Course Description
Open to: Grades 10, 11, 12 One Year Course
Prerequisite: "B" Average in Algebra 2 or "B" average in
Geometry and instructor's approval
Content: Students will study motion and forces that produce motion, heat and
energy, sound, light and electricity. Strongly recommended for the college-bound
student.
Adopted Materials
Title: Conceptual Physics
Author:Hewitt
Publisher:Addison Wesley, Longman
Grades
The grade that a student receives in this course will
be a reflection of how the student has performed in
three main areas; the assimilation of content, the
acquisition of performance skills, and the knowledge
gained from homework. The course grade will be calculated
from scores obtained on unit tests, projects and activities
(labs, model building, reports, etc.), homework, and
a semester final. Progress reports should provide the
student and parents with information (average grades
or percentages) in three main areas: unit tests, projects/activities,
and homework completed.
The Final is also the End of Course Exam (EOC), which
will count as 10% of the student's final grade and
determine whether or not the student has met the State
Standards in Science for this particular course. The
science curriculum supervisor discourages the use of
notes, note cards, or books when taking a unit test.
Students will not be allowed to use these items on
the Final Exam.
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Course Scope and Sequence
for Semester I
| Unit No. 1 |
Measurement and Uncertainty |
1 week |
| Unit No. 2 |
Linear Motion |
3 weeks |
| Unit No. 3 |
Two-Dimensional Motion |
1 week |
| Unit No. 4 |
Newton's Laws |
5 weeks |
| Unit No. 5 |
Momentum and Impulse |
2 weeks |
| Unit No. 6 |
Work and Energy |
2 weeks |
| Unit No. 7 |
Circular Motion and Gravity |
3 weeks |
Course Scope and Sequence for Semester II
| Unit No. 8 |
Waves and Sound |
3 weeks |
| Unit No. 9 |
Static Electricity |
3 weeks |
| Unit No. 10 |
Electric Circuits |
4 weeks |
| Unit No. 11 |
Magnetism |
1.5 weeks |
| Unit No. 12 |
Light and Optics |
4.5 weeks |
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Assessment
Correlation acronyms key
|
Unit
1 |
Measurement and Uncertainty |
Semester 1, 1 week |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.01 Understand the methodology of using
the computer in physics experiments. |
Standard Reference
649.01 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Access and utilize the features of the computer
software used in the physics laboratory. |
Demo/lab |
TMA |
|
02 |
Hookup and use various computer sensors. |
Demo/lab |
TMA |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.02 Understand different methods of measurement
and the errors inherent to each. |
Standard Reference
648.02
648.03 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Develop techniques for making direct and indirect
measurements. |
Lab |
TMA |
|
02 |
Identify, distinguish, and compensate for systematic,
personal, and random errors in measurement. |
Lab |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.03 Understand the terminology of motion. |
Standard Reference
125303 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Describe the differences and similarities among
the following terms: distance, displacement,
speed, velocity, and acceleration. |
Ch. 2, text |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.04 Understand the general relationships
among position, velocity, and acceleration
for the motion of a body along a straight line. |
Standard Reference
125304 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Construct and analyze motion graphs. |
Ch. 2, text
Appendix C, text
Motion graph lab |
EOC |
|
02 |
Distinguish between vector and scalar quantities. |
Appendix D, text |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.05 Understand the basic mathematical
relationships involving distance, time, velocity,
and uniform acceleration. |
Standard Reference
125305 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Solve problems using kinematic equations. |
Ch. 2, text
Ch. 2, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Check solutions to problems by using the factor-label
method (unit analysis). This will be an ongoing
objective for the entire year. |
NA |
|
|
Instructional Objective
1253.06 Understand the motion of a falling
object in the absence of friction. |
Standard Reference
125306 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Describe and analyze the motion of an object
falling freely from rest without friction. |
Ch. 2, text |
EOC |
|
Back to Top |
|
Unit
3 |
Two-dimensional Motion |
Semester 1, 1 week |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.07 Understand the special case of two-dimensional
motion. |
Standard Reference
125307 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Calculate the component of a motion vector along
a specified axis, or resolve a motion vector
into components along two specified mutually
perpendicular axes. |
Ch. 2, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Add velocity vectors in order to find the net
displacement of a particle that undergoes successive
straight-line displacements. |
Ch. 2, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Write expressions for the horizontal and vertical
components of velocity and position as functions
of time for the motion of projectiles (horizontally
fired only) and sketch or identify graphs of
these components. |
Ch. 2, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.08 Understand and apply Newton's first
law of motion. |
Standard Reference
648.04
650.04
657.01 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Analyze situations in which a particle remains
at rest, or moves with constant velocity, under
the influence of several forces. |
Ch. 4, text |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.09 Understand and apply Newton's second
law of motion. |
Standard Reference
648.04
650.04
657.01 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Use labeled force (free body) diagrams to show
all forces acting on an object. |
Ch. 4, text |
EOC |
|
02 |
Distinguish between mass and weight and their
respective units. |
Ch. 4, text |
EOC |
|
03 |
Utilize Newton's second law to solve the following
problems: bodies moving along horizontal or inclined
planes; elevators; pulleys (Atwood machines);
and suspended bodies connected to bodies resting
on a table. |
Ch. 4, text
Ch. 3, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
04 |
Relate the direction of a net force on an object
to the direction of the acceleration of the object. |
Ch. 4, text
Ch. 3, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.10 Understand the consequences of Newton's
third law of motion as it applies to the interaction
of forces between objects. |
Standard Reference
648.04
650.04
657.01 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Using Newton's third law, explain why two objects
and two forces are always involved whenever a
force acts. |
Ch. 4, text |
EOC |
|
02 |
Given an action force, identify its reaction
force. |
Ch. 4, text |
EOC |
|
03 |
Apply Newton's third law of motion in analyzing
the force of contact between two bodies and their
resulting motion. |
Ch. 4, text
Ch. 3, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.11 Understand the nature of friction. |
Standard Reference
125311 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Write the relationship between the normal and
frictional forces on a surface. |
Ch. 4, text
Ch. 3, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Analyze situations in which a body slides down
a rough inclined plane or is pulled or pushed
across a rough surface. |
Ch. 4, text
Ch. 3, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Analyze static situations involving friction
to determine under what circumstances a body
will start to slip, or to calculate the magnitude
of the force of static friction. |
Ch. 4, text
Ch. 3, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
04 |
Describe the acceleration and velocity of a
falling body, both in the presence of air friction
and in the absence of air friction. |
Ch. 4, text |
EOC |
|
Back to Top |
|
Unit
5 |
Momentum and Impulse |
Semester 1, 2 weeks |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.12 Understand impulse and linear momentum. |
Standard Reference
650.04 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Relate mass, velocity, and linear momentum for
a moving body, and calculate the total linear
momentum of a system of bodies. |
Ch. 5, text
Ch. 8, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Relate impulse to the change in linear momentum
and the average force acting on a body. |
Ch. 5, text
Ch. 8, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Determine impulse and/or change in momentum
from a force-time graph. |
Lab |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.13 Understand that momentum is conserved. |
Standard Reference
650.04 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Identify situations in which linear momentum
is conserved. |
Ch. 5, text
Ch. 8, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Apply linear momentum conservation to determine
the final velocity when two bodies that are moving
along the same line collide and stick together. |
Ch. 8, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Utilize the definitions of inelastic and elastic
collisions of particles in one dimension to determine
unknown masses or velocities. (For elastic collisions,
three of four values are to be given.) |
Ch. 8, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.14 Understand the concept of work. |
Standard Reference
650.04 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Calculate the work done by a specified constant
force on a body that undergoes a specified displacement. |
Ch. 6, text
Ch. 6, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Resolve a force into its components to calculate
the work performed. |
Appendix D, text
Ch. 8, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Determine the work done from a force-displacement
graph. |
Lab |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.15 Understand the various forms of mechanical
energy and how work and energy are related. |
Standard Reference
650.05 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Distinguish among kinetic, gravitational potential,
and elastic potential energies and identify when
each is increasing or decreasing. |
Ch. 6, text
Ch. 6 and 11, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Apply the work-energy theorem to kinetic, gravitational
potential, and elastic potential energies. |
Ch. 6, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.16 Understand the law of conservation
of mechanical energy. |
Standard Reference
650.05 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Identify situations in which mechanical energy
is or is not conserved. |
Ch. 6, text |
EOC |
|
02 |
Apply the law of conservation of mechanical
energy to springs, pendulums, and falling bodies. |
Ch. 6, text
Ch. 6, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Sketch or identify a graph of kinetic energy
or potential energy as a function of time and
identify points on the graph where the energy
is all kinetic or all potential. |
Ch. 6, text |
EOC |
|
04 |
Relate Hooke's law to the law of conservation
of mechanical energy. |
Ch. 11, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
05 |
Relate the law of conservation of mechanical
energy to elastic and inelastic collisions. |
Ch. 6, text |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.17 Understand the concept of power. |
Standard Reference
650.04 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Relate power to the work done in a specified
amount of time. |
Ch. 6, text
Ch. 6, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Relate power to the speed of a body moving in
a vertical direction, such as an elevator. |
Ch. 6, text
Ch. 6, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
Back to Top |
|
Unit
7 |
Circular Motion and
Gravity |
Semester 1, 3 weeks |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.18 Understand the concept of torque. |
Standard Reference
650.04 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Calculate the magnitude and direction of a torque
associated with a force, given its location from
a pivot point. |
Ch. 7, text
Ch. 10, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Apply the first (translational) and second (rotational)
conditions of equilibrium to solve problems involving
teeter-totters and tethered planks. |
Appendix D, text
Ch. 10, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.19 Understand the nature of gravity. |
Standard Reference
650.04 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Apply Newton's law of universal gravitation. |
Ch. 8, text
Ch. 3, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Determine the gravitational field strength at
a specified point above a planetary body, given
the mass and radius of the planetary body. |
Ch. 3, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Describe the gravitational field both outside
and inside the Earth. |
Ch. 8, text |
EOC |
|
04 |
Calculate the critical (orbital) and escape
velocities for a satellite a given distance above
the surface of a planetary body. |
Ch. 9, text |
EOC |
|
05 |
Apply Kepler's three laws to the motion of planets
and satellites. |
Ch. 8, text |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.20 Understand the uniform circular motion
of a body. |
Standard Reference
650.04 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Apply centripetal acceleration and centripetal
force to the motion of a body in a circular path. |
Ch. 7, text
Ch. 9, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Calculate the tangential velocity for a body
moving in a circular path. |
Ch. 7, text
Ch. 9, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Draw the velocity, acceleration, and force vectors
for a body undergoing uniform circular motion. |
Ch. 7, text |
EOC |
|
04 |
Identify what supplies the centripetal force
in specified situations. |
Ch. 7, text |
EOC |
|
05 |
Distinguish between centripetal and centrifugal
forces. |
Ch. 7, text |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.21 Understand the nature of vibrations. |
Standard Reference
125321 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Relate simple harmonic motion to force and displacement. |
Ch. 18, text |
EOC |
|
02 |
Sketch or identify a graph of displacement,
velocity, force, or acceleration as a function
of time for simple harmonic motion. |
Ch. 18, text |
EOC |
|
03 |
Describe and relate the factors that affect
the period and frequency of a pendulum and a
spring. |
Ch. 11, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.22 Understand the nature of waves. |
Standard Reference
125322 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Determine the amplitude, wavelength, period,
and frequency from the graph of a wave. |
Ch. 11, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Relate wave velocity to frequency and wavelength. |
Ch. 18, text
Ch. 22, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Distinguish between a transverse wave and a
longitudinal wave and give an example of each. |
Ch. 18, text |
EOC |
|
04 |
Define a wave and its characteristic properties
including transmission, superposition, interference,
reflection, refraction, diffraction, and resonance. |
Ch. 18, text |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.23 Understand the properties of standing
waves for strings. |
Standard Reference
125323 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Describe how standing waves may be formed by
superposition. |
Ch. 18, text |
EOC |
|
02 |
Sketch and identify standing wave modes for
a string fixed at both ends and determine the
amplitude, wavelength, and frequency of the waves. |
Ch. 18, text |
EOC |
|
03 |
Explain the relationship between the fundamental
frequency, harmonics, and overtones. |
Ch. 20, text
Ch. 23, Schaum's |
|
|
Instructional Objective
1253.24 Understand sound waves. |
Standard Reference
125324 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Identify factors that determine the speed of
sound. |
Ch. 19, text |
EOC |
|
02 |
Apply the Doppler effect to solve sound wave
problems. |
Ch. 18, text
Ch. 23, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Compare and contrast forced vibrations and resonance. |
Ch. 19, text |
EOC |
|
04 |
Calculate the number of beats heard when two
frequencies are played simultaneously. |
Ch. 19, text |
EOC |
|
05 |
Relate the subjective concepts of pitch, loudness,
and quality to the objective properties of frequency,
intensity, and harmonic content. |
Ch. 20, text |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.25 Understand standing waves in pipes. |
Standard Reference
125325 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Sketch possible standing wave modes for an open
pipe and a pipe closed at one end, and determine
the wavelength and frequency for each mode. |
Ch. 23, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
Back to Top |
|
Unit
9 |
Static Electricity |
Semester 2, 3 weeks |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.26 Understand electric charge. |
Standard Reference
650.01 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Explain the meaning of positive or negative
charge in terms of electron movement and relate
that to the conservation of charge. |
Ch. 21, text |
EOC |
|
02 |
Describe charging by induction, conduction,
and friction and the use of an electroscope. |
Ch. 21, text |
EOC |
|
03 |
Distinguish between insulators and conductors
and compare the static charge distribution on
their surfaces. |
Ch. 21, text |
EOC |
|
04 |
Compute the ratios of charges on like sized
charged spheres after two or more are put in
contact with each other. |
Ch. 24, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
05 |
Use the charge of an electron and proton to
calculate the number of electrons or protons
in a given amount of charge. |
Ch. 21, text |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.27 Understand Coulomb's law. |
Standard Reference
650.01 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Use Coulomb's law to solve single-point and
two-point charge problems. |
Ch. 21, text |
EOC |
|
02 |
Draw force vectors for multiple charges and
sketch the resultant force. |
Ch. 24, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.28 Understand the nature of the electric
field. |
Standard Reference
125328 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
List the characteristics of electric field lines
and draw the electric field lines around one
and two point charges and between two parallel
plates. |
Ch. 21, text |
EOC |
|
02 |
Define electric field strength and positive
test charge and relate the electric field strength
to electric force. |
Ch. 21, text
Ch. 24, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Graphically solve electric field strength problems
for up to four point charges. |
Ch. 24, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
04 |
Numerically find the electric field strength
caused by two or three point charges. (linear) |
Ch. 24, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
05 |
Describe the field inside and outside a conductor. |
Ch. 21, text |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.29 Understand electrical potential energy
and potential difference. |
Standard Reference
125329 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Define electric potential energy for point charges
and relate it to gravitational potential energy. |
Ch. 21, text |
EOC |
|
02 |
Define potential difference and compare it to
potential energy. |
Ch. 25, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Draw equipotential lines for single and double
point charges and parallel plates. |
NA |
EOC |
|
04 |
Calculate the potential difference and potential
energy for point charges and parallel plates. |
Ch. 25, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
05 |
Relate voltage, electric field, work, and distance. |
Ch. 25, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
Back to Top |
|
Unit
10 |
Electric Circuits |
Semester 2, 4 weeks |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.30 Understand current and simple circuits. |
Standard Reference
125330 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Define current and use the definition to calculate
the charge flowing past a point in a fixed time. |
Ch. 22, text
Ch. 26, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Distinguish among the symbols for EMF, resistors,
capacitors, switches, light bulbs, voltmeters,
ammeters; draw a simple circuit; and indicate
the direction of the conventional current. |
Ch. 22, text
Ch. 26,Schaum's |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.31 Understand resistance, Ohm's law,
and electric power. |
Standard Reference
125331 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Define resistivity and resistance, and list
the factors that affect each one. |
Ch. 26, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Use Ohm's law to solve simple circuit problems. |
Ch. 26,Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Compare ohmic and non-ohmic devices. |
Ch. 26, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
04 |
Relate electric power to voltage, current, and
resistance. |
Ch. 27, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.32 Understand how to analyze electric
circuits. |
Standard Reference
125332 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Describe, draw, and build series, parallel,
and combination circuits. |
Ch. 26, text
Ch. 28, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Calculate equivalent resistance for parallel,
series, and combination circuits. |
Ch. 28,Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Calculate the voltage drop across, current through,
and power dissipated for individual components,
branches, and entire circuits. |
Ch. 28, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
04 |
Calculate the voltage for batteries arranged
in series or parallel. |
Ch. 28, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
05 |
Use a multimeter to measure current, voltage,
and resistance. |
Ch. 28, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.33 Understand parallel plates capacitors
and capacitance. |
Standard Reference
125333 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Relate capacitance to charge and voltage and
to the area and plate separation of a parallel
plate capacitor. |
Ch. 25, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Describe the change in the electric field, voltage,
and charge as plate separation distance and surface
area of a capacitor are varied. |
Ch. 25,Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Calculate the energy stored in a capacitor. |
Ch. 25, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
04 |
Qualitatively describe the charging and discharging
of a capacitor in a resistor-capacitor (RC) circuit. |
Ch. 34, text |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.34 Understand the basic principles of
magnetism. |
Standard Reference
125334 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Describe the nature of magnetism and list magnetic
substances. |
Ch. 23, text |
EOC |
|
02 |
Describe magnetic domains and relate them to
ferromagnetism. |
Ch. 23, text |
EOC |
|
03 |
Distinguish between the north and south magnetic
pole and sketch field lines around common magnets. |
Ch. 23, text |
EOC |
|
04 |
State the similarities and differences between
magnetic and electric fields. |
Ch. 23, text |
EOC |
|
05 |
Sketch the magnetic field lines around a current
carrying wire. |
Ch. 23, text |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1253.35 Understand the forces on charges moving
in a magnetic field. |
Standard Reference
125335 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Recognize that a force on a moving charge and
a current carrying wire placed in a magnetic
field is at right angles to both its velocity
and to the field. |
Ch. 23, text
Ch. 30, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
02 |
Describe how velocity, field strength, and charge
relate to the magnitude of the force. |
Ch. 23, text
Ch. 30, Schaum's |
EOC |
|
03 |
Distinguish between direct current and alternating
current. |
Ch. 24, text |
EOC |
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04 |
Compare motors and generators and describe how
they work. |
Ch. 23-24, text |
EOC |
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Unit
12 |
Light and Optics |
Semester 2, 4.5 weeks |
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Instructional Objective
1253.36 Understand the basic characteristics
of electromagnetic waves. |
Standard Reference
125336 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Relate accelerating charges to electromagnetic
waves. |
Ch. 25, text |
EOC |
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02 |
Recognize the speed of light of all electromagnetic
waves in a vacuum. |
Ch. 25, text |
EOC |
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03 |
List the various electromagnetic waves in order
of increasing frequency. |
Ch. 25, text |
EOC |
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04 |
Relate the velocity of an electromagnetic wave
to its frequency and wavelength. |
Ch. 18, text |
EOC |
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05 |
Relate the frequency of an electromagnetic wave
to its energy. |
Ch. 18, text |
EOC |
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Instructional Objective
1253.37 Understand the properties of visible
light. |
Standard Reference
125337 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
List the colors of the visible spectrum in order
of increasing frequency. |
Ch. 26, text |
EOC |
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02 |
Explain transmission, emission, and absorption
of light. |
Ch. 26, text |
EOC |
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03 |
List the primary additive and subtractive colors,
and compare and contrast them. |
Ch. 27, text |
EOC |
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Instructional Objective
1253.38 Understand dispersion, refraction,
and reflection. |
Standard Reference
125338 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Draw the incident and reflected rays or calculate
their angles using the law of reflection. |
Ch. 27, text |
EOC |
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02 |
Distinguish between specular and diffuse reflection. |
Ch. 27, text |
EOC |
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03 |
Relate the index of refraction to the velocity
of light in a given material. |
Ch. 27, text
Ch. 37, Schaum's |
EOC |
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04 |
Explain the dispersion of white light through
a prism. |
Ch. 27, text |
EOC |
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Instructional Objective
1253.39 Understand the concepts of refraction
of light. |
Standard Reference
125339 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Use Snell's law to solve refraction problems. |
Ch. 27, text
Ch. 37, Schaum's |
EOC |
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02 |
Recognize that the frequency of light remains
unchanged as it passes through different media. |
Ch. 27, text |
EOC |
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03 |
Use the critical angle to solve total internal
reflection problems. |
Ch. 27, text
Ch. 37, Schaum's |
EOC |
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Instructional Objective
1253.40 Understand mirror reflection. |
Standard Reference
125340 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Distinguish between real and virtual images. |
Ch. 27, text
Ch. 36, Schaum's |
EOC |
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02 |
Find the image location for a plane mirror by
geometric construction. |
Ch. 27, text |
EOC |
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03 |
Identify convex and concave mirrors; give examples
and uses of each. |
Ch. 27, text
Ch. 36, Schaum's |
EOC |
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04 |
Use ray diagrams to establish the size and location
of an image in both convex and concave mirrors. |
Ch. 36, Schaum's |
EOC |
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05 |
State the relationship between focal length
and radius of curvature for a mirror. |
Ch. 36, Schaum's |
EOC |
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06 |
Use the mirror equations to determine the location,
size, and type of image produced by convex and
concave mirrors. |
Ch. 36, Schaum's |
EOC |
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Instructional Objective
1253.41 Understand the refraction process
and thin lenses. |
Standard Reference
125341 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Distinguish between real and virtual images. |
Ch. 27, text |
EOC |
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02 |
Identify convex and concave lenses; give examples
and uses of each. |
Ch. 27, text
Ch. 39, Schaum's |
EOC |
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03 |
Use ray diagrams to establish the size and location
of an image in both convex and concave lenses. |
Ch. 39, Schaum's |
EOC |
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04 |
Use the lens equations to determine the location,
size, and type of image produced by convex and
concave mirrors. |
Ch. 39, Schaum's |
EOC |
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05 |
List factors that affect the focal length of
a lens. |
Ch. 39, Schaum's |
EOC |
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Instructional Objective
1253.42 Understand the basic principles of
interference. |
Standard Reference
125342 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Describe the Young double slit experiment and
its conclusions. |
Ch. 28, text |
EOC |
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02 |
Describe the relation between slit separation,
wavelength, and nodal location. |
Ch. 40, Schaum's |
EOC |
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03 |
Describe the pattern produced by a diffraction
grating. |
Ch. 40, Schaum's |
EOC |
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Instructional Objective
1253.43 Understand single slit diffraction. |
Standard Reference
125343 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Define diffraction. |
Ch. 28, text |
EOC |
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02 |
Compare a single slit diffraction pattern to
a double slit pattern. |
Ch. 28, text |
EOC |
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Instructional Objective
1253.44 Understand polarization of light. |
Standard Reference
125344 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Describe the principle of polarization. |
Ch. 28, text |
EOC |
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02 |
Explain how polarizing lenses reduce glare. |
Ch. 28, text |
EOC |
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Instructional Objective
1253.45 Understand how the properties of light
are responsible for observable phenomena in
nature. |
Standard Reference
125345 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Relate observable phenomena in nature to the
properties of light (e.g. color of sky, rainbows,
mirages, red sunsets, etc.) |
Ch. 25-27, text |
EOC |
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Instructional Objective
1253.46 Understand the dual nature of light. |
Standard Reference
125346 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Describe the photoelectric effect and compare
its conclusions with those from Young's double
slit experiment. |
Ch. 30, text |
EOC |
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02 |
Discuss the evidence for the dual nature of
light. |
Ch. 30, text |
EOC |
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