Friday, May 29, 2009

Friday, May 29th


Today we did the Flight webquest before building our gliders.

Flight WebQuest

This WebQuest will help students gain an understanding of aircraft, flight, propulsion and how physics fundamentals are related to rockets, and how we will use model rockets.

  1. Go to http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/index.html and read the page.

  1. Click on Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics (http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/bga.html ) and read the entire page.

  1. Towards the end of the main part of the page you will see “Guided Tours”. Click on this.

(http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/guided.htm )

  1. You are now at the “Guided Tours of the BGA

  1. Go through the “Fundementals” section and click on each topic below it.

After you read each page, click on the NEXT button.

Make sure you click on the NEXT button next to the topic you are on. For example, when in “Aircraft Weight”, multiple sections appear at the bottom of the page. Make sure you click on the one next to “Aircraft Weight”.


  1. When you finish all 7 topics under “Fundementals”, go to the “Powered Aircraft” section and go through all 5 topics, including the sub-topics under “Parts of an Airplane.”

  1. When you finish “Powered Aircraft” go to “Aircraft Thrust” and do the “Propulsion Systems” section (8 subtopics).

  1. The final part of this WebQuest is to go back up to the “Gliders” section and do “Gliding Flight.”

This will prepare you for the project that you will be doing next.

Take notes on each page you visit. Your notes will be graded as the first part of the Flight Unit.

Remember to move at a steady pace. Do not take too long on any one page.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Wednesday, May 27

I will be late to class today, if at all, due to a field trip to Sikorsky Aircraft.

Listen to the announcements to see if you have class.


Thursday, May 21, 2009

Thursday, May 21

Launched the rockets today...fun and educational.

Next week we will start the Gliders project.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Tuesday, May 19th

Continue rocket project.

See below for info on final exam.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Final Exam

Your final exam for AP Physics will be a multiple choice exam on physics concepts. The material will include topics from the entire year. 

My suggestion is that you review your notes and also go through www.physicsclassroom.com for a great review of the concepts we studied.

With so many students at the blood drive today, we will continue our Rockets project on Tuesday. 

Have a great weekend.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Building rockets


We have started building our rockets.

Students that were absent on Wednesday, May 13th should do the assignment below on their own.


Rockets Assignment - May 13, 2009

Rockets WebQuest

 Mr. Andrade                 Central High School                  www.physicsmedic.org

This WebQuest will help students gain an understanding of rockets and rocket flight, how physics fundamentals are related to rockets, and how we will use model rockets. 

  1. go to http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/rocket/index.html and read the page.

(alternate site:http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/bgmr.html )

  1. click on “Guided Tours” on this page

  1. on the “Guided Tours” page (http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/rocket/guided.htm ) go down the page to the “Rockets” section. You need to go through each section:
    1. Forces on a Rocket (http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/rocket/rktfor.html )
    2. Types of Rockets (http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/rocket/rktstomp.html )
    3. Rocket Systems (http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/rocket/rockpart.html )
    4. Rocket Flight (http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/rocket/bmotion.html )

 

After you read each page, click on the NEXT button.

 

Make sure you click on the NEXT button next to the topic you are on. For example, when in “Rocket Flight”, multiple sections appear at the bottom of the page. Make sure you click on the one next to “Rocket Flight”.

 

 

  1. http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/TRC/Rockets/history_of_rockets.html  read, take notes
  2. http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/programs/g-scouts/history.htmlread, take notes
  3. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/factsheet.htm read, take notes
  4. http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/ read, take notes

 

Take notes on each page you visit. Your notes will be graded as the first part of the Rockets Unit. Pay particular attention to the “Model Rocket” section of “Types of Rockets.”