Curriculum Mapping

WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

CURRICULUM MAPPING

Term 1 (FALL TERM)

Course Title: PHYSICS Course Code: SPS21 Instructor(s): Mr. Jones

Markin UNIT #, ESSENTIAL COMMON CONTENT SKILLS ASSESSMENTS RESOURCE g TITLE & QUESTIONS CORE/ What topics are being What will students be able to DO at the end What evidence (products S covered during the of the unit? and or performances) is What are fundamental What materials, Period TIME REGENTS unit? What do collected to establish that enduring questions that will texts, software, or students need to the content and skills FRAME guide study and instruction? STANDAR human resources are KNOW? have been learned? Be needed to support DS What important specific. instruction? What common core vocabulary is needed? benchmarks are met during the unit? 1 MECHANICS How do changes occur? CCSS.ELA- An object in linear Distinguish between a vector and a LABS: Fun, interactive, Literacy.RST.11- motion may travel scalar. Mathematics & research-based 12.2 September What factors causes with constant or Measurements simulations of (3 weeks) change? Is the change uniform velocity Determine a time interval for an Scientific units of physical CCSS.ELA- positive or negative? Literacy.RST.11- or acceleration. object’s motion. measurements; unit phenomena from Uniform Can it be both? 12.3 conversions; metric the PhET project Linear Motion Measured Distinguish displacement from prefixes; significant at the University What are the results of CCSS.ELA- quantities are distance. figures. of Colorado Graphical change? Literacy.RST.11- classified as either Draw motion diagrams and use http://phet.color Represention 12.4 scalar or vector them to answer questions about an Acceleration due to ado.edu/ of Motion Why is this relationship quantities. object’s position and displacement. gravity: positive or negative? CCSS.ELA- Literacy.RST.11-  freefall sparking Scalars and 12.5 An object in Create position-time graphs for apparatus Vectors What are the various freefall accelerates moving objects and use these  simple pendulum

ways in which the due to gravity in graphs to determine an object’s Graphs CPO Science: motion of an object CCSS.ELA- the absence of any position and displacement.  Analyze distance- Physics A First travelling in a straight Literacy.RST.11- other external time graphs Course line (linearly) can be 12.6 forces. Define velocity and differentiate  Analyze velocity- Skill and described? between speed and velocity. time graphs Practice CCSS.ELA- Gravitational Worksheets Literacy.RST.11- How do graphs describe 12.7 acceleration is Define average velocity and ACTIVITY – Forces the motion of an object linear motion in demonstrate the ability to calculate in an Elevator 1.2 Dimensional travelling in a straight CCSS.ELA- the vertical it. While standing on a Analysis line (linearly)? Literacy.RST.11- direction. bathroom scale a 12.8 Recognize that average velocity is student measures and 1.2 International What mathematical the slope of a position-time graph records his weight System of definitions and equations CCSS.ELA- for an object’s motion. during an elevator’s Measurements are used to determine, Literacy.RST.11- 12.9 acceleration, constant describe and predict the Distinguish between average speed velocity, and 1.2 Making Line displacement, velocity and average velocity. deceleration Graphs and acceleration of an object travelling in a Distinguish instantaneous velocity CALCULATIONS: 1.3 Speed straight line? from average velocity.  Solve uniform Problems motion (constant What is the difference Manipulate equations to solve for speed) problems 1.3 Problem between a scalar and a unknowns. using: v = d/t. Solving Boxes vector quantity?  Determine average (template for velocity from given solving How can vector data and from Problems quantities be position-time ) represented? graphs by 1.3 Problem calculating the Solving with How is the resultant of slope. Rates two or more vectors determined?  Determine average 2.1 Mass vs acceleration from Weight How are the components given data and of a vector determined? from velocity-time 2.2 Acceleration graphs by Problems calculating the

October Define acceleration and explain the 2.2 Newton's slope. (3 weeks) units for acceleration. Second Law  Solve constant Uniformly Relate velocity and acceleration to acceleration 2.3 Acceleration Accelerated the motion of objects. problems with zero Due to Gravity Motion initial velocity using: v = at, d Demonstrate an understanding of 2 2 2.4 Analyzing the meaning of positive and = 1/2at , and v = Graphs of Graphing negative acceleration and recognize 2ad. Also, solve Motion Without Motion that when the velocity and free-fall problems Numbers where: a= -g = -9.8 acceleration of an object are in 2 opposite directions, the object is m/s . 2.4 Analyzing slowing down. Graphs of ACTIVITY: Motion With Define average acceleration and Vector Walk Numbers demonstrate the ability to calculate http://phet.colorado.e 2.4 Acceleration it. du/en/contributions/v and Speed-Time iew/3628 Graphs Create velocity-time graphs and recognize that the average For accelerated acceleration of an object is the learners: slope of its velocity-time graph.  Use component method of vector Distinguish between average and addition. instantaneous acceleration.  Use graphical method to add Interpret position-time graphs for vectors drawn to motion with constant acceleration. scale  Use law of Apply mathematical relationships cosines, sines and among position, velocity, tangent in order to acceleration, and time to solve add vectors and constant acceleration problems determine its using an organized strategy. magnitude and direction. Define acceleration due to gravity

and recognize its value near the surface of the earth. End of Marking Period Unit Test Describe the motion of an object in and Quizzes on free-fall from rest and recognize Mechanics that free-fall means falling under the action of the force of gravity and no other forces.

Describe the motion of an object thrown straight up until it hits the ground under negligible air resistance.

Determine the speed and distance fallen at any time for a free-falling object that is dropped from rest.

2 October / What are the results of CCSS.ELA- According to Define force and distinguish LABS 3.1 Applying November change? Literacy.RST.11- Newton’s 1st law, between a contact force and applied Newton’s 2nd Law Newton’s Laws 12.4 December the inertia of an force. Explore the forces at of Motion (6 weeks) How do changes occur? object is directly work when you try to CCSS.ELA- Literacy.RST.11- proportional to its Explain that when forces are push a filing cabinet. 3.1 Momentum Forces & What factors causes 12.5 mass. balanced on an object no Create an applied Friction change? acceleration occurs which means force and see the 3.1 Impulse CCSS.ELA- An object remains that the object continues to move at resulting friction Projectile What causes an object to Literacy.RST.11- at rest or moves a constant speed or stays at rest force and total force 3.1 Momentum Motion move? 12.6 with constant (The law of inertia - Newton’s 1st acting on the cabinet. Conservation (Motion in 2D) velocity unless law). http://phet.colorado.e When is an object in CCSS.ELA- acted upon by a du/en/simulation/forc 3.3 Collisions Literacy.RST.11- Momentum & equilibrium? 12.7 net unbalanced Use F = ma to solve one- es-1d and Conservation its force. dimensional motion problems that of Momentum Conservation What is the motion of an CCSS.ELA- involve constant forces (Newton’s CALCULATIONS object in equilibrium? Literacy.RST.11- When the net second law).  Use Newton’s 6.1 Pythagorean Circular 12.8 force on an object second law of Theorem Motion Which factors affect the is zero, the object Describe how the weight of an motion (F = ma)

Gravitational acceleration of an is in equilibrium object depends upon the to solve problems. 6.1 Adding Forces object? CCSS.ELA- or in uniform acceleration due to gravity and the  Using SI units, Displacement Literacy.RST.11- motion. mass of the object. determine the Vectors What is the 12.9 weight of an object mathematical According to Differentiate the difference given its mass and 6.1 Projectile relationship between Newton’s 2nd law, between mass and weight. vice-versa. Motion force and motion? a net unbalanced force causes an Differentiate between actual weight ACTIVITY 6.2 Circular How can a combination object to and apparent weight and explain Vector Addition Motion of forces affect the accelerate. the meaning of weightlessness. Use graphical motion of an object? methods of vector 18.1 The Inverse According to Demonstrate an understanding that addition (tip-to-tail Square Law How does the reaction of Newton’s 3rd law, when one object exerts a force on a and parallelogram) to an object to a force all forces occur in second object, the second object add 2 or more vectors 6.3 Universal enable the mass of an pairs. To every always exerts a force of equal together. Sticks of Gravitation object to be defined? action, there is an magnitude and in the opposite different lengths may What factors affect the equal and opposite direction (Newton’s third law). also be utilized as the path of a projectile? reaction. actual vectors. Explain the tension in ropes and How can you determine strings in terms of Newton’s third the range, maximum law. height, and time of flight of a projectile? Evaluate the resultant or the sum of two or more vectors in two What is momentum and dimensions graphically. CALCULATIONS impulse and how are  Solve problems they related? Determine the components of using p = mv and vectors. Ft = mv. What is the difference Solve for the sum of two or more  Solve sample between momentum and vectors, algebraically, by adding problems using inertia? the components of the vectors. conservation of momentum for How is the vector nature Define the friction force and non-collision and of momentum applied to explain its cause. collision-type the motion of an object problems. in 1D? Recognize that the vertical and

horizontal motions of a projectile PROJECT How do forces interact are independent. Single Egg Drop when objects collide? Design a container Relate the height, time in the air, out of 30 plastic How is the momentum and initial velocity of a projectile straws and 1 m of of objects affected using its vertical motion, and then masking tape that during collisions? determine the range using the will enable one egg horizontal motion. to be dropped from a How is momentum height of 6 feet conserved for elastic and Define the momentum of an object. without breaking. inelastic collisions? Calculate momentum (represented Explain how the container prevents What causes an object to by the letter p) using p = mv. the egg from travel in a circular path? Determine the impulse given to an breaking using the impulse-momentum How can an object object. Discuss how an unbalanced theorem. travelling at a constant force acting on an object over an speed be accelerating? interval of time produces a change in its momentum F t  m  v

State the law of conservation of momentum and recognize the conditions under which momentum is conserved.

Relate Newton’s third law to conservation of momentum.

Solve collision type problems using the law of conservation of momentum.

Explain how the principles of conservation of momentum and energy can be used to solve problems involving elastic and

inelastic collisions in one dimension.

Describe the meaning of uniform circular motion.

Explain why an object moving in a circle at constant speed is accelerated.

Describe how centripetal acceleration depends upon the object’s speed and the radius of the circle.

Explain that a force applied to an object perpendicular to the direction of its motion causes the object to change direction but not speed.

Describe how circular motion requires the application of a constant force directed toward the center of the circle.

Identify the forces that cause centripetal acceleration.

Describe how the gravitational force is proportional to the product End of Marking of the masses of two bodies and is Period Unit Test on inversely proportional to the square Forces and Circular of the distance between them. Motion

3 December / Where does energy come CCSS.ELA- Work is done Distinguish between the scientific LABS 3.2 Work January from? Literacy.RST.11- when a force and ordinary meaning of work: 12.4 (4 weeks) displaces an scientific work is energy transferred Stair Climbing 3.2 Potential and Work What causes energy to object. to or from an object by means of a Horsepower Kinetic Energy CCSS.ELA- change? Literacy.RST.11- force acting on the object. Determine individual Power 12.5 Energy is the student horsepower 4.1 Work Done How does energy make ability to do work. Demonstrate the ability to calculate for running and/or against Gravity Kinetic other things change? CCSS.ELA- the work done by a constant force. walking up two Energy Literacy.RST.11- Kinetic energy is flights of stairs. 4.1 Power How can you determine 12.6 the energy that an Be able to define work, energy, KE Potential the amount of work done object has because and PE. Hooke’s Law Energy by a constant force? CCSS.ELA- of it motion. Literacy.RST.11- Demonstrate skill in 12.7 Be able to differentiate between graphing and Conservation How can the energy of a Potential energy is work, energy, KE and PE. calculating slope of a of Energy body be increased? CCSS.ELA- the energy an straight line in order Literacy.RST.11- object possesses Be able to calculate work, KE and to determine the Elastic What is the relationship 12.8 because of its PE. spring constant using Potential between work done and vertical position. force and elongation Energy the change in kinetic CCSS.ELA- Calculate kinetic energy using the data. energy? Literacy.RST.11- Mechanical formula KE = (1/2)mv2. 12.9 energy is the sum CALCULATIONS What is the relationship of the potential Calculate the changes in  Solve sample between work done and and kinetic gravitational potential energy near problems for the the change in potential energies. Earth using the formula PE = mgh work done by a energy? where PE is the change in potential force. When work is energy. What is the relationship done on a system,  Solve problems between power and the total energy of Identify how elastic potential involving kinetic work? the system is energy is stored. energy and work. changed. What is the law of Define the mechanical energy of a  Solve sample Conservation of Energy? All energy transfer system. problems for power (How does energy are governed by in English and changes from one form the law of Explain the law of conservation of metric units (Watts to another?) conservation of mechanical energy and solve and Horsepower). energy. Total problems using this law. Explain

energy (sum of the how mechanical energy is “lost.” End of Marking potential and Period Unit Test kinetic) of a Display an understanding of the and Quizzes on system remains work-energy theorem W  KE Energy constant. and that it only applies if the force acting on an object changes only Elastic potential the kinetic energy of the object and energy in springs no other energy of the object. and the spring constant.. Differentiate between work and power, and calculate the power Power is the time used. rate of doing work or energy change. Recognize that when work is done there is a change in energy (external or internal).

Observe and explain energy conversions in real-world situations: pendulum, roller-coaster.

Be able to determine the work done in compressing a spring by using the force and displacement.

Determine the energy stored in a spring.

Determine the spring constant.

Compare works at different rates.

Compare the power when the same work is done at different rates.

Term 2 (SPRING TERM)

Course Title: PHYSICS Course Code: SPS22 Instructor(s): Mr. Jones

Marking UNIT #, ESSENTIAL COMMON CONTENT SKILLS ASSESSMENTS RESOURCES Period TITLE & QUESTIONS CORE/ What topics are being What will students be able to DO at the What evidence (products What materials, covered during the end of the unit? and or performances) is texts, software, or What are fundamental TIME REGENTS unit? What do students collected to establish that human resources are enduring questions that will STANDARDS need to KNOW? the content and skills needed to support FRAME guide study and instruction? What common core What important have been learned? Be instruction? benchmarks are vocabulary is needed? specific. met during the unit? 1 LIGHT & How does a system CCSS.ELA- Wave Compare the characteristics of two LABS Slinky Demo function? Literacy.RST.11- Characteristics transverse waves such as the WAVES 12.2 A wave is a amplitude, frequency, wavelength,  Wave Modelling Parts of a How do changes occur? periodic wave speed, period, and phase. January – CCSS.ELA- Students will Wave: February Literacy.RST.11- disturbance. produce a time http://zonaland (4 Weeks) What factors causes 12.3 An oscillating Draw and label wave forms with change? system produces various characteristics. wave using butcher education.com/ mstm/physics/ CCSS.ELA- waves. paper, marker, Introduction waves/waves.ht to Waves: Why are cycles Literacy.RST.11- Differentiate between transverse meter stick and 12.4 ml necessary? The nature of the and longitudinal waves. stopwatch. They system produces Types of will determine Where does energy come CCSS.ELA- the type of wave Determine the speed of sound in Sound & Waves Literacy.RST.11- wave from? 12.5 (longitudinal/transv air. Waves characteristics Wave erse) produced. Simulations: Characteristic How does energy move CCSS.ELA- Observe, sketch and interpret the http://phet.color from one place to Literacy.RST.11- Waves transport behavior of wave fronts as they  Wave Interference ado.edu/en/sim another? 12.6 energy and reflect, refract and diffract. Pulses and ulations/categor information Students will given Periodic Wave How does energy make CCSS.ELA- without Draw ray diagrams representing data to be plotted y/physics/soun

other things change? transferring mass. reflection and refraction of waves. for two different d-and-waves Periodic Literacy.RST.11- waves. They will Wave 12.7 The energy may be Analyze and apply the Law of then plot the Light & Phenomena: carried by pulses or Reflection: 1  2 interference of the Radiation CCSS.ELA- periodic waves. waves and Simulations: Doppler Effect Literacy.RST.11- The model of a 12.8 Determine empirically the index of wave incorporates determine http://phet.color refraction and the speed of light in the characteristics: amplitude & ado.edu/en/sim Interference CCSS.ELA- c ulations/categor Literacy.RST.11- Amplitude, a transparent medium. n  wavelength. Wavelength, y/physics/light- Standing 12.9 v Frequency, Period, and-radiation Waves  Mach Number Wave Speed and Determine the speed of a wave in a Phase. new medium using the equation Students will CPO Science: Resonance determine the speed Physics A First n1v1  n2v2 Waves are of sound at various Course Diffraction characterized by temperatures, Skill and the direction in Analyze and apply Snell’s Law Practice research and Sound which the particles n1 sin1  n2 sin2 Worksheets in a medium determine the Mach Light: vibrate about an Describe and calculate the critical numbers of various 19.1 Period and equilibrium angles for total internal reflection: aircrafts. Frequency Speed of light position relative to http://www.grc.nas n2 the direction of sinc  19.2 Harmonic n a.gov/WWW/k- Reflection propagation of the 1 12/VirtualAero/Bot Motion Graphs waves such as tleRocket/BGA/Cor Refraction Longitudinal and Determine the speed of sound at 20.1 Waves Transverse waves. different temperatures (OC) using rine/mach_number the equation: _act.htm 20.1 Standing Absolute Index Mechanical waves Waves of Refraction vsound  331 0.6TC require a material  Reflection medium through 20.3 Wave When the relative distance between Snell’s Law which to travel. Students will verify Interference a source and an observer is the law of decreasing, the observed frequency The Sound waves reflection by 23.1 The Law of increases and the wavelength Electromagne require the drawing ray Reflection tic Spectrum decreases. presence of matter diagrams using a 23.2 Refraction

in order to When the relative distance between plane mirror Frequencies propagate. a source and an observer is 23.3 Ray increasing, the observed frequency  Refraction Diagrams Wavelengths Sound waves are decreases and the wavelength characterized by 3 increases. Students will verify 24.1 The distinct frequency Snell’s law of Electromagnetic ranges: Infrasonic, Identify nodes and antinodes in refraction. They Spectrum Audible & standing waves. will determine the Ultrasonic. 24.1 Doppler refractive indices of Predict the superposition of two Shift The speed of sound waves interfering constructively water, glass and varies with and destructively (indicating plastic by drawing temperature and nodes, antinodes and standing ray diagrams and density of the waves.) determining angles material. of incidence and Analyze and determine the images refraction. Electromagnetic formed by plane and curved waves can mirrors using ray diagrams. propagate through  Geometric Optics: a vacuum and does Determine empirically the Plane & Curved not require the characteristics of images formed presence of matter. by plane and curved mirrors. Mirrors 1 1 1 Students will Electromagnetic Mirror equation:   radiation exhibits f do di determine the wave characteristics of characteristics. Analyze and determine the images images formed by formed by concave and convex plane and curved All frequencies of lenses using ray diagrams. mirrors using ray the electromagnetic diagrams. radiation travel at Determine empirically the the same speed in a characteristics of images concave vacuum at 3.0 x and convex lenses.  Geometric Optics: 108 m/s. 1 1 1 Lens equation:   Lenses f d d o i Students will

Wave Properties Design and conduct experiments determine the When a wave measuring the angle of reflection, characteristics of strikes a boundary angle of refraction and critical images formed by between two angle. diverging and media, reflection, transmission and Explain the Principle of converging lenses absorption occurs. Superposition: Compare and using ray diagrams. contrast constructive and A transmitted wave destructive interference CALCULATIONS may experience a  Solve problems change in velocity Described the perceived (observed) involving wave called refraction. frequency and wavelength change characteristics when a source of sound is moving When a wave towards or away from an observer.  Solve and graph moves from one problems involving medium to another, wave interference. the wave may refract due to a  Solve problems change in speed. involving speed of The angle of light and sound. refraction (measured with  Solve problems respect to the involving refractive normal) depends index of materials on the angle of incidence and the  Solve problems properties of the involving Snell’s media (indices of law to determine refraction). refractive indices & angles of refraction The absolute index or incidence. of refraction is inversely  Solve problems proportional to the involving mirror speed of the wave. equation to determine focal

Diffraction occurs length, image and when a waves object distances, passes by obstacles image height (size) or through and magnification. openings.  Solve problems When a wave involving lens source and an equation to observer are in determine focal relative motion, the length, image and observed frequency object distances, of the wave image height (size) travelling between and magnification, them changes. (The type of images Doppler Effect) (real/virtual).

Lenses & Mirrors  Characteristics of images formed by plane, concave and convex mirrors.

Characteristics of images formed by concave and convex lenses.

Interference When waves of a similar nature meet, the resulting interference may be explained using the principle of superposition.

Standing waves are a special case of interference.

Resonance occurs when energy is transferred to a system at its natural frequency.

2 ELECTRICI What could interfere CCSS.ELA- Electric forces can with a system? Literacy.RST.11- be attractive or TY & 12.2 MAGNETIS repulsive. What forces cause M CCSS.ELA- change in nature? Literacy.RST.11- Electric forces are 12.3 proportional to the Electrostatics: Is this change positive or product of the two negative, or can it be charges and Structure of CCSS.ELA- both? Literacy.RST.11- inversely Atoms 12.4 proportional to the How can you tell hat square of the Charged change has occurred? CCSS.ELA- distance between Objects Literacy.RST.11- 12.5 them. What are the results of Transfer of change? CCSS.ELA- Electric fields near Charge Literacy.RST.11- point charges are How are relationships 12.6 inversely Law of formed? proportional to the Conservation CCSS.ELA- square of the of charge What does it mean? Literacy.RST.11- distance away from 12.7 the charge. What do we know Coulomb’s CCSS.ELA- Law because of it? Literacy.RST.11- Energy can be 12.8 stored in an electric Why is this relationship field and can be positive or negative? CCSS.ELA- transferred via

Electric conductors and Fields How does a system Literacy.RST.11- through space. function? 12.9 Field Strengths Electric energy can What causes energy to be converted to Potential change from one form to other forms of Difference another? energy.

Electric How does energy make Charge is always Currents other things change? conserved How can two objects All material Ohm’s Law made up of the same display some material be different? degree of Resistivity conductivity 9insulators, Electric conductors and Circuits semiconductors).

Series and Electric potential Parallel difference is equal to the work per unit Electric Power charge between two points in a Electric uniform electric Energy field.

Magnetism The resistance of a conductor is Fields, Flux affected by the Lines, and length, cross- Strength sectional area, resistivity and temperature.

At constant

temperatures, Electromagne metallic conductors tic Induction obeys Ohm’s Law

Electromagneti A circuit is a c Radiation closed path in which an electric current can exist or flow.

Current is defined as the rate of flow of charges.

Circuit components can be connected in series or parallel combinations.

Electric power is the is the product between the current and voltage. 3