WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN
SAS and Understanding By Design Template
Name: Andrew Heffner
Date: 02/09/15
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)
Momentum, Impulse, Impulse-Momentum Theory, Conservation of
Momentum, Elastic Collisions, Inelastic Collisions, Explosive Collisions
3.2.10.B1.4: Describe how interactions between objects conserve momentum.
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.A.3.1: Analyze the parts of a simple system and their relationship to the system
as a whole.
S11.C.3.1: Use the principles of motion and force to solve real-world challenges.
All motion can be explained by the laws of conservation of energy and momentum.
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
The position and velocity of an object can be represented in terms of kinetic
energy, potential energy, and momentum.
What is momentum?
How is momentum related to energy?
How are impulse and momentum related?
Why is momentum conserved?
What are the different types of collisions, and how are they
analyzed?
The total momentum in a closed system is conserved.
In a closed system, the total impulse acting on objects may be calculated from
the change in momentum.
VOCABULARY:
STUDENT OBJECTIVES (COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):
Momentum, Impulse, Impulse-Momentum Theory, Conservation of
Momentum, Elastic, Inelastic, Explosion
Students will be able to:
…Define and calculate momentum
…Derive the impulse momentum theory from Newton’s second law
…Calculate the impulse required to safely accelerate an object
…Apply conservation of momentum to non-impulsive scenarios
…Compare the types of collisions and determine the “p” change of each object
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
PERFORMANCE TASK:
Impulse Mini-Lab
Egg Drop Design Challenge
Conservation of Momentum Lab
Collisions 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.
Inertial Objects, Force Meters,
Diagramming materials,
computer access, testing
surfaces.
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 on labs and
in class work.
Online Practice
Peer tutor partners
Procedural writing prompt
within the discipline.
Jigsaw practice of analysis
Homework
Physics Lab Tutoring
Lab reports
Edmodo Supplemental
Resources
MOPS Concept Checks
Physics Interactives