Hearne Independent School District
Physics
Year at a Glance
First Six-Weeks
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Lab safety
Lab practices and
ethical practices
Lab and field
investigation questions
Experimental design
Scientific method
Measurements in
Experiments
Graphing
Linear motion
Second Six-Weeks
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Fourth Six-Weeks
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Heat
Thermodynamics
Waves
Vectors
Projectile Motion
Forces
Laws of Motion
Third Six-Weeks
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Work and Energy
Momentum and Collisions
Circular Motion
Gravitation
Fifth Six-Weeks
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Sound
Light and Reflection
Refraction
Interference and
Diffraction
Sixth-Six Weeks
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Electric Forces
Electric Circuits
Magnetism
Electromagnetic Induction
Atomic Physics
Ongoing Topics
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Updated Spring 2014
Lab safety
Lab practices and ethical practices
Lab and field investigation questions
Critical thinking
Scientific reasoning
Problem solving
Graphing
ALGEBRA
Physics
Science Timetable
Number of
Days
Ongoing
Topics
1st Six Weeks
Concepts
TEKS
Lab safety
Lab practices and
ethical practices
Safe practices
Equipment
Scientific method
Ethical practices
1A-1B
Lab and field
investigation
questions
Scientific method
Science history
Technology
Theories
Hypothesis
Natural and Physical
Phenomena
2A- 2F
Ongoing
Critical thinking,
scientific
reasoning, problem
solving
Scientific process
Technology
History
Vectors
3 weeks
Laws of motion
Linear motion
Displacement
Velocity
Acceleration
Falling Objects
Graphical relationships
Ongoing
Updated Spring 2014
2H -2L
3A; 3D; 3E; 3F
4A- 4B; 4F
Number of
Days
Ongoing
Topics
Experimental
design
Scientific method
4 weeks
Two-Dimensional
Motion and
Vectors
2weeks
Forces and Laws
of Motion
Number of
Days
Ongoing
2 weeks
Updated Spring 2014
Topics
2nd Six Weeks
Concepts
Scientific method
Science history
Technology
Theories
Hypothesis
Natural and Physical
Phenomena
Introduction to Vectors
Vector Operations
Projectile motion
Relative Motion
Changes in Motion
Newton’s First Law
Newton’s Second Law
Newton’s Third Law
Everyday Forces
Free body diagrams
3rd Six Weeks
Concepts
Scientific process
Critical thinking, scientific
reasoning, problem solving
Work and Energy
Work
Energy
Conservation of Energy
Power
TEKS
2(G)
3F
3F
4C
4F
4E
4D, 4E
3F, 4D, 4E
3F, 4D, 4E
3F, 4D, 4E
3F, 4D, 4E
TEKS
3(B)
3F, 6A, 6B
3F, 6A, 6B
6C
6C
2 weeks
Momentum and
Collision
2 weeks
Circular Motion
and Gravitation
Number of
Days
Ongoing
2 weeks
2 weeks
2 weeks
Number of
Days
2 weeks
2 weeks
Updated Spring 2014
Topics
Momentum and Impulse
Conservation of Momentum
Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
Circular Motion
Newton’s Law of Universal
Gravitation
Motion in Space
Torque and Simple Machines
4th Six Weeks
Concepts
6C
6D
6D
4C
3D, 3F, 5A, 5B
3D
3D
TEKS
Scientific Process
Critical thinking, scientific reasoning,
problem solving
3D
Heat
Temperature & Thermal Equilibrium
Defining Heat
Changes in Temperature & Phase
6E
Relationships Between Heat & Work
The First Law of Thermodynamics
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
6E
Thermodynamics
Waves
Topics
Simple Harmonic Motion
Measuring Simple Harmonic Motion
Properties of Waves
Wave Interactions
5th Six Weeks
Concepts
Sound
Sound Waves
Sound Intensity & Resonance
Harmonics
Light & Reflection
Characteristics of Light
Flat Mirrors
Curved Mirrors
Color & Polarization
6F
6G
7A
7B, 7C, 7D
TEKS
7A, 7B, 7C, 7D
7B, 7C
7D, 7E
1 week
Refraction
1 week
Interference &
Diffraction
Number of
Days
1 week
Topics
Refraction
Thin Lenses
Optical Phenomena
Interference
Diffraction
Lasers
6th Six Weeks
Concepts
7D
7D, 7E, 7F
7D, 7E, 7F
7D
7F
TEKS
5E
5A, 5C, 5D
5C, 5E
Electric Forces
and Fields
Electric Charge
Electric Force
The Electric Field
1 weeks
Electrical Energy
and Current
6B
6B
5E
6B
1 week
Circuits and
Circuit Elements
Electric Potential
Capacitance
Current and Resistance
Electric Power
Schematic Diagrams and
Circuits
Resistance in Series or Parallel
Complex Resistor Combinations
Magnets and Magnetic Fields
Magnetism from Electricity
Magnetic Force
Electricity from Magnetism
Generators, Motors, and Mutual
Inductance
AC Circuits and Transformers
Electromagnetic Waves
Quantization of Energy
Models of the Atom
Quantum Mechanics
5D
5D
5D
1 Week
Magnetism
1 Week
Electromagnetic
Induction
1 Week
Updated Spring 2014
Atomic Physics
5F
5F
5F
5G
5G
5G
5A, 7B, 7C, 8A
8A
2C, 3D, 8B
3D, 8A
Updated Spring 2014