Physics I

Safety   (1/2 week)

·        Safety Contract

·        Safety Map of Room

·        Tornado, Fire, Code Red Info.

Astronomy  (3 weeks)

·        Constellations & Asterisms

·        Earth’s Moon & Phases

·        Solar System & the Universe

Chapter 1 – The Science of Physics (½ week)

·        What is Physics?

·        Scientific Method

·        Measurements in Experiments

Chapter 2 – Motion in One Dimension (4 weeks)

·        Displacement & Velocity

·        Acceleration

·        Falling Objects

Chapter 3 – 2-D Motion & Vectors (4 weeks)

·        Introduction to Vectors

·        Vector Operations

·        Projectile Motion

Chapter 4 – Forces & Laws of Motion (3 weeks)

·        Force Diagrams

·        Newton’s Laws of Motion

·        Forces

Bridge Building & testing with Bradley University (4 weeks)

Chapter 5 – Work & Energy (3 weeks)

·        Work

·        Energy

·        Conservation of Energy

·        Power

Chapter 6 – Momentum & Collisions (2 weeks)

·        Momentum & Impulses

·        Conservation of Momentum

·        Elastic & Inelastic Collisions

Chapter 7&8 – Rotational Motion & Rotational Equilibrium (2 weeks)

·        Rotational Motion

·        Tangential & Centripetal Acceleration

·        Rotation & Inertia

·        Simple Machines

Chapter 10 – Heat (3 weeks)

·        Temperature & Thermal Equilibrium

·        Heat

·        Changes in Temperature & Phases

·        Latent Heat

Chapter 12 – Vibrations & Waves (2 weeks)

·        Simple Harmonic Motion

·        Properties of Waves

·        Standing Waves

Chapter 13 – Sound (2 weeks)

·        Sound Waves

·        Intensity & Resonance

Chapter 14 &15 – Light – Reflection & Refraction (2 weeks)

·        Flat and Curved Mirrors

·        Concave & Convex Mirrors

·        Colors

·        Refraction of Light

·        Concave & Convex Lens

·        Optical Phenomena