springboard physics

This summative assessment covers statics, dynamics, circular motion, and energy. The exam consists of 10 multiple choice questions and seven free response questions. I've also included pictures on the test to assist ESL students.

This activity introduces students to frictional forces, the coefficient of static friction, and the coefficient of kinetic friction by using a free online simulation available through Phet.colorado.edu. The activity walks students through five different scenarios of pushing, then sliding, various objects over a flat surface. The simulation allows different graphs to be displayed by clicking a check box. The graph options are acceleration vs time, velocity vs time, and position vs time. With this

This is the rotational motion review I've used for my classes as a form of a study guide preceding the rotational motion exam. There are five questions, some of which are multi-part. All questions are FRQ style and some have accompanying diagrams to support EL students. The concepts covered on this worksheet include angular velocity, angular acceleration, angular momentum, and rotational inertia.

This activity allows students to be engaged in learning about Newton's 2nd law of motion, F = ma. Students hang a variety of masses from a force scale and plot their results on a graph. This activity has instructions for using the graphing software LoggerPro from Vernier.com. Students discover the linear relationship between mass and acceleration (in this case, the acceleration due to gravity).

This is the powerpoint that supports and precedes the constant velocity car lab for physics or algebra to introduce linear graphs and interpret their meanings. Note: You'll need an object that travels at constant velocity in order to complete the corresponding lab. A battery powered toy car works well for this lab.

Powerpoint presentation for graphs representing linear motion. Various graphs of both linear and accelerated motion are included.

This key includes worked out solutions for the honors physics sem 1 final exam. The red number at the top left is the total points of the exam.

This is an 8 question ppt review over fundamental concepts of linear motion. The concepts covered are speed, velocity, distance, and displacement. Note that this review does not include acceleration. The format of the questions that appear on this review are short story problems and interpreting graphs.