Sample PUKES Problems

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PUKES

3.22.16

Hang Time Lab

Students are using the kinematic equations to determine their individual hang times.

3.11

Good afternoon,

Below is the review for acceleration.  I am thinking that we will need 2 days to go through this.  So, the test will now be Thursday, March 17.

I will have a hard copy for you on Monday, but if you would like to get a head start, it is here.

ACCELERATION REVIEW

3.4

Currently, we are working on the progression from p vs t to v vs t to a vs t graphs.  Next week, we will be working on kinematic stacks to practice this skill.

2.26

Students are currently working on All Ramped Up Lab.  They must predict what the position time and velocity time graphs will look like for a car on a ramp and then verify using the equipment.  The write up can be viewed below.

ALL RAMPED UP

2.8.16

The link below is for the velocity time review.  You do not have to do the whole thing.  It is just practice.  Save the motion maps for class because I still have to introduce that part.  Short Quiz on Wednesday.

VT REVIEW

1.11.16

Students have been working on the Buggy Lab.  We have now developed our first equation and we are in the middle of completing a challenge (Dueling Buggies).  A follow up sheet is posted below.

DUELING BUGGIES

12.18

I have fallen behind with posts, but basically, we finished Not As Easy As Pie and we took a graphing test.  We are now ready to begin the Buggy Lab, where we will determine the relationship between position and time.

12.7

Students presented their findings from the Not As Easy As Pie lab, and we completed the analysis.

12.2

Students normalized their graph:  The relationship between length of pendulum and period turned out to be a square root function.  We took the square root of the lengths in order to make the relationship proportional.  Then, we were able to find slope and an equation for the line.

11.30 and 12.1

Students are continuing to develop strategies for collecting data in the Not As Easy As Pie lab (Pendulum Lab).  Students will collect data, graph and analyze.

11.23

Not As Easy As Pie Lab Day 2: Students are trying to determine the relationship between length of a pendulum and time (period).

11.20

Not As Easy As Pie Lab: Students are trying to determine the relationship between length of a pendulum and time (period).

11.19

Easy As Pie Whiteboard

What is the slope?

What is the meaning of the slope?

What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

What is the equation for the line?

11.17

Students continued measurements for Easy As Pie.  Then, students began to graph, find slope, write equation and answer analysis questions.

Below is a sample graph.

11.16

Easy As Pie

Students learned the rules of graphing, collected data about circumference and diameter and graphed the results to find the relationship.

11.12 and 11.13

Review and Test

Physics Review

Hello class,

I just added some significant figure questions to the review.  If you have any other questions, either post or e-mail.  Good luck!

Also, I will be available for questions during lunch.

Physics Skills Review

11.10

Students took a brief significant figure quiz.  Then, we completed Measurement Tasks with Sig Figs.  Students had to measure objects using the appropriate significant figures.  Also, students learned about the relationship between accuracy and significant figures.

MEASUREMENT TASKS

11.9

Papercut: Students had to determine the thickness of a single sheet of paper using significant figures.  See the assignment below.

PAPERCUT

Big Ideas

1.  Larger objects yield more significant figures when measuring.

2. Counting is different than measuring in terms of significant figures.