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1/27/12

A, E: Complete Graph Matching packet, also noting where the forces are balanced and where forces are unbalanced.

F, G: Complete the graph and problems on the page of Juan's journey to the movies.

1/26/12

F, G: Complete 1-11 on Graph Matching packet, also noting where the forces are balanced and where forces are unbalanced.

1/25/12

E: Finish Activity as much as possible: 4.2 #1-8, 10-12. Remember to change the values of Friction for #6, 10 and 11. Ignore anything about "coefficient of friction", and just make the Friction values as follows:

6. Ff = 6N

10. Ff = 8N

11. Ff = 50N

F, G: complete the Graph Matching packet up through #11. Note on each graph where the forces are balanced, and where they are unbalanced.

1/24/12

A, F, G: Finish Activity 4.2 #1-8, 10-12. Remember to change the values of Friction for 6, 10 and 11. Ignore anything about "coefficient of friction", and just set the Friction values as follows:

6. Ff = 6N

10. Ff = 8N

11. Ff = 50N

1/23/12

Today's notes: A block. E block. F block. G block.

Complete this worksheet on Newton's 2nd Law.

1/19/12

Check your grades online to be sure you're not missing any work. Anything not in by Monday will not be counted!

1/18/12

Check out the answer key to the review packet. Bring your calculator! $0.25 rental fee applies if you use one of Mr. A's calculators.

Friday is the end of the term. I'll give you one extra day, Monday, to hand in any recent missing work. Anything not in by Monday will be too late and will hurt your term grade.
Tuesday Feb 7: Mid-year exam. Pick up review packet and get started!
Monday Feb 13, X block: Honors Chem Math Assessment. If you are considering taking Honors Chem, you must take this assessment.

1/17/12

Check out the answer key to the review packet.

1/13/12

A, E, F, G: Finish 3.5 - Stairmaster lab.pdf. Work on review packet too. We'll go over review packet in class (Tuesday for A, F, G, Wednesday for E). Test on Momentum, Work, and Power is Wednesday for F, G. Thursday for A, E.

1/12/12

A: Look up the physics definition of Power. (You'll know it's the physicsy definition when it also says stuff about work or energy).

1/11/12

FYI, Work and Energy test next week:

F, G: Wednesday. A, E: Thursday

HW for next time

E: Make all predictions for 3.3 - inertia smorgasbord (11-12).pdf

F, G:

1/10/12

A, F, G: Complete 3.3 - inertia smorgasbord (11-12).pdf. Add this as question C for each of the 5 situations:

Was work done (was energy added or lost)?___________ Were the forces balanced? ________________

1/9/12

A, E, F, G: Finish 3.3 - Recog Forces in Realistic situations.pdf packet. Include a Force Diagram on or next to the picture for each situation (Draw and label the arrows with the name of each force)!

1/6/12

A: Activity 3.2 #3-5

E, F, G: Activity 3.2 #3-6

1/5/12

A, E: Act 3.1 #11

1/4/12

E: Act 3.1: 4, 7-9

F, G: Act 3.1 #11

1/3/12

Happy New Year! Aaaannddd, back to it...

A: Act 3.1: 7-9

G: Act 3.1: 7-9

F: Act 3.1: 4, 7-9

Regarding Seat Changes. Bring in a 3x5 card or similar small paper with the following:

Why you want to move your seat (can't see the board, want to sit near so-and-so... or maybe you don't want to move... tell me)
Where you want to sit
Who you want to sit near/not near

I can't say all wishes will be granted. Some combinations of people do work fine together, some do not. It's fine to sit near your friends, as long as that doesn't hurt your (or their) work in class. Make decisions that prioritize your academic concerns.

12/22/11

A, E, F, G: Finish calculations for Scenarios 1-4.

12/21/11

F, G: Check your work from Day 1, figure out what questions you need to ask for Day 2. 2a.3 - Conservation of MomentumLab.pdf

Notes/changes.

Scenario 1. Change mass to 3kg. Change the first one's velocity to 4m/s, and the second one's velocity to 3m/s
Scenario 2. Answer: final velocity of blue ball is 1.72m/s, even though the simulation disagrees.
Scenario 3. Change elasticity to 0%

12/20/11

A, F, G: Complete the Conservation of Momentum problems given out today.

12/19/11

A, E, F, G: Complete Momentum practice problems. Look up and write it down: Conservation of Momentum.

12/16/11

A, E, F, G: Finish Construction Report

Next Unit: Momentum

Look up Momentum (you may see various definitions... go with the most physics'y). Write it down in your notes.
Find an online simulation or demo. Write a description of it and explain it as much as you are able to in your notes.
Email me the link to your simulation or demo. matt_anderson@newton.k12.ma.us

12/15/11

Because a number of people have expressed difficulty with the time needed to write the best paper they could write, I'm offering you the added time of the weekend to complete the Construction Paper if you wish. I'll take it tomorrow if you're ready to hand it in, but you can have the weekend too. We're still dropping the eggs Friday.

Please let your group members know!

12/13/11

A, E, F, G: Answer key to Review Packet. P1. P2. P3. P4. P5. P6.

12/12/11

Grades/scores are updated. Comments/warnings will be sent to anyone missing work, and for other reasons too.

G: we'll go over the review packet tomorrow, as well as have class time to continue working on bungee cords.

12/9/11

A, E: Design Reports due at 11:00 am Saturday. share them with andersonm@newton.k12.ma.us (there's another one that's close, andersonmc@... but that's someone else).

Work on Review Packets over the weekend. We'll spend some time going over the packets in class Monday. Next week's schedule is as follows:

	A	E	F	G
Monday	Test review, Build	Test review, Build	Test Review, Build	Test Review, build
Tuesday	Build		Build	Build
Wednesday		Build	Test	Test
Thursday	Test	Test
Friday	Drop	Drop	Drop	Drop

12/8/11

F, G: You'll have until the end of the period to work on your Design Report. You'll also have 50 rubber bands instead of 35. You can print the reports from the cart printer. I emailed everyone in F and G blocks about this too, but I'm not sure everyone checks their email. Be sure to tell your partners!

A, E, F, G: Get cranking on your Design Reports!

Key quantities:

50 rubber bands
6m drop from railing to floor
mass of egg is approx 57g

12/7/11

E: Finish 2.10 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 8-13)

F, G: Design Report (first page of Rubric) due halfway through class on Friday. (G block 12:50, F block 1:50. You'll have about enough time to make only minor edits, and print it out. If you leave a significant amount of work for Friday, it won't be done on time). Check in X block Thursday to ask questions, look at examples of other reports, etc.

FYI, the drop point is 6 meters above the floor.

12/6/11

A, F, G: Finish 2.10 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 8-13)

12/5/11

SWE, the Society of Women Engineers is hosting a gathering with Catherine "Cady" Coleman, Engineer and NASA Astronaut at MIT Lincoln Labs. She will be giving a talk followed by Q and A. For more info, check http://sweboston.org/celebratewomen/forms/Flyer.pdf

A, E, F, G: Continue 2.10, answer 4a, b, 5a.

12/2/11

A, E, F, G: Graph the spring data you got during class. Force goes on Y-axis, and Stretch goes on X axis.

11/30/11

E, F: revise #2, 5, 6, 8 if necessary. You can use this supplement to help keep your work organized.

G: Using the new version of Activity 2.10, set up 2.10 in your binder and answer the EQ.

11/29/11

A: 2.9, #2, 5, 6. You can use this supplement to help keep your work organized. Quiz Thursday on KE, GPE, Conservation of Energy

F: 2.9, #2, 5, 6. You can use this supplement to help keep your work organized. Quiz Wednesday on KE, GPE, Conservation of Energy

G: Re-do 2.9, #5. You can use this supplement to help keep your work organized.

Check out the EP Pencasts link in the sidebar! It's got problems from 2.8 being solved in real time as you watch, with explanations! It's a pretty high-tech .pdf file, so it might work best to download to your computer and run it from there. To save it to your computer, right click (or ctrl+click if on Mac) and choose "Save as..." (You need the latest version of Adobe Reader for this to work)

11/28/11

A: Quiz Thursday on KE, GPE, Conservation of Energy

E: 2.9, #2, 5, 6. Quiz Wednesday on KE, GPE, Conservation of Energy

F: Quiz Wednesday on KE, GPE, Conservation of Energy

G: 2.9, #2, 5, 6. Quiz tomorrow on KE, GPE, Conservation of Energy

11/22/11

A: 2.8 #9, 11

11/21/11

A: 2.8: 5-8

E, F, G: 2.8: 9, 11

11/18/11

A: 2.8, 2-4

E, F, G: 2.8, 5-8. One helpful piece of info: 50mi/hr is 22.3m/s (so you don't have to do the conversion).

11/17/11

A: finish/revise 2.7.

Binders will be collected tomorrow. Be sure to have it organized and include:

2.1

2.2 and 2.3 (whatever didn't get used in the poster for 2.3)

(nothing for 2.4 or 2.5 needed)

2.6

2.7 (be sure to have work shown clearly. I'll be checking this thoroughly)

E: 2.8, problems 2-4

11/16/11

E: finish/revise 2.7.

Binders will be collected tomorrow. Be sure to have it organized and include:

2.1

2.2 and 2.3 (whatever didn't get used in the poster for 2.3)

(nothing for 2.4 or 2.5 needed)

2.6

2.7 (be sure to have work shown clearly. I'll be checking this thoroughly)

F, G: 2.8, problems 2-4

11/15/11

A: Complete 2.7, 4-12

F, G: 2.8 EQ

Binders will be collected tomorrow. Be sure to have it organized and include:

2.1

2.2 and 2.3 (whatever didn't get used in the poster for 2.3)

(nothing for 2.4 or 2.5 needed)

2.6

2.7 (be sure to have work shown clearly. I'll be checking this thoroughly)

11/14/11

A: 2.7 EQ

E, F, G: 2.7 #4 - 12. #13 is optional. Notes are here. Tip: "g" (gravity) doesn't change depending on what the object is doing. g has to do with the strength of gravity, which doesn't change, regardless of what the object does. For earth, g = 9.8m/s^2. You can round to g = 10m/s^2 for convenience.

11/10/11

A: 2.6 #1-6

E: 2.7 EQ

11/9/11

E: 2.6 Energizing Question

F, G: 2.7 Energizing Question

11/8/11

F, G: Complete Activity 2.6 #1-6. Check the Notes section for what was written on the board. Look for the files with today's date (11/8/11).

11/7/11

Looking for more information than the book provides? A little background? There's a Reader to go along with the workbook. Use Spinal Tap as the password (caps and spaces count).
Here are the Learning Targets we're aiming for.

A, E: Complete Activity 2.3, using the copy of the replacement page for the book. (Book's original page 25 had some errors). To get an idea about #9, check out this Simulation.

F, G: Identify, define/describe and give examples of as many forms of energy as you can, based on what you saw in Bill Nye.

11/4/11

F, G: Complete Activity 2.3, using the copy of the replacement page for the book. (Book's original page 25 had some errors).

11/3/11

A, E: Complete graphs for 2.2

F, G: Complete posters for 2.3

11/2/11

Neighborhood Watch (Act 1.10) that were handed in are graded. Grades are updated. Try to see if you can get your grades with the password you gave me.

F, G: Complete the posters described in Act 2.3 for Friday. There will be NO time in class to assemble them. Complete them before class.

11/1/11

A, F, G: Complete the 3 graphs described in class (#5 in Act 2.2)

10/31/11

A: Put the measurements of the ramps into the RAMPage A block spreadsheet. It's in your google docs.

E: Answer questions 6, 7 of Act 2.1. We'll discuss #8 on Wednesday, then begin measuring.

10/25/11

A, E, F, G: Send an email to Mr. A with the password you want to use for getting your grades on the website. Password must be at least 6 characters and less than 13. Please be send it from your own email account, so I have your email address (or include yours if you send from another account).

F block: Upload your ramp measurements to the google doc. You'll find it already shared in your docs account.

10/21/11

A, E, F, G: Continue researching and designing your poster. You'll have 20 minutes on Monday to assemble it. You should have the design all set, and you will just put the parts together on Monday. The example conversion shown in class Friday is here.

For your inspiration, here are some example posters from other students.

10/19/11

Interlude 1: research to find the important data and bring it with you on Friday. We will have the computer carts again on Friday, so feel free to email yourself stuff.

These are the websites listed in the interlude to get information:

http://earthtrends.wri.org/text/energy-resources/variable-351.html

http://www.eia.gov/emeu/international/energyconsumption.html

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/ene_usa_per_per-energy-usage-per-person

This is another good one:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

A: Read Interlude 1 (pg 17). Do Part A. Choose a Country (this will make sense when you read Interlude #1)

10/18/11

A, F, G: Read Interlude 1 (pg 17). Do Part A. Choose a Country (this will make sense when you read Interlude #1)

10/17/11

A, E, F, G: Chapter 1 Test! Bring your own calculator. No phone calculators allowed. $0.25 rental if you need to borrow one ($ goes to pay for more class candy, not into my pocket, FYI). Here's the answer key for the review packet.

1.10 info: Check Notes folder for a sample letter to police

10/12/11

A, E, F, G: Work on Ch 1 Test Review packet. I'll be available before and after school Monday. Come X block for lollipops and review!

A, F, G: Test is Tuesday 10/18. E: Test is Wednesday 10/19

Activity 1.10 is due Monday 10/17. Be sure to review the requirements, and Rubric on page 15 of the workbook!

How to put your street on the google-map:

login to your school google docs account (npsgoogle.newton.k12.ma.us)
open the document "Newton Speed Survey googlemap" and click the link in there.
To make a line on the street... first zoom into your chosen street
In the left-hand info pane, click Edit.
on the map, above the navigation tools (zoom, up down left right) you'll also see drawing tools. Click the zig-zag one to choose "draw a line"
now find the start of your measuring location. Click ONCE to start the line. Click again to stop the line at the end point. Here's the important part: Click again on that end point, so it knows you're done drawing your line.
Label your line: Put your name in TITLE, and a description of where you did your measurements in the Description box.
Lastly, click on the color of the line. Change it to Red if most people are speeders, and Green if most drive under the limit.

10/7/11

A, E, F: Finish 1.9 (1-6 only).

10/6/11

A: Develop your measuring technique for 1.10, be ready to ask clarifying questions on Friday. Write down where you're taking measurements. Figure out and explain how you'll set up your data taking process.

10/5/11

E: finish 1.8. Develop your measuring technique for 1.10, be ready to ask clarifying questions on Friday. Write down where you're taking measurements. Figure out and explain how you'll set up your data taking process.

F, G: Develop your measuring technique for 1.10, be ready to ask clarifying questions on Friday.

10/4/11

A: Finish 1.8 Packet

G: Finish 1.8 Packet and 1.9 through #6

F: Finish 1.8 Packet

10/2/11

A: No HW

E, F, G: Find the Average, Deviations, and Average Deviation for the other two objects we measured today.

Here is today's data

9/30/11

A: Organize Binder so all activities are present. will be collected Monday. Complete conversions wksht. Important info left off sheet: 1 in = 2.54 cm

E: Organize Binder so all activities are present. will be collected Monday.

F, G: finish Act1.7 suppl - 614 - 06 - Conversion practice-starboard.pdf if you didn't in class.

9/29/11

E, F, G: No homework over Rosh Hashanah. F, G, I will be collecting your binders on Friday, so be sure to bring it, and make sure it's organized. All the activities (1.1 through 1.7) should be there, in order!

9/27/11

A, F, G: Complete 1.7 through to #10. 11 and 12 are optional (This was not mentioned in class! Tell your friends. 11 and 12 are multi-step problems. If you want the challenge, go for it!). DO show your work the way we did in class, using conversion factors in parentheses, showing unit cancellations. You don't need to use GUIDE for conversions. DO use GUIDE for speed equation problems.

E: Finish Act 1.7 through to #10. 11 and 12 are optional (This was not mentioned in class! Tell your friends. 11 and 12 are multi-step problems. If you want the challenge, go for it!).

I'm available before school most days, from 7:25 or so, and after school usually too!

9/26/11

A, F, G: Convert each of your group member's average speeds to m/s (should be 3 conversions total). For reference, here's the data shown in class today: Act 1.6 - groups speeds.doc

E: Finish Act 1.7 up through 12. Today's data is Act 1.7 - group speeds.xls

9/23/11

A, F, G: Finish Act 1.6

E: Try to use the unit conversion to find your speed in m/s

9/20/11

A, F, G: Activity 1.4: 1-12 and 614 - 26 - Basic Speed Prob.pdf Use GUIDE for all problems.

(A block peeps, do all the problems in the worksheet linked here. I edited it down to include only the problems I told you this morning).

E: Do Activity 1.4, 1-12. don't worry about 13-15.

9/19/11

A, F, G: Act 1.4: 1-7

E: Act. 1.4, complete through #15. Pretty sure I'm going to collect it. (I won't always tell you though).

FYI, check out the Notes. Today's notes are there. Update (Tuesday 9/20): just get through #12. If you see this, tell your friends!)

9/16/11

A, F, G: Finish Act 1.3

E: Act. 1.4: 1-7 We'll start the practice problems in class Monday.

9/14/11

E, F, G: Finish Activity 1.2

If there is any special equipment you need for measuring, be sure to bring it in!

9/12/11

A: Activity 1.1: 5-9

E: Activity 1.1: 4-9

F: Activity 1.1: 5-9

G: Activity 1.1: 5-9

#5: Change to "What are some important things to consider..."

#6: Change the second part of the question to "What are some big ideas..."

If you need any special equipment for your measuring device (ie. metronome) bring it yourself!

9/6/11

Welcome back! The very first thing to do for this class is not very physics'y, but it's sort of necessary: Administrivia.

Sign the form to participate in the Energizing Physics data collection process.
Complete the Student Info form, so I have your contact info.
Get a 3 ring binder and divide it into sections as described in 614 - 03 - IP Being Ready.pdf - Binder Check Monday
Get to know this website:

Click on each link in the Sidebar and write a summary of what you find there. Some will be very short, some will be longer
Write a bit about what parts of the website you'll check most often.
Give a brief summary about your expertise with the web in general. Are you good at finding information online? Have you ever made your own website/page (other than Facebook)? etc...
Write all this up on paper and hand in on Friday.

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