Tuesday, July 10, 2012

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.


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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)