One Long Day

Lots of exams... lots and lots of exams...

Physics D, F and Honors Physics took their Chapter 4 exam today and, since F block was long, Physics F spent the second half of the period starting on a series of lab investigations on energy conversions and conservation of energy. A tossed ball continually converts energy between kinetic and gravitational potential forms, as the velocity and height vary and our graphs showed clearly that total energy remained constant during the ball's motion. Tomorrow, we'll look at kinetic and elastic potential energy for an oscillating spring and see if a similar pattern holds. Honors Physics will conduct both labs tomorrow and Physics D gets their chance next week.

Intro Physics reviewed for their forces and Newton's Laws of Motion exam. Next week, we move on to forces in fluids, taking a look at density, buoyancy and pressure at depth. That bit is not MCAS material, but since you're honors-level folks, you get to do lots of little extra things...