SCS Curriculum Map Unit 1 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interaction Unit 2 Energy Unit 3 Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer Unit 4 Matter and Its Interactions 9 weeks 9 weeks 9 weeks 9 weeks UNIT 1: Energy [9 weeks] The Overarching Question(s) How do you know something has energy? DCI, Standards, Explanations, Misconceptions Length [10 days] Learning Outcomes/Phenomena (Anchor, Driving) 3-Dimensional Instructional Approach (SEPs and CCCs) *Suggestions Vocabulary and Curricular Materials Misconceptions Force need not be applied for work to occur Displacement is not essential to say work is done Work cannot take place against the applied force Work and the labour are the same Power is not the rate of work kinetic energy depends on the direction of motion. Essential Questions How can understanding various physical properties about motion be useful in understanding everyday occurrences? What variables can you manipulate to affect the movement of objects? Learning Outcomes Recognize the difference between the scientific and ordinary definitions of work. Define work by relating it to force and displacement. Identify where work is being performed in a variety of situations. Calculate the net work done when many forces are applied to an object. Relate the variables of work, power, kinetic energy, and potential energy to mechanical situations and solve for these variables. Phenomenon Science and Engineering Practice 1. Asking questions and defining problems 2. Developing and using models 3. Planning and Carrying Out Investigations 4. Analyzing and Interpreting Data 5. Using Mathematics and computational thinking 6. Constructing explanations and designing solutions 7. Engaging in Argument from Evidence 8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information Cross Cutting Concepts 1.Pattern 2.Cause and Effect 3.Systems and System Models 4.Scale, Proportion, and Quantity Vocabulary Force, Work, Power, Potential & Kinetic Energy Curricular Materials Animation: Energy: Lab: Work Virtual Lab: Work and Mechanical Energy The Overarching Question(s) How do you know something has energy?
DCI, Standards, Explanations, Misconceptions Length [5 days] Learning Outcomes/Phenomena (Anchor, Driving) 3-Dimensional Instructional Approach (SEPs and CCCs) *Suggestions Vocabulary and Curricular Materials Misconceptions kinetic energy depends on the direction of motion. Energy is truly lost in many energy transformations. There is no relationship between matter and energy. Energy can be changed completely from one form to another (no energy losses). An object at rest has no energy. The only type of potential energy is gravitational. Gravitational potential energy depends only on the height of an object. Doubling the speed of a moving object doubles the kinetic energy. Essential Questions How is mechanical energy different from the other forms of energy? In what ways is kinetic energy different from gravitational potential energy? How are energy transfers and energy transformations alike and different? Learning Outcomes Identify several forms of energy. Calculate kinetic energy for an object. Apply the work–kinetic energy theorem to solve problems. Distinguish between kinetic and potential energy. Classify different types of potential energy. Calculate the potential energy associated with an object’s position. Phenomenon Science and Engineering Practice 1. Asking questions and defining problems 2. Developing and using models 3. Planning and Carrying Out Investigations 4. Analyzing and Interpreting Data 5. Using Mathematics and computational thinking 6. Constructing explanations and designing solutions 7. Engaging in Argument from Evidence 8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information Cross Cutting Concepts 1.Pattern 2.Cause and Effect 3.Systems and System Models 4.Scale, Proportion, and Quantity Vocabulary Energy, Mechanical energy, Kinetic energy, Potential energy, Gravitational Potential energy, Energy transfer, Energy transformation Curricular Materials Animation-Kinetic Energy: Lab: Potential and Kinetic Energy: Virtual Lab: Potential and Kinetic Energy: The Overarching Question(s) How do you know something has energy? DCI, Standards, Explanations, Misconceptions Length [5 days] Learning Outcomes/Phenomena (Anchor, Driving) 3-Dimensional Instructional Approach (SEPs and CCCs) *Suggestions Vocabulary and Curricular Materials Essential Questions Science and Engineering Practice 1. Asking questions and defining problems Vocabulary
DCI, Standards, Explanations, Misconceptions Length [5 days] Learning Outcomes/Phenomena (Anchor, Driving) 3-Dimensional Instructional Approach (SEPs and CCCs) *Suggestions Vocabulary and Curricular Materials Misconceptions Entropy is a measure of disorder. The second law will bring the world to “heat death “, namely thermal equilibrium in which no energy will flow. Any system could be 99.99% efficient Any system can be run reversibly Internal energy and enthalpy are interchangeable Steady state and equilibrium are interchangeable terms. Factors which impact how quickly a reaction occurs also impact how much product is created. Essential Questions How is a calorimeter used to measure energy that is absorbed or released? What do enthalpy and enthalpy change mean in terms of chemical reactions and processes? How is energy lost or gained during changes of state? How is the heat that is absorbed or released in a chemical reaction calculated? How is Hess’s law applied to calculate the enthalpy change for a reaction? What is the difference between spontaneous and non-spontaneous processes? Learning Outcomes Recognize why the second law of thermodynamics requires two bodies at different temperatures for work to be done. Calculate the efficiency of a heat engine. Relate the disorder of a system to its ability to do work or transfer energy as heat. Phenomenon Science and Engineering Practice 1. Asking questions and defining problems 2. Developing and using models 3. Planning and Carrying Out Investigations 4. Analyzing and Interpreting Data 5. Using Mathematics and computational thinking 6. Constructing explanations and designing solutions 7. Engaging in Argument from Evidence 8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information Cross Cutting Concepts Stability and Change Energy and Matter Scale, Proportion, and Quantity Vocabulary Second Law of Thermodynamics, Thermal energy, Specific heat, Temperature, Entropy, Reversibility, Internal energy, Enthalpy, Steady State, Equilibrium. Curricular Materials Lab: Entropy and Probability: Web resource: