4th+Quarter+Physics

Monday 3-7-11 Tuesday 3-8-11 Wednesday 3-9-11 CSAP - Sophomores Only Thursday 3-10-11 CSAP - Sophomores Only Friday 3-11-11 CSAP - Sophomores Only

=__Monday 3-14-11__=

read this article on how loud music can do harm, respond in discussion, then begin this week's research

This Week's Topic s HEAT TRANSFER You are to research the following and answer them in a presentation


 * What is the role of "loose" electrons in heat conductors?
 * Why does a piece of room-temperature metal feel cooler to the touch than paper, wood, or cloth?
 * What is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?
 * Why are materials such as wood, fur, feathers, and even snow good insulators?
 * What is meant by saying that cold is not a tangible thing?
 * Why does the direction of coastal winds change from day to night?
 * How does the temperature of a gas change when it is compressed? Expands?
 * What is radiant energy?
 * Why does a good absorber of radiant energy appear black?
 * Why do eye pupils appear black?
 * Is a good absorber of radiation a good emitter or a poor emitter?
 * Does Newton's LAW OF COOLING apply to warming as well as to cooling?

This presentation must be in one of the following forms,
 * 1) Prezi - presentation
 * go here for a page of good prezi how-tos and whys
 * 1) Animoto - movie
 * 2) Glogster - digital poster - let me know if you want to do this and I will create an account for you

// IN ADDITION TO THE PROJECT, YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO __PRESENT__ THE PROJECT TO THE CLASS. IF YOU USE WORDS THAT YOU CANNOT PRONOUNCE, OR THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF, YOU WILL LOSE POINTS. THE PRESENTATION WILL BE A SEPARATE GRADE FROM THE PROJECT GRADE. //

__Tuesday 3-15-11__
read this article about a tractor beam, respond in discussion, then continue working on your project

__Wednesday 3-16-11__
read this article on Room Temp Spintronic Computing, respond in discussion, then keep working on project

__Thursday 3-17-11__
no article today, last day to work on project presentations tomorrow!!! no computers will be out on Friday

Friday 3-18-11

Monday 3-21-11 SPRING BREAK Tuesday 3-22-11 SPRING BREAK Wednesday 3-23-11 SPRING BREAK Thursday 3-24-11 SPRING BREAK Friday 3-25-11 SPRING BREAK

__Monday 3-28-11__
first we will watch the projects that were due before break, then

here is an article on a possible new phase of matter, read and respond in discussion

__Tuesday 3-29-11__
This week's project is on Nuclear Fission and Fusion, seeing as how the disaster in Japan is current news,

Here are the questions you need to find the answers to:
 * 1) What is nuclear fission?
 * 2) What is a chain reaction?
 * 3) What is the functions of the control rods in a nuclear reactor?
 * 4) In a breeder reactor, what material is "bred"? What is this material bred from?
 * 5) How is it possible to get energy from splitting atoms apart and from combining them together? How can energy be released by opposite processes?
 * 6) Which isotopes of uranium is most common? Which one will fission?
 * 7) How can plutonium be created?
 * 8) Why does helium not yield energy if fissioned?
 * 9) Why are fusion reactors not a present-day reality like fission reactors?
 * 10) Give a timeline of events that make up the danger in the nuclear power plants in Japan. (from earthquake to now)

Once again, you must use Prezi to complete this project. You have today, Wednesday, and Thursday to work on this.

__Wednesday 3-30-11__
read this article on the observation of a rare particle, respond in discussion, then continue to work on project

__Thursday 3-31-11__
no article today, last day to work on project in class, NO COMPUTERS WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING CLASS TOMORROW!!!! projects turned in after class starts tomorrow will be counted LATE, and will lose points

Friday 4-1-11

__Monday 4-4-11__
first read this article on self cooling in graphene, respond in discussion, then ...

This week you will be researching LIQUIDS,
 * What is the relationship between liquid pressure and depth of a liquid?
 * What is the relationship between liquid pressure and density?
 * How does water pressure 1 meter below the surface of a small pond compare with water pressure 1 meter below the surface of a huge lake?
 * Why does the buoyant force act upward for an object submerged in water?
 * How does the buoyant force that acts on a fish compare with the weight of the fish?
 * Why does the buoyant force on submerged objects not act sideways?
 * Does the buoyant force on a submerged object depend on the weight of the object itself or on the weight of the fluid displaced by the object?
 * How is the density of a submarine controlled?
 * How is the density of a fish controlled?
 * What is Pascal's principle?
 * The density of a rock doesn't change when it is submerged in water, but your density does changed when submerged, WHY?

Once again you will use PREZI to complete this project.

__Tuesday 4-5-11__
read this article on ocean life and radioactive water, respond in discussion, then continue working on project

__Wednesday 4-6-11__
PLC LATE START DAY!

__Thursday 4-7-11__
read this article on a new design for a car engine, respond in discussion, then FINISH your projects!!!!

Friday 4-8-11

__Monday 4-11-11__
Tuesday 4-12-11 Wednesday 4-13-11 Thursday 4-14-11 Friday 4-15-11

__Monday 4-18-11__
read this article on Ionic Liquid Batteries, respond in discussion, then

This week you will be researching electric circuits, Your findings must be presented in a PREZI,

You must include:
 * Are all of the electrons flowing in a circuit provided by the battery? EXPLAIN
 * Why must there be no gaps in an electric circuit for it to carry current?
 * Distinguish between a series circuit and a parallel circuit.
 * If one of 3 lamps blows out when connected in series, what happens to the current in the other two? What if it happened in a parallel circuit?
 * In which case will there be more current in each of 3 lamps - if they are connected to the same battery in series or in parallel?
 * In which case will there be more voltage across each lamp - if they are connected in series or parallel?
 * What is meant by resistance in a circuit?
 * What happens to the total circuit resistance when more devices are added to a series circuit? To a parallel circuit?
 * What is the function of a fuse or circuit breaker in a circuit?
 * Why will too many electric devices operating at one time often blow a fuse or trip a circuit breaker?
 * What is meant by a "short circuit"?

__Tuesday 4-19-11__
read this article on an Iron-Man like suit, respond in discussion, then continue to work on project

Wednesday 4-20-11

__Thursday 4-21-11__
read this article on Lasers and the Internal Combustion Engine, respond in discussion, then FINISH YOUR PROJECT!!!! NO COMPUTERS WILL BE OUT TOMORROW!!!

Friday 4-22-11

__Monday 4-25-11__
read this article on the new Theory of One-Dimensional Space, respond in discussion, then

This week you will be focusing on something more personal. You need to choose an activity that you enjoy. It can be a sport, hobby, or just something you like to do occasionally. Your task is to research and report on every aspect of that activity as it relates to physics. You are to create a presentation that shows what properties or laws of physics are involved in that activity.

You may create a video, a comic strip, a prezi, a powerpoint, or other means of displaying your findings. Your project will still be due on Friday, even though you will only have Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday in class to work on it.

__Tuesday 4-26-11__
no article today, just continue to work on project for this week!!!!!

Wednesday 4-27-11 ACT TESTING - JUNIORS ONLY

__Thursday 4-28-11__
FINISH YOUR PROJECT TODAY!!!!

Friday 4-29-11

Monday 5-2-11 Tuesday 5-3-11 Wednesday 5-4-11 Thursday 5-5-11 Friday 5-6-11 COMMENCEMENT PRACTICE - GRADUATING SENIORS ONLY

__Monday 5-9-11__
read this article (woop woop), about a human powered helicopter, respond in discussion, then work on missing assignments

Tuesday 5-10-11 Wednesday 5-11-11 Thursday 5-12-11 Friday 5-13-11 PICNIC to Celebrate Graduating Seniors - LAST DAY FOR GRADUATES

Monday 5-16-11

Tuesday 5-17-11 FINALS & OHS Graduation Ceremony @ HHS @7pm

Wednesday 5-18-11 FINALS

Thursday 5-19-11 FINALS here is your final

Friday 5-20-11 MAKE UP FINALS/END of 4th Quarter