Physics

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First Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

About Science

 

Linear motion

The Scientific Method

Compare and Contrast Science and Technology

Linear Motion

Speed

Test/ Homework/ quiz

11.A.4c

12.D.3a

12.D.4a

Linear motion

 

Velocity

Acceleration

 

Test/ Homework/ quiz

12.D.4a

12.D.5a

Free Fall

Free Fall- Calculating distance and speed

Graphs of motion

Air Resistance

Test/ Homework/quiz

12.D.5a

Projectile Motion

Vectors and scalars

Resolution- finding components of vectors

 

homework

12.D.4a

Projectile Motion

Projectile problems

Theory of impetus

Satellite motion

Finding component vectors

Homework/ quiz/ test

13.B.3b

12.D.5a

12.D.5b

Newton’s First Law of Motion

Aristolean movement

Copernicus

Galileo on motion

Inclined plane experiment

Homework

13.B.3b

Newton’s First Law of Motion

Inertia

Newton’s First Law of Inertia

Homework

12.D.4a

Newton’s First Law of Motion

Difference Between mass weight and volume

Net force

 

Homework

12.D.3b

Newton’s First Law of Motion

SI unit of weight

Vector addition/ Determining component vectors

12.D.3b

12.D.4a

 

 

Second Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Newton’s 2nd Law

 

 

 

 

 

Newton’s 3rd Law

 

 

Momentum

 

 

 

 

Energy

 

 Force as the cause of acceleration

Newton’s 2nd Law / equation

Coefficient of friction

Pressure

Free Fall

Terminal speed

Forces and interactions

Identifying the action and reaction pairs

Identification of systems

Momentum/formula

Impulse

Conservation of Momentum

Elastic and Inelastic Collisions

Momentum Vectors

Work

Power

Mechanical Energy

Potential Energy

Kinetic Energy

Conservation of Energy

 Homework, quizzes, tests

 12.D.3a

 

12.D.3a

 

 

 

12.D.4a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.C.4a

 

Third Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Circular Motion

 

 

 

Rotational Mechanics

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universal Gravaitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gravitational Interactions/ Satellite Motion

 

 Rotation/Revolution

Rotational Speed

Centripetal force

Simulated gravity

 

Center of Gravity/Mass

Torque

Toppling/Stability

Rotational Inertia

Balancing Torques

Angular Momentum

 

Newton/Copernicus/Ptolemy/Brahe

Galileo/Bruno/Shapley/Hubble

The moon as a projectile

Newton’s Law of  Universal Gravitation

The Inverse Square Law

Cavendish/ Von Jolly

Universal Gravitation/ Discovery of Planets

The “Big Bang” Theory

Gravitational field strength

Tides

Weight/Weightlessness

Spring Tides/ Neap Tides

Black Holes

Circular/ Elliptical orbits

Energy conservation and satellite motion

Escape Speed

 

 Tests/quizzes/ Homework

 

 

 

Tests/Quizzes

Homework/Labs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homework/ Quizzes/ Tests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tests/ Quizzes

 12.D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.D

Fourth Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Solids liquids and gases

Temperature Heat and Expansion

Electrostatics, Electric fields and potential

 

 

 

 

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