Gerstman, Clifford

Week

1

Aug. 24-26

Introduction

Investigation and Experimentation

1. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations.

     1.a Select and use appropriate tools and technology (such as computer-linked probes, spreadsheets, and graphing calculators) to perform tests, collect data, analyze relationships, and display data.

     1.b Identify and communicate sources of unavoidable experimental error.

     1.c Identify possible reasons for inconsistent results, such as sources of error or uncontrolled conditions.

     1.d Formulate explanations by using logic and evidence.

     1.f Distinguish between hypothesis and theory as scientific terms.

     1.g Recognize the usefulness and limitations of models and theories as scientific representations of reality.

     1.j Recognize the issues of statistical variability and the need for controlled tests.

Week

2

Aug. 29-

Sept. 2

Week

3

Sept. 6-9

Holiday Sept 5

Motion & Kenematics

Motion & Kinetics

1. Newton's laws predict the motion of most objects.

     1.a Students know how to solve problems that involve constant speed and average speed.

Week

4

Sept. 12-16

Newton’s 2^nd Law

Motion & Forces  (Force = Mass x Acceleration)

1. Newton's laws predict the motion of most objects.

     1.c Students know how to apply the law F=ma to solve one-dimensional motion problems that involve constant forces (Newton's second law).

Week

5

Sept. 19-23

Newton’s 1^st Law

Motion & Forces (Acceleration)

1. Newton's laws predict the motion of most objects.

     1.b Students know that when forces are balanced, no acceleration occurs; thus an object continues to move at a constant speed or stays at rest (Newton's first law).

Week

6

Sept. 26-30

Newton’s 3^rd Law

Motion & Forces (Action/Reaction)

1. Newton's laws predict the motion of most objects.

     1.b Students know that when one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object always exerts a force of equal magnitude and in the opposite direction (Newton's third law)

Week

7

Oct. 3-7

Momentum

Momentum

2. The laws of conservation of energy and momentum provide a way to predict and describe the movement of objects.

     2.d Students know how to calculate momentum as the product mv

     2.e Students know momentum is a separately conserved quantity different from energy,\.

     2.f Students know an unbalanced force on an object produces a change in its momentum.

     2.g Students know how to solve problems involving elastic and inelastic collisions in one dimension by using the principles of conservation of momentum and energy.

Week

8

Oct. 10-14

Science Benchmark #1 –Physics 1.a, 1.b, 1.c, 1.d, 2.d, 2.f, 2.g

Administered Oct 17-19.  Returned to R & E Oct. 20.  Scores Uploaded to Data Director Oct. 25 (if returned by Oct. 20)

Week

9

Oct. 17-21

Energy

Conservation of Energy

2. The laws of conservation of energy and momentum provide a way to predict and describe the movement of objects.

      2.a Students know how to calculate kinetic energy by using the formula E=(1/2)mv2

      2.b Students know how to calculate changes in gravitational potential energy near Earth by using the formula (change in potential energy) =mgh (h is the change in the elevation).

      2.c Students know how to solve problems involving conservation of energy in simple systems, such as falling objects.

Energy Transfer

3. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, although in many processes energy is transferred to the environment as heat.

     3.a Students know heat flow and work are two forms of energy transfer between systems.

Week

10

Oct. 24-28

Week

11

Oct. 31 –

Nov. 4

Week

12

Nov. 7-10

Holiday Nov 11

Universal Gravitation

Circular motion

Universal Gravitation

1. Newton's laws predict the motion of most objects.

     1.e Students know the relationship between the universal law of gravitation and the effect of gravity on an object at the surface of Earth.

     1.f Students know applying a force to an object perpendicular to the direction of its motion causes the object to change direction but not speed (e.g., Earth's gravitational force causes a satellite in a circular orbit to change direction but not speed).

Circular Motion

1. Newton's laws predict the motion of most objects.

     1.g Students know circular motion requires the application of a constant force directed toward the center of the circle.

Investigation and Experimentation

1. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations.

     1.b Identify and communicate sources of unavoidable experimental error.

     1.c Identify possible reasons for inconsistent results, such as sources of error or uncontrolled conditions.

Week

13

Nov. 14-18

Nov. 21-25

Thanksgiving Break

Week

14

Nov. 28 –

Dec. 2

Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics

3. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, although in many processes energy is transferred to the environment as heat.

     3.b Students know that the work done by a heat engine that is working in a cycle is the difference between the heat flow into the engine at high temperature and the heat flow out at a lower temperature (first law of thermodynamics) and that this is an example of the law of conservation of energy.

    3.c  Students know the internal energy of an object includes the energy of random motion of the object's atoms and molecules, often referred to as thermal energy. The greater the temperature of the object, the greater the energy of motion of the atoms and molecules that make up the object.

     3.d Students know that most processes tend to decrease the order of a system over time and that energy levels are eventually distributed uniformly.

     3.e Students know that entropy is a quantity that measures the order or disorder of a system and that this quantity is larger for a more disordered system.

Investigation and Experimentation

1. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations.

     1.b Identify and communicate sources of unavoidable experimental error.

     1.c Identify possible reasons for inconsistent results, such as sources of error or uncontrolled conditions.

Week

15

Dec. 5-9

Week

16

Dec. 12-16

Dec. 19 –

Jan 6

Winter Break

Science Benchmark #2 – Physics 1.e, 1.f, 2.a, 2.b, 2.c, 3.a, 3.b, 3.d, 3.e, IE 1.c

Administered Jan. 11-13.  Returned to R & E Jan. 17.  Scores Uploaded to Data Director Jan. 20 (if returned by Jan. 17)

Week

17

Jan. 9-13

Waves

Sound Waves

Waves

4. Waves have characteristic properties that do not depend on the type of wave.

     4.a Students know waves carry energy from one place to another.

     4.b Students know how to identify transverse and longitudinal waves in mechanical media, such as springs and ropes, and on the earth (seismic waves).

    4.c Students know how to solve problems involving wavelength, frequency, and wave speed.

Sound

     4.d Students know sound is a longitudinal wave whose speed depends on the properties of the medium in which it propagates.

     4.f Students know how to identify the characteristic properties of waves: interference (beats), diffraction, refraction, Doppler effect, and polarization.

Week

18

Jan. 17-20

Week

19

Jan. 23-27

Last week of the semester.

Week

20

Jan. 31 –

Feb. 3

Electrostatics

& Currents

Electricity

5. Electric and magnetic phenomena are related and have many practical applications.

     5.e Students know charged particles are sources of electric fields and are subject to the forces of the electric fields from other charges.

Week

21

Feb. 6-10

Week

22

Feb. 14-17

Holiday Feb 13

Currents

Ohm’s Law

Electricity including Ohm’s Law

5. Electric and magnetic phenomena are related and have many practical applications.

     5.a Students know how to predict the voltage or current in simple direct current (DC) electric circuits constructed from batteries, wires, resistors, and capacitors.

     5.b Students know how to solve problems involving Ohm's law.

     5.c Students know any resistive element in a DC circuit dissipates energy, which heats the resistor. Students can calculate the power (rate of energy dissipation) in any resistive circuit element by using the formula Power = IR (potential difference) × I (current) = I2R.

     5.d Students know the properties of transistors and the role of transistors in electric circuits.

Week

23

Feb. 21-24

Holiday Feb 22

Week

24

Feb. 27 –

Mar. 2

Week

25

Mar. 5-9

Magnetism

Electromagnetic induction

Magnetism

5. Electric and magnetic phenomena are related and have many practical applications.

     5.f Students know magnetic materials and electric currents (moving electric charges) are sources of magnetic fields and are subject to forces arising from the magnetic fields of other sources.

     5.g Students know how to determine the direction of a magnetic field produced by a current flowing in a straight wire or in a coil.

     5.h Students know changing magnetic fields produce electric fields, thereby inducing currents in nearby conductors.

Week

26

Mar. 12-16

Science Benchmark #3 – Physics 4.a, 4.c, 4.d, 5.a, 5.b, 5.c, 5.e, 5.g, 5.h

Administered Mar. 19-21.  Returned to R & E Mar. 22.  Scores Uploaded to Data Director Mar. 27 (if returned by Mar 22)

Week

27

Mar. 19-23

Electromagnetic Waves

Light

Light

4. Waves have characteristic properties that do not depend on the type of wave.

     4.e Students know radio waves, light, and X-rays are different wavelength bands in the spectrum of electromagnetic waves whose speed in a vacuum is approximately 3×108 m/s (186,000 miles/second).

     4.f Students know how to identify the characteristic properties of waves: interference (beats), diffraction, refraction, Doppler effect, and polarization.

Week

28

Mar. 26-30

Apr. 2-6 Spring Break

Week

29

Apr. 9-13

Week

30

Apr. 16-20

Weeks

31-34*

Apr. 23 - May 18

CST Testing Window

Week

35

May 21-25

Atomic Quantum Mechanics

Week

36

May 29 – Jun. 1

Holiday May 28

Week

37

Jun. 4-8

Week

38

Jun. 11-14

Last week of school.