ANGELA PACHECOTRIMBLE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLSCIENCE DEPARTMENT

May 13th, 2013

• Ch. 8: Energy• Ch. 9: Circular Motion• Chs. 12 and 13:

Universal Gravitation

UNITS FOR SEMESTER EXAM

• Starter: Calculate the power used in moving a 30 N book 4 meters in 6 seconds.• Project presentations• Semester exam

review.

TODAY’S AGENDA

Conceptual Physics

• Starter: get Contact log; we need to pass back papers!• “Contact” with response logs• Juniors: do you want to miss a movie day or a

review day? (We’ll do “review game” on Thursday.)• Hmwk due Thursday: Planet Comparison grid• Final exam (for everyone): Friday, May 17th • Saturn-gazing tonight! Meet at the school at 9:30

Astronomy

• Life in the Universe• Spring Stargazing• Mercury• Venus• Mars• Jupiter• Saturn• Uranus/Neptune• Dwarf planets – will get back later

Astronomy units for semester 2 exam

• Starter: on 12.2 practice problems, complete #7• Hess’s Law practice problems• Guided notes: 12-4• Hmwk due tomorrow (sophomores, turn it into me

on parking lot duty or before you go into testing) 12.2 review/reinforcement due• Thursday: Ch. 12 quiz• Semester exam: seniors – this Wednesday:

underclassmen – next Wednesday

3rd Period Chemistry

• Starter: be ready for project presentations• Today’s learning targets:• Discuss and demonstrate three physics principles using a

childhood toy.• Design an activity that uses the physics principles of the

toy.• Document research appropriately.

• Presentations• Begin semester exam review• Semester exam: Thursday

Advanced Physics

• Starter: get out 12.3 practice problems – complete any that you have left• Calculations on 12.3 review wkst• 12.4 guided notes• 12.4 practice problems• Hmwk due tomorrow: Tuesday: 12.2

review/reinforcement due• Wednesday: Ch. 12 quiz• Semester exam: a week from Wednesday

5th Period Chemistry

• Chem days: T and Th• Starter: get materials needed for project work• Project research• Presentations due by

Thursday, May 16th

AP Chemistry