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Displacement
Velocity
Acceleration
Skills for Student Achievement
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Weeks 34
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Falling Objects
Gravity
Air resistance
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DRAFT
Differentiate between distance
and displacement
Differentiate between speed
and velocity
Measure time and distance in SI
units using standard
instruments
Be able to use technical
instruments (CBL2’s and
graphing calculators) to take
measurements, calculate and
graph results
Calculate displacement, speed,
velocity, acceleration
Make and interpret graphs:
distance – time graphs, velocity
–time graphs, acceleration –
time graphs
Recognize that gravity effects
all objects the same regardless
of mass
Know air resistance is
responsible for differences in
fall time
Internet research on the
variations of gravity on Earth
based on latitude, longitude and
elevation
Predict the acceleration of
gravity for Canby MN based on
its location
Design and perform an
experiment to calculate the
acceleration of gravity in room
Analyze and explain variances
in experimental results.
Use various equipment/
instruments to perform
experiment
Assessment
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Assessment labs (after
practice labs)
Homework assignments
Test
Homework assignments
Test
Performance
Lab practical (gravity
experiment)
Performance Standards
Addressed
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Essential Questions
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9P.2.2.1.1
9P.2.2.2.2
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Calculate
displacement,
speed, velocity,
acceleration
Make and interpret
graphs
Understand Gravity
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Weeks 56
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Projectile Motion
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Weeks 78
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Force and Motion
Newton’s Three Laws of
Motion
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Weeks 910
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Work
Energy
Conservation of Energy
Power
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DRAFT
Physics grades 11-12
Analyze the motion of a
 Homework assignments
projectile
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Recognize the independence of  Performance assessment
the horizontal and vertical
(Projectile, clay tray)
components of projectile
motion
Calculate fall times, vertical
distance and horizontal distance
of projectiles given the other
data
Design and conduct an
experiment to determine the
horizontal displacement of a
projectile
Practice and use exact
measuring techniques; time,
distance, angle, speed, etc.
Explain the effects of inertia (a
 Home work problems
natural phenomenon)
 Labs
Recognize friction and gravity
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as forces
Calculate forces using
Newton’s 2nd Law F=ma
Predict effects of Newton’s
laws
Observe the effects of
Newton’s Laws in a controlled
situation
Measure Forces and masses to
calculate accelerations
Identify Newton’s Laws in
everyday observations of
motion
Know the scientific definition
 Homework: calculations
of work is significantly
and story problems
different than the everyday
 Lab
meaning of work
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Calculate work done by an
object and work done on an
object
Recognize the different forms
of energy and the
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Accurately
calculate the
vertical and
horizontal
displacements of a
projectile
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9.2.2.2.1
9.2.2.2.2
9.2.2.2.3
9.2.2.2.4
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Know and apply
Newton’s 3 laws
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9.2.3.2.2
9.2.3.2.1
9P.2.2.2.1
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Apply the
conservation of
energy to any
situation; work,
momentum,
power,etc
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Weeks
11-12
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Momentum and Impulse
Conservation of Momentum
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Week 13
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Current and Historical
Scientific Concepts
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Weeks
14-15
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Static Electricity
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DRAFT
Physics grades 11-12
transformations made between
them
Understand the conservation of
energy
Know and apply the
relationship between energy
and work
Calculate changes in energy by
measuring the amount of work
done
Know the origin of all Earth’s
energy and the eventuality of
Earth’s energy
Recognize momentum as a
 Homework
significant part of collisions
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Calculate momentum of a
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moving object
 Build a safety vehicle
Calculate the impulse of an
which demonstrates the
object
impulse – momentum
Know the interdependence of
theorum
Momentum and impulse
Recognize that safety features
of many devices relate directly
to the Impulse – Momentum
theorum
Listen to a contemporary
 Analyze the differences
physicist (Art Larson) explain
between classical
his own “New Theory of
gravitational assumptions
Gravity”
and the “new” gravity
Be aware of many confirmed
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observations that defy current
historical physics person
physical explanation
or discovery
Recognize a need for
innovative thinking and ideas
Research a classical physicist
and his/her contributions to
science, society, economics,
environment etc.
Observe and explain static
 Laboratory Notebook:
electricity phenomenon
predictions, design, data,
observations and
Research, study and perform
conclusions.
Ben Franklin’s original
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9P.2.2.1.1
9P.2.2.2.3
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Understand how
conservation of
momentum and
impulse are used in
the design of all
vehicles.
Discover static
electricity in much
the same way Ben
Franklin did years
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Week 16
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Current Electricity
Magnetism
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Weeks
17-18
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Waves
Sound
Light
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DRAFT
St. John’s engineering design
competition
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Physics grades 11-12
electricity experiments
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Design and conduct static
experiments with little or
electricity experiments of their
no teacher input
own choosing
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Discover Coulomb’s Law for
strictly on repeatable,
themselves
explainable observations
Read and draw circuit diagrams
Know and apply the differences
between series and parallel
circuits
Know how magnets are used to
make electricity
Know how electricity is used to
make magnets
Be able to calculate frequency,
wavelength, amplitude, speed
of any given wave
Compare and contrast light and
sound waves
Compare and contrast
compressional and longitudinal
waves
Observe wave phenomenon:
Reflection, Refraction,
Interference, Diffraction in a
ripple tank
ago
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Home work
Lab
Test
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9.2.3.2.4
9.2.3.2.5
9P.2.3.2.4
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Know the
interactions of
current electricity
and magnetism and
how they run
almost every device
we own today.
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Homework
Labs (Ripple Tanks)
Tests
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9.2.3.2.3
9P.2.3.1.1
9P.2.3.1.3
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Understand how
waves transfer
energy
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9.1.2.1.3
9.1.2.2.1
9.1.2.2.2
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