Physics, Grade 11 (PHY521A)

Identifying questions to investigate

I can identify investigable physics questions from a practical problem.

Carrying out procedures and controlling variables

I can carry out a procedure while controlling the major variables.

Using research tools to gather information

I can use library and electronic tools to research a physics topic.

Interpreting patterns and relationships in data

I can interpret patterns in data and identify linear and nonlinear relationships.

Working co-operatively and troubleshooting

I can work co-operatively on a plan and troubleshoot problems as they arise.

Designing an experiment

I can design a physics experiment that identifies and controls its major variables.

Selecting instruments and processes

I can select appropriate instruments and processes for a physics investigation.

Using instruments accurately

I can use physics instruments effectively and accurately to collect data.

Building and testing a prototype

I can construct, test, and troubleshoot a prototype device.

Displaying evidence in tables and graphs

I can display physics evidence in appropriate tables, graphs, and diagrams.

Comparing theoretical and empirical values

I can compare theoretical and measured values and account for discrepancies.

Stating a conclusion from evidence

I can state a conclusion that links my data to the question investigated.

Stating predictions and hypotheses

I can state a prediction and a hypothesis grounded in evidence.

Formulating operational definitions

I can formulate operational definitions of the variables in an investigation.

Implementing sampling procedures

I can implement appropriate sampling procedures in a physics investigation.

Integrating information from sources

I can select and integrate physics information from several sources.

Evaluating the reliability of data

I can evaluate the relevance, reliability, and adequacy of data.

How a milestone revolutionized thinking

I can explain how a major physics milestone revolutionized scientific thinking.

How technology advances scientific understanding

I can describe how inventing a technology enhanced or revised scientific understanding.

Explaining technologies with physics principles

I can describe how a domestic or industrial technology works using physics principles.

Evaluating designs with energy and momentum

I can evaluate a technological design using energy and momentum principles.

Analysing natural and technological systems

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

Society's influence on science and technology

I can analyse how society influences scientific and technological work.

Communicating results with conventions

I can explain why results are communicated with appropriate language and conventions.

How a technology developed over time

I can analyse why and how a technology was developed and improved over time.

Technologies developed from scientific understanding

I can describe how technologies are developed from scientific understanding.

Distinguishing science and technology questions

I can distinguish scientific questions and technological problems from those that are neither.

Risks and benefits of applying science

I can analyse from multiple perspectives the risks and benefits of applying physics knowledge or a technology.

Frame of reference for motion

I can identify the frame of reference for a given motion.

Vectors for motion and force

I can use vectors to represent position, displacement, velocity, acceleration, and force.

Displacement, velocity, and time

I can analyse displacement, velocity, and time both graphically and mathematically.

Applying Newton's laws of motion

I can apply Newton's three laws to explain inertia, F = ma, and action-reaction.

Conservation of momentum

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

Work, force, and displacement

I can relate work to force and displacement quantitatively.

Work, time, and power

I can relate power to work and time quantitatively.

Conservation of energy

I can apply conservation of energy to relate mass, height, speed, and heat.

Mechanical energy as kinetic plus potential

I can describe mechanical energy as the sum of kinetic and potential energies.

Kinematics and dynamics via mechanical energy

I can solve kinematics and dynamics problems using the mechanical energy concept.

The work-energy theorem

I can use the work-energy theorem to analyse energy transformations.

Choosing momentum or energy conservation

I can choose whether momentum or energy conservation best solves a collision problem.

Percent efficiency of energy transformations

I can determine the percent efficiency of an energy transformation.

Longitudinal and transverse waves

I can describe the characteristics of longitudinal and transverse waves.

The wave equation

I can apply the wave equation to relate speed, frequency, and wavelength.

Reflection and refraction

I can apply the laws of reflection and refraction to predict wave behaviour.

Interference, diffraction, and the Doppler effect

I can explain wave interference, diffraction, and the Doppler effect.

Comparing sound and electromagnetic radiation

I can compare the properties of sound and electromagnetic radiation.

How sound and radiation are produced and transmitted

I can describe how sound and electromagnetic radiation are produced and transmitted.