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LISD Physics Year at a Glance
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ESSENTIAL UNITS OF STUDYUnit 1:
1-D Motion		Unit 2:
Forces 		Unit 3:
Projectiles		Unit 4:
Momentum		Unit 5:
Energy		Unit 6:
Periodic Motion + Waves		Unit 7:
Electrostatics + Circuits		Unit 8:
Light, Optics + Modern
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CONTENT TOPICSPosition, Displacement

Slope & y-intercept of position graphs

Constant velocity calculations

★Velocity and Momentum as Vectors

Position-to-velocity graphs

Velocity-to-position graphs

x vs. t to v vs. t, a vs. t graph

Calculate distance, time, acceleration, final velocity

Calculate acceleration as the slope of a velocity vs. time graph

Compare instantaneous velocity vs. average velocity
Newton's 3rd law

Types of forces

★Inertia

★Force diagrams

★Newton's 2nd law concepts and calculations

Force and acceleration as vectors

DSA 1 (Click HERE for dates)Free Fall motion

★Projectile motion

-Calculations for Horizontal Projectiles

-Concepts for Projectiles at an Angle

Momentum

Impulse as the change in momentum of an object (not FΔt)

Impulse (Δp = FNETΔt)

★Conservation of Momentum		Energy transformations

★Conservation of energy

Work

Power

Thermodynamics and efficiency of energy transformations
Uniform Circular Motion

Universal Gravitation and satellite motion

Simple Harmonic Motion and Oscillations

★Wave Properties: wavelength, amplitude, frequency, wave speed

Wave Calculations: speed, freq, wavelength

Constructive and destructive interference

DSA 2 (Click HERE for dates)Electric charge and electric force

Conductors and insulators

★Electric Circuits: current, voltage, and resistance in Series and Parallel Circuits

Electromagnetism: motors and generators



Ray model of light: Mirrors and Lenses

★Refraction and reflection

★Wave nature of light (2 source interference, diffraction)

Particate nature of light (photoelectric effect, atomic absorption/emission spectra)

Forces: gravitational, electromagnetic, weak and strong nuclear

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Mass-energy equivalence

Applications of atomic and nuclear physics: stability, fission, fusion, radiation, imaging, semi- and superconductors, solar cells, nuclear power
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SUGGESTED LABS carts and tracks, motion detectors, photogates, etc.motion detectors, photogates, etc.projectilescollisionsPhet: thermodynamics

mousetrap car		musical instrumentsbatteries, bulbs, wires,
generators, motors		plane mirrors, convex lenses
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RESOURCESSecondary Science General Resources for Teachers
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