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Unit 1 - Kinematics

Day 1

Day 1

Agenda - 8/19/14 - Wildcat Day
  1. Turn in summer assignment
  2. Vector Quiz
  3. Distance vs. Displacement Investigation
Homework
  1. Organize data from distance vs. displacement investigation into a table. 
Day 2

Day 2

Agenda - 8/20/14 & 8/21/14
  1. Discuss/Notes Distance vs. Displacement & Speed vs. Velocity
  2. Go over Lab Report Format
  3. Constant Velocity Toy Buggy Lab
Homework
  1. Analyze Constant Velocity Lab
  2. Pg #25: #51-53 in textbook
Day 3

Day 3

Agenda - 8/22/14 & 8/25/14

  1. Notes: Acceleration
  2. Graphing Motion Lab Activity
Homework
  1. Finish graphing motion lab activity
  2. Complete #1-7 on Graphing Packet
Day 4

Day 4

Agenda - 8/26/14 & 8/27/14
  1. Motion Graph Matching Lab
  2. Discuss/Notes: x vs. t, v vs. t, a vs. t graphs for "not moving", "constant velocity", "speeding up", "slowing down"
Homework
  1. #1-3 on page 3 of graphing packet
  2. Pg 56: #59, 60
Day 5

Day 5

Agenda 8/28/14 & 8/29/14
  1. Finish graph discussion
  2. Work on graph packet
Homework
  1. Finish graph packet
  2. Pg 56: #61, Pg 57/58: #83/84
Day 6

Day 6

Agenda 9/2/14 & 9/3/14
  1. Notes: Getting the Kinematic Equations from our position and velocity graphs
  2. Solving Kinematic Problems: 1-Dimension, including freefall
Homework
  1. Pg 52: #12, Pg 53: #5, 7 Pg. 57: #72, 80


Day 7

Day 7

Agenda 9/4/14 & 9/5/14
  1. Notes: Problem Solving in 2-D
  2. Work on book work
Homework
  1. Pg. 81: #4,6,8,10 (Conceptual Questions), Pg. 84: #43, 40, 45, Pg. 85: #67
Day 8

Day 8

Agenda 9/8/14 & 9/9/14
  1. Work on book work
  2. Conceptual Review
  3. FR Practice
Homework
  1. Finish book work 
  2. Finish Conceptual Review & FR Practice (due Friday/Monday)
Test is Friday 9/12/14 (odd) or Monday 9/15/14 (even)
Day 9

Day 9

Agenda 9/10/14 & 9/11/14
  1. Work on Conceptual Review & FR Practice
Homework
  1. Finish conceptual review & FR practice
  2. STUDY FOR TEST!

Test Friday (odd) or Monday (even)
Day 10

Day 10

Agenda 9/12/14 or 9/15/14
  1. TEST :)