Friday Fun

Honors Physics got to play with springs during lab today, determining the spring constant and monitoring energy changes of the spring while oscillating. As potential energy decreases, kinetic energy increases and vice versa, always at the same rate, so that the total energy of the systems is conserved. For your spring constant, different groups will have different values – it is a built-in property of the spring, based on the spring’s manufacture. Plotting displacement and force produced a nice linear relationship, the slope of which was the spring constant. On Monday, have the lab ready and we will start our discussion of potential energy, including an overview of yesterday’s homework questions.

Physical Science B continued reviewing for the exam, but E Block was lost due to Peer Mentoring. Accordingly, we will have to delay the exam until Tuesday, so that E Block can complete their review.

Physics F and G worked on correcting their Chapter 4 exams. On Monday, Physics F will review kinetic and potential energy and engage in a discussion of conservation and transformation of energy. Physics G will conduct a lab investigation centering around kinetic/elastic potential energy transformations in a mass-spring system and the conservation of that energy during oscillation.

Homework

Honors Physics: Complete lab write up. Complete yesterday’s homework assignment.
Physical Science B and F: Prepare for Chapter 11 exam
Physics F and G: Complete test corrections.