• WORK & ENERGY

    It was hard work, but the energy you put in was hopefully worth it! It's all about gravitational potential & kinetic energy in this unit. The best part, this unit is all about the best part of amusement parks - roller coasters!
     
     
     
     
    roller coaster
     

    Unit Outline

    Day 1 - 1/10
    Review Unit 7 – Motion in 2D test (or UCM quiz only) 
    Notes, Slides 1-4:     Work
    Notes, Slides 5-6:     GPE & KE
    Notes, Slide 7:     TME
    Worksheet    : Practice – Check Your Understanding #1
    Lab – Work vs. GPE
    HW:     Worksheet: Practice – Check Your Understanding (Work # 3,4,5; GPE #1; KE # 1,2,3)

    Day 2 - 1/11
    Review HW
    Lab     – Work vs. KE
    Review Lab results for Day 1 & 2

    Day 3 - 1/14
    Review Lab results for Day 1 & 2
    IPOD #42      – review of W, KE & GPE; Worksheet: Practice Sheet 1A #s 6-7, 11, 12
    FC – Law of Conservation of Energy                                                                  
    Worksheet    : Conservation of Energy – Sheet 2, Mathematical
    Demo: Bowling Ball
    Worksheet    :  Green sheets explaining energy changes

    Day 4 - 1/15
    IPOD #43 – conservation of energy
    Worksheet    : Conservation of Energy – Sheet 3, Honors
    Demo:  4 tracks + Activity ½ sheet

    Day 5 - 1/16
    IPOD #44     – conservation of energy
    Demo:  Incline with different angles
    PhET Simulation – Energy Skate Park, Academic
    Picture Web

    Day 6 - 1/17
    IPOD # 45     – conservation of energy
    Plickers
    Worksheet: Study Guide for Picture Web
    Worksheet    : Finals Review Packet Unit 8

    Day 7 - 1/18
    Test – Unit 8
    Final Exam Review

    Day 8 - 1/22
    Final Exam Review
    Check Packets
    Answer Questions
    Kahoot

    Day 9 - 1/23
    Final Exam Review
    Check Packets
    Answer Questions
    Kahoot

    Day 10 - 1/24
    Final Exam 
     

Notes

Worksheets

Labs & Activities