Physics Fall Semester Schedule
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Course materials (links for additional materials can be found under "Resources" on the first page of each packet). 
0. Lab Safety
0.1 Lab Safety Core Ideas; Lab Safety Contracts​; Lab Safety Review Concepts; Lab Safety Test; First Day Activity; Pre-Assessment

Motion
1.1 Linear Motion - How or why does something move?
1.2 Freefall  - How fast or far do objects fall?
1.3 Projectile Motion - Why do objects thrown in the air follow a particular path?
1.4 Motion Review - Unit Reviews

Forces
2.1 Newton’s Laws: What causes objects to accelerate?
2.2 Friction: How is friction created?
2.3 Newton’s Law of Gravity: What force keeps objects in orbit?
2.4 Forces Review - Unit Reviews

Energy and Momentum
3.1 Work and Power: What determines the power generated by an object? 
3.2 Energy: How does energy relate to motion and work? 
3.3 Simple Machines &  Efficiency: How is energy lost?
3.4 Momentum: Why do small cars lose in car crashes?
3.5 Energy and Momentum Review - Unit Reviews
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Culminating Project
Trebuchet - Rubric

Semester 1 Final Exam: Preview Copy

Electricity
4.1 Charges:  What causes “charge”?
4.2 Coulomb’s Law:  How much force is there between objects?
4.3 Ohm’s Law: Current, resistance and voltage interact how?  
4.4 Circuits: How do series and parallel circuits differ? 
4.5 Electricity Review - Unit Reviews

Thermal Energy
5.1 Temperature and Heat: What is the difference between temperature & heat?
5.2 Heat Transfer: What determines how quickly temperature changes?
5.3 Thermodynamics/Heat Engines: How can thermal energy be used for work?
5.4 Thermal Energy Review - Unit Reviews

Waves, Sound and Light
6.1 Harmonic Motion: How do harmonic motion & linear motion differ?
6.2 Wave Properties: What determines the properties of waves? 
6.3 Sound Properties: What is sound, and what determines its properties? 
6.4 Light and Color: What is light, and what determines its properties? 
6.5 Reflection and Refraction: How is light changed by mirrors & lenses? 
6.6 Waves, Sound and Light Review - Unit Reviews

Culminating Project
Solar Cooker  - Rubric