Agenda:
- Roller Coaster Lab

HW:
- Roller Coaster Lab - DUE Tuesday


No Journal

Agenda:
- Roller Coaster Lab

HW:
- Roller Coaster Lab - DUE Wednesday


Journal #48

What is the most interesting thing about the roller coaster simulation? Why is it interesting to you?

Describe how physics (laws of motion, energy, etc) are demonstrated in a roller coaster.

Agenda:
- Correct Ch. 6.1 - 6.7
- Roller Coaster Lab

HW:
- Roller Coaster Lab - DUE Wednesday


Journal #47

What did you enjoy the most/find the most interesting about the Planet Earth: Deserts video from Friday?

Describe how you think Kinetic and Potential Energy are involved in a roller coaster.

NOTE: NOT POSTED IN CLASS

Agenda:
- Planet Earth: Deserts

HW:
- Ch 6.1 - 6.7 SQUARES & Qs


No Journal Today

Agenda:
- Ch. 6.1 - 6.7 SQUARES & Qs
RQs: 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12
Exs: 3, 5, 9

HW:
- Ch 6.1 - 6.7 - DUE Monday


Journal #48

Draw a diagram of a pendulum swinging. Label where the pendulum has the most KE/PE and the least KE/PE.

The pendulum doesn't swing forever. Explain why it doesn't and why this does NOT violate the Law of the Conservation of Energy.

Agenda:
- Finish Swingin' Energy

HW:
- Swingin' Energy - DUE Tomorrow


Journal #45

What is the specific equation used to calculate gravitational potential energy?

Explain what each of the letters means (what it stands for) and the units used to measure that value.

Agenda:
- Correct Kinetic & Potential Energy
- Swingin' Energy

HW:
- Swingin' Energy - DUE Thursday


Journal #44

When Luigi is standing on a block 4 meters high he has 600 J of potential energy. If he falls off the block and now has 432 J of PE, how must KE does he have?

Draw the ‘energy bars’ that represent the amount of PE & KE Luigi has at this point in his fall.

Agenda:
- Pass Back Papers
- Kinetic and Potential Energy

HW:
- Kinetic & Potential Energy - DUE Tomorrow


Journal #43

Describe what you would need to do to give a rock potential energy. How do you know it has potential energy?

What is the Law of the Conservation of Energy and why is it important?

Agenda:
- Finish Energy Notes
- Bill Nye: Energy

HW:
None


Journal #42

Define Kinetic & Potential Energy.

When the bowling ball dropped to the ground, where did its energy go? Explain how you know.

Agenda:
- Correct Power Lab
- Energy Notes

HW:
None


Journal #41

What takes more work: lifting a 10 Newton ball 10 cm or holding a 100 Newton ball for 10 minutes? Why?

What are the units (name & abbreviation) used for the following when calculating work:
-Force
-Distance
-Work

Agenda:
- How Powerful Are You?

HW:
- How Powerful Are You - DUE Tomorrow


Journal #40

What do you think takes more work: lifting a 10 Newton ball 10 cm or holding a 100 Newton ball for 10 minutes? Why?

What do you think power is? What do you think it means to have power?

Agenda:
- Mechanics Test

HW:
None

No Journal

Agenda:
- Journal Quiz
- Grade 3 Laws ws
- Test Review Sheet

HW:
- Mechanics Test - Monday

No Journal

Agenda:
- Pass Back Papers
- 3rd Law Notes
- Newton's 3 Laws ws

HW:
- Newton's 3 Laws ws - DUE Tomorrow
- Journal Quiz - Tomorrow
- Mechanics Test - Monday

Journal #39

If you are pushing against a wall with a force of 73 N, what is the magnitude of the force that the wall is pushing you?

Explain how this situation relates to all 3 of Newton’s Laws of Motion.

Agenda:
- Correct Ch 4

- Correct Sonic Ranger

- 3rd Law Notes

HW:

- Journal Quiz - Friday

- Mechanics Test - Monday

Journal #38

Draw a graph of an object moving forward at constant speed. Backward at constant speed.

Describe the motion of the object that created the following graphs:

Agenda:
- New Seating Chart
- Sonic Ranger

HW:
- Ch 4 SQUARES & Qs - DUE Tomorrow
- Sonic Ranger - DUE Tomorrow
- Journal Quiz - Friday
- Mechanics Test - Monday

Journal #37

Based on Chapter 4 from the book, describe Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion.

Describe how speed, velocity, distance, and time are related to each other. How might you graph these?

Agenda:
- Correct Friction & Acceleration ws
- Ch 4 SQUARES & Qs
RQs: 1-12, 18-20
Exs: 2, 3, 8, 11-13

HW:

- Ch 4 SQUARES & Qs - DUE Wednesday

RQs: 1-12, 18-20

Exs: 2, 3, 8, 11-13
-Mechanics Test - Monday

Journal #36

When you push against a wall, what prevents you from pushing through the wall? Be sure to describe in detail.

Draw a free body diagram with vector arrows to illustrate the above situation.