Week 13 April 30 - May 4 Goals:
1.Apply Newton's Laws and the definitions of accelerationa dn velocity to motion in two dimensions.
2. Be able to apply the distance equation d = di + vit +1/2at^2.
3. Be able to use the distance equation for free fall: d = 1/2 gt^2
4. Analyze motion in two dimensions by looking at its horizontal and vertiacl components.

Activities:
Mon: Review and develop distance equation for constant acceleration. Hmwk: Falling rock worksheet (sorry no online copy available)
Block : Work on worksheet Where's the ball
Thursday: Look at paths of projectiles.
Friday: Review. Quiz.

Notebook:
1. Notes and Falling rock worksheet
2. Where's the Ball
3. Drawing the path of a projectile  ¶ 8:39 AM

  Week 12 April 23 - 27 Goals:
1. Know and be able to use the equation velocity = wavelength * frequency
2. Be familiar with the electromagnetic spectrum.
i. what it is.
ii. What all parts of it have in common.
iii. What is different about its parts.
3. Know what happens when waves meet.
4. Be able to apply wave vocabulary to sound waves.

Activities:
Monday: Go over quiz. Discussion/lecture/demonstrations on sound
Block day: Discuss EM spectrum discussion and design and run an experiment to find out what happens when wave pulses on a slinky run into each other.
Thursday: Variety of review activities and brief demonstrations about resonance and standing waves.
Friday: Film and Quiz

Notebook:
1. 3 questions from board about EM spectrum
2. Introduction and conclusion for slinky experiment
3. Wave Review Sheet.  ¶ 3:38 PM

  Week 11 April 16 - 20 Goals:

1. Be able to explain what a wave is.
2. Be able to describe waves by their amplitude, frequency, wavelength, and period.
3. Be able to describe what affects the speed of a wave.
4. Be able to describe transverse and longitudinal waves.

Activities:
Mon: Intro to waves. Try to make the fastest wave possible.Homework: Reading on waves and three questions.
Block: Go over homework and mondays results. Start wave experiment.
Thursday: Finish data collection. Homework. Graph the data. Fill in a chart about wave characteristics based on a reading.
Friday: Go over lab results and homework. Write conclusion. Short Quiz.

Notebook:
1. Wave reading 1-1
2. Three questions about reading and notes.
2. Data table
3. Graph
4. Wave reading 1-2 and table of characteristics.
5. Conclusion  ¶ 11:08 AM

  Week 9 : April 2-6 Goals:
1. Build a car powered by a mousetrap that goes at least 5 m.
2. Analyze the car's motion in terms of velocity, accleration, motion graphs and energy.
3. Be able to define energy, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy and work.
4. Be able to solve problems with the above concepts.
5. Apply the law of conservation of energy to analyze actions.

Activities:
Monday: Go over previous quiz. Brief intro to energy concepts. Group work around a three page reading. Homework Worksheet
Blockday: Review homework. Introduce Conservation of Energy. Start mousetrap cars. Homework Worksheet.
Thursday: Finish cars. Go over homework.
Friday: Race Cars. Analyze results.

Notebook:
1. Work and Energy 3 page reading and questions.
2. Energy Questions homework
3. Conservation of Energy Homework
4. Graph of car's motion and analysis of results.  ¶ 9:19 PM