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WARREN HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOLS: COURSE OF STUDY/CURRICULUM MAP Teacher: Eisner UNIT Unit 1 Observation and Measurement Course: CP Physics CONTENT ISLE Cycle for Scientific Investigation Observation Model Building Predictions Testing BENCHMARK PHYSICS 5.7 Inclusive Units of Measurement Scientific Notation and Order of Magnitude Calculations Modeling Earth Moon and Sun Systems Unit 2 ASTRONOMY and SPACE SCIENCE 5.9.12A&B Astronomical Modeling Understanding Reference Frames and Galilean Relativity Unit 3 1 Dimensional Motion: 1 Dimensional Motion with constant acceleration w/ Constant Velocity w/ Constant Acceleration PHYSICS 5.7.12A SKILLS Explain the difference between description and explanation Write specific IF…THEN statements in accordance with Popper’s Principle based on developed models Convert between units of measure using the factor label method Perform order of magnitude calculations without a calculator Estimate solutions for select Fermi Questions Develop Models for Days and Nights, Seasons, Sun’s Progression through the Zodiac and Moon Phases as viewed from Earth Based directly on Observed Phenomena Calculate Observed Velocities in different reference frames Draw Motion Diagrams Create Line Graphs representing v=0, a=0 and constant a (not =0) motion Calculate 1-D Motion Solutions using Equations of Kinematics ASSESSMENT Written predictions and proposed testing methods Units Conversion Packet for linear, squared and cubic units Group Fermi Question Creation and Solution Exam Unit I Lab Group Work developing properly stated models (form developed in Unit 1) Outdoor Group Assessment Exam Unit 2 1-D Motion lab with Graph Matching Qualitative Multiple Representation Quiz 1-D Motion Video Lab Quantitative Graphing Quiz Calculate and evaluate solutions to horizontal projection problems using time as the crossover variable Horizontal Projections Tortoise and hare 1-D Motion Quiz Freefall Acceleration Lab Gravity Stations Lab Forces and Motion PHYSICS Newton’s First Law 5.7.12A 1-3 Newton’s Second Law Newton’s Third Law The Universal Law of Gravitation Unit 4 Forces and Newton’s Laws Define Forces as Pushes or Pulls Describe Newton’s First Law and explain the difference between ‘balanced’ and ‘unbalanced’ forces Mid-Unit Exam End Unit Exam First Law Quiz Lunar Lander Simulation exercise and worksheet Free Body Diagram Quiz I *Draw Free Body Diagrams Free Body Diagram Quiz II Write Newton’s Second Law as aobj = Fnet / mobj Newton’s Laws Packet 2nd Law Lab Compare Static vs. Dynamic Equilibrium 3rd Law position paper Develop Newton’s 2nd Law Equations directly from FBD Force Stations Lab Explain the meaning of the Third Law and why pair forces never ‘cancel’. Unit Exam on Forces and Newton’s Laws Critique fictional student responses to Newton’s Lab: Determining mu Laws Problems Explain the difference between Mass and Weight Express weight in the near earth gravitational field as W=mg Argue why W=mg is really an approximation, and when it is valid Describe the Normal Force Define the word Normal and compare the English and geometrical meanings Model the Frictional Force and describe its dependence on mass and surface characteristics (mu) Unit 5 Work and Energy Work and Energy PHYSICS Define Work Conservation of Energy and Energy Transformations 5.7.12B Calculate when work is done by a force and when work =0 Mechanical Power Describe Energy as an ability to do work Describe and Define what is meant by a Worksheet on Work and Force Quiz on Work (+,-,0) Group Bar Chart Exercises Individual Bar Chart Exercises using Video Simulation ‘system’ Create bar charts to qualitatively express an object’s energy at various states Augment the qualitative bar charts to include a quantitative aspect Pendulum Lab with quantitative solution Quiz on Enery Conservation Work Energy Theorem Packet Horsepower Lab Write the law of Conservation of Energy in variable form for a closed system Exam Work,Energy and Power Write the Work Energy Theorem in variable form for an open system Prepare an argument that a defined system can be approached either as open or closed Momentum and Impulse Unit 6 Momentum and Impulse PHYSICS 5.7 Solve multi-stage problems using the Work Energy Theorem Define Momentum Calculate the linear momentum of various objects and systems Identify when momentum analysis is desired Solve collision and Quiz on Momentum for objects and systems Quiz on the Conservation of Momentum for Closed Systems Momentum and Impulse Lab Worksheets on the explosion problems for closed systems using the Law of Conservation of Momentum Define Impulse Impulse Momentum Equation for Open Systems Exam on Momentum and Impulse Analyze the impulse for given situations Solve multi-stage open system problems using the Impulse-Momentum Equation Electrostatic Charge PHYSICS Methods of Charging 5.7.12A 4 and 5 Insulators and Conductors Compare and Contrast Newton’s 2nd law and the Impulse Momentum Equation Create models to fit observations seen in Scotch Tapes Lab Use models to predict various electrostatic phenomena Coulombs Law Unit 7 Electrostatics Revise models and predictions based on tests performed in lab Create a plan to distinguish between electric conductors and insulators Visualize and sketch the ‘field’ created by a single point charge Scotch Tapes Lab Written Wimshurst Diagrammatic Explanation Quiz - Qualitative Electrostatics Electroscopes Lab & Worksheet on Charging Methods Quiz - Coulomb’s Law (quantitative electrostatics) Exam Electrostatics Qualitatively solve Coulomb’s law problems with multiple charges Quantitatively solve Coulomb’s Law problems with multiple charges Electric Circuits: PHYSICS 5.7 Simple Circuit Voltage, Current and Resistance under steady state conditions Circuits with Multiple Resistors Series and Parallel Electric Power Unit 8 Electric Circuits Define Voltage, Current and resistance Analyze the units dimensionally to derive an understanding of the definitions Batteries and Bulbs Lab Analogy Building Exercise Ohm’s Law Lab I Ohm’s Law Lab II Graph current vs. voltage for a given unknown object Interpret the result as resistance Develop a qualitative model of resistance on the atomic level and differentiate between insulators and conductors Build a simple circuit with a video simulation and with electric components in the lab Create a model of a Quiz on Simple Circuits Equivalent Resistance Worksheet Quiz on Equivalent Resistances Circuits Lab with Multiple Resistors Circuit Analysis Packet Interpretation of home electric bill Exam Circuit Analysis simple circuit using water flow analogy, running soldiers analogy or others Calculate total current in a simple circuit using Ohm’s Law Use the Ohm’s Law Model to predict circuit characteristics Use a multi-meter to correctly measure current, voltage and resistance Calculate the equivalent resistance of multiple resistor groups Multiple resistor Circuit Analysis: Voltage, Current and Power Hooke’s Law Simple Harmonic Motion Unit 9 Vibrations and Waves Mechanical Waves Traveling Waves Superposition Principle Boundary Behavior Physics 5.7.2B 4 Graph force vs. stretch for a spring Derive the spring constant from recorded data Hooke’s Law Lab Wave Characteristics Worksheet Waves Quiz I Characteristics Define ‘restorative force’ and its importance Waves Quiz II – related to SHM Representation and Interpretation Identify and calculate wave characteristics and Standing Waves Sound Waves Resonance Draw waves with varied wave characteristics Superposition Worksheet Derive the Wave equation Tuning fork Logger Pro Activity Describe the difference between a longitudinal and transverse wave Group work on Harmonics Doppler Effect Light as a Wave and the Electromagnetic Spectrum Compare and contrast multiple representations of transverse and longitudinal waves Standing Waves in a Closed Pipe Lab Wave Analysis Packet Doppler Ball Lab Predict and Test the period of oscillation for tuning forks of various frequency Determine the resultant waveform using the superposition principle Define conditions necessary for standing waves Explain what is meant by nodes and anti nodes Derive a relationship between # of nodes, wavelength and medium for the harmonic series Analyze the differences and similarities between Waves Quiz III Unit Exam – Waves standing waves and resonance Explain how the Doppler effect is a relative phenomenon Develop an explanation for uses of the Doppler effect in modern technology Compare frequency differences in sound to frequency differences in light Compare frequency, wavelength and energy for varied forms of electromagnetic radiation Light as a Ray Laws of Reflection, Reversibility and Refraction Unit 10 Geometric Optics PHYSICS 5.7 Develop a model for light as a ray Design a testing experiment for the model Camera Obscura Lab Plane Mirror Exercises Worksheet Plane Mirror Lab Image Formation Plane and Curved Mirrors Draw and explain the ray model of image formation Quantitative Worksheet On Curved Mirrors Curved Mirror Lab ‘lens-makers formula’ Explain the difference between Reflection and Refraction Exam Unit 9