START OF 1st SEMESTER
Lab 1: Data Collection
Lab 2: Conceptual Graphing
Lab 3: Projectile Motion
Lab 4: Asteroids & Inertia (Newton's 1st Law)
Lab 5: Skateboards (Newton's 2nd Law)
Lab 6: Match Rockets(Newton's 3rd Law)
Lab 7: Newton's Laws Review Lab (explain application of three laws)
Lab 8: Conservation of Momentum (Ballistic Pendulum)
Lab 9: Conservation of Energy
Lab 10: Models of The Atom
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Lab 11: Density
Lab 12: The Great Balloon Lab - Part I: Construction
Lab 12 (cont): The Great Balloon Lab - Part II: Launch
Lab 13: Introduction to Egg Drop Competition
WINTER BREAK
Lab 13 (cont.): Egg Drop Competition
START OF 2nd SEMESTER
Lab 14: Phase Change - Week One (W, Th, F only - new lab schedules)
Lab 14: Phase Change - Week Two (M, Tu only - new lab schedules)
Lab 16: Mechanical Waves
Lab 17: Speed of Sound
Lab 18: Physics Adventure Race
Lab 19: Error Analysis Activity
Lab 20: Series / Parallel Circuits
SPRING BREAK
Lab 21: Ohm's Law
Lab 22: Circuit Design Activity
Lab 23: First Semester Review
Lab 24: Atomic Spectra
Lab 25: Half-Life
Lab 26: Scavenger Hunt (review)
Lab 27: Exam Review