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QHST Physics: September 2007
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Queens High School of Teaching Freshman Physics. Saturday, September 29, 2007. How big is big? Take a peek at this video which demonstrates the scale of the planets and stars, starting with the planet Mercury and concluding with Red Supergiant star VV Cephei A. The biggest known thing in the universe. Posted by Mr. Barkan. Links to this post. Thursday, September 27, 2007. Why 9th grade physics? Show this to your parents. 8217; you don’t go back to physics.”. Posted by Mr. Barkan. Links to this post.
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QHST Physics: October 2006
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Queens High School of Teaching Freshman Physics. Tuesday, October 17, 2006. A few links to conceptual and actual practice problems and further info. In general, your best bet is to check out the first couple of chapters in The People's Physics Book. The questions at the end of the units and problem-solving chapter. And the one-dimensional motion chapter. Are comperable to what you can expect to see on the exam. Other helpful links for conceptual understanding and practice problems:. Links to this post.
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QHST Physics: March 2007
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Queens High School of Teaching Freshman Physics. Saturday, March 24, 2007. Simple machines. Archimedes knew about them. He was particularly fond of the lever. If given a big enough lever and a place to stand, he claimed (in a letter to King Hiero of Syracuse), he could lift the earth. BUT COULD HE REALLY? Include the lever, something as straightforward as a wedge, and the one we're currently toying with in class: the pulley. Speaking of Levers, Here's. Bonus: - Interactive Demo:. Can you lever an obelisk.
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QHST Physics: December 2007
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Queens High School of Teaching Freshman Physics. Monday, December 17, 2007. Free Fall Frenzy: Penny Myth Busted? We recently viewed the Mythbusters. Episode. If you missed it in class or wanted to view it again, you should be able to view it at one of the following two links:. The episode tested out a physics free fall. Question we had discussed and calculated in class:. Can a penny dropped from the Empire State Building. Knowing only the height of the Empire State Building ( 381 meters. What should Jami...
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QHST Physics: April 2009
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Queens High School of Teaching Freshman Physics. Thursday, April 23, 2009. The first segment of the Assignment Discovery "Electricity's Power" video that we watched in class focused on three professions — lightning researcher, scientist specializing in electricity in space, and a lineman. For your assignment, you must choose one of these professions. You may also use one of the following: Licensed Electrical Contractor, Electrical Engineer, NYC Subway system worker. Be sure they include the following:.
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QHST Physics: January 2009
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Queens High School of Teaching Freshman Physics. Sunday, January 25, 2009. Physics goes to the Movies. The culminating project from the freshman class for the second marking period was to teach a brief lesson in physics using a scene from a popular movie in which the physics was questionable. One of the options for presenting the lesson was to make a website. The following were websites designed for this project:. The Matrix Reloaded - http:/ matrixphysics.blogspot. Http:/ aerosole.co.nr/.
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QHST Physics: September 2008
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Queens High School of Teaching Freshman Physics. Sunday, September 14, 2008. ConCERN over the Large Hadron Collider. Has the large hadron collider destroyed the world yet? Posted by Mr. Barkan. Links to this post. Monday, September 08, 2008. If everything goes well, the Earth Won't BLOW UP on Wednesday. Science Times, Tuesday, September 8, 2008. Fingers Crossed, Physicists Are. Ready for Collider to Roll. You can visit the LHC website. For live coverage at 3 am Wednesday morning. Confiused? Written, no m...
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QHST Physics: June 2009
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Queens High School of Teaching Freshman Physics. Thursday, June 11, 2009. Images are now posted from the Freshman Physics Final Project. Click here to view them. Or click on the photo gallery link on the side of the blog. Posted by Mr. Barkan. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). QHST Montessori Research Physics. Montessori Senior Phsyics blog. Montessori Algebra - (Ms. Sadera's Blog). Mr Barkan's Montessori Earth Science blog. Mr Barkan's Montessori Forensics blog.
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QHST Physics
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Queens High School of Teaching Freshman Physics. Thursday, June 11, 2009. Images are now posted from the Freshman Physics Final Project. Click here to view them. Or click on the photo gallery link on the side of the blog. Posted by Mr. Barkan. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). QHST Montessori Research Physics. Montessori Senior Phsyics blog. Montessori Algebra - (Ms. Sadera's Blog). Mr Barkan's Montessori Earth Science blog. Mr Barkan's Montessori Forensics blog. The SI Prep "People's Physics Book".
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QHST Physics: December 2006
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Queens High School of Teaching Freshman Physics. Thursday, December 07, 2006. A Safe Assignment,. Dropping A 300lb. Safe On A Buick. 1) Based on how long the safe took to hit the Buick, how tall is the building? 2) Provide (& explain) examples of inertia from this demonstration. 3)What forces are acting on. Here's a helpful kinematics video (The Physics of Martials Arts)sent in by Montessori's Ms. Guglielmini:. Up Next for the Class: Newton's Laws. Note: projectile motion is not included.