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Assigned Seats

Day One Seating Chart

Intro Video and Attendance

Blue Angels ~ Van Halen ~ Higher

Objectives

1. By the end of this lesson, the accompanying quiz,

and the First Day Homework assignment, you

should have all the tools necessary to be successful in

this class.

2. By the end of this lesson you should:

a) Understand information about class rules,

expectations and procedures.

b) Be able to find information on class rules,

expectations and procedures.

c) Be able to access HomeworkNow.

d) Play within the rules.

Personal Data Exchange

Student Information Sheet

6-Word Memoirs

1. Hemingway’s 6-word story: “For sale: baby shoes,

never worn”

2. Paying off student loans with unemployment

3. I still make coffee for two

4. Cursed with cancer, blessed with friends

5. Tried for perfection, came up short

6. Aging parents causing worrying and fear

7. Once scorned, Botox daily more appealing

Mine

8. Wife, kids and students doing well

9. Patience, perseverance, endurance; survived

another day

Class Motto

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SSUUSSTTAAIINNEEDD BBYY TTHHEE PPOOWWEERR OOFF HHIISS

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Class Rules

1. We will not lie, cheat or steal, nor tolerate among us

anyone who does. (USAF Academy Honor Code)

2. We will respect ourselves and others.

3. We will act professionally at all times.

Expectations

1. Teacher and students will come to class.

2. Teacher and students will come to class on time.

3. Teacher and students will come to class prepared to

learn with all needed materials. (SRC)

4. Students will complete homework assignments as

soon as possible after material has been presented

and will turn in all homework prior to the unit test.

5. Teacher will grade all assignments as soon as

possible but no later than one week after turn in

(two weeks for IAs).

6. Teacher will put all grades into the grading system

by the end of the day every Friday so it is visible to

students and parents.

7. Students will seek help whenever anything is not

understood.

8. Teacher will be available for extra help after school

a minimum of 1.5 hours per day, three days per

week.

9. Students will place safety as the paramount concern

when performing lab experiments.

10. Teacher will provide a physically and emotionally

safe working environment for students at all times.

11. Teacher and students will give their best effort in all

endeavors.

Strategies for Success

1. Know yourself and others

b) Identify feelings

c) Be responsible

d) Recognize strengths

2. Make responsible decisions

a) Manage emotions

b) Understand situations

c) Set goals and plans

d) Solve problems creatively

3. Care for others

a) Show empathy

b) Respect others

c) Appreciate diversity

4. Know how to act

a) Communicate effectively

b) Build relationships

c) Negotiate fairly

d) Refuse provocations

e) Seek help

f) Act ethically

Academic Goals

1. IB Physics

a) Complete the IB curriculum

b) Complete required lab hours

c) Complete four complete internal assessments

(IAs)

d) All students receive a final grade of 5-7

e) All students see dramatic increases in their self-

efficacy toward physics and are motivated to

continue their learning in Physics

2. Pre-IB Physics, Physics I Honors

a) Complete at least one lab per week

b) Complete at least twenty chapters from the

textbook

c) All students see dramatic increases in their self-

efficacy toward physics and are motivated to

continue in IB or college Physics

Class Procedures

1. Lecture Day

a. Transition Video

b. Check homework answers // Attendance

c. Review homework by Table Groups

d. Review quiz:

i. Graded quiz (5-10 points)

ii. With face partner

iii. With shoulder partner

iv. By Table Group

e. Lesson – See Taking Notes vs Copying

Notes

f. Sample problems by Table Groups

g. Review video

h. Start homework in class

i. NOTE: I will attempt to put lecture notes

on Homework Now the same day the lecture

is given.

2. Taking Notes vs Copying Notes

a. Do not try to copy my notes from the screen

– made so that an absentee can understand

them

b. If you try to copy everything, you miss the

concepts

c. Listen and summarize

d. Lecture notes will be available on

HomeworkNow

e. Try using AVID – Cornell Notes

http://www.swoveland.org/AVID%20Notes_files/

frame.htm#slide0001.htm

3. Grades – Total Points System

a. Class participation on lecture days (2pts per

day, ≈ 40 per grading period)

i. Must be physically present in the room,

alive entire period, and awake for a

minimum of 75% of the period

ii. If absent for any reason, you must

review the notes from HomeworkNow,

take the Review Quiz, and work all of

the Sample Problems to receive

participation credit.

iii. If absent on a graded Review Quiz, you

must come in after school to take an oral

make-up quiz

b. Review Quizzes: 5-10 pts each, average of 1

per week, 30-60 pts per grading period.

c. Labs: 10-45 pts each, average of 1 per week

i. Pre-IB / Phys I H ≈ 120-150 per grading

period

ii. IB ≈ 180-210 per grading period

d. Tests: 35-40 marks each

i. Pre-IB / Phys I H ≈ 3-4 tests per grading

period, 1 mark = 1 point

ii. IB ≈ 1-2 tests per grading period, 1

mark = 2 points

iii. IB Curve applied to anyone who turns

in all homework and Test Review prior

to test and takes the test on the

designated test day (

), e.g., a 65% turns into an 81%

e. Homework: 2 pts each, ≈ 40 pts per

grading period

i. Completion grade only, but must be

legible

ii. Must be turned in before taking the test

on that material

4. Extra Credit

a. Cash only; no credit cards, checks or money

orders (just kidding )

b. Completed Test Review may count toward a

missing homework only for the same

chapter

c. At the end of the grading period, if anyone

is within 2% of the next higher letter grade,

they may turn in a typed, 4-page minimum,

double-spaced, 12-pitch, one inch bordered,

paper on a past Nobel Prize winner in

Physics. The paper must address the

following, not necessarily in this order:

i. Who: brief biography of the winner(s)

ii. What: the reason they were awarded

the prize and why it was significant

iii. Where: where they did their work and

any geopolitical factors that affected

their work

iv. When: time period of their work and

any historical events at the time that

may have influenced their work (like

WWII influenced the Manhattan

Project)

v. Why: why they did what they did, why

were they doing it, was it a discovery

made while looking for something else?

vi. How: briefly describe how they came

up with their results.

5. Materials/Resources:

a. Textbook – kept at home, class set provided

b. Pencil – for computations

c. Black pen for notes

d. Blue or red pen for correcting homework

e. Notebook paper

f. Scientific calculator

g. Memory stick (needed to save work when

working with the Box O’Laptops)

h. Water bottle – preferably a reusable metal

one

i. Computer/Printer/Internet access at home –

let me know ASAP if you don’t have this

j. E-mail address – see i. above

k. Student resource center available in cases of

Student Emergencies

6. Helpful websites

a. HomeworkNow

i. Easiest access through SPHS faculty

page

(http://www.stpetehigh.com/roster/roste

r2.htm) and the link by my name

ii. http://www.homeworknow.com/hwnow/

gethw.php?username=TANKERIP

iii. www.homeworknow.com

b. Link directly to my webpage,

http://sphsdevilphysics.weebly.com/index.ht

ml

c. Tsokos Solutions

i. http://www.katsokos.com/PhySolutions.

php

d. Giancoli Solutions

i. http://www.cramster.com/?gclid=CMS8

oZuiwqMCFRRsswod7wQrcA

The Plan

IB Physics, HL/SL Combined Syllabus

Physics I Honors, Pre-IB Physics

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2010 Edition, The

Princeton Review, ISBN 978-0-375-42946-0

First Day Homework Assignment

1. Handout

2. Class Procedures Review Quiz (10 pts) on

HomeworkNow

Textbooks

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SUMMARY

3. Objectives. Are you able to:

a) By the end of this lesson, the accompanying quiz,

and the First Day Homework assignment, you

should have all the tools necessary to be

successful in this class.

b) By the end of this lesson you should:

i) Understand information about class rules,

expectations and procedures.

ii) Be able to find information on class rules,

expectations and procedures.

iii) Be able to access HomeworkNow.

iv) Play within the rules.