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Unit 1: Forces and Motion
(Instructional Resources)
Suggested Timeline: 5-7 weeks
Forces and Motion Bundle Analysis
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How can we make athletic helmets more effective at preventing harm?
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How can an object's continued motion or changes in motion be predicted?
How can mathematical models be used to describe the conservation of momentum during interactions within a system?
How can an object be modified to minimize the average force it experiences during a collision?
How can Newton's Law of Gravitation be used to predict gravitational forces between objects?
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PH.PS2.1 Analyze and interpret data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.
PH.PS2.2 Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system.
PH.PS2.3 Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision.*
PH.PS2.4 Use mathematical representations of Newton’s Law of Gravitation and Coulomb’s Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between object. (Note: Focus is on introducing Newton's law of gravitation.)
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Unit 2: Energy and Thermodynamics
(Instructional Resources)
Suggested Timeline: 6-8 weeks
Energy and Thermodynamics Bundle Analysis
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How do we get energy from a nuclear power station?
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How can mathematical models be used to describe the conservation of energy of a system of objects?
How can energy at the macroscopic scale be explained by interactions between particles at the microscopic scale?
How does energy flow and what limits the amount of energy transfer that will occur?
How can changes in the nuclei of atoms account for energy changes at the macroscopic scale?
Where do we get our energy and how do we convert it to a form that's usable?
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PH.PS1.8 Develop models to illustrate the changes in the composition of the nucleus of the atom and the energy released during the processes of fission, fusion, and radioactive decay.
PH.PS3.1 Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known.
PH.PS3.2 Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as either motions of particles or energy stored in fields.
PH.PS3.3 Design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.*
PH.PS3.4 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the transfer of thermal energy between components in a closed system results in a more uniform energy distribution among the components in the system (second law of thermodynamics).
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Unit 3: Fundamental Forces - Electricity, and Magnetism
(Instructional Resources)
Suggested Timeline: 4-6 weeks
Fundamental Forces: Electricity, and Magnetism Bundle Analysis
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How are force fields being used to improve human life?
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How can we use Coulomb's Law to make predictions about the forces objects will experience?
How could a system be designed to determine if a relationship between electric current and magnetic fields exists?
How does the energy of objects change and transfer while interacting in fields?
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PH.PS2.4 Use mathematical representations of Newton’s Law of Gravitation and Coulomb’s Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between object. (Note: Focus is on electrostatic force between charged particles.)
PH.PS2.5 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that an electric current can cause a magnetic field and that a changing magnetic field can cause an electric current.
PH.PS3.5 Develop and use a model of two objects interacting through electric or magnetic fields to illustrate the forces between objects and the changes in energy of the objects due to the interaction.
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Unit 4: Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation
(Instructional Resources)
Suggested Timeline: 6-8 weeks
Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation Bundle Analysis
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How do phones capture, store, and then transmit messages, images, and/or videos?
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How are frequency, speed, and wavelength of a wave related?
How do currently accepted scientific explanations use evidence to describe wave-particle duality of light?
How is electromagnetic radiation absorbed by matter?
How are instruments that transmit and detect waves used to expand human senses?
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PH.PS4.1 Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media.
PH.PS4.2 Evaluate questions about the advantages and disadvantages of using digital transmission and storage of information.*
PH.PS4.3 Develop an argument for how scientific evidence supports the explanation that electromagnetic radiation can be described either by the wave model or the particle model, and in some situations one model is more useful than the other.
PH.PS4.4 Evaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed by matter.
PH.PS4.5 Communicate technical information about how some technological devices use the principles of wave behavior and wave interactions with matter to transmit and capture information and energy.*
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