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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Week
1
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Anchor
Video Discussion: what is force?
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Linear
Relationships: students explore how spring extension varies with force.
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Mapping
projectile motion using a stroboscope.
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Looking
at the horizontal component of the motion diagram. Using Linear regression
to graph.
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Linear
relationships
Y=mx+b.
(y-y1)=m(x-x1)
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Week
2
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Looking
at the y component of the projectile diagram
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Quadratic
relationships. Examine how the Area of a square is proportional to the
square of the side length.
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Graphing
quadratics from data and equations.
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Finding
quadratic roots: factoring
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Finding
quadratic roots: quadratic formula
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Week
3
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Fitting
data to a linear or quadratic equation
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Cannon
firing applet: what is the best angle to fire at?
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Similar
triangle exploration: how are angles related?
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Comparing
the ratio of side lengths with angle. Plot on graph to get sin, cosine, and
tangent.
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SOH,
CAH TOA,
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Week
4
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Basic
physics: force, conservation of energy
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Potential/
kinetic energy exploration
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Conservation
of energy between kinetic and potential energy
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Measure
kinetic and potential energy of a falling ball.
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Firing
a projectile: ramps or catapults?
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Week
5
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Describe
project, get in groups and work on designs.
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Students
continue working on designs.
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Students
estimate how far the launcher will fire, based on their design.
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Students
start building when the design is approved.
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Build,
test
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Week
6
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Initial
test is run when the prototype is complete. Results are discussed within
the group and modifications are proposed
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Students
continue building and making improvements.
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Final
build day, and testing in class
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Presentations
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Presentations
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