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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