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2020
February 10

2/10 PotU: More energy

image showing three energy bar charts and a system box

Hi all. I’m out for another day or two (extreme sore throat, no, not caronavirus!) Warm up Draw an energy bar chart set for the mousetrap car as it goes from (1) fully wound up to (2) moving across the floor and finally (3) stopped on the floor. Today you…Read More

February 10

2/10 AP: Momentum lab spreadsheet

Screenshot of a spreadsheet

Hi all. I’m out for another day or two (extreme sore throat, no, not caronavirus!) From the feedback I’ve received on Remind, it looks like most groups have completed, or are successful at gathering, the data. Please take Monday to complete gathering data and entering it into a spreadsheet. I’m…Read More

February 7

2/7 PotU: Designing your mousetrap car

cover image for mousetrap car video

Warm up Using physics, explain why the first hill on a roller coaster always the highest. Designing your mousetrap car Next week you will build, test, and the mousetrap car. As you build it, you will also determine the work done by the mousetrap spring by measuring the force and…Read More

February 7

2/7 AP Phys: Analyzing data

Image showing carts and photogates

Data collection Please finish data collection for both collisions an explosions. Remember that an explosion uses the spring on one cart, and both carts start with zero momentum. Data analysis Analyze all your trials, calculating the momentum and kinetic energy changes for each scenario. If you would like, you can…Read More

February 6

2/6 PotU: Video review for energy transformations and forces

photo showing riders on a roller coaster going down a steep hill

Warm up Sketch the following roller coaster, then draw energy bar charts for Position A, B, and C. No stamp today, but you will get credit for completing the warmup section for today. Lesson Video day. What the main video and answer the questions on the handout. You may ask…Read More

February 6

2/6 AP: Collecting momentum data

Image showing carts and photogates

Your goal today is to collect pre- and post- collision data for both of your carts in four different variations (e.g. changing the mass, changing the velocity, changing the direction of the cars).

February 5

Why is the Solar System Flat? Minutephysics video

Screen shot of video showing all the planets lined up around the sun in a line

minutephysics presents a three-minute video on why gravity creates a relatively flat solar system.

February 5

2/5 AP: Tips on Vernier photogates

Phhoto of Vernier photogate

Tips to support data collection for yesterday’s lab. Photogates The Vernier Photogates use a beam of light to detect objects between the two ‘arms.’ LoggerPro identifies the gate state as “Open” or “Closed.” Open implies that nothing is blocking the light beam Closed implies there is something blocking the light…Read More

February 5

2/5 PotU: Kinetic and gravitational energy practice

photo showing riders on a roller coaster going down a steep hill

Hi all. I’m out sick today, so we’ll have to put off mousetrap cars. Today you’ll have some more practice with calculating kinetic energy. Honors students, you’ll work with a new equation for gravitational potential energy in the second worksheet. Documents

February 4

2/4 AP: Impulse and momentum labs; 1 dimension

Photo showing two cars that collided front to side

These labs will take about three days to complete. Tuesday will be preparing/practicing. Wednesday will be completing Part 2 and 3. Thursday will be sharing your trends/conclusions with the class, where we will look for overall trends/conclusions. Prelab discussion (much yesterday) Part 1: Qualitative construction of momentum Part 2: Collision…Read More

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Posts in this category

2020
February 10

2/10 PotU: More energy

image showing three energy bar charts and a system box

Hi all. I’m out for another day or two (extreme sore throat, no, not caronavirus!) Warm up Draw an energy bar chart set for the mousetrap car as it goes from (1) fully wound up to (2) moving across the floor and finally (3) stopped on the floor. Today you…Read More

February 10

2/10 AP: Momentum lab spreadsheet

Screenshot of a spreadsheet

Hi all. I’m out for another day or two (extreme sore throat, no, not caronavirus!) From the feedback I’ve received on Remind, it looks like most groups have completed, or are successful at gathering, the data. Please take Monday to complete gathering data and entering it into a spreadsheet. I’m…Read More

February 7

2/7 PotU: Designing your mousetrap car

cover image for mousetrap car video

Warm up Using physics, explain why the first hill on a roller coaster always the highest. Designing your mousetrap car Next week you will build, test, and the mousetrap car. As you build it, you will also determine the work done by the mousetrap spring by measuring the force and…Read More

February 7

2/7 AP Phys: Analyzing data

Image showing carts and photogates

Data collection Please finish data collection for both collisions an explosions. Remember that an explosion uses the spring on one cart, and both carts start with zero momentum. Data analysis Analyze all your trials, calculating the momentum and kinetic energy changes for each scenario. If you would like, you can…Read More

February 6

2/6 PotU: Video review for energy transformations and forces

photo showing riders on a roller coaster going down a steep hill

Warm up Sketch the following roller coaster, then draw energy bar charts for Position A, B, and C. No stamp today, but you will get credit for completing the warmup section for today. Lesson Video day. What the main video and answer the questions on the handout. You may ask…Read More

February 6

2/6 AP: Collecting momentum data

Image showing carts and photogates

Your goal today is to collect pre- and post- collision data for both of your carts in four different variations (e.g. changing the mass, changing the velocity, changing the direction of the cars).

February 5

Why is the Solar System Flat? Minutephysics video

Screen shot of video showing all the planets lined up around the sun in a line

minutephysics presents a three-minute video on why gravity creates a relatively flat solar system.

February 5

2/5 AP: Tips on Vernier photogates

Phhoto of Vernier photogate

Tips to support data collection for yesterday’s lab. Photogates The Vernier Photogates use a beam of light to detect objects between the two ‘arms.’ LoggerPro identifies the gate state as “Open” or “Closed.” Open implies that nothing is blocking the light beam Closed implies there is something blocking the light…Read More

February 5

2/5 PotU: Kinetic and gravitational energy practice

photo showing riders on a roller coaster going down a steep hill

Hi all. I’m out sick today, so we’ll have to put off mousetrap cars. Today you’ll have some more practice with calculating kinetic energy. Honors students, you’ll work with a new equation for gravitational potential energy in the second worksheet. Documents

February 4

2/4 AP: Impulse and momentum labs; 1 dimension

Photo showing two cars that collided front to side

These labs will take about three days to complete. Tuesday will be preparing/practicing. Wednesday will be completing Part 2 and 3. Thursday will be sharing your trends/conclusions with the class, where we will look for overall trends/conclusions. Prelab discussion (much yesterday) Part 1: Qualitative construction of momentum Part 2: Collision…Read More