Tuesday, December 12, 2017

What are the 5 P's?

https://youtu.be/JBDKtqUj9Sg

go to the 39:24 point if you don't want to watch the whole episode

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Rubric for Chain Reaction

Here are the factors used in judging the Chain Reaction:
  • #steps (no limit)
  • verticality (0-3 pts)
  • PVC (0-3 pts)
  • golfball (0-2 pts)
  • sign (0-3 pts)
  • slowness (0-3 pts)
  • Originality (0-3 pts)
  • HofG (-1 for each)

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Homework Due Thursday 8.31.17

Read
  Chapter 2.5, pp 31-33
  Summary, pp 33-34
Do
  Questions Q12, Q21 pg 35
  Exercises E16, E18, pg 36
  Synthesis Problems SP1, SP2, pg 37

Homework due Wednesday 8.30.17

Read
  Chapter 2.3, 2.4 pp 25-31
Do
  Problems Q9, Q17, E10, E12, E15 pp35-36

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Friday, August 25, 2017

Monday, April 10, 2017

Rubric for Rube Goldberg activity on Wednesday

The tables will be scored on the following criteria:

  1. # of energy transfers/steps
  2. use of electricity (0 to 2 points)
  3. verticality (0 to 2 points)
  4. magnetism (0 to 2 points)
  5. ringstand (0 to 2 points)
  6. paper roller coaster, ramps, tubes (0 to 2 points)
  7. slowness (0 to 2 points)
  8. Originality (0 to 2 points)
  9. Hand of God (-1 for each failed step/transfer)


These scores will be equalized to a high score of 10 points


Monday, February 13, 2017

Homework due 2.14.17

Read
  Chapter 13.5, pp 267 - 271
Do
  Exercises E15, E16, E17, pg 275
  Synthesis Problem SP5, pg 276


Monday, February 6, 2017

Friday, February 3, 2017

Homework due 2.6.17

Read
  Chapter 13.2, 13.3, pp 259 - 264
Do
  Problems Q6, Q7, Q8
  exercises E3, E4, E5

Also, make sure you can do example box 13.2, pg 263


Thursday, February 2, 2017

Homework due 2.3.17

Read
Chapter 13.1 pp 252 - 259
Do
Problems Q1, Q2, Q4, Q5, E1, E2 pp272 - 274

Monday, January 30, 2017

Homework due 1.31.17

Read
  Chapter 12.2, 12.3 pp 236 - 241
Do
  Problems E1, E2, E3, E4, E5


Monday, January 23, 2017

movie notes and homework for 1.24.17

read 12.1


Note: if you were absent on Friday, we showed two chapters of the video Einstein's Big Idea.  This was not meant to be a babysitting activity, but is an important lesson.  We will have a quiz later on what you've watched.  If you missed it, here are the two chapters:

First Chapter "Energy" -- The story of Michael Faraday
Second Chapter "Mass" -- The story of Antoine Lavoisier
Note-taking sheet:

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Homework due 1.18.17

Read
  Chapter 11.2, pp 212 - 216
Do
  Problems E1, E2, E3, E4, E5. pg 228

Friday, January 13, 2017

Homework due 1.17.17

Read
  Chapter 11.1, pp 208 - 212 (please read outline and intro too!)
Do
  Problems Q1, Q2 pg 226

   

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Homework due 1.12.17

Read
  Chapter 10.5, pp 200 - 204
Do
  Problems Q30, Q31, Q32 pp 205 - 206

Monday, January 9, 2017

Homework due 1.10.17

Read
  Chapter 10.4, pg 197 - 200
Do
  Problems Q25, Q26 pg 205
  Problems E16, E17 pg 206

Friday, January 6, 2017

Homework due 1.9.17

Read Chapter 10.3, pag194 - 197
Do Problems Q16, Q17, pg 205; E13, pg 206; SP4, pg 207

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Homework due 1.6.17

Read
Chapter 10.2, pp191 - 194
Do
Problems Q10, Q11, Q12, Q14

Q=mCΔT

Tuesday, January 3, 2017