PHYSICS
(SECONDARY)
ESSENTIAL UNIT 1 (E01)
(One Dimensional Motion (Newton’s 1st & 2nd Laws))
(June 2011)
Unit Statement: The student will apply Newton’s first and second laws. Relative
motion is described in terms of speed, velocity and acceleration. The student will
apply the concepts of motion and forces algebraically and formulas are used to
determine positions, velocities, acceleration, and times.
Essential Outcomes: (must be assessed)
1. The Student Will compare and contrast Newton’s first and second laws.
2. TSW solve problems involving equilibrium.
3. TSW describe relative motion.
4. TSW solve problems involving speed, velocity and free-fall acceleration.
5. TSW distinguish between speed and velocity and explain the relationship
between velocity and acceleration.
6. TSW solve problems involving the forces causing acceleration.
7. TSW measure the acceleration of Earth’s gravity.
8. TSW relate the motion of a freely falling body to motion with constant
acceleration and calculate displacement, velocity, and time at various
points in the motions of a freely falling object.
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Suggested Materials:
Conceptual Physics Chapters 2, 3 and 4.
Technology Resources:
Destiny Webpath Express (found on schools automated library system)
M.I.T. Open Courseware – Use this website to review or learn new material in
this course: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-01-physics-i-classical-mechanicsfall-1999/
Suggested Assessment Tools and Strategies:
1. The test items for the outcomes can be selected from the items provided by
Chapter Test- Conceptual Physics.
2. An authentic means of evaluating students for this unit is to ask students to
calculate acceleration due to gravity by safely dropping objects from a
building. Students can work in pairs to determine the amount of time it takes an
object to drop from a given distance.
Items needed: Tennis balls (or any other object that is safe to drop) and stopwatches
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PHYSICS
(Secondary)
ESSENTIAL UNIT 1 (E01)
Evaluation Rubric
Students must have all ‘B’ level mastery and no ‘P’ levels for a final evaluation.
For an ‘A’ evaluation a student must have all ‘A’ level and the rest ‘B’ Level.
‘A’ LEVEL MASTERY
‘B’ LEVEL MASTERY
Student is able to compare and Student is able to explain
contrast Newton’s First and
Newton’s First and Second
Second Laws.
Laws.
Student distinguishes between
speed and velocity and
explains the relationship
between velocity and
acceleration.
Student will relate the motion
of a freely falling body to
motion with constant
acceleration and calculate
displacement, velocity, and
time at various points in the
motions of a freely falling
object.
Student cannot yet explain
the Newton’s First and
Second Laws.
Student solves problems
involving equilibrium.
Student cannot yet solve
problems involving
equilibrium.
Student describes relative
motion.
Student cannot yet
describe relative motion.
Student solves problems
involving speed, velocity
and free-fall acceleration.
Student is not yet able to
solve problems involving
speed, velocity and freefall acceleration.
Student can explain speed,
velocity and acceleration,
but cannot yet explain the
relationship between them.
Student cannot yet
explain speed, velocity
and acceleration.
Student is able to solve
problems involving the
forces causing acceleration.
Student cannot yet solve
problems involving the
forces causing
acceleration.
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‘P’ in progress