Oxnard Union High School District
2012-2013 Physics Pacing Plan
SEMESTER 1
Unit & Number of
Weeks
CA State
Standard & Sub Concepts
Introduction to
Physics
Investigation &
Experimentation:
1a-1n
Resources: Engaging
Activities, Labs,
Demonstrations
Measurement Lab
2-Weeks
10%
Motion & Forces:
Newton’s 1st Law
4-Weeks
Motion & Forces:
1a-1d, 1h-1j
20%
Newton’s 2 & 3
Law
4-Weeks
nd
rd
Train Lab
Constant Velocity Lab
Linear Motion Labs:
Rolling ball labs using
photogates or ticker tape.
Various 1st Law Demos:
Penny drop in cup, pulling
string below mass & Bridge
Building Contest
Coupled Motion Lab
(Uniform Acceleration
Lab) & Friction Factor Lab
& Drag Experiment
Bathroom Scale Demo &
Balloon Rocket Lab
Physics Content Vocabulary-Developed by the OUHSD
Physics PLC
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Physics
Measurement
Scientific method
Fact
Hypothesis
Theory
SI system
Meter
Second
Kilogram
Technology
Inertia
Acceleration
Force
Net force
Applied force
Tension
Mechanical
equilibrium
Normal force
Weight
Vector
Equilibrium Rule
Friction static
Friction
Kinetic friction
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Motion particle model
Motion diagram
Time interval (Δt)
Scalar quantity
Vector quantity
Displacement (Δr)
Average speed
Average velocity (v)
Average acceleration
(a)
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Component
Resultant
Speed
Velocity
Distance
Displacement
Instantaneous speed
Acceleration
Free fall
vavg = d2 – d1/ t2 – t1
v = d/t
aavg = v2 – v1/ t2 – t1
a = v/t
vff = gt
dff = ½ gt²
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Hooke’s Law Experiment
Flashlight Demo/Lab:
Inverse Square Law
Centrifugal Force Lab &
Crack the Whip
Investigation
Trajectory/Projectile (Gun)
Lab
Force Table (Ramp) Lab &
Vector Treasure
Hunt/Force Vector
Activity/Lab
Conservation of
Momentum
Conservation of
Energy &
Momentum: 2d-2g
2-Weeks
20%
Conservation of
Energy
4-Weeks
Conservation of
Energy &
Momentum: 2a-2c,
2h
20%
Pendulum Lab using
photogates & Roller
Coaster Website Activity
Stair Power Lab & Incline
Plane Lab
Spring Car Collision Lab &
Steel Ball Vs. Foam Ball
Momentum Lab &
Mechanical Universe Video
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Weight
Mass
Newton (N)
Newton’s 2nd Law
Free fall
Terminal velocity
Drag (air)
Action force
Reaction force
Newton’s 3rd Law
System
Vector quantity
Force vector
Momentum
Impulse
Elastic collision
Inelastic collision
Law of Conservation
of momentum
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Joule
Watt
Kilowatt (kw)
P = W/t
Mechanical energy
Energy
Potential energy
Kinetic energy
KE = ½ mv²
PE = mgh
Work-Energy
Theorem
6. p = mv
7. Impulse (I)= Ft = Δmv
19. Conservation of
Energy
20. Machine
21. Efficiency
22. Pulley
23. Lever
24. Work
25. Power
26. W = Fd
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Rotational Motion
& Forces
Motion & Forces:
1e-1g, 1l
1-Week
20%
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Gravitation
“Weightlessness:”
F = GMm/ r²
Circular orbit
Inverse square law
Satellite
RPM (Revolutions per
minute)
8. Center of gravity (CG)
9. Centripetal force
10. Centripetal
acceleration (ac=v2/r)
11. Fc = mv²/r
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Semester 2
Heat &
Thermodynamics
Heat &
Thermodynamics:
3a-3e
2-Weeks
15%
Specific Heat Capacity Lab
Heat of Fusion Lab
Heat of Solution/Heat of
Reaction Lab
Heat of Fusion Lab
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Waves
Waves: 4a-4f
3-Weeks
16.7%
Springs & Slinky
Demos/Labs
Earthquake/Epicenter Dry
Lab
Wave/Ripple tank
lab/demo
Speed of Sound/Resonance
Demo
Metal on String Resonance
Lab
EM Poster. Prism
Demo/Lab
Wave/Ripple tank/demo
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Temperature
Absolute zero
Heat flow
Internal energy
Thermodynamics
First Law of
Thermodynamics
Second Law of
Thermodynamics
Amplitude
Wavelength (λ)
Frequency (ƒ)
Hertz (Hz)
Period (T)
Wave speed
Medium
Electromagnetic wave
(EM)
Gamma rays
X-rays
Ultraviolet rays
Visible light
Infrared wave
Microwave
Radio wave
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Heat engine
Entropy
Evaporation
Sublimation
Condensation
Boiling
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Vacuum
Polarization
Transverse wave
Longitudinal wave
Interference pattern
Standing wave
Doppler effect
Bow wave
Constructive
interference
Destructive
interference
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Beats
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Electric Charge &
Electric Field
2-Weeks
Electric &
Magnetic
Phenomena: 5e-5h,
5j-5k, 1k-1o
Charge it lab.
Van de Graff Demo.
18.3%
Electrical Current
3-Weeks
Electric &
Magnetic
Phenomena: 5a-5d
& 5i
Circuit Labs 1-3.
Bread Board Lab
Electric motor lab
Electrifying Competition
18.3%
Magnetism
1-Week
Electric &
Magnetic
Phenomena: 5a-5i
18.3%
Magnetic Force Lab
Building an Electroscope
Lab with Aluminum foil
Magnetic Induction Lab
Solenoid Lab
Plasma Globe Demo
Oscilloscope Demo
1. Electricity
2. Electrostatics
3. Conservation of
charge
4. Coulomb’s Law
5. Conductor
6. Insulator
13. Battery
14. Resistor
15. Electric potential
16. Capacitor
17. Potential difference
(Voltage)
18. Electric current
19. Ohm’s Law
20. Direct Current (DC)
1. Magnetism
2. Magnetic field
3. Magnetic poles
4. Right hand rule
5. Induced current
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Superconductor
Charge by contact
Charge by induction
Electrically polarized
Electric field
Electric potential
energy
Alternating Current
(AC)
Electric power
Series circuit
Parallel circuit
Transistor
Electric circuit
Plasma
CST Review
1-Week
Various Topics
6-Weeks
Geometric Optics
Astronomy
Fluid Mechanics/
Bernoulli Principal
Buoyancy
Sports Physics
Special Relativity
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