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Academic Physics - Distance Learning Version
Old (Pre-Distance Learning)Class Notes - Academic Physics
6.8.20
1. JFF Simulation - Projectile Motion. This is a pretty fun simulation where you can test out tons of parameters, like launch angle, projectile type, and air resistance.
2. No quiz this week, but if you can still do quizzes you forgot or would like to improve your score, my grades are due soon, thanks!!
6.3.20 (Projectiles 2: Equations)
1. Vid
2. PDF
3. Work on the equations on the right side, the key is below.
4. Don't forget, the Circles Quiz is due Friday, we're almost done!
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6.1.20 (Projectiles 1:Concepts)
1. Video on Projectile Concepts
2. PDF
3. Practice - work on the left side for today, save the problems for next time.
5. The Circles Quiz is open, it's due Friday at midnight.
5.26.20 (Circles) - Due to Memorial Day, just one lesson this week!
2. Notes PDF
3. Practice WS
5. The Mass and Weight Quiz is open and due Friday at midnight.
5.20.20 (Mass and Weight - Other Planets)
1. My video showing Weight on other planet calculations.
2. PDF
3. Work on the second page of the practice.
4. Don't forget to do the Newton's Laws Quiz. Remember we have a Canvas quiz every Friday! If you forgot to do one or would like to try a quiz again to get a higher score , no big deal, just go into Canvas and do it.
5. JFF Vid - Parabolic FLight - How to be weightless :)
5.18.20 (Mass and Weight - On Earth)
1. My vid on Mass Vs Weight
2. PDF
3. Practice - work on the first page for today, these problems are on Earth. Save the second page for next time.
4. Answers to WS.
5. The Newton's Laws Quiz is up and running, it's due Friday at midnight.
5.13.20 (Newton's Laws - Net Force Calculations)
1. My video on Net Force Calculations
2. PDF - I added a slide at the end to help review Newton's 3rd Law that's not in the video, my bad.
3. Practice Sheet of vocab and net force & acceleration problems.
4. Answers.
5. If you'd like some extra practice on calculating Net Force, this Tug of War simulation is really good. On this sim they call Net Force the "sum of forces", it's the same thing.
6. Don't forget to do the Free Body Diagram Quiz, it's due Friday night.
5.11.20 (Newton's Laws - Overview)
1. My video on an overview of Newton's Laws
2. PDF.
3. Let's save the practice for the next class.
4. Instead, watch this (short) video on Newton's Laws.
5. The Free Body Diagram Quiz is open and due Friday at midnight.
6. (Bonus Cringe Video) A Newton's Laws video set to "What does the fox say?" Cringe Level: Extreme
5.6 and 5.7.20 (Types of Forces 2)
1. My video on tougher Free Body Diagram questions.
2. PDF
3. Work on the right half of the Freebody Diagram worksheet, the answers are below.
4. The Vertical equations quiz is due Friday at midnight.
5.4 and 5.5.20 (Newton's Laws - Types of Forces)
1. My video on Types of Forces
2. Notes PDF
3. Practice drawing Free Body Diagrams WS - just work on the left half, the right half has some tougher/tricky ones.
4. Solutions
5. The Vertical Equations Quiz is open Monday morning. It's due Friday at midnight.
4.29 and 4.30 (Vertical Motion Equations - Fired Up Problems)
1. My video on fired up problems.
2. Notes PDF.
3. Work on Freefall practice questions 6-9 on the worksheet.
4. The Horizontal Equation Quiz is due Friday at midnight. (remember we'll do a quiz each week, due Friday night)
4.27 (Vertical Motion Equations - Drop Problems)
1. My video on vertical problems and how theyre a bit different.
3. Freefall Practice WS - work on questions 1 -5, which are drop problems. Save 6-9 (fired up problems) for next time.
5. JFF Video - dropping feathers and a bowling ball in a vacuum. One of my favorite vids we do all year!
6. Horizontal Motion Equation Quiz is active - due Friday night at 11:59 PM.
7. Scheduling note - we will have a quiz every week for rest of the year, instead of chapter tests.
A) it'll be easier for all of us to keep track of the schedule this way.
B) Same deal as before, you get 3 tries to score over 70%. If you forgot the last week, no big deal, just do it ASAP, I have to contact parents of kids who fall behind.
C) I'm available for questions over email or Teams if you need a hand.
4.22 and 4.23 (Motion Equations 2)
1. Video - use of the equations with a little tougher questions.
2. PDF of the notes.
3. This WS is a good practice for the Motion Equation Quiz we will have next week.
4. WS Answers
4.20 and 4.21 (New Chapter - Motion Equations)
1. Motion Equations Video - explains the use of the motion equations.
2. Velocity Time Graphing Quiz - open from Monday morning until Thursday at midnight.
3. Motion Equation List - you may want to print this or photo it on your cellphone.
4. Motion Equation Practice Worksheet. Work on this Monday/Tues and Wed/Thurs.
5. Solutions to the Practice WS.
4.17.20
Jokes of the Week - hope everyone has a great weekend! Also check your email, I made a Teams invite for Monday (1st block) and Tuesday (3rd block)
4.16.20
1. Discussion!
2. Complete the PT Graphs quiz if you haven't already.
3. Keep going on the VT packet (skip page 4 though.)
4. We will have a quiz on VT graphs next week.
4.14.20 and 4.15.20 (Velocity Time Graphing 1)
1. Position Time Graphing Quiz - due Thursday night
a. this quiz is on Canvas, it's multiple choice.
b. it's open note and calculator.
c. once you start the quiz, you have an hour to finish it.
d. this is mandatory and graded!
2. Here are the notes for VT Graphs. My video recorder wasnt working for some reason, sorry.
3. Velocity Time graphing packet - work on this packet this week. We're going to skip page 4 though.
4. Solutions to the VT packet.
4.8 and 4.9
Just complete the PT packet if you haven't done so already.
4.6 and 4.7.20 (Position Time Graphing)
1. Watch my video on PT Graphing.
3. Work on the Position Time Packet this week.
4. When you are done, check your answers with the solutions.
5. We will have a PT Graphing Quiz on Canvas next week. (I forgot about the days off, my bad!!)
If you missed the Teams call, here are the main points:
1. New information starts the beginning of next week. Check the schedule above for times for each block.
2. I'll put up the notes of new information each day, and an explanation video of how to solve harder problems.
3. I'll also post up worksheets for you to try, with the answers.
4. Every now and again, I'll post a Canvas quiz on the material to be graded.
5. Everyone's grades are going to a pass/fail format as far as I know.
6. I know this won't be as good as meeting every day in person, but we'll do the best we can given the circumstances.
Breaking News: I will be hosting a Teams meeting for these classes:
First Block = Wed: 4/1/20 10 AM
3rd Block = Thurs: 4/2/20 10AM
3.31.20
Overview: NASA Twins Study
1. This video describes the experiment that Scott and Mark Kelly who are twins and both astronauts participated in.
2. Things to consider:
A. Why is it a big deal to have twins fpr this project? Why not just study 1 person?
B. Why did NASA keep one twin here on Earth? Why not send both to the space station?
3. The results of the study are (finally) published, you can see them here.
4. Each astronaut is allowed to take a personal item to the space station, Scott brought a really nice camera. Here are some of his photos from space, theyre awesome.
3.30.20
Overview: Life on the Space Station
One of the coolest scientific achievements is the International Space Station (ISS), which is 200 miles above Earth, and does a lap around it every 90 minutes.
1. This video is a rapid fire Q&A with an astronaut that has returned from spending 6 months on the space station.
2. He takes you through the practice space station which is at the NASA headquarters.
3. The video covers lots and lots on questions that people have about how living up there is different from here.
4. After you've seen that, check out what water looks like in zero gravity, it's weird!
3.27.20
Overview: Article - What it takes to Be an Astronaut
1. DT Results - Would You Rather...
A. Cry at comedies: 47.8%
B. Laugh at sad movies: 43.5%
C. Both (lol): 8.7%
2. Friday Jokes
A. What sign do astronauts put up when they leave the office? Out to Launch.
B. If you get cold, stand in the corner for a bit, they're 90 degrees.
C. What do we want? Low Flying Airplane Noises! When do we want them? NNNNeeeeeoooooooWWWWW!
3. Read this article - What it Takes to Be An Astronaut
As you read it, think about these questions -
A. How much do they get paid?
B. What education do you need?
C. What physical requirements are needed?
3.26.20
Overview: Review Light Bulb Setup
Time: 45 mins
Things to Do:
1. First, our discussion: Click here for DT.
2. Read this article on How Lightbulbs Work. It goes into more detail than we got into in class but has some neat information.
3. Try the first level, "Which Bulb Lights?" of this simulation. The other two levels are pretty hard and I would skip those.
3.25.20
Overview: Using Slope Simulation
Time: 45 mins
Things to Do:
1. Review your notes for Slope and Intercept.
2. Goto this simulator - Using Graphs Concept Builder
A. The first two levels have you calculate slope. You can hold your mouse over the points to see the values.
B. The last level is a little tricky but give it a shot if you're feeling confident.
3.24.20
Overview: Position Time Graph Matching Simulator
Time: 45 mins
Things to do:
1. Review your notes for Still, CV-Away, and CV-Towards Position Time graphs look like.
2. Go to this site for their simulator. NOrmally we would do this in class by moving around the lab, but we have to simulate this the best we can for now.
3. Move the caterpillar around, to the right is positive, the left direction is negative, the flower is the origin (zero meters).
4. Try to match the pre-drawn graphs for position 1, 2, and 3. Graph 4 is a little tricky since it has a curve in it.
3.23.20
Overview: Distance Vs Displacement Simulation
Time: 45 minutes
Things to do:
1. Review your notes for Distance and Displacement.
2. Go to this website for the simulation. You should be able to do all three levels on this one.
3. You might want to use a calculator (or your cellphone calc) for the last level, the math is a little hard to do in your head.
3.20.20
Let's have a chill Friday. But first - the jokes.
1. What happens to a frog's car when it parked in a no parking zone? It gets toad.
2. Q: What starts with E, ends with E, and has only 1 letter in it? A: Envelope.
3. I never wanted to believe that my friend was stealing from his job as a road worker. But when I went to his house, all the signs were there.
3.19.20
Overview:Slope WS, Discussion, Funny Video
2. Review your notes for the math connection between slope and Position Time Graphs.
3. Give this Worksheet a try. Slope and Linear Equations WS
4. Once you have it done, check your answers for the WS Key
5. Once you have that done, check out this guy's great song. Fire Track
3.18.20
Overview: Proportion Practice (Double, Triple, etc)
Time: 45 min
Tasks and Things to Know:
1. Review your notes (or the posted notes on the main Academic Physics site) for Proportions.
2. Go to Physics Classroom to use their Concept Builder called Proportional Reasoning.
A. Try the first level, Which Two Rows.
B. It will ask you which two rows fit the pattern, example: When you double X, Y will also double.
C. Make sure to select all of the rows that fit the given pattern, there are multiple correct! (I missed this the first time and got several wrong, oops.)
D. If you get all of the first level right, give the 2nd level "Predict the Value" a try. This one gives you a pattern and asks you to try to calculate the next level. You might want to use a calculator or cellphone for this one.
E. The 3rd level, "Extrapolate" is kind of tough and above what I'd ask you to do.... Give it a shot if you want though!
F: Update: I made a helper video for this, hopefully it is of assistance. Helper Video
3.17.20
Overview: Speed Cameras and Speed Enforcement
Time: 45 mins
Tasks and Things to Know:
1.Review your notes for the following:
- Average Vs Instantaneous Speed
- Different Types of Speed Traps
- Equipment police use to measure drivers' speeds
2.Once you have a good review of the material, read this article and answer the questions. (This article isn't legal advice, I'm obviously not a lawyer, it's a good read anyway!)
😂How I Used Math To Beat A Speeding Ticket
3.After that, read this article to determine where the speed cameras are in the Philadelphia region.
Philly Speed Cameras - Inquirer Article
