Science Parent Resource Companion Physics Quarter 4
Quarter 4 Physics: Understand the interplay of electricity and magnetism. Apply this understanding to electrostatic problems and
basic electrical circuits. Understand the geometric nature of light propagation and its wave nature as observed in the propagation of light
through space, and its interactions with and in matter.
Objectives Unit 1: April 6 - May 8
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Identify fundamental quantities and discuss how charges interact.
Determine forces between charges.
Determine voltage from the work done on a charge.
Define voltage and use it to discuss the energy and flow of charges.
Know that “Loose” (valence) electron movement is responsible for magnetic and electrical forces and that it is easy to overcome gravity (even a small
magnet can lift a paper clip against the force of gravity created by the mass of the entire earth).
Predict the voltage or current in simple direct current electric circuits (DC) constructed from batteries, wires, resistors, and capacitors
Build simple circuits, including parallel and series circuits, and analyze the flow of charge through them.
Draw diagrams of complex circuits, and find the equivalent resistance of these circuits.
Construct a simple electromagnet and explain its function.
Diagram simple magnetic fields and relate them to electric fields.
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Solve refraction problems using Snell’s Law and the indices of refraction of different materials.
Solve lens problems using image distance, object distance, and focal length.
Graphically construct proper diagrams of refraction through different materials and lens refraction.
Compare the speed of sound to the speed of the electromagnetic spectrum, and know what waves make up the electromagnetic spectrum.
Differentiate between properties of light that it shares with other waves and properties it shares with particles.
Objectives Unit 2: May 11 – May 29
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Science Parent Resource Companion Physics Quarter 4
ONLINE PRACTICE
Web Based Practice UNIT 1:
Using an Inverse Square Law (Electric Force)
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/estatics/Lesson-3/Inverse-Square-Law
Electric Fields
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/estatics/Lesson-4/Electric-Field-Lines
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpVs3JeYbLA
Ohm’s Law
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/circuits/Lesson-3/Ohm-s-Law
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/ohmlaw.html
http://www.ohmslawcalculator.com/ohms_law_calculator.php
How to Read Circuit Diagrams
http://www.instructables.com/id/HOW-TO-READ-CIRCUIT-DIAGRAMS/
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/how-to-read-a-schematic
Basics of Magnetism
http://www.school-forchampions.com/science/magnetism.htm#.VDQWCfldWSo
Web-based Practice UNIT 2:
Parts of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=26285
http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/the-7-major-regionsof-the-electromagnetic-spectrum.html#lesson
The Physics of Color
http://www.colorsontheweb.com/colorinformation.asp
What is Refraction?
http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/13A.html
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/geoopt/refr.html
Snell’s Law (Law of Refraction)
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/SnellsLaw.html
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/phys/ScIT/InformationTransfer/reflrefr/rr_
sample/rrsample_15.html
How Corrective Lenses Work
http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/everydayinnovations/lens.htm
Using the Lens/Mirror Equation
http://www.brightstorm.com/science/physics/light/lens-equation/
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