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Introduction

Quantities vs. Units

Scalars vs. Vectors

16 pt Compass Rose

Altitude relative to horizon

Quality of Data

Uncertainty of Data

Nature of Science

Scientific Method

Scalar

Vector 

Scale

Direction

Magnitude

Quantity

Unit

Precision

Accuracy

Scientific Method

Hypothesis

Analysis

Procedure

Diagram

Data

Uncertainty

Conclusion

Graph

Slope

Area

LAB - Safety

LAB - Precision vs. Accuracy

LAB - Sigfigs Make Me Sig

LAB - Exponential Olympics

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2 weeks

Simple Motion

How does one describe motion?

How does one recognize motion?

How does motion change over time?

How does one quantify motion?

Drawing vectors

Compass Rose

Distance vs. Displacement

Speed vs. Velocity

Average Speed vs. Average Velocity

Instantaneous Speed vs. Instantaneous Velocity

Graphing distance vs. time

Graphing displacement vs. time

Motion

Distance

Displacement

Origin

Endpoint

Speed

Velocity

Azimuth

Resultant

Radial

Diameter

Circumference

LAB - What is the Scale of the PJ Map

LAB - Geospatial Treasure Hunt

LAB - The Turtle and the Hare

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2 weeks

Acceleration

How does one describe a CHANGE in motion?

How does one recognize a CHANGE in motion?

How might one quantify CHANGES in motion?

Graphing speed vs. time

Graphing velocity vs. time

Introduce kinematic equations

Derive the equations

Manipulate the equations

Alternate unit of the 'g'

Acceleration

Deceleration

the 'g'

Uniform

LAB - Bowling Ball up the Ramp

LAB - Bowling Ball down the Ramp

LAB - Reaction Time

LAB - Accel due to Gravity

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Vectors & Projectile Motion

What is a projectile?

How do projectiles move horizontally through space?

How do projectiles move vertically through space?

How does friction affect the motion of projectiles?

Vector Resolution

Vector Decomposition

Vector Addition

Vector Subtraction

Horizontal considerations

Vertical considerations

Friction considerations

Cliff Problem

Soccer Ball Problem

Combination Problem

Vector

Projectile

Component

Horizontal

Vertical

Range

Altitude

Hang-time

Trajectory

LAB - Cliff Situation

LAB - Soccer Ball Situation

LAB - Hit The Target I

LAB - Hit The Target II

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3 weeks

Forces I

Why do objects change or not change their motion?

How do multiple factors combine to affect the motion of an object?

How does the Law of Conservation of Momentum pervade our experiences in life?

Newton's 1st Law - Inertia

Manifestations of Equilibrium

Newton's 2nd Law - Acceleration

Net force is the resultant.

Newton's 3rd Law - Equal and Opposite Forces  /  Law of Conservation of Momentum

Collisions

Explosions

Inertia

Mass

Force

Net

Equilibrium

Balance

Momentum

Impulse

Conservation

LAB - Force Table

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Forces II

How does gravity affect masses?

How are orbits maintained?

How do cars maintain a curved motion?

Motion of an object may be curved.

The change in direction is due to a force.

Gravity, friction, and tension are three examples of this centripetal force.

The force and acceleration are radially inward for direction.

The velocity is tangential to the curvature of motion.

Amusement park rides are great examples.

Gravity

Gravitational Force

Gravitational Acceleration

Weight

Gravitational Field Strength

Orbit

Centripetal

Tangential

Radial

Rotational

Torque

LAB - Rubba-Stoppa-Boppa

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Forces III

How does friction affect our lives?

What factors affect the amount of friction?

How does an inclined plane impact the motion of an object moving across it?

Static versus Kinetic Friction on a horizontal surface

Static versus Kinetic Friction on an inclined plane.

Inclined Plane without friction

Friction Force

Inclined Plane

Coefficient

Static

Kinetic

Frictionless

Normal Force

Parallel

Perpendicular

LAB - Static versus Kinetic Friction

LAB - Inclined Plane - Coefficient of Friction

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3 weeks

Work, Energy, and Power

How does the Law of Conservation of Energy affect our lives?

How is the rate of energy transformation involved in our lives?

How does friction affect the mechanical energy of an object?

Work is energy involved with a force displacing an object

Energy comes in several forms.

Energy is transferred but always conserved.

The rate of energy transformation is called power.

Power may be described in units of horsepower.

Mechanical energy is not conserved when friction is involved.

Total energy is always conserved.

Energy

Work

Power

Spring Force

Spring Constant

Elastic Potential Energy

Kinetic Energy

Potential Energy

Mechanical Energy

Total Energy

Conservation of Energy

Simple Harmonic Motion

Pendulum

Horsepower

LAB - Facebreaker

LAB - Hooke's Law

LAB - Period of a pendulum versus length

LAB - Period of a pendulum versus mass

LAB - Period of a pendulum versus angle

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Bernoulli & Fluids

How does pressure affect the flow of fluids?

How does the path of the fluid affect the rate of flow?

How do the wings of an airplane generate lift?

Gas Laws

Boyle's Law

Charles' Law

Le Chatelier's Law

Bernoulli's Principle(s)

Plumbing

Pressure

Fluid

Viscosity

Van der Waals Force

Hydrogen Bonds

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Static Electricity

How does static electricity play a role in our lives?

How do electrical forces affect charges?

How does energy affect a charged particle?

Basic property of matter - charge.

Charge may be transferred but is always transferred.

Friction, conduction, and induction are 3 ways of moving charges.

Energy is associated with moving charges.

The space around a charge is infused with an electric field.

Parallel plates that are oppositely charged have a uniform electrric field between them.

Charge

Attraction

Repulsion

Conservation of Charge

Elementary Charge

Coulomb Force

Electric Field

PoNi

Electric Field Strength

Potential Difference

Electric Energy

Electronvolt

Spark

Parallel Plate

LAB - Van de Graaf Generator

LAB - Metal Can Race

LAB - Induction

LAB - Electroscopes

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Current Electricity

How does electrical current affect our lives?

How does one die from electrocution?

How does one decide which type of circuit to use in for a particular function?

Resistance of a wire

Conventional current versus electron flow

Simple circuit

Series circuit

Parallel circuit

Combination circuit

Power in circuits

Current

Resistance

Cross-Sectional ARea

Resistivity

Circuit

Switch

Closed

Open

Short

Parallel

Series

Equivalent Resistance

Electric Power

Load

Source

Battery

Cell

LAB - Resistance of a Wire

LAB - Simple Circuit

LAB - Series Circuit

LAB - Parallel Circuit

LAB - Combination Circuit

LAB - Electric Bill

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Electromagnetism

How is magnetism related to electricity?

How does one distinguish a motor from a generator?

Why might one use a transformer?

Permanent magnetism

Temporary magnetism

Induced magnetism

Induced current

Induced voltage

Lenz' Law

Magnetism

North

South

SNiNSo

Domain

Induction

Electromagnetism

FBI

Induced Current

Induced Voltage

Induced Magnetism

Electromagnet

Motor

Generator

Transformer

Commutator

LAB - Make an Electromagnet

LAB - Make a Motor

LAB - Make a Transformer

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Wave Nature

How do waves affect our lives?

How are sound and light different?

How are sound and light similar??

Wave

Pulse

Periodic

Light

Sound

Frequency

Wavelength

Speed

Phase

Amplitude

Longitudinal

Transverse

Period

Medium

Wave Front

LAB - Speed of Sound 

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Wave Phenomena

How do waves bend in a medium?

How do waves bend when changing a medium?

How do waves bounce off a medium?

How do waves interfere with one another?

How does the apparent perception of a wave depend upon the relative motions of the source and the observer?

Waves bending upon entering a new medium

Waves bouncing off an obstacle

Waves bending around an obstacle

Waves interacting with other waves

Objects vibrating at their natural frequency

Waves being perceived as different from their original characteristics

Reflection

Refraction

Diffraction

Resonance

Polarization

Interference

Constructive

Destructive

Superposition

Normal

Incidence

Ray

Slit

Critical Angle

Total Internal Reflection

Fiberoptics

Doppler Effect

Apparent

Relative

Red Shift

Blue Shift

LAB - Law of Reflection

LAB - Snell's Law

LAB - Sympathetic Vibrations

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Optics

How do telescopes focus light?

How are images magnified or minified by lenses?

Image

Virtual

Real

Inverted

Magnification

Minification

Upright

Convex

Concave

LAB - Convex Ray Tracings

LAB - Concave Ray Tracings

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Modern Physics

How is light quantified?

How do atoms emit or absorb quanta of energy?

How does Law of Conservation of Energy and the Law of Conservation of Momentum involved with photon-electron interactions?

Light energy is quantized into packets called photons.

The photoelectric effect was instrumental in exposing this.

All atoms have a specific set of photons associated with the energy levels.

Absorption and emission of photons is unique to the atom or ion.

Quanta

Photon

Photoelectric

Photoemission

Photocurrent

Threshold Frequency

Work Function

Emission Spectra

Absorption Spectra

Continuous Spectra

Ground State

Ionization

Compton Effect

Fluorescence

Phosphorescence

Cloud

LAB - Spectral Fingerprinting

LAB - Solar Cells

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Nuclear Physics

What is going in in the nucleus of an atom?

What holds the nucleus together?

How are commonly known particles composed of smaller particles?

How does anti-matter and matter differ?

How are matter and anti-matter similar?

How do characteristics of objects change when moving near the speed of light?

The normally repelling protons in a nucleus are held together by a strong nuclear force.

Protons and neutrons do have a sub-structure involving quarks.

Energy and mass are interchangeable.

All elementary particles have an anti-matter counterpart.

Strong Force

Weak Force

Nuclear

Quark

Lepton

Hadron

Baryon

Mass-Energy Equivalence

Binding Energy

Mass Defect

Annihilation

Pair Production

Antimatter

Time Dilation

Mass Dilation

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LAB - Hadronmaker

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Final Review and Exam