Unit 5: Circular Motion and Gravitation
Concept 1: Centripetal Acceleration and Force
Concept 2: Gravitation
Concept 3: Gravitational Fields
Concept 4: Potential Energy, Satellites and Escape Velocity
Concept 2: Gravitation
Concept 3: Gravitational Fields
Concept 4: Potential Energy, Satellites and Escape Velocity
Notes: Unit 5 Circular Motion and Gravitation
Student Log - Unit 5 - Circular Motion and Gravitation
Circular Motion Review Package
Gravitation Review Package
Note Keys:
Notes-1: Centripetal Acceleration and Force
Notes-2: More Centripetal Problems
Notes-3: Gravitation
Notes-4: Gravitational Fields
Notes-5a: Potential Energy and Satellites
Notes-5b: Escape Velocity
Notes-6: Kepler's Laws
Student Log - Unit 5 - Circular Motion and Gravitation
Circular Motion Review Package
Gravitation Review Package
Note Keys:
Notes-1: Centripetal Acceleration and Force
Notes-2: More Centripetal Problems
Notes-3: Gravitation
Notes-4: Gravitational Fields
Notes-5a: Potential Energy and Satellites
Notes-5b: Escape Velocity
Notes-6: Kepler's Laws
Day 0: Unit Test - Work, Energy and Momentum + Intro to Circular Motion
Homework: Complete Intro to Circular Motion Handout
Next Class: Centripetal Acceleration and Force Day 1: Centripetal Acceleration and Force
Homework: Centripetal Acceleration and Force Worksheet
Next Class: Centripetal Acceleration and Force for Non-Horizontal Circles and More Centripetal Problems Day 2: Calculating Artificial Gravity in Interstellar + Will Spiderman's Web Hold!?! Centripetal Acceleration and Force for Non-Horizontal Circles
Homework: Centripetal Acceleration and Force II Worksheet
Next Class: Lab - Flying Pigs
Homework: Finish Lab for next class (hand in one per pair)
Next Class: Space Trivia and Gravitation
Day 4: SPACE TRIVIA! + Gravitation
Homework: Worksheet on Gravitation + Worksheet on Gravitational Fields
Next Class: Review and Gravitational Fields
Homework: Worksheet - Potential Energy and Satellites + Begin Review for Unit Test
Next Class: Potential and Total Energy of Orbiting Objects Day 6: Gravitational Fields Quiz + Potential/Total Energy + BRING A COMPUTER NEXT CLASS
Homework: Finish Worksheet - Potential Energy
Next Class: Lab - My Solar System (Simulation)
Homework: Finish Lab - My Solar System (Due next class)
Next Class: Potential Energy and Satellites Size of the Universe Applet
See above for Review Packages (note: there are two!)
Day 8: Walking on Wolf-Biederman + Kepler's Laws
Homework: Review for Unit Quiz (note the Unit Quiz will not take place till after the break!)
Next Class: Work Day
Homework: Review for Unit Test
Next Class: Unit Test - Circular Motion and Gravitation
Homework: Read Intro to Static Electricity
Next Class: Intro to Static Electricity
Homework: Complete Intro to Circular Motion Handout
Next Class: Centripetal Acceleration and Force Day 1: Centripetal Acceleration and Force
Homework: Centripetal Acceleration and Force Worksheet
Next Class: Centripetal Acceleration and Force for Non-Horizontal Circles and More Centripetal Problems Day 2: Calculating Artificial Gravity in Interstellar + Will Spiderman's Web Hold!?! Centripetal Acceleration and Force for Non-Horizontal Circles
Homework: Centripetal Acceleration and Force II Worksheet
Next Class: Lab - Flying Pigs
- Quiz 1a, 1b, 1c
- Activity - Artificial Gravity + Spiderman's "Spiderwebs" (Don't fall into his Web of Lies!)
- Worksheet - 5.2 More Centripetal Problems
Homework: Finish Lab for next class (hand in one per pair)
Next Class: Space Trivia and Gravitation
Day 4: SPACE TRIVIA! + Gravitation
Homework: Worksheet on Gravitation + Worksheet on Gravitational Fields
Next Class: Review and Gravitational Fields
- Quiz 2a, 2b, 2c
- Worksheet - 5.3 Gravitation
Homework: Worksheet - Potential Energy and Satellites + Begin Review for Unit Test
Next Class: Potential and Total Energy of Orbiting Objects Day 6: Gravitational Fields Quiz + Potential/Total Energy + BRING A COMPUTER NEXT CLASS
Homework: Finish Worksheet - Potential Energy
Next Class: Lab - My Solar System (Simulation)
- Quiz 5a, 5b, 5c
- Worksheet - 5.5 Potential Energy and Satellites
- Derivation of Potential Energy Equation
Homework: Finish Lab - My Solar System (Due next class)
Next Class: Potential Energy and Satellites Size of the Universe Applet
See above for Review Packages (note: there are two!)
Day 8: Walking on Wolf-Biederman + Kepler's Laws
Homework: Review for Unit Quiz (note the Unit Quiz will not take place till after the break!)
Next Class: Work Day
- Activity - Walking on a Comet
- Quiz 7a, 7b (Please do at home!)
- See above for Review Packages (note: there are two!)
Homework: Review for Unit Test
Next Class: Unit Test - Circular Motion and Gravitation
- See above for Review Packages (note: there are two!)
Homework: Read Intro to Static Electricity
Next Class: Intro to Static Electricity