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Mr. Backlund's Physical Science - Physics


 * Week of January 30th**
 * Monday:** Answer any questions on the conversion w/s; Collect Notes: Distance & Displacement, vectors HW: Section Review 1-5
 * Tuesday:** Correct HW: Discuss and Review Conversions-Importance of dimensional analysis HW: conversion w/s
 * Wednesday:** Discuss & Collect; Notes: Motion & frames of references
 * Thursday:** Discuss speed, formula, calculations, problems HW: practice problems
 * Friday:** Correct HW; Notes: Velocity & Speed, practice problems; HW: Velocity and speed problems

Correct HW; Review Conversions from system to system; HW: Conversion practice
 * Week of January 23rd ( ** **BEGINNING OF SEMESTER 2)**
 * Monday:** Introduction to Physical Science-Physics, Expectations, Books #'s, Review Sig. Fig. Rules HW: Addition & Subtraction
 * Tuesday:** Introduction to Physical Science-Physics, Expectations, Books #'s, Review Sig. Fig. Rules HW: Addition & Subtraction
 * Wednesday:** Correct HW; Discuss Scientific Method & Review Metric System and how to convert HW: Metric Conversions
 * Thursday:**Correct HW; Review Conversions from system to system Practice Problems on Board
 * Friday:** (sub) Complete the worksheet on conversions


 * Week of June 8th**
 * Monday:** Review for Exam
 * Tuesday:** Review for Exam
 * Wednesday:** Physical Science Exam 12:30 - 2:30
 * Thursday:** EXAMS
 * Friday:** EXAMS


 * Week of June 1st**
 * Monday:** Notes: Relate Voltage-Current-Resistance-Power; Practice problems with Ohm's law HW: Ohm's law problems
 * Tuesday:** Correct and Discuss Homework; More practice problems HW: practice problems w/s
 * Wednesday:** Correct HW & Discuss Problems; Notes: Energy & Power HW: Take home quiz
 * Thursday:** Correct take home quiz; Lab: Series vs. Parallel Circuits
 * Friday:** Discuss Lab Findings; Discuss Insect Collection; Review Guide for Exam


 * Week of May 25th**
 * Monday:** Memorial Day - No School
 * Tuesday:** Correct Review guide --- Study for Test
 * Wednesday:** Waves Test
 * Thursday:** Go over Test - Introduce electricity unit
 * Friday:** Discuss electric charges,electric forces, & series vs. parallel circuits;


 * Week of May 18th**
 * Monday:** Notes - Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction HW: waves quiz w/s
 * Tuesday:** Correct HW; Review reflection refraction, diffraction, interference with videos; HW: interference w/s
 * Wednesday:** Correct & Discuss HW; Discuss electromagnetic waves Activity: Create an electromagnetic spectrum diagram
 * Thursday:** Finish electromagnetic spectrum & turn in
 * Friday:** Review Guide


 * Week of May 11th**
 * Monday:** Review types and parts of waves-transverse, longitudinal, surface; Discuss calculating velocity, wavelength, & freq. / in-class practice problems
 * Tuesday:** Review equations & solving problems; Partner activity dealing with solving problems HW: problem worksheet
 * Wednesday:** Correct HW: Lab: Standing wave HW: Finish lab
 * Thursday:** Lab: Slinky Lab Finish Lab questions & Discuss findings of labs; Discuss Constructive & Disruptive Interference HW: waves worksheet 1
 * Friday:** Discuss Constructive & Disruptive Interference HW: waves worksheet 1 Correct HW: Notes - Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction


 * Week of May 4th**
 * Monday:** Row Review
 * Tuesday:** TEST: Work, Power, & Energy
 * Wednesday:** Wave Packet
 * Thursday:** Go over Test; Correct Wave Packet
 * Friday:** Discuss parts of a wave; Types of Waves; Drawing and Labeling waves


 * Week of April 27th**
 * Monday:** Alternative Energy Presentations
 * Tuesday:** Alternative Energy Presentations Cont.; Go over quiz
 * Wednesday:** Finish Alternative Energy Presentations; Discuss Energy Changes/Transfer
 * Thursday:** Discuss Conservation of Energy HW: Review Guide
 * Friday:** Correct Review Guide


 * Week of April 20th**
 * Monday:** Correct potential and kinetic energy problems; Discuss problems; HW: practice problems even
 * Tuesday:** Snow Day
 * Wednesday:** Collect HW; Alternative Energy Project
 * Thursday:** Work on Alternative Energy Project Presentations will be given on MONDAY
 * Friday:** QUIZ: Work, Power, Kinetic Energy, & Potential Energy; Discuss Presentation with partner


 * Week of April 13th**
 * Monday:** SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL
 * Tuesday:** Energy & Its Forms packet
 * Wednesday:** Kinetic and Potential Energy Webquest -- Mobile Lab
 * Thursday:** Correct and collect Energy Packets and Discuss webquest HW: Finish Webquest reflection
 * Friday:** Collect webquests; Discuss potential and kinetic energy; Introduce equations; Practice Problems HW: problems (odds)


 * Week of April 6th**
 * Monday:** SPRING
 * Tuesday:** BREAK
 * Wednesday:** NO
 * Thursday:** SCHOOL
 * Friday:**


 * Week of March 30th**
 * Monday:** Finish pressure lab- make corrections - gather data - Discuss and collect
 * Tuesday:** Pressure Demonstrations - Bernoulli's Principle, Archimede's Principle, vacuum pump
 * Wednesday:** Notes: Work and Energy HW: Work and Energy problems (EVENS)
 * Thursday:** Correct HW; Go over and questions; Complete odds and correct
 * Friday:** Work and Power Lab


 * Week of March 23rd**
 * Monday:** Guest Speaker Ben Collins discussing solar energy the solar panels being installed at NHS
 * Tuesday:** Correct Review Guide/ Review for Test
 * Wednesday:** TEST - Forces and Motion
 * Thursday:** go over test; discuss; Introduce Pressure Mini-Unit
 * Friday:** Pressure Lab


 * Week of March 16th**
 * Monday:** Test Egg Drop projects; Finish Newton's Laws of Motion; Discuss momentum; HW: momentum problems
 * Tuesday:** Discuss & Collect Lab reports; Discuss and Correct momentum problems; Quiz - Forces problems
 * Wednesday:** Go over quiz; Students will create a poster dealing with Universal Forces HW: Finish poster
 * Thursday:** Discuss universal forces and their interactions; Review Guide
 * Friday:** Professional Development Day - No School for Students


 * Week of March 9th**
 * Monday:** Notes: Newton's laws of motion & Discuss examples of each; Introduce F = m x a
 * Tuesday:** Group work - Force problems w/s (hold until Friday)
 * Wednesday:** Complete the work packet on momentum and universal forces (hold until Friday)
 * Thursday:** EGG DROP PROJECT DUE
 * Friday:** Correct Assignments from Tuesday and Wednesday; discuss momentum; practice problems


 * Week of March 2nd**
 * Monday:** Notes: Force of Weight; Practice Problems; HW: Force of Weight
 * Tuesday:** Collect HW; Expert Group Activity on Types of Friction
 * Wednesday:** Group Work Assessment; Discuss Force of Weight problems; Discuss types of Friction
 * Thursday:** Friction Lab HW: Complete lab analysis questions
 * Friday:** Discuss & Collect Lab; Newton's Laws of Motion Group Projects


 * Week of February 23rd**
 * Monday:** Correct Velocity & Acceleration Problems; Address any questions; Row Review for Test
 * Tuesday:** TEST: Motion, Graphs, Conversions
 * Wednesday:** Go over Test; Discuss Egg Drop Project
 * Thursday:** Notes: Forces & Motion; Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces
 * Friday:** Snow Day - No School


 * Week of February 16th**
 * Monday:** Review acceleration and relate to velocity; HW: Acceleration, Velocity, Speed Problems
 * Tuesday:** Correct HW; Lab: Marble Acceleration; HW: Complete lab questions
 * Wednesday:** Discuss lab findings; Velocity & Acceleration Problems
 * Thursday:** Snow Day - No School
 * Friday:** Winter Carnival Day


 * Week of February 9th**
 * Monday:** Correct HW; Lab: Speed, Marbles Anyone? HW: complete lab questions
 * Tuesday:** Ice Day - No School
 * Wednesday:** Complete lab questions as a group; graphing exercise - weight graph & distance-time graph
 * Thursday:** Correct and Discuss lab and graphs; Introduce acceleration
 * Friday:** NO SCHOOL; Teacher's Professional Development Sophomore FUN Day Fundraiser

Assignments for Mr. Backlund


 * Assignments for Mrs. Stetson **
 * Week of January 26th**
 * Monday:** Welcome to the 2nd Semester, Discussed class rules, Review Sig Figs addition/subtraction, HW: [|Sig Figs Add Sub.doc]
 * Tuesday:** Correct HW, Review Sig Figs Multiply/Divide, Metric System Conversions, [|Sig Figs Mult & Divide Sem 2.doc] and [|Metric Conversions Sem 2.doc]
 * Wednesday:** Correct HW, Review Dimensional Analysis, HW: [|Conversions S2.doc]
 * Thursday: Correct HW, Conversions game, HW: [|Dimensional Analysis S2.doc]**
 * Friday:** Quiz-Sig Figs and Conversions


 * Week of February 2nd**
 * Monday:** Discuss quiz, Graphing Activity
 * Tuesday:** Discuss Graphs, Notes: Distance & Displacement, [|Distance & Displacement.doc] WS-done together in class
 * Wednesday:** Notes: Speed, Practice Speed problems, WS: [|Speed WS.doc]
 * Thursday:** Motion video, Correct HW, Notes: Velocity, HW: [|Speed & Velocity.doc]
 * Friday:** Correct HW, Discuss distance/time graphs, [|Distance time graphs.doc], questions done together


 * Week of February 9th**
 * Monday:** Lab: Speed, marbles, anyone?
 * Tuesday:** Discuss Lab, Mobile Lab Activity
 * Wednesday:** Notes: Acceleration, [|Speed, Vel, Acceleration.doc]
 * Thursday:** Practice more Acceleration problems, [|Acceleration, Speed, & Velocity.doc]
 * Friday:** No school


 * Week of February 16th**
 * Monday:** Correct HW, [|Graphing Speed & Acceleration.doc]
 * Tuesday:** Discuss graphs, Acceleration Lab
 * Wednesday:** Discuss Lab, Practice conversions, velocity, speed, and acceleration problems
 * Thursday:** SNOW DAY
 * Friday:** Winter Carnival


 * Week of February 23rd**
 * Monday:** Discuss Lab Results, Row Review for Test Chapter 11
 * Tuesday:** Test Chapter 11-Motion
 * Wednesday:** Discuss Test, Introduce Egg Drop Project
 * Thursday:** Notes: Balanced and unbalanced forces, HW: Sec. 12.1 Forces
 * Friday:** SNOW DAY


 * Week of March 2nd**
 * Monday:** Correct HW, Group research for Newton's laws presentations
 * Tuesday:** Notes: Gravity, Practice weight problems, HW: [|Weight Problems.doc]
 * Wednesday:** Correct HW, Friction group activity
 * Thursday:** Group activity assessment, Lab: Friction, Discuss presentations
 * Friday:** Newton's laws presentations


 * Week of March 9th**
 * Monday:** Newton's Laws presentations, Notes: friction, Movie: Newton's Laws
 * Tuesday:** Notes: Projectile motion, Newton's First Law, HW: [|Defining Force WS.doc]
 * Wednesday:** Notes: Newton's Second Law, Practice second law problems, HW: [|Forces 2nd Law.doc]
 * Thursday:** Egg Drop Due, [|Egg Drop Data Sheet.doc]
 * Friday:** Discuss Lab Report, [|Forces 2-2nd Law.doc]


 * Week of March 16th**
 * Monday:** Correct HW, Finish Egg Drop, Notes: Newton's Third Law, [|Newton's 3 Laws.doc]
 * Tuesday:** Lab Reports due, Extra credit presentations due, Notes: Momentum, [|Momentum WS.doc], [|Momentum WS.doc]
 * Wednesday:** Correct HW, Notes: Universal Forces, HW: Sec. 12.4
 * Thursday:** Correct HW, Newton's Laws activity


 * Week of March 23rd**
 * Monday:** Speaker Ben Collins-Solar Power
 * Tuesday:** Correct HW, Review for CH 12 Test, [|CH 12 Review Sheet.doc]
 * Wednesday:** Chapter 12 Test- Forces and Motion
 * Thursday:** Discuss Test, Introduce Pressure Formula, Practice pressure problems, [|Pressure Problems.doc]
 * Friday:** Pressure Lab


 * Week of March 30th**
 * Monday:** Finish Pressure Lab/Discuss, Discuss Egg Drop Reports
 * Tuesday:** [|Air Pressure Notes.doc], Demonstrations Air Pressure/Bernoulli's Principle,
 * Wednesday:** Finish Demos, [|Air Pressure Demo Questions.doc], Notes: [|Work and Power Notes.doc]
 * Thursday:** Practice problems- [|Work and Power Problems.doc]
 * Friday:** Work and Power Lab- [|Work and Power Lab.doc]


 * Week of April 6th**
 * SPRING BREAK**


 * Week of April 13th**
 * Monday:** Spring Break
 * Tuesday:** Correct Work/Power Lab, Video: Energy, Notes: Energy, HW: Section 15.1
 * Wednesday:** Correct HW, [|Webquest: Kinetic and Potential Energy]-Mobile Lab
 * Thursday:** Finish Webquest, Discuss Webquest, Kinetic Energy Problems, [|K Energ1.doc]
 * Friday:** Practice Kinetic Energy Problems, HW:[|Kinetic Energy.doc]


 * Week of April 20th**
 * Monday:** Introduce Energy Impact Project (Extra Credit), Notes: Kinetic Energy
 * Tuesday:** SNOW DAY
 * Wednesday:** Introduce Alternative Energy Project, Research-Mobile Lab
 * Thursday:** Finish Alternative Energy Sources Project
 * Friday:** Potential Energy Problems,


 * Week of April 27th**
 * Monday:** Correct HW, Alternative Energy Source Presentations
 * Tuesday:** Alternative Energy Presentations
 * Wednesday:** Finish Presentations, Packet Section 15.2-15.3
 * Thursday:** Quiz-Alternative Energy, Notes: Types of Energy, HW: Types of Energy WS
 * Friday:** Discuss Quiz, Review Sheet


 * Week of May 4th**
 * Monday:** Correct HW, Review for Test
 * Tuesday:** Test: Pressure, Work, Power, and Energy
 * Wednesday:** Discuss Test
 * Thursday: Notes: Waves, HW: Section 17.1-17.2 **
 * Friday:** Correct HW, Video: Waves, Notes: Wave Speed, HW: Waves WS


 * Week of May 12th**
 * Monday:** Correct HW, Notes: Period of a wave, HW: Math skills WS
 * Tuesday:** Correct HW, Notes: Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction, Interference, WS done together
 * Wednesday:** Labs: Wave Properties and Measuring Standing Waves
 * Thursday: Finish Lab and discuss, WS: Sound **
 * Friday:** Correct HW, Sound Webquest


 * Week of May 18th**
 * Monday:** Discuss Webquest, Notes: Sound, Video: Seeing with sound
 * Tuesday:** Quicklab: Music, Video: Sound, Notes: Light, Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction, HW: Sec 17.3
 * Wednesday:** Notes: EM Spectrum, Start Making an EM Spectrum
 * Thursday:** Finish Making EM Spectrum
 * Friday:** Review Sheet


 * Week of May 26th**
 * Monday:** Memorial Day- NO SCHOOL
 * Tuesday:** Correct Review, Review for test in class
 * Wednesday:** Chapter 17/18 Test
 * Thursday:** Discuss Test
 * Friday:** Notes: Electricity, HW: Sec 20.1


 * Week of June 1st**
 * Monday: Correct HW, Discuss Voltage, Current, and Resistance, HW: Ohm's Law **
 * Tuesday: Video: Electricity, WS: Ohm's Law **
 * Wednesday: Notes: Circuits & Electric Power **
 * Thursday: Lab: Circuits **
 * Friday:** Discuss Lab, Electric Power Problems, Start Review Packets


 * Week of June 8th**
 * Monday:** Correct HW, Work on Review Packet
 * Tuesday:** Review of Final Exam
 * Wednesday:** Physical Science Final Exam: 8:00-9:30
 * Thursday:** Final Exams
 * Friday:** Final Exams