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Windsor High School
Conceptual Physics A
Teacher:Warren Birdsell
Month
Content/Resource
Skills
Assessment
August
2007
A. MEASUREMENT
B. LINEAR MOTION
Speed
Velocity
Acceleration
Free fall
Graphs of motion
A1. Measure distance in metric
system
B1. Calculate speed,velocity,
acceleration,and distance for linear
motion
B2. Calculate speed,velocity,
acceleration, and distance for falling
objects
B3. Construct graphs for motion
B4. Interpret graphs of motion
A-B Test
September
2007
A.
A1. Explain difference between
scaler and vector quantities.
A2. Draw velocity vectors
A3. Determine the resultant vector
A4, Determine the components of
vectors.
A5. Calculate the velocity and
location of objects moving
horizontally
A6. Calculate the velocity and
location of objects moving as
projectiles.
B1. Explain the difference between
mass and weight.
B2. Explain the law of inertia
B3. Calculate the net force on an
object.
B4. Add forces as vectors
B5. Describe the motion of objects
in moving frames of reference.
C1. Determine the acceleration of
objects when forces are applied.
C2. Calculate the coefficient of
friction
C3. Determine frictional forces
C4. Explain how frictional forces
effect motion.
A Test
B.
C.
D.
PROJECTILE MOTION
Vectors
Scalers
Velocity as a vector
Components of vectors
Objects launched horizontally
Objects launched at angles
NEWTON'S 1ST LAW
Mass
Weight
Inertia
Net force
Equilibrium
Forces as vectors
Moving frames of reference
NEWTON'S 2ND LAW
Force and acceleration
Mass and acceleration
Friction
Pressure
Free fall and air resistance
NEWTONS 3RD LAW
Action forces
Reaction forces
Activities/Strategies
A1 Measurement lab
B1-B3 Chapter problems and handouts
B1-B3 Motion labs
B-D Test
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Month
Content/Resource
Skills
Assessment
Windsor High School
Activities/Strategies
D1. Determine the action and
reaction forces in interactions.
D2. Explain motion with the 3rd
law
October
2007
A.
B.
November
2007
A.
B.
C.
MOMENTUM
Momentum
Impulse
Changes in momentum
Conservation of momentum
Elastic collisions
Inelastic collisions
Momentum vectors
ENERGY
Work
Power
Potential energy
Kinetic energy
Conservation of energy
Simple machines
A1. Explain momentum
A2. Calculate and explain how
momentum changes occur.
A3. Explain control of forces with
impulse.
A4. Explain events with momentum
conservation.
A5. Explain different collisions
A6. Calculate velocities in
collisions.
B1. Calculate work done.
B2. Calculate power.
B3. Calculate and explain potential
energy.
B4. Calculate and explain kinetic
energy.
B5 Explain events with energy
conservation
B6. Explain and calculate
mechanical advantage.
B7. Explain and calculate efficiency
of a machine.
A Test
CIRCULAR MOTION
Rotation and revolution
Rotational speed
Linear speed
Centripetal force
CENTER OF GRAVITY
Center of mass
Stability
A1. Explain difference between
rotation and revolution
A2. Explain linear and angular
speed
A3. Change linear to angular speed
A3. Explain centripetal force
B1. Locate center of mass of objects
B2. Identify objects which are
stable
A Test
ROTATIONAL MECHANICS
Torque
Balanced torque
Center of gravity and torque
C1.
C2.
B Test
B-C Test
Define torque
Show how the lever arm effects
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Conceptual Physics A
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Month
December
2007
Content/Resource
Skills
Rotational inertia
Angular momentum
Conservation of angular
momentum
D. UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION
Falling moon
Newton's Law
Gravitational field
Weightlessness
Ocean tides
Satellite motion
Escape velocity
torque
C3. Calculate the force location to
balance torques
C4. Demonstrate haw mass
distribution changes rotational inertia
C5. Identify how angular
momentum changes with mass
distribution
D1. Explain why the moon orbits
the earth
D2. Calculate the force between
objects
D3. Identify the changes in a
gravitational field
D4. Explain what is meant by
weightless
D5. Explain the cause of tides
D6. Identify apogee and perigee and
explain why the speed changes
D7. Explain how it is possible to
escape the earth
A.
A1. Explain temperature scales
A2. Predict equilibrium of a system
A3. Solve problems with specific
capacity
A4. Explain why things expand
when heated
A5.
Explain the behavior of water
when heated and cooled
B.
C.
D.
Heat
Temperature
Thermal equilibrium
Specific heat capacity
Thermal expansion
Heat Transfer
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Absorption and emission
Greenhouse effect
Phase Change
Evaporation
Condensation
Boiling
Freezing
Thermodynamics
First law
Assessment
Windsor High School
Activities/Strategies
D Test
A-D Test
B1. Explain the difference between
conduction, convection and radiation
B2. Explain why warm air raises
and cools
B3. Identify the best materials for
absorption and radiation
B4. Explain the greenhouse effect
C1. Explain the conditions for
phase change
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Month
Content/Resource
Adiabatic processes
Second law
Heat engines
Entropy
Skills
Assessment
Windsor High School
Activities/Strategies
C2. Discuss the effects of phase
change
C3. Explain how a refrigerator
works
D1. List and explain the first law
D2. Explain and give examples of
adiabatic processes
D3. State and explain the second
law
D4. Discuss efficiency of heat
engines
D5. Explain entropy and give
examples
January
2008
A.
WAVES
Terminology
Motion and speed
Transverse
Longitudinal
Interference
Standing waves
Doppler effect
B. SOUND
Origin
Speed
Loudness
Forced vibration
Resonance
Interference
Beats
Music
C. LIGHT
Speed
Electromagnetic waves
Transparent materials
Opaque materials
Shadows
Polarization
D. COLOR
Spectrum
A1. identify and label wave parts
A2. explain how waves move
A3. explain wave interactions
A4. identify wave types
A5. explain conditions for standing
wave
A6. predict frequency for moving
source
A7. Solve problems with doppler
effect
A8. Explain a sonic boom
B1. Understand sound is a vibration
B2. predict relative speed in
materials
B3. Explain difference between
forced vibration and resonance
B4. Understand sound interference
B5. Calculate beats
B6. Understand how musical tones
are made
B7. Predict frequency with strings
B8. Calculate frequency with tubes
C1. Explain how light travels
through materials
C2. Explain how light interacts with
materials
A-B Test
C-D Test
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Content/Resource
Reflection
Transmission
Sunlight
Mixing light
Mixing pigments
Skills
C3.
C4.
D1.
D2.
D3.
D4.
D5.
D6.
Assessment
Windsor High School
Activities/Strategies
Explain how light is polarized
List examples of polarized light
List the color spectrum
Explain how we see color
Identify the primary colors
Predict what color will be seen
Explain why the sky is blue
Explain why sunsets are red
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