Motion – Junior Physics Day-By-Day Walkthrough

Motion – Junior Physics – Day-By-Day Walkthrough

I’ve been teaching physics for a number of years but when I first started, the hardest part I found was knowing what to teach and how to pace my units so that the students had an opportunity to gain a full understanding of the content. What I’ve presented below are the timeline and resources I use inside my grade 11 (junior) physics classroom.

Motion – Kinematics

Day 1

• Lesson 1 – One-Dimensional Motion – Day 1

Day 2

• Lesson 1 – One-Dimensional Motion – Day 2
  • HW: Last page from the PowerPoint – Answer: c) 9.3×102 e) 1.1 x 10^4m

Day 3

• Lesson 2 – Two-Dimensional Motion – Day 1

Day 4

• Lesson 2 – Two-Dimensional Motion – Day 2

Day 5

• Lab Station Activity – One and Two Dimensional Motion

Day 6

• Work Period
• L 1 and 2 Worksheet

Day 7

• Lesson 3 – Frames of Reference

Day 8

• Quiz NEXT DAY
• Lesson 3 – Frames of Reference Work Period
  • L3 Worksheet
  • Quiz Review

Day 9

• Quiz – Lesson 1-3
• Lesson 4 – Uniform Acceleration – Day 1

Day 9

• Lesson 4 – Uniform Acceleration – Day 2

Day 10

• Lesson 4 – Uniform Acceleration – Day 3

Day 11

• Quiz – Lesson 4 NEXT DAY
• Work Period
  • Big 5 problems

Day 12

• Quiz – Lesson 4 TODAY
• 30 min quiz prep, 25 min quiz write

Day 13

• Acceleration due to Gravity Inquiry Lab

Day 14

• Acceleration due to Gravity Inquiry Lab – data collection (½ period)
• Lesson 5 – Projectile Motion

Day 15

• Projectile Motion review day

Day 16

• Lesson 5 – Projectile Motion

Day 17

• Lesson 5 Quiz
• Complete and submit formula sheet

Day 18

• Kinematics Task Card Activity

Day 19

• Test Review

Day 20

• Kinematics Test