Curriculum Map
Course Title: Physics
Grade Levels: 12
Primary Resource: Physics. Giancoli, Douglas C. Prentice Hall: New York, NY: 2014.
Date | Target Skills | Resources/Activities | Assessments | Vocabulary* | Kansas Standards |
late September to early October | understand that kinematic variables of position, velocity, and acceleration can be described with vectors
| Physics. Giancoli, Douglas C. Prentice Hall: New York, NY: 2014. Metrics Lab Trig Lab Free Fall of Objects Lab Bicycle Acceleration Lab Projectile Motion Lab Toothpick Bridge Project | Note taking Section Quizzes Labs | HS-PS2-1. Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. HS-ETS1-2. Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering. | |
early November to mid December | identify that in the absence of a net force an object's velocity will not change Know that in the presence of a net force an object will experience an acceleration which is modeled mathematically by newton's second law
| Physics. Giancoli, Douglas C. Prentice Hall: New York, NY: 2014. The Danger of Sudden Stops Lab “When Physics Meets Biology” video | Note taking Section Quizzes Labs | HS-PS2-1. Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. HS-PS2-3. Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision. | |
January to early February | Recognize acceleration occurs when there is either a change in speed or a change in direction. In the case of uniform circular motion, the acceleration points toward the center of the circular path the object is on. The magnitude of this acceleration can be constant, and is related to the speed of the object and the radius of the circle. Torque can be used to analyze the circular motion of an object as well as the forces acting on it.
| Physics. Giancoli, Douglas C. Prentice Hall: New York, NY: 2014. Egg Carrier Drop Project | Note taking Section Quizzes Labs | HS-PS2-1. Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. HS-PS2-3. Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision. HS-ETS1-2. Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering. | |
Mid February to early March | The momentum of an object is a product of its mass and velocity Momentum is conserved when there are no external forces acting on the system. There are situations in which momentum is conserved but mechanical energy is not. Forces internal to a system can cause a loss of mechanical energy, but once external forces can change the system’s momentum.
| Physics. Giancoli, Douglas C. Prentice Hall: New York, NY: 2014. Simple Pendulum Lab | Note taking Section Quizzes Labs | HS-PS2-2. Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system. HS-PS2-4. Use mathematical representations of Newton’s Law of Gravitation and Coulomb’s Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between objects. HS-PS3-1. Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. HS-ETS1-2. Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering. | |
Mid March to Late April | Light acts in two different ways depending on the interaction: a wave and a particle. Light waves are related in their frequency and wavelength. The reflection of light and the images it forms from this reflection depend upon the surface it is reflecting off of. Different types of reflective surfaces exist: flat mirrors, concave mirrors, and convex mirrors. Images can be distorted through refraction of light by materials. The amount of refraction depends on the material. Lenses exist in two forms: converging and diverging.
| Physics. Giancoli, Douglas C. Prentice Hall: New York, NY: 2014. Converging Lens Lab | Note taking Section Quizzes Labs | HS-PS4-1. Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media. HS-PS4-3. Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning behind the idea that electromagnetic radiation can be described either by a wave model or a particle model, and that for some situations one model is more useful than the other. HS-PS4-4. Evaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed by matter. HS-PS4-5. Communicate technical information about how some technological devices use the principles of wave behavior and wave interactions with matter to transmit and capture information and energy. | |
May | Electric forces are analyzed using Coulomb's Law. The movement of electrons due to electric forces causes electrical current, which can be regulated using resistors within a circuit.
| Physics. Giancoli, Douglas C. Prentice Hall: New York, NY: 2014. | Note taking Section Quizzes Labs | HS-PS2-4. Use mathematical representations of Newton’s Law of Gravitation and Coulomb’s Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between objects. HS-PS3-5. Develop and use a model of two objects interacting through electric or magnetic fields to illustrate the forces between objects and the changes in energy of the objects due to the interaction. HS-PS2-5. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that an electric current can produce a magnetic field and that a changing magnetic field can produce an electric current. |
*not required