Unit Plan for Physics Ch 2 Linear Motion

Date Scheduled

Activity

Assignment

Learning Objective

Date

Due

 

9/12

 

 

2.1 – 2.4 Speed/ Velocity/Acceleration

Read Text  pp 10 – 16

   Wkbk  pp 1 – 5

CD 2.1 Motion

Text Ques 1-14 p 25

Wkbk 1 – 5 pp 5 – 8

Students will comprehend the fundamental terms used to describe motion.

 

9/16

 

9/15-16

 

Exp 35

Conceptual Graphing of Motion

Lab Write Up

Students will interpret motion graphs and draw an appropriate graph illustrating a motion situation

9/17

9/17

Building Motion Formulas and Solving Motion Problems

Wkbk Prob 1-14 pp 1-11

Students will solve motion problems contained in narrative descriptions.

9/18

9/18

 

Exp 5 Picket Fence

Lab Write Up

Students will analyze data and determine the acceleration due to gravity with a Lab Pro, a photogate and a picket fence.

9/19

9/19

Determining “g” with a pendulum (Handout)

Lab Write Up

Students will analyze data and determine the acceleration due to gravity with a pendulum and a stopwatch.

9/22

 

9/22-23

 

2.5 – 2.6 Free Fall

Read Text pp 17 - 20

        Wkbk pp 8 – 9

CD 2.2 Free Fall

Wkbk 9 – 14 pp 10 – 11

Students will apply learning to solve a free fall situation.

9/24

 

9/24

2.7 – 2.9 Graphs of Motion

Solving Motion Problems

Read Text pp 21 – 24

        Wkbk pp 1 – 5

Wkbk A2 – A12, Even pp 12 – 13

Students will solve motion problems contained in narrative descriptions.

9/25

9/25

Ch 2 Review

 

Text Ques 26 – 50

pp 25 – 27

Students will review chapter concepts and objectives.

9/26

9/29

Ch 2 Test

 

Students will demonstrate proficiency in the above objectives at 70% or better.

9/29