September 2013

Maddens Physics
Sunday 1
LABOR DAY

Curriculum Calendar 2013-2014

Tuesday 2
Teachers report

Monday

Wednesday 3
Chancellors Conference Day

Thursday 4 5
ROSH HASHANAH

Friday 6
ROSH HASHANAH

Saturday 7

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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

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Def of Physics Rules and Expectations

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Diagnostic Day 1

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Diagnostic Day 2

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Safety/Materials Lab and Lab Notebook Intro Lab #1

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(Opening Day Ice Breaker and Survey)

Castle Learning and computer/calculator assignment

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Greek Letters

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SI units Greek Letters Quiz

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Unit Conversions 1

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Unit Conversions 2 Measurement and Units Lab # 2

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Vectors v. Scalars

Modeling, Geometry and Scaling

Displacement v. Distance

Velocity v. Speed

Velocity and acceleration

River problems?

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Vectors and Scalars Lab # 3

October 2013
Maddens Physics
Sunday Monday Tuesday 1 Wednesday 2
Practice with formulas on a horizontal plane Practice with formulas on a vertical plane

Curriculum Calendar 2013-2014

Thursday 3 Friday 4
Velocity and Acceleration Lab # 4

Saturday 5

vf = vi + at d = vit + at2 vf2 = vi2 + 2ad

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Gravitational acceleration and free fall Cliff problems

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Objects going up

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Horizontal v. Vertical motions Lab # 5

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Vertical motion away from Earth

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COLUMBUS DAY

Unit 1 EXAM

Projectiles Intro Horizontal and vertical components

Projectiles Practice Utilizing formulas

Optimum Angle/ Practice

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Projectiles Lab # 6

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Newtons Laws

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Forces Intro/ Using F=ma Forces in multiple planes/ practice

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Friction

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Newton Lesson?

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Applying the Coefficient of Friction/ Practice

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Normal Force v. Gravitational Force (Weight) Forces Lab # 7

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Simple Machines Intro / Mechanical Advantage

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November 2013
Maddens Physics
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Curriculum Calendar 2013-2014

Friday 1
Applied Force on an inclined Plane

Saturday 2

Inclined Plane Problem Practice

Chancellors Conference Day

Frictional Force Lab # 8 (May be done earlier)

Inclined Plane Force Lab # 9

Centripetal Force, acceleration and velocity

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VETERANS DAY Centripetal v. Centrifugal and practice

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Centrifugal Force Lab # 10

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Universal Gravitational Force

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Universal Gravitational Force Practice

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Gravitational Force Lab # 11 Force and Springs

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Spring Force Lab # 12

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Unit 2 Exam

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Energy Intro (PE v. KE)

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q

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Calculating KE

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Calculating PE

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Energy Calc. Practice THANKSGIVING RECESS

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THANKSGIVING RECESS

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December 2013
Maddens Physics
Sunday 1 Monday 2 Tuesday 3 Wednesday 4 Thursday 5

Curriculum Calendar 2013-2014

Friday 6 Saturday 7

PE in springs

PE Spring Lab # 13

PE and KE Lab # 14

Work v. Power v. Heat

Work

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Power

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Heat/Internal Energy Total Energy

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Practice Problems

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Work and Power Lab # 15

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Heat Lab # 16

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UNIT 3 EXAM

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Energy in multiple forms

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Torque

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Newton Man, Myth, Legend (by forces?)

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HOLIDAY RECESS

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HOLIDAY RECESS

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HOLIDAY RECESS

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HOLIDAY RECESS

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HOLIDAY RECESS

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HOLIDAY RECESS

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HOLIDAY RECESS

January 2014

Maddens Physics
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 1
HOLIDAY RECESS Conservation Laws

Curriculum Calendar 2013-2014

Thursday 2
Conservation of Momentum and Newtons Inertia

Friday 3

Saturday 4

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Momentum (Calculation)

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Momentum Lab # 17 Impulse

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Momentum and Impulse practice

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Impulse Lab # 18

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Angular momentum and application of conservation laws to problems Elastic and nonelastic collisions

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Elastic and nonelastic collisions

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Collisions practice

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UNIT 4 EXAM

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MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY Energy lost in transference

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River displacement and velocity problems Mid-year Review

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Intro to Einstein and Particle Physics

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JAN REGENTS Morn LE Aft Eng Phys restricted

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JAN JAN REGENTS REGENTS Morn Morn Global Global Aft Aft Alg Alg 2/Trig 2/Trig

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JAN JAN REGENTS REGENTS Morn Morn US/Geometry US/Geometry Aft Aft ES/Chem ES/Chem

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JAN JAN REGENTS REGENTS Morn Morn Alg Alg *Morn *Morn == 10AM 10AM *Aft *Aft == 2PM 2PM

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The Subatomic world / Standard Model and Four Fundamental Forces

February 2014

Maddens Physics
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Curriculum Calendar 2013-2014

Friday Saturday 1

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History of Particle Physics 1

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History of Particle Physics 2

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Waves intro

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Photoelectric Effect Lab # 19

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Double Slit Lab # 20
Kepler, Galileo, Brahe, etc. Keplers Laws

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Wave measurements frequency, amplitude, period, wavelength, nodes and antinodes

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Transverse and Longitudinal waves (Sound v. Light) Doppler and sound/light

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Wave calculations w/ sound and light UNIT 5 EXAM

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Waves LAB!

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v = fT = 1/f

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MIDWINTER RECESS

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MIDWINTER RECESS

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MIDWINTER RECESS

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MIDWINTER RECESS

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MIDWINTER RECESS

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EM Spectra

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Using v = fto determine color of light and vice versa

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Practice with v = f

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Back to subatomic world with standard model quark flavor calculations Practice quark calculation

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Electrons and energy levels

March 2014
Maddens Physics
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Curriculum Calendar 2013-2014

Friday Saturday 1

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Conversion from eV to J and practice energy level diagrams then and color photon intro)

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Using J to derive v and Standard Model and Four Fundamental Forces

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Refraction v. Reflection v. Diffraction Snells Law and Refraction

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Snells Law Practice

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Snells Law Lab # 21

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Reflection Lab # 22

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Index of refraction, speed and wavelength

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Practice with ratios for light

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Waves LAB # 23

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UNIT 6 EXAM

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Modern Physics Intro

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Super Colliders / CERN

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Stephen Hawking and the future of physics 1

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Stephen Hawking and the future of physics 2 Modern Physics Formulas

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Einsteins Big Idea / Relativity Applications Parallel Worlds and Parallel Universes

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Energy in subatomic particles (E=mc2)

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Story of the universe

April 2014
Maddens Physics
Sunday Monday Tuesday 1
Fission and Fusion Transmutations

Curriculum Calendar 2013-2014

Wednesday 2
Natural v. Artificial

Thursday 3

Friday 4
Nuclear reactors

Saturday 5

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Nuclear Reactors 2

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Half-lives and radiodating

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Half-lives and radiodating 2

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Half-life lab/ Radiodating Lab # 24

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UNIT 7 EXAM

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SPRING BREAK

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SPRING BREAK

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SPRING BREAK

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SPRING BREAK

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SPRING BREAK

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SPRING BREAK

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SPRING BREAK

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Electricity Intro Alternative energy and relation to light/ subatomics Calculating Electrostatic force

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Practice with electrostatic forces

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Electric Field Strength

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Electric Field Lab # 25 (Effect of like and

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Voltage, Current and resistance (OHMs Law)

different charges)

May 2014
Maddens Physics
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 1
Work, Voltage and Charge Current and charge

Curriculum Calendar 2013-2014

Friday 2 Saturday 3

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Simple Circuits and Symbols

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Series Circuits

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Parallel Circuits

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Series v. Parallel Circuit Lab # 1 (Theoretical) Lab # 26

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Series v. Parallel Circuit Lab # 2 (actual) Lab # 27

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Resistivity Lesson Resistivity Lab?

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Series calculations and properties

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Parallel Calculations and properties Power in Electrical Circuits

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Work in electrical circuits

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Work and power practice problems

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EXAM?

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Magnetism and Magnetic field orientation

Electro Magnetism, Gausss Law and the Right Hand Rule

Magnet Lab # 28

Gausss Law and other formulas in Magnetic fields (Magnetic field measurements)

Coils, Transistors and Electromagnetism (Movement of charge in magnetic fields)

TWO ADDITONAL WEEKS OF REVIEW (TIGHTEN UP)

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REVIEW WEEK 1 PART 1 EXAM

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REVIEW WEEK 1 PART 1 REVIEW

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REVIEW WEEK 1 PART 2 EXAM

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REVIEW WEEK 1 PART 2 REVIEW

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MEMORIAL DAY

June 2014
Maddens Physics
Sunday 1
REVIEW WEEK 2 PART 1 EXAM

Curriculum Calendar 2013-2014

Tuesday 2
REVIEW WEEK 2 PART 1 REVIEW

Monday

Wednesday 3
REVIEW WEEK 2 PART 2 EXAM

Thursday 4 5
CHANCELLORS CONFERENCE DAY

Friday 6
REVIEW WEEK 2 PART 2 REVIEW

Saturday 7

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REVIEW WEEK 3 PART 1 EXAM

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REVIEW WEEK 3 PART 1 REVIEW

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TEACHERS CHOICE LESSON WEEK 3 (Magnets follow up or quiz) REVIEW WEEK 3 PART 2 EXAM

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REVIEW WEEK 3 PART 2 REVIEW

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Final Question Before Exam / Teachers Choice Lesson PEP TALK!

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REGENTS EXAMS

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REGENTS EXAMS

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REGENTS EXAMS

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REGENTS EXAMS

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REGENTS EXAMS

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SUMMER BEGINS

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