Physics

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Physics

• La Cañada High School
• Dr. E
• Mark Ewoldsen, Ph.D.

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Physics Course Description

• This is a laboratory course in Physics that
  prepares the students for the California STAR
  exam in physics by covering the appropriate State
  Science Standards
• The essential topics are motion and forces,
  conservation of energy and momentum, heat and
  thermodynamics, waves, and electrical and
  magnetic phenomena

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One Rule

• Show Respect

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Letter Grade Policy

• A separate total will be kept for
  Homework/Quizzes/Lab Reports (30), Tests (50),
  and a cumulative final (20) 
• Grades will not be rounded up
• A test will be dropped at the semester if you
  have a homework grade of 80

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Tests
Math Problems A clown leaves a cannon with a
velocity of 100 m/s at an angle of 37o. Where
does the clown hope the center of the net is if
there is no air resistance?

• Multiple Choice
• Which of the following is not required when
  determining velocity?
• direction
• distance traveled
• time
• mass

• Short Answers
• Explain the why the ocean is cyan, the sky is
  blue and sunsets are red.

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Homework

• Homework will be turned in on the day of the test
• No homework will be accepted late except for
  excused absences and then within the same number
  of days you were absent

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Labs

• Lab Reports are based on a 20-point scale
• Labs are due the day after the lab is completed
  and will not be accepted late
• If you are absent on the day of a lab, you may be
  asked to write a report on the concept if the lab
  has been taken down

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Assignments

• On the board
• On the Internet at http//www.lcusd.net/lchs/mewol
  dsen

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Power Standards

• Newton's laws predict the motion of most objects
• The laws of conservation of energy and momentum
  provide a way to predict and describe the
  movement of objects
• Energy cannot be created or destroyed, although
  in many processes energy is transferred to the
  environment as heat

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• Waves have characteristic properties that do not
  depend on the type of wave
• Electric and magnetic phenomena are related and
  have many practical applications
• Special Relativity

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Projects

• Projects will be done to illustrate mastery of
  the concepts in Physics (and to have fun!)
• Most of these projects will occur after the STAR
  tests as we will be covering the curriculum
  before that time

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Types of Projects

• Egg Drop
• Egg Catch
• Catapult
• Mouse Trap Car
• Spaghetti Bridge
• Paper Towers and Airplanes
• Rube Goldberg Invention

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Egg Drop
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Egg Catch Container
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Catapult
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Spaghetti Bridges






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Paper Towersand Airplanes
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Rube Goldberg Invention
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Any Questions?