PHYSICS
SOUTHWEST EDGECOMBE HIGH
SCHOOL
Developed by: Melissa M. Drake 2007-2008
DAY TOPIC
GLENCOE
PHYSICS
SUGGESTED
NC
PRINCIPLES RESOURCES,
SCOS
&
EQUATIONS,
2004
PROBLEMS
& LABS
curriculum ALIGNMENT
Chap/sections
1.01-1.05 Ch 1
1
Introduction
 Expectations
 Safety/First Aid
 Scientific Method
2
Frame of Reference
Velocity
 Instantaneous
 Average
Scalar vs. Vector
Distance vs. Displacement
2.01-2.02
2.2, 2.4
V = ∆x
∆t
3-5
Acceleration
 Constant
 Objects in free fall
2.03
Ch 3
xf = xi + vt
a = ∆v
∆t
xf = xi + vit+ ½ at2
vf2vi2 2a∆x
Free Fall Activity
Lab - Motion
1
DAY TOPIC
6-8
Graphical Analysis
 Constant velocity
 Constant acceleration
 Slopes/ Areas for graphs
9
10
1113
Assessment – Motion
Newton’s 1st Law (Inertia)
Newton’s 2nd Law
 Solve force problems
Newton’s 3rd Law (Interaction)
 Normal Force
Vectors
 Independence of vectors
14
15
Friction
 Static
 Kinetic
H – Coefficient of friction
H – Torque
16
Assessment-Forces
1719
Motion in Two Dimensions
 Vectors
 Independence of vectors
 Horizontal projectiles
 Projectiles at an angle
Static Equilibrium
GLENCOE
PHYSICS
NC
PRINCIPLES
SCOS
&
2004
PROBLEMS
curriculum ALIGNMENT
Chap/sections
2.04
Ch 3
1.05
4.01
4.03
Ch 1-3
4.1
4.1-4.2
4.04
4.3
SUGGESTED
RESOURCES,
EQUATIONS,
& LABS
Lab-“Ticker Tape”
Car Motion Graphs
Lab- Battery Car
Activity – Inertia
F = ma
Lab- Force Factors
Fg = mg
4.05
5.1, 5.3
4.06
5.2
H – Lab – Coefficient
of Friction
Ch 4-5
3.01-3.03
4.02
1.03
6.1
Video analysis of
“Monkey & Gun”
Lab – Hot Wheel
Predictions
Activity – Steel Bal
Launcher
a 2 + b 2 = c2
sin Ө = opp
hyp
cos Ө = adj
hyp
tan Ө = opp
2
DAY TOPIC
GLENCOE
PHYSICS
SUGGESTED
NC
PRINCIPLES RESOURCES,
SCOS
&
EQUATIONS,
2004
PROBLEMS
& LABS
curriculum ALIGNMENT
Chap/sections
Circular Motion
Simulations
2122
2324
Circular Motion
Centripetal Forces
3.04-3.06
Universal Gravitation
 Planetary motion
 Newton’s Law Gravitation
 Relationships btw force,
masses, distance
H – Keplar’s Laws
H- Synchronous Satellites
4.07
1.03
2526
H-Rotational Equilibrium
Center of Gravity
H – 4.02
1.02
27
Assessment- Two Dimensional
Motion, Universal Gravitation
2833
Momentum
 Proportional to mass &
velocity
 Change in m = impulse
 Conservation of momentum
 One dimensional interactions
 Real world applications
6.2
Ch 7
ac = v2
r
H – Lab-Centripetal
Force
Fc = mv2
r
F =G m1m2
d2
Fg = mg
Enrichment –
Einstein’s Theory of
Gravity
Ch 8
H- Angular
Momentum
Lab – Center of Gravity
Ch 6-8
5.01-5.05
1.03
Ch 9
F∆t = ∆p=m∆v
Lab – Softball
Momentum
Activity – Egg Throw
Physics in Sports
Video - Collisions
3
DAY TOPIC
3440
41
42
43
Energy & Work
 Energy Storage
 Energy Transfer mechanisms
 Kinetic
 Gravitational Potential
 Elastic Potential
 Spring constants
 Pendulums
 Power
 Conservation of Energy
GLENCOE
PHYSICS
NC
PRINCIPLES
SCOS
&
2004
PROBLEMS
curriculum ALIGNMENT
Chap/sections
6.01- 6.04 Ch 10-11
1.02
SUGGESTED
RESOURCES,
EQUATIONS,
& LABS
W = F∆x
P = W = Fv
∆t
KE = ½ mv2
PEg = mgh
PEs = ½ kx2
F = -kx
Lab – Energy to Work
Lab – Kickball
Lab – Mechanical
Review
H – Thermal Energy
H – Thermodynamics
H – States of Matter
 Bernoulli’s Principal
 Pascal’s Principal
 Thermal Expansion
Assessment – Momentum,
Energy, & Work
Ch 12
Ch 13
H – Hooke’s Law
H – Pendulum Lab
H – Specific Heats
Ch 9-11
Waves
 Wavelength
 Frequency
 Period
 Amplitude (energy)
Inverse relationship btw f & λ
7.01
1.05
Wave behavior in various media
 Mechanical vs.
Electromagnetic
 Longitudinal (compression)
 Transverse
Speed of sound
 diff. in media
7.02
14.1-14.2
T=1
f
v = fλ
Demo- Slinky©
4
14.2
DAY TOPIC
GLENCOE
PHYSICS
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NC
PRINCIPLES RESOURCES,
SCOS
&
EQUATIONS,
2004
PROBLEMS
& LABS
curriculum ALIGNMENT
Chap/sections
 diff. in temperature
4445
Wave behavior at boundaries
Law of Reflection
Snell’s Law
Sound Waves
 Resonance
 pitch, loudness, timbre
 H – Open/Closed Pipes
 H – Fundamentals/
Harmonics
7.03
1.03
14.3
Ch 17
Lab – Reflection &
Refraction (support
document p. 80-85)
n1sinӨ1 = n2sinӨ2
Ch 15
7.02
n1v1 = n2v2
Өincidence = Өreflection
Lab – laser light
Lab – Waves w/
Slinky’s©
46
Interference/Superposition
 Constructive
 Destructive
7.04
14.3
Ch 17
47
Wave behavior in various media
 Index of refraction
Critical Angles
 Total Internal Reflection
7.02
1.03
Ch 16 - 17
Doppler Effect
 Sound source moving toward
observer
 Sound source moving away
from observer
 Inverse relationship btw f & λ
Color, Mirrors & Lenses
H – Optical Instruments
H – Diffraction
7.05
15.1
Demo – Moving Sound
Video – Light/ Color
7.03
Ch 17-18
Lab – Mirrors &
Lenses
Lab – Color & Light
48
4950
n=c
v
sinӨc = n2
n1
Enrichment Polarization
5
DAY TOPIC
51
Assessment – Waves
52
Six Weeks Review
GLENCOE
PHYSICS
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NC
PRINCIPLES RESOURCES,
SCOS
&
EQUATIONS,
2004
PROBLEMS
& LABS
curriculum ALIGNMENT
Chap/sections
BENCHMARK II
54
54
55
55
Electrical Charges
 Static electricity
 electroscopes
 electrostatics
 charged objects
 conservation of electric
charges
Transfer of charges
 friction
 conduction
 induction
Coulomb’s Law
 electrostatic force
 inverse square law
 direct relationship btw. force
& product of charges
Electric Fields
 sphere size & shape
H - Capacitance
8.01
1.03
20.1
Lab – Static Electricity
8.01
20.2
F =kq1q2
d2
8.01
Ch 21
Demo – van der Graff
Demo – Static Charge
Generator
Direct Current Circuit
 complete circuits
 rate of flow of charge –
current
 resistance due to
characteristics of material
 diff. in potential creates charge
& pushes charge around
8.02
1.02
1.03
1.05
Ch 22
Lab – Current &
Resistance
V = IR
Graphing Ohm’s Law
6
DAY TOPIC
GLENCOE
PHYSICS
SUGGESTED
NC
PRINCIPLES RESOURCES,
SCOS
&
EQUATIONS,
2004
PROBLEMS
& LABS
curriculum ALIGNMENT
Chap/sections
circuit
 energy required to move
charges in circuit
 energy dissipated by or
transferred to other objects
 Ohm’s Law
Light Bulbs (Brightness affected
by)
 potential diff.
 current
 resistance
56
Relationship btw. current, voltage,
& resistance
8.03
Ch 22
Lab – Verifying Ohm’s
Law
57
Series Circuit
 Current is SAME throughout
 Voltage divides proportionally
to resistance
 Equivalent resistance
 Apply Ohm’s Law
8.03
1.02
1.03
Ch 23
SERIES
It = I1 = I2 = I3 = …
Vt = V1 + V2 + V3 + …
Req = R1 + R2 + R3 + …
58
Parallel Circuit
 Voltage is SAME throughout
 Current divides in inverse
proportion to resistance
 Inverse equivalent resistance
is the sum of the inverse
individual
 Apply Ohm’s Law
8.03
1.02
1.03
Ch 23
Lab – Series Circuits
PARALLEL
It = I1 + I2 + I3 + …
Vt = V1 = V2 = V3 = …
1
1
1
1
Req = R1 + R2 + R3 + …
Lab – Parallel Circuits
7
DAY TOPIC
59
60
GLENCOE
PHYSICS
NC
PRINCIPLES
SCOS
&
2004
PROBLEMS
curriculum ALIGNMENT
Chap/sections
8.03
Ch 23
Series-Parallel Combinations
 Calculate equivalent resistance
 How voltage & current
changes
Electrical Circuit Power
8.04
 Dimensional analysis (unit
cancellation)
61
Lab - Circuits
8.03
62
Assessment- Electric Fields,
Charges, Circuits, & Power
8
8
SUGGESTED
RESOURCES,
EQUATIONS,
& LABS
Lab – Combination
Circuits
22.1
P = VI = I2R = V2
R
Ch 23
Practicum - Lab