Semester II Week 3 Blog Due Sunday, February 9th by 11:00 pm

We have been talking about forces for several weeks now.  Take a look around you.  What forces can you identify from your surroundings?  What forces are acting on you while sitting, running, jumping, falling, etc.?  Think about a time when you went to an amusement park, carnival, swimming pool, or Splash Town.  What forces were acting on you then?  Try to identify forces for an activity/situation that has not already been done by someone else.  Remember to post an original comment PLUS reply to at least one other person's comment in order to receive full credit.  If you have trouble posting on blogger, post your comment and reply on edmodo.  Happy Blogging!

Semester II Week #2 Blog, Due Wednesday, February 5th by 11:00 pm

We are about 3 1/2 months away from the AP test.  What are you most concerned about at this point?  For the past few months, we have been working on Newton's Laws and forces.  What concepts or equations are giving you the most trouble right now?  What can I do to help you?  Are there any activities or resources that you know of that you would like me to present in class?  What have you been doing to facilitate your own learning?  Remember, in order to receive full credit, you must post an original comment PLUS reply to someone else's comment.  Happy Blogging!

Semester II Week 1 Blog: Due Sunday, January 26th by 11:00 pm

Since we are at the beginning of the new semester and everyone gets a fresh start, it is time to reflect on our successes and failures of the first semester.  Do you feel you received the grade that you earned?  Do you feel your grade does not accurately reflect the time and effort you put in to the class?  Since the second semester will move faster with a higher workload, is there anything you need to change to be as successful or more successful than you were in the first semester?  What are your goals for the new semester?  What plans do you have to prepare for the AP test which is the afternoon of May 12th?  Remember, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome.  In other words, if you were not as successful as you would have liked in the first semester, you must change your behavior in order to improve the outcome for the second semester.   I look forward to reading your reflections and goals for the new semester.  You must post an original comment PLUS comment on someone else's post in order to receive full credit for the blog.  If you have trouble posting, you can post your comment/response on edmodo or email it to me at physicswithego@gmail.com.  Happy Blogging!

Week #13 Blog, Due Sunday, November 24th by 11:00 pm

Since many of you are still struggling to keep up with the notes and the assignments, we need to do some reflecting.  So, for this weeks blog, you must answer ALL of the following questions:

1.  What does AP mean?  That is, what makes a class an AP class?  How does an AP class compare to a regular level class?
2. What are the benefits of being in an AP class vs. a regular class?
3.  You must give me a valid argument for why you should continue to be in AP Physics.  You must use supporting statements and evidence to support your argument.  What are you willing to do to stay in AP Physics?  What do you need to change going forward to be more successful in this class?  Why should I recommend that you be allowed to take the AP Physics test in May?

Remember, the work load will not decrease. Starting December 1st, there will only be makeup work for missed assignments.  In order to get credit for the makeup assignment it must be completed within ONE WEEK of the missed assignment.  There will be NO MORE EXTRA CREDIT.  Test corrections are due by December 5th and they must be fully explained to receive half of your points back. If you are absent, you are expected to check edmodo for any work you may have missed.  You should be comfortable with the routine and the expectations of this class, so this safety net should no longer be needed.  If you have questions, you need to ask me BEFORE the due date.  Remember, if you have trouble posting to the blog website, you can email your responses to physicswithego@gmail.com or respond on edmodo.com.  In order to receive full credit, you must post an original comment and reply to at least one other comment.  Happy Blogging!

Week 10 Blog, due Sunday, November 3rd, 2013 by 11:00 pm

We took our Unit 3 test on Thursday.  For this week's blog, you need to do reflect on the test and how well you feel you did.  Was this test easier or harder than Unit 2?  What concepts or questions are still confusing or difficult?  Did you attend tutorials?  If so, do you think it helped?  Anything else you want to say or comment on that has to do with the test?  Remember, keep it friendly and scholarly, no texting language.  In order to receive full credit, you must post an original comment and reply to one other person's comment.  If you have trouble posting to blog site, send me your comment and reply by email to physicswithego@gmail.com, through the aldine web site, or post them on edmodo.com.  Happy blogging!

Week 9 Blog, Due Sunday, October 27th, 2013 by 11:00 pm

We are almost finished with the uniform acceleration unit.  Since each unit builds on the previous one,  I would like to know if you are still have any problems translating a given motion into a p-t, a-t, v-t graph or motion map.  If you are still have any trouble with the qualitative graphs or the calculations, what are the specific problems you are having?  If you are starting to catch on, what has helped?  What can I do to help facilitate your learning?  The Unit 3 test is currently planned for next Tuesday, do you think you are ready?  Why or why not? Remember, I am here to help you, but you need to put in the effort for real learning to occur.  If you have trouble posting your comment and reply on this site, post them on edmodo.com or email them to me at physicswithego@gmail.com.  You must post an original comment PLUS a reply to someone else's comment in order to receive full credit.  Happy Blogging!

Week 8 Blog, Due Sunday, October 20th by 11:00pm

We are almost finished with the first 9 weeks!  Time is flying by!  This week I want you to reflect on the notes and labs you have done and put in your interactive notebook.  If you were me and you were going to grade your own notebook, what grade do you think it deserves?  How useful are the notes you have put into it so far?  Do your notes help you with the homework assignments, studying for tests, completing warm ups, etc?  If your notebook has not been a useful tool for you to use in or out of the classroom, what needs to change to make it useful?  Remember, I will be looking at your notebook on either Tuesday or Wednesday so don't tell me its the best notebook ever and then have nothing in it.  Blog Reminders: You must post and original comment PLUS comment on someone else's notebook in order to receive full credit for the blog.  If you have questions, you must contact be BEFORE Sunday evening.  If you have trouble posting to blogger, post your comment and replies on edmodo.com or send it to me in an email at physicswithego@gmail.com.  Happy Blogging!