A Flurry of Lab Work

Honors Physics conducted a lab investigation on Newton's 3^rd Law of Motion. Students used two force sensors to examine action and reaction forces and saw that, yes, they are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. Further, yes, they are generated simultaneously - there is no time lag between them. We'll discuss the lab and N-3 in more depth on Tuesday.

Physics B and F conducted their lab investigations on Newton's 2^nd Law of Motion. A force sensor, accelerometer and low-friction cart/track were used to document that there exists a directly proportional relationship between applied force and acceleration and that that the relationship can be used to determine the mass of the object. Have your labs written up by Tuesday. Physics B will do another lab on Tuesday, that will concentrate on air resistance. F Block will finish up the material for this chapter and begin preparation for the chapter exam that will be showing up at the end of next week (for both sections).

Physical Science endured their graded learning experience for Motion. On Tuesday, we begin to examine forces in detail and use Newton's Laws of Motion to relate forces to the concepts we studied in Chapter 10 on motion.

Homework

Honors Physics: Complete lab write up
Physics B and F: Complete lab write up
Physical Science: Complete the Pre-Reading Questions on page 345