CP Physics Class Schedule and Agenda

Date Objective Assignment
1/3 Thermodynamics: Introductory Activity

Temperature and Heat

Homework -- Due Monday 1/14

pages 322-324

    - Questions: 3, 4, 7, 13, 34

    - Define Key Terms: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 13

pages 337-338

    - Questions: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 16, 22, 26

    - Define Key Terms: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8

pages 368-370

    - Questions 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 22, 37

    - Define Key Terms: 4, 5, 7

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1/4 Temperature Thermodynamics Challenge--Cans an insulation must be ready by the beginning of the period on Friday 1/11.
     
1/7 Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation  
1/8 Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation  
1/9 Video: Bill Nye: Heat and Energy  
1/10 Newton's Law of Cooling, Thermal Expansion, Applications  
1/11 Thermodynamics Challenge: Test Cans  
     
1/14 Thermodynamics Challenge: Data Analysis Review Sheet for Thermodynamics Test
1/15 Test: Thermodynamics  
1/16 Video: High Voltage

Homework -- Due Tuesday 1/29

pages 515-516:

     Questions: 1-14, 16, 17, 20, 30

     Define Key Terms: 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11

pages 529-530:

     Questions: 5-7, 16

     Define Key Terms: 1-4

page 688

     Questions: 9-13

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1/17 Electrostatics Introductory Activities  
1/18 Electrostatics Introductory Activities  
     
1/21 NO SCHOOL  
1/22 Coulomb's Law and Practice Problems  
1/23 Coulomb's Law and Practice Problems  
1/24

Electric Fields

Comparing Gravity to Electric Fields

Electric Fields Practice Problems

 
1/25 Complete and Review Practice Problems  
     
1/28 Electric Potential and Practice Problems  
1/29

Homework Quiz

Review

 
1/30 Electrostatics Test  
1/31    
2/1

Intro to Current Electricity

Circuit Lab #1

Homework -- Due Tuesday 2/19

pages 545-547:

     Questions: 1-18, 23-33, 46, 48, 51, 52

     Define Key Terms: 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10

pages 559-561

     Questions: 3-7, 9-11, 13, 16, 17, 20

   

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2/4 Resistance and Ohm's Law Energy Conservation Project
2/5 Circuit Lab #2  
2/6 Circuit Lab #3  
2/7 Article: Counting Carbons: Read/Answer Questions  
2/8 Series Circuits Series Circuit Practice Problems
     

2/11

Series Circuits

Parallel Circuits

Parallel Circuit Practice Problems
2/12 Finish/Go Over Circuit Problems  
2/13 Lab: Series and Parallel Circuits  
2/14 Current Electricity Review  
2/15 Video: Electric Skies  
     
2/18 NO SCHOOL  
2/19 Lab: Series and Parallel Circuits  
2/20 Current Electricity Test  
2/21    
2/22 Video: Magnetic Storm  
     
2/25 Lab: Introduction to Magnetism  
2/26 Magnetism  
2/27 Magnetic Fields  
2/28 Magnetic Fields  
2/29 Research for Magnetism Project  
     
3/3 Research for Magnetism Project  
3/4 Transformers  
3/5 Magnetism Presentations  
3/6 Magnetism Presentations  
3/7 Review for Magnetism Test  
     
3/10 NO SCHOOL  
3/11 Magnetism Test  
3/12 Introduction to Waves, Types of Waves  
3/13 Parts of a Wave, Frequency and Period  
3/14 Lab: Pendulums  
     
3/17 Wave Speed Concept Development Practice Page 25-1
3/18 Frayer Diagram: Review of Transverse and Longitudinal Waves  
3/19 Review and Practice Wave Speed, Wavelength, Frequency  
3/20 Lab: Wave Properties  
3/21 NO SCHOOL  
     
3/24

Lab: Wave Properties

Review for Test

 
3/25 Waves Test  
3/26 Review for GHSGT  
3/27 Sound  
3/28 Sound  
     
3/31 Review for GHSGT  
4/1 Review for GHSGT  
4/2    
4/3 Review For Sound quiz  
4/4 Sound Quiz/Resonance Lab  
     
4/7 SPRING BREAK  
4/8 SPRING BREAK  
4/9 SPRING BREAK  
4/10 SPRING BREAK  
4/11 SPRING BREAK  
     
4/14

Introduction to Light and Electromagnetic Waves

Mixing Colors of Light

Homework -- Due Friday, April 25

pages 419-420:

     Questions: 1, 2, 7, 8, 14, 16, 17, 20, 22, 28, 32

pages 439-441

     Questions: 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 18, 27, 33, 37

pages 460-462:

     Questions: 5, 6, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 26

   

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4/15

Mixing Pigments

Chromatography

 
4/16 Finish Color Mixing/Review Light/Color Review
4/17 Reflection and Refraction Reflection and Refraction Practice
4/18

Light/Color Quiz

Finish Reflection/Refraction Practice

 
     
4/21 Lab: Snells Law  
4/22

Introduction to Optics

Mirrors

Practice with Mirror Equation

Practice with Mirror Ray Diagrams

   Convex Mirror Ray Diagrams (Answer Key--check your work)

   Concave Mirror Ray Diagrams (Answer Key--check your work)

4/23 Practice Mirror Ray Diagrams  
4/24 Lenses Practice with Lens Ray Diagrams

   Convex Lens Ray Diagrams (Answer Key--check your work)

   Concave Lens Ray Diagrams (Answer Key--check your work)

4/25

Lab: Determining the Focal Length of a Lens

Homework Quiz

 
     
4/28

Finish Lenses

Review for Performance Exam

 
4/29 Review for Performance Exam  
4/30 PERFORMANCE EXAM  
5/1 Light, Color, Optics Review  
5/2 Light, Color, Optics Test  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

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