Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science. ~Edwin Powell Hubble, The Nature of Science, 1954
Nasa All-Stars Summer Program at U of C
2014 Summer Science Research Opportunties
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Unit 8 - Electricity
Videos
Deflection of a compass by electricity in a wire 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Faraday's idea of Fields (Einstein's Big Idea) - min 11:35-17:19
Discussion of Voltage, Current & Resistance (Electricty Primer 1945) - min 7:12-12:25
Whiteboard Notes
Worksheet 1 - pdf - Solutions pdf
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Unit 7 - Energy
Worksheet 3a Energy, Forces & Motion - docx - pdf - Solutions pdf
Notes - Energy Equations - The Derivation of Eel, Eg, Ek
Worksheet 2 Bar Graphs - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9a, 9b, 9c
Worksheet 1 Pie Charts - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Unit 6 - 2 Dimensional Motion
MIT Demo Video - go to minute 44:59
5th Period - Worksheet 3 (More 2D Motion) Solutions
Logger Pro Video Analysis Instruction
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Unit 5 - Acceleration & Unbalanced Forces
Myth Busters Phonebook Friction * Part 1 - Part 2
Logger Pro File for Force-Pair Lab
Logger Pro File for Net Force Lab
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Unit 4 - Non-constant Velocity (Acceleration)
Logger Pro File for Acceleration Lab
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Adler Planetarium's Teens Fall Hang-out!
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Unit 3 - Balanced Forces
Bowling Ball - Not moving - Moving at CV - Slowing down - From rest with broom
Forces - Normal Force - Friction - Balanced & Unbalanced Forces
System - Force Diagram - Reading 1 Force Diagrams
Worksheet #1 - 3rd Per - 4th Per - 5th Per
Reading 2 - Tilting Axis - Decomposition of Forces & Sum of Forces Equation
Questions to ask about Tilting & Decomposition
Worksheet #1 - Decomposition Problems 7, 9, 10, 12, 14 - 3rd Per - 4th Per - 5th Per
Singing on the Moon - Lunar Olympics
Calculation of Force of Gravity (Fg) - 3rd Per - 4th Per - 5th Per
Reading 3 - Using Trig in Physics -- Trig Table of Common Angles
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Unit 2 - Constant Velocity
Mathematical Model for Constant Velocity
What information can you get from a x-t or v-t graph?
Comparision of velocity & position
Summary of Constant Velocity Ideas
Car Data - 4th Period - 5th Period
Worksheet 2 - 3rd Per - 4th Per - 5th Per
Worksheet 3 - 3rd Per - 4th Per - 5th Per
Worksheet 4 - 3rd Per - 4th Per - 5th Per
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Unit 1 - How do we learn about the world?
TI Nspire Graphing Instructions
Developing a Mathematical Model - The Orange Sheet
Linearization of Pendulum Data
TI Inspire Link Software - free
Ms. Barge's Key Worksheet 1 ** Period 4
Ms. Barge's Key Graphical Analysis
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Beginnings
Learning Style Survey #1 ....... Description of Learning Styles #1
Learning Style Survey #2 ....... Description of Learning Styles #2