Click to go back to home page
Curriculum

 

The curriculum breakdown for the first semester can be found in the link below for each class.

Class Timeline

First Semester Experiments

The following is a list of first semester experiments in the order in which they are conducted. You can determine when each experiment is conducted by cross referencing with the class timeline.

The experiments in green are the ones the students investigate in order to discover a key concept using the scientific method.

The experiments in yellow are the ones used to help reinforce the concepts and give the students practice using the equations. (The experiments that say simulation are ones conducted on a computer)

  • Displacement and Velocity Graphs
  • Kinematics Simulation

  • Free Fall

  • Distance Vs. Time Free Fall Graph

  • Free Fall Kinematics Simulation

  • Vector Simulation

  • Projectile Motion Simulation

  • Force and Acceleration

  • Inclined Plane

  • Work and Energy

  • Energy Simulation

  • Impulse and Momentum

  • Elastic and Inelastic Collisions

  • Momentum Simulation

       All of the investigative labs, those in green, require a lab report. Within the lab report, students cite the problem, hypothesis, procedure, data, calculations, results, and a discussion about those results. They are also required to provide a graph of their results when applicable. To see the lab report guidelines click here.

    Second Semester Experiments

       Second semester physics deals with a variety of topics. It continues with circular motion and moves into electrostatics, circuits, fluid mechanics, waves, light, and optics. So, this semester is much more diverse than first. The following is a list of second semester experiments. Again, with the same color code.   The pendulum lab doeso not actually fall into any of the chapters for this semester. The pendulum lab is a mini unit unto itself. Also, the bouncing balls lab is a carry over from first semester.

  • Centripetal Acceleration and Force Simulation

  • Torque

  • Bouncing Balls and Energy Loss

  • Pressure

  • Electric Force

  • Electric Field Lines

  • Parallel/Series Circuits

  • Speed of Sound

  • Refraction of Light

  • Color

  • Young's Double Slit
  • Optical Bench  

    Take me to the Strategies section

    Full list of References.