Midterm Week - Next week!

Period 3 and 4 Intro to Physics

Your exam is on next Wednesday, 1/22. I will answer any questions you still have before I give out the exam. I am also available by email (kraspallo@hopedaleschools.org) if you have questions over the weekend. I will be available on Tuesday after exams are done, as well.

The review guide is here.

I recommend re-reading the chapters. Pay attention to vocabulary and graphing (from chapter 2). You will be given the equations for the test. Bring a calculator!


Period 2 Conceptual Physics
Your midterm will involve a written portion - explaining why your original design did not work and how you will improve it -- and a practical portion where you will re-design and build a new contraption. We will not test these designs until after exam week due to how loud we are. Therefore, your grade will be based on the thoughtfulness of the design, your articulation of plans, and your self-assessment of your first design.

Period 5 and 7 Honors Physics
Your midterm is a lab. Please come prepared to work (in pairs or threes). Bring a calculator and writing utensils. Books are available in the room if you need to refer to them. You should not need to ask me any questions, other than clarifying questions.

January 8, 2014

Period 5 and 7 Honors Physics: read page 135-139 and complete Practice D. This will be collected.

Period 4 Intro to Physics: "Quest" next Tuesday on chapter 4; Midterm is on January 22 (study guide will be distributed next Tuesday after the Quest).

December 16, 2013

Conceptual Physics - Horsepower labs due today!

Senior Honors Physics - Either:
            Unit Circle Project - use the following video lecture to assist you if you need more help with basic trig. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F21S9Wpi0y8#t=61
            Friction Lab

Intro to Physics - presentations today/tomorrow
            Later this week: Simple Machines

December 11, 2013

Period 5: Read p. 125-128 and complete Practice B. We will be working on some more complicated problems in class tomorrow.

Hour of Code!

12/10/13

Hello Classes!
Today we are participating in the Hour of Code, sponsored by Computer Science Education Week.

Seniors:
Click here first. If you are BRAND NEW to coding, I recommend working on the Angry Birds tutorial (under the beginners tutorials). If you are an expert, scroll down to the bottom to find the iPhone App tutorial, or one of the others that interests you. I only ask that you remain on one of these tutorials (there are Java and other tutorials, such as python, available).

Freshman:
Click here. I recommend we all do the Angry Birds coding to begin with. After that, try Scratch in the beginners tutorials, but shown as a holiday card!

December 2013

Week of December 2:
Senior Classes -- working on Sports Science/Forces presentations. Due on Friday!

Freshmen -- new unit on machines (work, energy, power)! How is the human body a machine?

• Human Horsepower Lab due on Friday
• Power Equations Worksheet due on Friday

Week of December 9:

All classes will have a day in the computer lab to participate in The Hour of Code, a project to celebrate Computer Science Education Week. More info can be found here: http://csedweek.org/learn

Freshman -- you will have time to complete your 20% project for presentations the week of 12/16!

Seniors -- more work in class on Forces, Work, and Power

Week of December 16:

Freshmen -- 20% Time presentations

Seniors -- Problem Based Learning Activity

November 18, 2013

Period 5 and 7:

Use the following websites to help you understand the background, or historical, information that we have on black holes and entanglement. Then, organize your thinking to compare and contrast these historical ideas with the new ideas presented in the article you were given in class.You should submit (via google docs) a formal, short written response.

Black Holes:
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/black_holes/modules.html

http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/blackholes/lesson/whatisit/whatisit2.html

Video on Spaghettification:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVhLzhWp0-o


Entanglement:
http://www.livescience.com/28550-how-quantum-entanglement-works-infographic.html

http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/q/quantum_entanglement.htm


You may also do your own searches, but check the scientific validity of any sites you choose to use.