Snell's Law Write-Up, Due Tuesday 5/3

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1. State Purpose 
2. Background 
3. Neat, labeled data table for both parts 
4. Turn in Tracings with names on it
5. Graph that has 2 lines on it 
6. Calculate index of refraction for each material 
7. Calculate Percent Error for Water
8. Conclusion (described on hand-out)

The Week of 4/25-4/29

• Monday 4/25:  Check off HW p. 540 1-6 (do 2 ray diagrams).  Refraction of Light.  Index of Refraction and Snell's Law.  HW p. 567 1-3.
• Tuesday 4/26:  Check off p. 567 HW and go over.  Snell's Law Lab.  Write up due next Tuesday 5/3.
• Thursday 4/28:  Ray Diagrams and Lenses.  HW p. 576 1-4.  Go to library for Project Research.  Try to firm up your topic this week!  (Project will be due 5/26).
• Friday 4/29:  Check off Lens HW.  Critical Angles and Total Internal Reflection.  HW p. 582 1-4.  Hand out Review Sheet for Chapters 14+15.  Test next Block Day.

The Week of 4/18-4/22

Your musical instruments were amazing! 

• Monday 4/18:  Continue with the Mirror Lab.  Do the 2 mirror part.  Turn in with line tracings when finished.
• Tuesday 4/19:  Mirrors and Image locations using ray diagrams.  HW, p 536 1-4.
• Thursday 4/21:  Convex mirrors and colors.  HW p. 540 1-6.   Hand out 4th Quarter Project. 
• Friday 4/22:   Refraction of Light.  Read 15.1.

The Week of 4/11-4/15 and Answers to Review Sheet

I have just completed entering quarter grades into EdBox.  This will be the grade you receive unless you see a problem and contact me.   This week we have a 12+13 Test on Tuesday and the Musical Instrument due on Thursday.

• Monday 4/11:  Go over 12+13 Review and the concepts that will be on the test.  Hand out 4th Quarter "Deal" and explain. 
• Tuesday 4/12:  Turn in 12+13 Review.  Take 12+13 Test.  Questions on Musical Instrument?
• Thursday 4/14:   Show off Musical Instruments.  Play a song or a piece of music for extra credit.  Turn in instrument write-up (see documents section if you forgot what you need).  Introduce Electromagnetic Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum.  Is Light a Wave or a Particle?  Read 14.1.  Start Mirror Lab?
• Friday 4/15:  Reflection.  Mirror Lab.  Read 14.2.

Answers to 12+13 Review: 
1.  -500 N/m       2.  4.0 Hz       3.  4.07 s          4.  17.5 m/s2    5.  105 complete osc.
6.  0.0055 m        7.  4 nodes      8.  1/9             9.  0.25 W         10.  180Hz,540Hz,900Hz
11.  100 dB         12.  0.20 s       13.  70.1 Hz      14.  3000 Hz (2 sig figs)    15.  4 Hz

The Week of 4/4-4/8

The Late Work/Extra Credit Deadline for 3rd Quarter is Tuesday 4/5 by 1:45.  Remember that this is a strange week, with Block Days falling on Tuesday and Thursday.

• Monday 4/4:  Check off HW #2 p. 188 1-5 and go over.  Harmonics on a string and on an open or closed pipe.  Harmonics Equations.  HW #3, p 199 1-4.
• Wednesday 4/6 (short classes):  Check off HW #3 and go over.  Hand out Chapters 12+13 Review.  The test will be next Tuesday 4/12.
• Thursday 4/7:  Speed of Sound Lab.  Take data and do calculations.  Short write-up due by next Monday. 
• Friday 4/8:  Teacher Work Day.  No School.

Remember that your Musical Instrument Project is due next Thursday 4/14.  Look in the documents section for instructions if you lost yours.