DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM`

 

Subject:               PHYSICS                                                                                                                                                          _____   Semester            

Grade:                __________________________                                                                                                      _____   Year

 

 

TOPIC

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

AUGUST

 

 

 

1.       Introduction to physics.

2.       Math review.

1.         Why is physics the most basic science?

2.         Why is the international system of units important?

3.         How are measurements written in scientific notation?

4.         Why are measurements subject to uncertainty?

5.         How can data be graphed?

SEPTEMBER

1.       Motion in One Dimension

1.       How may units be used to check if an equation is written correctly?

2.       How can motion be described?

3.    How do objects behave when they are in motion?

OCTOBER

1.       Intercession

2.       Acceleration.

1.  How can you tell if you are accelerating?

NOVEMBER

 

1.  Why do things fall?

DECEMBER

 

1.       Forces.

2.       9 weeks test.

1.       How does force affect you in everyday life?

2.       Why does every action force have an equal and opposite reaction force?

3.       How does Newton’s third law explain how we walk?

JANUARY

 

 

 

 

1.       Forces.

 

 

 

2.  Vectors.

1.       What is the difference between mass and weight?

2.       Is friction always bad?

3.       What does it mean to be in free fall?

 

1.         What is a vector used for?

2.         What are some applications of vectors?

FEBRUARY

1.  Vectors

1.  What are some applications of vectors?

MARCH

 

1.          Vectors.

2.          Work, energy, machines.

3.          Intercession.

1.  How do you know when work is done?

APRIL

 

 

1.       Work, energy, machines.

2.       Motion in two dimensions.

3.       Momentum and impulse.

1.       Why are simple machines useful?

2.       Which object hits the ground first:  a bullet fired horizontally or a bullet dropped from the same height?

MAY

 

 

1.       Momentum and impulse.

 

 

2.       Mechanics-energy.

1.       How are forces decreased to avoid dangerous collisions?

2.       How do rockets use the conservation of momentum?