High School Physics Course Outline

1- Introduction

• Introduction
• Course Description
• Plagiarism Discussion
• Pretest
• Assignment: Pretest
• Set the Pace
• Handout: Pacing Guide
• Course Links
• MLA Formatting MSWord 2007
• MLA Documentation updates
• MLA Citation
• MLA Incorporating Sources

2- Math and Measurements

• Making Measurements
• Organizing Collected Data
• Vector Vs Scalar Measurements
• Handout: Measuring Data
• Assignment: Measuring Data
• SI Units
• Significant Figures
• Using Significant Figures
• Scientific Notation
• Handout: Math with Measurements
• Assignment: Math with Measurements
• Converting Between Units
• Handout: Columbia Tragedy
• Handout: Equation Card
• Assignment: Columbia Tragedy
• Quiz: Math and Measurements Test

3- What is Science?

• The Nature of Science
• Scientific Knowledge
• Investigating Science
• Essay: Accidental Science
• Using Models to Explain
• Science’s Impact on Society
• Handout: What is Science
• Assignment: What is Science
• What is Physics?
• Quiz: What is Science Test

4- Kinematics in 1 Dimension

• Distance and Displacement
• Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration
• Using Graphs to Describe Motion
• Relative Velocity
• Handout: Describing Motion & Relative Velocity
• Assignment: Describing Motion & Relative Velocity
• Constant Acceleration Problems
• Handout: Hot Wheels Lab
• Assignment: Hot Wheels Lab
• Free Fall
• Essay: Tin Pan Drop
• Assignment: Linear Motion Practice Problems
• Handout: Kinematics in 1 Dimension Test
• Assignment: Kinematics in 1 Dimension Test

5- Dynamics in 1 Dimension

• What is a Force?
• Types of Forces
• Free Body Diagrams
• Assignment: Free Body Diagrams
• Newton’s 1st Law of Motion
• Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion
• Assignment: Heavy Vs. Light Trucks Lab
• Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion
• Terminal Velocity
• Mass Vs Weight
• Handout: Newton’s Laws & Weight Calculations
• Assignment: Newton’s Laws & Weight Calculations
• Calculating Force due to Friction
• Handout: Calculating Friction Practice
• Assignment: Calculating Friction Practice
• The Four Fundamental Forces
• Gravitational Force
• Assignment: Chapter Review
• Handout: Dynamics in 1 Dimension Test
• Assignment: Dynamics in 1 Dimension Test

6- Kinematics in 2 Dimensions

• What Do Vectors Represent?
• Trig Ratios – Review
• Using Vector Addition
• Type I – Adding Perpendicular Vectors
• Handout: Vector Practice
• Assignment: Vector Practice – Part 1
• Type II – Finding Perpendicular Components
• Assignment: Vector Practice – Part 2
• Type III – Adding NON-Perpendicular Vectors
• Assignment: Vector Practice – Part 3
• Type IV – Finding an Equilibrant
• Assignment: Vector Practice – Part 4
• Intro to Projectile Motion
• Projectiles Launched Horizontally
• Projectiles Launched at an Angle
• Handout: Water Balloon Toss Lab
• Assignment: Water Balloon Toss Lab
• Assignment: Projectile Motion Practice
• Essay: Underhand Toss
• Describing Circular Motion
• Changing Circular Motion
• Handout: 2-D Kinematics Review
• Assignment: 2-D Kinematics Review
• Handout: Kinematics in 2 Dimensions Test
• Assignment: Kinematics in 2 Dimensions Test

7- Dynamics in 2 Dimensions

• Equillibrium
• Tension Force
• Tension Force
• Assignment: Tension Force Practice Problems
• Inclined Plane 3- Inclined Plane
• Handout: Coefficient of Static Friction Lab
• Assignment: Coefficient of Static Friction Lab
• Assignment: Inclined Plane Practice Problems
• Handout: Dynamics in 2 Dimensions Test
• Assignment: Dynamics in 2 Dimensions Test

8- Momentum

• Momentum and Impulse
• Essay: Tossing Eggs
• Conservation of Momentum
• Assignment: Understanding Momentum
• Linear Collisions
• Assignment: Momentum Practice Problems
• Handout: Momentum Test
• Assignment: Momentum Test

9- Energy, Work, & Power

• Work Energy Theorem
• When Force is Applied at an Angle
• Assignment: Work: Read, Research, & Respond
• Power
• Handout: Work and Power Lab
• Assignment: Work and Power Lab
• Types of Energy
• Mechanical Energy
• Conservation of Mechanical Energy
• Assignment: Kinetic & Potential Energy Virtual Lab
• Assignment: Energy, Work, & Power Review
• Handout: Energy, Work, & Power Test
• Assignment: Energy, Work, & Power Test

10- Mechanics Project

• Mechanics Project
• Infomercial Format
• Handout: Infomercial Format Rubric
• Brochure Format
• Handout: Brochure Format Rubric
• Paper Format
• Handout: Paper Format Rubric
• Assignment: Mechanics Project

11- Mid-Term

• Midtest
• Assignment: Midtest
• Handout: Mid-Term
• Assignment: Mid-Term

12- Electricity

• Electric Charge
• Electric Force
• Electric Fields
• Electric Potential
• Static Electricity
• Essay: Lightning Rods
• Assignment: Electric Fields, Forces, & Potential
• Current Electricity
• Measuring Electric Current
• Assignment: Electric Power & Energy Efficiency
• Electrical Circuits
• Circuit Diagrams
• Handout: Circuit Construction Kit Lab
• Assignment: Circuit Diagrams
• Assignment: Circuit Construction Kit Lab
• Kirchoff’s Circuit Laws
• Quiz: Electricity Test

13- Magnetism

• Properties of Magnets
• Electromagnetism
• Assignment: Magnetism and Its Uses
• Right-Hand Rules
• Using Electromagnetism
• Handout: Making a Motor Lab
• Assignment: Making a Motor Lab
• Elecromagnetic Induction
• Using Electromagnetic Induction
• Essay: Generators Vs Alternators
• Worksheet: Magnetism Review
• Quiz: Magnetism Test

14- Waves

• Types of Waves
• Measuring Waves
• Assignment: Measuring Waves
• Sound
• Assignment: Speed of Sound Lab
• Light
• Assignment: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Wave Interactions
• Assignment: Virtual Lab Wave Properties
• The Doppler Effect
• Assignment: Doppler Effect
• Quiz: Waves Test

15- Optics

• Law of Reflection
• Mirrors and Ray Diagrams
• Handout: Concave Mirror Ray Diagrams
• Handout: Convex Mirror Ray Diagrams
• Mirror Equations
• Snell’s Law and Refraction
• Handout: Reflection and Refraction
• Assignment: Reflection and Refraction
• Lenses and Ray Diagrams
• Handout: Convex Lens Ray Diagrams
• Handout: Concave Lens Ray Diagrams
• Handout: Ray Diagram Quiz
• Assignment: Ray Diagram Quiz
• Thin Lens Equation
• Assignment: Optics Math Practice
• Special Effects of Light
• Worksheet: Optics Test

16- Thermodynamics

• Temperature Vs. Heat
• Laws of Thermodynamics
• Methods of Heat Transfer
• Assignment: Heat Transfer
• Kinetic Molecular Theory
• Ideal Gases
• Essay: Deflated Balloon
• Water’s Special Properties
• Quiz: Thermodynamics Test

17- Atomic Physics

• Quantization of Energy
• Dual Nature of Light
• Essay: Double-Slit Experiment
• The Four Fundamental Forces
• Fundamental Particles
• Worksheet: Atomic Physics Test

18- Physics and Space

• The Big Bang Theory
• How Planets Move
• Assignment: Virtual Lab – Planetary Motion
• Worksheet: Physics and Space Test

19- Modern Physics

• Quantum Physics
• Theory of Special Relativity
• Essay: Time Traveler
• Theory of General Relativity
• Unification of Physics
• Assignment: Modern Physics Test

20- Theory of Everything Project

• Theory of Everything
• Handout: Theory of Everything Project Rubric
• Assignment: Theory of Everything

21- Final Exam

• Post-test
• Assignment: Post-test
• Quiz: Final Exam

22- Course Evaluation

• Handout: Course Evalulation
• Assignment: Course Evaluation

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