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 * Physics - curriculum map .pdf

== The Nature of Science==

The Practice of Science 1. Given a problem, how would you utilize the scientific process to solve the problem? 2. Given a set of data, how would you organize, present, and interpret the data?

1. How does an observation differ from an inference? 2. What role does peer review play in generating valid scientific knowledge?

Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge 1. How is scientific knowledge different from other disciplines such as art, philosophy, and religion? 2. Describe how scientific theories are scientifically validated and why?

The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses, and Models 1. Contrast the terms hypothesis, theory, and law.

Science and Society 1. What types of alternative strategies can be used to solve societal problems?

Math and Language Arts Skills

Motion and Forces
Newton’s Laws 1. How are Newton’s Laws used to predict the motion of most objects?
 * Newton's First Law of Motion : Introduction to newton's first law of motion. Inertial frames of reference.

Universal Law of Gravitation 1. What is the relationship between the universal law of gravitation and the effect of gravity on an object at the surface of the Earth?


 * How to Fly the Harrier Jump Jet - Hawker Harrier Jet was designed by the British in the 1960s and utilized a "vectored thrust turbofan engine" that allowed thrust generated by the engines to be pointed downward. The first planes were launched using ramps that curved upward like a ski jump on the flight deck.

== Conservation of Energy and Momentum==

Law of Conservation of Energy 1. How do the laws of conservation of energy and momentum provide a way to predict and describe the movement of objects?

== Waves==

Vibrations and Waves 1. What are the characteristic properties of waves?

Sound and Light

== Electric and Magnetic Phenomena==

Electricity and Magnetism 1. How are electric and magnetic phenomena related? 2. What practical applications relate to these concepts?
 * Electromagnetic Plane Launch - Navy successfully got an F/A-18E Super Hornet airborne using its new-model catapult, the Electromagnetic Aviation Launch System

Heat and Thermodynamics 1. What is meant by energy cannot be created or destroyed?