement taking notes on mini whiteboards
- share main points you learned with table
- share main points with class
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Tuesday 9/26/17
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- paper rocked launch
- collect data from classmates on hangtime of your rocket.
- generate drawing showing velocity, acceleration, time and height at key points in rocket flight (12 min)
- sketch three graphs on your drawing...accel vs. time, vel vs. time, and pos vs. time
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- begin Unit 1 practice Test (test on Friday)
_______________________________________________________________________________
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Thursday 9/21/17
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Acceleration Quiz
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- continue paper rocket build
_______________________________________________________________________________
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2016-17
Monday 10/3/16
Learning Targets
- Students will be assessed on concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- Unit 1 Test (40 min)
- read tutorial on Newton's First Law in Physics Classroom
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/30/16
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- go over Unit 1 practice Test...test on Monday (10 min)
- more unit 1 review problems (15 min)
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/29/16
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- go over rocket flight drawings
- Unit 1 practice Test (test on Friday)
- speed trap problem (5 min)
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/28/16
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- view video of rocket launch
- write as many statements as you can involving acceleration and velocity
- paper rocked launch
- collect data from classmates on hangtime of your rocket.
- generate drawing showing velocity, acceleration, time and height at key points in rocket flight (12 min)
- sketch three graphs on your drawing...accel vs. time, vel vs. time, and pos vs. time
- speed trap problem (5 min)
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz (10 min)
- begin Unit 1 practice Test (test on Friday)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/27/16
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem
- two stage rocket simulation and quiz
- paper rocked launch
- collect data from classmates on hangtime of your rocket.
- generate drawing showing velocity, acceleration, time and height at key points in rocket flight
- sketch three graphs on your drawing...accel vs. time, vel vs. time, and pos vs. time
- speed trap problem
______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/26/16
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Acceleration Lab...data collection (20 min)
- collect data as a class using position sensor
- students generate individual reports
- begin paper rocket build (15 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/23/16
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem
- Acceleration Quiz
- try Lunar Lander Simulation until quizzes are done
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 9/22/16
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Acceleration Kahoot!
- Ball Throw analysis (15 min)
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz (20 min)
quiz Friday
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 9/21/16
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Ball Throw analysis (15 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz (10 min)
quiz Friday
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 9/20/16
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Accel and Vel Review sheet (10 min)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (15 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (6 min)
- Reaction Time activity (6 min)
- Ball Dropped and Throw analysis (15 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 9/19/16
Learning Targets
- Students will graph and analyze an accelerating object's motion
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- graphing velocity scenarios - mini white board (10 min)
- Reaction Time activity (10 min)
- Accel and Vel Review sheet (10 min)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes (10 min)
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity (5 min)
- graph height of ball over time for two situations (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 9/16/16
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration, displacement and time
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- on mini white boards...(8 min)
- draw pictures to represent the accel, vel, and pos for moving objects
- problem given dist and accel, find the time
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (10 min)
- Graph That Motion Interactive on Physics Classroom (6 min)
- Record Ball Drop and Ball Thrown straight up to analyze in Slow Mo (10 min)
- Link for Online Stopwatch
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Thursday 9/15/16
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration, displacement and time
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)_
- on mini white boards...(8 min)
- draw pictures to represent the accel, vel, and pos for moving objects
- problem given dist and accel, find the time
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (10 min)
- Graph That Motion Interactive on Physics Classroom (6 min)
- Record Ball Drop and Ball Thrown straight up to analyze in Slow Mo (10 min)
- Link for Online Stopwatch
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Wednesday 9/14/16
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- defining acceleration formative assessment (5 min)
- Acceleration from Rest notes (10 min)
- on mini white boards...
- draw pictures to represent the accel, vel, and pos for moving objects (8 min)
- Acceleration from Rest sheet (10 min)
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Tuesday 9/13/16
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate (positive and negative)
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Finish Acceleration sheet (12 min)
- analyze pos v time and velocity v time graphs using Vernier position sensor (10 min)
- determine the acceleration of the object
- Go to Name That Motion under Physics Interactives on Physics Classroom
- Acceleration from Rest notes
- on mini white boards...
- draw pictures to represent the accel, vel, and pos for moving objects
Formative Assessment on Acceleration From Rest
- Acceleration from Rest sheet
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Monday 9/12/16
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to have positive and negative acceleration
- Students will solve problems involving acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration (10 min)
- what does it mean to accelerate?
- what do positive and negative acceleration mean?
- analyze pos v time and velocity v time graphs using Vernier position sensor (10 min)
- Acceleration notes (10 min)
- Acceleration sheet (10 min)
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Friday 9/9/16
Learning Targets
- Students will be assessed on distance, displacement, speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- Opening Problem
- quiz on Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity
- Read section on Acceleration in Physics Classroom Tutorial (under 1-D Kinematics)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration
- analyze pos v time and velocity v time graphs using Vernier position sensor
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Thursday 9/8/16
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- opening problem
- Formative assessment on displacement and velocity using mini white boards (10 min)
- describe motion given graph
- draw graph based on description
- find average velocity
- Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz (25 min)
- observe position vs. time graphs using "position sensor" and cart track
- In "Physics Classroom" read Speed and Velocity under 1-D Kinematics
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
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Wednesday 9/16/16
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- average velocity problems (5 min)
- Speed Velocity sheet
- Formative assessment on displacement and velocity using mini white boards (10 min)
- describe motion given graph
- draw graph based on description
- find average velocity
- Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz (25 min)
- In "Physics Classroom" read Speed and Velocity under 1-D Kinematics
- Quiz Friday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
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Tuesday 9/5/17
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- The Moving Man simulation (5 min)
look at the difference between positive and negative position and velocity
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (8 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Conversion practice (10 min)
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet (10 min)
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Thursday 9/1/16
Learning Targets
- Students will analyze position vs. time graphs
- Students will solve problems involving speed and velocity
Agenda
- Opening Problem (5 min)
- finish - Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (10 min)
- watch Usain Bolt 100 meter record run
- Usain Bolt Velocity Activity (5 min)
- The Moving Man simulation (4 min)
look at the difference between positive and negative velocity
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet
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Wednesday 8/31/16
Learning Targets
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- Opening Problem (10 min)
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (12 min)
- The Moving Man simulation (4 min)
look at the difference between positive and negative velocity
- Go to Physics Classroom...Physics Interactives...1-D Kinematics...Graphs and Ramps (5 min)
work on Distance vs. Time
- Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet (15 min)
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet
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Tuesday 8/30/16
Learning Targets
- students will create and analyze dist vs. time graphs
- students will know the difference between a scalar and vector
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- measure the speed of a student that is running
- in your groups come up with strategy for measuring speed using a stopwatch and meter stick (4 min)
- do the measurement (6 min)
- create a graph of the motion of the runner(3 min)
- Explore the question, "how is speed represented on a distance vs. time graph?" (4 min)
- Create dist vs. time graphs for different scenarios (4 min)
- Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes (10 min)
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Monday 8/29/16
Learning Targets
- Students will understand the behavioral expectations and procedures for Mr. Klein's classroom
- Students will know the definition of vectors and scalars
- Students will know the difference between distance and displacement
Agenda
- opening problem
- first day questions
- go over syllabus as a class
- Create a folder in Google Drive
file naming format "last name, first name class, hour, class" e.g. Smith, Jim 3rd hr geom
share this folder with Mr. Klein
you will use this folder to keep assignments or activities for this class
- Trivia Kahoot!
- Mission Statement Mad Lib
- visit and explore Physics Classroom website
- In Physics Classroom...discuss Introduction, Vectors, and Distance/Displacement
2015-16
Friday 10/9/15
Learning Targets:
Students will use the concept of acceleration to analyze the flight of a rocket
Agenda
- opening problem
- build paper rocket
- Work on Rocket Prompt
- Go to Physics Classroom Interactive
under 1-D Kinematics open Graphs and Ramps interactive
Thursday 10/8/15
Learning Targets
Agenda
- opening problem
- Unit 2 Pretest
- Go to Physics Classroom Interactive
under 1-D Kinematics open Graphs and Ramps interactive
- build paper rocket
Wednesday 10/6/15
Learning Targets
- Students will take assessment on Unit 1
Agenda
- Unit 1 Test
Tuesday 10/6/15
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem
- finish Unit 1 Practice Test (test on Wednesday)
- more unit 1 review problems
- Measure and analyze hang-time for jumping person
- Acceleration Lab (data collection)
Monday 10/5/15
Learning Targets
- Students will review concepts of velocity and acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem
- Redo graphing height of object
- Unit 1 Practice Test (test on Wednesday)
- Measure and analyze hang-time for jumping person
- Acceleration Lab (data collection)
Friday 10/2/15
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- Acceleration Quiz
- try Lunar Lander Simulation until quizzes are done
- Measure and analyze hang-time for jumping person
Thursday 10/1/15
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem
- Acceleration and Freefall practice quiz
quiz Friday
- Measure and analyze hang-time for jumping person
Wednesday 9/29/15
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem
- Reaction Time activity
- graph height of ball over time for two situations
- Ball Dropped and Throw analysis
Tuesday 9/29/15
Learning Targets
-Students will understand and analyze situations with acceleration and initial velocity
Agenda
- opening problem
- Demo of cart accelerating down track
(show both ways to find acceleration)
- Acceleration with initial velocity notes
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration with Initial Velocity
- Reaction Time activity
- Ball Dropped and Throw analysis
Monday 9/28/15
Learning Targets
- Students will graph and analyze an accelerating object's motion
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem
- Accel and Vel Review sheet
- Ball Dropped and Throw analysis
Thursday 9/24/15
Learning Targets
- Students will graph and analyze an accelerating object's motion
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Ball Dropped and Throw analysis
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Thursday 9/24/15
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration From Rest
- Acceleration 1 Sheet
- Graph That Motion Interactive on Physics Classroom
- Record Ball Drop and Ball Thrown straight up to analyze in Slow Mo
- Link for Online Stopwatch
Wednesday 9/23/15
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- opening problem
- Go to Name That Motion under Physics Interactives on Physics Classroom
- Acceleration from Rest notes
- Formative Assessment on Acceleration From Rest
- Acceleration 1 sheet
Tuesday 9/22/15
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem
- Finish Acceleration sheet
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration
- Examine the question, "how far will an object fall in one second if released from rest".
Discuss this question then take a slo-mo video to see the results.
Monday 9/21/15
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem
- Position vs. Time and Velocity vs. Time graphs
- Acceleration notes
- Go to Name That Motion under Physics Interactives on Physics Classroom
- Acceleration sheet
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration
Friday 9/18/15
Learning Targets
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
- Students will solve problems involving constant acceleration
Agenda
- Opening Problem
- Distance and Velocity Graphs
- Acceleration notes
- Go to Name That Motion under Physics Interactives on Physics Classroom
- Acceleration sheet
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration
Thursday 9/17/15
Learning Targets
- Students will be assessed on distance, displacement, speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- opening problem
- quiz on Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity
- Read section on Acceleration in Physics Classroom Tutorial (under 1-D Kinematics)
- Use The Moving Man simulation to discuss acceleration
Wednesday 9/16/15
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- opening problem
- Displacement and Velocity Practice Quiz
- In "Physics Classroom" read Speed and Velocity under 1-D Kinematics
- Quiz Thursday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
Tuesday 9/15/15
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving constant speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- Opening Problem
- The Moving Man simulation
- Speed Velocity sheet
- In "Physics Classroom" read Speed and Velocity under 1-D Kinematics
- Quiz Thursday on Distance, Displacement , Speed and Velocity
Friday 9/11/15
Learning Targets
- Students will solve problems involving speed and velocity
- Students will know what it means to accelerate
Agenda
- Opening Problem
- finish - Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet
- watch Usain Bolt 100 meter record run
- Usain Bolt Velocity Activity
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet
- Speed Velocity sheet
- The Moving Man simulation
Thurs 9/10/15
Learning Targets
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- Opening Problems
- finish Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity notes
- Graphing position vs. time formative assessment
- Speed and Velocity Practice Sheet
- Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet
- The Moving Man simulation
Wed 9/9/15
Learning Targets
- students will know the difference between a scalar and vector
- students will know the difference between distance and displacement
-students will know the difference between speed and velocity
- students will solve distance, displacement, speed and velocity problems
Agenda
- measure the speed of a student on cart
- use motion detectors to graph motion on person walking in the room
(constant speed, speeding up, slowing down, etc.)
- Explore the question, "how is speed represented on a distance vs. time graph?"
Tues 9/8/15
Learning Targets
- Students will understand the behavioral expectations and procedures for Mr. Klein's classroom
- Students will know the definition of vectors and scalars
- Students will know the difference between distance and displacement
Agenda
- entrance problems
- go over syllabus as a class
- Create a folder in Google Drive
file naming format "last name, first name class, hour, class" e.g. Smith, Jim 3rd hr geom
share this folder with Mr. Klein
you will use this folder to keep assignments or activities for this class
- about Mr. Klein survey
question 1
question 2
question 3
question 4
question 5
- visit and explore Physics Classroom website
- In Physics Classroom...discuss Introduction, Vectors, and Distance/Displacement
- ball toss team building
Tues 9/2/14
Opening Day Digital Citizenship Lessons
Wed 9/3/14
Intro to Velocity using Motion Detector
what is speed?
how do you determine speed from a graph?
what is meant by average speed?4/4
Thurs 9/4/14
Semester 1 Pretest
Fri 9/5/14
Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity Notes
Mon 9/8/14
Speed Velocity sheet
Tues 9/9/14
Analyzing Bike Graphs sheet
The Moving Man simulation
Wed 9/10/14
Velocity Practice Quiz
Distance and Velocity sheet
Thurs 9/11/14
Displacement, Velocity, Time Review
Fri 9/12/14
Displacement, Velocity Time Quiz
Explore acceleration
data link
Mon 9/15/14
Explore acceleration data
The Moving Man simulation
Acceleration notes
Acceleration sheet
Tues 9/16/14
Examine acceleration of falling object
Wed 9/17/14
Acceleration from Rest notes
Acceleration 1 sheet
Thurs 9/18/14
Examine acceleration with initial velocity
Practice problems on acceleration
Fri 9/19/14
Accel and Vel Review sheet
Observe free-fall with initial velocity
Mon 9/22/14
Acceleration with initial velocity notes
Tues 9/23/14
Hangtime for object thrown in the air activity
online stopwatch
Reaction time activity
Acceleration and Freefall practice sheet
Wed 9/24/14
Review of Acceleration Problems for quiz tomorrow
Thurs 9/25/14
Acceleration and Freefall Quiz
Fri 9/26/14
Graphing Problems with Excel
Mon 9/29/14
Measure and analyze hang-time for jumping person
Begin Unit 1 Practice Test
Tues 9/30/14
Finish Unit 1 Practice Test
Wed 10/1/14
Unit 1 Test
10/2/14
Reaction Time Activity
Bridge Building Challenge