October

=October 26th-30th= ==

Monday, 26th- Displacement Vectors, and finishing the Scavenger Hunt

Tuesday, 27th and Wednesday, 28th- Work with a partner to answer these questions during class time.

When you finish with those problems, please work on your Vector Scavenger Hunt lab. Instructions are located on your iCal, on Nov. 2nd. This is when your Vector Lab is due.

Here are the answers to the questions from yesterday-

QuizDay Thursday,
- **Vector Quiz -A** [] When you finish, you may work on any assignment you either need to make up, or you can work on your Vector Scavenger Hunt Lab. See iCal for instructions. This is due on Monday, Nov. 2nd.

Friday, 30th- If you would like to bring up your vector quiz grade, you may take this make-up quiz

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 * Vector MakeUp Quiz**

Scavenger Hunt Vector Lab- Due Monday, Nov. 2nd Lab Instructions-

**MAKE UP WORK!!!**
You may need to make up some assignments from earlier this year. Here are extra copies of worksheets that were handed out earlier in the year, during your class.

== =October 19th-23rd=



Monday- Thursday- Rocket Project & Rocket Launching Day

Friday- Science Essay Discussion

Videos: Video of Moon Collision- media type="custom" key="4631162" from - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8004316/

Video explaning CERN

media type="custom" key="4631172" from - http://www.ted.com/talks/brian_cox_on_cern_s_supercollider.html

We've spent a lot of time studying how things move. We learned about objects speeding up, and objects slowing down.
 * QUESTIONS**

BIG THINGS Why do we study the motion of big objects? How is their motion different from the motions of everyday items (i.e. cars, airplanes, dogs)?

and small things Why do we study the motion of small objects? How do we study their motions? How are their motions different from the motions of everyday items (bikes, trains, bugs)?

= = == =October 12-16th=

Monday- Answer the following questions [], (Nature of Science part 2) and then complete the scavenger hunt activity.

If you did not answer the **Nature of Science pt 1** questions from last week, please make sure you answer these as well. []

Thursday- Distance and Displacement

Friday- Please work on the following three items during class today...

1. Answer the third section of questions on the Nature of Science- [] 2. Answer the fourth and FINAL section of Nature of Science questions [] 3. Work on your Science Essays- work on your science essay that is due next Friday, one week from today.
 * Nature of Science pt 3**
 * Nature of Science pt 4**

=**October 5-9th**= Below is a rough outline of what we will be doing this week. See each day below for more details on our daily classwork.

Monday- Motorcycle activity

Tuesday- Collect Graphing Lab Finish Motorcycle Activity Begin Graph Ninja

Wednesday- Graph Ninja -You can find this document in my Teacher folder, under Academic Physics

Thursday- [] || When you finish your quiz, please work on the following items 1. Finish your Graph Ninja, and then turn it in with your Robot. 2. Log on and answer the following questions. This is NOT A QUIZ, just a set of questions. [] 3. Work on your science essay, due tomorrow!
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