Mrs. DiFilippo. Who wants to try the Bed Of Nails? video

Mrs. DiFilippo

Who wants to try the Bed Of Nails?

• video

Who wants to try the spinny chair?

And/or the bike wheel?

Physics syllabus – page 1

• You need a Spiral notebook for this class!• Books• Projects• Grades• Rules• Use the school staff website links to get to my

email or website www.sanjuan.edu/domain/2525

So what is physics anyway?• According to Sheldon

2 truths and a Lie

• DiFilippo is a spanish word• I like spiders• I (sometimes) teach math

2 truths and a Lie

• I lived in Fiji• My favorite actor is Johnny Depp• My BFF is Mrs. Timm

2 truths and a Lie

• I am ballroom dancer (think dancing with the stars)

• I paint oil landscapes• I ride a motorcycle to school

2 truths and a Lie

• My favorite food is chocolate• I brew my own beer• I graduated from SJHS

Homework

• Get yourself a spiral notebook by Monday• I have some for sale $2 each

Notebook Cover

• Make a large shape on a piece of blank paper• Divide the shape into at least 4 parts• Put the following into 3 of the parts: your

name, PHYSICS, and a picture or icon connected to the study of physics

• Outside the shape, write out 2 truths and a lie about yourself

• Cut this all out and glue or tape to your notebook cover

Cover Letter – page 2

• Number your notebook pages (front and back preferred) from 1-150

• Use the template provided to write a letter introducing yourself to me (cover letter)

• Get your parents to read pages 1-2 and sign at the bottom of page 2

Page 3 Thinking skills RubricPage 4 Physics Notebook Rubric

Physics notebooks• Notebooks will be collected and graded every

week (Mondays for periods 1/3; Tuesdays for periods 5/6/7)

• Table of contents will be posted on schoology every friday

Page Assignment Date

1 Physics Syllabus 8/142 Cover letter 8/143 Notebook Rubric 8/174 Thinking skills rubric 8/17

Patterns

Day 1: How does the mass hung on a spring affect how much it stretches?

• Materials: spring, masses, ruler• Method: you decide what needs to be done• Record everything on your handout

Patterns Day 1 (continued…)

• Copy your pattern Day 1 answers on a white board (10 minutes)

• Share out results• Gallery walk starting at your lab bench and travel

clockwise (10 minutes)• Record differences that you see (at least 3)• While rotating, stamp your paper• Finish your notes and graph• Finish Patterns Day 1 handout

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Class conclusions:

• Draw pictures to show what/where you measured• Line graphs show continuous data (not bar graphs)• Use Meters not inches • Start numbering graphs at 0• Stretch is the Dependent variable on the y axis• Mass is the Independent variable on the x axis• Use vocab when possible (label mass and

distance/stretch on your graph)• Need at least 3 data points (more are better!)• This pattern is called: LINEAR

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Class conclusions: p5

Day 2: How does the length of a pendulum affect its period?

• Materials: string, mass, ruler, stopwatch• Method: you decide what needs to be done• Record everything on your handout and draw

your graph and the pattern on the white board • You have 20 minutes to complete this!• Share out results• Class conclusions go on page 6

Make a graphperiod time (seconds) vs length of the pendulum

• The dependent variable (?) goes on the side

• The independent variable (?) goes on the bottom

• Start numbering from 0

Conclusions:

Look at the whiteboards around the room.List (at least) 3 differences that you see1.)2.)3.)4.)5.)

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Class conclusions:

• The pattern is similar to, but different from day 1

• Use graph paper to see the true pattern• Use line (or curve) of best fit• Measuring more times and using the average

is better than measuring each thing only one time

• Time always goes on the bottom

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Class conclusions:p6

Thursday- Text Survey Conceptual Physics Book

Page Assignment Date

1 Physics Syllabus 8/142 Cover letter (signed by parent!) 8/143 Notebook Rubric 8/174 Thinking skills rubric 8/175 Notes/Pattern sheet Day 1-2 8/7-8/196 Notes 8/197 Introducing your science

textbook8/20

8 Notes/Pattern sheet Day 3 8/21

Day 3: How does the diameter of a hose affect the distance of the water stream?

• Materials: 3 hoses, 2 meter sticks• Method: you decide what needs to be done• You need 20 minutes to complete this!• Make a graph• Share out results on Monday• Monday notebook check for periods 1-3– Tuesday for periods 5-7

Make a graphdiameter of the hose vs distance the water shoots out

• The dependent variable (?) goes on the side

• The independent variable (?) goes on the bottom

• Start numbering from 0Whiteboard your data and graph, explain the pattern 10 minutes before sharing

Class Conclusions:

• Need to measure the diameter of the hose before graphing (to make a line graph)

• Correctly identify the independent variable (pipe diameter is the x-axis on the graph)

• The largest hose went the shortest distance. This pattern is opposite the others we studied

• The pattern name is INVERSE

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Day 4: How does the distance a notecard is from a light source affect the size of the shadow it casts?

• Materials: flash light, card, meter stick• Method: set the flashlight at one end of the

meter stick, and the whiteboard at the other. Move the card

• Record everything on your handout• You have 20 minutes to complete this!• Completed handout and class conclusions go on

one page of your notebook Get a stamp!p8

Make a graphdistance from the light source vs the size of the shadow

• The dependent variable (?) goes on the side

• The independent variable (?) goes on the bottom

• Start numbering from 0Whiteboard your data and graph, explain the pattern and draw a picture 10 minutes before sharing

Class Conclusions:

• Need to measure the correct distance (from the flashlight to the card)

• Dependent variable (shadow) goes on the side of the graph

• More data points made the pattern a curve• Today’s pattern is INVERSE SQUARE

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Day 5: How does the number of paperclips affect the distance of attraction to a magnet?

• Materials: bar magnet, paper clips, ruler• Method: you decide what needs to be done• Record everything on your handout• You have 20 minutes to complete this!• Completed handout and class conclusions go

on one page of your notebook• Get this page stamped

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Pattern Day 5 (con’t)White board your graph

and name the pattern

Class Conclusions:

Reflection: Did you graph the correct pattern?List 3 things that contribute to getting the correct pattern

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Day 6: How fast can you make a fan spin with solar cells?

• Materials: motor/fan, 3 solar cells• Method: you decide what needs to be done• Record everything on your handout You have 20 minutes to complete this!• Get your paper stamped

when finished

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Introducing your Textbook(s)

• Answer all the questions for Conceptual Physics

• Now using Active Physics label each question with an “S” for similar/same or “D” for different

• Each answer “D” requires that you add how AP is different from CP in another color (highlight OK)

• When you finish, answer the following on page 7:1.) What do you like about the CP book?2.) What do you like about the AP book? p7