WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN
SAS and Understanding By Design Template
Name: Andrew Heffner
Date: 03/16/15
Length of Lesson: 21 Periods/3 Weeks
Content Area: AP Physics
STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
LESSON TOPIC:
BIG IDEAS: (Content standards, assessment anchors, eligible content)
objectives, and skill focus)
Rotation, Center of Mass, Angular Kinematics, Right-Hand
Rule, Moment of Inertia, Rotational Energy, Parallel Axis
Theorem, Torque, Cross Product, Rigid Body Rolling,
Dynamics of Rolling, Angular Momentum, Conservation of
Angular Momentum
3.2.10.B1.1: Analyze the forces acting on a body using Newton’s second law of
motion.
3.2.10.B1.4: Describe how interactions between objects conserve momentum.
3.2.10.B2.2: Describe the Work-Energy Theorem.
3.2.10.B6.1: Explain how matter and energy follow predictable patterns defined by
laws.
3.2.10.B7.4: Formulate and revise explanations and models using logic and evidence.
S11.C.3.1: Use the principles of motion and force to solve real-world challenges.
Rotational motion is described in terms of angular position, angular velocity and
angular acceleration.
All changes in rotational motion are due to torques.
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
Angular position, angular velocity and angular acceleration are
vectors, and can be quantified in reference to an axis of rotation.
The rotational mass/inertia of an object and the torques acting on it
can be measured and quantified.
An object in equilibrium has vector sums of torques and forces both
equal to zero.
Torque is the vector product of an applied force and the distance to the
object’s axis of rotation, resulting in the rotation of the object.
An object’s rotational inertia is determined by the mass distribution
around the axis. So two objects with identical mass but different
distributions will have different rotational inertias.
How do I find the center of mass?
How are angular kinematics different than linear kinematics?
What is a moment of inertia?
How much energy does it take to rotate an object in place?
What is torque, and how does it make an object spin?
How do momentum, energy, and force equilibrium apply to rotating
objects?
What happens when an object rolls?
VOCABULARY:
STUDENT OBJECTIVES (COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):
Center of Mass, Moment of Inertia, Angular Kinematics,
Right-Hand Rule, Moment of Inertia, Rotational Energy,
Parallel Axis Theorem, Torque, Cross Product, Angular
Momentum, Dynamics
Students will be able to:
…Determine the center of mass for a rotating object
…Define the kinematics of a rotating object in terms of angular quantities
…Convert between angular and linear kinematic quantities
…Describe and calculate Moment of Inertia as a rotational analogue of mass
…Calculate the rotational energy of a spinning object
…Explain the variables that generate torque and their perpendicular relationship
…Apply conservation of energy and momentum to angular movement
…Combine rotational and translational analysis to analyze dynamic situations
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
PERFORMANCE TASK:
Center of Mass Activity
Celt Spoon Demonstration
Spin Cycle Lab
Ladybug Torque Interactive
OTHER EVIDENCE:
Exit Slips, Interactive Polls, HTML5 Concept Check Results
Peer Review & Argumentation, MOPS Codes
STAGE III: LEARNING PLAN
INSTRUCTIONAL
PROCEDURES:
MATERIALS AND
RESOURCES:
DO NOW : Daily Collins
Warm-Up Questions
ML : Direct Instruction
Examples with demos and
student participation
GP : Lab investigations,
reasoning skill tasks
IP : Physics Interactives, MOP
Modules
FA : Peer Review and
discussion of lab results, epolling, exit slips, individual
reflective writing.
Spherical and cylindrical
objects, turntables, ramps,
levers, spoons
Homework assignments, inclass examples from class
book, teacher notes.
INTERVENTIONS:
ASSIGNMENTS:
Students will be working on
the board on examples and
present throughout unit.
Multiple hand-on labs
Students will be working in
cooperative groups
Online Practice
Jigsaw practice of analysis
Homework
Peer tutor partners
Physics Lab Tutoring
Procedural writing prompt
within the discipline.
Edmodo Supplementals
Lab reports
MOPS Concept Checks
Physics Interactives