Physics Boot Camp Part 3 of 3: Collisions, Work, and Energy
This is a fun, fast-paced, class designed to make HS PHYSICS courses easier. All classes include virtual labs, interactive learning, and a Physics Classroom Task Tracker© subscription to measure individual success!
Gina Riegert, M.Ed.
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(3)
What's included
4 live meetings
4 in-class hoursHomework
4+ hours per week. Homework is asynchronous and students complete as many of the assignments as desired. The more work attempted the more success one will find in their upcoming physics course. All participants receive a subscription to the Minds on Physics program from The Physics Classroom.Assessment
The Physics Classroom assignments are self-paced formative assessments providing students with instant feedback and the free subscription provides reports on progress.Class Experience
Beginner Level
This is a five session class designed to prepare students to excel in a future high school physics course. The class consist of five 90-minute face-to-face sessions and assigned Minds on Physics© game modules played outside of class. Minds on Physics© functions as homework for practice and assessments for feedback. Students and parents will receive weekly progress updates. Access to a one-year subscription for Minds on Physics© is provided for all students.
Face-to-face, synchronous learning, will be an inquiry-based discovery of physics concepts through the creation and analysis of visual, graphical, and mathematical models. Experiments will be designed and data will be collected through virtual web-based interactives. Google Sheets will be used to create graphical models of data collected. Students will present the models to each other for peer review, then test the models for their predictive abilities. [This process meets the curricular competencies of: questioning and predicting; planning and conducting; processing and analyzing data and information; evaluating; applying and innovating; and communicating.] Students will be supplied with resources to explain and support the physics concepts developed and tested during the inquiry portion of class time.
Homework and Assessments of Understanding will be done asynchronously through the Sudden Death (for credit) mode of the Minds on Physics© application (MOPs). Test it out by clicking on this link: https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mop/Kinematic-Concepts/Scalars-and-Vectors/Mission-KC1
The Class Syllabus is as follows:
First Class -
Face2Face:
Mass in motion
When masses collide or explode
Concept review:
The impulse momentum change theorem
Elastic and inelastic collisions
Explosions
MOPs:
Mission MC1: Momentum
Mission MC2: Impulse and Momentum Change
Mission MC4: Force, Impulse, and Momentum Change
Mission MC5: Momentum Conservation
Mission MC7: Momentum Conservation Analysis
Second Class -
Face2Face:
Defining and calculating work
Calculating power
Concept review:
Work
cosΘ
Power
Problem Sets:
Problem Set WE3: Work and Power 1
Problem Set WE4: Work and Power 2
Problem Set WE5: Work and Power 3
Concept Builder:
Work
MOPs:
Mission WE1: Work
Mission WE2: Power
Third Class -
Face2Face:
Energy forms and transfer
The conservation of energy
Concept review:
Potential energy
Gravitational
Elastic
Kinetic Energy (motion)
Mechanical energy
Energy Skate Park
Problem Sets:
Problem Set WE6: Kinetic Energy
Problem Set WE7: Potential Energy
Problem Set WE8: Total Mechanical Energy
Concept Builder:
Name That Energy
What's Up (and Down) with KE and PE?
Energy Ranking Tasks
MOPs:
Mission WE3: Kinetic and Potential Energy
Mission WE4: Mechanical Energy
Mission WE8: Energy Analysis
Fourth Class -
Face2Face:
Conservative and non-conservative forces
Energy bar charts to model changes in total mechanical energy
Concept review:
Conservation of energy
Concept Builder:
Words and Charts
Match That Bar Chart
LOL Charts (a.k.a., Energy Bar Charts)
Stepping Up to PE and KE
Up and Down with Energy
MOPs:
Mission WE5: Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces
Mission WE6: Energy Bar Charts
Mission WE7: Mechanical Energy ConservationLearning Goals
Part 3: Collisions, Work, and Energy
Big Idea: Energy is found in different forms, is conserved, and has the ability to do work.
Inquiry Questions:
• What is meant by “different forms” of energy?
• What is the relationship between work, energy, and power in a system?
• How are momentum and energy conserved within a system?
Content:
• Energy is found in different forms and can be transferred between forms.
• The conservation of energy in closed systems
• The connection between work, energy, and power
• The conservation of momentum in collisions and explosions
• The impulse-momentum change theorem
Other Details
Learning Needs
I work with ALL students interested in learning physics.
Parental Guidance
All students will receive access to The Physics Classroom's© Minds on Physics© web-based game application at no additional charge.
Minds on Physics consists of more than 1300 carefully-crafted questions designed to improve student conceptions of common physics topics. Minds On Physics is 151 challenging assignments, each of which addresses one or two student learning outcomes. Minds On Physics is a collection of 15 modules that are designed to provide students with a learning opportunity, an exercise in thinking, and a chance to reflect and review.
Learn more at: https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mop/About-MOPs
Other websites used for learning:
PhET Interactive Simulations from the University of Colorado https://phet.colorado.edu/
The Physics Aviary offers virtual inquiry based interactive learning experiences. https://thephysicsaviary.com/
Pre-Requisites
This is an algebra based physics course. To be successful students need to have a good understanding of first year algebra.
Joined January, 2023
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3reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Missouri Teaching Certificate in Science
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from Loyola University of Chicago
Bachelor's Degree in Science from Northern Arizona University
Experience
High School Science Teacher, Lee’s Summit West High School, LSR7, Lee’s Summit, MO 2017 - 2022
High School Science Teacher, Olathe Northwest High School, OPS-USD233, Olathe, KS 2012 - 2017
High School Science Teacher, South Mountain High School, PUHSD, Phoenix, AZ 2008 - 2012
Middle School Science Teacher, Northwood Junior High School, NSSD 112, Highland Park, IL 1997 - 2008
Education
Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Masters of Education in Administration and Supervision May 2003
Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL Masters of Arts in Teacher Leadership January 2001
Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL Teacher certification program; secondary (6-12) science teaching certificate May 1997
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Microbiology, minor in Chemistry; April 1993
Certifications and Endorsements
Illinois: 6-12 secondary general science and biology, middle school endorsement, co-teach sped science
Arizona: 6-12 biology and chemistry, ESL endorsement
Kansas: 6-12 biology and chemistry
Missouri: 6-12 physics, chemistry, and biologyReviews
Live Group Class
$80
for 4 classes4x per week, 1 week
60 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
4-10 learners per class
