Friday, January 31, 2014

Tues., Feb. 4, 2014

Objectives: Collect data regarding the force of friction due to weight of an object
Announcements: Get out your toolbox
Opener: "If I had a hammer..."

Check homework (14, 15, 23, 25, 27, 32 )
Friction "graphing"
Forces breakdown in toolbox booklets
Pre-lab: Experimenting with the Force of
Friction"

Homework: Completed Pre-lab (in ink) through the data table

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Fri., Jan. 31, 2014

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Objectives: Meauure forces the check predicted  forces adding in the concept of friction
Announcements: Need to find/bring your
resource booklet ("toolbox")
Opener:  Fizzling Forks

Check homework (force diagrams)
Forces Powerpoint Presentation ppt
Try out your predictions (measure forces)
Friction demos & "graphing"
Work on Force Booklets
Homework: Read textbook 2.2 & 2.3
in Hewitt "Conceptual Physics"
questions 14, 15, 23, 25, 27, 32

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Wed., Jan. 29, 2014

Welcome to...

I am your new teacher, Mr. Shaffer













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Objectives: Draw force diagrams to solidify concepts about forces including friction
Announcements:  Get a spiral binder that's just for this class.
Opener:  Bonky Balancer
Sketch a diagram & write a paragraph that
explains how it balances
Forces Pre-test link
Forces Powerpoint Presentation ppt
Fish Scales (Force meters)
Force Diagrams (Free Body diagrams) link
Homework: Read pgs. 12-16 in Hewitt
"Conceptual Physics"