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Days 72-74: Unbalanced Forces & Kinetic Energy
We had a short 3-day week to lead us into break. Physics: Unbalanced Forces We wrapped up unbalanced forces this week with a lab practical. I put a cart on a ramp, held in place by a string attached...
View ArticleDays 123-127: Kinetic Energy & Centripetal Force
Physics: Kinetic Energy The biggest task this week was a lab to determine the equation for kinetic energy. On some recent labs, students have struggled to get good data. I think part of the issue is...
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Days 10-14: Building CAPM
This week, students did a lab with ramps to start building the constant acceleration of a particle model. Students used Vernier Video Analysis to get their graphs, and I really love how the video...
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Days 20-23: Mathematical Force Models
This was a short week due to a PD day on Friday. This week, we focused on building mathematical models for the force of gravity and spring force. My students have taken very nicely to writing...
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Days 27-31: Balanced Force Practical & Newton’s 2nd Law Model-Building
This week we wrapped up balanced forces with a practical. I used some magnetic hooks to attach spring scales to the whiteboard and let students measure the forces and any angles they wanted. Even...
View ArticleDays 61-63: Energy Bar Charts & Newton’s 2nd Law
This was supposed to be a four-day week, but an impending winter storm means we will be starting our winter break a day early. AP Physics 1: Energy Bar Charts This week I introduced students to energy...
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Days 64-67: Kinetic Energy & Newton’s 2nd Law
This week was a little goofy. Tuesday was our first day back from break, then a big winter storm meant we had to close schools on Wednesday. We used up our regular snowdays in December, so Wednesday...
View ArticleDays 87-91: Pendulums & Conservation of Momentum
AP Physics: Pendulums This week we started simple harmonic motion. We started by using a video on Pivot Interactives that has a pendulum, a glider on a spring, and a spinning disk that all go through...
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