No QD today Jan 4 Today’s Activities -Ch 6 - Work and Energy Notes -Practice Problems Homework: -None

No QD today Jan 5 Today’s Activities -Finish Practice Problems -Hooke’s Law Simulation -Energy Analysis Simulation Homework: -Finish Hooke’s Law Simulation

Question of the Day #31 Answer this question and explain your answer in 2-3 sentences. Jan 6 Today’s Activities -Energy Analysis Simulation Homework: -Finish Energy Analysis Simulation

Question of the Day #32 A 0.50kg mass is oscillating on a spring with a spring constant of 85N/m. The mass oscillates 0.30m from the relaxed point of the spring, and it has a speed of 3.9m/s. What is the total energy of the mass/spring system? Find two ways to solve this problem. Jan 7 Today’s Activities -Conservation of Energy & Power Notes -Practice Problems Homework: Energy Analysis due tomorrow Bring your book tomorrow

Question of the Day #33 Answer this question and explain your answer in 2-3 sentences. Jan 8 Today’s Activities -Finish Practice Problems -Start homework assignment -Finish Energy Analysis Homework: Questions 5,6,7,10,14,18,21,22 Misconceptual Questions 1-14 Problems 1,2,3,4,9,15,16,17,18,20, 21,26,27,28, 29,30,31,32,37,40, 46, 47,57,59,62Due Jan 21

Question of the Day #34 3 identical blocks each take a different path from a height h to the ground. Block A is released from rest and falls vertically. Block B is released from rest and slides down a frictionless incline. Block C is projected horizontally with an initial speed v. Which block takes the longest time to reach the ground or are they all the same? Which block has the greatest speed just before hitting the ground or are they all the same? Jan 11 Today’s Activities -Ball Toss Energy lab Homework: Ch 6 homework due Jan 21 Bring your book tomorrow Tomorrow: Finish lab and work on homework Explain your answers.

Question of the Day #35 Answer this question and explain your answer in 2-3 sentences. Jan 12 Today’s Activities -Finish ball energy lab – due by end of class -Work on Ch 6 homework Homework: Ch 6 homework due Jan 21 Ch 6 Test on Jan 22 Equation sheet: air resistance is negligible unless otherwise stated

Question of the Day #36 A 0.294kg ball was dropped from 1.3m above the ground. A 0.012kg coffee filter was also dropped from this same height. If the ball reaches a final speed of 4.96m/s and the coffee filter reaches a final speed of 1.1m/s, which generates more thermal energy? Jan 13 Today’s Activities -Ramp and spring-cart pre-lab and experimental design – procedure must be written and data table created by beginning of class tomorrow Homework: Ch 6 homework due Jan 21 Ch 6 Test on Jan 22

No QD today Jan 14 Today’s Activities -Ramp and spring-cart lab Part ILab paper must be completely filled out by beginning of class tomorrow, don’t forget an Excel graph for every group member Tomorrow -Quick poster presentation of data -Experimental design for part II Homework: Ch 6 homework due Jan 21 Ch 6 Test on Jan 22

No QD today Jan 15 Today’s Activities -Quick poster presentation of data -Experimental design for part II - procedure and data table ready for beginning of class on Tuesday -AP Test Information Tuesday’s Activities: Gather data for part II Homework: Ch 6 homework due Jan 21 Ch 6 Test on Jan 22

No QD today Jan 19 Today’s Activities -Perform your experiments for part II Tomorrow’s Activities: -Finish lab? -Homework help and homework work time Thursday’s Activities: Test review Homework: Ch 6 homework due Thursday Ch 6 Test on Friday

Question of the Day #37 An 8.0kg box is accelerated from rest at a rate of 3.5m/s/s for 5.0s. Find the net work done on the box. (this is like homework #9) Jan 20 Today’s Activities -Finish lab? -Homework help and homework work time Thursday’s Activities: Test review Homework: Ch 6 homework due tomorrow Ch 6 Test on Jan 22