Assignment - Monday, April 14, 2008
With a partner, you will need to answer the following questions: 1. If you drop an elephant and a feather from the top of the samebuilding, which one will hit the ground first?Explain why. 2. If you drop an elephant and a feather from the top of the same building and there is no air resistance, which one will hit the ground first? Explain why. *To answer these questions you may want to check out these sites: http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/mmedia/newtlaws/efar.htmlhttp://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/mmedia/newtlaws/efff.html 3. When you are finished answering these questions, you and your partner will need to find the terminal velocity of a coffee filter back in the lab. You may only use a meter stick and a stop watch. You must do at least three trials. Explain your procedure and include your values ----
2. Open this document Practice with Vectors.doc Complete these 6 problems on a separate piece of paper. This is a 100% or nothing assignment. ----
Class Assignment - Reference Frames & Relative Motion ==
Read the basics about Reference Frames & Relative Motion at
2. Open the following document. RelativeMotion.doc
You have two choices - You may either type your answers into the document and print when you are finished or you may print the document and fill in your answers with a pencil or pen. You may only print this document one time. Visit the Applet found at http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=140
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Simple Machines Stations - Week of May 19 - 23Chapter 14 Power Point - Needed for all stations
Energy Link
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/Phys/Class/energy/u5l1a.html
Inclined Plane Link
http://www.cosi.org/files/Flash/simpMach/sm1.swf
Wedge Link
http://www.cosi.org/files/Flash/simpMach/sm1.swf
Screw Link
http://www.cosi.org/files/Flash/simpMach/sm1.swf
Pulley Links
http://www.cosi.org/files/Flash/simpMach/sm1.swf
http://www.howstuffworks.com/pulley.htm
Wheel & Axle Link
http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/wheel/andaxle.html
Lever Link
http://www.cosi.org/files/Flash/simpMach/sm1.swf
Projectile Motion Assignment - Wednesday, April 16, 2008 *Open the following document - Everything you need is in the document.
Projectile Motion.doc ----
Assignment - Monday, April 14, 2008
With a partner, you will need to answer the following questions:
1. If you drop an elephant and a feather from the top of the same building, which one will hit the ground first? Explain why.
2. If you drop an elephant and a feather from the top of the same building and there is no air resistance, which one will hit the ground first? Explain why.
*To answer these questions you may want to check out these sites: http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/mmedia/newtlaws/efar.html http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/mmedia/newtlaws/efff.html
3. When you are finished answering these questions, you and your partner will need to find the terminal velocity of a coffee filter back in the lab. You may only use a meter stick and a stop watch. You must do at least three trials. Explain your procedure and include your values ----
Acceleration
1. Go to http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/1DKin/U1L1e.html You will follow the lessons links on the left side of the page. 2. Your goal is to answer the questions in the document, Questions on Distance,velocity,acceleration.doc by reading through: Lesson 1 - Acceleration Lesson 3 - The meaning of slope for a p-t graph Lesson 4 - All Sections Lesson 5 - All Sections. ----
Distance & Displacement
1. Review Distance & Displacement
at http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/1DKin/U1L1c.html
be sure to try the example problems and check your answers.
2. Open this document Practice with Vectors.doc Complete these 6 problems on a separate piece of paper. This is a 100% or nothing assignment. ----
Class Assignment - Reference Frames & Relative Motion ==
- Read the basics about Reference Frames & Relative Motion at
http://www.studyphysics.ca/newnotes/20/unit01_kinematicsdynamics/chp03_kinematics/lesson09.htm2. Open the following document.
RelativeMotion.doc
You have two choices - You may either type your answers into the document and print when you are finished or you may print the document and fill in your answers with a pencil or pen. You may only print this document one time. Visit the Applet found at
http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=140
If you cannot print - you may e-mail your lab to klight@clsd.k12.pa.us