Competencies
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- Explain motion using force diagrams and Newton's three (3) laws of motion...
- Describe characteristics of the following forces: gravity, air resistance, support, friction, applied.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 ] - Describe how the forces on the surface of the moon are different from those on the surface of the earth.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - Explain the consequences of the correct scale model (distance and size) earth-moon-sun system.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2 ] - Articulate how weight and mass are related and the difference between them.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2 ] - Explain an example involving vertical and horizontal motions that can be separated and analyzed.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1 ] - Draw force diagrams for stationary or moving objects.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7 ] - Assess the significance (relative size) of each force for a given scenario.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - Apply Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation to bodies on the earth and throughout the solar system.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5 ] - Determine the magnitude and direction of the net force from a force diagram.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - Apply Newton's three (3) laws of motion to various scenarios.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8,Q9, Q10, Q11 ] - Articulate the meaning of the terms 'free-fall' and 'terminal velocity'.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6 ] - More help on this competency.
- Describe characteristics of the following forces: gravity, air resistance, support, friction, applied.
- Describe the energy transformations in a given scenario...
- Analyze the characteristics of solids, liquids, and gases
- Sketch three phases of matter (solid, liquid, and gas) at the particle level.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2 ] - Define density
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - Analyze density of substances in various scenarios.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 ] - Define pressure
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - Describe atmospheric pressure at the particle level.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1 ] - Explain how a change in atmospheric pressure affects boiling point.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - More help on this competency.
- Sketch three phases of matter (solid, liquid, and gas) at the particle level.
- Analyze situations involving Archimedes or Bernoulli's Principles...
- Define the buoyant force.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6 ] - Provide a qualitative description of the source of the buoyant force.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2 ] - Draw a force diagram for a partially immersed object.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5 ] - Draw a force diagram for a fully immersed object.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 ] - Predict the relative pressures in static and moving fluids based on Bernoulli's Principle.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2 ] - More help on this competency.
- Define the buoyant force.
- Analyze atomic structure in terms of the Bohr model...
- Draw a Bohr model of the first 20 atoms using a periodic table.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - Calculate the number of neutrons for the most common isotope of an element using the periodic table
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5 ] - Explain how one isotope differs from another.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5 ] - Describe how the average atomic mass (found on the periodic table for each element) is calculated.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - List the differences in charge and mass between the proton, neutron, and electron.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - More help on this competency.
- Draw a Bohr model of the first 20 atoms using a periodic table.
- Predict chemical bonding in terms of electron behavior and the periodic table...
- Identify metals, non-metals, and metalloids (semi-metals) by their properties and location on the periodic table.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5 ] - Identify simple patterns in the periodic table.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6 ] - Explain the difference between a neutral atom and an ion.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2 ] - Predict the type of ion a neutral atom will form based on its location on the periodic table.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5 ] - Explain ionic bonding using the Bohr (electron shell) model.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, ] - Predict the ionic compound that will form from two elements.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, ] - Explain covalent bonding using the Bohr (electron shell) model.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - Predict the molecule that will form from two elements.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2 ] - Differentiate between polar and non-polar covalent bonds.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2 ] - Draw a two-dimensional water molecule, complete with polarity.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1 ] - More help on this competency.
- Identify metals, non-metals, and metalloids (semi-metals) by their properties and location on the periodic table.
- Predict the products for simple chemical reactions...
- Interpret symbols for elements, molecules, and physical states.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5 ] - Divide a compound/molecule into the ions it contains or is likely to form.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5 ] - Predict the products for simple chemical reactions.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2 ] - Balance simple chemical equations.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6 ] - Explain conservation of mass in various chemical reactions.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - List potential evidence that a chemical reaction has occurred.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - More help on this competency.
- Interpret symbols for elements, molecules, and physical states.
- Explain the differences and interconnections between electricity and magnetism...
- Explain current, voltage, and resistance and how they are related (Ohm's Law).
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 ] - Characterize parallel and series circuits.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - Explain that potential energy results from the work done to separate charges.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2 ] - Analyze basic electrostatics experiments in terms of transferred charged particles .
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2 ] - Explain Coulomb’s Law.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 ] - Apply the rules of attraction and repulsion for charges.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 ] - Describe how a magnetic field is created.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, ] - Sort common objects by their magnetic properties.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2 ] - Explain how a compass responds to the earth's magnetic field.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - Apply the rules of attraction and repulsion for magnets.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2 ] - Give an example of how an electric current produces a magnetic field.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1 ] - Give an example of how a magnet can be used to produce an electric current.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1 ] - Discuss how simple motors work and what they can be used for.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1 ] - More help on this competency.
- Explain current, voltage, and resistance and how they are related (Ohm's Law).
- Compare and contrast the nature of sound and light...
- Name several types of waves that make up the electromagnetic spectrum.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2 ] - Define period and amplitude using a graph of light or sound waves.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - Explain the qualitative relationship between energy, period, frequency, and wavelength.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 ] - Differentiate between electromagnetic waves (including light) and sound waves
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3 ] - Explain reflection, refraction, diffraction, and polarization of light
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2 ] - More help on this competency.
- Name several types of waves that make up the electromagnetic spectrum.
- Recognize that physical relationships can be expressed by mathematical representations...
- Interpret direct and inverse relationships.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Also refer to: Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9 ] - Infer the physical implications of an abstract mathematical relationship.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Also refer to: Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6 ] - Determine the significance of values, and changes of values, in a mathematical relationship.
[ Assess Yourself: Q1, Q2, Also refer to: Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7 ] - More help on this competency.
- Interpret direct and inverse relationships.
- Identify the processes involved in learning...
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