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Email: acahill@ramonausd.net Phone: 760-787-4169

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Current Schedule

Period 1: Physics Period 2: Chemistry Period 3: Chemistry Period 4: AP Chemistry Period 5: Prep Period 6: Physics

ELT Offerings Will Vary!

Weekly Agendas

7 years ago

WEEKLY AGENDAS

Here you will find a more detailed description of daily classwork and homework as well as the learning intentions and how to be successful.

Week 1:  August 20-24
Week 2:  August 27-31
Week 3:  September 3-7
Week 4:  September 10-14
Week 5:  September 17-21
Week 6:  September 24-28
Week 7:  October 1-5
Week 8:  October 8-12
Week 9:  October 15-19
Week 10:  October 22-26
Week 11:  Oct 29-Nov 2
Week 12:  November 5-9
Week 13:  November 12-16
Week 14:  November 26-30
Week 15:  December 3-7
Week 16/17:  December 10-21
-END SEMESTER ONE-

Week 18:  January 7-11
Week 19:  January 14-18
Week 20:  January 21-25
Week 21:  Jan 28-Feb 1
Week 22:  February 4-8
Week 23:  February 11-15
Week 24:  February 18-22
Week 25:  Febr 25-Mar 1
Week 26:  March 4-8
Week 27:  March 11-15
Week 28:  March 18-22
Week 29:  April 1-5
Week 30:  April 8-12
Week 31:  April 15-19
Week 32:  April 22-26
Week 33:  Apr 29-May 3
Week 34:  May 6-10
Week 35:  May 13-17
Week 36:  May 20-24
Week 37:  May 27-31





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Kinematics

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Presentations/Templates


What is Kinematics? Scalar vs. Vector Quantities and Distance vs. Displacement

What is Kinematics? Template


More 1D Kinematics:  Speed vs. Velocity and Intro to Acceleration

Speed, Velocity and Acceleration Template


Acceleration and Velocity-Time Graphs

Acceleration and V-t Graph Template


Position-Time Graphs

Position-Time Graph Template


Free Fall

Free Fall Template


The Big 4 Kinematic Equations

The Big 4 Template

Labs/Worksheets


Distance and Displacement Lab


Scalar vs. Vector and Distance vs. Displacement WS


Speed and Velocity Lab


Speed and Velocity WS


Speed, Velocity and Acceleration Lab


Kinematics Part 1 Review


Intro to Acceleration WS


Graphing Motion WS


Free Fall Lab


Free Fall WS


Kinematics: Part 2 Review


The Big 4 WS 1


The Big 4 WS 2


Big 4 Keys to WS 1 and 2


Physics of Disaster Project 


Kinematics Test Review

Test Review KEY

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Forces, Newton's Laws and Momentum

7 years ago

Presentations/Templates


Intro to Forces

Intro to Forces Template


What is Force? Free-Body Diagrams 

Force and Free-Body Diagram Template


Newton's Second Law

Newton's Second Law Template


Double Trouble With 2nd Law

Double Trouble Template


Momentum 

Momentum Template

Handouts/Labs


Free Body Diagram Worksheet 1


Free Body Diagram Worksheet 2


Newton's Second Law Lab


Newton's Second Law WS 1


Exploring Newtons 3rd Law Lab


Tension Investigation Lab - More Newton's 3rd Law


Double Trouble Worksheet


All Laws Combined - Now putting description and explanation together

All Laws Combined KEY


Momentum Worksheet


Forces Test Review

Review Key

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Circular  and Satellite Motion

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Presentations/Templates


Intro to Circular Motion 

Intro to Circular Motion Template


Horizontal Circular Motion and Friction

Circular Motion and Friction Template


Application of Circular Motion

Application Template


Newton's Law Universal Gravitation 

Universal Gravitation Template


Kepler's Laws

Kepler's Laws Template


Satellite Motion and Math

Satellite Motion Template



Handouts/Labs


Intro to Circular Motion WS


Application of Circular Motion WS 


Universal Circular Motion Lab


Universal Gravitation Problems


Intro to Kepler's Laws Lab


Kepler's Law Calculations


Satellite Motion Math Calculations

Satellite Math KEY


Test Review

Test Review KEY

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Thermodynamics

7 years ago

Presentations/Templates


Intro to Thermodynamics Notes

Intro Thermo Template


Energy Transfer Methods Notes

Energy Transfer Template


What is Heat? Notes

Heat Template


Changes in State and Latent Heat Notes

Changes and Latent Heat Template

Handouts/Labs


Thermal Expansion Problems and Temperature Unit Conversions


Seismic Wave Investigation


Heat Calculations -rate and quantity


Specific Heat Lab


Solar Panels - Research Paper


Heat Calculations Take 2 - thermal expansion, rate and quantity


Heat and Energy Calculations


Latent Heat Take 2

Both Latent Heat KEYS


Thermo Test Review

Key Page 1

Key Page 2

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Waves

7 years ago

Presentations/Templates


Intro To Waves Notes

Intro Template


Boundary Behavior of Waves Notes

Boundary Notes Template


Two Dimensional Wave Properties

2-D Wave Template


Types of Waves Notes

Types of Waves Template


Sound Waves - Production and Properties

Production and Property Template


More Sound Features - Intensity and Reflection

More Features Template


Interference of Sound Waves

Interference of Sound Template


Light Waves- Important Features

Light Wave Features Template


Light Lenses

Lenses Template


Light and Color 

Light and Color Template




 

Handouts/Labs


Wave Calculations 1


Boundary Behavior WS


Electromagnetic Wave Investigation Project - Effects on the Human Body


Sound Wave Calculations 1


Sound Wave Calculations 2


Sound Wave Interference WS


Intro to Light WS


Light Lens Calculations


           Test Review

           Test Review Key - Calculations

           Test Review Key - "Be Sure To Know"



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Electricity

7 years ago

Presentations/Templates

Static Electricity/Electrostatics

Static Electricity Template


Current Electricity

Current Electricity Template


Production and Use of Electricity

Production and Use Template and HW


Intro to Circuits

Intro to Circuits Template


Resistance and Ohm's Law 

Resistance and Ohm's Law Template


Power and Electricity

Power Template



Handouts/Labs

Static Electricity Lab


Current Calculations WS


Circuit WS - Voltage and Current Only


Ohm's Law/Resistance in Series/Parallel Calculation WS

Circuit WS - V, I and R


Circuit Virtual Lab


Electricity Review

Test Review Key


Test A Key

Test B Key

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