USD 263-MULVANE SCHOOL DISTRICT

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SCIENCE-Physics


OUTCOME/ ESSENTIAL QUESTION

 

CONTENT

 

OBJECTIVE/SKILL

 

ASSESSMENT

 

1. What are the terminologies for understanding physics?
2. What are the measurement units used in physics and how are they recorded?
 
1 The Science of Energy
2. Measurement and Problem Solving
 
1. understand all basic terms in physics (S1B1), discuss different forms of energy and change to other forms (S2BB2), understand matter equals energy (S2BB2), calculate energy from mass (S2BB2)
2. measure using the metric system (S1B1), know fundamental units (S1B1), equate derived units to fundamental units (S1B1), use significant digits in calculations (S1B1), recognize and use vector and scalar quantities (S1B1)
 
1. Lab investigation, assigned problem evaluation, quiz, chapter test
2. Lab investigation, assigned problem evaluation, quiz, chapter test
 
1. What is the cause of motion of objects?
 
1. Velocity and Acceleration
 
1. understand displacement (S2BB1), understand speed (S2BB1), use d=vt in problem solving (S2BB1), calculate velocity at a specific point (S2BB1), solve problems using acceleration equations (S2BB1), use Newton's Laws of Motion in describing the effect of forces (S2BB1), calculate forces between masses (S2BB1)
 
1. Lab investigation, assigned problem evaluation, quiz, chapter test 
 
1. What is the result of the application of different forces?
2. What is the result of the application of an acceleration at an angle to a moving object?
 
1. Concurrent and Parallel Forces
2. Two Dimensional and Periodic Motion
 
1. describe forces (S2BB1), diagram force vectors and calculate the resultant force (S2BB1), calculate the equilibrant force (S2BB1), resolve a force into component forces (S2BB1), know causes of friction (S2BB1), use friction in problem solving (S2BB1), diagram and discuss parallel forces (S2BB1), calculate equilibrium position of force placement (S2BB1)
2. understand cause of circular motion (S2BB1), solve circular motion problems (S2BB1), describe rotary motion (S2BB1), solve rotary motion problems (S2BB1), understand harmonic motion (S2BB1), compare types of harmonic motion (S2BB1), solve pendulum problems (S2BB1)
 
1. Lab investigation, assigned problem evaluation, quiz, chapter test
2. Lab investigation, assigned problem evaluation, quiz, chapter test
 
1. Why is the total amount of energy constant?
 
1. Conservation of Energy and Momentum
 
1. know scientific definition of work (S2BB2), calculate amount of work (S2BB2), describe simple machines (S2BB2), understand and calculate power (S2BB2), discuss and calculate change in energy (S2BB2), describe change in momentum (S2BB2), calculate impulse (S2BB2)
 
1. Lab investigation, assigned problem evaluation, quiz, chapter test
 
1. How is the energy of particles related to phase change?
 
1. Phases of Matter
 
1. understand structure of matter (S2AB2), calculate bonding forces (S2AB2), understand properties of solids, liquids, and gases (S2AB2), describe and contrast phases of matter (S2AB2), understand fourth state of matter-plasma (S2AB2), understand properties of fluids (S2AB2)
 
1. Lab investigation, assigned problem evaluation, quiz, chapter test
 
1. How is heat measured and what is the effect of heat change?
2. What is the result of a disturbance in a medium?
 
1. Heat Measurements
2. Waves
 
1. know heat units and temperature scales (S2BB2), calculate amount of heat (S2BB2), understand thermal expansion (S2BB2), calculate amount of expansion (S2BB2), know law of heat exchange (S2BB2), calculate specific heat (S2BB2), calculate total heat involved in phase change (S2BB2)
2. know causes of waves (S2BB3), compare and contrast different types of waves (S2BB3), understand all wave properties (S2BB3), summarize wave interaction (S2BB3)
 
1. Lab investigation, assigned problem evaluation, quiz, chapter test
2. Lab investigation, assigned problem evaluation, quiz, chapter test
 
1. What mechanisms are involved in changing heat to work?
2. What is the result of a disturbance in a medium and its effect on the human ear?
 
1. Heat Engines
2. Sound Waves
 
1. know mechanical equivalent of heat (S2BB2), convert heat units to work units (S2BB2), know Laws of Thermodynamics (S2BB2), describe entropy of a system (S2BB2), know types of engines (S2BB2)
2. understand how sound is produced (S2BB3), calculate speed of sound (S2BB3), solve speed of sound problems (S2BB3), describe the doppler effect (S2BB3), know properties of sound (S2BB3), describe the effect of changing conditions to resulting sound (S2BB3), solve laws of strings problems (S2BB3)
 
1. Lab investigation, assigned problem evaluation, quiz, chapter test
2. Lab investigation, assigned problem evaluation, quiz, chapter test
 
1. What causes the phenomenon we call light?
 
1. The Nature of Light
 
1. understand propagation theories of light (S2BB3), know properties of light (S2BB3), solve problems involving light (S2BB3), draw to scale object-image relationship of mirrors and lenses (S2BB3)
 
1. Lab investigation, assigned problem evaluation, quiz, chapter test
 
1. What is the result of an excess or deficiency of electrons on a substance?
2. What is the result of putting electrons in motion and how do we create electron motion?
 
1. Electrostatics
2. Direct Current Circuits
 
1. know types of charge (S2BB1), calculate force between charges (S2BB1), know potential difference (S2BB1), calculate potential difference (S2BB1)
2. understand movement of charge (S2BB1), compare and describe different sources of current (S2BB1), describe series and parallel circuits (S2BB1), calculate amperage, resistance, and voltage through circuits (S2BB1)
 
1. Lab investigation, assigned problem evaluation, quiz, chapter test
2. Lab investigation, assigned problem evaluation, quiz, chapter test