springboard physics

This is another great option for a summer assignment to prepare the student for an rigorous course in physics. This includes metric units, algebra, geometry, and some basic trigonometry review. Answer key now included!

This is a comprehensive review of number sense and operations, algebra skills (including solving for a variable, evaluating expressions, and graphing), and some geometry, while also introducing some of the key equations for AP Physics 1.

These are my class notes for my AP Physics 1 class. This set of notes includes 30 examples on the concepts of torque and rotational motion. Most of the examples are multi-part free response style questions while there are a few MC questions on the last page. I've included a number of images to support EL students as well as to support the context of the question. There are a few fill-in-the-blank style questions and I've also included all of the key equations for this unit at strategic points th

These are notes for an introduction to vectors. There are three pages of student notes which include a few examples covering vector decomposition, tip-to-tail method, and the parallelogram method. Solution key included!

These are my class notes that I made for my AP Physics 1 class. There are 28 examples, most of which are multi-part with a few MC questions on the last page. Also included is one multi-select MC question. I've included a few fill-in-the blank questions as well to help establish conceptual understanding as well as to build vocabulary. Images are included to support contextual understanding and for visuals. I included equation boxes for AP Physics 1 relevant equations and presented them as neede

These are my notes that I created for teaching AP physics 1 students kinematics concepts. These notes follow the kinematics in 1D notes. Specifically, this set of notes introduces projectile motion (or motion in 2D) whereas the kinematics in 1D notes focus on linear motion only. There are 11 examples (MC and FRQ) covering classic physics scenarios such as sketching the vertical and horizontal components of the velocity vector, determining the maximum height, maximum time in the air, and horizon

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 comprehensive packet of notes is designed to teach the dynamics concepts of AP physics 1, but can also be applied to an honors physics course. There are 31 numbered examples. Most examples include an image to support EL students. The concepts covered within these notes include Newton's laws, free-body diagrams, Hooke's Law, identifying the main types of forces, coefficient of both static and kinetic friction, and applying newton's laws to solve for unknown quantities.

This is a nice reinforcement worksheet that can be used as notes, HW, or general practice. There are 8 total questions, all free response. The concepts covered are distance, displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration. Most prompts are text-based, but there is one question that includes a table of values (velocity vs. time) in which the students are asked to determine the acceleration. Five kinematics equations appear at the top of the page for reference.

This two-page (front & back) worksheet offers quite a comprehensive assessment of displacement, distance, velocity, and speed. There are nine questions in total. Some of the four questions on the first page require Pythagorean Theorem and the formula for circumference in order to calculate the distance traveled around the given shapes. The first four questions also includes some nice visuals from Geogebra. Additionally, there are five story problems on the back page and the student is asked to

These are my class notes for the circular motion and gravitation unit for my AP Physics 1 class. There are 21 total examples, which are also based on demonstrations that I perform in class. I use the insert 'demo' and 'video' within the notes to mark the point in the sequence where a demonstration or video is presented to support learning. Most of the examples are free response type questions, though I did include 6 MC practice questions at the end of the notes. The first page of the notes (ex

These are two different challenge questions for AP Physics 1 or honors physics related to forces. Both questions ask the student to solve for the resulting acceleration of the system. In question 1, masses 1 and 2 are attached to each other by a cable while a 3rd mass, the hanging mass, is attached to mass 2 by a cable and is driving the system by it's weight. The values of the coefficients of friction and all masses are given and the student is asked to first create an FBD, then use Newton's 2

This worksheet provides quite the comprehensive analysis of position-time graphs. There are 16 specific questions covering distance, displacement, speed, and velocity referencing for four different x-t graphs. This also serves as a great study guide for the linear motion unit.

This great reinforcement worksheet has four questions related to motion graphs. Students are asked to analyze and interpret the graphs to determine velocity and acceleration. This worksheet contains both x-t and v-t graphs to assess or reinforce student understanding of these concepts. Question 1 has three sub-questions based on an x-t graph. Question 2 has three sub-questions based on a v-t graph. Question 3 asks the student to compare an x-t and v-t graph. Finally, question 4 presents a table

This reinforcement worksheet can be used as notes or as HW. There are 13 questions which focus on the concept of linear acceleration, velocity, and displacement. All prompts are text based. The last questions asks the student to create a velocity vs. time graph of two students riding go-karts. The graphing grid is provided and includes scaling and labels. Additionally, I've included four well known kinematics equations at the top of the page as reference.

This is part 3 of continuity and one-sided limits. I also included an additional example using the intermediate value theorem, which was introduced in part 2 of this set of notes. The assignment that appears on the solution key is based on our text book, 'Calculus' by Larson, 10e.

This is the other version of the worksheet that I use after a linear motion activity to reinforce the concepts of constant velocity produces a graph that has a steady slope, slope of a graph shows the speed, and the y-intercept shows where an object began moving with respect to a reference point (starting line). The worksheet has two x-t graphs, each of which has two linear curves representing two different objects. There are five questions associated with each graph.

This reinforcement worksheet can be used as notes or as HW. There are 10 questions which focus on the concept of linear acceleration. All prompts are text based. I've included four well known kinematics equations at the top of the page as reference.

This is a worksheet that I use after a linear motion activity to reinforce the concepts of constant velocity produces a graph that has a steady slope, slope of a graph shows the speed, and the y-intercept shows where an object began moving with respect to a reference point (starting line). The worksheet has two x-t graphs, each of which has two linear curves representing two different objects. There are five questions associated with each graph.

On this worksheet (or quiz) the student is asked to interpret a short story about a student going from their house to the bus stop. It incorporates changes in speed and direction. The speed of the student is constant when in motion so knowledge of accelerated motion is not required. The student has to decide on the relative slope of line segments and where to plot certain points on the provided x-t graph to maintain consistency with the story.