WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN
SAS and Understanding By Design Template
Name: Andrew Heffner
Date: 09/29/13
Length of Lesson: 18 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)
One Dimensional Motion – Position, Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration
x(t) graphs, v(t) graphs, a(t) graphs & mathematical relationships
S11.A.1.3.1: Use appropriate quantitative data to describe or interpret change in
systems (e.g., biological indices, electrical circuit data, automobile diagnostic
systems data).
Motion is described in terms of position, velocity, and acceleration.
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
Students will understand (S11.A.1.1.1, S11.A.3.3.3, S11.C.3.1.4, S11.D.3.1.1)
The position, velocity, and acceleration of an object can be measured and
quantified (in magnitude and direction), using appropriate tools and units, in a
reference frame.
How can motion be described in a measurable and quantitative way?
What is the difference between scalar and vector measurements of motion?
How can we best represent linear motion graphically?
How are graphs of displacement and velocity related?
Position, velocity and acceleration are examples of vectors, quantities relying
on both direction and magnitude that combine with other velocity and
acceleration vectors according to specific mathematical rules.
VOCABULARY:
STUDENT OBJECTIVES (COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):
Students will be able to:
Distance, Displacement, Speed, Velocity, Scalar, Vector, Slope, Area Under
Curve
… Calculate distance AND displacement for a variety of described movements.
… Graph one dimensional motion with constant acceleration
… Use information from various representations of motion to solve for
unknown motion quantities of objects.
… Verbally describe the movement of an object from a motion graph.
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
PERFORMANCE TASK:
Displacement Labs and Walk-The-Line graph simulation
Lab Report, Reasoning Skill Tasks
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.
Constant motion cars, masking
tape, markers, graph paper,
iphone motion app, guided
notes, projector and camera.
Homework assignments, inclass examples from class
book, teacher notes.
INTERVENTIONS:
ASSIGNMENTS:
Students will be working on
the board on graphing
examples and present to the
class throughout unit.
Motion Lab
Walk-The-Line Activity
Homework
Students will be working in
cooperative groups on labs and
in class work.
Procedural writing prompt
within the discipline.
Physics Lab Tutoring
Physics Interactives
Edmodo Supplemental
Resources
MOPS Concept Checks