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Concept1:ScientificInquiry
Describewaysinwhichsciencedistinguishesitselffromotherwaysofknowing
Explainthatphysicallawscanbeusedtoevaluatethevalidityofexperimentaldata
Explainhowtechnologyhasimprovedtheaccuracyandefficiencyofdatagathering,analysisand
Explainthatfromtimetotime,majorshiftsoccurinthescientificviewofhowtheworldworks
Explainthatscientistsconductinvestigationsforavarietyofreasons
Concept2:Science/TechnologyProcesses
Usegraphingcalculatorstogatherandmanipulatedatafromexperiments
Comparetheaccuracyandefficiencyofdatagatheringandanalysiswithandwithoutcomputer
Usedatatodiscovermathematicalrelationshipsbetweenanytwoquantities
Usetechnologytounderstandandconfirmthevalueoftheacceptedscientificconstants
Developandtestanewhypothesisbasedonresultsfromapreviousexperiment
Communicateresultsfromascientificexperimentinaformal,writtenlabreport
Concept3:ScientificNotation
Convertwithinthemetricsystemusingallprefixes
Representlargenumbersinscientificnotation
Concept4:Kinematics
Statethedefinitionofdistanceandtheproperunitsinthemetricsystem
Statethemathematicaldefinitionofvelocityandtheappropriateunitsinthemetricsystem
Statethemathematicaldefinitionofaccelerationandtheappropriateunitsinthemetricsystem
Recognizetheaccelerationduetogravityisconstant
Recognizetheformulaforthedistancetraveledforanobjectmovingataconstantvelocity
Recognizetheformulaforthedistancetraveledbyanobjectmovingataconstantacceleration
Statethedefinitionofaprojectileandrecognizetrajectoryasthepathofaprojectile
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Concept5:Dynamics
DescribeandapplyNewton’s1stlawofmotion
Recognizethatanobjectatrestorinconstantvelocityisobeyingthe1stlawofmotion
DescribeandapplyNewton's2ndlawofmotion
Explainthemeaningofnetforce
Calculatetheresultantforcewhenmultipleforcesactalongastraightline
DescribeandapplyNewton’s3rdlawofmotion
Explainthatmassisameasureofanobject’sinertia
Explainthatallnon-zeroforcesproduceanacceleration
Recognizethatanobjecteitherspeedinguporslowingdownhasanetforceactingonit
Calculatetheacceleration,netforceormassknowinganycombinationofvariables
Recognizethatweightisaforce
Calculateweightusingthecorrectunits
Explainthatallforcesactinpairsandidentifyeachforce
Definenormalforce
Recognizethatnormalforceaffectsthefrictionalforce
Explaintherelationshipbetweenthecoefficientoffrictionandthemotionofanobject
Explainthatfrictionalforcesalwaysopposemotion
Explainthatforceisdependentonmassandacceleration
Concept6:Gravity
ApplyNewton’suniversallawofgravitation
Calculatethegravitationalforcebetweentwoobjectsoraplanetandthesun
Concept7:CircularMotion
Explainthatanobjectinuniformcircularmotioncompleteseachcircleinthesameamountoftime
Explainthattheaccelerationassociatedwithuniformcircularmotionisalwaystowardthecenter
Calculatecentripetalforce
Usethecentripetalaccelerationequationtosolvefora,vandr
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Concept8:WorkandMomentum
Identifytheconditionsunderwhichworkoccurs
Calculateworkusingthecorrectunits
Explainworkduetofrictionanddescribehowitisusuallydissipated
Calculateworkduetofriction
Definework,energy,momentum,andimpulse
Applythework-energyandimpulse-momentumtheoremstopracticalsituations
Definepower
Calculateaveragepowerusingcorrectunits.
Concept9:Energy
Defineenergy
Describethetwotypesofmechanicalenergy
Explainpotentialenergy
Explainkineticenergy
Statetheformulasforpotentialandkineticenergy
Calculatepotentialandkineticenergyusingthecorrectunits
Explaintherelationshipbetweenworkandenergy
Defineaconservativesystem
Explainthetransferfrompotentialtokineticenergyandbackagaininaconservativesystem
Calculatetheenergyinaconservativesystem
Defineanon-conservativesystem
Explainthewaysthatenergyislosttoasystem
Concept10:Waves
Recognizewavesasamethodtotransferenergy
Describethe2typesofwaves
Explainhowenergyineachtypeofwaveisdetermined
Describethe2typesofmechanicalwaves
Identifythepartsofthewave
Definefrequencyandperiodandstatetherelationshipbetweenthetwo
Recognizethatthespeedofamechanicalwaveisdeterminedbythematerial
Recognizethespeedofelectromagneticwavesinavacuumtobe"c"
Usethecorrectunitsandsymbolsforfrequency,period,wavelengthandvelocityofawave
Explainconstructiveanddestructiveinterference
Describereflection,refractionanddiffraction
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Concept11:Light
Describetheregionsoftheelectromagneticspectrum
Describecolorsintermsofwavelengthsoflight
Explainthattheenergyinelectromagneticwavesiscarriedinpacketscalledphotons
Statetheprimarycolorsoflight
Describehowaprismorwatervaporproducesarainbow
Concept12:MirrorsandLenses
Describetheimageofaflatmirror
Sketchaconcaveandconvexmirror
Defineradiusofcurvatureandfocalpoint
Describethedifferencebetweenrealandvirtualimage
Drawaraydiagramforaconcavemirrorforanobjectbeyondthefocalpoint
Drawaraydiagramforaconcavemirrorforanobjectbetweenthefocalpointandmirror
Drawaraydiagramforaconvexmirror
Drawaraydiagramforaconvexlenswithanobjectbeyondthefocalpoint
Drawaraydiagramforaconvexlenswithanobjectbetweenthefocalpointandthelens
Drawaraydiagramforaconcavelens
Calculateheightofimageiftheheightoftheobjectandthedistanceforeach
Explainhowatelescopeandmicroscopeswork
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Concept13:Electricity
Explainthefundamentalmakeupoftheatomandwhymostobjectsareelectricallyneutral
Recognizechargeasafundamentalforceandusethecorrectunitsforcharge
StateCoulomb’slawandrecognizeitasaninversesquarelaw
Explainthedifferencebetweenstaticandcurrentelectricity
Explainconductors,insulators,andsemi-conductors
Describecurrentandusetheappropriateunitsanddescribetheconditionsforacircuit
Explainvoltageandusetheappropriateunits
Describeresistanceandusetheappropriateunits
Diagramresistorsinseriesandparallel
StateOhm’slaw
Calculatecurrent,resistanceorvoltageusinganycombinationofvariables
Describecapacitanceandusethecorrectunits
Calculatecapacitanceandrecognizeitseffectincircuits
ExplainRCcircuitsandevaluatecircuitdiagrams
Concept14:Magnetism
Explainthatmovingelectricalchargesproduceamagneticfield
Recognizethatthereare2magneticpolesandthatlikepolesrepelandunlikepolesattract
Diagramthemagneticfieldofasinglebarmagnet
Diagramthemagneticfieldof2barmagnetswiththenorthandsouthpolesfacingeachother
ApplyFaraday'sLawtoelectromagnetism
Recognizetheearthasalargemagnetproducingitsownmagnetfield
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Concept15:Fluids
Definedensity
Calculatedensityusingthecorrectunits
Recognizethatpressureistheratioofforceandarea
CalculatepressureusingtherelationshipP=F/AandusetheunitsofN/m2
Explainthatpressureinafluidisdependentonthedepth
Calculatethepressureforwateratanydepth
Explainthatthepressureatanydepthisthesameinalldirections
ApplyPascal’sprinciple
CalculateforcesorareasnecessaryforequilibriumusingPascal’sprinciple
StateArchimede’sprinciple
Explainbuoyantforce
Calculatebuoyantforce
Determinethebehaviorofsubstancesinliquidbasedontheirfluidproperties
StateBernoulli’sprinciple
Describehowthedesignofanairfoilaffectsthepressureonitasitmovesthroughafluid
Concept16:Thermodynamics
Definetemperature,heat,andthermalenergy
Describelinearthermalexpansion
Performcalorimetrycalculationsusingspecificheat
Defineandperformcalculationsusingtheidealgaslaw
DescribetheLawsofThermodynamics
UsingtheThermodynamicProcesses,identifythebehaviorofgases
Concept17:ModernPhysics
Describethephotoelectriceffect
Analyzeelectronenergyleveldiagrams
ApplyEinstein'sE=mc2equation
Differentiatebetweennuclearfusionandfission
Differentiatebetweenthevariousformsofradioactivedecay
Identifytheformofradioactivedecayusingnuclearnotation
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