If you were given a stopwatch, meterstick and access to a stairwell, how would you go about determining your power requirement for climbing that staircase (both running and walking)? In your notes, briefly describe how you would do that, and what calculations you would make.
Learning Goal: Understand what power is and be able to measure it.
Today: Horsepower Challenge
- Given: meterstick, stopwatch, stairwell
- Find: Your power requirement for climbing the stairs, both running and walking. There will be a competition to see who can produce the greatest horsepower!
Assignment:
- Due 2/10: Practice 6.9
- Due 2/16: Practice 6.10 (assign concept questions)
- 2/21: Summative Exam - Work, Power and Conservation of Energy. How to prepare?
- Review (or finish) problem sets & concept Qs.
- Review (or finish) AP practice questions (including the FRQs that you weren't assigned.
- Review (or finish) MP assignments.
- Review quizzes.
- If there is enough interest, I would be willing to be available Monday afternoon for a review/practice session.
- Review (or finish) problem sets & concept Qs.