Friday, July 15, 2011

Extended Physics Lab Schedule (Fall 2011)


Recommended Text book:

Exploring Creation With Physics (2nd Ed.) by Jay L. Wile

Publisher: Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc.

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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Week 1 (8/1~8/4)
Read i~iii and p.1~4
Read p.5~13 Do OYO 1.1~1.3
Read p.13~23 Do OYO 1.4~1.7
Start to Read p.3~27**
Do OYO 1.1~1.14
Lab 1 (8/5)
Finish pages 3~27** (Do OYO 1.1~1.14)
Exp. 1.3 Comparing Conversions to Measurements**
(in Exploring Creation with Chemistry on p. 27)
*This experiment is performed at home
Week 2 (8/8~8/11)
Read 25~29  Do OYO 1.8~1.12
Review Questions
Practice Problems
 Extra Practice Problems
p563
Module Test #1
Lab 2 (8/12)
Go over Module 1 Test
Exp. 1.1 Measuring Average Velocity
Exp. 1.2 Measuring an Object’s Acceleration
Week 3 (8/15~8/18)
Read p37~47 Do OYO 2.1~2.3
Read p 47~57 Do OYO 2.4~2.8
Read p. 57~62 Do OYO 2.9~2.10
Re-Read Exp. 2.1 p.52
Re-Read Exp. 2.2 p.54
Lab 3 (8/19)
 Go over Module 1 lab reports
Exp. 2.1  The Acceleration Due to Gravity Is the Same for All Objects 
Exp. 2.2  Determining a Person’s Reaction Time
Week 4 (8/22~8/25)
Review Questions
Practice Problems Extra Practice Problems p565
Module Test #2
Re-Read Exp. 2.3 p.60
Lab 4 (8/26)
Go over Module 2 lab reports
Go over Module 2 Tests
Exp. 2.3  Factors That Affect Air Resistance
Q&A Session
Week 5 (8/29~9/1)
Read p71~83
Do OYO 3.1~3.2
Read p.83~86
Do OYO 3.3~3.5
Read p.86~90 Do OYO 3.6~3.7
Read p.90~95 Do OYO 3.8~3.9
Re-read Exp. 3.1 p.80
Lab 5 (9/2)
Exp. 3.1  Vector Components 
Exp. 3.2  Vector Addition
Week 6 (9/5~9/8)
Review Questions
Practice Problems Extra Practice Problems p.566
Module Test #3
Read p.105~109
 Do OYO 4.1~4.2
Lab 6 (9/9)
No Exp. Q&A Session and Discussion day
Go over Module 3 lab reports
Go over Module 3 Test
Go over Extra Practice Problems
Week 7 (9/12~9/15)
Read p.109~120
 Do OYO 4.3~4.7
Read p.120~127
 Do OYO 4.8~4.10
Review Questions
Practice Problems Extra Practice Problems p.567
Lab 7 (9/16)
Exp. 4.1 The Two Dimensions of a Rubber Band’s Flight 
Exp. 4.2 Measuring the Horizontal Speed of an Object without a Stopwatch
Week 8 (9/19~9/22)
Module Test #4
Study Day
Study Day
Quarterly Test #1
Lab 8 (9/23)
No exp: Q&A Session and Discussion day
Go over Module 4 lab reports
Go over Module 4 Test
Go over Quarterly Test #1
Week 9 (9/26~9/29)
Read p.141~149. Do OYO 5.1~5.4
Read p.150~154
Do OYO 5.5~5.7
Read p.155~166
Do OYO 5.8~5.11
Read p.166~167
Do OYO 5.12
Lab 9 (9/30)
Exp.5.1 Inertia
Exp.5.2 The Frictional Force
Week 10 (10/10~10/13)
Review Questions
Practice Problems/ Extra Practice Problems p.568
Module Test #5
Read p.177~185
Do OYO 6.1~6.3
Lab 10 (10/14)
Go over Module 5 lab reports
Go over Module 5 Test
Exp.6.1 Measuring Acceleration in an Elevator
Week 11 (10/17~10/20)
Read p.189~194 Do OYO 6.4~6.5
Read p.194~200
Do OYO 6.6~6.7
Read p.201~205
Do OYO 6.8~6.10
Re-read Exp 6.2 p.189
Re-read Exp 6.3 p.198
Lab 11 (10/21)
Exp.6.2 What Causes Rotational Acceleration? 
Exp.6.3 Measuring a Coefficient of Static Friction
Week 12 (10/24~10/27)
Review Questions
Practice Problems/ Extra Practice Problems p.569
Module Test #6
Read p.217~222
Lab 12 (10/28)
Go over Module 6 lab reports
Go over Module 6 Test
Exp. 7.1 Centripetal Force
Week 13 (10/31~11/3)
Read p.222~228
Do OYO 7.1~7.4
Read p.228~232
Read p.232~236
Do OYO 7.5~7.6
Read p.237~242
Do OYO 7.7~7.10
Lab 13 (11/4)
No Exp. Q&A Session and Discussion day
Go over Experiment 7.1 lab report 
Week 15 (11/7~11/10)
Review Questions
Practice Problems/ Extra Practice Problems p.571
Module Test #7
Read p.251~257
Do OYO 8.1~8.2
Lab 15 (11/11)
 No class: Co-op camping trip
Week 16 (11/14~11/17)
Read p.257~261
 Do OYO
8.3
Read p.261~266
 Do OYO 8.4~8.5
Read
p.267~272
Do OYO
8.6
Read
p.272~276
Do OYO
8.7~8.10

Lab 16
(11/18)
Go over Module 7 lab reports
Go over Module 7 Test
Exp. 8.1 Energy in a Pendulum
Exp. 8.2 Estimating the Work Done by Friction
Week 17 (11/29~12/01
Review Questions
Practice Problems  Extra Practice Problems p.572
Module Test #8

Lab 17
(12/2)
No Exp. Q&A Session and Discussion day
Go over Module 8 lab reports
Go over Module 8 Test
Week 18 (12/05~12/08)
Study Day
Study Day
Study Day
Quarterly Test #2
Lab 18
No Exp. Q&A Session and Discussion day
Go over Quarterly Test #2