AP Physics B - 2011-12
Month Day class activities
24-Aug Wed
14mi
n intro day --demo,class overview, student info sheets
25-Aug Thurs
Pre-test in physics (graded eventually so try your best)
26-Aug Fri packet 1 notes and toy launcher videos (need a toy for Monday)
start hw: chap2: new book:11,23,51,65 old 9,18,44,59
29-Aug Mon
make own videos for lab, clicker review, do problems #1,#5 and grade
30-Aug Tues computer lab 124D, intro to tracker lab
31-Aug Wed 124d: finish LAB#1: acceleration of toys ( due Friday)
1-Sep Thurs vector/projectile notes/ do AP #3 (together), #2, #4
2-Sep Fri turn in lab, webassign on vectors & projectiles- two hw's
124Dcomputer lab
5-Sep Mon labor day holiday-
6-Sep Tues formula quiz & M.Choice quiz-TNEOMS and Vectors
7-Sep Wed (late start) Math test (partners!) (turn in packet)
8-Sep Thurs fbd demos w/scale,wts, pulley; fill out notes
9-Sep Fri go over tests, do p.6 to practice forces
12-Sep Mon demo practice #1 (sign vectors), work on ch.#4: 8,18,43,56,
13-Sep Tues Lab #2: forces: Attwood or force table
14-Sep Wed Lab #2: forces: Attwood or force table
15-Sep Thurs labs due demo practice #5 on ramps do pkt p.15-16 on ramps
16-Sep Fri clicker review equation & m.choice quizes
19-Sep Mon chap. 4 test- math-- forces & vectors
20-Sep Tues build rockets, measure mass, surface area,picture before fire it!
21-Sep Wed late start: go over force test, intro energy w/demos & notes
penguin slide, gas igniter, etc
22-Sep Thur 1/2 class- finish building rockets, measure mass, surface area
1/2 class- measure impulse of engines w/computer
23-Sep Fri 1/2 class- finish building rockets, measure mass, surface area
1/2 class- measure impulse of engines w/computer
26-Sep Mon Launch rockets! (get mass, surface area 1st!)- measure height!
27-Sep Tues
mo demos: karate, tower of balls, air track; sample problems
28-Sep Wed work on mo ap problems p.17- 22
29-Sep Thurs
start ballistic pendulum lab- find initial launch velocity
30-Sep Fri
finish lab - find final velocity, energy lost
3-Oct Mon review: xword puzzle, clickers, ballistic pend. Demo
4-Oct Tues energy & momentum partner mc quiz & equations
5-Oct Wed math test: Energy and Momentum
6-Oct Thurs review for m.c midterm test- put binder together-online jeopardy
7-Oct Fri multiple choice test-no equations! Binder check
10-Oct Mon holiday!
11-Oct Tues circle demo: table, loop, flyng circus video, go over p.6-9
12-Oct Wed flying toy lab (go over p.18 first)
13-Oct Thurs gravity- apple/moon;grav. Attract., artf. Gravity, go over p.10
14-Oct Fri torque challenge lab
17-Oct Mon torque info; demos- bike/wrench, practice problems 6-8
18-Oct Tues review/ web assign (due math test day)
19-Oct Wed late start, m.choice/ equation quiz
20-Oct Thurs unit test on circles, torque, gravity (webassign due)
21-Oct Fri pendulum phet computer lab (I'm out)
24-Oct Mon pendulum demos/notes p.4-5, return test
25-Oct Tues return lab,do pkt p.15-16 pendulums, spring period & eqns&demos
26-Oct Wed horizontal spring demo, notes: p.8-10 (p.10 pop quiz)
27-Oct Thurs vertical spring demo (F,x,v curves), do p.21 & 22 in pairs
28-Oct Fri math test- SHM, and Pendulums (open notes,no mc. Or eqn quiz)
Read Chap. 18 to review electrostatics
31-Oct Mon whimhurst demo, return test, e.static computer lab
1-Nov Tues e.field demo, notes, do ap#2
2-Nov Wed go over computer lab, pith ball lab
3-Nov Thurs finish lab (early dismissal)
4-Nov Fri electrostatic express work day-get 1/3 done
7-Nov Mon info: potential difference and potential energy; do ap#5
8-Nov Tues electrostatic express work day-get 2/3 done
9-Nov Wed electrostatic express work day
10-Nov Thurs review, then e.static m.choice & equation Quest
11-Nov Fri e.static math Quest- 5 questions based on webassign hw
14-Nov Mon
Vanity light bulb puzzle lab, return test, check notes
15-Nov Tues work day: resistor problems, finish light bulb puzzle lab
16-Nov Wed go over resistor problems, mini lab- internal resistance of battery
17-Nov Thurs capacitor phet computer lab
18-Nov Fri field trip! (turn in cool idea/expt)
21-Nov Mon capacitor notes/demos, series vs. parallel problems
22-Nov Tues capacitor circuit board lab
23-Nov Wed (1/2 day) finish lab data
24-Nov Thurs HOLIDAY THANKSGIVING
25-Nov Fri HOLIDAY
28-Nov Mon
work day- finish packet; pop quiz: series vs. parallel
29-Nov Tues partner quizes: equations and multiple choice; check packets done
30-Nov Wed (late start): math test on capacitors and resistors
1-Dec Thurs chap.12: linear expansion info/demos: hot ring/ball; dry ice/LN2?
Sample problems #1-2
2-Dec Fri chap. 13: thermal conductivity notes/demos, cu blocks/ice sample
problems #3-4 Q's: 1-5
5-Dec Mon chap. 14: ideal gas info/hot hand bulb demo;
start lab
6-Dec Tues finish lab; go over hw
7-Dec Wed intro to P-V diagram sheet, problems #5-8
8-Dec Thurs computer lab: rm 124C
9-Dec Fri computer lab: rm 124C : work on web assign due Monday
12-Dec work day: problems #11-15; make flash cards for eqns!
Mon
13-Dec Tues eqn quiz, multiple choice partners
14-Dec Wed review, put binders together
15-Dec Thurs thermo math test
16-Dec Fri 1st sem equation test; turn in binders
winter vacation! 12/21- 1/2 (next: fluids)
2-Jan Mon buoyancy demos: wt hangs in water,ice cube,He balloon,cartesian
diver sample problems #1,3,5
3-Jan Tues go over hw; creepy boat lab (not formal); return old tests
4-Jan Wed Pressure demos: vernier pressure sensor,suction cups,siphon,card
tricks, everylasting fountain? sample problems 2, 6,
5-Jan Thurs Bernoulli: necking faucet,beach ball,blue man toilet, sample 7,12
6-Jan Fri
toricelli demo, do #8, 11 together; final review sheet info/start on
9-Jan Mon web assign lab- due Friday
10-Jan Tues fluids lab
11-Jan Wed Hroom: lab due end of period; work on web assign
12-Jan Thurs fluids eqn and m.choice partner test
13-Jan Fri fluids math test
16-Jan Mon MLK school holiday
17-Jan Tues final: M.choice only, NO equations!
18-Jan Wed
19-Jan Thurs
20-Jan Fri Institute Day
23-Jan Mon exploring Magnetic Fields Quantitative lab (silly magnet videos)
24-Jan Tues demos: ferrofluid,3-d, magnetite,solar flares,rail gun
right hand rule practice sheet p.8-10
25-Jan Wed (homeroom) go over hw,start hw (practice problems p.1-4 p.13-14
26-Jan Thurs pre-season games: work/ grade AP problems #1-2(p.15-17)
27-Jan Fri
re-do 1st sem final as assigned partners
30-Jan Mon induction info/demos; do practice #5, p.14, #4 backside p.20
31-Jan Tues computer lab- rm. 130 on induction
1-Feb Wed (late start) start induction lab
2-Feb Thurs finish lab (due Friday)
3-Feb Fri 100 days surprise event
6-Feb Mon team competition: AP problems #5, #6 (100 days)
7-Feb Tues partner m.choice quiz & equation quiz
8-Feb Wed (I'm out for roe) Problems test Magnetism
9-Feb Thurs ray tracing mirrors
10-Feb Fri celebrate 100 days-samore lab- light bulb roast marshmellows
13-Feb Mon ppt review of mirror ray tracing, p.6,9,10 w/rulers; laser show
14-Feb Tues mirror challenge lab- find f of 7.5cm mirrors w/blue box light
15-Feb Wed ppt math review,team competition #1,#2 in pairs
16-Feb Thurs mirror quest by yourself (math & mc)
17-Feb Fri mystery fluid #2- water tank lab
20-Feb Mon HOLIDAY- PRESIDENTS' DAY
21-Feb Tues refract notes p.17-19, demos: internal,apparent depth,fish tank,fibers
22-Feb Wed refraction math puzzles;powers of 10 video
23-Feb Thurs red/vs green math demo/march madness: refraction math p.21/22
24-Feb Fri institute day
27-Feb Mon ray diagrams inc. dbl lens, ppt , mini-lab- hold lenses/large candle
28-Feb Tues lens math example, march madness- p.33/34
29-Feb Wed 2 lens math, p.29 together, finish p.30-32- check on computers
1-Mar Thurs Problems Partner test -Lenses & refraction
2-Mar Fri lens & refraction mc & eqn quest (alone)
5-Mar Mon check notes,QMI video, fill out packet,p.11-12, radiometer demo
6-Mar Tues Dr.Quantum,zinc plate demo, p.900 1,3,5,7,8
7-Mar Wed late start:(I'm out), phet photo lab
8-Mar Thurs crooks tube demo,compton notes/sims, AP#4,5
9-Mar Fri go over hw, eqn quiz, mc quiz
12-Mar Mon Hroom: H spectrum demo, notes
13-Mar Tues p.7csi spectrum lab (due Thursday)
14-Mar Wed work day- AP problems 1-3 (I'm out-AP conference)
15-Mar Thurs go over hw, formula quiz, chap. 30 m.choice & eqn quiz
16-Mar Fri intro to nuclear reactions- geiger counter demos
19-Mar Mon fill in blank notes & sample problems
20-Mar Tues work day-ap problems
21-Mar Wed
go over hw, eqn quiz, mc quiz
22-Mar Thurs Problem test- chap. 29,30, 31
23-Mar Fri 1/2 day- fun video?
spring break 3/28 - 4/3
2-Apr Mon
intro: waves; sound vs light
3-Apr Tues COMPUTER LAB:harmonics & waves
4-Apr Wed intro to harmonic notes/hand held Mr.Jiggly/beats pkt p.11-13
5-Apr Thurs Lab: Resoance (tuning fork in air tube)- lab book
6-Apr Fri web assign due, Finish getting lab data (6 frequencies)
9-Apr Mon Phet COMPUTER LAB: diffraction & interference;poisson demo
10-Apr Tues intro to interference, notes, pasco demo, AP#2
11-Apr Wed intro thin films,notes,demos(reflections on string,soap
12-Apr Thurs LAB : Interference & Diffraction of CD's and DVD's
bubbles),AP#3
13-Apr Fri finish lab (at home, most on fermi field trip)
16-Apr Mon book problems: Chap.17: #34-37; chap. 27: #10-14 (thin films)
17-Apr Tues Problems test - Harmonics and Interference
18-Apr Wed M.Choice test - Harmonics and Interference (ap pre-reg)
19-Apr Thur math review- pick problems to whiteboard, take home practice final
20-Apr Fri holiday (do practice final, look at study guides first)
23-Apr Mon math problems presentations
24-Apr Tues math problems presentations
25-Apr Wed math problems presentations--- early dismissal
26-Apr Thurs math problems presentations
27-Apr Fri math problems presentations
30-Apr Mon (AP testing begins) review/practice/strategy- computer lab 130
1-May Tues (AP testing begins) review/practice/strategy- computer lab 130
2-May Wed (AP testing begins) review/practice/strategy- computer lab 130
3-May Thurs Equation final (20% of final)
4-May Fri Semester exam / MC (40% of final)
7-May Mon *****AP-B Physics exam***** bring ruler, calculator,pencils
8-May Tues fun video or elegant video
9-May Wed celebration with food, music, and LN2?
10-May Thurs finish video
11-May Fri computer lab: project info (40% of final)-due may 27
14-May Mon computer lab:Crayola Physics/ work day
15-May Tues inertia challenge- nuts/hoop;bowling bonkers; ball/cardbd
tube/work day
16-May Wed laser mirror challenge on large paper/ work day
17-May Thurs super coaster video & 10 random questions you have
18-May Fri great america! (turn in essay about physics there for Monday)
21-May Mon chaos video/ppt/ demos- nanobots, pendulum, vibrating horses
22-May Tues nanomaterials & ferrofluids touch table/ work day
23-May Wed (senior awards) thumb war mini lab challenge
24-May Thurs senior exams (project presentations)-3 groups
25-May Fri senior exams (project presentations)-3 groups
28-May Mon Memorial day holiday
29-May Tues senior exams (project presentations) -final groups
30-May Wed
31-May Thurs
1-Jun Fri Underclassman work day
4-Jun Underclassman work day
5-Jun Underclassman work day
6-Jun Underclassman Final Exams (no students)
7-Jun Underclassman Final Exams (no students)
8-Jun Underclassman Final Exams (no students)
hmwk to do
buy comp book,
web assign,
graph.calculator
turn in info & safety
finish book work
bring toy launcher
online web assign
(intro hw)
do AP #6
finish lab due Fri.
finish packet
flash cards of eqns,
study, finish web
assign
study, finish
packet,
none
packet p.9-10 (fbd)
p.11-12 (AP #1,2)
finish book work
pkt p.13 (#3)
finish lab
web assign review
study -do chap. 4 #
70, 83
none
true/false pckt p.2
energy practice
problems p.5-7
packet p.11
(impulse of engine)
packet p.13-16
finish rocket!
finish lab
finish mo practice
p.8-10
finish p.17-22
design part 2 of lab
finish lab,
study for quiz
eqn flashcards
finish packet
study old quizes
do packet p.7,9
packet p.17,18
finish lab
p.11 torque
none
web assign
finish online hw
study
none
note chap.10.1-.4
pkt p.6-7
pkt: p.12-13
pkt p.18,20
finish packet,study
read chap.18
finish lab
ap #1,#3
get 1/2 lab done
finish lab
read chap.19
ap #4
ap#6
study, finish packet
take notes 20.11
current/volt meters
examview redo if
less than 80% test
finish all work
finish lab
finish lab
note 19.5, 20.12
caps in ser/parallel
ap#4 (p.17) caps
work on lab
finish lab
make eqn flash
cards & study
study math
none
web assign due
Monday
web assign due
Monday
Q's : 6-10 page 4
problem #10 p.17
finish lab
problem #12 (p.19)
finish lab
web assign
study mc -web site
study/finish packet
none
review old mc tests
none
packet prob. #10
finish lab if needed
packet problem #9
packet prob. #13
work on packet
work on webassign
get most lab done
study online test
finish packet
finish lab
sheet(chap.21)
right hand rule
worksheet p.11-12
finish p.13-14
review for final redo
web assign due
Monday
finish ap#4 p.19
finish lab
work on lab
finish lab
web assign
finish packet
study
rest
projector article
none
finish p.11-14
finish lab
study
p.17 new packet
write up lab book
get binder
p.20 refract easy
finish worksheet
webassign 4 mon
finish drawings
finish p.33/34
finiish packet
study mc practice
note 29.1-29.3
do #1,#3(p.13-15)
note 29.4-29.5
finish lab
cement questions
note 30.1-30.3
fill out pkt p.1-6
packet p.8-9
finish packet
note chap.31-31.4
finish classwork
index card all eqns
rreview all modern
math problems
none
pkt p.8-9 Linear
Superposition
finish lab
AP #1 (pkt p.23)
web assign !
finish lab
finish lab
redo computer lab
AP #4
AP #6
finish lab
study webassign
turn in packet
none
practice final
see review sites
do review packet
do review packet
do review packet
do review packet
math packet due
do m.c. reviews
do m.c. reviews
memorize eqns
take home key
project
project
project
project
work on project
work on project
projects due!
finish lab write up
work on project
work on project
work on project
work on project