Grade 11 - Physics 20 (2014)

Science

KINEMATICS

DYNAMICS

Unit C: Circular Motion, Work & Energy

Unit D: Oscillatory Motion & Mechanical Waves

Students will describe motion in terms of displacement, velocity, acceleration and time.

Specific Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) (Nature of Science Emphasis)

Specific Outcomes for Skills (Nature of Science Emphasis) 

Students will explain the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on velocity.

Specific Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) (Social and Environmental Contexts Emphasis)

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Students will explain that gravitational effects extend throughout the universe.  

Specific Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) (Nature of Science Emphasis)

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Students will explain circular motion, using Newton's laws of motion.

Specific Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) (Nature of Science Emphasis)

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Students will explain that work is a transfer of energy and that conservation of energy in an isolated system is a fundamental physical concept.

Specific Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) (Nature of Science Emphasis)

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Students will describe the conditions that produce oscillatory motion.

Specific Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) (Nature of Science Emphasis)

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Students will describe the properties of mechanical waves and explain how mechanical waves transmit energy.

Specific Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) (Science and Technology Emphasis)

Specific Outcomes for Skills (Nature of Science Emphasis)

20-A1.1k define, qualitatively and quantitatively, displacement, velocity and acceleration

 20-A1.2k define, operationally, and compare and contrast scalar and vector quantities

20-A1.3k explain, qualitatively and quantitatively, uniform and uniformly accelerated motion when provided with written descriptions and numerical and graphical data

20-A1.4k interpret, quantitatively, the motion of one object relative to another, using displacement and velocity vectors

20-A1.5k explain, quantitatively, two-dimensional motion in a horizontal or vertical plane, using vector components.

20-A1.1sts explain that the goal of science is knowledge about the natural world 

20-A1.2sts explain that scientific knowledge is subject to change as new evidence becomes apparent and as laws and theories are tested and subsequently revised, reinforced or rejected

20-A1.3sts explain that the process for technological development includes testing and evaluating designs and prototypes on the basis of established criteria 

20-A1.1s formulate questions about observed relationships and plan investigations of questions, ideas, problems and issue

20-A1.2s conduct investigations into relationships among observable variables and use a broad range of tools and techniques to gather and record data and information

20-A1.3s analyze data and apply mathematical and conceptual models to develop and assess possible solutions

20-A1.4s work collaboratively in addressing problems and apply the skills and conventions of science in communicating information and ideas and in assessing results

20-B1.1k explain that a nonzero net force causes a change in velocity

20-B1.2k apply Newton's first law of motion to explain, qualitatively, an object's state of rest or uniform motion

20-B1.3k apply Newton's second law of motion to explain, qualitatively, the relationships among net force, mass and acceleration

20-B1.4k apply Newton's third law of motion to explain, qualitatively, the interaction between two objects, recognizing that the two forces, equal in magnitude and opposite in direction, do not act on the same object

20-B1.5k explain, qualitatively and quantitatively, static and kinetic forces of friction acting on an object

20-B1.6k calculate the resultant force, or its constituents, acting on an object by adding vector components graphically and algebraically

20-B1.7k apply Newton's laws of motion to solve, algebraically, linear motion problems in horizontal, vertical and inclined planes near the surface of Earth, ignoring air resistance.

20-B1.1sts explain that the goal of technology is to provide solutions to practical problems, that technological development includes testing and evaluating designs and prototypes on the basis of established criteria, and that the products of technology cannot solve all problems 

20-B1.2sts explain that science and technology are developed to meet societal needs and that society provides direction for scientific and technological development 

20-B1.3sts explain that scientific knowledge and theories develop through hypotheses, the collection of evidence, investigation and the ability to provide explanations 

20-B1.1s formulate questions about observed relationships; plan investigations of questions, ideas, problems and issues

20-B1.2s conduct investigations into relationships among observable variables and use a broad range of tools and techniques to gather and record data and information

20-B1.3s analyze data and apply mathematical and conceptual models to develop and assess possible solutions

20-B1.4s work collaboratively in addressing problems and apply the skills and conventions of science in communicating information and ideas and in assessing results

20-B2.1k identify the gravitational force as one of the fundamental forces in nature

20-B2.2k describe, qualitatively and quantitatively, Newton's law of universal gravitation

20-B2.3k explain, qualitatively, the principles pertinent to the Cavendish experiment used to determine the universal gravitational constant, G

20-B2.4k define the term "field" as a concept that replaces "action at a distance" and apply the concept to describe gravitational effects

20-B2.5k relate, qualitatively and quantitatively, using Newton's law of universal gravitation, the gravitational constant to the local value of the acceleration due to gravity

20-B2.6k predict, quantitatively, differences in the weight of objects on different planets.

20-B2.1sts explain that concepts, models and theories are often used in interpreting and explaining observations and in predicting future observations 

20-B2.1s formulate questions about observed relationships; plan investigations of questions, ideas, problems and issues

20-B2.2s conduct investigations into relationships among observable variables and use a broad range of tools and techniques to gather and record data and information

20-B2.3s analyze data and apply mathematical and conceptual models to develop and assess possible solutions

20-B2.4s work collaboratively in addressing problems and apply the skills and conventions of science in communicating information and ideas and in assessing results  

20-C1.1k describe uniform circular motion as a special case of two-dimensional motion

20-C1.2k explain, qualitatively and quantitatively, that the acceleration in uniform circular motion is directed toward the centre of a circle

20-C1.3k explain, quantitatively, the relationships among speed, frequency, period and radius for circular motion

20-C1.4k explain, qualitatively, uniform circular motion in terms of Newton's laws of motion 

20-C1.5k explain, quantitatively, planetary and natural and artificial satellite motion, using circular motion to approximate elliptical orbits

20-C1.6k predict the mass of a celestial body from the orbital data of a satellite in uniform circular motion around the celestial body

20-C1.7k explain, qualitatively, how Kepler's laws were used in the development of Newton's law of universal gravitation

20-C1.1sts explain that the process of scientific investigation includes analyzing the evidence and providing explanations based upon scientific theories and concepts 

20-C1.2sts explain how science and technology are developed to meet societal needs and expand human capability 

20-C1.3sts explain that the goal of technology is to provide solutions to practical problems

20-C1.1s formulate questions about observed relationships and plan investigations of questions, ideas, problems and issues

20-C1.2s conduct investigations into relationships among observable variables and use a broad range of tools and techniques to gather and record data and information

20-C1.3s analyze data and apply mathematical and conceptual models to develop and assess possible solutions

20-C1.4s work collaboratively in addressing problems and apply the skills and conventions of science in communicating information and ideas and in assessing results

20-C2.1k define mechanical energy as the sum of kinetic and potential energy

20-C2.2k determine, quantitatively, the relationships among the kinetic, gravitational potential and total mechanical energies of a mass at any point between maximum potential energy and maximum kinetic energy

20-C2.3k analyze, quantitatively, kinematics and dynamics problems that relate to the conservation of mechanical energy in an isolated system

20-C2.4k recall work as a measure of the mechanical energy transferred and power as the rate of doing work

20-C2.5k describe power qualitatively and quantitatively

20-C2.6k describe, qualitatively, the change in mechanical energy in a system that is not isolated.

20-C2.1sts explain that concepts, models and theories are often used in interpreting and explaining observations and in predicting future observations 

20-C2.2sts explain that the products of technology are devices, systems and processes that meet given needs; however, these products cannot solve all problems 

20-C2.3sts evaluate whether Canadian society supports scientific research and technological development to facilitate a sustainable society, economy and environment

20-C2.1s formulate questions about observed relationships and plan investigations of questions, ideas, problems and issues

20-C2.2s conduct investigations into relationships among observable variables and use a broad range of tools and techniques to gather and record data and information

20-C2.3s analyze data and apply mathematical and conceptual models to develop and assess possible solutions

20-C2.4s work collaboratively in addressing problems and apply the skills and conventions of science in communicating information and ideas and in assessing results

20-D1.1k describe oscillatory motion in terms of period and frequency

20-D1.2k define simple harmonic motion as a motion due to a restoring force that is directly proportional and opposite to the displacement from an equilibrium position

20-D1.3k explain, quantitatively, the relationships among displacement, acceleration, velocity and time for simple harmonic motion, as illustrated by a frictionless, horizontal mass-spring system or a pendulum, using the small-angle approximation

20-D1.4k determine, quantitatively, the relationships among kinetic, gravitational potential and total mechanical energies of a mass executing simple harmonic motion

20-D1.5k define mechanical resonance.

20-D1.1sts explain that the goal of science is knowledge about the natural world 

20-D1.1s formulate questions about observed relationships and plan investigations of questions, ideas, problems and issues

20-D1.2s conduct investigations into relationships among observable variables and use a broad range of tools and techniques to gather and record data and information

20-D1.3s analyze data and apply mathematical and conceptual models to develop and assess possible solutions

20-D1.4s work collaboratively in addressing problems and apply the skills and conventions of science in communicating information and ideas and in assessing results

20-D2.1k describe mechanical waves as particles of a medium that are moving in simple harmonic motion

20-D2.2k compare and contrast energy transport by matter and by waves

20-D2.3k define longitudinal and transverse waves in terms of the direction of motion of the medium particles in relation to the direction of propagation of the wave

20-D2.4k define the terms wavelength, wave velocity, period, frequency, amplitude, wave front and ray as they apply to describing transverse and longitudinal waves

20-D2.5k describe how the speed of a wave depends on the characteristics of the medium

20-D2.6k predict, quantitatively, and verify the effects of changing one or a combination of variables in the universal wave equation ()

20-D2.7k explain, qualitatively, the phenomenon of reflection as exhibited by mechanical waves

20-D2.8k explain, qualitatively, the conditions for constructive and destructive interference of waves and for acoustic resonance

20-D2.9k explain, qualitatively and quantitatively, the Doppler effect on a stationary observer of a moving source.

20-D2.1sts explain that the goal of technology is to provide solutions to practical problems 

20-D2.1s formulate questions about observed relationships and plan investigations of questions, ideas, problems and issues

20-D2.2s conduct investigations into relationships among observable variables and use a broad range of tools and techniques to gather and record data and information

20-D2.3s analyze data and apply mathematical and conceptual models to develop and assess possible solutions

20-D2.4s work collaboratively in addressing problems and apply the skills and conventions of science in communicating information and ideas and in assessing results