Weeks 1-3 Semester 2. Finishing the Force and Momentum Unit

The unit wraps up on February 6 and 7 when students take their Unit Test and turn in their binders.

On February 4 and 5 students will complete their egg "helmet" challenge and work on their project reflection.

New Goals for this three week cycle include
1.  Using concepts of force, momentum and impulse, design and evaluate a device to protect an egg.
2.  Explain the relationship between force, mass and acceleration.
3.  Correctly use the idea of conservation of momentum.
4.  Solve problems with force and momentum.

The binder table of contents will probably on be.
1.  Practice with Newton's Second Law and Momentum
2.  Review for Unit Test.

The review packet will be handed out on Jan 29 and 30, and assigned as homework.

Weeks 15-18. Beginning of Force Unit.

These are the last weeks of the semester.  Here's how we're going to wrap it up.

Last week in December:   basic facts about Forces
First 2 weeks of January:  Impulse Lab (20 pts) and Practice
Finals Week:  Quiz, Acceleration Lab, Notebook  (20pts, each)
The final two weeks of the bike helmet unit occur in the next semester
 3 days:  Engineering a Helmet
2 days:  Review and Unit Test.

Last day for retaking bungee unit test is January 11.

Goals.  Weeks 15-18 (until end of semester.  stuff for final quiz)

1. Describe key details about forces, such as units, examples, laws and definitions.
2. Explain the relationships between force, impulse, time and change in momentum.
3. Solve problems with the impulse equation.
4. Apply force and impulse ideas to the designing a bike helmet.

Notebook:

1. Helmet Engineering Brainstorming
2. Introduction to Forces
3. Force Explorations Stations Lab
4. Force Explorations Follow Up Notes....  (Updates to come)