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COURSE CURRICULUM MAP
Physics ‘A’
1-3 Weeks
Content/
Skills
Measurements
--scientific units
--scientific tools & computer
--graphics
Mechanics
Linear motion
Velocity
4-6 Weeks
Mechanics
Acceleration
Vertical motion
Vectors & motion
Newtonian Laws of Motion
7-9 Weeks
Forces
Momentum & Collisions
Momentum of an object
Impulse of an object
Impulse and momentum
Collision as a system
Factors of a collision
Elastic collisions
Inelastic collisions
Conservation of momentum
Law of action/reaction &
conservation of momentum
Rocket propulsion
Circular motion
Skills
Draft 02-19-2009
Understand Lab Safety
Calculate and convert English
& metric units
Identify the physical
properties of objects
Determine the density, weight,
& other properties of objects
Interpret and construct graphs
Understand linear motion
Calculate velocity of object
Determine the acceleration
rate of an object
Understand vertical motion
Determine rate of free fall
Understand vector
components
Determine vector direction
Calculate resultant vector
motion of an object
Create a vector diagram
Understand Newton’s Laws &
their applications
-- First law
-- Second law
-- Third law
Centripetal & centrifugal
motion & forces
Determine forces acting on
objects
Identify factors of circular
velocity & acceleration rate
Understand centripetal and
centrifugal force interactions
Momentum
Define the momentum of an
object.
Determine the impulse given
to an object.
Relate the impulse to an
object’s momentum
Understand the system of a
Collision
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Define factors of a collision
Describe Elastic collisions
Describe Inelastic collisions
Understand conditions for the
conservation of momentum
Relate Newton’s third law to
conservation of momentum
Apply conservation to rocket
propulsion
Assessment
for Content
and Skills
Draft 02-19-2009
Complete Lab Activities
Understand Lab Safety
Determine the weight of
objects
Be able to utilize English
& metric units
List physical properties of
objects
Determine the density, weight,
& other properties of objects
Interpret and construct graphs
Understand linear motion
Calculate velocity of object
Identify factors of linear motion
Determine the acceleration
rate of an object
Calculate the rate of vertical
motion of objects
Identify factors of vertical
motion
Completion of handouts
Computer Applications
Reinforcement activities
Completion of handouts
Tests / Quizzes
Determine the acceleration
rate of an object
Calculate the rate of vertical
motion of objects
Identify factors of vertical
motion
Complete Lab Activities
Identify vector components
including motion, direction
Explain the applications &
calculations of Newton’s
First Law
Explain the applications &
calculations of Newton’s
Second Law
Explain the applications &
calculations of Newton’s
Third Law
Completion of handouts
Computer Applications
Reinforcement activities
Completion of handouts
Tests / Quizzes
Identify and label the forces
acting on objects
Calculate the momentum of
an object
Calculate circular velocity and
acceleration rate
Identify factors of centripetal
and centrifugal forces
Calculate centripetal motion
Momentum
Calculate the momentum of
an object.
Calculate the impulse force
given to an object.
Determine components of a
Collision
Determine momentum in an
Elastic & Inelastic collision
Identify conditions for the
conservation of momentum
Explain Newton’s third law to
conservation of momentum
Describe rocket propulsion
and momentum
Complete Lab Activities
Completion of handouts
Computer Applications
Reinforcement activities
Tests / Quizzes
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COURSE CURRICULUM MAP
Physics ‘A’
10-12 Weeks
Content/
Skills
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Projectile motion
Gravitational forms
Kinetic energy
13-15 Weeks
Simple machines
--pulleys
--levers
--wheels & axles
--inclined planes
--wedge & screw
Energy forms & transfer
Compound machines
Simple machines
--categories
Skills
Determine components of
projectile motion
Calculate range of projectile
Identify the various effects of
gravity on objects
Determine the momentum of
an object
Calculate the kinetic energy
of an object
Understand the forms of
energy
Determine the effect of heat
and energy on objects
Understand the classification
of simple machines
Understand the use of a
pulley system
Calculate the mechanical advantage of a
pulley system
Understand the use of a
lever
Understand the use of a
wheel & axle system
Understand the use of an
inclined plane
Understand the use of
wedges & screws
Calculate the mech. adv. of a pulley
system, levers, W& A system, inclined
plane, wedges & screws
Identify the components of a
compound machine
16-18 Weeks
Astrophysics
Historical contributions of
Kepler, Newton, Brahe,et.al.
Kepler’s laws of planetary
Newton’s
law of universal
gravitation
Periods & speeds of orbiting
objects
Weightlessness & freefall
Gravitational fields
Intertial & gravitational mass
Project
Astrophysics
Understand contributions of
Kepler, Newton, Brahe, et al
Relate Kepler’s laws of
planetary motion to
Newton’s law of universal
gravitation
Describe gravitational &
orbital relationships of
Planets
Calculate the periods and
speeds of orbiting objects
Relate weightlessness to
freefall
Describe gravitational fields
Distinguish between intertial
mass & gravitational mass
Complete Project
Draft 02-19-2009
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Assessment
for Content
and Skills
Complete Lab Activities
Identify components of
projectile motion
Determine projectile range
Explain gravitation effects
Determine the kinetic energy
of an object
Explain energy forms
Identify how heat and energy
affects objects
Identify traits of simple
machines
Computer Applications
Reinforcement activities
Completion of handouts
Tests / Quizzes
Draft 02-19-2009
Complete Lab Activities
Create a pulley system
Determine the mech. adv. of
a pulley system
Calculate the mech. adv. of a
lever
Identify the use of a
wheel & axle system
Calculate the mech. adv. of a
W & A system
Identify the use of an
inclined plane
Calculate the mech. adv. of
an inclined plane
Determine the use of
wedges & screws
Calculate the mech. adv. of
wedges & screws
Determine the components
of a compound machine
Computer Applications
Reinforcement activities
Completion of handouts
Tests / Quizzes
Complete Lab Activities
Astrophysics
Explain concepts of Kepler,
Newton, Brahe, et al
Describe Kepler’s laws of
planetary motion
Explain Newton’s law of
universal gravitation
Describe gravitational &
orbital relationships of
Planets
Calculate the periods and
speeds of orbiting objects
Explain weightlessness
Define gravitational fields
Explain intertial mass &
gravitational mass
Project Construction
Computer Applications
Reinforcement activities
Completion of handouts
Tests / Quizzes
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