Mathematical Modeling
1. You will use mathematical tools to
measure and predict.
2. You will apply accuracy and precision
when measuring.
3. You will display and evaluate data
graphically.
Motion
1. You will represent motion through the
use of words, motion diagrams, and
graphs.
2. You will use the terms position, distance,
displacement, and time interval in a
scientific manner to describe motion.
Accelerated Motion
1. You will develop descriptions of
accelerated motion.
2. You will use graphs and equations to
solve problem involving moving objects.
3. You describe the motion of objects in free
fall.
Newton’s Laws
1. You will use Newton’s laws to solve
problems.
2. You will determine the magnitude and
direction of the net force that causes a
change in an object’s motion.
3. You will classify forces according to the
agents that cause them.
1D and 2D Vectors
1. You will represent vector quantities both
graphically and algebraically.
2. You will use Newton’s law to analyze
motion when friction is involved.
3. You will use Newton’s laws and your
knowledge of vectors to analyze motion in
two dimensions.
2D Motion
1. You will use Newton’s laws and your
knowledge of vectors to analyze motion in
two dimensions.
2. You will solve problems dealing with
projectile and circular motion.
3. You will solve relative –velocity problems.
Gravitation
1. You will learn the nature of gravitational
force.
2. You will relate Kepler’s law of planetary
motion to Newton’s laws of motion.
3. You will describe the orbits of planets and
satellites using the law of universal
gravitation.
Rotational Motion
1. You will learn how to describe and
measure rotational motion.
2. You will learn how torque changes
rotational velocity.
3. You will explore factors that determine
the stability of an object.
4. You will learn the nature of centrifugal
and Coriolis “force.”
Momentum and Impulse
1. You will describe momentum and impulse
and apply them to interactions between
objects.
2. You will relate Newton’s third law of
motion to conservation of momentum.
3. You will explorer the momentum of
rotating objects.
Work and Power
1. You will recognize that work and power
describe how the external world changes
the energy of a system.
2. You will relate force to work and explain
how machines ease the load.
Conservation of Energy
1. You will learn that energy is a property of
an object that can change the object’s
position, motion, or its environment.
2. You will learn that energy changes from
one form to another, and that the total
amount of energy in a closed system
remains constant.
Thermodynamics
1. You will learn how temperature relates to
the potential and kinetic energies of
atoms and molecules.
2. You will distinguish heat from work.
3. You will calculate heat transfer and
absorption of thermal energy.
States of Matter
1. You will explain the expansion and
contraction of matter caused by changes
in temperature.
2. You will apply Pascal’s, Archimedes; and
Bernoulli’s principles in everyday
situations.
Wave Nature of Light
1. You will learn how interference and
diffraction patterns demonstrate that
light behaves like a wave.
2. You will learn how interference and
diffraction patterns occur in nature and
how they are used,
Waves
1. You will examine vibrational motion and
learn how it relates to waves.
2. You will determine how waves transfer
energy.
3. You will describe wave behavior and
discuss its practical significance.
Electric Statics
1. You will observe the behavior of electric
charges and analyze how these charges
interact with matter.
2. You will examine the forces that act
between electric charges.
Sound
1. You will describe sound in terms of wave
properties and behavior.
2. You will examine some of the sources of
sound.
3. You will explain properties that
differentiate between music and noise.
Light
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You will understand sources of light and
how light illuminates the universe around
us.
You will be able to describe the wave
nature of light and some phenomena that
reveal this nature.
Mirrors
1. You will learn how light reflects off
different surfaces.
2. You will learn about the different types of
mirrors and their uses.
3. You will use ray tracing and
mathematical models to describe images
formed by mirrors.
Refraction
1. You will learn how light changes direction
and speed when it travels through
different materials.
2. You will compare properties of lenses and
the images that they form.
3. You will learn about different applications
of lenses, including how lenses in your
eyes enable you to see.
Electric Fields and Potential
1. You will relate electric fields to electric
forces and distinguish between them.
2. You will relate electric potential difference
to work and energy.
3. You will describe how charges are
distributed on conductors.
4. You will explain how capacitors store
electric charges.
Simple Circuits
1. You will explain energy transfer in
circuits.
2. You will solve problems involving current,
potential difference, and resistance.
3. You will diagrams simple electric circuits.
Resistors and Circuits
1. You will distinguish among series
circuits, parallel circuits, and seriesparallel combinations, and solve
problems involving them.
2. You will explain the functions of fuses,
circuit breakers, and ground-fault
interrupters, and describe how ammeters
and voltmeters are used in circuits
Magnetism
1. You will assign forces of attraction or
repulsion between magnetic poles.
2. You will relate magnetism to electric
charge and electricity.
3. You will describe how electromagnetism
can be harnessed for practical
applications.
Magnetic Fields
1. You will describe how changing magnetic
fields can generate electric potential
differences.
2. You will apply the phenomenon to
construction of generators and
transformers.
Electro-Magnetism
1. You will learn how combined electric and
magnetic fields can be used to determine
the masses of electrons, atoms, and
molecules.
2. You will explain how electromagnetic
waves are created, travel through space,
and are detected.
Duality of Nature
1. You will understand that light behaves
like particles having momentum and
energy.
2. You will learn that small particles of
matter behave like waves and are subject
to diffraction and interference.
Modern Physics
1. You will learn about the discovery of the
atom’s composition.
2. You will determine energies of the
hydrogen atom.
3. You will learn how quantum theory led to
the modern atomic model.
4. You will learn how lasers work and what
their applications are.
Nuclear Physics
1. You will describe the components of a
nucleus and how radioactive decay affects
these components.
2. You will calculate the energy released in
nuclear reaction.
3. You will examine how radioactive isotopes
and nuclear energy are produced and
used.
4. You will understand the building blocks
of matter.