Physics
Unit Days Topic
1 1 to 4 "Housekeeping"; Background & Review
(~4) Scientific Method; SI Measurement; Sig
Figs; Scientific Notation
Activities Density lab; significant figure worksheets:
graphing activities
2 5 to 15 1-Dimensional Kinematics
(~11) Scalar vs. Vector; Displacement;
Velocity; Acceleration;
DVAT Formulae; falling objects
Activities Vector analysis activities; hot wheels lab;
graphing activities
3 16 to 27 2-Dimensional Kinematics
(~12) Vectors in 2-D; Projectile Motion;
Frame of Reference and
Relative Motion; Circular Motion
Activities Catapult lab;
p.150 #1-3;
p.152 #4-6,9-11;
p.159 #22-30; p.156 #12-14;
WS from Holt Problem Workbook, Chapter
3
4 28-38 Forces
(~11) Forces; Newton's 1st Law; Newton's
2nd Law; Newton's 3rd Law;
Friction; Centripetal Force; Universal
Gravitation
Activities p.89 #1,3,4
p.93 #6-8; Net external force diagrams
WS
Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion WS (x2);
p.97 #15-18; p.100 #19,20
Centripetal Force WS; p.156 #18, 20; p.
166-7 #61-64,66,67,74,78,80
Universal Gravitation WS; p.178 #8;
p.191-2 #55—60
(All WS derived from Holt Problem
Workbook, Chapter 4)
5 39-49 Energy
(~11) Energy storage & transfer (KE, PE);
Energy Transfer by a Force
(Work & Power); Conservation of
Energy
Activities Specific heat of metals; Spring Lab
(Determining “k” for a spring)
KE Problems WS
PE Problems WS
Work Problems WS;
Work–KE Theorem Problems WS
Power Problems WS
Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Problems WS
(All WS derived from Holt Problem
Workbook, Chapter 5)
6 50-58 Momentum
(~9) Momentum; Momentum, Force &
Impulse;
Conservation of Momentum; "Real
World" Applications
Activities Momentum Problems WS
Momentum, Force & Impulse Problems
Worksheet
Conservation of Momentum Problems WS
(All WS derived from Holt Problem
Workbook, Chapter 6)
7 59-71 Waves
(~12) Characteristics of Waves; Behavior of
Waves in Various Media;
Behavior of Waves Between Media;
Interference & Superposition
Sound & Motion (Doppler Effect)
Activities Demonstrations w/ wave generator &
Slinky (transverse & longitudinal waves)
Demonstrations with tuning forks
Lab – Calculating index of refraction for
various media (using a laser, etc.)
Waves Problems WS
p. 386 #15-21
Snell’s Law WS
(All WS derived from Holt Problem
Workbook, Chapters 12,15)
8 72-84 Electricity
(~13) The Nature of Electrical Charges;
Potential Difference, Current &
Resistance; Series, Parallel &
Combination Circuits; Power
Activities Demonstrations with van de Graaff
generator
Demonstrations with electroscope
(induction, etc.)
Demonstrations with cathode ray tube
Lab – making a speaker (using cups,
magnets, wire and an old stereo)
Lab – making and measuring circuits using
breadboard
Lab – measuring voltage, current and
resistance in circuits
Coulomb’s Law WS
p.553 #14,15
p.558-60 #40,42,43,45-7,49
Ohm’s Law WS
Series Circuit Problems WS
Parallel Circuit Problems WS
Combination Circuit Problems WS
Power Problems WS
(All WS derived from Holt Problem
Workbook, Chapters 17,19,20)
85-90 Review for EOC
(~6) 1= 33-37% (integrated into all);
2,3,5,7,8=10-15%; 4,6=15-20%
Notes: 1.v NCDPI web site for all
support documents, other
contacts, etc
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/c
urriculum/science/secondary/
1.v Book used: Physics:
Principles and Problems
(Glencoe) 2005 ISBN 0-07-
845813-7
1.v Tests should be used
after completion of each unit:
Quizzes as needed for
comprehension
1.v Goal 1.01 built into
inquiry labs and follow up
activity
1.v Goal 1.02 & 1.03 to be
built into curriculum as
activities from worksheets,
current events, group
discussions, etc.
1.v Goal 1.04 build into all
lab activities and follow up.
Goals Chapters
1, etc. 1
1, 2.01-2.04 2, 3, 5
1, 3.01-3.05 6
1, 3.06, 4
4.01-4.07
1, 6.01-6.04 10, 11, 12
1, 5.01-5.05 9
1, 7.01-7.05 14 - 19
1, 8.01-8.04 20 - 23
All