Welcome to Physics!
This website will provide you with resources to help you learn not just about what physics is, but to also learn how to actually do physics.
This website will provide you with resources to help you learn not just about what physics is, but to also learn how to actually do physics.
05/13/2025
Practice 🧑🏭 soldering
Practice 🧑🏭 soldering
05/05/2025
Review Series and Parallel circuits
Review Series and Parallel circuits
5/01/2025
1. Build the bell ringer activity
2. Decide on pizza
3. Build a series circuit with light bulbs and measure voltage across each resistor, and current out of the power supply. Then determine the equivalent resistance of the circuit.
4. Do a brief CER description involving this circuit.
Claim: the voltage drops cross each light bulb add up to the power supply voltage
Evidence: We built a series circuit and measured voltage drops across each light bulb. The voltages added up to the power supply voltage
Reasoning: Kirchhoff’s loop law says that in any circuit loop the total voltage drops are equal to the total voltage rises. (In this circuit the power supply is the voltage rise and the light bulbs are voltage drops ☔️
1. Build the bell ringer activity
2. Decide on pizza
3. Build a series circuit with light bulbs and measure voltage across each resistor, and current out of the power supply. Then determine the equivalent resistance of the circuit.
4. Do a brief CER description involving this circuit.
Claim: the voltage drops cross each light bulb add up to the power supply voltage
Evidence: We built a series circuit and measured voltage drops across each light bulb. The voltages added up to the power supply voltage
Reasoning: Kirchhoff’s loop law says that in any circuit loop the total voltage drops are equal to the total voltage rises. (In this circuit the power supply is the voltage rise and the light bulbs are voltage drops ☔️
4/25/2025
1. Work more single loop problems
2. Discuss resistors in parallel, multi loop problems
1. Work more single loop problems
2. Discuss resistors in parallel, multi loop problems
4/22/2025
.5 Catch stuff on fire
1. Review some circuit problems
2. Build some circuits
3. Use an ammeter and a voltmeter to measure current and voltage
4. Calculate the resistance of a light bulb 💡!
5. Work some review problems
.5 Catch stuff on fire
1. Review some circuit problems
2. Build some circuits
3. Use an ammeter and a voltmeter to measure current and voltage
4. Calculate the resistance of a light bulb 💡!
5. Work some review problems
4/17/2025
1. Review basic circuit elements
2. Look at PhET DC circuit simulator
3. Talk about the water /pipe/pump analogy. The good and the bad
4. Work Ohm’s law problems
1. Review basic circuit elements
2. Look at PhET DC circuit simulator
3. Talk about the water /pipe/pump analogy. The good and the bad
4. Work Ohm’s law problems
4/15/2025
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4/14/2025
1. Continue building solar powered cars
2. Begin discussion of Ohm’s law, voltage, current, and resistance
3. Demonstrate PhET circuit simulation
4. Work practice problems on basic DC circuits
1. Continue building solar powered cars
2. Begin discussion of Ohm’s law, voltage, current, and resistance
3. Demonstrate PhET circuit simulation
4. Work practice problems on basic DC circuits
4/11/2025
1. Start Electricity and Magnetism
2. Talk about electric energy transfer
3. Talk about electric and magnetic fields
4. Start talking about electric circuits and Ohm’s law
1. Start Electricity and Magnetism
2. Talk about electric energy transfer
3. Talk about electric and magnetic fields
4. Start talking about electric circuits and Ohm’s law
3/20/2025
1. Online Learning: Work problem set 3.17
1. Online Learning: Work problem set 3.17
Problem Sets
| physics_set_3.17.pdf |
| physics_problem_set_2.pdf |
| physics_problem_set_3.pdf |
03/17/2025
1. Review torque concepts
2. Work some entry level problems
1. Review torque concepts
2. Work some entry level problems
03/11/2025
1. Begin final construction of Pendulum Snake 2
1. Begin final construction of Pendulum Snake 2
03/05/2025
1. Begin Planning Pendulum Snake
1. Begin Planning Pendulum Snake
03/01/2025
1. Complete Projectile Path 2
1. Complete Projectile Path 2
02/25/2025
1. Fan Cars Part II: Bigger, Faster, Badder
1. Fan Cars Part II: Bigger, Faster, Badder
02/24/2025
1. Discuss and begin planning the construction of a pendulum snake thing
1. Discuss and begin planning the construction of a pendulum snake thing
02/18/2025
1. Use Video Physics app to record a basket ball toss
2. Generate motion graphs from the video
3. Create replica of ball toss with strings and balls
1. Use Video Physics app to record a basket ball toss
2. Generate motion graphs from the video
3. Create replica of ball toss with strings and balls
02/14/2025
1. Build Fan Carts!
2. Use Logger Pro to determine the acceleration of your carts
3. Measure the mass of carts
4. Calculate Thrust Force on carts (F =ma)
1. Build Fan Carts!
2. Use Logger Pro to determine the acceleration of your carts
3. Measure the mass of carts
4. Calculate Thrust Force on carts (F =ma)
Physics 1 Class Expectations
Anyone can learn how to do physics, but it takes practice. So to be successful in this class you must...
1. Come to class with notebook, pencil/pen, and a calculator and stay awake
2. Work 5 to 10 practice problems every evening for at least 30 minutes
As you work more problems, they will become easier. It just takes practice.
Anyone can learn how to do physics, but it takes practice. So to be successful in this class you must...
1. Come to class with notebook, pencil/pen, and a calculator and stay awake
2. Work 5 to 10 practice problems every evening for at least 30 minutes
As you work more problems, they will become easier. It just takes practice.
| minnesota_academic_standards_in_science_–_final_with_examples_and_emphasis_statements_updated_020824.pdf |
| physics-web_sab7rrq.pdf |
| physics_syllabus.pdf |
| physics__equation_sheet.pdf |
Example CER
Claim: kinetic energy is lost in an in elastic collision.
Evidence: We measured the velocity of two carts before and after a collision. Then we used these velocities to calculate the total kinetic of the carts both before and after the collision. Calculations showed the kinetic energy after the collision was less than the kinetic energy before the collision.
Reason: Some of the kinetic energy transforms into heat and sound.
Claim: kinetic energy is lost in an in elastic collision.
Evidence: We measured the velocity of two carts before and after a collision. Then we used these velocities to calculate the total kinetic of the carts both before and after the collision. Calculations showed the kinetic energy after the collision was less than the kinetic energy before the collision.
Reason: Some of the kinetic energy transforms into heat and sound.
