Who am I?
CONTACT
Summary Video
What are we going to learn?
uNIT GUIDE
Kinematics (motion) AP Physics
Useful resources
Schedule
How are we going to learn?
Prior Knowledge
How will we be evaluated?
Who I am
Ms. Klein I teach all physics on campus and have taught integrated science.
How to reach me
Grade concerns
Email: Madelynn.klein@guhsdaz.orgRM: K302
My door is always open if you areconcerned about your grades! I will do my best to help you achieve your academic goals, but you still need to put in the work!
When is tutoring
Wed & Thurs: After school till 3:35pm WLC & before school everyday
Subtopics in Kinematics
What are we going to learn?
Measurements of motion
Constant Velocity
Constant Acceleration
Free Fall and Projectiles
Test taking and study skills
How do you study? What works best for highter level classes?
Americans will use anything but the metric system... unless you take a science class
Explaining cruise control on a boring interstate
Explaining the rest of our driving experiences
What goes up must come down... at the same rate no matter the mass
Timeline
Constant Velocity
Constant Acceleration
2-3 school days including a lab and worksheets
4-5 days including a lab and worksheets
Measurements
Kinematics
Free Fall Projectiles
2-3 days learning how to be scientists
Test taking and Study skills
4-5 days including hands-on activities and worksheets
Measurements
Topics include SI units, using lab equipment, and physics vocabulary
- Reading a ruler, scale, stopwatch, etc.
- Dimensional analysis
- Distance v. Displacement
Timeline: 2-3 Days
What are we going to need?
Skills that are necessary to be successful in this unit
- Data analysis
- graph shapes and proportionalities
- Writing skills
- Algebra skills
- PEMDAS and SADMEP (inverse operations :) )
- Arithmetic skills
- Making a graph when given data
Test and Study Skills
AP classes are very different than your average high school class. This is because AP teaches college level courses which usually leads to more indepth discussions and more work. Because of this, students need to learn study skills and they need to learn common test taking strategies to help them succeed.
- Time management skills
- Being an active learner
- Being an active test taker
Summary VIDEO
How are we going to learn?
Learning Activities that I use the most
- Group Practice
- Worksheets as well as practice problems with the whole class
- Independent Practice
- Quizzes
- Labs and hands-on activities
- Labs include a formal lab write up (I will provide a template)
- Activites are 1-pagers
- Direct instruction
- Used to introduce new topics
Constant Acceleration
"The kinematic equations only apply to
constant acceleration situations. Circular
motion and projectile motion are both
included. Circular motion is further covered in Unit 3. The three kinematic equations describing linear motion with constant acceleration... " -AP Classroom
- Ramp lab
- 3 main equations
- Acceleration definition
Tentative Schedule
Useful resources
Outside resources that are going to be helpul as you study
- https://physics.info/motion-graphs/problems.shtml
- Online textbook with practice
- https://www.physicsclassroom.com
- https://www.flippingphysics.com/ap-physics-1.html
- https://www.aplusphysics.com/ap1/ap1-supp.html
- Practice problems with explanations
- http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/index.html#mechcon
Flipping Physics
Video 1-9 for constant velocity in 1 Dimension V
Link
Free fall and Projectiles
"The linear motion of a system can be described by the displacement, velocity, and acceleration of its center of mass. The variables x, v, and a all refer to the
center-of-mass quantities." -AP Classroom
- Motion in the y-dimension
- Motion in 2-dimensions (x & y)
- why do we neglect air resistance?
Flipping physics
Video on our base units
Link
Preparing for the test
AP exams are daunting, here are a few tips to help!
"Try to review for at least 30 minutes a day (with an off-day here or there) to fully maximize the practice and content retention. Even better: find a friend who is also taking the AP® Physics 1 exam and plan your “study dates” together!" -AP Classroom
Link
How will we be evaluated?
Grade break down (also found on syllabus) Extra Credit is offered at my discretion
Constant Acceleration
Videos 10-20 are constant acceleration in 1 Dimension
Link
Free fall and projectiles
Videos 21-33 are for free fall and projectiles
Link
Constant Velocity
"An observer in a reference frame can describe the motion of an object using such quantities as position, displacement, distance, velocity, speed, and acceleration." -AP classroom
- Buggy Lab
- 1 main equation
- Vector math
- Velocity and Displacement definitions
What are we going to learn?
The first unit of AP Physics is Kinematics and it covers linear motion
- The physics
- Defintions for displacement, velocity, and acceleration.
- Motion in both 1 dimension and 2 dimensions
- Working with vectors
- How to be a physicist
- Taking measurements
- Identifying variables
- Writing procedures
- Communicating results
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Who am I?
CONTACT
Summary Video
What are we going to learn?
uNIT GUIDE
Kinematics (motion) AP Physics
Useful resources
Schedule
How are we going to learn?
Prior Knowledge
How will we be evaluated?
Who I am
Ms. Klein I teach all physics on campus and have taught integrated science.
How to reach me
Grade concerns
Email: Madelynn.klein@guhsdaz.orgRM: K302
My door is always open if you areconcerned about your grades! I will do my best to help you achieve your academic goals, but you still need to put in the work!
When is tutoring
Wed & Thurs: After school till 3:35pm WLC & before school everyday
Subtopics in Kinematics
What are we going to learn?
Measurements of motion
Constant Velocity
Constant Acceleration
Free Fall and Projectiles
Test taking and study skills
How do you study? What works best for highter level classes?
Americans will use anything but the metric system... unless you take a science class
Explaining cruise control on a boring interstate
Explaining the rest of our driving experiences
What goes up must come down... at the same rate no matter the mass
Timeline
Constant Velocity
Constant Acceleration
2-3 school days including a lab and worksheets
4-5 days including a lab and worksheets
Measurements
Kinematics
Free Fall Projectiles
2-3 days learning how to be scientists
Test taking and Study skills
4-5 days including hands-on activities and worksheets
Measurements
Topics include SI units, using lab equipment, and physics vocabulary
Timeline: 2-3 Days
What are we going to need?
Skills that are necessary to be successful in this unit
Test and Study Skills
AP classes are very different than your average high school class. This is because AP teaches college level courses which usually leads to more indepth discussions and more work. Because of this, students need to learn study skills and they need to learn common test taking strategies to help them succeed.
Summary VIDEO
How are we going to learn?
Learning Activities that I use the most
Constant Acceleration
"The kinematic equations only apply to constant acceleration situations. Circular motion and projectile motion are both included. Circular motion is further covered in Unit 3. The three kinematic equations describing linear motion with constant acceleration... " -AP Classroom
Tentative Schedule
Useful resources
Outside resources that are going to be helpul as you study
Flipping Physics
Video 1-9 for constant velocity in 1 Dimension V
Link
Free fall and Projectiles
"The linear motion of a system can be described by the displacement, velocity, and acceleration of its center of mass. The variables x, v, and a all refer to the center-of-mass quantities." -AP Classroom
Flipping physics
Video on our base units
Link
Preparing for the test
AP exams are daunting, here are a few tips to help!
"Try to review for at least 30 minutes a day (with an off-day here or there) to fully maximize the practice and content retention. Even better: find a friend who is also taking the AP® Physics 1 exam and plan your “study dates” together!" -AP Classroom
Link
How will we be evaluated?
Grade break down (also found on syllabus) Extra Credit is offered at my discretion
Constant Acceleration
Videos 10-20 are constant acceleration in 1 Dimension
Link
Free fall and projectiles
Videos 21-33 are for free fall and projectiles
Link
Constant Velocity
"An observer in a reference frame can describe the motion of an object using such quantities as position, displacement, distance, velocity, speed, and acceleration." -AP classroom
What are we going to learn?
The first unit of AP Physics is Kinematics and it covers linear motion