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The Physics Journal Elizabeth Young 3-24-09

Today's Objectives:
 * 1) Reminder of Hershey Park and webquest assignment
 * 2) Hershey Park money is due FRIDAY
 * 3) Webquest assignment is due Monday
 * 4) Reading Guide
 * 5) We got a type of reading guide for this unit. We have to make up our own questions. To receive the max amount of points you have to write 30 creative questions covering all three sections. This is unit nine, but in the book we are using UNIT 10!
 * 6) Woolly Physics
 * 7) Demos

Today we were given pg. 1-5. Pages 1 and 2 consist of Woolly Mammoth physics. We will be doing a lab where are goal is to launch a projectile and have it land right on the center of the mammoth's head. Grades depend on how close to the target you are. Don't worry though. We don't know how to do it yet. We will be given practice problems and we'll learn about the equations as we move through the unit. Make sure you save your paper with the woolly mammoth on it. This is the one you will be using when it's time to test.

We then read pg. 4 and made predictions about the different situations. Then Mr. Manning had a demo where we found out that an object thrown horizontally and an object dropped from rest will land on the ground at the same time. It was pretty cool. Ask him about the worksheet if you have any additional questions. You should also ask Mr. Manning if you can watch the video of the balls falling in slow motion. This will help you understand the topic. We then took bouncy balls and practiced the situation ourselves. The balls will always land at the same time.

Here are some pictures of Mr. Manning performing the demo.

Best buds!!