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Honors Physics
May 14-18: Week 9: Short topics/Lecture & Review for Final.
May 7-11: Week 8: TED Talks.
April 30-May 4: Week 7: Mini-Lesson on Nuclear Physics, Work on TED Talks. TED Talks to be scheduled for next week.
April 23-27: Week 6: Finish 6 Simple Machines, Review Tuesday for Test Wednesday. Begin Review of TED Talk Rough Drafts.
April 16-20: Week 5: Continue Study of Six Simple Machines;
**Also, Students were given information on a Project last week - They will create a TED Talk on some aspect of Physics. Topic to be selected by 4/18. Draft Due 4/25-27; Presentation will be during week of 5/7-11.
April 9-13: Week 4: Begin Study of 6 Simple Machines.
April 3-6: Week 3: Complete Electric Circuits; review on Thursday for Test Friday.
March 26-29: Week 2: Begin Electric Circuits. Test Next Week.
March 12-16: Week 1: Continue Electrostatic Charges & Forces; review Wednesday, Quiz Thursday. Section wrap-up & demo on Friday.
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3rd 9 Weeks
March 5-9: Week 9+: Monday Review for Test Tuesday (Optics -Reflection & Refraction). Start Section on Electric Charges.
February 26-March 2: Week 9: Complete study of refraction. Practice worksheet packet (Sections A&B due Tuesday, C&D due Wednesday. We will review reflection & refraction Thursday & Friday with Practice examples. Test scheduled for next Tuesday (3/6).
February 20-23: Week 8: Begin Study of Refraction (Lenses & Prisms). Test on Reflection & Refraction next week.
February 12-15: Week 7: Complete Concave Mirrors, & Work up Convex Mirrors. Complete Packet on Reflection & Mirrors. Mini-Lab on Mirrors/Reflection on Friday.
February 5-9: Week 6: Review Wave Basics & Test on Tuesday; Begin Optics.
January 29 - February 2: Week 5: Review C/R Motion, retest on Tuesday. Begin Study of Waves.
January 22-26: Week 4: Complete Section on Circular/Rotational Motion, Test Friday.
January 16-19: Week 3: Off Monday. Circular Motion Lab Tuesday. (Snowed out!)
January 8-12: Week 2: Begin Circular & Rotational Motion.
January 2-5: Week 1: Review Concepts from First Semester...Possible Quiz on Friday.
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December 11-15: Week 9, END OF SEMESTER. Review Monday, Mid-Terms Tuesday - Thursday.
December 4-8: Week 8 - Finish section on W-P-E & Momentum Basics, Test on Thursday.
November 27- December 1: Week 7 - More Work, Power, Energy...Problem solving. Begin Momentum.
November 13-17: Week 6 - Conservation of Energy (Work, Power, KE/PE) - Quiz on Thursday or Friday...
November 6-10: Week 5 - Review Monday/Test Tuesday -Multibody/Multiforce Systems. Begin Conservation of Energy (KE/PE/TE; Work, Power)
October 29 - November 3: Multi-Force Systems - Concepts, Problem solving.
October 23-27: Week 3 - Review Force & Newtons Laws, Test Wednesday. Begin Multi-Force Systems.
October 16-20: Week 2 - Continue Problem Solving Practice, Force, Acceleration, & Kinematics.
October 10-13: Week 1 - Begin study Newtons Laws. Learn about Force, acceleration, & relationship between them. Apply to Kinematics
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1st 9 Weeks:
October 3-5: Week 9 - Short week, Test on Tuesday over 2D Kinematics. Wed & Thurs. Lab Prep/Lab. End of the 9 Weeks.
Sept. 25-29: Week 8 - Continuing 2-D Kinematics - Problem Solving, Practice, & Application.
Sept 18-22: Week 7 - Concepts & Problem Solving, 2-D Kinematics.
Sept 11-15: Week 6 - (Storm Shortened Week, Off Mon & Tuesday) Review Wednesday, 1-D Kinematics Test On Thursday. Intro to 2-D Kinematics Friday.
September 5-8: Week 5 - Wrap up 1-D Kinematics & Free-Fall. Test on Thursday 9/7 Moved to Monday 9/11.
August 28- September 1: Week 4 -Continue Study of 1-D Kinematics & Free-Fall motion; Problem Solving techniques.
August 21-25: Week 3 - Lab Report due Wed. 1-D Kinematics - Work on WS Packet, Problem solving techniques, application of concepts.
August 14-18: Week 2 - Review, Intro Test on Tuesday 8/15. Worksheet Packet Due on Wednesday. Begin Study of Kinematics, Trig Terms, Vectors. Experiments on Friday!
Aug 7-11: Week 1 - General Survey of Basic Science terms; Metric System, Scientific Notation, Significant Digits, Scientific Method, etc.