Month

Content/Topic

Skills

Assessment

Standards

September

What  is Physics

Problem solving

Mathmatics

Graphing

Time

Distance and displacement

Discuss what is studied in physics.

Solve a problem.

Math review and significant figures and calculations.

Graphing experimental data.

Using a tape timer.

Knowing the difference between distance and displacement.

Math assessment quiz.

Questions from the book.

Lab;The Paper Tower.

Practice problems.

Worksheet; Significant figures.

Quiz;Sig. Figures.

Lab;Graphing Experimental Data.

Quiz;Ch. 2.

Lab;Measurement of  Time.

Minilab;Distance and displacement.

A. 12.1, A. 12.5, C.12.1, C.12.3, C.12.4, D.12.7, G.12.1, G.12.2, G.12.4

October

Vectors.

Velocity and speed.

Acceleration.

Analysis of motion.

Understand vectors, vector components, and addition.

Experiment and examine speed and acceleration.

Graphical analysis of motion.

Vector problems.

Lab; Addition of Vector Forces.

Worksheet-Vectors.

Test-Vectors.

Amusing problems-vectors.

Lab; Velocity of a toy car.

Lab;  Cop and Robber.

A.12.7, C.12.3, C.12.4,

D.12.7, D.12.11, D.12.12.

G.12.1, H.12.6.

November

Linear motion.

Forces and collisions.

Newtons  first law of motion.

Force and acceleration.

Mass and acceleration.

Newtons second law of motion.

Analyzing  motion graphs.

Solve problems about linear motion.

Examine forces and collisions.

Study and understand Newtons first law.

Study the relationship between force and acceleration.

Study the relationship between mass and acceleration.

Study and understand Newtons second law.

Lab; Graphical analysis of Motion.

Worksheet; Analyzing motion graphs.

Amusing problems; Linear motion.

Test; A mathematical model of motion.

Lab; Egg drop.

Lab; Force and acceleration.

Lab; Mass and acceleration.

Lab; Air track – Newtons second law.

Worksheet; Newtons second law.

A.12.3, A.12.5, A.12.7, B.12.1, B.12.3, B.12.4, B.12.5, C.12.1, C.12.3, C.12.4, C.12.5, C.12.6, D.12.7, D.12.8, D.12.11, G.12.2, G.12.4, H.12.7.

December

Friction.

Falling objects.

Terminal velocity.

Pendulum motion.

Newtons third law of motion.

Study friction and forces and movement.

Study gravity and falling objects and terminal velocity.

Study periodic and pendulum motion.

Study and understand Newtons third law of motion.

Problems newtons 2^nd law.

Lab Friction.

Friction questions.

Lab; Terminal Velocity.

Lab; Pendulum.

Test; Forces.

A.12.7, B.12.3, B.12.4, B.12.5, C.12.3, C.12.4, C.12.5, D.12.7, D.12.8, D.12.11, D.12.12,

E.12.1, G.12.4, H.12.1, H.12.5.

January

Motion in two dimentions

Projectile Motion.

Gravity.

Equilibrant and Equilibrium.

Rotation and Circular Motion.

Centripetal Force.

Momentum.

Center of gravity.

Study projectile motion and motion in two dimentions.

Understand equilibrant and equilibrium.

Study rotation and circular motion.

Understand centripetal force.

Study and understand momentum.

Understand center of gravity.

Questions and problems projectile motion.

Questions and problems equilibrant and equilibrium.

Lab; Analysis of the path of a projectile.

Labs; Circular orbits.

Lab; Conservation of momentum.

Problems; conservation of  momentum.

Questions; momentum.

Lab; Momentum Cannons.

A.12.3, B.12.3, C.12.3, C.12.5, D.12.7, D.12.8, D.12.11, G.12.2,

February

Energy, Work, and Simple Machines.

Study and understand what work and power are and how they are related.

Study energy in a system, both kinetic and potential.

Understand the six types of simple machines and how they work.

Understand conservation of energy.

Study catapults.

Questions and problems Ch.9.

Test; Momentum and its conservation.

Questions and problems on energy, work, and simple machines.

Lab; Pulley

Quiz.

Lab; Incline Plane.

Test; Energy, Work, and Simple Machines.

B.12.1, B.12.4, C.12.1, C.12.3, C.12.4, D.12.7, D12.8, D.12.11, G.12.2, G.12.4, H.12.6.

March

Change of State.

Thermal Energy.

Heat.

Specific Heat.

Heat Transfer.

Heat of Fussion.

Waves.

Examine change of state and super heated steam.

Discuss Thermal energy and hot and cold and what thermometers do.

Discuss/Investigate Heat and Specific Heat.

Demonstrate and understand heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation.

Look at how a boiler heating system works.

Investigate the conservation of thermal energy.

Learn about the Lydenfrost effect.

Investigate the specific heat of a metal and heat of fussion.

Study and investigate types of waves and properties of waves.

Lab; Catapult

Ques. 1-7 p.295&296.

Lab; Conservation of Thermal Energy.

Ques. 8-12 p. 296

Lab; Specific Heat of a Metal.

Lab; Heat of Fussion.

Test Ch. 12 Thermal Energy.

Ques. 1-12 p.344.

Lab; Waves.

Lab; Wave Properties.

A.12.3, A.12.6, A.12.7, B.12.3, B.12.4, B.12.5, C.12.3, C.12.4, C.12.5, D.12.1, D.12.3, D.12.9,

D.12.10,

D.12.11, D.12.12, G.12.3, G.12.4, H.12.7.

April

Sound.

Quantum mechanics.

Theory of Relativity.

String Theory.

Light.

Study the properties of sound.

i.e. type of wave, speed, pitch, frequency, wavelength, interference, resonance, Doppler effect, and intensity.

Examine the relationship between Quantum mechanics, the Theory of Relativity, and the String Theory.

Study the properties of light.

i.e. wavelength, color, interference, images.

Questions from the chapters.

Lab; Sound Intensity.

Lab; Sound Resonance.

Applying concepts questions.

A.12.1, A.12.2, A.12,3, A.12.4, A.12.6, A.12.7, B.12.1, B.12.2, B.12.3, B.12.4, B.12.5, C.12.1, C.12.3, C.12.4, D.12.8, D.12.9, D.12.11, E.12.3, E.12.5,G.12.1, H.12.6.

May

Students work on independent physics areas.

i.e. Universal Gravitation

      Electricity

     Magnetism

    Electromagnetism

   Quantum Theory

  Electronics

Students will study.

Motion of Planets and on Earth.

Law of Universal Gravitation.

Electrical Charge.

Electrical Force.

Electric Fields.

Current and Circuits.

Magnets; Permanent and Temporary.

Forces caused by Magnetic fields.

Creating Electric Current from Magnetic Fields.

Induce EMF.

Interaction between electric and magnetic fields and matter.

Electric and magnetic fields in space.

Wave-particle behavior.

Unified Theory.

String Theory.

Hydrogen Car project.

Electronic projects.

Portfolio of what they have done.

A.12.1, A.12.2, A.12.4, A.12.5, A.12.6, A.12.7, B.12.3, B.12.4, B.12.5, C.12.1, C.12.2, C.12.3, C.12.4, C.12.5, C.12.6, C.12.7,D.12.1, D.12.2, D.12.3, D.12.8, D.12.9, D.12.10, D.12.11, D.12.12, E.12.1, E.12.5, G.12.1, G.12.2, G.12.4, H.12.6, H.12.7.

June