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Physics

Fall Semester (August-January)

Notebook 1: Nature of Science
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Packet: About Science

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Presentation 1:  About Science

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Presentation 2:  About Physics

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Presentation 3:  Science & Technology

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Presentation 4:  Science in Society

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Presentation 5:  Why Math in Science

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Presentation 6:  Metric & Measurement

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Lab 1:  Measurement

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Presentation 7:  Magnitude & Scaling

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Presentation 8:  Estimation

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Presentation 9:  Experimentation

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Lab 2:  Period of a Pendulum

Notebook 2: Linear Motion

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Packet: Linear Motion

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Presentation 1:  Speed & Velocity

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Presentation 2:  Acceleration

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Lab 3:  Galileo's Incline

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Presentation 3:  Free-Fall

Notebook 3: 2-Dimensional Motion

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Packet: 2-Dimensional Motion

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Presentation 1:  Vectors

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Lab 5:  Super secret Mission

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Presentation 2:  Projectile Motion

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Lab 6:  Shoot for grade

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Presentation 3:  Satellite Motion

Notebook 4: Force & Equilibrium

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Packet: Force & Equilibrium

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Presentation 1:  Fundamental Forces

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Presentation 2:  Equilibrium

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Lab 7:  Statics

Notebook 5: Newton's Laws of Motion

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Packet: Newton's Laws of Motion

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Presentation 1:  Newton's 1st Law

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Lab 8:  Inertial Balance

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Presentation 2:  Newton's 2nd Law

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Lab 9:  Atwood's Machine

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Presentation 3:  Newton's 3rd Law

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Lab 10:  Friction

Notebook 6: Work, Energy & Power

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Packet: Work, Energy & Power

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Presentation 1:  Work & Power

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Presentation 2:  Energy

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Presentation 3:  Simple Machines

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Lab 11:  Simple Machines

Notebook 7: Momentum

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Packet: Momentum

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Presentation 1:  Momentum & Impulse

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Presentation 2:  Conservation of Momentum

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Presentation 3:  Collisions

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Lab 12:  Restitution

Notebook 8: Circular Motion

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Packet: Circular Motion

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Presentation 1:  Circular Motion

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Presentation 2:  Center of Gravity

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Lab 13:  Torque

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Presentation 3:  Rotational Dynamics

Chemistry

Fall Semester (August-January)

Notebook 1: The Science of Chemistry

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Study Guide - The science of chemistry (Ch 1)

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Presentation - The science of chemistry (1-1 1-2)

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Presentation - Scientific methods (1-3)

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Lab - Candle Observation

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Presentation - Science & society (1-4)

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Lab - Bubbles

Notebook 2: Metric & Measurement

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Study Guide - Metric & Measurement (Ch 3)

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Presentation - Scientific Notation

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Presentation - Accuracy & Significant Figures

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Presentation - Length (Lab - Length)

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Presentation - Volume (lab - volume)

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Presentation - Mass (lab - mass)

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Presentation - Temperature/energy (lab - temperature)

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Lab - Measuring density

Notebook 3: Energy & Matter

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Study Guide - Energy & Matter (Ch 2)

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Presentation - Properties of matter (2-1)

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Presentation - Mixtures (2-2)

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Presentation - Elements & compounds (2-3)

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Presentation - Chemical Reactions (2-4)

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Lab - Physical & chemical reactions

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Presentation - Energy

Notebook 4: Atomic structure

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Study Guide - Atomic structure (Ch 4)

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Presentation - Defining the atom (4-1)

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Presentation - The structure of the nuclear atom(4-2)

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Presentation - Distinguishing among atoms (4-3)

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Lab -

Notebook 5: Nuclear chemistry

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Study Guide - Nuclear chemistry (Ch 25)

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Presentation - Radiation (25-1)

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Lab - Nuclear scalar

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Presentation - Nuclear transformations (25-2)

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Lab - Half-life

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Presentation - Fission & fusion (25-3)

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Presentation - Radiation in your life (25-4)
 

Notebook 6: Electrons in atoms

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Study Guide - Electrons in atoms (Ch 5)

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Presentation - Models of the atom (5-1)

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Presentation - Electron configurations (5-2)

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Presentation - The quantum mechanical model (5-3)

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Lab - Bohr Diagrams

Notebook 7: The periodic table

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Study Guide - The periodic table (Ch 6)

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Presentation - Organization of the elements (6-1)

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Presentation - Classification of the elements (6-2)

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Presentation - Periodic trends (6-3)

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Lab - Periodic table poster

Notebook 8: Chemical bonding (Ch 7, 8 & 9)

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Study Guide - Chemical bonding

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Presentation - Ionic & metallic bonds (7-1 7-2 7-3 9-1 9-2)

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Presentation - Covalent bonding (8-1 8-2 9-3)

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Lab - Names & formulas

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Presentation - Bonding theories & Molecular shape (VSEPR) 8-3

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Lab - Molecular models (VSEPR)