Physics Unit

The physics unit is divided into 2 sections: electricity and waves/light.

Electricity:
Week 19: Intro to Static Electricity (Jan 13-16, no school Monday)
Week 20: Static & Current Electricity (Jan 19-23)
Week 21: Circuits Project (Jan 26-30)
Week 22: Electrical Safety and Studying for the Electricity Unit Test (Feb 3-6, no school Monday)
Electricity Unit Test is on February 12 or 13

Light and Waves:
Week 23: Properties of Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum (Feb 9-13)
Week 24: Light and Color (Feb 16-19, no school Friday)
Week 25: Quiz; Reflection and Refraction (February 23-27; no school Thursday)
Week 26: Finishing the light and waves light unit
Light Unit Test is on Thursday March 5 for period 1 and on Friday March 6 for periods 5 and 7

Great resource for light unit. Use this to review for the test and read up on anything you're confused about:



Good videos for review
Bill Nye on Light and Color:


Bill Nye on Light Optics (reflection, refraction, etc.):









OLD STUFF (January-March 2013)
Electricity:
Week 1: Static Electricity (Jan 8-11)
Week 2: Static and Current Electricity (Jan 14-18)
Week 3: Current Electricity (Jan 21-25)
Week 4: Circuits and Household Electricity (Jan 28 - Feb 1)
Week 5, Day 1: Review for Test (Feb 5-6)
Extension Activity: Electricity in Monterrey

Waves and Light:
Week 5: Light and Waves (Feb 6 - Feb 8)
Week 6: Electricity Test, Corrections, and the Electromagnetic Spectrum (Feb 11 - Feb 14)
Week 7: Light, Waves, and Color (Feb 18 - Feb 22)
Week 8: Color, Mirrors, and Lenses (Feb 25 - Mar 1)
Week 9: Reflection, Refraction, The Human Eye and Unit Review (Mar 4 - Mar 8)
Week 10: Studying for the Waves and Light Test

Week 26: Reflection, Refraction, the Human Eye, and the Test (March 2-6)