KINEMATICS
BIG IDEA 3: The interactions of an object with other objects can be described by forces.
3.A.1.1: I can express the motion of an object using narrative, mathematical, and graphical representations. [SP 1.5, 2.1, 2.2]
3.A.1.2: I can design an experimental investigation of the motion of an object. [SP 4.2]
3.A.1.3: I can analyze experimental data describing the motion of an
object and is able to express the results of the analysis using
narrative, mathematical, and graphical representations. [SP 5.1]
DYNAMICS
BIG IDEA 1: Objects and systems have properties such as mass and charge. Systems may have internal structure.
1.C.1.1: I can design an experiment for collecting
data to determine the relationship between the net force exerted on an
object its inertial mass and its acceleration. [SP 4.2]
1.C.3.1: I can design a plan for collecting data to
measure gravitational mass and to measure inertial mass and to
distinguish between the two experiments. [SP 4.2]
BIG IDEA 2: Fields existing in space can be used to explain interactions.
2.B.1.1: I can apply to calculate the gravitational force on an object with mass m in a gravitational field of strength g in the context of the effects of a net force on objects and systems. [SP 2.2, 7.2]
BIG IDEA 3: The interactions of an object with other objects can be described by forces.
3.A.2.1: I can represent forces in diagrams or
mathematically using appropriately labeled vectors with magnitude,
direction, and units during the analysis of a situation. [SP 1.1]
3.A.3.1: I can analyze a scenario and make claims
(develop arguments, justify assertions) about the forces exerted on an
object by other objects for different types of forces or components of
forces. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
3.A.3.2: I can challenge a claim that an object can exert a force on itself. [SP 6.1]
3.A.3.3: I can describe a force as an interaction between two objects and identify both objects for any force. [SP 1.4]
3.A.4.1: I can construct explanations of physical
situations involving the interaction of bodies using Newton’s third law
and the representation of action-reaction pairs of forces. [SP 1.4, 6.2]
3.A.4.2: I can use Newton’s third law to make claims
and predictions about the action-reaction pairs of forces when two
objects interact. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
3.A.4.3: I can analyze situations involving
interactions among several objects by using free-body diagrams that
include the application of Newton’s third law to identify forces. [SP 1.4]
3.B.1.1: I can predict the motion of an object
subject to forces exerted by several objects using an application of
Newton’s second law in a variety of physical situations with
acceleration in one dimension. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
3.B.1.2: I can design a plan to collect and analyze
data for motion (static, constant, or accelerating) from force
measurements and carry out an analysis to determine the relationship
between the net force and the vector sum of the individual forces. [SP 4.2, 5.1]
3.B.1.3: I can reexpress a free-body diagram
representation into a mathematical representation and solve the
mathematical representation for the acceleration of the object. [SP 1.5, 2.2]
3.B.2.1: I can create and use free-body diagrams to
analyze physical situations to solve problems with motion qualitatively
and quantitatively. [SP 1.1, 1.4, 2.2]
3.C.4.1: I can make claims about various contact forces between objects based on the microscopic cause of those forces. [SP 6.1]
3.C.4.2: I can explain contact forces (tension,
friction, normal, buoyant, spring) as arising from interatomic electric
forces and that they therefore have certain directions. [SP 6.2]
BIG IDEA 4: Interactions between systems can result in changes in those systems.
4.A.1.1 I can use representations of the center of
mass of an isolated two-object system to analyze the motion of the
system qualitatively and semiquantitatively. [SP 1.2, 1.4, 2.3, 6.4]
4.A.2.1: I can make predictions about the motion of a
system based on the fact that acceleration is equal to the change in
velocity per unit time, and velocity is equal to the change in position
per unit time. [SP 6.4]
4.A.2.2: I can evaluate using given data whether all the forces on a system or whether all the parts of a system have been identified. [SP 5.3]
4.A.2.3: I can create mathematical models and
analyze graphical relationships for acceleration, velocity, and position
of the center of mass of a system and use them to calculate properties
of the motion of the center of mass of a system. [SP 1.4, 2.2]
4.A.3.1: I can apply Newton’s second law to systems
to calculate the change in the center-of-mass velocity when an external
force is exerted on the system. [SP 2.2]
4.A.3.2: I can use visual or mathematical
representations of the forces between objects in a system to predict
whether or not there will be a change in the center-of-mass velocity of
that system. [SP 1.4]
CIRCULAR MOTION AND GRAVITATION
BIG IDEA 1: Objects and systems have properties such as mass and charge. Systems may have internal structure.
1.C.3.1: I can design a plan for collecting data to
measure gravitational mass and to measure inertial mass and to
distinguish between the two experiments. [SP 4.2]
BIG IDEA 2: Fields existing in space can be used to explain interactions.
2.B.1.1: I can apply to calculate the gravitational force on an object with mass m in a gravitational field of strength g in the context of the effects of a net force on objects and systems. [SP 2.2, 7.2]
2.B.2.1: I can apply to calculate the gravitational field due to an object with mass M, where the field is a vector directed toward the center of the object of mass M. [SP 2.2]
2.B.2.2: I can approximate a numerical value of the gravitational field (g) near the surface of an object from its radius and mass relative to those of the Earth or other reference objects. [SP 2.2]
BIG IDEA 3: The interactions of an object with other objects can be described by forces.
3.A.2.1: I can represent forces in diagrams or
mathematically using appropriately labeled vectors with magnitude,
direction, and units during the analysis of a situation. [SP 1.1]
3.A.3.1: I can analyze a scenario and make claims
(develop arguments, justify assertions) about the forces exerted on an
object by other objects for different types of forces or components of
forces. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
3.A.3.3: I can describe a force as an interaction between two objects and identify both objects for any force. [SP 1.4]
3.A.4.1: I can construct explanations of physical
situations involving the interaction of bodies using Newton’s third law
and the representation of action-reaction pairs of forces. [SP 1.4, 6.2]
3.A.4.2: I can use Newton’s third law to make claims
and predictions about the action-reaction pairs of forces when two
objects interact. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
3.A.4.3: I can analyze situations involving
interactions among several objects by using free-body diagrams that
include the application of Newton’s third law to identify forces. [SP 1.4]
3.B.1.2: I can design a plan to collect and analyze
data for motion (static, constant, or accelerating) from force
measurements and carry out an analysis to determine the relationship
between the net force and the vector sum of the individual forces. [SP 4.2, 5.1]
3.B.1.3: I can reexpress a free-body diagram
representation into a mathematical representation and solve the
mathematical representation for the acceleration of the object. [SP 1.5, 2.2]
3.B.2.1: I can create and use free-body diagrams to
analyze physical situations to solve problems with motion qualitatively
and quantitatively. [SP 1.1, 1.4, 2.2]
3.C.1.1: I can use Newton’s law of gravitation to
calculate the gravitational force the two objects exert on each other
and use that force in contexts other than orbital motion. [SP 2.2]
3.C.1.2: I can use Newton’s law of gravitation to
calculate the gravitational force between two objects and use that force
in contexts involving orbital motion [SP 2.2]
3.C.2.2: I can connect the concepts of gravitational
force and electric force to compare similarities and differences
between the forces. [SP 7.2]
3.G.1.1: I can articulate situations when the
gravitational force is the dominant force and when the electromagnetic,
weak, and strong forces can be ignored. [SP 7.1]
BIG IDEA 4: Interactions between systems can result in changes in those systems.
4.A.2.2: I can evaluate using given data whether all the forces on a system or whether all the parts of a system have been identified. [SP 5.3]
ENERGY
BIG IDEA 3: The interactions of an object with other objects can be described by forces.
3.E.1.1: I can make predictions about the changes in
kinetic energy of an object based on considerations of the direction of
the net force on the object as the object moves. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
3.E.1.2: I can use net force and velocity vectors to
determine qualitatively whether kinetic energy of an object would
increase, decrease, or remain unchanged. [SP 1.4]
3.E.1.3: I can use force and velocity vectors to
determine qualitatively or quantitatively the net force exerted on an
object and qualitatively whether kinetic energy of that object would
increase, decrease, or remain unchanged. [SP 1.4, 2.2]
3.E.1.4: I can apply mathematical routines to
determine the change in kinetic energy of an object given the forces on
the object and the displacement of the object. [SP 2.2]
BIG IDEA 4: Interactions between systems can result in changes in those systems.
4.C.1.1: I can calculate the total energy of a
system and justify the mathematical routines used in the calculation of
component types of energy within the system whose sum is the total
energy. [SP 1.4, 2.1, 2.2]
4.C.1.2: I can predict changes in the total energy
of a system due to changes in position and speed of objects or
frictional interactions within the system. [SP 6.4]
4.C.2.1: I can make predictions about the changes in
the mechanical energy of a system when a component of an external force
acts parallel or antiparallel to the direction of the displacement of
the center of mass. [SP 6.4]
4.C.2.2: I can apply the concepts of Conservation of
Energy and the Work-Energy theorem to determine qualitatively and/or
quantitatively that work done on a two-object system in linear motion
will change the kinetic energy of the center of mass of the system, the
potential energy of the systems, and/or the internal energy of the
system. [SP 1.4, 2.2, 7.2]
BIG IDEA 5: Changes that occur as a result of interactions are constrained by conservation laws.
5.A.2.1: I can define open and closed systems for
everyday situations and apply conservation concepts for energy, charge,
and linear momentum to those situations. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
5.B.1.1: I can set up a representation or model
showing that a single object can only have kinetic energy and use
information about that object to calculate its kinetic energy. [SP 1.4, 2.2]
5.B.1.2: I can translate between a representation of
a single object, which can only have kinetic energy, and a system that
includes the object, which may have both kinetic and potential energies. [SP 1.5]
5.B.2.1: I can calculate the expected behavior of a
system using the object model (i.e., by ignoring changes in internal
structure) to analyze a situation. Then, when the model fails, the
student can justify the use of conservation of energy principles to
calculate the change in internal energy due to changes in internal
structure because the object is actually a system. [SP 1.4, 2.1]
5.B.3.1: I can describe and make qualitative and/or
quantitative predictions about everyday examples of systems with
internal potential energy. [SP 2.2, 6.4, 7.2]
5.B.3.2: I can make quantitative calculations of the
internal potential energy of a system from a description or diagram of
that system. [SP 1.4, 2.2]
5.B.3.3: I can apply mathematical reasoning to
create a description of the internal potential energy of a system from a
description or diagram of the objects and interactions in that system. [SP 1.4, 2.2]
5.B.4.1: I can describe and make predictions about the internal energy of systems. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
5.B.4.2: I can calculate changes in kinetic energy
and potential energy of a system, using information from representations
of that system. [SP 1.4, 2.1, 2.2]
5.B.5.1: I can design an experiment and analyze data
to examine how a force exerted on an object or system does work on the
object or system as it moves through a distance. [SP 4.2, 5.1]
5.B.5.2: I can design an experiment and analyze
graphical data in which interpretations of the area under a
force-distance curve are needed to determine the work done on or by the
object or system. [SP 4.2, 5.1]
5.B.5.3: I can predict and calculate from graphical
data the energy transfer to or work done on an object or system from
information about a force exerted on the object or system through a
distance. [SP 1.4, 2.2, 6.4]
5.B.5.4: I can make claims about the interaction
between a system and its environment in which the environment exerts a
force on the system, thus doing work on the system and changing the
energy of the system (kinetic energy plus potential energy). [SP 6.4, 7.2]
5.B.5.5: I can predict and calculate the energy
transfer to (i.e., the work done on) an object or system from
information about a force exerted on the object or system through a
distance. [SP 2.2, 6.4]
5.D.1.1: I can make qualitative predictions about
natural phenomena based on conservation of linear momentum and
restoration of kinetic energy in elastic collisions. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
5.D.1.2: I can apply the principles of conservation
of momentum and restoration of kinetic energy to reconcile a situation
that appears to be isolated and elastic, but in which data indicate that
linear momentum and kinetic energy are not the same after the
interaction, by refining a scientific question to identify interactions
that have not been considered. Students will be expected to solve
qualitatively and/or quantitatively for one-dimensional situations and
only qualitatively in two-dimensional situations. [SP 2.2, 3.2, 5.1, 5.3]
5.D.1.3: I can apply mathematical routines
appropriately to problems involving elastic collisions in one dimension
and justify the selection of those mathematical routines based on
conservation of momentum and restoration of kinetic energy. [SP 2.1, 2.2]
5.D.1.4: I can design an experimental test of an
application of the principle of the conservation of linear momentum,
predict an outcome of the experiment using the principle, analyze data
generated by that experiment whose uncertainties are expressed
numerically, and evaluate the match between the prediction and the
outcome. [SP 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 6.4]
5.D.1.5: I can classify a given collision situation
as elastic or inelastic, justify the selection of conservation of linear
momentum and restoration of kinetic energy as the appropriate
principles for analyzing an elastic collision, solve for missing
variables, and calculate their values. [SP 2.1, 2.2]
5.D.2.1: I can qualitatively predict, in terms of
linear momentum and kinetic energy, how the outcome of a collision
between two objects changes depending on whether the collision is
elastic or inelastic. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
5.D.2.3: I can apply the conservation of linear
momentum to a closed system of objects involved in an inelastic
collision to predict the change in kinetic energy. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
MOMENTUM
BIG IDEA 3: The interactions of an object with other objects can be described by forces.
3.D.1.1: I can justify the selection of data needed
to determine the relationship between the direction of the force acting
on an object and the change in momentum caused by that force. [SP 4.1]
3.D.2.1: I can justify the selection of routines for
the calculation of the relationships between changes in momentum of an
object, average force, impulse, and time of interaction. [SP 2.1]
3.D.2.2: I can predict the change in momentum of an
object from the average force exerted on the object and the interval of
time during which the force is exerted. [SP 6.4]
3.D.2.3: I can analyze data to characterize the
change in momentum of an object from the average force exerted on the
object and the interval of time during which the force is exerted. [SP 5.1]
3.D.2.4: I can design a plan for collecting data to
investigate the relationship between changes in momentum and the average
force exerted on an object over time. [SP 4.2]
BIG IDEA 4: Interactions between systems can result in changes in those systems.
4.B.1.1: I can calculate the change in linear
momentum of a two-object system with constant mass in linear motion from
a representation of the system (data, graphs, etc.). [SP 1.4, 2.2]
4.B.1.2: I can analyze data to find the change in
linear momentum for a constant-mass system using the product of the mass
and the change in velocity of the center of mass. [SP 5.1]
4.B.2.1: I can apply mathematical routines to
calculate the change in momentum of a system by analyzing the average
force exerted over a certain time on the system. [SP 2.2]
4.B.2.2: I can perform analysis on data presented as a force-time graph and predict the change in momentum of a system. [SP 5.1]
BIG IDEA 5: Changes that occur as a result of interactions are constrained by conservation laws.
5.A.2.1: I can define open and closed systems for
everyday situations and apply conservation concepts for energy, charge,
and linear momentum to those situations. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
5.D.1.1: I can make qualitative predictions about
natural phenomena based on conservation of linear momentum and
restoration of kinetic energy in elastic collisions. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
5.D.1.2: I can apply the principles of conservation
of momentum and restoration of kinetic energy to reconcile a situation
that appears to be isolated and elastic, but in which data indicate that
linear momentum and kinetic energy are not the same after the
interaction, by refining a scientific question to identify interactions
that have not been considered. Students will be expected to solve
qualitatively and/or quantitatively for one-dimensional situations and
only qualitatively in two-dimensional situations. [SP 2.2, 3.2, 5.1, 5.3]
5.D.1.3: I can apply mathematical routines
appropriately to problems involving elastic collisions in one dimension
and justify the selection of those mathematical routines based on
conservation of momentum and restoration of kinetic energy. [SP 2.1, 2.2]
5.D.1.4: I can design an experimental test of an
application of the principle of the conservation of linear momentum,
predict an outcome of the experiment using the principle, analyze data
generated by that experiment whose uncertainties are expressed
numerically, and evaluate the match between the prediction and the
outcome. [SP 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 6.4]
5.D.1.5: I can classify a given collision situation
as elastic or inelastic, justify the selection of conservation of linear
momentum and restoration of kinetic energy as the appropriate
principles for analyzing an elastic collision, solve for missing
variables, and calculate their values. [SP 2.1, 2.2]
5.D.2.1: I can qualitatively predict, in terms of
linear momentum and kinetic energy, how the outcome of a collision
between two objects changes depending on whether the collision is
elastic or inelastic. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
5.D.2.2: I can plan data collection strategies to
test the law of conservation of momentum in a two-object collision that
is elastic or inelastic and analyze the resulting data graphically. [SP 4.1, 4.2, 5.1]
5.D.2.3: I can apply the conservation of linear
momentum to a closed system of objects involved in an inelastic
collision to predict the change in kinetic energy. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
5.D.2.4: I can analyze data that verify conservation of momentum in collisions with and without an external friction force. [SP 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 5.1, 5.3]
5.D.2.5: I can classify a given collision situation
as elastic or inelastic, justify the selection of conservation of linear
momentum as the appropriate solution method for an inelastic collision,
recognize that there is a common final velocity for the colliding
objects in the totally inelastic case, solve for missing variables, and
calculate their values. [SP 2.1, 2.2]
5.D.3.1: I can predict the velocity of the center of
mass of a system when there is no interaction outside of the system but
there is an interaction within the system (i.e., the student simply
recognizes that interactions within a system do not affect the center of
mass motion of the system and is able to determine that there is no
external force). [SP 6.4]
SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
BIG IDEA 3: The interactions of an object with other objects can be described by forces.
3.B.3.1: I can predict which properties determine
the motion of a simple harmonic oscillator and what the dependence of
the motion is on those properties. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
3.B.3.2: I can design a plan and collect data in
order to ascertain the characteristics of the motion of a system
undergoing oscillatory motion caused by a restoring force. [SP 4.2]
3.B.3.3: The student can analyze data to identify
qualitative or quantitative relationships between given values and
variables (i.e., force, displacement, acceleration, velocity, period of
motion, frequency, spring constant, string length, mass) associated with
objects in oscillatory motion to use that data to determine the value
of an unknown. [SP 2.2, 5.1]
3.B.3.4: I can construct a qualitative and/or a quantitative explanation of oscillatory behavior given evidence of a restoring force. [SP 2.2, 6.2]
BIG IDEA 5: Changes that occur as a result of interactions are constrained by conservation laws.
5.B.2.1: I can calculate the expected behavior of a
system using the object model (i.e., by ignoring changes in internal
structure) to analyze a situation. Then, when the model fails, the
student can justify the use of conservation of energy principles to
calculate the change in internal energy due to changes in internal
structure because the object is actually a system. [SP 1.4, 2.1]
5.B.3.1: I can describe and make qualitative and/or
quantitative predictions about everyday examples of systems with
internal potential energy. [SP 2.2, 6.4, 7.2]
5.B.3.2: I can make quantitative calculations of the internal potential energy of a system from a description or diagram of that system. [SP 1.4, 2.2]
5.B.3.3: I can apply mathematical reasoning to
create a description of the internal potential energy of a system from a
description or diagram of the objects and interactions in that system. [SP 1.4, 2.2]
5.B.4.1: I can describe and make predictions about the internal energy of systems. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
5.B.4.2: I can calculate changes in kinetic energy
and potential energy of a system, using information from representations
of that system. [SP 1.4, 2.1, 2.2]
TORQUE AND ROTATIONAL MOTION
BIG IDEA 3: The interactions of an object with other objects can be described by forces.
3.F.1.1: I can use representations of the relationship between force and torque. [SP 1.4]
3.F.1.2: I can compare the torques on an object caused by various forces. [SP 1.4]
3.F.1.3: I can estimate the torque on an object caused by various forces in comparison to other situations. [SP 2.3]
3.F.1.4: I can design an experiment and analyze data testing a question about torques in a balanced rigid system. [SP 4.1, 4.2, 5.1]
3.F.1.5: I can calculate torques on a
two-dimensional system in static equilibrium, by examining a
representation or model (such as a diagram or physical construction). [SP 1.4, 2.2]
3.F.2.1: I can make predictions about the change in
the angular velocity about an axis for an object when forces exerted on
the object cause a torque about that axis. [SP 6.4]:
3.F.2.2: I can plan data collection and analysis
strategies designed to test the relationship between a torque exerted on
an object and the change in angular velocity of that object about an
axis. [SP 4.1, 4.2, 5.1]
3.F.3.1: I can predict the behavior of rotational
collision situations by the same processes that are used to analyze
linear collision situations using an analogy between impulse and change
of linear momentum and angular impulse and change of angular momentum. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
3.F.3.2: In an unfamiliar context or using
representations beyond equations, the student is able to justify the
selection of a mathematical routine to solve for the change in angular
momentum of an object caused by torques exerted on the object. [SP 2.1]
3.F.3.3: I can plan data collection and analysis
strategies designed to test the relationship between torques exerted on
an object and the change in angular momentum of that object. [SP 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3]
BIG IDEA 4: Interactions between systems can result in changes in those systems.
4.A.1.1 I can use representations of the center of
mass of an isolated two-object system to analyze the motion of the
system qualitatively and semiquantitatively. [SP 1.2, 1.4, 2.3, 6.4]
4.D.1.1: I can describe a representation and use it
to analyze a situation in which several forces exerted on a rotating
system of rigidly connected objects change the angular velocity and
angular momentum of the system. [SP 1.2, 1.4]
4.D.1.2: I can plan data collection strategies
designed to establish that torque, angular velocity, angular
acceleration, and angular momentum can be predicted accurately when the
variables are treated as being clockwise or counterclockwise with
respect to a well-defined axis of rotation, and refine the research
question based on the examination of data. [SP 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3]
4.D.2.1: I can describe a model of a rotational
system and use that model to analyze a situation in which angular
momentum changes due to interaction with other objects or systems. [SP 1.2, 1.4]
4.D.2.2: I can plan a data collection and analysis
strategy to determine the change in angular momentum of a system and
relate it to interactions with other objects and systems. [SP 4.2]
4.D.3.1: I can use appropriate mathematical routines
to calculate values for initial or final angular momentum, or change in
angular momentum of a system, or average torque or time during which
the torque is exerted in analyzing a situation involving torque and
angular momentum. [SP 2.2]
4.D.3.2: I can plan a data collection strategy
designed to test the relationship between the change in angular momentum
of a system and the product of the average torque applied to the system
and the time interval during which the torque is exerted. [SP 4.1, 4.2]
BIG IDEA 5: Changes that occur as a result of interactions are constrained by conservation laws.
5.E.1.1: I can make qualitative predictions about
the angular momentum of a system for a situation in which there is no
net external torque. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
5.E.1.2: I can make calculations of quantities
related to the angular momentum of a system when the net external torque
on the system is zero. [SP 2.1, 2.2]
5.E.2.1: I can describe or calculate the angular
momentum and rotational inertia of a system in terms of the locations
and velocities of objects that make up the system. Students are expected
to do qualitative reasoning with compound objects. Students are
expected to do calculations with a fixed set of extended objects and
point masses. [SP 2.2]
ELECTRIC CHARGE AND ELECTRIC FORCE
BIG IDEA 1: Objects and systems have properties such as mass and charge. Systems may have internal structure.
1.B.1.1: I can make claims about natural phenomena based on conservation of electric charge. [SP 6.4]
1.B.1.2: I can make predictions, using the
conservation of electric charge, about the sign and relative quantity of
net charge of objects or systems after various charging processes,
including conservation of charge in simple circuits. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
1.B.2.1 I can construct an explanation of the
two-charge model of electric charge based on evidence produced through
scientific practices. [SP 6.2]:
1.B.3.1: I can challenge the claim that an electric charge smaller than the elementary charge has been isolated. [SP 1.5, 6.1, 7.2]
BIG IDEA 3: The interactions of an object with other objects can be described by forces.
3.C.2.1: I can use Coulomb’s law qualitatively and
quantitatively to make predictions about the interaction between two
electric point charges. [SP 2.2, 6.4]
3.C.2.2: I can connect the concepts of gravitational
force and electric force to compare similarities and differences
between the forces. [See SP 7.2]
BIG IDEA 5: Changes that occur as a result of interactions are constrained by conservation laws.
5.A.2.1: I can define open and closed systems for
everyday situations and apply conservation concepts for energy, charge
and linear momentum to those situations. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
DC CIRCUITS
BIG IDEA 1: Objects and systems have properties such as mass and charge. Systems may have internal structure.
1.B.1.1: I can make claims about natural phenomena based on conservation of electric charge. [SP 6.4]
1.B.1.2: I can make predictions, using the
conservation of electric charge, about the sign and relative quantity of
net charge of objects or systems after various charging processes,
including conservation of charge in simple circuits. [SP 6.4, 7.2]
1.E.2.1 I can choose and justify the selection of data needed to determine resistivity for a given material. [SP 4.1]
BIG IDEA 5: Changes that occur as a result of interactions are constrained by conservation laws.
5.B.9.1: I can construct or interpret a graph of the
energy changes within an electrical circuit with only a single battery
and resistors in series and/or in, at most, one parallel branch as an
application of the conservation of energy (Kirchhoff’s loop rule). [SP 1.1, 1.4]
5.B.9.2: I can apply conservation of energy concepts
to the design of an experiment that will demonstrate the validity of
Kirchhoff’s loop rule (∑ΔV=0) in a circuit with only a battery and
resistors either in series or in, at most, one pair of parallel
branches. [SP 4.2, 6.4, 7.2]
5.B.9.3: I can apply conservation of energy
(Kirchhoff’s loop rule) in calculations involving the total electric
potential difference for complete circuit loops with only a single
battery and resistors in series and/or in, at most, one parallel branch.
[SP 2.2, 6.4, 7.2]
5.C.3.1: I can apply conservation of electric charge
(Kirchhoff’s junction rule) to the comparison of electric current in
various segments of an electrical circuit with a single battery and
resistors in series and in, at most, one parallel branch and predict how
those values would change if configurations of the circuit are changed.
[SP 6.4, 7.2]:
5.C.3.2: I can design an investigation of an
electrical circuit with one or more resistors in which evidence of
conservation of electric charge can be collected and analyzed. [SP 4.1, 4.2, 5.1]
5.C.3.3: I can use a description or schematic
diagram of an electrical circuit to calculate unknown values of current
in various segments or branches of the circuit. [SP 1.4, 2.2]
MECHANICAL WAVES AND SOUND
BIG IDEA 6: Waves can transfer energy and momentum from one
location to another without the permanent transfer of mass and serve as a
mathematical model for the description of other phenomena.
6.A.1.1: I can use a visual representation to
construct an explanation of the distinction between transverse and
longitudinal waves by focusing on the vibration that generates the wave.
[SP 6.2]
6.A.1.2: I can describe representations of transverse and longitudinal waves. [SP 1.2]
6.A.2.1: I can describe sound in terms of transfer of energy and momentum in a medium and relate the concepts to everyday examples. [SP 6.4, 7.2]:
6.A.3.1: I can use graphical representation of a periodic mechanical wave to determine the amplitude of the wave. [SP 1.4]
6.A.4.1: I can explain and/or predict qualitatively
how the energy carried by a sound wave relates to the amplitude of the
wave, and/or apply this concept to a real-world example. [SP 6.4]
6.B.1.1: I can use a graphical representation of a
periodic mechanical wave (position versus time) to determine the period
and frequency of the wave and describe how a change in the frequency
would modify features of the representation. [SP 1.4, 2.2]
6.B.2.1: I can use a visual representation of a periodic mechanical wave to determine wavelength of the wave. [SP 1.4]
6.B.4.1: I can design an experiment to determine the
relationship between periodic wave speed, wavelength, and frequency and
relate these concepts to everyday examples. [SP 4.2, 5.1, 7.2]
6.B.5.1: I can create or use a wave front diagram to
demonstrate or interpret qualitatively the observed frequency of a
wave, dependent upon relative motions of source and observer. [SP 1.4]
6.D.1.1: I can use representations of individual
pulses and construct representations to model the interaction of two
wave pulses to analyze the superposition of two pulses. [SP 1.1, 1.4]
6.D.1.2: I can design a suitable experiment and
analyze data illustrating the superposition of mechanical waves (only
for wave pulses or standing waves). [SP 4.2, 5.1]
6.D.1.3: I can design a plan for collecting data to
quantify the amplitude variations when two or more traveling waves or
wave pulses interact in a given medium. [SP 4.2]
6.D.2.1: I can analyze data or observations or
evaluate evidence of the interaction of two or more traveling waves in
one or two dimensions (i.e., circular wave fronts) to evaluate the
variations in resultant amplitudes. [SP 5.1]
6.D.3.1: I can refine a scientific question related
to standing waves and design a detailed plan for the experiment that can
be conducted to examine the phenomenon qualitatively or quantitatively.
[SP 2.1, 3.2, 4.2]
6.D.3.2: I can predict properties of standing waves
that result from the addition of incident and reflected waves that are
confined to a region and have nodes and antinodes. [SP 6.4]
6.D.3.3: I can plan data collection strategies,
predict the outcome based on the relationship under test, perform data
analysis, evaluate evidence compared to the prediction, explain any
discrepancy and, if necessary, revise the relationship among variables
responsible for establishing standing waves on a string or in a column
of air. [SP 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3]
6.D.3.4: I can describe
representations and models of situations in which standing waves result
from the addition of incident and reflected waves confined to a region. [SP 1.2]
6.D.4.1: I can challenge with evidence the claim
that the wavelengths of standing waves are determined by the frequency
of the source regardless of the size of the region. [SP 1.5, 6.1]
6.D.4.2: I can calculate wavelengths and frequencies
(if given wave speed) of standing waves based on boundary conditions
and length of region within which the wave is confined, and calculate
numerical values of wavelengths and frequencies. Examples should include
musical instruments. [SP 2.2]
6.D.5.1: I can use a visual representation to explain how waves of slightly different frequency give rise to the phenomenon of beats. [SP 1.2]