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C-level: Conceptual
diagram and summary due on the first lab day. Students must receive a 3 (out of 4)
on the C-level to move on to the B-Level. B-level: Basic lab must be checked on a lab day for A-level work to earn credit. Edited lab summaries are due by the following Tuesday (best to get feedback on lab day). Students must receive a 2 (out of 4) on the B-Level to move on to the A-level. A-level: Advanced lab summaries are due by the following Tuesday.
Labs
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| Your percent lab grade is given by %=100*(5*C+3*B+2*A+42)/82. You may find it easier to look at a table of scores (multiply by 100 to get percent) | ||
| Lab Activities |
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Simulations are from the PhET group (Physics Education Technology at University of Colarado at Boulder) |
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Week of Aug. 24 |
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Simple Motion
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Week of Aug. 31 |
2 |
Complex
Motion
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Week of Sept. 7
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3 | Force
and Motion
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Week of Sept. 14
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Rockets
You will turn in (via email) an excel spreadsheet that includes graphs of height as a function of time and velocity as a function of time. All data columns must be clearly labeled. Include readable comments describing how you determined each variable (note: you can insert equations into spreadsheets). |
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Week of Sept. 21 |
5 | Rocket Launching - (collect video for analysis). |
Week of Sept. 28 |
6 | Drag Force Use simulations to visualize contact friction and the forces including friction when moving an object.   |
Week of Oct. 5 |
7 | Work
and Energy |
Thursday Oct. 14 |
LC | Lab Combine #1 Using the video of your rocket launch, compare your rocket simulation with your actual rocket motion. For instance, determine the force vs time for your rocket. |
Week of Oct. 19 |
8 | Impulse
and Collisions Lunar lander is great game to play... control your momentum!  |
Week of Oct. 26 |
LC | Lab Combine #2 Group review problem: Energy and momentum |
| Week of Nov. 2 | 9 | Spinning Objects |
Week of Nov. 9 |
10 | Rolling Objects Alternative Lab: Cat
on a Flagpole |
Week of Nov. 16 |
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Week of Nov. 23 |
No Lab - Turkey week.
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Week of Nov. 30 |
12 | Springs
and Things |
Week of Dec. 7 |
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| * | This is an optional activity |
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You will be working in groups on most lab activities.
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Your log book (lab book or lab journal) does not have to be "neat" but it must be organized. Follow the suggested log book form.
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Make sure to put all pertinent information in your log book.
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Staple or tape graphs or data that you have printed so that they do not fall out.
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