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1^st Marking Period

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Pumpkin Chunkin

Simple Machines

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Attend FIRST Robotics in TC on March 9^th or 10^th

Movie Physics

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Current Table of Content for Notebook

WEEK 1 (Sept. 5)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday	Intro, Science Discussion, bottle activity, Info card
Thursday	Procedures,  Problem Solving Process, Notecard Car Activity	Info Card
Friday	Notecard Car Activity
WEEK 2 (Sept. 12)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Test Note cars & modify	3 ring binder Syllabus Worksheet Notecard Car Rubric
Tuesday	Final Note car testing in class Notecard Evaluation
Wednesday	Lecture - Metric System review Working/sorting with Excel Rocket Data
Thursday	Lecture - Graphing
Friday	Lecture - Plane construction & tuning Build a Plane Practice Plane Discuss experimental design Paper Airplane Packet	Notecard Car Evaluations
WEEK 3 (Sept. 19)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Graphing with Excel
Tuesday	Physics of Flight video & airplane planning Physics of Flight worksheet (page 3 only!) Extra Credit (page 13 only!)
Wednesday	Graphing with Excel
Thursday	Review	Graphing Practice
Friday	QUIZ Video
Week 4 (Sept. 26)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Computer Lab – Rocket Data work
Tuesday	Lecture - Physics of Flight Physics of Flight notes Make Stinger & Russian Flyer	Flight worksheet due
Wednesday	Computer Lab – Rocket Data work	Pg 8, 1-7, 10-12
Thursday	Make and tune Plane #1 Tune & test plane #1	Rocket Data
Friday	Test Plane #1 Lecture – Angle of Attack
WEEK 5 (Oct. 3)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Record data in class spreadsheet Design hypothesis on angle of attack Lecture – Velocity Velocity notes
Tuesday	Velocity Practice Planning – Plane #2
Wednesday	Lecture – gravity & acceleration Gravity & acceleration notes Plane #2 Testing
Thursday	Velocity – Car lab
Friday	NO SCHOOL
WEEK 6 (Oct. 10)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Discuss car (velocity) lab Test plane #3
Tuesday	Finish gravity/acceleration lecture Lab write-up instructions Test plane #4
Wednesday	Acceleration lab Build final plane	Car/Acceleration lab due
Thursday	Final plane test Data entry Quiz review
Friday	Quiz – velocity, acceleration, graphs Notebook work
WEEK 7 (Oct. 17)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Computer Lab – plane lab report
Tuesday	Quiz – Motion
Wednesday	Computer Lab – plane lab report
Thursday	Quiz correctives
Friday MOLE DAY!!	Video
WEEK 8 (Oct. 24)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Motion practice, graph practice	Plane Lab Report due
Tuesday	Test Review, notebook work
Wednesday	Test Review
Thursday	Test
Friday	Video
WEEK 9 (Oct. 31)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Unit Goals - Dynamics Class discussion – Newton’s Laws
Tuesday	Newton’s Laws lecture handout
Wednesday	No School
Thursday	Newton’s 1^st law book notes
Friday	Open note quiz – 1^st law MP Wrap-Up
2nd Marking Period WEEK 1 (Nov. 7)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Reflective – use 3 laws to describe a rock sitting in a field Math practice Friction Lab prep
Tuesday	Friction Lab Newton’s 3^rd law lecture Quiz Prep
Wednesday	Identifying forces practice Computer lab – forces Quiz review
Thursday	Friction Lab #2 Quiz Review
Friday	Quiz Video
WEEK 2 (Nov. 14)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Friction Lecture handout
Tuesday PT Conferences 6:15 – 8:30	Friction Lab	2^nd Law Lab due
Wednesday	Calculating coefficient of friction Newton’s 3^rd law lecture handout
Thursday PT Conferences 6:15 – 8:30	Friction lab #2 Practice with Newton’s laws	Friction Lab #1 due
Friday	Review 3^rd Law Lab	Friction Lab #2 due
WEEK 3 (Nov. 21)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Review Mousetrap Intro & distribute trap
Tuesday	Quiz Video Notebook check
Wednesday	Thanksgiving Break
Thursday	Thanksgiving Break
Friday	Thanksgiving Break
WEEK 4 (Nov. 28)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	3^rd law lab
Tuesday	Mousetrap mania lab
Wednesday	1^st mousetrap car testing
Thursday	Finish labs
Friday	Car work Test Review
WEEK 5 (Dec. 5)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Test review
Tuesday	TEST
Wednesday	2^nd mousetrap car testing
Thursday	Potential & Kinetic Energy lecture
Friday	Reflective Notebook Check Myth Busters – Free Energy
WEEK 6 (Dec. 12)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	PE & KE Practice
Tuesday	Reflectives Computer Simulation – sk8tr sk8tr instructions
Wednesday	Final mousetrap car testing Quiz Review
Thursday	Rollercoaster Design Rollercoaster Design instructions
Friday	Quiz – PE & KE
WEEK 7 (Dec. 19)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday
Tuesday	Lecture - Energy and machines
Wednesday
Thursday	Energy worksheet Myth Busters
Friday	CHRISTMAS BREAK
WEEK 8 (Jan. 2)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	CHRISTMAS BREAK
Tuesday	Lecture – momentum & impulse Practice momentum & impulse
Wednesday	Lecture – elastic collisions Practice elastic collisions
Thursday	Lecture – inelastic collisions Practice – inelastic collisions
Friday	Momentum Practice
WEEK 9 (Jan. 9)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Quiz - Momentum
Tuesday	Test Review
Wednesday	Test Review
Thursday	TEST – Energy and Momentum
Friday	Exam Review
WEEK 10 (Jan. 16)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Exam Review Review Key
Tuesday	Exams (1^st & 6^th hours)
Wednesday	Exams (2^nd & 3^rd hours)
Thursday	SNOW DAY
Friday	No School
WEEK 1 (Jan. 23)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	SNOW DAY
Tuesday	Exams (4^th & 5^th hours)
Wednesday	MP Evaluation ACT/MME Activity
Thursday	NSTA survey Sound & Light video Mechanical Waves Lecture Mechanical Waves Introduction Notes page
Friday	Mechanical Waves lecture Music Instrument intro
WEEK 2 (Jan. 30)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Waves Computer Lab
Tuesday	Waves Math Practice Sound Lecture #1 Sound Lecture #1 Notes page
Wednesday	Sound Lecture #2 Instrument Introduction Quiz Review	Waves Math practice due
Thursday	Review
Friday	Waves Quiz Mythbusters – shattering glass
WEEK 3 (Feb. 6)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	Reflectives Finish Sound Lecture #2 Musical Instruments
Tuesday	Waves Computer Lab Review
Wednesday	Musical Tubes & Resonance Lab
Thursday PT Conferences 5:30 – 7:30	Review	Waves Computer lab due
Friday	Quiz Mythbusters – lockstep bridge
WEEK 4 (Feb. 13)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday	No School
WEEK 5 (Feb. 20)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	No School
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
WEEK 6 (Feb. 27)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
WEEK 7 (Mar. 5) MME Testing 6^th – 8^th	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
WEEK 8 (Mar. 12)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday	No School
Friday
WEEK 9 (Mar. 19)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
WEEK 10 (Mar. 26)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday	No School – Spring Break
WEEK 1 (Apr. 9)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	No School – Spring Break
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
WEEK 2 (Apr. 16)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
WEEK 3 (Apr. 23)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
WEEK 4 (Apr. 30)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
WEEK 5 (May 7)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
WEEK 6 (May 14)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
WEEK 7 (May 21)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
WEEK 8 (May 28)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday	No School
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
WEEK 9 (June 4)	Theme	Homework (Due this date)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday	Exams
Thursday	Exams
Friday	Exams 4&5	Turn in book/pay for book or don't receive credit for the class!!

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