APUSH Reflection 5

Prompt: Do you think the early interpretations of the Constitution and the development of the government has any connections to current ideas about government and what is currently going on with the federal government? I think the development of the Constitution and the government has many connections to the current ideas. The amendments of the…

AP Physics Key Points 2 (Week of Jan 14th)

Kinematic Equations Want to solve for initial velocity, final velocity, displacement, acceleration or time? Using kinematic equations is the way to go. The formulas are below: A good way to solve the problem is to figure out the variable that the problem is lacking. Then, use the designated formula to solve it.  It is helpful…

AP Physics Key Points 1 (Week of Jan 14th)

Vectors Definition: a quantity with a magnitude and direction.  Examples: Displacement, velocity, acceleration, etc Distance: how far an object travels along the path Displacement/magnitude: straight line difference between starting and ending points Speed: change in distance per time Formula: d/t Velocity: change in displacement per time; provides direction Formula: d/t Graphing Slope: rise/run Constant graphs…

APUSH 4

Prompt: Do you think the Founding Fathers made the right choice to scrap the Articles of Confederation?  Is the Constitution better? Why? What does it mean to you? The Founding Fathers did make the right choice to scrap the Articles of Confederation. It simply had more cons than pros. The longevity of the document couldn’t…

AP Physics Highlights 1

On Tuesday, January 8th, I worked on a lab with a partner that dealt with restitution. My partner and I measured the first bounce of one tennis ball and one racquetball. Using a meter stick, we dropped each ball three times (starting from the 100 cm mark) and wrote down the heights of the rebounds….