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Physics Directory 2009
2009: Chapter 5&6: Force, Motion & Newton's Laws
Syllabus & Table of Contents: pdf
Chp 5/6 Take Home Test 2009: pdf

Journals for this unit: pdf
Reading Tour: Chp 5: pdf
Reading Tour Chp 6: pdf
Vocab for this unit: pdf (you may use this "form" or simply do the vocab for each section)
Force Flip Book Project: Instructions: click here .......Rubric: click here
Bill Nye Video Sheets: Motion / Friction: click here
Brain Pop Video Sheet:pdf

Lectures: Chapter 5
Lecture 1: Motion
student notes: pdf
powerpoint: click here
Motion Math: Student Worksheet: pdf Powerpoint: Click here
Worksheet: Bug Race/A Weighty Problem/Pinewood Derby: pdf

Lecture: Motion Graphs
student notes lecture: pdf
lecture worksheet : pdf ...

Lecture 2: Balanced AND Unbalanced Forces
student notes: pdf
powerpoint: click here
teacher notes: pdf
Balanced & Unbalanced Forces Website with GREAT animations and explanations:
http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/parkworldplot/flash/concepts/balancedandun.htm

Lecture 3: Friction
student notes: pdf
powerpoint: click here
teacher notes: pdf

Lecture 4: Gravity
student notes: pdf
powerpoint: click here
teacher notes: pdf

Chapter 6 Lectures:
Lecture 5: Newton's Laws
student notes: pdf
powerpoint: click here
teacher notes: pdf

Labs
Lab: Racing the room Click here for pdf
Lab: Speedmachines Click here for pdf
Lab: Rocket Races / Blast Off Click here for pdf
Labs: Marshmallow Catapults/ Mass vs atmosphere /
..... Why does the penny move Click here for pdf
Labs: Friction/ Science friction Click here for pdf

Archived Lectures/lessons:
2007: Chapter 8 Work & Machines

Syllabus and Notebook Table of Contents:
pd 1,3,4: pdf pd 5,6: pdf
Journals for this unit: pdf
Vocab for this unit: click here
Work and Machines Work Sheets:
Sheet #1: pdf
Sheet #2: pdf

Lectures:
Lecture 1: Work
student notes: pdf
teacher notes: pdf
powerpoints: click here

Lecture 2: Machines
student notes: pdf
teacher notes: pdf
powerpoints: click here

Labs:
A powerful workout: pdf
Cheat Sheet Study Guide: pdf
Notebook Grade Sheets:
regular 8: pdf advanced 8th: pdf