• NEWTON'S LAWS

    You all remember the story of Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree, well, it's time to understand his work and apply it to objects that move (and don't move). Let the force be with you!
     
     
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    Unit Outline

    Day 1 - 4/22
    New Seats
    Intro Survey
    Review Unit 5 Test – if graded
    Notes, Slides 1-2:     Intro unit, mass/inertia
    Demo:     Rock
    Veritasium Video – “Three Incorrect Laws of Motion” (3 minutes total – can just show incorrect law 1)
    Notes, Slide 3:       Newton’s First Law (show frictionless puck as demo or Video clip on slide 4)
    Notes, Slides 4-5:       What is a force?, Types of Forces – Fg, FN, FF, FA
    Inertia Demos  
    Notes, Slides 6-8:     Freebody diagrams and practice
    Notes, Slide 9:     Newton’s 1st law summary
    Worksheet    :  Freebody Diagrams (for website: same title)                                           

    Day 2 - 4/23
    Review, Slides 10-12:      Show cartoons (scanned to power point) to review definitions of inertia, mass and 1st Law
    Demo:     Table cloth
    Review, Slide 13:      Physics Classroom – Check your Understanding (Newton’s Laws – Lesson 1)
    Review, Slide 14:      Newton’s 1st Law Summary & Animations
    Worksheet    : Freebody Diagrms (13 scenarios)…review from yesterday
    Notes, Slides 15-16:     Net Force
    Worksheet    :  Identifying forces (Wayne’s worksheet) (for website: Net Force)
    Lab     – Weight vs. Mass
    PLQ –     Weight vs. Mass

    Day 3 - 4/24
    IPOD # 31     – freebody
    Demo:  Eggs
    Notes, Slides 17-19:     Weight vs. Mass & 1 practice
    Worksheet    :  Weight & Mass with Net F (Wayne’s worksheet) (for website: Weight & Mass with Net Force)
    Worksheet    :  Physics Classroom I – inertia, 1st law, FBD (for website: Newton’s First Law Review)
    HW:  Finish worksheet

    Day 4 - 4/25
    Review HW
    IPOD # 32     – freebody labeled (Net F conceptual)
    Lab – Friction
    Post Lab Quiz     – FF vs. FN

    Day 5 - 4/26
    Post Lab Quiz     – FF vs. FN
    Notes/wrap-up     – Friction
    Slide 56:     Static vs. Kinetic Friction + equations
    Simulation:      Phet Forces in 1D to show static vs. kinetic friction differences
    Slides 57-59:     Practice problems
    Worksheet    : Friction practice 1

    Day 6 - 4/29
    IPOD #33 –     friction
    Quiz -     FBD, Newton's 1st law, weight vs. mass, simple net F, friction 
    Notes –     FBD angles & inclines
    FC – Forces on Angles
    Worksheet:  Forces on Angles

    Day 7 - 4/30
    Minute Physics Video – “How do Airplanes Fly”
    Worksheet:  Forces on Angles
    Lab Station Questions
    Worksheet:  Freebody with Angles II #s 2,6,10,12
    HW:  Finish above #s on worksheet

    Day 8 - 5/1
    Review HW
    Veritasium Video – “Three Incorrect Laws of Motion” (3 minutes total – can just show incorrect law 2)
    Lab –     Newton’s 2nd Law Lab
    HW:  # 1,3,5,9,11 Freebody with Angles

    Day 9 - 5/2
    Review HW
    Lab – Newton’s 2nd Law Lab
    Worksheet: Freebody Diagrams IV (fix my work)
    Worksheet: Newton’s Laws # & 2-D Forces Problem Set
           Newton’s Laws:     #s 1,2
           2D Forces:     #s 2,8,13
    HW: finish above #s

    Day 10 - 5/3
    Review HW
    Post Lab Quiz     – Core Assessment 2
    Notes     – Newton’s 2nd Law
    Slide 19:      Newton’s 2nd Law – net F = ma
    Slides 20-22:      Practice problems drawing FBD and using 2nd Law – COMPLETE TOGETHER!
    Slides 23-29:      Whiteboard practice problems – COMPLETE with PARTNER!
    OR
    Notes     – Use “Lab – Newton’s 2nd Law”

     

    Day 11 - 5/6
    YouTube Video –     "Baffling Balloon Behavior"
    IPOD # 34 – Newton’s 2nd
    Notes     –     Solving for individual forces
    FC – Newton’s 2nd, individual forces
    Notes     – Newton’s 2nd on incline
    FC – Newton’s 2nd, inclines & angles
    Worksheet: Newton’s Laws & 2-D Forces Problem Set
           Newton’s Laws:     #s 6,14,23,24,25
           2D Forces:         #s 7,9
    HW:      Problem Set questions

    Day 12 - 5/7
    IPOD # 35 – Newton’s 2nd & Individual Forces
    Simulation:     Newton's 2nd
    Review HW
    Worksheet: Freebody Diagrams V
    Quiz     –     Newton's 2nd Law (angles & inclines)
    Worksheet: Newton’s Laws & 2-D Forces Problem Set
           Newton’s Laws:     #s 7,8,26,27,30
           2D Forces:         #s 10,24

    Day 13 - 5/8
    IPOD #36 –     T/F questions
    Review HW
    Veritasium Video     –     “Three Incorrect Laws of Motion”
    Notes, Slides 47-48:          Newton’s 3rd Law
    Demos: Balloons on a String, Fan Cart, Fire Hose
    Worksheet: Friction II
    HW:      finish worksheet


    Day 14     - 5/9
    Review HW
    IPOD Extra 1
    Kahoot: Forces & Newtons Laws
    Worksheet: Review Sheet
    Worksheet    : Study guide for Picture Web

    Day 15 - 5/10
    Unit 6 Test

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