March 18th , 2014

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Write Todays Date and Quote in your notebooks.
Quote of the Day: What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Agenda: March

th 20 ,

2014

Objective: I can create a board game that can be used to review Physics concepts using my understanding of motion and the conservation of energy by the end of the unit. Tasks {Review/Preview}:Pendulum Motion {Get Your} Mind on Physics: Create a Board Game {Board game Analysis Worksheet} {Board game} Commercial: Moovly {Express Yourself}

{Revisit} Notes
The time required for one complete vibration is called the

pendulum's period and is measured in seconds. The formula to calculate this quantity is:
(ONLY WHEN THE ANGLE IS SMALL and L is BIG)

L is the length of the pendulum in meters T is the period of the pendulum (the time for one

complete swing) in seconds g is the gravitational field strength, or acceleration due to gravity (9.81 N/kg = 9.81 m/s2 on Earth) We have also discovered how to find the value of g if we have the period and length. When we rearrange the formula, it looks like this:

Given:
1.

T = 2!

L g , solve for L

2.

3.

4.

{Get your} Mind on Physics

You are a board game developer, and you have been assigned the task of creating a board game that will help students learn motion concepts from Physics class . Your game should be easy enough that another student can play it. The game should be professionally done, fun to play and review physics and math concepts.

Requirements
Topic Choices: Projectile Motion Tumble Buggies Roller Coasters
25 Physics concepts question cards 25 Physics historical context question cards Detailed Rules/Instructions for the game Professional looking game board Game pieces need to play (cards, dice, pieces)

Constraints
Teams of four

Group folder-All work for this project will be kept in

a group folder that will remain in the classroom with clearly labeled dividers by assignment. 2 Weeks

Helpful Links
http://tinyurl.com/VHSBoardGames

http://tinyurl.com/VHSExampleGames

Express Yourself
The most important part of todays lesson was ____________ because _________. It relates to _____________ . I am able to determine___________ by doing___________. The conservation of mechanical energy states that _______________________________. The most important concept I have learned today is _________ because ________. It relates to ________. The most difficult concept that I have learned in Physics is________. I found it challenging to learn about _______ because ________________.