- In this unit I learned about........
Newton’s third law, momentum,
conservation of momentum, vectors, and how every single one of these things can
relate to real life experiences. Newtons third law states that every action has
an equal and opposite reaction. So basically if I push on and object, that
object will push on me. This is interesting because you wouldn’t think that a
rock, a lifeless object, would have the ability to push you back. With all things momentum based I learned that
the net momentum before a collision= the net momentum after a collision. So if
two cars hit and one has a huge momentum and the other has a small, after the
collision the net momentum will be the same as before the collision.
- What I have found difficult about what I have studied
is.........
Vectors and explaining and
proving why and how momentum is conserved. With vectors I was mostly confused
with the hanging of picture and problems in that spectrum. When it comes to
explaining the rules of conservation of momentum, I just get frustrated easily
and cant remember the steps and formulas needed to answer the problem.
- I overcame these difficulties by…….
Working hard. I am still in the process
of overcoming these difficulties, I have not yet buried them. I am a lot more
comfortable with vectors. I just made up plenty of examples and took examples
from the book and worked until I could do them with ease. With the conservation
of momentum problems, I am making progress. I know the formulas better, but
sometimes I just blank and forget how to set up my answer. The way that I will
overcome this by the test is repetition. I will keep working at it until I know
it like the back of my hand.
- My problem-solving skills and effort........
Have
been pretty consistent. I missed out on some stuff and was delayed and confused
when it came to working myself back up to where everyone else was. Due to my
confusion and frustration with multiple topics
I found myself excluded and taking myself out of participating just to
avoid further frustration. There were points where I didn’t want anything to do
with physics because I was so mad. I was behind on a few blog post also. I made
those up quickly and with good quality. My homework was consistent. I probably
missed one or two but the rest were completed. I have a great sense of
creativity. I enjoy coming up with ridiculous but great things in class. My
self-confidence has dropped drastically this unit. I was thrown out of my
comfort zone and wasn’t ready to anything thrown at me. I didn’t deal with
failure well and it
was hard to understand things. Like usual I love working
with others. Ethan and i had the toughest podcast assignment, but i feel like our podcast was the best because we came together and just decided to work our hardest.
My goal(s) for the next unit is to ………………. by doing …………………
My goal for the next unit is to stay on
top of my work and understanding of the work. I had plenty of issues, but I
didn’t find myself asking for the help I needed. I will be sure to ask for that
help I need during the next unit.
Can I
make connection? I can make an endless amount of connections to everyday life
from the things I learned this unit. My afternoon activity is basketball. Due
to newton’s third law, I know that when I jump to shoot when I push off the
ground the ground pushes off me. Also when I shoot the ball as I push it
towards the rim, it is pushing against me with equal force.
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