Today is:

August 2008

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

 AP Physics 2
 
 
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 Optional work day for teachers
 
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 Optional work day for teachers
 
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 Optional work day for teachers
 
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First Day of Classes for Students

First Day of School

Welcome and Syllabus

Sign up for web homework class 40522
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 Mechanics Baseline Test


 
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 Present Mechanics Baseline Test


 
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Finish MBT
discussion

 

Begin Unit 1 - Rotational
Kinematics and Dynamics

Rotational
Equilibrium Lab


 
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Get Books

Finish Rotational Equilibrium Lab

Read 8.1-8.2

 
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 Discuss Lab

Notes- Torque and Rotational Equilibrium...(book 8.1-8.2)
Example Problems-

Problems Assigned- Chapter 8: 1,2,3,19,20,22
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Turn in Lab

Present Problems

Do #23- turn in on Monday

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 Records Day --(Non-Flex) (No classes for students)
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Turn in Book problem #23

Video Clip
Jurassic Park
 equations

-Work on web Homework-- 1,20,30,32

 
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-Discuss Torque Problems
-Notes- Rotational Kinematics (book 7.1-7.3)

-do web problems 3-7
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 notes-
rotational inertia

book (8.5)

Julius Sumner Miller video -- "Strange Behavior of Rolling Things"

Atwood's Machine Problem
 
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Atwood's Machine problem:  Do Theoretical and Experimental... find % discrepancy between the two
Scoring Guide
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Notes- Rotational Energy
and Momentum

Demos


 
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September 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
AP Physics 2
 
 
 
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 Labor Day (Schools and offices closed)
 
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 Video- Conservation of 
Angular Momentum
- begin example problem -- ball hits stick
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finish example problem

IMMEX Problem- 
Revolutions2 (APHour_Group_; fizix2)

If working on your own use EID to login
 
 
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Work on Web Homework

What is a cross product?
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Work on Web Homework
  
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 Web Homework 1 due
 
 
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AP Review Questions - Review for Test
 
 
 
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 Test
 
 
 
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Begin Unit 2- Gravity
Newtonian Gravitation, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, gravitational potential energy on large scale aka Universal Gravitation
- Kepler Lab Kepler Applet

 
 
 
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Finish Kepler Lab- turn in. Grading Rubric for Kepler Lab
 
Chapter 7
 e-mail self checks for group
Name: Hour__Group__
Ms. Gill’s e-mail address:
Karen.gill@fayette.kyschools.us

Read - Lesson 3 and 4
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Activity - Modeling the Orbits of Planets and Satellites
 
pg 186-187 in Glencoe book

extra help

new webhome work site-- get signed up
2nd hour-40522
4th hour -40524
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 Worksheet Problems - Whiteboard
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Present Problems
 
 
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State Testing - Seniors will be taking on Demand Writing. Only 5th and 6th hours will be meeting today-- therefore we will not have AP Physics.
 
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Universal Gravitation- Notes on GPE aka U;

 
 
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 Notes - Example Problems
 
 
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 Video
 
 
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Web Homework
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Web Homework
 
due tonight
 
hints
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Review
 
 
 
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Records Day --(Non flex) (No classes for students)
 
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 Test
 
 
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 Counselors will meet with seniors in homeroom groups during 1st and 2nd hours on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30.
 
 
 
 
 

 
October 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
AP Physics 2
 
 
 
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Do Solar System Simulation, fill in questions sheet
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New Groups - Discuss song assignment

Work on Songs


 
 
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 Practice AP C Free Response Portion
 
 
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Song 1 - Kinematics
 
Score Practice AP C Free Response Portion
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Song 2 - Forces
 

Density, Specific Gravity, Pressure and depth- notes and problems
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Song 3 -Work/Energy
 
Present Pressure Problems

Pressure activities - "Why do your ears hurt underwater?"
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Song 4 - Momentum
 
Finish Activity

Buoyancy -notes
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Song 5 - Rotation
 
Archimedes Video- JSM

Buoyancy problems
 

 
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Song 6 - Gravitation
Turn in Buoyancy Problems 
Fluid Mechanics- 
Bernoulli - notes and problems
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 Bernoulli video- JSM
 Demo

- Problems- Fluid Flow
 
 
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 Work on Web Homework
 
 
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 Records/Conference Day - Flex (No classes for students
 
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 No school
 
 
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Work on Web Homework
 
Web Homework Due
 
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Review
 
 
 
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Test - Fluids
 
 
 
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 Read Thermo from 
Conceptual Physics
Book- do questions
 
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Thermodynamics
 The diagnoser , video - Elements of Chemistry Kinetic and Potential.
 
 
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 notes Calorimetry
 pg1-2 ; pg3-4, pg5
 
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Thermo Problems
Calorimetry (Holt- evens on C, 4-6 on D)


 
 
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 IMMEX Problem-  Problem - Calorimetry
 
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 Lab - Freezing and Melting of Water

 
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Lab - Heat of Fusion for Ice
 
 
 
 
 

 
November 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
AP Physics 2
 
 
 
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 Lab- Specific Heat of a Metal
 
 
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 No School (Presidential Election)
 
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-Discuss Expansion,
 -Do  Expansion  Problems
 
 
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 Turn in Expansion Problems

Discuss "Thinking Physics Problems"

Notes- Kinetic 
Theory of Gases- 
Ideal Gas Law

 
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Activity- Gas Laws Simulation

 

assignment sheet

 
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Finish Gas Laws Activity
 
Problems:
Kinetic Theory and Gas Laws


 
 
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Turn in Labs and Problems


 
 
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Notes- Laws of Thermodynamics

 

Julius Sumner Miller


 
 
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 Discuss Heat Engines - Graphs
 
 
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Work on Web Homework
 
Help for #22 , then use

 nRT = PV

 
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 Web Homework due
 
 
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Discuss PV Graphs, do AP Practice Problems
 
 notes
 
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Heat Engine Problems
 
 
 
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AP Review Questions
 
 
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Test Thermodynamics

 
 
 
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 Do Thermo test questions on web homework site possible 30/20 test points.
 
 
 
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Begin Electric Forces, Fields and Potential


Mechanical Universe
"Static Electricity"
Mechanical Universe
"Electric Fields
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Reading Electrostatics
 


 
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 No school
 
 
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 Thanksgiving Holiday (Schools and offices closed)
 
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 No school (Schools and offices closed)
 
 
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December 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

 AP Physics 2
 
 
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Notes and example problems - Electric Forces (Coulomb's Law) and Electric Fields
 

 
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Problems *Electrical Forces and Electric Field Strength" + Super-position Problem
 
 


 
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Applet - Electric Fields

E Field Mapping


 
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Understanding E-Fields Electric Field Hockey

assignment sheet
applet: Electric Hockey


 
 
 
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Electric Potential, notes
and problems 
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Finish Problems (math and PhyLAB questions)
 
Whiteboard PHyLab questions
 
 
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Read about Electric Potential-- do problems (13 or 17)
 
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 Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment... Measuring the Charge On an Electron ........

Your assignment: Summarize the real experiment. Use sim to compile a data table, and then analyze data to find charge on an e-, explain.


 
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Review


 
 
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Test - Electrostatics
 

 


 
 
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Seniors -- you may use a final exam exemption for either the 1st semester final or the 2nd semester final - not both.
 
 
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 Work on Web Homework
 
 
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Work on Web Homework
 
 

Web Homework due
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Finals- see schedule below

4th period class
 
 
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 2nd period class

4th period final
 Finals- see schedule below
 
 
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2nd period final
 Finals- see schedule below
Last day of classes before Winter Break (End 1st Semester)
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Friday

 

8:30-9:31AM

1st period class

 

 

2nd period class

 

3rd period class

 

9:36-11:33AM

FINAL EXAM

3rd PERIOD

FINAL EXAM

1st PERIOD

FINAL EXAM

2nd PERIOD

 

11:38-1:18 PM

 

4th period class

 

 

5th period class

 

6th period class

 

1:23-3:20 PM

FINAL EXAM

6TH PERIOD

 

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5TH PERIOD
January 2009
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 Non-flexible Records Day (No classes for students)
*Weather make-up day (if necessary)
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 Spring Break (Schools and offices closed)
 
 
 
 
 

 
April 2009
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
AP Physics 2
 
 
 
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May 2009
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*Weather make-up day (if necessary)
 
 
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June 2009
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AP Physics 2
 
 
 
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 Flexible Professional Development Day
*Weather make-up day (if necessary)
 
 
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