AP Physics – “The final days”
Final Projects – You and your partner(s) are to come up with a project that is physics related. You will be using the next 2 weeks to research, design and develop a presentation on your project.
Your idea (proposal) must be submitted by the end of 4th Block on May 18th.
You may have more than two members per group but more will be expected of the project and presentation and thus will be graded on a different scale than 2 or 1 member groups.
May 25th – Update Day – meet with Padge and give update on where you are with your project
June 1st – Final Exam Question Day – Your group must turn in the final exam question (see below) to me by the end of this day.
June 4th through7th – Projects will be presented in class. Presentation order TBD.
June 7th– AP Physics Final – your final exam will be based on the final projects. There will be 2 questions from each project, one designed by the group and one designed by me. Also there will be 2 questions designed by me on the final exam that are based on the knowledge you have gained throughout your 2 years of physics.
Finally, this is meant to be physics related and fun (and no, that is not an oxymoron). You can design and build something, you can do a research paper, you can do a movie, play or interpretive dance or just about anything else about a physics topic. You have worked hard for the past two years on stuff that I have thought was important, now it is your turn to decide what you want to do.
Good Luck!
Grading Rubric
Topic is Physics Related / Update on 5/25 / Final Exam Question / Presentation / Final Report(3) Idea for final project seeks to further investigate some physics topic / (3) Met with Mr. Pagett to indicate progress and have shown work made to date / (2) Final Exam Question submitted by June 1st / (9) – Presentation is well planned
- Visuals enhance presentation
- Information presented in such a way that everyone understands
- Classmates are engaged in presentation / (3) Hardcopy of final project turned in by June 7th
(2) Met with Mr. Pagett but have only done minimal work on project / (6) – Presentation is well planned
- Visuals enhance presentation
- Information presented in such a way that everyone understands
- Classmates are not engaged in presentation / (2) Final report turned in late (after June 7th but before June 13th)
(1) Met with Mr. Pagett but have yet to start working on project / (3) – Presentation is well planned
- Visuals enhance presentation
- There is confusion about what/ why you are doing what you are doing / (1) Final report turned in very late (after June 12th)
(0) No idea presented by May 18th / (0) Did not meet with Mr. Pagett on/by May 25th / (0) No question submitted by June 1st / (0) – Presentation is a “train-wreck”, you are not knowledgeable about topic, mass confusion about what you are doing or no presentation at all / (0) No final report on project turned in.