AP Physics August 2016

Sunday

Monday
1
Teacher Workday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Teacher Workday

First Day of School

Student Orientation
(Syllabus, Summer
Packet-significant
figure, Scientific
notation)

Dimensional
Analysis,
measurement

8
Lab Presentation

9
Period of a
Pendulum
Lab1 day 1

10
Period of a
Pendulum
Lab1 day 2

11
Vectors Detailed
Lesson

14

15
Vector Addition
Component
Method

16
Vector Addition
Classwork

17
Vectors Lab
(Equilibrium)
Day 1

18
Vectors Lab
(Equilibrium)
Day 2

21

22

23

Motion in 1-D
(position, distance,
displacement average
speed, velocity,
average acceleration)

Motion in 1-D
(equations,
applications)

24
Motion in 1-D
(graphical analysis
D vs t)

25
Motion in 1-D
(graphical analysis
D vs t)

29

30
Constant Speed
Lab (Tracking a
Toy)
Lab3

Motion in 1-D
(graphical analysis
V vs t)

Saturday
6

Trigonometry

28

Friday
5
Directly and
Inversely
Proportional

12
Vector Addition
(Pythagorean
Method,
Parallelogram )
19
Vectors Quiz

13

26

27

20

Motion in 1-D
(graphical analysis
V vs t)

31

Constant
Acceleration lab
(Inclined Plane)
Lab 4
Introduced
Photogates

September 2016
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday
1
Motion Labs
Day 3

Friday
2

Saturday
3

Motion in 1-D
(worksheet)
1st progress report
due

11

No School Labor
Day Holiday

Graph
Interpretation
Using a Motion
Sensor (pull back
and constant speed
car)

12
(quiz)
Motion in 1-D
(including FFB)

7
Freely Falling
Object

8
Freely Falling
Object graph

10

13
Motion in 2-D
(projectile)

14
Motion in 2-D
(projectile)

15

16
Motion in 2-D
(Lab 5 continued)

17

21
Motion in 2-D
(quiz)

22

23
Newtons Laws
(mass, 1st Law)

24

29
Newtons Laws
(2nd law 2-D.
Weight)

30
Newtons Laws
(2nd law Lab 7)
Relationshipps
among F, m and a
Day 1

18

19
Motion in 2-D
classwork

20
Motion in 2-D
classwork

25

26
Newtons Laws
(1st law Lab 6)
Inertial mass and
gravitational mass
Day 1

27
28
Newtons Laws
Newtons Laws
(1st law Lab 6)
(2nd law. Weight
Inertial mass and
gravitational mass
Day 1

Motion in 2-D
(Lab 5)
Object down an inclined
plane then down the
table using C-channels

October 2016
Sunday

Monday
3
Newtons Laws
(2nd law Lab 7)
Relationshipps
among F, m and a
Day 2
10
End of the
Quarter Break

Tuesday
4
Newtons Laws
(3rd Law, contact
forces, normal
force)

Wednesday
5
Newtons Laws
(3rd Law, contact
forces, normal
force)

Thursday
6
worksheet

11
Translational
Equilibrium
(tension)

12
Translational
Equilibrium
(hanging objects)

14
Frictional Force
(static, kinetic)

15

16

17
Frictional Force

18
Frictional Force
(lab 8)

19

13
Grades Due
Translational
Equilibrium
(connected
objects)
20

21

22

23

7
Circular Motion
Centripetal Force

8
Centripetal Force
(banking of
curves)

9
Centripetal Force
(flying pig)
Lab 9

10
Centripetal Force
(flying pig)
Lab 9

11
Centripetal Force
Lab 10

30

31
Centripetal Force
Lab 10

Friday
7
Worksheet

Saturday
8

End of 1st quarter

Newtons Laws
(quiz) including
friction

12

November 2016
Sunday

Monday
28

Tuesday
1

Worksheet Fcp

Wednesday
2
Work and Power
(work, power)

Thursday
3
Work and Power
(work, power)

Friday
4
Centripetal Force
(quiz)
11
Veterans Day
Holiday

12

18
Energy
Conservation Lab
Lab 13
Day 1

19

25
Thanksgiving
Break

26

Work and Power

(kinetic and
potential energy)

8
Work and Power
(work-energy
theorem)

9
Work and Power
(work-energy
theorem)

13

14
Verifying WorkEnergy Theorem
(lab 11)
Day 2

15
Work and Power
(law of
conservation of
energy)

16
Work and Power
(law of
conservation of
energy)

10
Verifying WorkEnergy Theorem
(lab 11)
Day 1
2nd Progress
Report
17
Mechanical
Energy Lab Using
Capstone
(lab 12)

20

21
Thanksgiving
Break

22
Thanksgiving
Break

23
Thanksgiving
Break

24
Thanksgiving
Break

27

28
Energy
Conservation Lab
Lab 13
Day 2

29
Worksheet

30
Momentum and
Impulse

Saturday
5

December 2016
Sunday

11

18

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday
1
Momentum and
Impulse

Friday
2
Work and Power
(quiz)

Saturday

7
Momentum
Conservation
(1-D collision)

8
Momentum
Conservation
(1-D collision)

9
Momentum
Conservation
(2-D collision)

10

Lab 14
Day 1

Lab 14
Day 2

17

5
Momentum
Conservation
(types of
collision)

6
Momentum
Conservation
(1-D collision)

12
Finals

13
Finals

14
Finals

15
End of 1st
semester
(Minimum day)

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

27

28

29

30

31

Teacher Workday

Semester Grades
Due
25

26

January 2017
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

9
Momentum
Conservation
(2-D collision)

10
worksheet

11
Momentum
Conservation
(quiz)

12

13
Rotational
Kinematics

14

15

16
Martin Luther
King Holiday

17
Rotational
Kinematics

18
Rotational
Kinematics

19
Rotational Inertia
and Energy

20
21
Rotational Energy

Qualitative Lab:
Introduction to
Rotational Inertia
(Lab 15)
22

29

23

Rotational Energy

30
Rotational
Kinematics Quiz

24
Law of
Conservational Of
Rotational Energy
Lab 16

25

26
Tissue Lab
Lab 17

27

28

31
Torque
(definition)

February 2017
Sunday

12

Monday

Wednesday
1
Torque
(equilibriumclwT=ctrT)
8

Rotational Dynamics

Rotational Dynamics

7
Rotational Dynamics

10

Rotational Dynamics

13

14
Torque/rotary
Motion Quiz

15

16

17
Law of Universal
Gravitation
(superposition of
energy

18

24
Oscillations
(Hookes Law,
Spring)

25

26
Waves and Sound
(Sound waves,
sound intensity)

27

worksheet

Tuesday

Law of Universal
Gravitation

(Law of grav,
superposition,

19

20
Presidents Day
Holiday

21
Law of Universal
Gravitation
(keplers law

22
worksheet

26

27
Oscillations
(Hookes Law,
Spring) Lab 20
Day 1
29
Waves and Sound
(Doppler Effect,
Wave
interference)

28
Oscillations
(Hookes Law,
Spring) Lab 20
Day 2
1

24
Oscillations
(Elastic Potential
Energy)

28

2
Waves and Sound
(Sound waves,
sound intensity)

Thursday
2
Torque
(equilibriumclwT=ctrT)

Friday
3
Torque Lab
Lab 16

Law of Universal
Gravitation
(gravitational
potential energy in
space)

23
Oscillations
(Simple harmonic
motion, period,
frequency)
25
Oscillations
(Elastic Potential
Energy)

Saturday
4

11

Rotational Dynamics

3
Oscillations
(quiz)

March 2017
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday
Wednesday
1
2
Waves on a String Waves and sound
Lab 23
(standing waves,
open-closed
tubes)
8
9
Waves and Sound Electric Charges,
(Quiz)
Forces and Fields
(electric Charge,
Coulombs Law)

Thursday

Friday
4
Waves and Sound Sound waves
(Open open tubes, (Velocity of
beats)
Sound Lab 24
3

10
Electric Charges,
Forces and Fields

11

13

14

15
CAHSEE

16
Grades Due
CAHSEE

17
Electric Potential
(Electric Field)

20

21
Spring Break

22
Spring Break

23
Spring Break

24
Spring Break

25
Spring Break

27

28
Spring Break

29
Electric Potential
(Equipotential
Surfaces)

30 Electric Current

31 Electric
Resistance Lab

and Direct Current

(current , Ohms law)

12

End of 3rd Quarter

Electric Charges,
Forces and Fields
(Electric field,
superposition)
18
Electric Potential
(Electric Field)

(Electric Force
superposition)

Saturday
5

19

26

April 2016
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday
1 Ohms Law lab
25

Saturday

7
Kirchoffs Laws

Electric Current
and Direct Current
(Resistance,
Electric Power)

Electric Current
and Direct Current

Electric Current
and Direct Current

(resistors in series
and parallelnetwork)

(resistors in series
and parallel)

10

11

12
Electric Quiz

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

May 2015
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19
Finals Rev

20
Finals Rev

21

22

23
Finals

24
Finals

25
Finals

26
Last student day
Minimum day

27
Teacher workday

28

29

30

31

No School
Memorial Day

Grades Due at
8:00A.M.

10

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