EXPECTED LEARNING GOALS
Physics 1-2
1. Explore and incorporate multicultural information in the study of science.
Themes:
a. Describe accomplishments of women and minority persons in science related fields.
b. Collaborate with peers in multicultural settings.
2. Demonstrate safety, scientific processes, and technology in science studies and career orientation.
Themes:
a. Demonstrate proper, safe, and accepted laboratory procedures and techniques.
b. Apply scientific processes and higher level reasoning skills to problem solving.
c. Employ appropriate technology in the laboratory setting.
d. Incorporate scientific knowledge and technology in career fields.
3. Use the Systeme Internationale (SI).
Themes:
a. Use the common SI units in calculations, discussions, and laboratory work.
4. Describe the motion of an object in one dimension.
Themes:
a. Calculate average velocity.
b. Recognize the difference between average and instantaneous velocities.
c. Calculate average acceleration.
5. Use Newton's laws to predict motion in one dimension.
Themes:
a. Predict the motion of an object knowing the vector sum of forces acting upon it.
6. Use the Universal Law of Gravitation.
Themes:
a. Demonstrate the relationships between gravitational force, mass, and distance.
7. Use Coulomb's Law.
Themes:
a. Demonstrate the relationships between electrical force, electric charge, and distance.
8. Demonstrate knowledge of wave theory.
Themes:
a. Demonstrate the relationship between wavelength, frequency, and speed.
b. Differentiate between reflection, refraction, and diffraction.
9. Use the Conservation of Momentum Principle in one dimension.
Themes:
a. Demonstrate the relationship between mass, velocity, and momentum.
b. Demonstrate conservation of momentum in a collision or explosion.
10. Use the principle of Conservation of Mechanical Energy.
Themes:
a. Demonstrate the relationship between potential energy, kinetic energy, work (with a constant force), and total energy.