School of the Future * Curriculum Map for Physics II: E&M and Waves Teacher(s) Michael Zitolo Year Long Essential Question: How can physics be used to improve our understanding of the world? & How are electronic devices designed to meet our needs? Year Long Enduring Understandings: 1. Scientific Models are representations of physical structures, systems, or phenomena. There are many types of representations that can be used as part of a model, including written statements, diagrams, tables, graphs, and equations. 2. Scientific models are used to describe, explain, predict, design, and control physical structures, systems, and phenomena. However, no one scientific model is ever complete, and all models have limitations. 3. A (constant) centripetal net force is required to cause objects to move in a circle. 4. Planetary motion can be understood using Newton s Law of Universal Gravitation. 5. Electric charges in an electric field move along a conducting path from areas of high electric potential to areas of low electric potential. 6. Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, but energy can be converted from one form to another. 7. Computers can interact with the world using sensors and actuators. Thoughtful programming and design can lead to electronic systems that meet our needs. 8. Electricity and magnetism are connected phenomena. 9. Waves are used to model many systems and natural phenomena, including sound and light. 10. The behavior of light cannot be modeled completely using the wave model or the particle model. Subject: Physics II: E&M and Waves Time Frame Enduring Concepts Content Skills Unit Assessments/PBATS / / Differentiated Texts/ Materials September 1 st Unit: Central Net Force Model See Above, #1-4 Centripetal Acceleration Centripetal Net Force Vectors Newton s Law of Universal Gravitation Satellites & Planetary Orbit Creating an Experimental Design Using Excel to produce professional graphs Creating appropriate mathematical models for data Reporting values with s CES & CMS Analyzing Data PBAT #1 Uniform Circular Motion Lab Analysis
significant figures Gallery Walk Central Net Force Test Linearizing Data TOD Excel TOD of October 2 nd Unit: Electrostatics See Above, #5-6 Electric Charge Conductors & Insulators Electric Force Coulomb s Law Electric Field Vectors Electric Potential Energy Electric Potential Difference Solving Level II & III Using Equation Editor Thoroughly analyzing data Tape Activities Electrostatics Labs Electrostatics Test Analyzing Data TOD Active of November See Above, #5-6 Conductors & Insulators Solving Level III & IV
3 rd Unit: Conceptual Electric Current Model Current & Drift Velocity Voltage Circuits Capacitors Resistors Batteries Light Bulbs Circuit Schematic Diagrams Resolving vectors Creating and discussing Alternatives Supporting claims with multiple forms of evidence Basic Circuits Circuits Labs Gallery Walk Electric Current Test Problem-Solving TOD Scientific Text Reading & Writing TOD Active of December 4 th Unit: Intro to Physical Computing See Above, #7 Breadboards Arduino LEDs Sensors & Actuators Basic Programming Designing a circuit with sensors and actuators Computer Programming Survey Arduino Project #1 Active
Physical Computing TOD of An Introduction to Physical Computing January 5 th Unit: Quantitative Electric Current Model See Above, #5-7 Ohm s Law Power Series and Parallel Circuits Kirchoff s Laws Solving Level V Analyzing Data Using a multi-meter Circular Motion Lab Analysis Arduino Project #2 Electric Current Test 2 Analyzing Data PBAT #2 Active of An Introduction to Physical
Computing February 6 th Unit: Magnetism See Above, #8 Magnetic Dipoles Magnetic Fields Right-hand Curl Rule Flux Electromagnetic Induction Solving Level VI Making clear and complex claims Supporting claims with multiple forms of evidence N-Tipers Magnet Stations Labs Magnetism Test Scientific Reading & Writing TOD Active of Amusement Park Physics March 7 th Unit Waves and Sound See Above, #9 Characteristics of a Wave: Wavelength, Frequency, Amplitude Transverse Waves and Longitudinal Waves Standing Waves Superposition Constructive & Deconstructive Solving Level VI Discussing Sources of Error Waves Lab Sound Waves Lab Active
Interference Resonance Reflection & Transmission Sound Waves Doppler Effect Momentum Test Alternative TOD April May 8 th Unit Light & EM Spectrum See Above, #10 Light Sources & Seeing Shadows Light Intensity Wave Model of Light Reflection Refraction & Snell s Law Diffraction Interference Particle Model of Light Photoelectric Effect Emission Spectra Wave-Particle Duality Solving Level VI Discussing Alternatives Supporting claims with multiple forms of evidence Optics Lab Light Test Analyzing Data PBAT #3 Active