June 2-6, 2008      

Monday, June 2, 2008
Objective: electricity

Standards:  5.1.12 A-C, 5.2.12 A-B, 5.3.12 A-D, 5.4.12 A-C

The class learned about series and parallel circuits and worked on diagramming circuits.

HW:  Complete Problem Set 4 in the packet. Finish pp 133-136 in Chap 23 SG.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Objective: electricity

Standards:  5.1.12 A-C, 5.2.12 A-B, 5.3.12 A-D, 5.4.12 A-C

The class learned about calculating series and parallel Current, resistance and voltage.  The class worked on the series and parallel circuit activities on pp 10 & 11 in electricity packet and on a “Chapter 23 electric current” Conceptual Physics worksheet (yellow).

HW: Complete all of electricity packet.  Finish all of Chap 23 SG. Complete yellow worksheet.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 (Lab Day)
Objective: electricity

Standards:  5.1.12 A-C, 5.2.12 A-B, 5.3.12 A-D, 5.4.12 A-C

The class did a lab on series and parallel circuits.  Lab Report is due on Monday

HW:  Complete all of electricity packet.  Finish all of Chap 23 SG. Complete yellow worksheet.

Thursday, June 5, 2008  
Objective: electricity

Standards:  5.1.12 A-C, 5.2.12 A-B, 5.3.12 A-D, 5.4.12 A-C

The class reviewed the electricity unit.

HW:  Study for electricity test tomorrow. 

Friday, June 6, 2008

Objective: electricity

Standards:  5.1.12 A-C, 5.2.12 A-B, 5.3.12 A-D, 5.4.12 A-C

The class took the electricity test.

HW:  Complete electricity lab report for submission on Monday.

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May 26-30, 2008

Monday,  May 26, 2008

School Closed

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 
Objective:  Electricity

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:   Students will Learn about Electricity

Main Activity:   The class learned about static electricity and Coulomb’s law.

Closure:  Electricity concepts were reinforced.

HW:  complete Chap 20 SG and lab report from last week’s lab on Diffraction

                                                                   
Wednesday, May 28, 2008  Lab Day

Objective:  Electricity

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will learn about Electricity.

Main activity:  19.2:  The class did the lab on building a simple electric motor.   Electricity packets were handed out.

Closure:  Electricity concepts were reinforced.

HW:  Read pp 1 & 2 of packet and Complete Problem Set I

Thursday, May 29, 2008 
Objective:  Electricity

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will learn about Electricity.

Main activity:  The class went over the problems and learned about Current Electricity.  Students received Chap 22 Study Guide.

Closure:  Electricity concepts were reinforced.

HW:  Electricity Packet:  read pp 3-4 and do problem set 2; complete 22.1 in SG

Friday, May 30, 2008

Objective:  Electricity

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will learn about Electricity.

Main activity:  The class went over HW problems and learned Ohm’s law.

HW:  Complete problem set 3 on pp 5-6     

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To access Chapter 17 - 20 Power Points, go to

http://aps2007-08.tripod.com/APS 

 Click on the Honors Physics tab along the left side.  Links for the power points should come up.

 Remember that weekly plans continue to be posted here.

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May 19-23, 2008

Monday,  May 19, 2008

Objective:  Light

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:   Students will Learn about Light

Main Activity:   No meeting of mod 9.  Mod 6 worked on diffraction assignment.

Closure:  Light concepts were reinforced.

HW:  by Wednesday: complete 19-1 SG and prac prob p 448; 1-4.  Read 19-2

Tuesday, May 20, 2008  Lab Day
Objective:  Light

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:   Students will Learn about Light

Main Activity:   The class did Lab on Diffraction.

Closure:  Light concepts were reinforced.

HW:  complete 19-1 SG and by prac prob p 448; 1-4.  Read 19-2

                                                                   
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Objective:  Light

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will learn about Light.

Main activity:  19.2:  The class learned about single slit diffraction

Closure:  Light concepts were reinforced.

HW:  Complete Chap 19 SG and prac prob p 458, #5-8

Thursday, May 22, 2008 
Objective:  Light

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will learn about Light.

Main activity:  The class reviewed Chapters 18 & 19.

Closure:  Light concepts were reinforced.

HW:  Study for Chap 18-19 test tomorrow

Friday, May 23, 2008

Objective:  Light

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will learn about light.

Main activity:  The class took the Chap 18-19 test.

HW:  Read 20-1.                                    

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May 12-16, 2008

Monday,  May 12, 2008

Objective:  Light

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:   Students will Learn about Light

Main Activity:   18.2:  The class learned about lenses:  concave and convex and did example problem on p 431 and 434 and prac prob on p 434

Closure:  Light concepts were reinforced.

HW:  by Wednesday: complete 18-2 SG and by Friday: prac prob 9-14.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008  Lab Day
Objective:  Light

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:   Students will Learn about Light

Main Activity:   The class did Lab on Convex Lenses.

Closure:  Light concepts were reinforced.

HW:  complete 18.2 SG and by Friday: prac prob 9-14

                                                                   
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Objective:  Light

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will learn about Light.

Main activity:  18.2:  The class learned about concave lenses, lens defects and optical instruments

HW:  and by Friday: prac prob 9-14

Thursday, May 15, 2008 
Objective:  Light

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will learn about Light.

Main activity:  The class watched the DVD on Elegant Universe:  String Theory.

Closure:  Light concepts were reinforced.

HW:  prac prob 9-14.

Friday, May 16, 2008

Objective:  Light

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will learn about light.

Main activity:  The class learned about diffraction:  single slit and double slit interference.

HW:  Read 19-1;  complete 19-1 SG.         

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NOTICE: 

I am close to the 20 mB limit on this blog.  There WILL be weekly postings of plans HERE.  However, to access downloads of the power points, go to my Freshmen blog.  It has a link on the Mainland site.  The URL is:

http://aps2007-08.tripod.com/APS

Look for links to the powerpoints there.

Ms. D 

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May 5-9, 2008

Monday,  May 5, 2008

Objective:  Light

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:   Students will Learn about Light

Main Activity:   Students took the test on Chap 17

Closure:  Light concepts were reinforced.

HW:  by Wednesday: Read 18.1, pp 415-425;  complete SG, page 103.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008  Lab Day
Objective:  Light

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:   Students will Learn about Light

Main Activity:   The class did an Exploration Lab on Light Phenomena.

Closure:  Light concepts were reinforced.

HW:  Read 18.1, pp 415-425;  complete SG, page 103

                                                                   
Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Objective:  Light

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will learn about Light.

Main activity:  The class learned about mirrors, real and virtual images, drawing ray diagrams, and did an activity forming real and virtual images with concave mirrors.

Closure:  Light concepts were reinforced

HW:  Complete all of 18-1 SG.  Study for a vocab quiz on 18-1.

Thursday, May 8, 2008 
Objective:  Light

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will learn about Light.

Main activity:  The class learned about the lens/mirror equation, magnification, concave and convex mirrors and did the Example Problem on p 422, calculating a real image formed by a concave mirror and Example Problem on p 425, A Concave Mirror as a Magnifier and Example Problem on p 427, Image in a security mirror and worked on practice problems 1-5 on p 425 and practice problems 6-8 on p 427.

Closure:  Light concepts were reinforced.

HW:  Read 18-2.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Objective:  Light

Standards:  5.8.12A, 5.8.12B, 5.8.12C, 5.8.12D

Learning Goal:  Students will learn about light.

Main activity:  The class learned about lenses:  concave and convex and did example problem on p 431, An Image Formed By a Convex Lens and ex prob on p 434, A Magnifying Glass and worked on prac prob 9-11 on p 432 and prac prob 12-14 on p 434.

HW:  Complete Prac Problems 9-14

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