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Physics
2025-2026
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Theme
(general overarching skill or concept)		SOL Strand
(SOL Number)		UnitTopic
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1st Nine Weeks
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Physics Standards of Learning (2018)
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UNIT 1:
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MeasurementsUnit 1Measurements
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- Metric system
- Significant Figures
- Precision vs. Accuracy
- Displacement
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UNIT 2:
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Motion, Velocity, AccelerationUnit 2Motion, Velocity, and Acceleration

- Diplacement: Motion, Velocity, Acceleration
- Displacement vs. Time with a pause
- Motion Graphs
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UNIT 3:
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Accelerated MotionUnit 3Accelerated Motion

- Graphs, Acceleration, and Displacement
- Projectiles: Horizontal and Angle Problems
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UNIT 4:
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Net ForcesUnit 4Net Forces

- Net Force Simulation
- Tension and Net Acceleration
- Newton's 1st, 2nd and 3rd Laws
- Friction Forces
- Inclined Planes
- Forces on Objects on a Ramp
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Unit 5:
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Motion in Two DimensionsUnit 5Motion in Two Dimensions

- Centripetal Force
- Projectiles
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Unit 6:
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GravitationUnit 6Gravitation

- Gravitation Overview
- Tides
- Kepler's Law
- Gravitation and Planetary Motion
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Unit 7:
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Rotational MotionUnit 7Rotational Motion

- Rotational Motion Overview
- Balancing
- Angular Torque
- Moment of Inertia Veritasium
- Newton's Rotational Motional Moment
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Unit 8:
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Momentum and ConservationUnit 8Momentum and Its Conservation

- Real World Connections: Understanding Car Crashes
- Elastic vs. Inelasatic Collisions
- Momentum, Impulse and Collisions
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Unit 9:
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Work and EnergyUnit 9Work and Energy

- Kinetic Energy, Work and Power
- Mechanical Energy
- Collisions and Energy Conservation
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Unit 10:
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Energy and Its ConservationUnit 10Energy and Its Conservation

- Conservation of Energy in Collisions
- Einstein's theories and calculations
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