Gizmos for Virginia - Science: Physics I (Standards of Learning adopted 2018)

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this state's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

PH.1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices by

PH.1.a: asking questions and defining problems

PH.1.a.3: make hypotheses that specify what happens to a dependent variable when an independent variable is manipulated

PH.1.a.4: generate hypotheses based on research and scientific principles

PH.1.b: planning and carrying out investigations

PH.1.b.1: individually and collaboratively plan and conduct observational and experimental investigations

PH.1.b.3: select and use appropriate tools and technology to collect, record, analyze, and evaluate data

PH.1.c: interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating data

PH.1.c.1: record and present data in an organized format that communicates relationships and quantities in appropriate mathematical or algebraic forms

PH.1.c.2: use data in building and revising models, supporting an explanation for phenomena, or testing solutions to problems

PH.1.c.3: analyze data using tools, technologies, and/or models (e.g., computational, mathematical, statistical) in order to make valid and reliable scientific claims or determine an optimal design solution

PH.1.c.4: analyze data graphically and use graphs to make predictions

PH.1.c.7: analyze data to optimize a design

PH.1.d: constructing and critiquing conclusions and explanations

PH.1.d.1: make quantitative and/or qualitative claims based on data

PH.1.d.3: apply scientific ideas, principles, and/or evidence to provide an explanation of phenomena or design solutions

PH.1.e: developing and using models

PH.1.e.3: develop and/or use models (including mathematical and computational) and simulations to visualize, explain, and predict phenomena and to interpret data sets

PH.2: The student will investigate and understand, through mathematical and experimental processes, that there are relationships between position and time. Key topics include

PH.2.a: displacement, velocity, and uniform acceleration;

PH.2.b: linear motion;

PH.2.c: uniform circular motion; and

PH.2.d: projectile motion.

PH.3: The student will investigate and understand, through mathematical and experimental processes, that there are relationships among force, mass, and acceleration. Key laws include

PH.3.a: Newton’s Laws of Motion; and

PH.3.b: Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation.

PH.4: The student will investigate and understand, through mathematical and experimental processes, that conservation laws govern all interactions. Key ideas include

PH.4.a: momentum is conserved unless an impulse acts on the system; and

PH.4.b: mechanical energy is conserved unless work is done on, by, or within the system.

PH.5: The student will investigate and understand, through mathematical and experimental processes, that waves transmit energy and move in predictable patterns. Key ideas include

PH.5.a: waves have specific characteristics;

PH.5.b: wave interactions are part of everyday experiences; and

PH.5.c: light and sound transmit energy as waves.

PH.6: The student will investigate and understand, through mathematical and experimental processes, that optical systems form a variety of images. Key ideas include

PH.6.a: the laws of reflection and refraction describe light behavior; and

PH.6.b: ray diagrams model light as it travels through different media.

PH.7: The student will investigate and understand, through mathematical and experimental processes, that fields provide a unifying description of force at a distance. Key ideas include

PH.7.a: gravitational, electric, and magnetic forces can be described using the field concept; and

PH.7.b: field strength diminishes with increased distance from the source.

PH.8: The student will investigate and understand, through mathematical and experimental processes, that electrical circuits are a system used to transfer energy. Key ideas include

PH.8.a: circuit components have different functions within the system;

PH.8.b: Ohm’s law relates voltage, current, and resistance;

PH.8.c: different types of circuits have different characteristics and are used for different purposes;

PH.8.d: electrical power is related to the elements in a circuit; and

PH.8.e: electrical circuits have everyday applications.

PH.9: The student will investigate and understand that extremely large and extremely small quantities are not necessarily described by the same laws as those studied in Newtonian physics. Topics, such as these listed, may be included.

PH.9.a: wave/particle duality;

PH.9.d: nuclear physics;

Correlation last revised: 4/13/2026

Virginia - Science: Physics I

Standards of Learning | Adopted: 2018