Physics 11

Frames of reference

I can identify the frame of reference for a motion and distinguish a fixed from a moving frame.

Questions about motion

I can identify and frame investigable questions from real-world motion problems.

Vectors for motion

I can represent position, displacement, velocity, and acceleration as vectors with magnitude and direction.

Vertical motion

I can analyze vertical motion under gravity using the kinematics equations.

Solving kinematics problems

I can analyze a kinematics word problem, choose the right equation, solve for the unknown, and interpret motion graphs.

Vectors for forces

I can represent forces as vectors and add them to find the net force.

Newton's laws

I can apply Newton's three laws to explain inertia and relate force, mass, and acceleration.

Analyzing dynamic systems

I can analyze a natural or technological system to explain its structure and dynamic behaviour.

Momentum-based devices

I can describe how devices such as rockets and airbags function using the principle of momentum.

Designing a dynamics experiment

I can design a controlled dynamics experiment, identifying and controlling the major variables.

Selecting instruments and processes

I can evaluate and select suitable instruments and inquiry processes for a dynamics investigation.

Carrying out procedures

I can carry out an experimental procedure, control the major variables, and adapt it when problems arise.

Collecting data accurately

I can use dynamics instruments accurately to collect reliable quantitative data.

Displaying data

I can compile dynamics data and display it in the most suitable format, including scatter plots.

Interpreting relationships

I can interpret data patterns and determine whether variables have a linear or non-linear relationship.

Society and dynamics science

I can analyze how society's needs and values direct scientific and technological work in dynamics.

Evaluating technological solutions

I can describe and evaluate a dynamics-based technological solution using the physics behind it.

Technology revising dynamics

I can describe how a new technology enhanced or revised our knowledge of the dynamics of bodies.

Scientific milestone in dynamics

I can explain how a milestone such as Newton's laws revolutionized thinking about motion.

Conservation of momentum (1D)

I can apply conservation of momentum quantitatively to one-dimensional collisions and explosions.

Force, distance, and work

I can calculate work from force and distance, accounting for the angle between them.

Work, time, and power

I can calculate power as the rate of doing work.

Efficiency of machines

I can design and carry out an experiment to measure the efficiency of a simple machine.

Percentage efficiency

I can determine the percentage efficiency of an energy transformation.

Mass, speed, and thermal energy

I can use conservation of energy to relate mass, speed, and thermal energy, including energy lost to heat.

Mechanical energy

I can calculate mechanical energy as the sum of kinetic and gravitational potential energy.

Empirical vs theoretical energy

I can compare measured and predicted total energy and explain any discrepancy.

Mechanical energy in problems

I can solve kinematics and dynamics problems using conservation of mechanical energy.

Work-energy theorem

I can apply the work-energy theorem to relate net work and change in kinetic energy.

Conservation of energy experiment

I can design and carry out a full experiment to test conservation of energy and interpret the data.

Choosing conservation laws

I can choose whether to apply conservation of momentum, energy, or both to elastic and inelastic interactions.

Physics technology limits

I can distinguish problems that physics-related technology can solve from those it cannot.

Technology from understanding

I can describe technological solutions built on the scientific understanding of energy and momentum.

Energy/momentum technologies over time

I can describe how an energy- or momentum-related technology developed and improved over time.

Evaluating energy/momentum solutions

I can describe and evaluate a technological solution using energy and momentum principles.

Language for momentum and energy

I can use appropriate physics language and conventions to describe momentum and energy events clearly.

Mechanical waves

I can describe how mechanical waves are produced and distinguish longitudinal from transverse waves.

Universal wave equation

I can apply the universal wave equation v = f*lambda to explain and predict wave behaviour.

Operational definitions (waves)

I can formulate operational definitions that specify exactly how each wave variable is measured.

Integrating wave information

I can select credible sources and integrate their information into a coherent explanation of wave phenomena.

Reflection of waves

I can apply the law of reflection to predict how a wave bounces off a surface.

Refraction of waves

I can apply the law of refraction to predict how a wave bends when it changes medium.

Wave phenomena

I can explain the major wave phenomena qualitatively and, where applicable, quantitatively.

Prediction and hypothesis (waves)

I can state a testable hypothesis and a matching prediction about wave behaviour.

Sampling and data reliability (waves)

I can implement appropriate sampling procedures and evaluate the reliability and adequacy of wave data.

EM radiation vs sound

I can compare the properties of electromagnetic radiation and sound.

Producing and transmitting energy waves

I can describe how sound and EM radiation are produced and how they transmit energy.

Analyzing wave systems

I can analyze a natural or technological wave system to explain its structure and dynamics.

Risks and benefits of applying wave science

I can analyze the risks and benefits of a wave-based technology from societal and environmental perspectives.

Society and wave science

I can analyze how society's needs and values direct wave-related science and technology.

Prototype a device

I can construct and test a wave-based prototype and troubleshoot problems as they arise.

Wave technology development

I can analyze why and how a wave-based technology developed and improved over time.

Technology enhancing wave understanding

I can describe how a technological device enhanced scientific understanding of waves.