Unit Grading: 40 % lab reports 60 % Tests
Quantum Theory
Lab: Develop a series of models that illustrate both the wave and particle nature of light
Unit test: To prepare for test see Key terms, All Questions and Problems found in the assigned reading and Summary p 641-643
Skills List: describe the theory of light emitted by a hot body, describe photoelectric effect , describe the Compton effect, describe experiments that demonstrate the particle and wave nature of light, describe evidence for the wave properties of matter, recognize the dual nature of both light and matter, describe the impact of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle
The Atom
Lab: Light emission lab
Unit test: To prepare for test see Key terms, All Questions and Problems found in the assigned reading and Summary p 665-667
The Nucleus
Lab: Develop a model or graphic organizer that classifies the types of subatomic particles
Unit test: To prepare for test see Key terms, All Questions and Problems found in the assigned reading and Summary p 713-715 & 733-735
Static Electricity
Lab: Charge lab, see p. 467
Unit test: To prepare for test see Key terms, All Questions and Problems found in the assigned reading and Summary p 477-479 & 502-505
Current Electricity
Lab: Construction and analysis of electric circuits, lab report will be in the form of a web page
Unit test: To prepare for test see Key terms, All Questions and Problems found in the assigned reading and Summary p 526-529 & 550-553
Magnetic Fields
Lab: Magnetic field exploration lab
Unit test: To prepare for test see Key terms, All Questions and Problems found in the assigned reading and Summary p 575-579
Electromagnetism
Lab: Electromagnetic induction lab
Unit test: To prepare for test see Key terms, All Questions and Problems found in the assigned reading and Summary p. 598-601 & 621-623
Mathematical models of Motion
Lab: Studying motion with an electronic range finder
Unit test: To prepare for test see Key terms, All Questions and Problems found in the assigned reading and Summary p. 60-61 & 77-79