Exp 5.1 and 5.2

Please ready for Exp 5.1 and 5.2 on Friday, 2nd November. 

Lab Report for Exp. 2.3 Fri Sept. 7th

Jackie Sherrill accused Auburn punter Terry Daniels of filling football with helium

Following point should be addressed in Discussion and Conclusion section.

1) If you were used two footballs (which one of them filled with helium (He)), which one would fall quickly if the released 5m above your lab floor? 

Class Quiz 08/17/12

Extended Physics Lab Schedule (Fall 2012)

Recommended Text book:

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

Publisher: Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc.

*A calculator is required to the class.

#	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Week 1 (8/13~8/16)	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 (8/17)	Exp. 1.3 Comparing Conversions to Measurements* (in Exploring Creation with Chemistry on p. 27) **Link to text Chemistry Module #1  * Please bring your calculator to the class.
Week 2 (8/20~8/23)	Read 25~29  Do OYO 1.8~1.12	Review Questions	Practice Problems  Extra Practice Problems p563	Module Test #1
Lab 2 (8/24)	Introduction (the First Lab Day) Exp. 1.1 Measuring Average Velocity Exp. 1.2 Measuring an Object’s Acceleration
Week 3 (8/27~8/30)	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 (8/31)	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 (9/3~8/6)	Review Questions	Practice Problems Extra Practice Problems p565	Module Test #2	Re-Read Exp. 2.3 p.60
Lab 4 (9/7)	Go over Module 2 lab reports Exp. 2.3  Factors That Affect Air Resistance Q&A Session
Week 5 (9/10~9/13)	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 (9/14)	Exp. 3.1  Vector Components  Exp. 3.2  Vector Addition
Week 6 (9/17~9/20)	Review Questions	Practice Problems Extra Practice Problems p.566	Module Test #3	Read p.105~109  Do OYO 4.1~4.2
Lab 6 (9/21)	No Class (UCC not available)
Week 7 (9/24~9/27)	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 (9/28)	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 (10/1~10/4)	Module Test #4	Study Day	Study Day	Study Day
Lab 8 (10/5)	Quarterly Test #1 (At Home, No Class)
Week 8 (10/8~10/11)	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 8 (10/12)	No Class
Week 9 (10/15~10/18)	Review Questions	Practice Problems	Extra Practice Problems p.568	Module Test #5
Lab 9 (10/19)	No Class (Co-op Camping)
Week 10 (10/22~10/25)				Re-read Exp 5.1 and Re-read Exp 5.2
Lab 9 (10/26)	Exp.5.1 Inertia Exp.5.2 The Frictional Force
Week 10 (10/29~11/1)	Read p.177~185 Do OYO 6.1~6.3	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
Lab 10 (11/2)	Go over Module 5 lab reports Exp.6.1 Measuring Acceleration in an Elevator
Week 11 (11/5~11/8)	Review Questions	Practice Problems	Extra Practice Problems p.569	Module Test #6
Lab 11 (11/9)	Exp.6.2 What Causes Rotational Acceleration?  Exp.6.3 Measuring a Coefficient of Static Friction
Week 12 (11/12~11/15)	Read p.217~228 Do OYO 7.1~7.4	Read p.228~236 Do OYO 7.5~7.6	Read p.232~236 Do OYO 7.5~7.6	Read p.237~242 Do OYO 7.7~7.10
Lab 12 (11/16)	Go over Module 6 lab reports Exp. 7.1 Centripetal Force
Week 13 (11/19~11/22)	Review Questions	Practice Problems/ Extra Practice   Problems p.571	Module Test  #7	Thanks- giving
Lab 13 (11/23)	No Class (Thanksgiving Weekend)
Week 15 (11/26~11/29)	Read p.251~257 Do OYO 8.1~8.2	Read p.257~261  Do OYO 8.3	Read p.261~266  Do OYO 8.4~8.5	Read p.267~276 Do OYO 8.6~8.10
Lab 15 (11/30)	Go over Module 7 lab reports Exp. 8.1 Energy in a Pendulum Exp. 8.2 Estimating the Work Done by Friction
Week 16 (12/3~12/6)	Review Questions	Practice Problems	Extra Practice Problems p.572	Module Test #8
Lab 16 (12/7)	No Class (Family Luncheon)
Week 17 (12/10~12/13)	Study Day	Study Day	Study Day	Study Day
(12/14)	Quarterly Test #2 (At Home, No Class)

A List of Lab Supplies (Fall)

Lab
Exp. #
Page
Item Description


1
1.3




(chem)
27 (chem)
ruler, calculator



2
1.1
14
tape measure, cm





stopwatch





books, 6-9 cm high





smooth board, 1 meter long





pencil or marker





ball



1.2
24
tape measure, cm and meter





stopwatch





books, 18-27 cm high plus a few extras





smooth board, 1 meter long





ball





pencil or marker





masking tape or electrical tape





uncarpeted floor


3


(no supplies needed)


4
2.1
52
large, heavy book, at least 21 x 27 cm





piece of paper, 10 x 10 cm



2.2
54
ruler, preferably metric



2.3
60
large, heavy book, at least 21 x 27 cm





4 pieces of paper, 10 x 10 cm


5


(no supplies needed)


6
3.1
80
modeling clay (Play-Doh or Silly Putty)





pencil, at least 6 inches long, sharp





wooden ruler, flat end at zero inches, metric





paper, 8.5x11 inches, plain





pen





protractor



3.2
90
ruler, metric





protractor





copy of map on p.91 or from Apologia web site


7


(no supplies needed)


8
4.1
121
rubber band





stopwatch



4.2
124
toy car or ping pong ball





meterstick





flat table with plenty of space on one side