May

Monday & Tuesday- Finish Talladega Nights Wednesday-Friday- Physics Final Lab

Monday- Finish Presenting Six Flags Projects, work on NASCAR Activities. Tuesday- Work on NASCAR activity Wednesday- Finish NASCAR, Review for Quiz tomorrow Thursday- QUIZ DAY THURSDAY []
 * NASCAR Quiz**



Monday- Work on your Six Flags Projects. Take a look at some past projects in order to better understand what is acceptable work. You will also want to view the rubric for the project. Project Examples are on my Teacher Folder

__NASCAR Activity__
For this activity, you may choose one activity from the following four subjects. Below each of the four items is a brief explanation of what you can complete. (from http://www.buildingspeed.org/index. php)

__Article and Video Explanation-__
Watch one of the following videos or read one of the articles and write up a half page summary, and a half page personal reaction to the video/article. Find ways to relate the ideas discussed to concepts previously studied in physics this year. http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4626871 http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5168453&categoryid=2492290 http://www.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,1714213,00.html
 * Video Archives**- http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/sos/
 * Articles**- http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/opinion/04/03/splash.go.rswan.science.speed/index.html







May 3rd- 7th


Monday- Quiz from last week- Roller Coaster Quiz- []
 * RollerCoaster Quiz**

Six Flags Project

Tuesday, Wednesday- Swing Ride

Thursday- NO QUIZ- Post-poned till tomorrow; Friday. Today in class we will be finishing up our Swing Ride projects, and we will determine what variables effect the swings speed. Use this excel sheet to help you with the math values.

Friday- Quiz-
 * [|**http://www.quia.com/quiz/2439540.html**]**

And when you have finished with your quiz, you may use class time to make up any of the following Assignments you have currently not finished-- Fast or Slow Pendulums Pendulum Quiz Science Essay- Click here Swings and Energy Roller Coaster Design Project Roller Coaster Loops Roller Coaster Quiz Swing Ride Project.