Course Syllabus

Lesson

Objectives

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Assignment

1: Motion

1.1: Identify frames of reference and describe how they are used to measure linear motion.
1.2: Describe the difference between a scalar and a vector and distinguish between them in various situations.
1.3: Describe and calculate the velocity of a moving object.
1.4: Explain how vectors combine.
1.5: Describe and calculate the acceleration of an object.
1.6: Interpret displacement-time and velocity-time graphs for objects at a constant velocity and for objects that have a constant acceleration.

20 multiple-choice questions 

Assignment: Graphing Video Lab

2: Forces

2.1: Define force and explain how the motion of an object is affected when balanced and unbalanced forces act on it.
2.2: Compare and describe the types of contact and noncontact forces.
2.3: Describe Newton’s first law and its relation to inertia.
2.4: Describe Newton’s second law of motion and use it to calculate acceleration, force, and mass values.
2.5: Explain how action and reaction forces are related according to Newton’s third law of motion.
2.6: Calculate the momentum of an object and describe what happens when momentum is conserved during a collision.
2.7: State Newton’s law of universal gravitation.
2.8: Relate the mass of an object to its weight.

20 multiple-choice questions 

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3: Work and Machines

3.1   Describe the conditions that must exist for a force to do work on an object and calculate the work done on an object.
3.2   Describe and calculate power.
3.3   Describe what a machine is and how it makes work easier to do.
3.4   Relate the work input to a machine to the work output of the machine and calculate its efficiency.
3.5   Compare a machine’s actual mechanical advantage to its ideal mechanical advantage and calculate each.
3.6   Name, describe, and give an example of each of the six types of simple machines.
3.7   Define and identify compound machines.

20 multiple-choice questions 

Assignment: Rube Goldberg Machine

4: Energy

4.1:   Describe the relationship between work and energy.
4.2:   Explain the difference between potential and kinetic energy and calculate each.
4.3:   Give examples of the major forms of energy and explain how each works.
4.4:   State and apply the law of conservation of energy.
4.5:   Classify energy resources as renewable or nonrenewable.
4.6:   Evaluate benefits and drawbacks of different energy sources.
4.7:   Describe ways to conserve energy resources.

20 multiple-choice questions 

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5: Thermal Energy

5.1:  Relate thermal energy and heat to the motion of particles that make up a material.
5.2:  Relate temperature to thermal energy and to thermal expansion.
5.3:  Calculate thermal energy, temperature change, or mass using the specific heat equation.
5.4:  Describe how a calorimeter operates and calculate thermal energy changes or specific heat using calorimetry measurements.
5.5:  Describe conduction, convection, and radiation and identify which of these is occurring in a given situation.
5.6:  Classify materials as thermal conductors or thermal insulators.
5.7:  State and apply the three laws of thermodynamics.
5.8:  Describe heat engines and explain how heat engines convert thermal energy into mechanical energy.
5.9:  Describe how the different types of heating and cooling systems operate.

20 multiple-choice questions 

Assignment: Energy Poster

Midterm Exam

6: Waves and Sound

6.1:  Define mechanical waves and relate waves to energy.
6.2:  Describe transverse, longitudinal, and surface waves and discuss how they are produced, and provide examples of each.
6.3:  Analyze the motion of a medium as each kind of mechanical wave passes through it.
6.4:  Describe frequency, period, wavelength, and speed of waves and calculate them.
6.5:  Describe how to measure amplitude and relate amplitude to the energy of a wave.
6.6:  Describe reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference and identify the factors that affect them.
6.7:  Distinguish between constructive and destructive interference and explain how standing waves form.
6.8:  Describe the properties of sound waves and explain how sound is produced and reproduced.
6.9:  Describe how sound waves behave in applications such as ultrasound and music.

20 multiple-choice questions 

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7: Electromagnetic Spectrum

7.1:  Describe the characteristics of electromagnetic waves in a vacuum.
7.2:  Describe the evidence for the dual nature of electromagnetic radiation.
7.3:  Rank and classify electromagnetic waves based on their frequencies and wavelengths.
7.4:  Describe the uses for different waves of the electromagnetic spectrum.
7.5:  Classify materials as transparent, translucent, or opaque to visible light.
7.6:  Describe what happens when light is reflected, refracted, absorbed, polarized, or scattered.
7.7:  Identify common sources of visible light.
7.8:  Explain how a prism disperses white light into different colors.
7.9:  Analyze factors that determine the color of an object.
7.10:  Distinguish among primary and secondary colors of light and of pigments.

20 multiple-choice questions 

Assignment: Electromagnetic Waves in the Real World

8: Optics

8.1: Describe the law of reflection.
8.2: Describe the physical characteristics of plane, concave, and convex mirrors and distinguish among the types of images they form.
8.3: Explain the refraction of light.
8.4: Describe the physical characteristics of concave and convex lenses and distinguish among the types of images they form.
8.5: Explain how mirrors and lenses are used in optical instruments.
8.6: Name the main parts of the eye and describe their functions.
8.7: Name common vision problems, identify their causes, and explain how they can be corrected.

20 multiple-choice questions 

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9: Electricity

9.1: Describe electric charge, electric fields, and electric force and the factors that affect each.
9.2: Explain how electric charges are transferred.
9.3: Define conduction and classify materials as good electrical conductors or good electrical insulators.
9.4: Identify the factors that affect resistance.
9.5: Explain how voltage produces electric current and describe the two types of current.
9.6: Use and apply Ohm’s law.
9.7: Compare and contrast series and parallel circuits.
9.8: Define electric power, and state how to calculate electrical energy use.
9.9: Describe devices and procedures for maintaining electrical safety.

20 multiple-choice questions 

Assignment: Series and Parallel Circuits

10: Magnetism

10.1: Describe the effects of magnetic forces and magnetic fields.
10.2: Interpret diagrams of magnetic field lines around one or more bar magnets.
10.3: Describe Earth’s magnetic field and its effect on compasses.
10.4: Explain the behavior of ferromagnetic materials in terms of magnetic domains.
10.5: Explain how an electric charge creates a magnetic field and how to determine the direction of the magnetic field. 
10.6: Explain how a magnetic field can make an electric current. 
10.7: Explain how solenoids and electromagnets are constructed and describe factors that affect the field strength of both.
10.8: Describe how electric current is generated by electromagnetic induction.
10.9: Analyze factors that determine the output voltage and current produced by a transformer.
10.10: Summarize how electrical energy is produced, transmitted, and converted for use in the home.

20 multiple-choice questions 

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Final Exam