Regents Physics

2024-2025 Agendas

Mr. Porter

2025.06.11 Regents Physics

of the : What are you most excited for this summer?

2025.06.11 Regents Physics

of the : If you suddenly became a giant, what would be the biggest inconvenience?

2025.06.05 Regents Physics

of the : What is your favorite Stewart's ice cream flavor?

2025.06.03 Regents Physics

of the : What's your favorite thing to do on vacation?

2025.06.02 Regents Physics

of the : What is your favorite restaurant?

2025.05.30 Regents Physics

of the : How do you cook your s'mores marshmallows ?

2025.05.28 Regents Physics

of the : Road trip or 'staycation'?

2025.05.21 Regents Physics

of the : Any big plans for the long weekend?

2025.05.20 Regents Physics

of the : If you suddenly became a giant, what would be the biggest inconvenience?

2025.05.19 Regents Physics

of the : Are you related or distantly related to anyone famous?

2025.05.15 Regents Physics

of the : Soft serve or hard ice cream? Bowl or cone?

2025.05.14 Regents Physics

of the : Should you eat rice with a fork, a spoon or chopsticks?

Agenda

1. Wave superposition worksheet
2. Regents Practice - Questions: 62-80
3. Notes - Wave Behaviors - Standing Waves, Doppler, Resonance
4. Wave Behavior Practice

2025.05.13 Regents Physics

of the : If you woke up and were rich, what would you hope to be rich from?

2025.05.09 Regents Physics

of the : What is the worst food?

2025.05.08 Regents Physics

of the : What small pleasure makes you ridiculously happy?

2025.05.07 Regents Physics

of the : What would your talent be if you were Miss or Mister World?

2025.05.05 Regents Physics

of the : What is one song you know all of the words to?

2025.05.02 Regents Physics

of the : What would be on your ultimate ice cream sundae?

2025.05.01 Regents Physics

of the : What's your prom fit?

2025.04.29 Regents Physics

of the : What superstition do you think is ridiculous?

2025.04.28 Regents Physics

of the : What animal do you think is the coolest?

2025.04.25 Regents Physics

of the : If you could teleport inside any game, which would it be?

2025.04.23 Regents Physics

of the : Would you rather be able to see infrared or ultraviolet light?

2025.04.22 Regents Physics

of the : If you were featured on the local news, what would you most likely be on there for?

Voltage-Current-Resistance

Question:
What is the mathematical relationship between voltage, current and resistance?

Purpose:
To determine the mathematical relationship (i.e., equation) relating the voltage, current and resistance in a simple circuit.

Equipment:

• Variable Power Source, 2 Resistors, Wires, Voltmeter, Ammeter

Voltage-Current-Resistance

A complete lab write-up includes a Title, a Purpose, a Data section, a Conclusion and a Discussion of Results.

• Data section: table and graph - completed and taped in.
  • A linear regression analysis should be performed and the results (slope, y-intercept and regression constant) should be reported.
• Conclusion should report a general equation relating Delta V, I and R.
• The Discussion of Results should discuss the evidence which supports the equation reported in the Conclusion; specific attention should be devoted to the slope-resistance relationship.

2025.04.21 Regents Physics

of the : Would you rather understand the complete history of Earth or the complete future of humanity?

Lab Sparky the Electrician

Note: Revisit your successful methods first

Question:
What are the two requirements for an electric circuit?

Purpose:
To identify the four successful arrangements of wire, bulb and battery which successfully light a bulb and a couple of unsuccessful arrangements AND to describe the commonalities of those arrangements by identifying the two requirements for an electric circuit.

2025.04.10 Regents Physics

of the : What's your favorite zoo animal?

Lab Sparky the Electrician

Question:
What are the two requirements for an electric circuit?

Purpose:
To identify the four successful arrangements of wire, bulb and battery which successfully light a bulb and a couple of unsuccessful arrangements AND to describe the commonalities of those arrangements by identifying the two requirements for an electric circuit.

Lab Notebook Requirements

A complete lab write-up includes a Title, a Purpose, a Data section, a Conclusion and a Discussion of Results.

• The Data section includes sketches of the four successful arrangements and at least two unsuccessful arrangements.
• The Conclusion describes the two requirements for an electric circuit.
• The Discussion of Results should explain why the unsuccessful arrangements were unsuccessful in terms of how they fail to meet the requirements; and uses one of the successful arrangements to elaborate on the meaning of each requirement.

2025.04.09 Regents Physics

of the : What is your ideal sandwich?

2025.04.08 Regents Physics

of the : If you could make the world's biggest food fight, what food would you have?

2025.04.04 Regents Physics

of the : If gravity suddenly decreased by half for 24 hours, what would you do first?

2025.04.03 Regents Physics

of the : Would you rather vacation in Hawaii or Alaska, and why?

2025.04.02 Regents Physics

of the : Does your family have a "motto" – spoken or unspoken?

2025.03.31 Regents Physics

of the : Would you rather win the lottery or work at the perfect job?

Forces & Electric Charge Pivots

Force vs. Distance

• Units should be in METERS
• Linearize instructions are in pivot, you need to make a calculated column and graph that
• Slope question is based on linearized graph

Force vs. Charge

• Charge should start at 100 and half each time the sphere is touched
  • 100 -> 50 -> 25 ... etc
  • The lab discussed this in the section above...

2025.03.25 Regents Physics

of the : Would you rather be able to see microscopic things or distant galaxies with your naked eye?

Upcoming

I am at a conference the rest of the week. You will have a pivot to complete, a video to watch, and practice sheet to complete.

2025.03.24 Regents Physics

of the : Would you rather live in a floating city in the sky or an underwater city?

2025.03.21 Regents Physics

of the : Do you love or hate rollercoasters?

2025.03.19 Regents Earth Science

of the : Is New York-style pizza better than Chicago-style pizza?

2025.03.18 Regents Physics

of the : If you could go to the Olympics, what sport would you want to do?

Energy Mini Labs

In Notebook...

1. Question
2. Hypothesis with theory to support your prediction
3. Experimental Design, data, and calculations
4. Confirmation or denial of your hypothesis

2025.03.17 Regents Physics

of the : If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work?

Pop Up Toy

Objective:

Determine the spring constant of the pop-up toy

• Using Energy, experimentally determine the spring constant of your toy using a meterstick and the electronic balance.
• Start with an energy bar graph, write the energy conservation equation & and substitute in

2025.03.13 Regents Physics

of the : Is it more important to explore the depths of the ocean or the depths of space?

2025.03.12 Regents Physics

of the : Would you rather be in a reality baking show contest or a dating show contest?

2025.03.11 Regents Physics

of the : Would you rather be able to control the weather or predict it with perfect accuracy?

Spring Force Lab:

2025.03.07 Regents Physics

of the : If you could instantly know the answer to one scientific mystery, which would you choose?

2025.03.06 Regents Physics

of the : If you could be immortal, what age would you choose to stop aging at and why?

2025.03.05 Regents Physics

of the : Who is your celebrity crush?

Calculate Mr. Porter's Power and Compare

• Elevation Gain: 3,521 feet
• Mr. Porter + Bike Mass: 85 kg
• Active Time: 55 minutes 19 seconds

How does this compare to the measured average power of 286 W?

Calculate Mr. Porter's Power and Compare

• Elevation Gain: 3,521 feet
• Mr. Porter + Bike Mass: 85 kg
• Active Time: 55 minutes 19 seconds

How does this compare to the measured average power of 286 W?

2025.03.03 Regents Physics

of the : Would you rather live in the ocean or on the moon?

Power Lab

Question:
What is my power requirement for climbing a staircase - both by walking and by running (or fast walking)?

Purpose:
To determine my power requirement for climbing a staircase - both by walking and by running.

Rules:

1. Do not disturb classes or other students in the hall
2. Spread out to the different staircases (there are 4 by my count) - no more than 2 per group
3. No skippinng stairs
4. BE SAFE and use good judgement

Power Lab

Question:
What is my power requirement for climbing a staircase - both by walking and by running (or fast walking)?

Purpose:
To determine my power requirement for climbing a staircase - both by walking and by running.

Physics Classroom Practice

Problem Set WE1:  Work 1

Problem Set WE2:  Work 2

Problem Set WE3:  Work and Power 1

Problem Set WE4:  Work and Power 2

Problem Set WE5:  Work and Power 3

2025.02.28 Regents Physics

of the : What topic could you give a 20-minute presentation on without any preparation?

2025.02.27 Regents Physics

of the : Would you rather always be slightly late or super early?

2025.02.25 Regents Physics

of the : How do you feel about clowns?

Physics Classroom SLOP

1. Problem Set MC6 - Explosions 1 Post-explosion velocity of one of the objects.
2. Problem Set MC7 - Explosions 2 Post-explosion velocity of one of the objects.
3. Problem Set MC8 - Collision Analysis 1 Hit-and-stick style collision.
4. Problem Set MC9 - Collision Analysis 2 Hit-and-bounce style collision.
5. Problem Set MC10 - Collision Analysis 3 Collisions pay attention to direction!

2025.02.24 Regents Physics

of the : If you could instantly become an expert in something, what would it be?

2025.02.14 Regents Physics

of the : Who is your scientist? What did they do? Explain your valentine pun

2025.02.12 Regents Physics

of the : Would you give up three fingers in exchange for $1 million?

2025.02.11 Regents Physics

of the : What reality TV show would you star in?

Paper Car Crash Test

1. How will we measure velocity?
2. Be sure to measure car mass with egg in it
3. Make Momentum Calculation

Paper Car Crash Analysis

• Show Calculations
  • Velocity, momentum
• Did your egg passenger survive?
  • Why or why not?
• Comparison -> How did your car do in comparison to the rest of the class?
  • What were some similarities and differences between your design and other designs?
• How can you improve your design for future crashes?

2025.02.10 Regents Physics Do Now

A 0.232-kg volleyball approaches Jessica with a velocity of 3.76 m/s. Jessica gives the ball a bump, sending it in the opposite direction with a speed of 2.46 m/s.

1. What is the change in momentum of the volleyball?
2. What average force does Jessica apply to the volleyball if the interaction time between her arms and the ball was 0.0247 seconds?

2025.02.10 Regents Physcis

of the : Quesizont

2024.02.05 Regents Physics Do Now:

1. Tyrone, South's -kg halfback, is moving with a speed of m/s when he collides with a middle linebacker. If Tyrone experiences a force of N over a time period of s, then determine his final speed.
2. A -kg rubber ball moving with a speed of m/s strikes a wall and rebounds with a speed of m/s in the opposite direction. Determine the impulse.
3. While playing basketball, Logan lost his balance and collied with the padded wall behind the basket. His -kg body decelerated from m/s to m/s in seconds. Determine the force acting upon Logan's body.

2025.02.05 Regents Physics

of the : What does your warning label say?

Agenda

0. Do Now
1. How did the classwork go? Questions
2. Introduce Paper Car Crash Experiment
3. Paper Car Crash: Planning, Building, and Documentation in Lab Notebook

Goals

Use Impulse-Momentum Theorem to make a crash design

Most Crashworthy Car

Crashworthiness: how well a car protects its occupants in a crash

Your task is to make the most crashworthy paper car. It will be protecting an egg.

Crashworthiness

How can we measure the most crashworthy car?

• Momentum can be conisdered a measure of how difficult it is to stop an object in motion

Momentum (mass times velocity)

Contest

Make a paper car with the most momentum at the bottom of the ramp that still allows an egg to survive.

Car Supplies

• 2 pieces of copy paper
• 1 straw to use for car axles
• 2 axles & 4 wheels
• scotch tape

Additional Rules & Requirements

• Car must fit on gutter ramp
• Vehicle designs must allow for easy access to and removal of the egg (occupant) for inspection after the crash.
• Vehicle designs should be able to withstand 2-3 trials/collisions without parts replacement or repairs.
• All vehicles must visibly display the following information on their frames:
  • vehicle name, builder’s name, vehicle length in centimeters, vehicle mass in grams

2025.01.31 Regents Physics

of the : Would you rather live in a hot, sandy desert, or the North Pole?

2025.01.30 Regents Physics Do Now

Carts with spring plungers run into fixed barriers. The carts are identical but are carrying different loads and so have different masses. The velocity of the cart just before and just after impact is given.

Rank the magnitude of the change in momentum of these carts. Explain your reasoning.

2025.01.30 Regents Physics

of the : If you suddenly had a 25 hour day, what would you do with your extra hour?

2025.01.28 Regents Physics

of the : What was your first username?