AP Physics B

Spring 2014 - Elizabeth Pate

Overview: AP Physics B is a semester long algebra based physics course. Students will be learning physics concepts and problem solving at a college level. All students already have had exposure to mechanics from honors physics so the main focus of our semester will be on the other AP topics such as electricity, magnetism, waves, thermodynamics, and modern physics. Materials: Textboo ! Textboo s will be ept at home. "ou will not be re#uired to bring them to class. $ab %oteboo ! &raph ruled composition noteboo 'Some students may need two.( &raphing )alculator $ab *older ! Provided by +rs. Pate C ntact !n" r#ati n: ,mail ! patee-pitt. ./.nc.us 0ebsite ! eli1abethpate.weebly.com )all2Text ! '/3/( 456!7489 $ra%ing: +astery of Test2Pro:ect Standards '9;<( ! Tests will be divided in to specific content standards. &rades will be determined based on how many of those standards a student demonstrates mastery for. Students will have the opportunity to reassess on the individual standards that they did not master on the initial test. =f upon reassessment a student demonstrates mastery of a standard, they will receive credit for the standard without any penalty. Pro:ects will also have standards on which they will be graded. & r # re in" r#ati n ab 't stan%ar%s base% gra%ing (SB$)* please visit elizabethpate+weebly+c # an% view the ,-hat is Stan%ar%s Base% $ra%ing./ tab+ Reassessment Eligibility ! A student is eligible to complete reassessments for a test when they have all of the items for that unit completed in their lab noteboo , they have completed the Study =sland assignment for that unit with a score of at least 9;<, and they have revised the initial assessment. Students who are not successful on their first reassessment opportunity, most li ely need to do additional wor with those standards and2or receive some individual tutoring. >eassessments will be completed during *lex. ?ther '/;<( ! The @otherA category will include A$$ assignments that are not content standard assessments. The types of assignments in this category are outlined below. 0ab 1 teb 2 Chec2s ! ?n each test day lab noteboo s will be collected and graded based on the assignments that we have completed for that unit. All assignments must be complete and all wor must be shown to receive credit. %oteboo chec s are to ensure that each student is completing all of their assignments. A lab noteboo that is re!submitted will ?%$" receive credit if it is done the next time they are collected. *or example, Sally turns in her lab noteboo on unit . test day and is missing some items. ?n unit / test day if she has completed the missing items from unit . she will still receive credit. Bowever, if she turns it in at any point after that she will %?T receive credit for the missing items.

0ab & l%er ! ,ach student will eep a separate lab folder that will include all laboratory instructions, data, analysis, and reports. These lab folders are ept separate from other coursewor because the student may need to submit their lab folder to their university to receive lab credit for the course. $ab folders will be graded each 7 wee s for completion and CDA$=T" of wor 2analysis. St'%y $r 'ps ! Students will form small study groups of 6!3 students. They will choose their own groups but will need to choose students with similar schedules to their own. These study groups will be re#uired to meet outside of class to wor on coursewor and additional wor to help them prepare for the AP exam. Study groups are meant to support and extend student learning and therefore student performance on assessments and pro:ects. Students who do %?T put in wor outside of class time 0=$$ %?T be successful in this course or on the AP examE These study groups will receive a grade each 7 wee s based on the time they put in and what they were able to accomplish during this time. & r # re in" r#ati n ab 't st'%y gr 'p re3'ire#ents an% gra%ing* please visit elizabethpate+weebly+c # an% ch se ,AP Physics/ an% then ,St'%y $r 'ps/+ Other Assign#ents ! Any assignments that do not fit in to the above categories will be counted as @otherA assignments. This will include getting papers signed, progress reports, and #ui11es. Cui11es will be given often in class to ensure that students are completing assignments which may include watching presentations at home, finishing class wor , or wor ing a few homewor problems. Aca%e#ic !ntegrity4 0hile = am a huge supporter of collaborative group wor , = ta e academic integrity very seriously in my classroom. Any student caught violating school2county honor code will be sub:ect to conse#uences.