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This is a tentative course calendar. Changes made to this calendar will be based on the students progress and the
pace needed to cover the material in the Salinas Union High School District Physics pacing guide. Changes made to
this calendar will be announced.
Week 1
Date
Unit Name
Work to
Complete
Assignment
Due Date
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Comments
8/3/15
8/4/15
8/5/15
Unit 1: Introduction to
Physics
Lesson 1: Introduction
to Scientific Inquiry.
Activity Subversive
Lab Grouping
8/6/15
Unit 1: Introduction to
Physics
Lesson 2: What is
Physics?
1.1 Introduction to
Scientific Inquiry
8/5/15
8/6/15
8/7/15
Unit 1: Introduction to
Physics
Lesson 2: What is
Physics?
Activity Didactic
lecture.
1.2 Write a paragraph
that explains and
describes the definition
of physics.
8/7/15
In an expository
paragraph, describe
what physics is.
Week 2
Date
Unit Name
Work to
Complete
Assignment
Due Date
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Comments
8/10/15
8/11/15
1.3 Metrology
Continues
8/12/15
Unit 1: Introduction to
Physics
Lesson 4: Lab 1
Confirming .
Definition of
Activity - Start to
measure the diameter
and circumference of 5
cylinders.
1.4 Lab 1
Confirming
8/13/15
Unit 1: Introduction to
Physics
Lesson 4: Lab 1
Confirming .
Activity - Finish
measuring the
diameter and
circumference of 5
cylinders.
1.4 Lab 1
Confirming
Unit 1: Introduction to
Physics
Lesson 3: Metrology
Activities - How to
maintain a Scientific
Journal; Notes on
Metrology (Accuracy &
% Error Difference).
Unit 1: Introduction to
Physics
Lesson 3: Metrology
Activities - Went over
Syllabus. Notes on
Precision (Rules for
Counting Significant
Figures).
1.3 Metrology
8/10/15
8/11/15
8/12/15
8/13/15
8/14/15
Unit 1: Introduction to
Physics
Lesson 4: Lab 1
Confirming .
Activity - Plot Graph of
Circumference vs.
Diameter.
1.4 Lab 1
Confirming
8/14/15
Week 3
Date
8/17/15
8/18/15
8/19/15
8/20/15
8/21/15
Unit 1: Introduction to
Physics
Lesson 2.1 : Intro to
Uniform Motion.
Activity Bozemanscience Video
on Speed, Velocity, and
Acceleration
1.7 Unit Review
2.1 Expository
Paragraph on speed,
velocity, and
acceleration.
Unit Name
Unit 1: Introduction to
Physics
Lesson 4: Lab 1 -
Confirming .
Components of a
Formal Lab Report
Activity Interpret
the graph.
Unit 1: Introduction to
Physics
Lesson 5: Rules of
Significant Digits
Activities
Bozemanscience
Significant Digits
Video
Unit 1: Introduction to
Physics
Lesson 6: Unit
Conversion
(Units of length, mass,
and speed)
Activity Didactic
lecture.
Unit 1: Introduction to
Physics
Lesson 6: Unit
Conversion
(Units of area and
volume)
Activity Didactic
lecture.
Work to
Complete
1.4 Lab 1 -
Confirming
Assignment
Due Date
8/17/15
8/18/15
8/19/15
8/20/15
8/21/15
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Lab 1 Confirming .
Plot graph of
Circumference vs.
Diameter
Lab 1 Confirming
Lab Report
Unit Conversion
Problem Set
Expository Paragraph
on speed, velocity, and
acceleration.
Comments
Week 4
Date
Unit Name
8/24/15
Unit 2: Uniform Motion
Lesson 2.1: Speed,
velocity, and
acceleration
Activity How fast
was Michal Johnson?
Lesson 1.07 Unit 1
Review
8/25/15
Basic Math Review:
Scientific Notation
Lesson 7: Test 1
Review What is
Physics?, Metrology,
and Unit Conversion
8/26/15
Unit 1: Introduction to
Physics
Test 1 What is
Physics?, Metrology,
and Unit Conversion
8/27/15
Unit 2: Intro to
Describing Motion
Lesson 1: Step to solve
problems
Activity - Speed,
velocity, and
acceleration Practice
Problems
Work to
Complete
Test 1
Assignment
Due Date
8/24/15
8/25/15
8/26/15
8/27/15
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Chapter 2 Problems on
Pages 33 - 34 of our
class textbook.
Test 1 What is
Physics?, Metrology,
and Unit Conversion
8/28/15
Unit 2: Intro to
Describing Motion
Lesson 2: Intro to
Graphing
Activity - Match
position vs. Time
graph.
2.2 Match position vs.
Time graph.
8/28/15
Each group must print
one of the graphs and
describe the motion to
the class.
Comments
Week 5
8/31/15
Date
9/1/15
9/2/15
Unit Name
Unit 2: Intro to
Describing Motion
Lesson 3: Graphing
Position vs. Time
Activity - Motion
Graph Scavenger
Hunt.
Work to
Complete
2.4 Lab 2
Confirming Constant
Speed
2.4 Lab 2
Confirming Constant
Speed
8/31/15
9/1/15
9/2/15
Assignment
Due Date
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Comments
9/3/15
Unit 3: Graphing and
Problem Solving
Lesson 4: Lab 2
Confirming Const
Speed - Lab Report
Lesson 2.05: Graphing
velocity vs. time.
Activity - Motion
Graphs Scavenger
Hunt.
2.4 Lab 2
Confirming Constant
Speed
2.05 Graphing velocity
vs. time
9/3/15
9/4/15
Unit 4: 1-Dim
Accelerated Motion
Lesson 1: Galileo's
Analysis of Motion
Activity - Read
Passage on how Galileo
analyzed motion.
Complete Student
Guide
4.1 Complete Student
Guide on Galileo's
Analysis of Motion
9/4/15
Lab 2 Confirming
Constant Speed Lab
Report
Week 6
Date
Unit Name
Work to
Complete
Assignment
Due Date
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Comments
9/7/15
9/8/15
Unit 4: 1-Dim
Accelerated Motion
Lesson 2: Free Fall
Activity - Free Fall
Problem Set
9/8/15
9/9/15
Unit 4: 1-Dim
Accelerated Motion
Lesson 3: Solving 1
Dim Acc Motion Prb
Lesson 4: Graphical
Analysis. Activities Determine Your
Reaction Time.
Accelerated Motion
Problem Set
4.3 Solving 1 Dim
Accelerated Motion
Problems
4.04 Graphical
Analysis of Accelerated
Motion
9/9/15
9/10/15
9/11/15
Unit 4: 1-Dim
Accelerated Motion
Lesson 5: Confirming
g.
Activity - Start to
Collect Data.
Unit 4: 1-Dim
Accelerated Motion
Lesson 5: Confirming
g.
Activity - Analyze data
and start writing lab
report.
4.5 Lab 3
Confirming g
4.5 Lab 3
Confirming g
9/10/15
9/11/15
Week 7
Date
Unit Name
Work to
Complete
Assignment
Due Date
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Comments
9/14/15
Unit 4: 1-Dim
Accelerated Motion
Lesson 5: Confirming
g.
Activity - Data
Analysis and Lab
Report. CFA 1.
4.5 Lab 3
Confirming g =
9.8m/s2.
Common Formative
Assessment (CFA) 1
Metrology, Sci
Notation, Unit
Conversion, Graphing
9/15/15
Unit 4: 1-Dim
Accelerated Motion
Lesson 5: Confirming
g. Activity - Finish
Lab Report.
4.5 Lab 3
Confirming g =
9.8m/s2.
9/16/15
9/17/15
Unit 4: 1-Dim
Accelerated Motion
Lesson 5: Confirming
g.
Lesson 7: Your Choice -
Unit 4: 1-Dim
Accelerated Motion
Lesson 7: Your Choice -
Lab 3 Confirming g
= 9.8m/s2.
Complete Work in
Progress, Prepare for
Test 2 on Accelerated
Motion
9/14/15
9/15/15
9/16/15
Chapter 4 Problems
Concept Rev #1-8, 10,
11 & Problems # 1-12.
Common Formative
Assessment (CFA) 1 41 pts.
Lab 3 Confirming g
= 9.8m/s2 Lab Report
Complete Work in
Progress, Prepare for
Test 2 on Accelerated
Motion
9/17/15
9/18/15
Unit 4: Free Fall,
Accelerated Test 2:
Motion Prob, and
Graphical Analysis
Test 2 Accelerated
Motion
9/18/15
Test 2 Accelerated
Motion
Week 8
9/21/15
Date
Unit Name
Work to
Complete
Assignment
Due Date
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Comments
9/22/15
Unit 4: 1-Dim
Accelerated Motion
Lesson 8: Test 2
Review
Unit 4: 1-Dim
Accelerated Motion
Lesson 6: Reaction
Time Activity Measure your reaction
time.
9/21/15
9/22/15
1-Dimensional
Accelerated Motion
worksheet
9/23/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 1: The
Aerodynamics of
Flight.
Activity Watch video
7 min video on the
Aerodynamics of
Flight.
Complete the graphic
organizers on the
Aerodynamics of Flight
and Meet the Forces.
9/23/15
9/24/15
9/25/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 2: Lab 4
Dynamic Equilibrium.
Activity Design your
experiment.
Expository Paragraph
on Forces
Week 9
9/28/15
Date
Unit Name
Work to
Complete
Assignment
Due Date
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Comments
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 2: Lab 4
Dynamic Equilibrium.
Activity Analyze
Data and write lab
report.
9/29/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 3: Free Body
Diagrams
Lesson 4: Activity
Compare and Contrast
Drag Force and
Friction Force
9/30/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 4: Newton's
Second Law
Demonstrations:
Newtonian Shot &
Dropped vs. Shot
Bullet
Complete graphic
organizers on
Newtonian Shot &
Dropped vs. Shot
Bullet
9/28/15
9/29/15
9/30/15
Lab 4 Report
10/1/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 6: Definition of
Friction
Activity Calculate
the Force of Friction
10/1/15
10/2/15
Review for PBA #1
Design your own
experiment: Activity Hopper Popper
Week 10
Date
Unit Name
Work to
Complete
Assignment
Due Date
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
10/5/15
Review for PBA #1
Finish "What is the
maximum initial
velocity of the Hopper
Popper?" Finish
Collecting Data
Review for PBA #1
Finish Hopper Popper
Activity
Review Weight, FN, Ffr
10/6/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 7 Part I: NFL
Activity Paul Hewitt
Conceptual Physics
Video, Newton's First
Law
10/5/15
10/7/15
10/8/15
10/9/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 7 Part II: NFL
Activity Newton's
First Law Activities
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 8: Applying
Newton's Second Law
Activity Problem Set
on Fnet.
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 8: Applying
Newton's Second Law
Activity Problem Set
on Fnet=ma.
10/6/15
10/7/15
10/8/15
10/9/15
Comments
10
Week 11
Date
Unit Name
Work to
Complete
Assignment
Due Date
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Comments
10/12/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 9: Newton's
Third Law
5.9 Newton's Third
Law
10/12/15
10/13/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Review for PBA #1
Review for PBA #1
Activity Illuminate
Dry Run
10/14/15
10/15/15
10/16/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 10: Lab 6
Spring Force
Activity Collect and
Analyze Data (i.e.,
Graph)
PBA #1 Day 2
Forces & Motion
Performance Base
Assessment #1 Day 1
Forces & Motion
Performance Base
Assessment #1 Day 2
Forces & Motion
10/13/15
10/14/15
10/15/15
10/16/15
Quiz on Illuminate
Forces & Motion
11
Week 12
Date
Unit Name
Work to
Complete
Assignment
Due Date
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
10/19/15
Review of PBA #1 Day
1 Test Results
Activity Use Slip
Report to determine
the problems missed
10/20/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 11: Chapter 5
Review:
Free Body Diagram,
Weight, Normal,
Friction, and Spring
Forces.
Activity Problem
Set.
5.11 Complete problem
set on
Free Body Diagram &
calculate the value of
the forces.
10/19/15
10/20/15
Lab 6 Report
Work on problems
similar to the problems
that you missed on
PBA #1 Day 1.
10/21/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 11: Chapter 5
Review Problems
Activity Group
Problem Presentations.
Problem to solve will
be assigned in class.
10/22/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 11: Chapter 5
Review Probs. Vocab
flashcards.
Group Problem
Presentations Activity
Groups Finish
Posters & Prepare
Presentation.
10/21/15
10/22/15
10/23/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 11: Chapter 5
Review Problems
Group Problem
Presentations Activity
Groups Present Their
Assigned Prob. Time
permitting Rev Test
3 Prb (E.C.)
5.11 Group Problem
Presentations
Test 3 Review
Problems (Extra
Credit)
10/23/15
Comments
12
Week 13
Date
Unit Name
10/26/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 12: Activity
Your Choice
10/27/15
Unit 5: Dynamics
Lesson 13: Unit Test
10/28/15
Unit 6: Motion &
Forces in 2-Dim
Lesson 1: Vectors &
Direction, Pgs 118-123
Activity Students
work from the book.
10/29/15
Unit 6: Motion &
Forces in 2-Dim
Lesson 2: Lab 7 on
Circular Motion
Activity - Write a
hypothesis on what
would affect the speed
of the Flying Pig and
confirm / disprove it in
the lab.
10/30/15
Unit 6: Motion &
Forces in 2-Dim
Lesson 2: Intro to UCM
Lab 7 on UCM
Activity - Complete
the Data Table and
analyze the data by
drawing the graph
Work to
Complete
Complete work in
progress & Prepare for
Test 3 on Newton's
Laws of Motion and
Forces.
Test 3 Newton's
Laws of Motion &
Forces
6.2 Introduction to
Circular Motion
Lab 7 on Circular
Motion
6.2 Introduction to
Uniform Circular
Motion (UCM)
Lab 7 Day 2 on UCM
Assignment
Due Date
10/26/15
10/27/15
10/28/15
10/29/15
10/30/15
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Test 3 Newton's
Laws: Forces & Motion
Comments
13
Week 14
11/2/15
Date
Unit Name
11/3/15
Unit 6: Motion &
Forces in 2-Dim
Lesson 4: Types of
Circular Motion;
Activity Solve
assigned problems.
11/4/15
Unit 6: Motion &
Forces in 2-Dim
Lesson 5: Properties of
Uniform Circular
Motion
Activity Didactic
lecture on UCM.
Work to
Complete
6.3 Introduction to
Uniform Circular
Motion (UCM)
Flying Pig Activity
6.5 Expository
Paragraph on
Properties of Uniform
Circular Motion
Assignment
Due Date
11/2/15
11/3/15
11/4/15
Expository Paragraph
on Properties of
Uniform Circular
Motion
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
11/5/15
Unit 6: Motion &
Forces in 2-Dim
Lesson 6: Your Choice
6.6 Phys Test 3 Make
Up Prob or Complete
any work in progress.
11/5/15
11/6/15
Unit 6: Motion &
Forces in 2-Dim
Lesson 7: Solving
Uniform Circular
Motion Problems
Activity Problem Set
Comments
14
Week 15
11/9/15
Date
Unit Name
11/10/15
Unit 6: Motion &
Forces in 2-Dim
Lesson 8: Law of
Universal Gravitation
Activity Students
work from the book.
11/11/15
11/12/15
Unit 6: Motion &
Forces in 2-Dim
Lesson 9: Types of
Circular Motion
Activity UCM Motion
worksheet and
Practice problems for
Test 4
11/13/15
Unit 6: Motion &
Forces in 2-Dim
Lesson 9: Types of
Circular Motion
Activity UCM Motion
worksheet and
Practice problems for
Test 4
6.9 Worksheet and
Practice Problems for
Test 4
11/13/15
6.9 Expository
Paragraph on UCM.
Finish UCM worksheet
and Prb Assigned on
11/14/14.
Assignment
Due Date
11/9/15
11/10/15
11/12/15
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Uniform Circular
Motion Worksheet
Work to
Complete
Comments
15
Week 16
Date
11/16/15
Unit Name
Work to
Complete
Assignment
Due Date
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Comments
11/16/15
11/17/15
11/18/15
11/17/15
11/18/15
11/19/15
Unit 6: Motion &
Forces in 2-Dim
Lesson 11: Lab on
Uniform Circular
Motion (UCM)
Activity Complete
Data Table
11/20/15
Unit 6: Motion &
Forces in 2-Dim
Lesson 11: Lab on
Uniform Circular
Motion (UCM)
Activity Analyze
Data & Write Lab
Report
Lab 7 Going in
Circles
Lab 7 Going in
Circles
11/19/15
11/20/15
Activity 2 Modeling
the Orbit of Planets &
Satellites
Week 17
Date
Unit Name
Work to
Complete
Assignment
Due Date
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Comments
11/23/15
Thanks Giving Break
11/24/15
Thanks Giving Break
11/25/15
Thanks Giving Break
11/26/15
Thanks Giving Break
11/27/15
Thanks Giving Break
16
Week 18
Date
Unit Name
Work to
Complete
Assignment
Due Date
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Comments
11/30/15
Unit 6: Motion &
Forces in 2-Dim
Lesson 11: Lab on
Uniform Circular
Motion (UCM)
Analyze Data & Write
Lab Report
12/1/15
Unit 7: Work & Energy
12/2/15
Unit 7: Work & Energy
12/3/15
Unit 7: Work & Energy
Lesson 1: Work,
Energy, and Power
Expository Paragraph
on Work, Energy, and
Power
Lab 7 Going in
Circles
Lesson 2: Machines
and Mechanical
Advantage.
Activity Students
work from the book.
Chapter 10 Concept
Rev #1-5 & Prb 1, 2, 4,
5, 6
Lesson 2: Simple
Machines
Chapter 10 Prb Pg 199
Activity Students
work from the book.
Chapter 10 Concept
Rev #1-5 & Prb 1, 2, 4,
5, 6
12/4/15
Unit 7: Work & Energy
Lesson 3: Work,
Energy, and Power
practice problems
Activity Problem Set
(Intro to Work, Energy,
& Power)
7.2 Complete
problem set on Work,
Energy, & Power
11/30/15
12/1/15
12/2/15
12/3/15
12/4/15
Lab 7 Report on
Uniform Circular
Motion
Expository Paragraph
on Work, Energy, and
Power
Chapt 10 Prb Pg
199 Concept Rev #1-5
& Prb #1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Week 19
12/7/15
Date
Work to
Complete
Assignment
Due Date
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
Comments
Lesson 5: Conservation
of Energy
Activity Analyze
Honda Commercial;
7.05 Dean Baird
Conservation of
Energy
12/8/15
Unit 7: Work & Energy
Lesson 6: Your Choice
12/7/15
12/8/15
Expository paragraph
on Conservation of
Energy
Roller Coaster
worksheet
12/9/15
Unit 7: Work & Energy
Lesson 7:
Transformation of
Energy & Graphical
Analysis of Work
Activity Complete
Worksheet.
7.7 Complete
worksheet on
& Graphical Analysis
of Work
12/9/15
12/10/15
12/11/15
12/10/15
12/11/15
Lab 8 - Conservation of
Energy
17
Week 20
Date
Unit Name
Work to
Complete
Assignment
Due Date
Graded
Activities Due
This Day
12/14/15
First Semester Final
Exam Periods 1 and
2
12/15/15
First Semester Final
Exam Periods 3 and
4
12/16/15
First Semester Final
Exam Periods 5 and
6
12/17/15
12/14/15
12/15/15
12/16/15
12/17/15
12/18/15
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