Honors Physics

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E period - White (S1) or Dunham (S2)
class and SHS5 in 109



2025-2026







First Quarter, 2025-2026
SUN MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT
8/17 8/18 8/19 8/20 8/21 8/22 8/23



1st day of school Day 1 (no SHS) Day 2



Introductions!
RoadRunner physics
Cart exploration lab




HW0: HW1:




Read course policies, complete student survey 1. Read Openstax sections 2.1 (displacement) and 2.2 (vectors + scalars) 2. Answer + check: CQ2.1, 2.4, 2.6 Problems 2.1, 2.3

8/24 8/25 8/26 8/27 8/28 8/29 8/30

Day 3 (no SHS) Day 4 Day 5 (no SHS) Day 6 Day 1

Vocabulary of motion
Pull-back truck mini-lab
Graphs of motion
Mathematical and graphical relationships
Problem solving with kinematic equations + free fall intro Lab#1: Accelerating cart

HW2: HW3:
HW4: HW:

CQ2.10, 2.27
problem 2.64
CQ 2.18
Problems 2.59, 2.65

CQ 2.14, 2.15,
Problems 2.21, 2.28, 2.43
work on lab write up - due Thurs
8/31 9/1 9/2 9/3 9/4 9/5 9/6


Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 - SHS period

LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
Free fall Problem solving round robin Multiple representations of data activity
Poppers mini-lab
Review




HW: HW5: HW:



Finish lab write-up - due tomorrow Problems 2.38, 2.47, 2.67 Review for test
9/7 9/8 9/9 9/10 9/11 9/12 9/13

Day 6 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

Test #1 on graphs + 1D kinematics Vectors and vector notation
2D kinematics - concepts + cannonball 2D kinematics problem solving + nerf minilab

HW: HW6:
HW7: HW:

Relax! From Chapter 3:
CQ 3, 8
Problems 2, 3, 4

From chapter 3:
CQ 13
Problem 19
Enjoy the week away!
9/14 9/15 9/16 9/17 9/18 9/19 9/20








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9/21 9/22 9/23 9/24 9/25 9/26 9/27


Day 4 Day 5 - SHS period Day 6 Day 1

Francis Wass Day

no school
2D kinematics + vectors refresher
Bus Jump mini-lab
To Catch a ball lab Monkey + zookeeper demo
Problem solving practice for test
Test #2 on vectors + 2D kinematics


HW: HW8: HW: HW:


1. Do pre-lab preparation for To Catch a Ball Lab From chapter 3:
Problems 26, 27
Review relax!
9/28 9/29 9/30 10/1 10/2 10/3 10/4

Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Day 5 - SHS period


NLs concepts + demos
Hoverdisk minilab

**post EC due 10/17 at 3:30 pm
Important figures in developing dynamics
Inertia, mass, weight
N1L and types of forces
Yom Kippur Recap types of forces
Drawing FBDs
If time, start N2L problem solving



HW9: HW10:
HW11:


From Ch4:
CQ 9, 17
From ch4:
CQ4, 19, 21

Finish FBD drawing problem set from class and check work
10/5 10/6 10/7 10/8 10/9 10/10 10/11

Day 6 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

N2L problem solving without friction:
1D
ramps
pulleys
N2L lab data collection(formal write up)
Friction: Static vs. kinetic PSAT Day

No Classes


HW12: HW:
HW13:


From Ch4:
Prob 9, 11a, 20, 23
Start lab write-up: due in 3 classes
From Ch. 4:
Problem 46

From Ch 5:
CQ 1
Problems 4 (𝜇k= 0.3 and 𝜇s = 0.5 ), 11 (𝜇k = 0.1)


10/12 10/13 10/14 10/15 10/16 10/17 10/18

Day 5 - SHS period Day 6 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

More practice with problem solving Coin on book minilab
Review
TEST #3: newton's laws
Intro to centripetal force: concepts + demos (cup w/ water, skiing video, loops)

**EC due 3:30 pm (optional)


HW: HW: HW:
HW14:

Finish lab write up Review finish EC if completing - due Friday by 3:30 pm
From Ch6:
CQ 2, 4, 6
Prob 11, 31

10/19 10/20 10/21 10/22 10/23 10/24 10/25

Day 4 Day 5 - SHS period Day 6 Day 1


Centripetal motion - problem solving
Q1 reflection
More problem solving with centripetal motion
Artificial gravity application
Intro to gravitation
1. Penny on a turntable lab (in class)
2. More with gravitation
1. Weightlessness and apparent weight
2. Orbits and satellites
FACULTY WRITING DAY (NO SCHOOL)--(first quarter ends)

HW15: HW: HW16: HW17 - due next Weds


Ch6:
CQ 5, 7, 10
P 21, 32
prelab for Penny of a turntable lab From Ch6:
CQ 21
P 25, 34, 40?
From Ch4:
CQ 23,
P 13 *use LUG
From Ch6:
CQ 20
P43


Second Quarter, 2025-2026





SUN MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT
10/26 10/27 10/28 10/29 10/30 10/31 11/1

Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 - SHS period Day 6


Airplane minilab
Wrap up orbits
**start energy, because tomorrow is too short for a test
work and energy introduced
Something fun and Halloweeny! Review


HW: HW19 - due Weds 11/5 HW: HW:


finish HW18 From chapter 7:
CQ 2, 4, 5
P 2, 6
Review Review
11/2 11/3 11/4 11/5 11/6 11/7 11/8

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 - SHS period

Test #4 on centripetal motion + gravitation
Work/energy theorem
Power introduced
PE functions derived (gravitation, springs)
Finish up PE functions if needed
Conservation of energy derived
Hot Wheels lab - in class

HW:
HW20: HW21: HW:

Relax!/finish HW19
From chapter 7:
CQ 19, 21
P 3, 7, 12
from chapter 7:
CQ 8, 13
P 20, 21, 34
Finish lab write-up to turn in next class
11/9 11/10 11/11 11/12 11/13 11/14 11/15

Day 6 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

CoE problem solving - round robin Pendulum lab - formal writeup
more compelx problem solving Energy odds n ends

HW22: HW:
HW23: HW:

From chapter 7:
P 22, 24, 27
Start write-up: due Mon
From chapter 7:
CQ 11
P 23, 25
Finish lab - due Mon
11/16 11/17 11/18 11/19 11/20 11/21 11/22

Day 5 - SHS period Day 6 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3: GPSFD

Review TEST 5 on work/energy Introduce Goalless problems
Thanksgiving speed test

HW: HW: HW:
HW:

Review relax! finish 2nd goalless problem
Enjoy the break!
11/23 11/24 11/25 11/26 11/27 11/28 11/29








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11/30 12/1 12/2 12/3 12/4 12/5 12/6

Day 4 Day 5 - SHS period Day 6 Day 1 Day 2

Impulse/momentum introduced
Impulse mini-lab
Impulse in 2D
Conservation of momentum derived + explained
Conservation of energy vs. conservation of momentum + start problem solving more momentum problem solving


HW24: HW25: HW26: HW27:


from Chapter 8:
CQ 4, 5, 6
P 4, 8
from Chapter 8:
CQ 1, 9, 13
P 11, 20
From chapter 8:
CQ 14, 15, 16
P 23, 36, 43
Chapter 8:
CQ 20, 21
P 37, 44


12/7 12/8 12/9 12/10 12/11 12/12 12/13

Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 - SHS period Day 6 Day 1

Ballistic Pendulum lab - data collection 2D problem solving Round robin problem solving "The Wave" and egg crash minilabs Review

HW: HW: HW28: HW: HW:

Work on lab write-up: due in 2 classes finish lab write up for tomorrow From chapter 8:
CQ 17
P 47, 48ab only
start reviewing Review for unit test
12/14 12/15 12/16 12/17 12/18 12/19 12/20

Day 2 Block Day Block Day Block Day Block Day


Actual Date TBD, but plan is:





1st hour: Momentum unit test





2nd hour: something fun and creative and holiday-y!



12/21 12/22 12/23 12/24 12/25 12/26 12/27

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12/28 12/29 12/30 12/31 1/1 1/2 1/3

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1/4 1/5 1/6 1/7 1/8 1/9 1/10

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 - SHS period

Welcome back!
Intro to rotational motion

Rotational kinematics
Intro static equilibrium
Torque - concepts + basic calculations More practice with torque

HW29:
HW30: HW31: HW32:

From chapter 6:
CQ 1
Prob. 1, 2, 5

From chapter 10:
CQ 4
Prob. 2, 7, 8
From chapter 9:
CQ 2
From chapter 9:
CQ 3, 5
Prob. 1, 3
From chapter 9:
Prob 7, 9, 17