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Lesson Plans for Physics

Great America

4.8.1  - Final Exam: Pinhole Cameras

May 31, 2016, 2016
Today we will be taking pictures with our Pinhole camera. You will need to determine your shutter speed and distance from your object to completely fill your photo paper.
View Lesson Plan 4.8.1

4.7.2 Pinhole Camera

May 25, 2016, 2016
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Today we will be creating our Pinhole cameras and discussion basic optics terminology as it relates to the Pinhole camera.
View LEsson Plan 4.7.2

Great America

4.7.1  - Introduction to Optics

May 23, 2016, 2016
Today we will experience how rays of light ...

  • reflect off the surface of mirrors
  • travel through a converging lens
View Lesson Plan 4.7.1

Great America

4.6.1  - Tuning Forks

May 17, 2016, 2016
Today we will analyze the data collected from measuring the sound waves of several different tuning forks.
View Lesson Plan 4.6.1

4.5.2  - Sound Waves

May 13, 2016
Today we will analyze data for sounds traveling in waves.
View Lesson Plan 4.5.2

Great America

4.5.1 - Harmonic Period and Frequency Lab

May 11, 2016
Today we will analyze our data from our oscillating spring-mass system.
View Lesson Plan 4.5.1

4.4.2 - Harmonic Period and Frequency Lab

May 9, 2016
Today we will create a graph using calculations as well as data collection systems in harmonic motion.
View Lesson Plan 4.4.2

4.4.1 - Harmonic Period and Frequency

April 27, 2016
Today we will learn the concepts of period and frequency and how to read them off a graph and how to calculate them for systems in harmonic motion.
View Lesson Plan 4.4.1

4.2.3 - Simple Harmonic Motion

April 25, 2016Today will predict which properties determine the motion of a simple harmonic oscillator and what the dependence of the motion is on those properties.
View Lesson Plan 4.2.3

Great America

4.2.1 Physics of Roller Coasters

April 18/19, 2016
Today will explore the physics exploited by engineers in designing today's roller coasters, including potential and kinetic energy, friction and gravity.​
View LEsson Plan 4.2.2

4.1.1 Amusement Park Physics

April 12/13, 2016
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Today we will learn how to measure heights of rides and  familiarize ourselves with the rides at Six Flags® Great America and decide which areas of physics are involved.
View Lesson Plan 4.1.1
Six Flags Student Manual

Picture

3.5.1 Conservation of Momentum

March 3/4, 2016
Today we will explore conservation of momentum in a closed system.
View Lesson Plan 3.5.1

PE to KE

3.4.1 Impulse

February 23/24, 2016
Today we will describe the effects of impulses in every day life.
View Lesson Plan 3.4.1

PE to KE

3.3.3 Momentum and Force continued

February 19/22, 2016
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Today we will investigate the relationship between momentum and force.
View Lesson Plan 3.3.3

3.3.2 Linear Momentum and Force

February 17/18, 2016
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Today we will investigate the relationship between momentum and force.
View Lesson Plan 3.3.2

PE to KE

3.3.1 Power, Work and Energy

February 15/16, 2016
Today we will investigate how an object must be displaced for a force on it to do work.
View Lesson Plan 3.3.1

PE to KE

3.2.1 Mechanical Energy Lab Write Up

February 9/10, 2016
Today we will support the claim that energy can not be gained or lost, but only transformed throughout the system.
View Lesson Plan 3.2.1

3.1.3 Conservation of Energy

February 5/8, 2016
Today we will learn how to support the claim that energy can not be gained or lost, but only transformed throughout the system.
View Lesson Plan 3.1.3

3.1.2 Mechanical Energy continued

February 3/4, 2016
Today we will continue from the previous lesson.
View Lesson Plan 3.1.2

3.1.1 Mechanical Energy

February 1/2, 2016
Today we will learn how:
  • to measure both gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.
View Lesson Plan 3.1.1

PE to KE

2.9.3 Gravitational Potential Energy

January 15/19, 2016
Today we will learn how:
  • explore gravitational potential energy in terms of work done against gravity.
  • demonstrate that the gravitational potential energy of an object of mass m at height h on Earth is given by PE = mgh.
View LEsson Plan 2.9.3

work

2.9.2 Work and Energy

January 13/14, 2016
Today we will learn how:
  • an object must be displaced for a force on it to do work
  • work as a transfer of energy and net work as the work done by the net force.
View LEsson Plan 2.9.2

circular motion

2.9.1 Conservation of Energy

January 8/11, 2016
Today Dr. Hafemann will be discussing the concepts of Energy to our class.
View LEsson Plan 2.9.1

circular motion

2.7.2 Centripetal Force Lab

December 17/18, 2015
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Today we will investigate the force necessary to keep an object moving in a constant circular path.
View LEsson Plan 2.7.2

circular motion

2.7.1 Force and Acceleration in Circular Motion

December 15/16, 2015
Today we will 
  • review the expectation of the AP Physics Newton’s 2nd Law Lab
  • set up for our upcoming lab on Centripetal Force and Acceleration
View LEsson Plan 2.7.1

reaction time

2.6.2 Centripetal Force on a Turntable

December 10/14, 2015
Today we will 
  • measure centripetal acceleration on a turntable
  • determine the relationship between centripetal acceleration, radius, and angular velocity.
View LEsson Plan 2.6.2

reaction time

2.6.1 Uniform Circular Motion

December 8/9, 2015
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Today we will discover the variables of centripetal force, and be able to solve centripetal force and acceleration problems.
View LEsson Plan 2.6.1

reaction time

2.5.1 Newton's Third Law

November 30 / December 1, 2015
Today we will complete a project to demonstrate mastery of Newton's Three Laws of Motion.
View LEsson Plan 2.5.1
View Grading Rubric

reaction time

2.3.1 AP Physics Runs Newton's Second Law

November 17/18, 2015
Today AP Physics will demonstrate Newton’s Law and introduce their labs that they have created.
View LEsson Plan 2.3.1
View AP Physics Lesson Plan

reaction time

2.2.2 Newton on a Bike - Lab Report

November 13/16, 2015
Today we will demonstrate Newton’s Law by analyzing the data collected from our bike ride.
View LEsson Plan 2.2.2 (6B)
View LEsson Plan 2.2.2 (2G)

reaction time

2.2.1 Newton on a Bike - Regression Equations

November 10/11, 2015
Today we will create trendlines for our data to calculate the acceleration for each of our trials.
View LEsson Plan 2.2.1 (6B)
View LEsson Plan 2.2.1 (2G)

reaction time

2.1.2 Newton on a Bike

November 4, 2015
Today we will investigate how the acceleration of an object depends upon the Net Force and mass of the object.
View LEsson Plan 2.1.2 (6B)
View LEsson Plan 2.1.2 (2G)

reaction time

2.1.1 Mass vs. Weight

November 2, 2015
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Today we will discuss the difference between mass and weight.
View LEsson Plan 2.1.1

reaction time

1.9.1 Free-Body Diagrams

October 26, 2015
Today we will use free-body diagrams to represent the forces exerted on an object.
View LEsson Plan 1.9.1

reaction time

1.8.2 Newton's First Law of Motion

October 22, 2015
Today we will investigate the law of inertia.
View LEsson Plan 1.8.2

reaction time

1.8.1 Projectile Motion of a Paper Rocket

October 20, 2015
Today we will investigate what angle of trajectory is needed that results an object traveling the greatest distance.
View LEsson Plan 1.8.1

gravity

1.6.1 Displacement, Velocity & Acceleration

October 5/6, 2015
Today we will continue to describe motion and investigate the equations that describe displacement, velocity and acceleration.
View LEsson Plan 1.6.1

gravity

1.7.2 Vector Practice

October 19, 2015
Today we will review velocity, acceleration and vector problems.
View LEsson Plan 1.7.2

gravity

1.5.2 Displacement, Velocity & Acceleration

October 2/3, 2015
Today we will describe motion and investigate the equations that describe displacement, velocity and acceleration.
View LEsson Plan 1.5.2

gravity

1.5.1 Acceleration due to Gravity continued

September 29/30, 2015
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Today we will ​discuss and begin to prepare our lab presentations.
View LEsson Plan 1.5.1
gravity

1.4.1 Acceleration due to Gravity

September 24/28, 2015
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Today we will begin investigation acceleration due to gravity.
View LEsson Plan 1.4.1


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