HW after the test

Your HW for tonight is in the shared folder, in a new sub-folder called "Graphs and x acceleration" (which refers to horizontal, or x acceleration).  When you import this into Notability, make a new folder called "Graphs and x acceleration."  Organizing is awesome!!

Homework, Practice and Test Review Wrap-Up

Here's the deal:

Check that work is turned in to your Drive folder (the one with your name and section).  No missing work will be accepted after the test!

Make sure you know how to do sine and cosine on your calculator.

Complete "Resolving Vectors Practice."  Turn it into your shared folder.  I'll give you points for this.

Complete "Assessment 1 Study Guide." The answer key will be shared in the folder on Friday evening.   The answer key is now in the shared folder. I accidentally missed a few pages of the key when I scanned it in.  They are there now in a separate document (KEY missing pages).  

You don't get points for this (so you don't need to turn it in), but this is your chance to check your progress.  If you are confused after checking the answer key, first try working with a classmate.  Next, ask me in class on Monday (or come find me for extra help).

Extra help Thursday X and Thursday, Friday and Monday after school.

Test Tuesday.

Drawing triangles HW

If you did the work with angles today (Newtons on Monday, Galileos and Einsteins on Tuesday) your HW is drawing and labeling triangles, found in the Linear Motion folder.

Remember, draw the vector counter-clockwise from due East (also called positive x).  Label the hypotenuse, the opposite and the adjacent sides.  Indicate as well which is the x-component and which is the y.

There are also practice slope and vector-adding problems.  Newtons- I just added these this morning.  Please go check the file in the folder and complete the additional problems.

Homework

Next HW assignment...

If you did the distance to the front door calculation today (Newtons on Friday, Galileos and Einsteins on Monday) your HW tonight is "Calculating Slope Practice Problems."  Why are we going back to this?  Because its always good to go back and practice old skills, especially after not doing them for a few days.  That's how you remember them!

So.  The sheet is in the shared folder; complete and turn into your named folder for HW.  Newtons due Monday; Galileos and Einsteins due Tuesday.

Vector Addition

If you used vectors to find the diagonal of the classroom today, your HW is vector addition (found in shard folder). Import into Notability, complete and stick back in the folder with your name on it.

Link to the Phet site for practicing vectors (only works on laptops or desktops, not on iPads):

Phet Vector Addition

Newtons, due Friday; Galileos and Einsteins due on Monday.

More graphing practice

Homework is Graphing Practice HW, in the shared folder.  You may want to make the graph on graph paper, rather than Notability.  Take a sheet from the classroom or print out the graph paper from the document.

Newtons, this is assigned Tuesday night, due Wednesday.

Galileos and Einsteins, this is assigned Wednesday night, due Thursday.

Reading the "Textbook"

Newtons- this is your HW for the weekend; Galileos and Einsteins will do this Monday night.

Your assignment is to read from the textbook about scalar and vector quantities.  The book is the online source "The Physics Classroom" (link in upper right of this blog).  I strongly recommend converting each page into a PDF and importing it into Notability.  This will help in two ways: the pages will be available in your files even when you aren't on wifi; and you can underline, highlight and otherwise mark-up the pages in Notability.  You will get much more out of the reading if you take notes on it.

Follow this link to see a video on using PrintFriendly.com to make a PDF and bring it into Notability.  You'll need to do this once for each of the two pages you are reading for HW tonight.  Those pages are within Physics Tutorial, 1-D Kinematics, lessons 1b and 1c (you can read 1a as well if you like).

AFTER reading those, go to Physics Interactives from the menu on the left, click on Visit 1D Kinematics Interactives, and do all three Vector Walk activities (bottom of the page).

Graphs of Motion

Graphs are a visual way to present information.  It isn't easy to make graph, but it is easy to read them.  If you made a graph today in class you are pretty much done with that part.  However, lots of graph-reading to come.

Look at the two pictures below.  Which one lets you instantly see if tomorrow will be warmer or cooler than today?

The information in both pictures is the same, but the graph shows you the temperature trend.

See?  Graphs are useful.

Over the next several lessons we will be reading graphs that tell us about an object's motion.  If you did the bowling ball today, your HW tonight is "Speed Segment Graph HW" in the Linear Motion shared folder.  Your task is to look at each segment of the graph (A, B, C, D and E) and to find the speed during that time, as well as the distance traveled.  (There are also a few conversion practice problems thrown in).

How do you find the speed?  Use slope. The formula is there.  You'll see that when you find the change in y over the change in x and you include units, you'll end up with a unit of speed.  Use the information on the y-axis to find the distance traveled.  When you have an answer stop and ask yourself if it make sense.

Turn this into the Drive folder with your name when done.  Newtons, due Friday; Galileos and Einsteins due Monday.

Speed

I feel the need....the need for speed

If you did the marble lab today, HW is Speed Practice problems, found in the Linear Motion folder.  You should show all your work and give answers with units.

Turn in the work to your folder when complete.  Due Thursday for Newtons, Friday for Galileos and Einsteins.

Completing your HW electronically

Here's how to do it:

1.  Find the HW "More Unit Conversion Practice" in the shared folder (within General Info).

2.  The copy in there is view-only, so you will need to either make a copy for yourself that you can save in your own Drive (for example, in the folder you shared with me) or in Notability.  I suggest using Notability since you can write on it just like paper.

3. Click on the three dots in the upper right.  Next choose "Share & Export," then "Send a copy."  For format choose PDF and hit OK.  Next, choose "Open In Notability."

4.  Create a new note in Notability.  From here you can use the pencil tool to write on the sheet.

5.  Once you are done with your HW, while you are still in the note, click on the share box ("sharrow") in the upper left.  Choose Google Drive, then find your folder that you shared with me in destination.  Click on the blue link at the top that says "Export to Turner Henry Physics (or whatever your folder is called :)), then "send to google now."

All done in five easy steps!!  If the steps seem overwhelming, trust me that you will get used to it and it will seem super easy soon.  Still confused? Here, look at this calming landscape:

Ok.

You can also print and turn it in on paper if you want.  Paper is always ok.

And...don't forget to check the list in the first post to be sure you have completed all your housekeeping tasks.  Thank you!

Welcome!

Things are going to be a little crazy to start off, especially with getting everyone's iPads set up.

Just do your best and get done what you can.  No worries if you are having iPad problems- we'll deal with it in class.

Tasks for now:

1.  Log onto Google Drive.  Find the shared folder from me for your class.  Read and complete by email the Policies and Procedures form (you and your parents/guardians). Also here: Phys P&P

2.  Download your apps ASAP.  Let me know if you need help.

3.  Make a folder with the following title: <lastname> <firstname> <section>.  Share it with me (deborah_darlington@bedford.k12.ma.us) with CAN EDIT privileges.

• On the iPad, go to the Drive app.  Click the + in the upper right.
• OR, on a computer hit the red CREATE button.  
• Create a new folder.  Name it <lastname> <firstname> <section>
• Check that your folder is in the top level of organization (My Drive).  If it isn't, you can move it.  I'll help you in class.
• Click on the share button (looks like a person with +).  Share it with me.

4. Get a scientific calculator.  You may NOT use your iPad calculator for tests and quizzes.

5.  You and your parent or guardian should sign the safety contract.  Return it to me next class (paper only).

Let me know if you have questions or need help.  You can schedule an appointment with me over email or find me during X block (check the prep room behind room H106 across the hall from our classroom).