Physics A (1st Semester)

Course Description:

This is a one-semester course of physics concentrating on Linear & Projectile Motion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, Conservaiton of Momentum & Energy, Circular Motion, and Universal Gravitational. This is a conceptual (Algebra I Math) approach to understanding physics principles through experiments and observing phenomena in everyday life.

Course Details:

Course Title (District): Physics A (1st Semester)
Course Title (NCES SCED) : Physics
Course Provider : Davison Community Schools
Content Provided By : Davison Community Schools
Online Instructor Provided By : Davison Community Schools
Standards Addressed : Common Core State Standards
Academic Terms : Semester
NCES SCED Code : 03151
Subject Area : Life and Physical Sciences
Course Identifier : Physics
Course Level : High School (Secondary)
Available Credit : 0.5
Sequence : 1 of 1

How To Enroll:

Email : [email protected]
Phone : 810-591-3531

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Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to: • Calculate the average speed of an object using the change in position and elapsed time. • Represent the velocities for linear motion using motion diagrams (arrows on strobe pictures). • Create line graphs using measured values of position and elapsed time. • Describe and analyze the motion that a position-time graph represents, given the graph. • Solve problems involving average speed and constant acceleration in one dimension. • Distinguish between the variables of distance, displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration. • Use the change of speed and elapsed time to calculate the average acceleration for linear motion. • Describe and analyze the motion that a velocity-time graph represents, given the graph. • Use the area under a velocity-time graph to calculate the distance traveled and the slope to calculate the acceleration. • Describe and compare the motion of an object using different reference frames • Describe and classify various motions in a plane as one dimensional, two dimensional. • Identify the changes in speed and direction in everyday examples of projectile motions. • Apply the independence of the vertical and horizontal initial velocities to solve projectile motion problems. • Solve problems involving force, mass, and acceleration in two-dimensional projectile motion restricted to an initial horizontal velocity with no initial vertical velocity (e.g., ball rolling off a table). • Identify the force(s) acting between objects. • Identify the basic forces in everyday interactions. • Identify the magnitude and direction of everyday forces (e.g., wind, tension in ropes, pushes and pulls, weight). • Calculate the net force acting on an object. • Calculate all the forces on an object on an inclined plane and describe the object’s motion based on the forces using free-body diagrams. • Identify the action and reaction force from examples of forces in everyday situations (e.g., book on a table, walking across the floor, pushing open a door). • Predict how the change in velocity of a small mass compares to the change in velocity of a large mass when the same force is applied. • Explain the recoil of a projectile launcher in terms of forces and masses. • Analyze why seat belts may be more important in autos than in buses. • Predict the change in motion of an object acted on by several forces. • Identify forces acting on objects moving with constant velocity (e.g., cars on a highway). • Solve problems involving force, mass, and acceleration in linear motion (Newton’s second law). • Calculate the changes in velocity of a thrown or hit object during and after the time it is acted on by the force. • Explain how the time of impact can affect the net force (e.g., air bags in cars, catching a ball). • Apply conservation of momentum to solve simple collision problems. • Account for and represent energy into and out of systems using energy transfer diagrams. • Explain instances of energy transfer by waves and objects in everyday activities (e.g., why the ground gets warm during the day, how you hear a distant sound, why it hurts when you are hit by a baseball). • Explain why work has a more precise scientific meaning than the meaning of work in everyday language. • Calculate the amount of work done on an object that is moved from one position to another. • Using the formula for work, derive a formula for change in potential energy of an object lifted a distance h. • Account for and represent energy transfer and transformation in complex processes (interactions). • Name devices that transform specific types of energy into other types (e.g., a device that transforms electricity into motion). • Explain how energy is conserved in common systems (e.g., light incident on a transparent material, light incident on a leaf, mechanical energy in a collision). • Explain why all the stored energy in gasoline does not transform to mechanical energy of a vehicle. • Explain the energy transformation as an object (e.g., skydiver) falls at a steady velocity. • Identify and label the energy inputs, transformations, and outputs using qualitative or quantitative representations in simple technological systems (e.g., toaster, motor, hair dryer) to show energy conservation. • Identify the form of energy in given situations (e.g., moving objects, stretched springs, rocks on cliffs, energy in food). • Describe the transformation between potential and kinetic energy in simple mechanical systems (e.g., pendulums, roller coasters, ski lifts). • Explain why all mechanical systems require an external energy source to maintain their motion. • Rank the amount of kinetic energy from highest to lowest of everyday examples of moving objects. • Calculate the changes in kinetic and potential energy in simple mechanical systems (e.g., pendulums, roller coasters, ski lifts) using the formulas for kinetic energy and potential energy. • Calculate the impact speed (ignoring air resistance) of an object dropped from a specific height or the maximum height reached by an object (ignoring air resistance), given the initial vertical velocity. • Explain the energy transformation as an object (e.g., skydiver) falls at a steady velocity. • Identify and label the energy inputs, transformations, and outputs using qualitative or quantitative representations in simple technological systems (e.g., toaster, motor, hair dryer) to show energy conservation. • Identify the force(s) acting on objects moving with uniform circular motion (e.g., a car on a circular track, satellites in orbit). • Represent the velocities for linear and circular motion using motion diagrams (arrows on strobe pictures). • Distinguish between rotation and revolution and describe and contrast the two speeds of an object like the Earth. • Identify the changes in speed and direction in everyday examples of circular (rotation and revolution), periodic, and projectile motions. • State that uniform circular motion involves acceleration without a change in speed. • Explain earth-moon interactions (orbital motion) in terms of forces. • Predict how the gravitational force between objects changes when the distance between them changes. • Explain how your weight on Earth could be different from your weight on another planet. • Calculate force, masses, or distance, given any three of these quantities, by applying the Law of Universal Gravitation, given the value of G. • Draw arrows (vectors) to represent how the direction and magnitude of a force changes on an object in an elliptical orbit.

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Review Conducted By: Davison Community Schools
Date of Review: 10/24/2014

a. Linear Motion b. Projectile Motion c. Newton’s 1st Law d. Newton’s 2nd Law e. Newton’s 3rd Law f. Momentum g. Energy h. Circular Motion i. Rotational Motion j. Universal Gravitation

Term Type Enrollment Opens Enrollment Ends Random Draw Date Enrollment Drop Date Course Starts Course Ends # of Seats Course Fee Potential Additional Costs
Drop Policy Completion Policy Term Type Enrollment Opens Enrollment Ends
This course is designed as a semester course/18 weeks. Students must be able to spend 1 or more hours per day in the course to be successful. Instructors are expected to contact students and provide feedback multiple times per unit.
School Year Enrollment Count Pass Count Completion Rate Notes
18-19 5 4 80.0%
17-18 5 2 40.0% Ignatowski, Mary

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