Physics Trimester B Unit Outlines

UNIT 1 - Work & Energy

In this unit students will learn how to determine the work done and the power expended during mechanical processes. Students will review simple machines and investigate the efficiency and mechanical advantage that they offer. Students will review the five forms of energy and the various ways that energy is manifested and transformed in every day applications. Students will investigate the Law of Conservation of Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem, and apply them to solving complex real world problems. This unit offers several hands-on investigations and laboratory experiments to apply concepts learned. Readings for this unit can be found in Chapters 6 and 10 of the textbook.

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Readings: § 6.1 - 6.9 pp. 154-179 and § 10.1,10.3 pp. 274-277, 282-285

Discussion – Work, Negative Work, Work done when force is at an angle
Problem – Working to Build a Pyramid!

Discussion: Work done
By a changing force, Power
Activity - Horsepower of a toy truck

(video-Finding the output HP of a car)

Discussion: Simple Machines, Efficiency, and Mechanical Advantage
Activity – Efficiency of a Ramp

Activity - Horsepower of a toy truck

Discussion – Kinds of Energy
LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY

Activity - Simple Machines and Ramps

Examples - Solving Conservation of Energy Problems
Finding Efficiency and MA of a Pulley System

Discussion: non-conservative forces, THE WORK-ENERGY THEOREM
Examples - Solving Work-Energy Problems
Group Work: Putting it all Together

TEST – Work & Energy

UNIT 2 - Impulse & Momentum

In this unit students will investigate what happens when a force is applied to a body over a short period of time. Students will learn about impulse and momentum and will derive the Impulse-Momentum Theorem. Students will investigate the idea that momentum is “conserved” when bodies collide. Students will distinguish between elastic and inelastic collisions. As an application of concepts learned, students will construct an egg carrying device that will protect an egg from a two-story drop. Students will also perform a computer based laboratory experiment that will verify the Law of Conservation of Momentum. Readings for this unit can be found in Chapters 7 of the textbook.

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Readings CUTNELL & JOHNSON § 7.1 – 7.6 pp. 187 – 207

Discussion – Impulse, Momentum, the IMPULSE-MOMENTUM THEOREM

Activity Intro – The Incredible Egg Drop!Impulse, Mometum and Bouncing, the LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM, Types of collisions
Demo: Newton's demo

Demo: dynamics track collisions
Discussion: Solving Cons. of Momentum problems Algebraically

Solving Cons. of Momentum problems Graphically
Conservation of Momentum in 2D

Discussion: The Ballistic Pendulum, Center of Mass

PhET Physics Interactive - Colli sion Lab

Activity - Solving Cons. Of Momentum GraphicallyPhysics Interactive-
Colliding Carts

Check Interactives
Activity - Center of Mass

Interactive - Fish Catch
Interactive- Colliding Carts

Quiz - Impulse & Momentum
Homework Set Work Time

Activity - The Incredible Egg Drop (bring your carriers and eggs and zip lock bags!)

Check Homework Sets
Calculations for The Incredible Egg Drop

Homework Sets
Egg Drop writeup due at end of class

TEST – Impulse & Momentum

UNIT 3 - Static Electricity

This unit will start with a quick review of atomic structure. Afterward, students will investigate concepts of forces between charged objects, voltage, and electric potential energy. Students will investigate Coulomb’s Law and the Law of Conservation of Charge. Students will investigate electric field theory and as an application, they will map an electric field in class. This will be a "shocking" unit with fun demos of the Van de Graf Generator and the Tesla Coil. Readings for this unit can be found in chapters 18 & 19 of the text. Some very helpful online simulations can be found on the PhET web page.

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Readings Cutnell & Johnson § 18.1-19.6 pp. 522-577

UNIT 4 - Current Electricity & DC Circuits

We are currently investigating DC Circuits. This unit will cover concepts of resistance, voltage, and current in simple circuits. Students will learn Ohm's Law and Kirchoff's Rules in order to analyze simple circuits. Students will draw schematic diagrams, build circuits, and use a multimeter to measure current and voltage and compare experimental findings to theory. The readings for this unit can be found in the textbook in Chapter 20. Some very helpful online simulations can be found on the PhET web page.

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Readings Cutnell & Johnson § 20.1-20-15 pp. 587-617

UNIT 5 - Special Relativity

In this unit, students will leave behind the classical understanding of motion as offered by the likes of Galileo, Newton, and others, and we will look at motion, time, and even mass from a whole new perspective. Students will learn about Einstein's postulates and the stunning consequences of time dilation, length contraction, and mass increase. Students will apply concepts learned to the study of our cosmos, time and space travel, and how an objects speed changes the laws of physics as applied to that object. Buckle up and get ready for an amazing ride....Readings for this unit can be found in chapter 28.

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Readings Cutnell & Johnson § 28.1 - 28.7 pp. 865-887

Discussion: Introduction to Relativity
Video – The Michelson-Morely Experiment

Discussion: Einstein’s Two Postulates, Consequences of special relativity...Simultaneity, Time Dialtion, Length Contraction, The Gamma Factor.

Discussion: "Mass Increase", Relativistic Velocity Addition.

Discussion: Space and Time Travel???

Web Activity - The Expanding Universe [BYOD]

Discussion: Relativistic Energy and Momentum, Correspondence Principle
The Twin Paradox

Web Activity - The Expanding Universe

Quiz - Relativity
Homework Set work time

Correct Homework Sets
Start Sound Unit

Unit Test – Relativity

Unit 6 - Waves & Sound

In this unit, students will investigate waves and wave properties. Students will compare and contrast transverse and longitudinal waves and apply each to real world examples. Students will demonstrate how wave speed, frequency, and wavelength are related. Students will Apply wave concepts to music and sound. As an application of concepts learned, students will measure the speed of sound in the classroom.

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FINAL EXAM REVIEW

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UNIT 1 - Work & Energy In this unit students will learn how to determine the work done and the power expended during mechanical processes. Students will review simple machines and investigate the efficiency and mechanical advantage that they offer. Students will review the five forms of energy and the various ways that energy is manifested and transformed in every day applications. Students will investigate the Law of Conservation of Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem, and apply them to solving complex real world problems. This unit offers several hands-on investigations and laboratory experiments to apply concepts learned. Readings for this unit can be found in Chapters 6 and 10 of the textbook. Click HERE to download a Unit Outline Click HERE to download Notes for the Unit Click the links below to download daily Assignments Readings: § 6.1 - 6.9 pp. 154-179 and § 10.1,10.3 pp. 274-277, 282-285
Day	Lesson	Handouts	Assignments Due
1	Discussion – Work, Negative Work, Work done when force is at an angle Problem – Working to Build a Pyramid!	Homework Set - Work & Energy
2	Discussion: Work done By a changing force, Power Activity - Horsepower of a toy truck (video-Finding the output HP of a car)	Activity - Horsepower of a toy truck
3	Discussion: Simple Machines, Efficiency, and Mechanical Advantage Activity – Efficiency of a Ramp	Activity – Simple Machines & Ramps	Activity - Horsepower of a toy truck
4	Discussion – Kinds of Energy LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY		Activity - Simple Machines and Ramps
5	Examples - Solving Conservation of Energy Problems Finding Efficiency and MA of a Pulley System	Activity – Finding Efficiency and MA of a Pulley System
6	Discussion: non-conservative forces, THE WORK-ENERGY THEOREM Examples - Solving Work-Energy Problems Group Work: Putting it all Together	Work-Energy Problem Solving Flow Chart Worksheet - Three Situations Worksheet - Three Situations Explained	Activity – Pulleys Read Lab - Cons. of Energy
7	Lab – Conservation of Energy	Lab – Conservation of Energy Spring Diagram	Worksheet - Three Situations
8	Group Problem: Two Tracks… Homework Set work time	Group Problem: Two Tracks
9	Activity - The Energy of a Pendulum Quiz – Work & Energy Work on Lab Calculations	Homework Help, Ch10 #75 Homework Help, Ch10 #28
10	Check Homework Sets Review for Test	Lab – Conservation of Energy (rubric)	Homework Set
11	*TEST – Work & Energy*		Labs due on next school day

UNIT 3 - Static Electricity This unit will start with a quick review of atomic structure. Afterward, students will investigate concepts of forces between charged objects, voltage, and electric potential energy. Students will investigate Coulomb’s Law and the Law of Conservation of Charge. Students will investigate electric field theory and as an application, they will map an electric field in class. This will be a "shocking" unit with fun demos of the Van de Graf Generator and the Tesla Coil. Readings for this unit can be found in chapters 18 & 19 of the text. Some very helpful online simulations can be found on the PhET web page. Click HERE to download a Unit Outline Click HERE to download Notes for the Unit Click the links below to download daily Assignments Readings Cutnell & Johnson § 18.1-19.6 pp. 522-577
Day	Lesson	Handouts	Assignments Due
1	Atomic and Subatomic Particles Charges & Interactions, Conductors & Insulators, Detecting Charge Demo: Charges attract/repel, the electroscopes	Homework Set – Electrostatics PhET - Charged Balloons PhET - John Travoltage
2	Discussion – Methods of Charging, Coulomb’s Law Video: Charging by Induction Methods of Charging	Link to The Particle Adventure webquest
3	Activity – Get a Charge Outta This!	Activity – Get a Charge Outta This!
4	Discussion: The Electric Field & Field Lines, Electric Shielding Demo: The Van de Graf Generator		Activity – Get a Charge Outta This!
5	Activity – Electric Field Simulation PhET Applet - Charges and Fields PhET HTML 5 - Charges and Fields PhET Applet - Electric Field Hockey	PhET Activity – Electric Fields
6	Discussion: Electric Potential and Potential Difference, Equipotential Surfaces Quiz – Electric Forces and Fields		PhET Activity – Electric Fields
7	Discussion: Work & Electric Potential, St. Elmo's Fire Various examples	Video: How Lightning Rods Work (part 1) Video: How lightning Rods work (part 2)
8	Discussion: Capacitance Demo: Leyden Jars, Tesla Coil, and more fun with the Van de Graff Generator :-) PhET - Capacitor Lab	PhET Capacitor Lab
9	*Quiz – Electric Potential* Homework Set Work Time	Chapter 18 #65 Solution	PhET Activity – Capacitor Lab
10	go over quiz Check Homework Sets Review for test	Electrostatics Review Questions Electric Potential & Field Questions	Homework Sets
11	*TEST – Electrostatics*

UNIT 4 - Current Electricity & DC Circuits We are currently investigating DC Circuits. This unit will cover concepts of resistance, voltage, and current in simple circuits. Students will learn Ohm's Law and Kirchoff's Rules in order to analyze simple circuits. Students will draw schematic diagrams, build circuits, and use a multimeter to measure current and voltage and compare experimental findings to theory. The readings for this unit can be found in the textbook in Chapter 20. Some very helpful online simulations can be found on the PhET web page. Click HERE to download a Unit Outline Click HERE to download Notes for the Unit Click the links below to download daily Assignments Readings Cutnell & Johnson § 20.1-20-15 pp. 587-617
Day	Lesson	Handouts	Assignments Due
1	Discussion: Voltage and Voltage Sources Demo: Voltage Sources	Homework Set – DC Circuits
2	Measuring Voltage and CurrentActivity - Combining Emf's	Activity: Combining EMF's
3	Discussion: Current, Resistance, and Ohm’s Law Video Lesson: Ohm's Law PhET - Resistance in a Wire PhET - Ohm's Law Demo: Tennis balls and the "magic ball"	Web Activity-Ohm's Law	Activity - Combining EMF's
4	Discussion – Resistance and Temperature, Electric Power and Energy, Circuit Components, Schematic Diagrams XC Activity - How Much Does it Cost?	Free Online Schematic Diagram Maker XC Activity - How Much Does it Cost?	Web Activity-Ohm's Law
5	Discussion – Internal Resistance Activity – Measuring Voltage and Current in a Simple Circuit	Activity – Measuring Voltage and Current in a Simple Circuit
6	Discussion: Series and Parallel Circuits, circuit diagrams Activity – Building Series and Parallel Circuits	Activity – Building Series and Parallel Circuits	Activity – Measuring Voltage and Current in a Simple Circuit
7	Discussion: Complex Circuits, Kirchoff’s Laws	Kirchoff's Laws Example... How to Solve Systems with Matrices (video)	Activity – Building Series and Parallel Circuits
8	Quiz – DC Circuits Activity - Analyze It!		Activity - Analyze It!
9	Investigation Review Homework Set Work Time	Activity Analyze It
10	Check Homework Set Review for test	Electric Current Review Electric Circuits Review	Homework Sets
11	Test – DC Circuits

Unit 6 - Waves & Sound In this unit, students will investigate waves and wave properties. Students will compare and contrast transverse and longitudinal waves and apply each to real world examples. Students will demonstrate how wave speed, frequency, and wavelength are related. Students will Apply wave concepts to music and sound. As an application of concepts learned, students will measure the speed of sound in the classroom. Click HERE to download a Unit Outline Click HERE to download Notes on Waves Click HERE to download Notes on Sound Click the links below to download Assignments
Day	Lesson	Handouts	Assignments Due
1	Discussion: Wave Properties & Wave Interference	Syllabus - Waves & Sound Physics Tutorial - Waves
2	Activity - Waves on a String PhET Simulation - Waves on a String PhysicsClassroom Interactives	Activity - Waves on a String
3	Discussion: Standing Waves, The Doppler Effect, Bow Waves, and Shock Waves Leave it to Physicists! Can You Drive so Fast that Highway Cams Could not See you Speeding?	Video: Doppler Effect Explained Video: Shock Waves	Activity - Waves on a String
4	Demo - Visualizing Sound Activity - Sound Waves PhET Simulation - Sound Waves	Activity - Sound Waves
5	Discussion: Sound & Music, Interference, Resonance, & Beats	Physics Tutorial - Sound & Music	Activity - Sound Waves
6	Lab - Speed of Sound	Lab - Speed of Sound
7	Trimester Exam Review		Activity - Speed of Sound

FINAL EXAM REVIEW Click the links below to download Assignments
Day	Lesson	Handouts	Assignments Due
3/11	Trimester Exam Review	Trimester B Review	Solutions
3/14 & 3/15	Trimester Exam