Updated April 2, 2008
Laboratory Schedule
Jan. 28 – Feb. 1: Monday & Tuesday: L1:
Melting point of Ice
Wed. & Thursday: L2: Specific Heat and Heat of Fusion
Feb 4 - 7: Monday & Tuesday: L3:
Power consumption by Incandescent and
Florescent bulbs
Wed.
& Thursday: L4: The Winds Software and
Global Wind patterns
Feb. 11 - 14: Monday &
Tuesday: L5: Weather Charts #1
Wed. & Thursday: No
Lab (Exam #1 on Fri. Feb. 15)
Feb. 18 – 21: Monday
& Tuesday: L6: Storm Fronts Software:
Wed. &
Thursday: L7: The Seasons Software: Astronomical Effects
Feb. 25 – 28: Monday & Tuesday: L8: El Nino and Weather forecasting
lab
Wed. & Thursday: L9: Acids, Bases, and pH
Mar. 3 - 6: Monday & Tuesday: No Lab (Exam #2 on Mar. 5)
Wed. & Thursday: L10:
Sound Resonance in an Open Tube
Mar. 17 - 20: Monday & Tuesday: L11: Standing waves on a vibrating string
Wed. &
Thursday: L12: Lenses and Images
Mar. 24 – 27 Monday & Tuesday: L13: Laser Diffraction, polarization, and colors
Wed. & Thursday: No
Lab (Exam #3 on Mar. 26)
Mar. 31 - April
3 Monday & Tuesday: L14: PHET lab on Simple Circuits &
L15: Electric Fields and electric hockey
Wed. &
Thursday: No Lab
April 7 - 10: Monday & Tuesday: L16: Half-life, and PHET lab on fission Wed. & Thursday: L17:
Gas Spectrum
April 14 - 17: Monday & Tuesday: No Lab (Exam #4 on Wed. April 14)
Wed. & Thursday: No
Lab: Student Achievement day on Wed. April 16
April 21 – 24: Monday & Tuesday: No Lab
Wed. &
Thursday: L18: Avogadro’s number, moles
& concentration
April 28 – 30 Monday & Tuesday: L19: Chemical Reactions
Wed. & Thursday: L20: The Ideal Gas Law and Diffusion
(Note: Lab
totals will be based on 17 labs)