Physics Pacing Guide 2016 – 2017
Unit
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Days
15
8/10
–
8/31
Chapter(s)
1, 2
Topics
Basic Motion
GPS
1A. Calculate average velocity, instantaneous velocity, and acceleration in a given frame of
reference.
1B. Compare and contrast scalar and vector quantities.
1C. Compare graphically and algebraically the relationships among position, velocity,
acceleration, and time.
1A. Calculate average velocity, instantaneous velocity, and acceleration in a given frame of
reference.
1B. Compare and contrast scalar and vector quantities.
1C. Compare graphically and algebraically the relationships among position, velocity,
acceleration, and time.
1F. Measure and calculate two-dimensional motion (projectile and circular) by using
component vectors.
1G. Measure and calculate centripetal force.
13
9/1
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9/16
3
Acceleration
10
9/19
–
9/30
14
10/3
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10/21
8
10/24
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11/2
11
11/3
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11/18
17
11/28
–
12/20
12
1/4
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1/20
6
2-D Motion
4, 7
Forces Part 1
1D. Measure and calculate the magnitude of frictional forces and Newton’s three Laws of
Motion.
1E. Measure and calculate the magnitude of gravitational forces.
5
Forces Part 2
1F. Measure and calculate two-dimensional motion (projectile and circular) by using
component vectors.
8
Rotation
9
Momentum/Impulse
10
Work and Energy
1G. Measure and calculate centripetal force.
1H. Determine the conditions required to maintain a body in a state of static equilibrium.
3C. Measure and calculate the vector nature of momentum.
3D. Compare and contrast elastic and inelastic collisions.
3E. Demonstrate the factors required to produce a change in momentum.
3A. Analyze, evaluate, and apply the principle of conservation of energy and measure the
components of work-energy theorem by
• describing total energy in a closed system.
• identifying different types of potential energy.
Physics Pacing Guide 2016 – 2017
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10
11
12
13
14
10
1/23
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2/3
11
Conservation of Energy
16
2/6
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3/1
14,15,
16, & 19
Waves, Light and Sound
14
3/2
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3/22
15
3/23
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4/19
17,18
Reflection/Refraction
23,24
Circuits
7
4/20
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4/28
14
5/1
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5/18
24-26
Magnetics
27-30
Modern Physics
Teacher Choice Projects
Mars Base
Science Equipment Design
• calculating kinetic energy given mass and velocity.
• relating transformations between potential and kinetic energy.
3B. Explain the relationship between matter and energy.
3F. Analyze the relationship between temperature, internal energy, and work done in a
physical system.
3G. Analyze and measure power.
3A. Analyze, evaluate, and apply the principle of conservation of energy and measure the
components of work-energy theorem by
• describing total energy in a closed system.
• identifying different types of potential energy.
• calculating kinetic energy given mass and velocity.
• relating transformations between potential and kinetic energy.
4A. Explain the processes that results in the production and energy transfer of
electromagnetic waves.
4B. Experimentally determine the behavior of waves in various media in terms of
reflection, refraction, and diffraction of waves.
4C. Explain the relationship between the phenomena of interference and the principle of
superposition.
4D. Demonstrate the transfer of energy through different mediums by mechanical waves.
4E. Determine the location and nature of images formed by the reflection or refraction of
light.
5A. Describe the transformation of mechanical energy into electrical energy and the
transmission of electrical energy.
5B. Determine the relationship among potential difference, current, and resistance in a
direct current circuit.
5C. Determine equivalent resistances in series and parallel circuits.
5D. Determine the relationship between moving electric charges and magnetic fields.
SP2. Students will evaluate the significance of energy in understanding the structure of
matter and the universe.
a. Relate the energy produced through fission and fusion by stars as a driving force in
the universe.
Physics Pacing Guide 2016 – 2017
Student Initiated Proposal
b. Explain how the instability of radioactive isotopes results in spontaneous nuclear
reactions.
SP6. The student will describe the corrections to Newtonian physics given by quantum
mechanics and relativity when matter is very small, moving fast compared to the
speed of light, or very large.
a. Explain matter as a particle and as a wave.
b. Describe the Uncertainty Principle.
c. Explain the differences in time, space, and mass measurements by two observers
when one is in a frame of reference moving at constant velocity parallel to one of
the coordinate axes of the other observer’s frame of reference if the constant
velocity is greater than one tenth the speed of light.
d. Describe the gravitational field surrounding a large mass and its effect on a ray of
light.
5/19
Review for Final Exams
5/22
–
5/24
Final Exams