A Lost Day

I was closeted with a number of my brethren getting training on a piece of software for curriculum mapping (yes, it was as big-sighing as it sounds)so you guys had the run of the day. Well, not quite...

B and E Blocks dipped their toes into rotational motion with basic descriptors of rotational motion such as angular displacement, velocity and acceleration. Once you re-define how we measure displacement for circular motion, the rest just falls into place. B Block will discuss this material tomorrow and E Block will conduct a lab activity on centripetal acceleration and force. Something has to work on changing the direction of the object so that it moves in a circle...

C and F Blocks watched the Mythbusters episode, Ping Pong Rescue, that introduced concepts about buoyancy and forces in fluids. Is this our next chapter? No. But it did let you see how basic observations and experiments work to produce the concepts that we discuss and formulas that we use. Make sure to finish up your discussion questions to go over tomorrow - we will get to forces in fluids in a couple of chapters so your brainwork is not wasted. Tomorrow, owing to the large number of individuals who need to make up the Chapter 6 exam and the looming deadline for submitting Quarter 1 grades, time will be allotted for test corrections and test taking so we can end the quarter with everyone up to date.

See you tomorrow!