Week 19 - Final Exams

Congratulations!  You made it!  Final Exams are graded, curved, and posted.  You are welcome to come in to review your test anytime next week (exams will not leave the classroom).  I hope you have a fabulous 2nd Semester!  Please complete the survey by clicking on the link below.  

Thank you for a great semester.  I have really enjoyed having you all in class.  Take care!

Course/Teacher Evaluation

Monday:  Due: Study for Test; In Class: Unit Test - Electricity and Magnetism, Review for Final Exam; HW: Study for Final Exam

Tuesday: Due: None; In Class: Review for Final Exam; HW: Study for Final Exam

Wednesday: Block 1 and 2 Final Exams

Thursday: Due: Study; In Class: Final Exam; HW: Have a fantastic 2nd Semester!  Come back and visit!

Friday: No School for Students

Week 18 - Magnetism

Monday: Due: pg. 475 Problems #1-28; In Class: Discuss Magnetism; HW: None

Tuesday: Due: None; In Class: Notes and Practice Problems; HW: None

Wednesday: Due: None; In Class: Magnetism Wrap Up; HW: Practice Problems

Thursday: Snow Day!

Friday: Due: Practice Problems; In Class: Review Electricity and Magnetism; HW: Study for Test

Week 17 - Circuits and Magnetism

Monday: Due: Notes on pg. 436-447; In Class: Notes - Series and Parallel Circuits, Build Circuits; HW: Read and Take Notes on pg. 448-452

Tuesday: Due: Notes on pg. 448-452; In Class: Circuits Lab, Practice Problems; HW: pg. 457 Problems #1-10, Study for Quiz

Wednesday: Due: Practice Problems, ; In Class: Review HW, Review Lab, Review for Quiz; HW: Study for Quiz

Thursday: Due: Study for Quiz; In Class: Review HW, Quiz - Circuits, Start Magnetism; HW: Read and Take Notes on pg. 458-463

Friday: Due: Notes on pg. 458-463; In Class: Discuss Magnetic Fields, Lab; HW: Read and Take Notes on pg. 464-473, Pg. 475 Practice Problems #1-28, Study for Final Exam

Week 16 - Electrostatics

Monday: Due: Study for Unit #4 Test; In Class: Unit #4 Test; HW: Read and Take Notes on pg. 410-421

Tuesday: Due: Notes pg. 410-421; In Class: Notes and Discussion - Electrostatics and Coulomb's Law, Electroscopes; HW: Practice Problems pg. 435 #1-6, Read and Take Notes on pg. 422-430

Wednesday: Due: Notes pg. 422-430, Problems #1-6; In Class: Review HW, Notes and Discussion - Electric Fields, Van de Graff; HW: pg. 435 Problems #7-10

Thursday: Due: Pg. 435 Problems #7-10; In Class: Notes and Discussion - Electric Potential Energy & Voltage; HW: Practice Problems #3, 7, 9, Study for Quiz

Friday: Due: Practice Problems #3,7, 9; In Class: Review HW, Review HW, Quiz - Electrostatics, Start Circuits; HW: Read and Take Notes on pg. 436-447

Week 15 - Optics

Monday: Due: Notes on pg. 558-566; In Class: Complete Diffraction and Interference Lab Stations; HW: Study for Optics Quiz

Tuesday: Due: Study for Quiz; In Class: Quick Review, Quiz - Optics, Review for Test; HW: Study for Unit Test

Wednesday: Due: Study; In Class: Practice Problems and Review; HW: Study for Test

Thursday: Due: Study; In Class: Practice and Review; HW: Study for Test

Friday: Due: Study; In Class: Practice and Review; HW: Study for Test

Week 14 - Light

Email me your best ripple tank pictures for the blog!

Monday: Due: Ripple Tank Lab, Roller Coaster Lab Report, pg. 379 #1-9; In Class: Review HW, Quiz - Waves and Sound, Discuss Color; HW: Read and take notes on Ch. 26

Tuesday: Due: Notes on Ch. 26, In Class: Discuss reflection and refraction of light waves; HW: Read pg. 530-539 and take notes

Wednesday: Due: Notes on pg. 530-539; In Class: Lab Stations - Properties of Light; HW: Finish Questions for completed lab stations

Thursday: Due: Problems; In Class: Finish Lab Stations - Properties of Light; HW: Complete Lab Questions, Study for Test - Periodic Motions and Waves

Friday: Due: Problems, Study for Test; In Class: Review Lab Questions, Lab - Curved Mirrors; HW: Read and take notes on pg. 546-551, complete lab calculations and questions

Happy Weekend!

Monday: Due: Notes on pg. 546-551; In Class: Lab - Converging Lenses; HW: Problems #3,4,15,16 from worksheet

Tuesday: Due: Problems; In Class: Lab - Diffraction of Light Waves; HW: Read pg. 558-566 and take notes, study for Unit Test #4 - Periodic Motion and Waves

Safe Travels and have a wonderful holiday weekend!

Week 13 - Waves

"No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit."  

~ Helen Keller

Monday: Due: Partial Roller Coaster Data Analysis; In Class: Roller Coaster Data Collection; HW: Roller Coaster Lab Reports due Friday

Tuesday: Due: None; In Class: Complete Roller Coaster and Breakdown; HW: Read and Take Notes on Pg. 368-376, Roller Coaster Lab Report

Wednesday: Due: Notes on pg. 368-376; In Class: Notes and Discusdion on Parts and Properties of Waves, Lab - speed of sound waves; HW: Complete Sound Lab Calculations and Questions, Roller Coaster Lab Report

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Thursday: Due: Sound Lab; In Class: Review Homework, Lab - Ripple Tanks; HW: Practice Problems pg. 379 #3-10, Finish Roller Coaster Lab Report due Monday

Friday: Due: None; In Class: Finish Lab - Ripple Tanks; HW: Data Analysis and Conclusion Questions, Finish Roller Coaster Lab Report due Monday! Problems pg. 379 #1-9, Study for waves quiz