Course Map for

SLCC Concurrent Enrollment Physics 1010

Course # 3761-3762

Month	Content	State Core Standards	Assessment
August- September	Measurement, metric system, scientific notation, scientific method History of science (Galileo to Newton), equations of motion, constant velocity, constant acceleration, parabolic motion Vectors and scalars	Standard I: Students will understand how to measure, calculate, and describe the motion of an object in terms of position, time, velocity, and acceleration Standard I, Objectives 1,2,3: Describe and analyze motion in terms of position, time, velocity and acceleration, relate motion to frame of reference Standard III: Students will understand the factors determining the strength of gravitational and electric forces Standard III, Objective 1: Relate the strength of the gravitational force to distance between two objects and the mass of the two objects	Lab 1: Scientific Method and the Nature of Science Quiz 1: Units, Prefixes, Scientific Notation Lab 2: Uniform Motion Lab 3: Free Fall Lab 4: Projectile Motion/Tin Can Exam 1: Scientific method and Equations of Motion
October	Newton's Laws: inertia, a=F/m, action/reaction Addition of forces/vector addition	Standard I, Objective 4: Use Newton's 1st law to explain the motion of an object Standard II: Students will understand the relation between force, mass, and acceleration Standard II, Objectives 1,2,3: Analyze forces acting on an object, use Newton's 2nd law to relate force, mass, and acceleration of an object, explain that forces act in pairs as described in Newton's 3rd law Standard III, Objective 1: Relate the strength of the gravitational force to distance between two objects and the mass of the two objects	Lab 5: Newton's Second Law, constant mass and changing force Lab 6: Newton's Third Law, tug of war Quarter 1 Project: Rockets Exam 2: Newton's Laws
November	Momentum, impulse, collisions, conservation of momentum Special Theory of Relativity History of science and nature of science: Energy	Standard I, Objective 3: relate motion of objects to a frame of reference Standard IV: Students will understand transfer and conservation of energy	Mythbusters: Hollywood vs. Physics Quiz 2 and 3: Momentum I and II Lab 7: Conservation of Momentum Exam 3: Momentum and Special Relativity Quarter 2 Project: Document Your Own Physics History of Energy timeline
December	Work and power Energy, conservation of energy Simple machines	Standard IV, Objectives 1,2,3: Determine kinetic and potential energy in a system, describe conservation of energy in terms of systems, describe common energy transformations and the effect on availability of energy	Lab 8: Human Power Lab 9: Kinetic Energy/Marble Drop Lab 10: Simple Machines
January	General Theory of Relativity Rotational motion Flotation, buoyancy, Archimedes' principle	Standard III, Objective 1: Relate the strength of the gravitational force to distance between two objects and the mass of the two objects Standard I, Objective 2: describe acceleration of an object moving in a circular path at constant speed Standard II, Objective 1: Analyze forces acting on an object	Exam 4: Work, Power, Energy, Simple Machines, General Theory of Relativity Lab 11: Center of Mass/Stability Lab 12: Rotational Derby Lab 13: Flotation
February	Raft project  Cargo shipping and physics: real-life applications of CM/CG, flotation, buoyancy, etc.	Standard II, Objective 1: Analyze forces acting on an object	Quarter 3 Project: Rafts Exam 5: Rotational Motion and Flotation
March	Gases; Boyle's law, Bernoulli's principle Bernoulli and flight Heat and thermodynamics	Standard II, Objective 1: Analyze forces acting on an object Standard IV, Objective 3: Describe common energy transformations and the effect on availability of energy	Lab 14: Air Pressure and Bernoulli's Principle Exam 6: Gases Group Presentations: Heat and Thermodynamics Power Point Quiz 4: Heat and Thermodynamics
April	Vibrations and waves, sound, music Electrostatics, electric and gravitational forces; comparison Electric current Magnetism Electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic induction	Standard V: Students will understand the properties and applications of waves Standard V, Objective 1: demonstrate an understanding of mechanical waves in terms of general wave properties Standard III, Objective 1, 2: Relate the strength of the gravitational force to distance between two objects and the mass of the two objects, describe the factors that affect the electric force Standard V, Objective 2: describe the nature of electromagnetic radiation and visible light	Lab 15: Vibrations and Waves - fundamentals Lab 16: Sound and Music Quiz 5: Vibrations, Waves, Sound Lab 17: Electrostatics, electric force Lab 18: Electromagnetic induction and motors Exam: Electricity and Magnetism
May-June	Light and Optics: Reflection, Refraction, Lenses and Mirrors Light quanta, quantum mechanics Nuclear physics	Standard V, Objective 2: describe the nature of electromagnetic radiation and visible light	Lab 19: Optics Final Exam (Comprehensive)