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Mr. Keith Williamston High School keithd@gowcs.net

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Classwork and Homework
Progress Reports
Late Work Policy
Extra Credit
Outside Links
Physical Science Syllabus
Physical Science Standards
Graph Paper - any kind that you want, just choose, enter the dimensions, and get a .pdf
PowerSchool
https://www3.gowcs.net/netstorage/ access your H: drive files from home (Tested on April 22, 2010 from home)
www.GiveAwayOfTheDay.com Free software that is normally only for sale - BUT, only available on that day. This is the full program and you get it forever, until the next version (just like any program)

Classwork and Homework:

QIA - Question in Answer - make a new statement that includes both the question and answer.
This is how all homework questions should be answered
(this is not an assignment - just a guideline)

Trimester 3

Students need to be bringing their scientific calculators from now on.

June 7
Review Day 2 - Notes are here (1.8mb)

June 4
Review Day 1 - Notes are here

June 3
Laser Activities including laser communications and Laser show. Notes are here
Review starts tomorrow and continues on Monday.
No homework

June 2
We combined polarization and photography to experience some 3-D projection.
Study guide for the final is here
No test this week, only a final next week.

June 1
Notes from today are here
no homework

May 28
Today's classwork (which is homework if they did not finish and is due Tuesday)
1. Notes 26-3
2. Pg. 680 #1-5
3. Notes 26-4
4. Pg. 684 #1-4
5. Notes 26-6
6. Pg. 692 1-4

May 27
Notes from today are here
No homework

May 26
Notes from today are here.
No homework

May 25
We went over the test, new grades were posted in the room.
No homework.
9th graders went to the Timeline event for part of 1st and all of 2nd

May 24
Notes are here
homework Page 674 #1-4
Tests were shown to students but collected again. I will give them back tomorrow.

Test was on Friday, May 22 over Chapters 23, 24, 25

May 20
Test tomorrow!
Corrected review packet is here with extra topics!
GiveAwayOfTheDay today is for 3D Ebook Cover
Review for the test is here

May 18
Notes are here
Study for test

May 17
Notes from today are here
Start studying for test
Modern Marvels - X-rays

May 13
Notes from today are here
No homework

May 12
In class we did activities relating to visible light and UV light. Notes are here (short).
Free Fireworks Glasses like the ones we used in class are available here. Just send them a SASE with a 44 cent stamp and tell them you want Fireworks Glasses.
No homework.

May 11
The Internet has been down and came back today around 2:45
It is not a sure thing that email sent between Friday evening and this afternoon will be delivered, please resend if possible.

If your printer is down, then just a note saying that you saw the PowerSchool page for your child this week.

Internet Outage here at school. PowerSchool from home was not affected since it is hosted elsewhere.

May 4
Notes from today are here
No homework
Doppler Effect Applet

May 3
Notes from today are here. Many demonstrations and a few activities.
Talking tapes here Talking Tapes
Also available here: Arbor Scientific - one of my favorite science supply sites
CardTalk Record Player Plans are at the bottom of the home page Home to NeatScience.com
AirZooka (Air Canon) is here

April 29
Notes are here
Free tone generator (download)

April 28
Notes from today are here
No homework
Speed of sound animations are here: Stopped, Slow, at the speed of sound, faster than sound
Sonic Boom from a Navy Jet
Jet # 2

April 27
Notes are here
No homework

April 26
Homework due tomorrow is here (Wave workshee t)
Notes from today are here

April 23
We finished watching the documentary about Ben Franklin
No homework

April 22
Homework collected, no new homework

April 21
Notes from today are here
Homework due Thursday:

Page 594 #1-4
Pg. 599 #1-5

April 20
Notes from today are here
Grades for most students updated with tests, and reviews. Papers finished later will be added tonight or tomorrow. Please check PowerSchool

April 17

We went over test but students did not get to take them home.
I showed a quick Youtube video about balance and motion with Ryan Leach on his bike in the city.
You can find it here
another http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHB9Kb_nRkQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjkfbO-UpRI Motorcycle version
Another really good one is here

April 16
Test today - no homework and no notes.

April 15
Notes from today are here
Test tomorrow

April 14
Notes from today are here
Homework is to finish the review packet given out in class. Make sure to add the following to the review packet:
Describe fuses and circuit breakers, and be able to do Ohm's law problems I=V/R

April 13
Notes from today are here
No homework

April 12
Notes for today are here.
No homework

*********** Spring Break!!! ***********

April 1
Students got some experience today with soldering by tinning the ends of a wire and also making a loop of wire and soldering the ends together. They incorporated a piece of heat shrink tubing to cover the joint.
Progress reports given today to all students that attended. 5th period got theirs yesterday.
No homework - have a nice break and come back ready to move right back into electricity.

March 31
Notes from today are here
We did a lab today where we dissected a light bulb and diagrammed the parts
Tomorrow students will be given a progress report to take home

March 30
Notes from today are here
Homework Due Wednesday:
Pg. 500 #1-5
Pg. 511 Terms for sections 19-3

March 29
Notes from today are here
No homework

March 26
Notes from today are here.
Homework is due Monday and can be found here

March 25
Notes from today are here.
No homework
Possible test next week on first half of chapter 19 (before spring break)

March 24
Notes from today are here.
No homework
Rebus 1
Rebus 2
Rebus 3
Rebus 4
Dead Snake video

March 23
Today we checked homework, went over the test, and continued with our study of static electricity.
No written notes today and no homework for tonight.

Duck Dodgers on youtube

March 22
Intro to electricity unit Chapters 19-21
Notes from today are here
Homework Due Tuesday:
On Page 511, define the terms from unit 19-1 and 19-2 (10 terms)
Page 492 Questions 1,2,3,4

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March 19
Test today
Intro activity for unit on electricity.

March 18
Scan of the completed review sheet is here.
No homework other than to study for tomorrow's test.
Nuclear Power Plant Simulation - Simulates nuclear plant operation and emergencies. Open and close valves, start and stop motors, move the control rods and prevent a meltdown! (or cause one!)

March 17
We finished our viewing and discussion of the documentary, Atomic Cafe.
Homework for Thursday - Chapter 11 Review Sheet which can be found here

March 16
Today we discussed the Atomic Era and its history. We watched the first half of the documentary film, Atomic Cafe
No notes today or homework.
Tomorrow there will be a test review given as homework.

March 15
Today we used Geiger Counters and learned about personal radiation doses for the year.
No online notes today. No homework tonight.
Calculate your Annual Radiation Dose - From the U.S. EPA

March 12
Talked about the difference between Fission and Fusion. Brielfy discussed the idea of nuclear deterrents and the arms race. Defined bomb yeilds in terms of tons of TNT, kiloton, megaton. No notes today.
Homework due Monday:
Read and "take notes" (fill in missing notes) from Chapter 11.1, 11.2, 11.3
Page 269 # 3,4
Page 278 #2,3,4
Page 284 #1,4

March 11
Notes from today are here
No homework today

March 10
Notes from today are here.
No homework.

March 9
Notes from today are here.
No homework. We are studying from Chapter 11 in our textbook.
Some students still need to turn in their lab safety contract.
Students were all given a textbook and that book needs to stay at home. We have a class set and this will make for less wear and tear on the textbooks.

March 8
Homework due Tuesday - Lab Safety Contract, found here
Student questionaire might alse need to be finished at home if not finished in class.
Students, try out the 3-D Audio links found here. Make sure to use headphones or ear buds.

Progress Reports - Parents and Students should look for these on PowerSchool. I will usually post these in the classroom as well under the student numbers for privacy. PowerSchool - log in here

Late Work Policy

I will be giving all students two Tiger Passes which will allow students to turn in an assignment late without penalty for up to five days. If the passes are not used then they can be turned in for extra credit at the end of the trimester.
Details are below:

Assignment Due Date Policy

1. Assignments are due the next day--unless stated otherwise.

2. Late work is accepted only for the following reasons:

Excused absence on the day of the assignment or on the due-date extends the due-date by one day.
Tiger Passes that are filled out and turned in with the late assignment extend the due-date up to one calendar week for 100% of the earned grade.
Unused Tiger Passes are worth 2 points each at the end of the trimester.
Tiger Passes may be used in combination with an excused absence.

Extra Credit - 5 or 10 points added to the total number of points in a grading period. It is like adding 5 or 10 points to a test that has normal weighting. For example, if you made 15 points on a 28 point test you could bring it up to 25 points. Extra credit is designed to help students who have all of their work turned in and is usually pretty demanding and time consuming. Consider how few points you will get when you commit to doing extra credit.

All extra credit must be approved by me before starting the work. I will tell you up front what the likely number of points will be. The intention is that the student will learn more about some aspect of Physics while helping other students to understand as well. Extra credit work will almost always be something that gets constructed for classroom use or display.

I have many ideas for projects that would get immediate approval. Limit of two extra credit projects per year and only one for any nine week period.

Links (external):

Virtual TI-83Plus Calculator to keep on your computer (nice!) Note: you will need to have the ROM code from your own TI-83Plus calculator to enable this program. Press 2nd, Mem, 1 to get it.

http://www.sonicspot.com/wavetools/wavetools.html

Talking Tapes

Electronics Tutorials at www.electronics-tutorials.ws

Science Toys you can make

Inventor's Handbook

The Secret Life of Machines Homepage

Invisible Inks

Bad Movie Physics

How everyday things are made

Earth Science Links

Edible Science

http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/index.html