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Honors Physics 2021-2022 Syllabus
Honors Physics 2021-2022 Syllabus
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HonorsPhysics
Period:Beta.Epsilon,Eta
PhysicsDomains(orObjectives): Bytheendofthiscoursestudentswillbeabletoshowevidenceof:
I. ommunicatingwithinascientificframework
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II. Designingandexecutinginvestigations
III. Analyzingandinterpretingdata
IV. Developingandusingmodels
V. Usingmathematicsandcomputationalthinking
VI. UsingtheProblemSolvingProcess
EssentialQuestions:
● Howdowedescribethemovement?
● Howcanmathbeusedtomodelmovement?
● Whatdoesscientificcommunicationlooklike?
● Howcanmodelsbeusedtoclarifyscientificthought?
● Howhaveparadigmsshiftedovertime,whatparadigmarewelivinginnow?
● Whatprocesscanbeusedtoapproachproblemsolvingfromascientificperspective?
ScopeandSequence:(Outlinemaybemodifiedduetotime)
QuarterOne:
§ QuarterThree:
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IntroductionandConversions o
WorkandEnergy
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Kinematicsin1Dand2D o
Momentum
§ QuarterTwo: § QuarterFour:
o
Newton’sLaws o
Rotation
o
Dynamicsin1Dand2D o
WaveMotion
o
Gravity o
Sound
hePhysicscoursewillfocusonclassicalmechanics,WaveMotion,Sound,andothertopicsastimeallows. Wewillall
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becomephysicistswhenweentertheclassroomorlab,takingonalltheresponsibilitiesthatentails.
Grading:
ThegradeinHonorsPhysicscanbetrackedthroughUnifiedClassroomandbreaksdownasfollows:
SummativeAssessments35%
● Endofunitassignment,tests,digitalportfolio
● Willbegradedwitharubric
Classwork25%
● Workprimarilyduringclassusuallywithagroup
● UsuallygradedforcompletiononPowerSchool
IndependentWork25%
● WorkdoneindependentlyandsubmittedtoPowerSchool
● Oftengradedwitharubric
Participation15%
● DailygradebasedonsubmissionoftheBellRingerandExitTicket
AdamJKeller akeller@latinpcs.org @Gneisskeller
LatePolicy:
Allworkmustbeturnedinontime(checkduedateonUnifiedClassroomcoursecalendar)forfullcredit;
assignmentsmaybehandedinlatefor60%credit.
Supplies:
● hree-Ring-Binder:tokeephandouts,notes,andhomework(StudentwillcreateaGoogleDrivefolder)
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● LabNotebook:Composition(withgraphpaper)stylenotebook(shouldincludenothingelseinit)
● ScientificorGraphingcalculator(linktotheAPCalculatorPolicy)
● iPad/Computer:AsidefromUnifiedClassroom,studentswillbeabletodomostwork,labs,andnotesonthedeviceifthey
desire(Drive,Onenote,orNotability)
● Assignments:WillbeturnedinthroughUnifiedClassroomandbacked-uponGoogleDrives.
Attendance:
Studentsareexpectedtobeinclassontime,unlesstheyhaveanexcusedtardyorabsence. Workdonebythe
classduringanexcusedabsenceorlatenessmustbemadeuppromptly,anditistheresponsibilityofthestudent
bothtofindoutwhatthemissingworkisandtoeithercompleteitandturnitinorarrangeatimetomakeitup. All
missingworkiscalculatedasazerountilthatworkismadeup. Workmissedforotherreasonsmaynotbemade
up. HabitualabsenceorlatenesswillbedealtwithasdescribedintheUpperSchoolCommunityHandbook.
AcademicHonestyStatement:
AtWashingtonLatin,webelievethateducationisatrainingofcharacter,andcharacteristheintersectionof
intellectualdevelopmentandmoralintegrity.Ourschoolfocusesondevelopingeachstudent’sabilitytobe
thoughtful,toconsidertheviewsandneedsofothers,andtoactwithintegrity.Weexpectthatstudentswillthink
beforetheyactanddowhatisrightratherthanwhatisexpedient. AllinfractionsoftheAcademicIntegrityPolicy
onanyassignment(homework,project,quiz,test,orexam)willreceiveazeroonthatassignment,andwillbe
documentedinDean'sLIst.
sapartofourcommitmenttocharacterandintegrity,allstudentsinthiscourseareexpectedtoupholdthe
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valuesofacademichonestyandrespectforothers.Whenyousignthesyllabus,youagreetothepledgebelow:
“ Iwillcompletemyownworkinthisclass.Iwillcitesourcesandgiveappropriatecredittotheworkofothers.Iwill
notplagiarize,cheatorcopyworkfromothersonanyassignmentorassessment,andIrecognizethatthereare
consequencesforfailingtoupholdthispledge."
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